and that much of them still remains to be transcribed and printed. The Council hope that it may before long be possible to continue the work begun by Mr. Moens, and that either he or some other Fellow of the Society will volunteer to carry it on to completion.

The concluding part of the Canterbury Register is now nearly all in type under the editorship of Mr. Hovenden, and will be ready for issue as soon as the Index to the entire Register is finished. The compilation of this is a matter which necessarily proceeds somewhat slowly, but the Council expect to be able to place the volume in the hands of Fellows at no very distant date.

In course of preparation are the Lists of Aliens in London during the reigns of Henry VIII. to James I., edited by Mr. Kirk; and the Registers of La Patente Church, edited by Mr. Waller. The next number of the Proceedings will be issued in the autumn.

Allusion has been made to the Societies with which the Huguenot Society is in correspondence. A number of publications have been received from them during the past year, all interesting, some of great value. The French, Dutch, German, American, and Vaudois Societies are more particularly concerned with the special subjects interesting to this Society; and their various Bulletins and other works are amongst the most acceptable additions to the Library.

The Council cannot refer to the Commission pour l'Histoire des Églises Wallonnes, without expressing their profound sympathy with its members in the severe loss lately sustained both by them and by the Society in the death of M. Adriaan Justus Enschedé. M. Enschedé was one of the first Honorary Fellows of this Society, in which he always took the warmest interest, an interest which he frequently showed in many helpful little ways which it is impossible here to particularize. An accomplished scholar, a keen archæologist, a most largehearted and true friend, he will long live in the memory of all who had any knowledge of him.

In conclusion, the Council desire to call to remembrance the great success which attended the Conversazione held last summer, and the very enjoyable evening which, by the kindness of the President, was spent by all who were present on the occasion. The Council trust that it may be possible, in some future year, to again hold a similar Meeting with equally satisfactory results. Meanwhile, they have made all arrangements that appear necessary for the approaching

Conference at Rye and Winchelsea; and they hope that, although in smaller places than the Society has hitherto visited, it may prove as pleasant and profitable as all former gatherings of the kind have so invariably been,

After the reading of the Report the ballot was taken for the Officers and Council for the ensuing year, with the following result:

Officers and Council for the year May 1896 to May 1897.

President. Sir Henry William Peek, Bart.

Vice-Presidents.-Major-General Sir Edmund F. Du Cane, K.C.B.; Arthur Giraud Browning, F.S.A.; William John Charles Moens, F.S.A.; Robert Hovenden, F.S.A.

Treasurer-Reginald St. Aubyn Roumieu.

Honorary Secretary.—Reginald Stanley Faber.

Members of Council.-Adrian C. Chamier, F.S.A.; Frederick A. Crisp, F.S.A.; John William de Grave; Alexandre Louis Foucar; William John Hardy, F.S.A.; Perceval Landon; Edward H. Lefroy; Colonel E. Matthey, F.S.A.; Henry Merceron; William Minet, F.S.A.; W. Harry Rylands, F.S.A.; William Chapman Waller, F.S.A.

A Paper by Miss Ida H. Layard on " Loudun sous la Croix " was read by Mr. W. M. Beaufort.

Some ancient Communion plate formerly belonging to the Hanseatic Merchants of the Steelyard and recently presented to the French Hospital (La Providence), was exhibited and described by Mr. A. G. Browning, V.P.

15 Fellows (in advance)

6 Fellows (in arrear)

2 Fellows (paid in error) Entrance Fees from 26 Fellows

One year's interest on Investment of Composition
Fees less Tax

1895.

ABSTRACT OF TREASURER'S ACCOUNT WITH THE HUGUENOT SOCIETY OF LONDON.
From the 1st of January to 31st December, 1895.

DR.

To Balance brought forward from 1894

Subscriptions from 292 Fellows

Composition Fees from 7 Fellows

Publications

SUMMER CONFERENCE AT RYE AND WINCHELSEA, JULY 17TH, 1896.

The Conference of 1896 proved a most pleasant and successful renewal of previous similar meetings, the last of which was held so long ago as 1892, when the Society visited Colchester. The proposed Conference in Dublin in 1894 having been given up on account of the death of Sir Henry Layard, which occurred only a few days before the date fixed for the journey to Ireland, and a Conversazione having been held in London in 1895, an unusually long interval had elapsed since the Society had met in any country place associated with Huguenot history, so that many Fellows present on this occasion had not before taken part in any gathering of the kind.

About forty Fellows and their friends attended and, reaching Rye soon after 11 a.m., proceeded to the Town Hall where they received a cordial welcome from the Mayor, Councillor Cuthbert Hayles, to which Sir Henry Peek, President, responded on behalf of the Society. Through the kindness of the Mayor and the Town Clerk, Walter Dawes, Esq., a number of the valuable records, maces, and other interesting objects belonging to the Corporation, were on view. After inspecting these and doing justice to the refreshments the Mayor had hospitably provided, the party proceeded to St. Mary's Church where, in the the absence of the Vicar, the Rev. A. J. W. Crosse, they were received by the Rev. P. E. F. Berry, Curate, and Mr. Churchwarden Sharpe. The St. Nicholas chapel in the church was formerly allotted to the refugees as their place of worship in Rye, and a communion flagon used by them is still preserved and was exhibited with the Registers which contain many entries of Huguenot names.

In the churchyard considerable perplexity was caused by a tombstone bearing the following inscription, the modern date of which seemed very incongruous with the allusion to a persecution in Holland accompanying it :—

"In memory of James Worsell buried here October 3, 1824, aged 47, who was exiled from Holland on account of his adherence to the protestant faith.

Also to Elizabeth, wife of the above, buried at St. James' Cemetery, Copt Hill, Dover, 1868, aged 87."

Thanks to the investigations of the Rev. A. G. T. Saville, this statement has since been explained away. Mr. Saville writes, "Some time after the decease of Elizabeth Worsell, her son who resided in Folkestone as a butcher, ordered the stone to be cut and inscribed and sent to Rye to be placed over his father's grave. He had heard the family tradition that they had descended from the Huguenots, and then through great ignorance blundered into the thought that it was his own father who was an exile. One aged relative, a Mrs. Worsell, passed away last April; with her the mistaken inscription was always a sore grievance. Her son, aged 60, gave me the above explanation which he had heard again and again from his mother's lips. It is said that the stone in question is placed very near the grave of the original exile. Tradition says that he married a woman from Winchelsea named Webb. Of course the original name was not Worsell; this must be its anglicised form."

The Ypres Tower, Land Gate, St. Augustine's Monastery, and the old house formerly the Mermaid Inn, were next visited under the guidance of Mr. Saville, who most kindly placed at the Society's disposal his intimate knowledge of the local history and antiquities.

After luncheon followed a pleasant drive to Winchelsea, where, in the absence of the Mayor, F. A. Inderwick, Esq., Q.C., the Society was received by the Deputy-Mayor, Major R. C. Stileman, who afterwards conducted the party to his picturesque grounds where are the remains of the Franciscan Friary, of the history of which he gave an interesting sketch. The fine old Church of St. Thomas was visited under the guidance of the Rector, the Rev. N. Patch, who gave an exhaustive description of the many points of interest therein. The Mayoress, Mrs. Inderwick, then entertained the Society most hospitably at afternoon tea at Mariteau House, and a visit to one of the many extensive vaults (whose origin and use seem to be still disputed) with which Winchelsea abounds, brought to a close a very successful expedition.