TRANSACTIONS OF THE LEICESTERSHIRE ARCH^OLOGICAL SOCIETY

VOL. XVII.

W. THORNLEY & SON Bowling Green Street, Leicester 1932-33

ILLUSTRATIONS

PAGE Prestwold—Church of St. Andrew ...... 1 „ Table Tomb of two Unknown Ladies ... 6 „ „ Table Tomb of Sir Richard Nele, Kt. and Isabel, his wife ...... 6 ,, „ Monument to Sir William Skipwith, Kt., and Jane, his second wife ...... 8 ,, „ Monument to Sir Christopher Packe, Kt. ... 8 „ „ Effigies of Sir Richard Nele and wife ... 10 Facsimile of Autograph of Sir Arthur Hesilrige, 2nd Bart. ... 91 Peckleton—Church of St. Mary ...... 145 „ „ The Chancel ...... 148 „ „ Alabaster Panel, West End, South Aisle ... 148 „ ,, Effigies of Thomas Hervey, Esq., and his two wives ...... ISO ,, ,, Architectural Plates and Section Plans, 4 Plates ...... 152

The Farnham Bequest to the Leicester Museum Muniment Room : Photogravure of Mr. Farnham ...... 153 Facsimile of Mr. Farnham's Manuscript Notes ...... 168 Quorn House from the Park ...... 169 „ South Front ...... 171 „ „ North Entrance ...... 171

Ashby-de-la-Zonch Castle—The Ruins ...... 197 „ „ Diagram Plan ...... 204

Aylestone—Church of St. Andrew ...... 205

THE LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

THE 77th ANNUAL REPORT 1931

The Committee have pleasure in reporting that, in spite of the straitness of the times, the Society continues to prosper and to maintain its usefulness. The year began well with the re-issue, through Mr. Backus, as a handsome and well illustrated volume, of Mr. Farnham's Charnwood Forest and its Historians and the Charnivood Manors, with Professor Hamilton Thompson's notes on the manorial churches, Mr. Albert Herbert's maps and plans, and a valuable introduction, which had not previously appeared, by Lieut.-Colonel R. E. Martin, C.M.G. Of the hundred and fifty copies produced, one hundred and twenty, each signed by Mr. Farnham and numbered, were offered for sale at a guinea apiece. All were sold within a fortnight of the day of publica­ tion, and the only regret is that thirty or forty more copies, for which there proved to be an eager demand, were not available. The book was highly commended by several important news­ papers; but we have not space to quote more than the last para­ graph of a lengthy review which appeared in The Times Literary Supplement on the 26th of February, 1931 : — The work of Mr. Farnham for Leicestershire local history was recently given its due praise and recognition by Professor Hamilton Thompson; and in the second part of this book Mr. Farnham proves his mastery of sources by giving in detail the history and descent of the four manors whose collected wastes made up the Forest of Charnwood. This work is based upon prolonged research in the Plea Rolls and Feet of Fines, as well as among published sources. It is arduous work, but the only sure foundation for accurate local history. On the result Mr. Farnham is to be congratulated, as well as the others concerned—Colonel Martin, Mr. Hamilton Thompson, who writes a short 11. LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY account of each church, and those responsible for the excellent maps and illustrations. The following new members were elected in the course of the year: — In January :— Mrs. G. E. Rudd, Stoneygate School, Leicester Mrs. Sydney Herbert, 111 Princess Road, Leicester In February : — Miss Edith Mary Fisher, 9 Market Place, Hinckley Mr. Herbert Douglas Fisher, 9 Market Place, Hinckley Mr. John R. Graham, 16 Barrington Road, Leicester In March :— Mr. R. Holt, Alliance Chambers, Horsefair Street, Leicester In May:— Mrs. J. F. Sigel, Westover, Swithland Lane, Rothley In June:— Mrs. Albert Herbert, Regent Road, Leicester Mr. John Stevenson, 47 Hamilton Road, Baling, W.5 In September:—Mrs. C. M. A. G. Farnham, The Heights, Witley, Surrey Mr. W. H. Wright, 190 London Road, Leicester During the year, twenty members resigned, and we have to regret the loss by death of Sir Samuel Faire, Mr. A. B. McDonald, Mr. Arthur Wakerley, Dr. Coleman, Mr. H. W. Wilshere, Mr. J. H. Brown and Mr. Edgar Reeve. The one of these who took the most active part was Mr. McDonald, of whom a memoir, written by Mr. S. H. Skillington, was printed and circulated by the Leicester College of Arts and Crafts. It will be convenient to abstract from this such portions as have a bearing upon our late member's connection with the Society : — Alexander Brookfield McDonald, whose recent untimely death is lamented by all who knew him, was born in Sheffield REPORT 111. about fifty-two years ago. He received his artistic training at the Royal College of Art, South Kensington, where he attracted the special notice of Professor Lethaby, of whom he always spoke with the greatest respect. He also studied for a time under Mr. Charles Whall, the eminent artist in coloured glass, and thus acquired a sound technical knowledge of this fine traditional craft. After gaining experience in various Schools of Art, he came to Leicester in 1906. During the next nineteen years, he did a great deal of valuable work of different kinds, and in 1925 was appointed Head of the Printing and Book Production Department of the College of Art. In the years he spent at Leicester, he served under four principals, Mr. B. J. Fletcher, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Platt and Mr. Ingles, all of whom found him a most able and loyal supporter, wholly devoted to the best interests of the College; and very many old students will always remember him with affection, because of his kindness to them and the great pains he took to enable them to make the most of their respective talents. . . . About fifteen years ago, soon after I made Mr. McDonald's acquaintance, I happened to speak about him to the late Mr. Perkins Pick, who said that he was a very sound and capable man, and urged me to do what I could to bring him out. Being an obscure person myself, this was not easy; but I did what I could, with the most fortunate results. I persuaded him to join the Leicestershire Archaeological Society, and at the earliest opportunity secured his election to the Committee of that body, of which he soon became one of the most useful members. He delivered several lectures on such medieval arts as he had specially studied, and induced a number of his colleagues at the College to give addresses of the same general character, all of which were very instructive and heartily enjoyed. He was also of great service to the editorial sub-committee, and it was largely because of his expert assistance that the Society's Transactions, as well as certain historical books written by members, were given the durable and correct form for which they are now noted. In 1928, the Society presented Mr. George Farnham, its leader, with two portraits of himself (one of which was to be hung in the Old Town Hall) by Mr. Pettinger, and an address in a silver- gilt casket, for which casket a fine leather case was to be pro- IV. LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY vided. Mr. McDonald's help was a most important factor in the success of this worthy enterprise, and when the time came for Mr. Farnham to express his thanks to the assembled donors, he said he was specially gratified to know that the address had been written and decorated by Mr. McDonald, of whose skill and self-sacrificing generosity he had had previous experience. Mr. McDonald was not a man to say much, or to put himself forward, at meetings; but we all knew that he could be relied upon when occasion arose, and that whatever he did would be done well and in a good spirit. I am quite sure that the sub-committee will try to maintain in their publications the standard he had enabled them to set up, and that is the kind of respect it would have pleased him to feel they would show to his memory.

Transactions The second part of volume piv- of the Society's Transactions was issued to members! shortly after the November meeting. Besides the Committee's report and the statement of accounts, this contains the following papers : — i. The Skeffingtons of Skeffington: (1) Introductory Narra­ tive, by S. H. Skillington, and (2) Appendix, by G. F. Farnham, F.S.A., with photographic illustrations. ii. The Chapel of St. Peter at Kirby-upon-Wreake (Kirby Bellars), by A. Hamilton Thompson, M.A., D.Litt., F.B.A., F.S.A. iii. St. Bartholomew's Church, Quorndon: (1) Historical Notes, by George Farnham, M.A., F.S.A., and (2) Architectural Notes, by A. Hamilton Thompson, M.A., D.Litt., F.B.A., F.S.A., with plans by Albert Herbert, F.R.I.B.A., and photographic illustrations. These articles, with their plans and illustrations, make up an excellent and agreeably diversified part, and the thanks of the Society are due to the various contributors, especially to Pro­ fessor Hamilton Thompson, whose paper on the chapel at Kirby was written at a time when he had many important engagements to fulfil. There cannot be many societies whose local resources, through a long course of years, have been so generously and REPORT V. learnedly augmented as ours have been by him. The interest and value of the paper on Quorndon church are greatly enhanced by the excellent plans drawn by Mr. Albert Herbert.

Lectures The following lectures were delivered during the year : — 26 January :— The Excavations on the Site of Leicester Abbey, by Mr. Waller K. Bedingfield, F.R.I.B.A.

18 May:— Women's Crafts through the Ages, by Mrs. William Keay 27 July : — Address on Gaddesby Church, by Mr. Albert Herbert, F.R.I.B.A. (This was given in the church itself in the course of an after­ noon excursion to Gaddesby and Ashby Folville.) 19 October:— The Care of Ancient Churches, by Mr. C. F. Eeles, Secretary of the Central Committee for the Care of Churches

The January, May and October meetings were held at the Church House, Leicester, and were well attended. Mr. Beding­ field, with the aid of lantern slides, explained fully and clearly the work begun by the late Mr. Thomas Fosbrooke, and continued by himself and Mr. Grundy, on the site of Leicester abbey. Mr. Eeles, who illustrated his remarks with an exceptionally fine series of slides, gave a masterly address on the proper treatment of old churches. Canon Winckley took the chair at the January meeting, and Lord Ferrers at the one addressed by Mr. Eeles. The May meeting established a precedent which may well be followed in future; both the lecturer and chairman were ladies. Mrs. Charles H. Martin presided with the good-humoured efficiency that characterises all she does, and Mrs. William Keay delighted the audience with a charming talk upon women's crafts through the ages. The following, headed by the quaint verse which she recited at the end of her address, is her own epitome of what she said : — VI. LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY I pray that, risen from the dead, I may in glory stand, A crown perhaps upon my head, But a needle in my hand; I've never learned to sing or play, So let no harp be mine, From birth until my dying day Plain sewing's been my line : Therefore, accustomed to the end To plying useful stitches, I'll be content if asked to mend The little angels' breeches. These lines, from an old sampler, express the sentiments of the true needlewoman in every age. From the dawn of history, exercising the craft of the needle has been essentially a woman's job; and this craft, as a fine art, ranks high in the aesthetic sphere. Other crafts, such as lacework, weaving, and the making of baskets and pottery, claimed her attention; but to needlework must be given the place of primary importance, and it is to this branch of women's handiwork that the present brief resume of a lengthy paper must be confined. As for the needle, no tool has preserved its shape from primitive beginnings more con­ sistently, or been of greater service to humanity, than this invention. It has inspired poets and other writers, and the Psalmist says :—" Upon thy right hand did stand the queen in a vesture of gold wrought about with divers colours. She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework ". From the small beginnings of the Eden aprons, laboriously wrought with a needle of thorn, clumsy tendrils for thread, and leafy material, needlework reached its summit, in common with other arts, in the golden days of the thirteenth century. Beginning as purely constructive ornament, in which the arrangement of the stitches joining the several units of a garment together expressed the individual taste of the needlewoman, the art at last, under the compelling inspiration of religion, rose to a sublime height. And so it was with all the great arts, such as architecture, painting and sculpture. Through studying their records in stone or pottery, we become acquainted with the brilliant needlework of the Baby- REPORT Vll, lonians, Assyrians,, Persians and Greeks; but little is left of the actual embroidered ient hangings, horse trappings and wearing apparel. More is known of the work of the ancient Egyptians, whose veneration for the dead produced the funeral tent of an Egyptian queen, a contemporary of king Solomon, which still exhibits the proficiency and personal insight of the craftswomen who made it. Practising the art of embroidery was one of the most impor­ tant occupations in medieval English nunneries, where it was not only a profession, but a favourite pursuit. There were schools for its teaching, and one of these is known to have existed in the neighbourhood of Ely as early as the seventh century. It was not unusual for kings and persons of rank to present or bequeath their embroidered robes to churches, for conversion into articles of ecclesiastical use. From the tenth to the thirteenth century, the needlework of this country enjoyed a European reputation for beauty, inspiration and individuality. The Syon cope, made in the thirteenth century and now at South Kensington, is per­ haps the finest piece of co-operative needlework ever produced. In the thirteenth century, the art became further developed through the establishment of heraldry. It may almost be said that a distinct class was added to needlwork for secular uses by the fixed conditions that governed heraldic blazoning. The Reformation put an end to ecclesiastical work, and the needle­ women thus lost their best patrons. Not only some, but many of the skilful works of former times were either alienated or destroyed. Although excellent work was done in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the art failed to maintain, or even to approach, the level of the earlier achievements of its exponents. Some of the samplers which found favour at this period show that mere technical skill had not entirely banished good taste. To­ day, the needlewoman's art is reviving in most European coun­ tries and promises to bear good fruit.

Excursions Two very pleasant summer outings were planned by the Excursions sub-committee and successfully carried out under the direction of Messrs. Walter Brand and Ralph Bedingfield, Vlll. LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY who on each occasion were warmly thanked for all the trouble they had taken. On the 15th of July, thirty-six members and friends went by motor to Higham Ferrers, where they were received at the church by the Rev. B. E. Owen, and shown over it by Canon H. K. Fry, who had kindly undertaken to be their guide. When the church and the bedehouse adjacent to it had been duly inspected, an adjournment was made to the White Hart at Thrapston for lunch. Early in the afternoon, the party visited Drayton Hall, the stately and historic seat of Captain N. V. Stopford Sackville, who welcomed them in person and was very kind in every way. Returning to Thrapston, they had tea at the White Hart, and then proceeded to Lowick church, the interesting features of which were pointed out to them by the Rev. A. S. R. Hazel. They reached Leicester again about eight o'clock. On the 27th of July, seventy members and friends joined in a half-day excursion to Gaddesby and Ashby Folville. At Gaddesby, the architectural development of the church was capably explained by Mr. Albert Herbert, who ingeniously drove home his chief points by making additional drawings, with pencils of various colours, upon a large plan fixed to a board. Towards five o'clock, the company went to Ashby, where tea was taken, and the business of the bi-monthly meeting transacted, in the Village Hall. In the early evening, they spent an hour or so in the fine and well-kept church under the guidance of the Rev. C. Turner. From the church, they went on to the Hall, which is close by, where they were most hospitably received and enter­ tained by Mrs. H. H. Smith-Carington. Mr. Turner was as kind at the house as he had been in the church, and sociably remained with the guests until it was time for them to leave for home.

Annual Meeting At the Annual Meeting, which was held in the Church House, Leicester, on the 30th of March, Captain C. R. Knighton was chosen to succeed Mr. George Green as Local Secretary for the Market Harborough district, and Mr. A. H. Leavesley was elected to fill the vacancy on the Committee created by the death REPORT IX. of Mr. A. B. McDonald. Mr. William Keay explained the steps that should be takea by people who wish historical monuments in any part of Leicestershire to be placed under the protection of the Office of Works. The first thing to do, it may be said, is to communicate with Mr. Keay himself, who is the properly appointed person to advise, and in suitable cases to act, in this important matter of the preservation of ancient buildings and other interesting survivals from the past. Canon Winckley then expressed the hope that Mr. Keay would see to the conservation in situ of the few remains of the collegiate church of the Newarke beneath the old house; opposite the Trinity Hospital, which has since been demolished. Canon Winckley also referred to the Jewry Wall, the western side of which, he had heard, was likely soon to be exposed. Mr. Skillington, who had made informal enquiries, said that, according to what he had been told by friends interested in property thereabouts, nothing was expected to be done in the near future. A gold touchpiece and several medals were exhibited by Mr. Hugh Goodacre, and Mr. Paul Dare showed a plan of All Saints' church, Leicester, and read some notes upon it that he had written.

The Library In April, twenty-five volumes of the Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and a few other publications of anti­ quarian interest were presented to the Society by Mr. J. T. Thorp. At the May meeting, Mr. Farnham presented a copy of the fifth volume of his Leicestershire Village Notes, which had recently been published. In October, the Society presented a number of parts of Transactions to the Carnegie Public Library at Melton Mowbray.

Miscellaneous At the April Committee meeting, a grant of two guineas was made to the fund for the preservation of Hadrian's Wall. In Novem­ ber, the Committee voted ten guineas to the fund for strengthen­ ing and repairing the church of St. Mary de Castro, on condition that this money should be spent upon the building itself, and not used for any secondary purpose. When the Committee met in X. LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY April, Mr. Farnham was unanimously re-elected as chairman, and Mr. Hugh Goodacre as vice-chairman. Such minor business as came before the Committee in the course of the year was satis­ factorily dealt with.

Income Tax During the year 1930, representations were made to the Inland Revenue authorities that the income of the Society, as well as that of the Leicestershire Archaeological Research Fund, was entitled to exemption from Income Tax. After the Honorary Treasurer had submitted the Society's case in writing, and had subsequently interviewed the Inspector of Taxes (Claims Branch, in London, the claim was admitted and repayment was made in respect of past years to the amount of £56 2s. 6d., of which £31 10s. lid. belonged to the Society and £24 11s. 7d. to the Research Fund. Mr. Death wishes to acknowledge the assistance he received from Mr. Charles Squire,, Mr. Walter Brand, Mr. H. Hartopp and Mr. S. H. Skillington, who helped him to define the purposes and activities of the Society. There is no doubt that Mr. Death was at great pains to prepare a full, clear and just statement for submission to the authorities, and the Society have every reason to congratulate him and themselves upon the success of his efforts.

Reports and Papers The first part of the fortieth volume of the Associated Archi­ tectural Societies' Reports and Papers has been delivered to the Leicestershire subscribers by Major Freer. This contains several interesting contributions, including an illustrated paper, entitled "17th and 18th Century Domestic Architecture of Stamford", by Mr. H. F. Traylen.

*»• THE LEICESTERSHIRE RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT RECEIPTS 1931 £ s. d. Dec. 31. To Subscriptions and Donations ...... 319 3 0 „ Sales of Transactions, &c., of L-A.S. 9 13 6 „ Interest on £101 5s. 4d. Leicester 3 per cent. Stock less Tax ...... 270 ,, Interest on £250 Os. Od. Leicester 4f per cent. Stock less Tax ... 942 ,, Interest on £150 Os. Od. 3j per cent. Conversion Loan 1961 less Tax ... 416 ,, Interest on £200 Os. Od. 5 per cent. War Loan 1929/47 Gross ...... 10 0 0 „ Income Tax reclaimed 1923/24 to 1930/31 ...... 31 10 11 ,, Balance overdrawn ...... 1 11 9

£387 11 10 FUNDS ACCOUNT £ s. d. General Reserve Fund (Value £606) ...... 673 18 10

Excursion Secretaries' Account ...... 1512 0 Bank Overdraft ...... 1 11 9

£691 2 7

ARTHUR W. DEATH, JR., A.C.A. Honorary Treasurer ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY xiii. for the Year ending 31st December 1931

PAYMENTS 1930 £ s. d. £ s. d. Dec. 31. By Balance overdrawn 89 18 1 1931 Dec. 31. ,, SUBSCRIPTIONS : Archaeological Congress 1 0 0 British Numismatic Society 1 1 0 Canterbury and York Society 1 1 0 Lincoln Record Society 1 1 0 English Place Name Society 0 15 0 British Record Society 1 11 6 6 y0 Da „ DONATIONS : Chesters Museum Fund 2 2 0 St. Mary de Castro —Leicester — Renovation Fund 10 10 0 19 19 ft Associated Transactions— refund to Major Freer 230 Printing Transactions, &c. 205 0 0 Printing and Stationery ... 13 14 0 Honorarium to Assistant Secretary 25 0 0 Rent ...... 11 10 0 Postages and Sundry Expenses 12 2 8 Lecturers' Expenses and Lantern 300 Fire Insurance ...... 1 10 0 Books purchased ...... 230 Bank Interest and charges 297 £387 11 10

December 31, 1931 £ s. d. £101 5s. 4d. Leicester Corporation 3 per cent. Stock (value £74) ... 101 5 4 £250 Os. Od. Leicester Corporation 4f per cent. Stock, 1945/55 (value £230) ... 246 2 9 £150 Os. Od. 3j per cent. Conversion Loan 1961 (value £111) ... 121 4 9 £200 Os. Od. 5 per cent. War Loan 1929/47 (value £191) . 205 6 0 Cash at Bank . 15 12 0 Hon. Treasurer's Account—Deficit 1 11 9 £691 2 7 I have examined the Funds Account dated December 31,1931, and the Receipts and Payments Account for the year ending December 31, 1931, and certify such Accounts to be in accordance with the Books and Vouchers of the Society. I have satisfied myself that the Scrip of the above Investments is in the possession of the Bank. H. J. FRANCIS, A.C.A. February, 1932 Honorary Auditor »v. THE LEICESTERSHIRE RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT

1930 £ s. d. Dec. 31. To Balance at Bank ...... 22 3 9 1931 Dec. 31. Interest on £800 Os. Od. 5 per cent. War Loan 1929/47— Gross 40 0 0 Interest on £400 Os. Od. Leicester 4f per cent. Stock — less Tax 14 14 6 Bank Interest 1 19 1 Interest on Legacy — H. S. Bennett, deceased — less Tax 5 10 5 Income Tax reclaimed 1925/6 to 1930/31 24 11 7

£108 19 4

FUNDS ACCOUNT

1931 £ s. d. Dec. 31. To present balance (Value £1242) 1324 18 9

£1324 18 9

G. F. FARNHAM ) ARTHUR W. DEATH, JR. 1 Treasurer* ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH FUND xv. for the Year ending December 31, 1931

1931 £ s. d. Dec. 31. Balance in hand ...... 108 19 4

£108 19 4

December 31, 1931

1931 Dec. 31. By £800 Os. Od. 5 per cent. War Loan 1929/47 (Value £766) ...... 820 18 5 ,, £400 Os. Od. Leicester 4f per cent. Stock 1945/1955 (value £368) ... 395 1 0 ,, Cash at Bank ...... 10819 4

£1324 18 9

I have examined the Funds Account dated December 31, 1931, and the Receipts and Payments Account for the year ending December 31, 1931, and certify such Accounts to be in accor­ dance with the Books and Vouchers of the Trustees of the Research Fund. I have satisfied myself that the Scrip of the above Investments is in the possession of the Bank. H. J. FRANCIS, A.C.A. Honorary Auditor February, 1932

THE LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

THE 78th ANNUAL REPORT 1932

In presenting their Report for 1932, your Committee are glad to be able to say that the Society held its own throughout that generally trying period, and that the efficiency of its various departments was well maintained. During the year, the following ladies and gentlemen were elected to membership : — In January:— Mr. Ernest S. Randle, The Nook, Priesthills, Hinckley In February :— The Earl of Dysart, Buckminster Park, Grantham In Match:— Mrs. C. A. Houston, The Ridgeway, Rothley, Leicester Mr. Alfred Ernest Rowlett, 160 London Road, Leicester In April:— Miss E. J. Sloane, Charnwood House, University Road, Leicester In May :— Dr. G. F. Bradley, Lutterworth In June :— Miss Florence Edith Astill, Cossington, Leicester In July :— Mrs. Arnold Viccars, The Homestead, Rothley, Leicester Mr. C. E. J. Freer, 10 New Street, Leicester In September :—Mr. W. B. Jarvis, Treroose, Manor Road, Leicester Miss M. Wilshere, The Old House, Kirby Muxloe, Leicester. In October :— Mr. H. O. Wilshere, Greenways, Kirby Muxloe, Leicester Mr. William Coleman, The Lindens, Stoughton Road, Leicester In November:—Mr. R. Stuart Smith, Thornhill, Hamilton Drive, Melton Mowbray XV111. LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Mr. G. S. Ingles, A.R.C.A., was also elected at the November meeting as an honorary member for the term of his office as Principal of the Leicester College of Arts and Crafts, between which and our Society a friendly and (we trust) mutually advan­ tageous relationship has existed for many years. Mr. Ingles and his predecessors have been very helpful to the Society in the past, as have several members of the College staff, and it is to be hoped that an association which has proved to be so happy and useful will long continue. In the course of the year, sixteen members resigned, and we have to deplore the loss by death of Mr. J. T. Thorp, Mr. H. J. Grace, Major W. J. Freer, Canon A. O. James and Mr. Charles J. Billson. As Major Freer and Canon James were old and esteemed members of the Committee, and Mr. Billson was a very dis­ tinguished classical scholar, man of letters and local historian, we must at this point give a short account of each of them : — Major Freer Major William Jesse Freer, D.L., V.D., F.S.A., who was born in 1853 and died on the 12th of July, 1932, was the eldest son of the Rev. William Thomas Freer, for many years rector of Houghton- on-the-Hill, Leicestershire, by Rose, youngest daughter of the Rev. W. Jesse, sometime vicar of Margaretting, Essex. He was articled to his grandfather, William Freer, Clerk of the Peace for the county of Leicester, in 1869, and was admitted a solicitor in 1875, when he joined the firm of Freer and Co., of which he was destined to be for many years the chief partner. In 1890, he married Helen, younger daughter of William G. Johnson, of Vancouver, British Columbia, who survives him. He became a member of the Archaeological Society on the 10th of July, 1876, and about eighteen months later was appointed Honorary Secre­ tary, a position which he continued to hold with credit until his death. In the early days of his connection with the Society, its affairs were controlled by James Thompson, Thomas North and William Kelly, all of whom were diligent researchers and, for their period, capable local historians. Thompson died in 1877, North in the early part of the next decade, and Kelly about 1890. After the death of Kelly, and the almost simultaneous removal from Leicestershire of the Rev. W. G. Dimock Fletcher, the most promising of its younger members, the Society fell into compara- REPORT XIX. tive inactivity, so far fas original research was concerned, and remained in that condition until some eighteen years ago, when Mr. Hamilton Thompson, who was then living at Gretton, con­ sented to undertake the duties of Honorary Editorial Secretary. Major Freer was not, and did not pretend to be, a specially learned archaeologist or historian. He was, however, deeply imbued with antiquarian feeling, and it was largely, if not entirely, owing to his enthusiasm and steadiness of purpose that the Society was still in existence when the services of Mr. Hamilton Thompson became available. Inspired and directed by that great medievalist, and under the subsequent leadership of Mr. George Farnham, the Society has accomplished great things and acquired a high reputation. Who shall say that this would have been possible if William Jesse Freer had not so persistently been faithful to what he conceived to be his trust ?

Mr. C. J. Billson Mr. Charles James Billson, who died on the 9th of November, 1932, at Weald House, Heathfield, Sussex, where he had lived for the last eight or ten years, was born at Leicester seventy- four years ago. His paternal grandfather was manager of Pares's (now the Westminster) Bank, and his father, William Billson, was a member of the legal firm of which Samuel Stone, author of The Justice's Manual, and for nearly fifty years Town Clerk of Leicester, was the head. William Billson, a quiet man with literary tastes, married Mary Stone, one of the many children of his noted senior partner. Mr. C. J. Billson, after being at a preparatory school at Bilton, near Rugby, went to Winchester, and thence proceeded to Corpus Christi college, Oxford, where Arthur Sidgwick, a distinguished Greek scholar, was his tutor. Of the next stages in his career, the late Mr. William Simpson, his cousin and contemporary, very obligingly gave us the following particulars:—" C. J. Billson was articled at Stone's after me, as he stayed on at Oxford for his degree. He told me he disliked the law, and even the quiet conveyancing work troubled him. Upon his father's death, he'was well off and could give his time to a leisurely life and literature. As I had not kept up my classics, I seldom talked to him on this special subject; but, as to English novels and literature, I valued his opinion highly. We took XX. LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY advantage of him at the Literary and Philosophical Society, where he gave several delightful lectures." Mr. Billson married a daughter of the late Mr. William Spencer, a mining engineer of Leicester. During the earlier part of his married life, he lived first in. a house near St. John's church, Stoneygate, and after­ wards at the Wayside, Oadby. After his retirement from legal practice, he lived for several years at Eastbourne, and then settled at Heathfield. He is survived by Mrs. Billson and two daughters. Mr. Billson's chief contributions to the history of Leicester are Mediaeval Leicester (1920), Leicester Memoirs (1924), and a paper entitled " The Open Fields of Leicester ", which appeared in the fourteenth volume of our Society's Transactions. In 1911, an admirable essay of his, called " Vestiges of Paganism in Leicestershire ", was printed in Memorials of Old Leicestershire. Several years before this, he had edited a collection of Leicester­ shire folklore, which has not been superseded. In all these writings, the same high standard is maintained. They contain a vast amount of accurate information, derived from various sources, concerning old Leicester, and the ancient customs and traditions that tell of its remote past, presented in an easy and scholarly style that is always exactly suited to the matter in hand. His publications are indispensable to all who wish to form a sane and well-proportioned idea of Leicester's evolution, from the earliest times of which there is any record or tradition until the end of the nineteenth century. They represent an immense amount of research and penetrating study, cheerfully undertaken and carried through in the best spirit of English scholarship. Though it is with Mr. Billson's historical writings only that the members of this Society, as such, are concerned, we must not bring this short account of him to an end without making some reference to his very notable achievements in the sphere of classical scholarship. We cannot do this more conveniently than by quoting from a communication sent to The Times, and printed on the 14th of November, 1932, by Dr. L. R. Farnell, who had known him well for more than fifty years. Dr. Farnell writes that his old friend's " chief ambition was to reveal to his country­ men the treasures of Greece and Rome'through the medium of an attractive English presentation. When I was his guest at Leicester in our early bachelor days, I found him conducting a small class of artisans, to whom he had succeeded in teaching REPORT XXI. enough Greek to enjoy Aristophanes. This suggested to him to translate the Acharnians, for which his literary skill, his metrical versatility, and above all his strong and racy sense of humour equipped him. I have always regarded that work as competing on equal terms with Frere's and Rogers's translations. But more impressive and ambitious was his rendering of the Aeneid in blank verse, published together with the Latin text in two volumes in 1906, which was pronounced by Frederic Harrison to be the best English version of the mighty epic that had appeared for more than a generation. Whether it is the greatest that our language possesses or not, it comes nearer to the original than any I have known in stateliness and nobility. " But most will think that his chef d'oeuvre is his translation of Pindar's works in 1931, with a Greek text of beautiful fount and with all the magnificence that the artistry of bookbinding and daring modern illumination can give. As an English work it is delightful, composed in rhyming lyric metres with great richness and sweetness; but when afterwards we were discussing together the best method of rendering Pindar, he told me that he had come to the opinion that his own was too luscious. And, fascinating as it is, his Virgil may be found to stand nearer to the truth of the great original. At any rate, these English renderings of two great masters of poetry have won him a foremost place among our translators. And his society and conversation quickened and diffused the feeling of poetry in others, while his bright and genial temperament enhanced the charm of his literary gifts." All that need be added to this is that Mr. Billson made many valuable and original contributions to literature and scholarship which cannot be particularly noted here, and that he was a most delightful letter writer. He was keenly alive to the beauty of nature and the changing seasons, and he once described himself, in a personal letter, as an " incorrigible optimist ".

Canon A. O. James (By L. H. Irvine) The death, on the 3rd of August, of Canon Arthur Oswel James, at the age of eighty-three, deprived the Society of a member who for nearly a quarter of a century had taken an active and useful part in its affairs. Educated at Shrewsbury, under Kennedy, XXII. LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY and at Lincoln College, Oxford, Canon James took holy orders on graduating in 1872. He served curacies at Stoney Stanton, Nar- borough, and Hinckley, and then became vicar of Long Buckby, Northamptonshire, in 1879. Twelve years later, he accepted the living of All Saints', Leicester, but relinquished it in 1895, and became rector of Bugbrooke, and, later, vicar of Stantonbury. He came to Wanlip in 1908, and with his arrival there began his association with the Society. He would have been the last to claim to be a profound archaeologist; his value to the Society lay in his general culture, his interest, and his ability as a chairman, in which capacity he did good service. He was frequently called upon to preside in the days before a regular Chairman was appointed, and he main­ tained debating order with a pleasant efficiency, rebuking dis­ cursiveness with a smart rap of his pencil-case on the table, which was as effective as it was characteristic. He last signed the attendance-book at the Annual Meeting in March, 1932. Canon James had other interests also. In his Long Buckby days, he taught his parishioners to play hockey with considerable success; and he never lost his enthusiasm for cricket. He and his elder brother, the President of St. John's College, Oxford, who predeceased him by a few months, exchanged visits summer after summer to watch the matches in the Parks and on our County ground, where the two old gentlemen might be seen in early July, full of indignation if their view was obstructed. He was a keen gardener, too, and the quiet surroundings of his rectory gave him scope for this pleasantest of hobbies; he delighted to show his flowers, and to discuss them with any like- minded enthusiast. His many interests and his geniality made him a delightful host, and those of us who were privileged to visit him in his home will especially miss him. Always methodical, he set down on paper all that he wished to be done at his decease, enduring his last illness and increasing weakness with characteristic courage and Christian fortitude. He was buried near the south porch of the little church where he had served for nearly a quarter of a century, among a large company of mourners being several representatives of the Society. Requiescat. L. H. I. REPORT XX111.

Transactions The first part of volume xvii of the Society's Transactions was delivered to members early in December. In addition to the Committee's report and the Honorary Treasurer's statement of accounts, the contents were as follows: — i. Prestwold and its Hamlets in Medieval Times, by George F. Farnham, F.S.A., with photographic illustrations, ii. An Old Hazlerigg Deed, transcribed by Miss A. P. Deeley, M.A., with a short introduction by S. H. Skillington. iii. The Manor of Peckleton : (1) Introduction, by S. H. Skil­ lington, and (2) Documentary Abstracts, by George F. Farnham, M.A., F.S.A., with architectural notes on the church, and a drawing and four plans, by Albert Herbert, F.R.I.B.A. These papers and architectural plans make up a very satisfactory part, and the Society's thanks are due to the various contributors. The photographic illustrations are, as usual, excellent.

Lectures The following lectures were delivered in the course of the year : — 25 January : —The Muniment Room and its Documents, by Miss A. P. Deeley, M.A. 23 May:— Wood Engraving, by Mr. A. E. Christopherson, A.R.C.A., of the Leicester College of Arts and Crafts, with lantern illustrations. 25 July:— Rothley Church, by Mr. Albert Herbert, F.R.I.B.A., and Rothley Temple, by Mr. George F. Farnham, F.S.A. 31 October : —The Development of Architecture, by Mr. George Nott, F.R.I.B.A., of the Leicester College of Arts and Crafts, with lantern illustrations. Miss Deeley delivered her address at the Leicester Museum, where the January bi-monthly meeting was held. She afterwards showed the members present over the new Muniment Room, which forms part of a comprehensive extension of the Museum designed by Mr. Albert Herbert, and exhibited several old records in illustration of her remarks. The address was very capable and instructive, and the members were much interested in the various XXIV. LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY documents Miss Deeley showed to them. It is generally agreed that the Muniment Room is a valuable addition to Leicester's permanent institutions, and that the Society have every reason to be satisfied with the part they took in bringing about its foundation. Mr. George Farnham and Mr. Charles Squire, it was felt, were especially to be congratulated upon the result of their efforts. The scientific study of local history will be greatly facilitated if the committee governing the Muniment Room and the representatives of our Society continue to work together in a spirit of mutual helpfulness. The addresses of Mr. Herbert and Mr. Farnham were delivered on the occasion of the Society's visit to Rothley, which will be described below. Mr. Christopherson and Mr. Nott, both of whom have expert knowledge and are capital speakers, delivered their lectures to appreciative audiences assembled at the Church House, Leicester, for the usual bi­ monthly meetings. The Society has been very fortunate in being able to maintain such a high standard in this department of its activities. Excursions Two happily conceived summer outings were arranged and carried through by Mr. Ralph Bedingfield and his colleagues of the Excursions sub-committee. The first of these, on the 29th of June, was to Grantham, Colsterworth and Buckminster. After inspecting the church at Grantham, under the guidance of Canon A. A. Markham, the party of forty-nine members and friends had lunch at the famous Angel hotel, which is as fine an old inn as any that survives in England. Mr. Outram Tristram, in his Coaching Days and Coaching Ways, tells us that it was un­ doubtedly one of those Maisons du Roi, as they were styled, which were placed at the special service of kings and their retinues as they passed through the country on royal progresses or other state business. The same lively gleaner after time also relates that " here, on October 19th, 1483, Richard the Third signed the death-warrant of the Duke of Buckingham. This in itself is an appetizing fact to an imaginative traveller. It is not often, I fancy, that one can smoke the pipe of peace under a floor which creaked four hundred years ago to the strides of a hunchbacked and irritable king. I thought I heard Richard's voice myself when I was last at Grantham, and the beautiful moulding in the REPORT XXV. oriel window of the Angel smoking-room gave life to the illusion." It is not probable that any of our members or their friends " heard Richard's voice "; but they all admired the oriel window and other features of this ancient hostelry. After lunch, the company went to Colsterworth, where the church was des­ cribed to them by the Rev. G. E. Mahon. From Colsterworth, they proceeded to Woolsthorpe, the birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton, and then to Buckminster. At this place, their very able conductor was Mr. Wilfred Bond, F.R.I.B.A., of Grantham. Buckminster church has an octagonal tower of beautiful white stone and several other interesting features. The Hall, which is the seat of Lord Dysart, is a fine Georgian house, standing in a pretty park; and the members welcomed the privilege of rambling about the gardens and grounds, from which good views of the surrounding country may be obtained. Tea was taken at the Dysart Arms. The weather was perfect all through the day, and there was general agreement that the excursion had more than fulfilled expectations. The second outing, on the 25th of July, was a half-day excursion to Rothley. The fifty-five people who took part in this assembled in Rothley church at half-past two, to hear Mr. Albert Herbert explain the structure of the building and the order of its development. The original Norman church, he said, consisted of a nave and western tower, which occupied the positions of the present nave and tower. These were never entirely destroyed, though continual alterations and additions have obscured most of the Norman work. He was able to point out certain Norman features in the east wall of the tower and in the bases of the piers on the south side of the nave. The north aisle, built about 1170, he showed to be closely allied to the Norman in feeling, though the pointed arches of the arcade and the forked tracery of the windows suggest that the work was done in the thirteenth cen tury. When he had reached this stage in his exposition, Mr. Herbert, who understands the value of ocular demonstration and is ingenious in his methods, produced a small model of the Norman nave and tower, to which he added models of the twelfth- century north aisle and the thirteenth-century south aisle, showing first its sloping roof and then its later more pointed one. While he was putting in position the second instalment of the thirteenth- century chancel, it was noticed that his model of the tower had XXVI. LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY disappeared. When this had been retrieved from an obscure corner of a pew, and placed where it ought to be, the members were able to form a clear impression of what the church looked like before the fifteenth-century builders added the clerestory and altered the tower. In conclusion, Mr. Herbert spoke about the very beautiful chancel screen, which had been judiciously repaired at the expense of Mrs. Broadhurst, the Kyngston tomb, and the various other sepulchral monuments in the church. The party then went round the interior of the church, which they were able to consider in the light of Mr. Herbert's remarks. As the rain was falling sharply, they showed no disposition to linger in the churchyard to inspect the exterior of the building, but hurried on to the Temple, where several people had already come together to hear Mr. Farnham deliver an address upon the manor and chapel of Rothley, and the Knights Templars and Knights Hospitallers. When his audience had settled down, Mr. Farnham, who appeared to be in capital form, said : — There were three great military Orders existing in the twelfth century for the defence of the Latin kingdom of Jeru­ salem :—(1) The Teutonic Knights, with whom we are not con­ cerned now; (2) the Knights of the Order of the Temple, commonly called Knights Templars; and (3) the Knights of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, commonly known as the Knights Hospitallers. The order which concerns us most was that of the Knights Templars, so I will begin with them. The Knights Templars were started in the year 1118 by nine French knights. The order was a military one from its origin, inasmuch as its earliest members banded themselves together for the express purpose of giving armed protection to the numerous pilgrims who, after the first Crusade, flocked to Jerusalem and the other sacred sites connected with the life and death of the Saviour in the Holy Land. The Templars took the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience, and depending solely on the alms of the faithful, they were termed " Poor Knights ". At one time their poverty was so great that only one horse was allowed to every two knights, a condition portrayed on their seals, where two knights are seen riding on one horse. The order consisted of (1) knights, (2) chaplains, and (3) men at arms. The knights were either bound for life or for a REPORT XXV11. fixed period, and were the only members entitled to wear the white mantle. Marrfed brethren were admitted, but no women might enter the Order. The knights wore a white mantle, to which a red cross was added on the left breast in 1166 by order of Pope Eugenius III. Their special objects, you will remember, were to protect pilgrims on their way from the coast to the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem, and also to wage perpetual war against the infidel in defence of the Cross. Baldwin, king of Jerusalem, assigned them quarters in his palace in that city. This palace was also known as Solo­ mon's Temple, and it is from this that the Templars took their name. Owing to the fame of the Templars and their feats of arms in the Holy Land, the sons of the nobility in France and England and other countries enrolled themselves as members of the Order, which became so famous that lands and riches were showered upon the Templars in almost every country to such a degree that they soon became as noted for their wealth as they were formerly for their poverty. They first established themselves in England about the year 1140, in Holborn, but migrated to Fleet Street, where their establishment, called the Temple, though long con­ verted to other uses, still remains. Although the headquarters of the Templars were in Palestine, to carry out the objects for which they were enrolled, they erected on some of their English estates buildings known as preceptories, dependent on the Temple in London. These preceptories were principally used for supplying revenue to the Order, who lent large sums of money occasionally to the kings of France and England. From their start in 1118 until 1291, the Templars were continually waging war in the Holy Land with varying, but, as time went on, declining success. By degrees they lost all their strongholds, the last to fall being Acre in 1291. Their Grandmaster, William de Beaujeu, was slain, and the few surviving Templars elected a new master, and, forcing their way to the sea-shore, sailed for Cyprus, which became the headquarters of the Order. The ostensible reason for the existence of the Templars was gone after 1291, but the Order continued for a few years longer in the enjoyment of their great wealth, and it was probably owing to their riches that the Order of Templars was abolished. XXV111. LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY The prime mover in the extinction of the Templars was Philip IV, king of France, who had, no doubt, a greedy eye on the pos­ sessions of the Order. Having by his influence secured the election of Clement V, as Pope in 1305, Philip prevailed on him to become a consenting party to the contemplated suppression, and on 14th September, 1307, Philip issued orders for the arrest of all the Templars in France, which was carried out with great brutality. In the same year Pope Clement wrote to Edward II, king of England, to arrest all the English Templars, who were accord­ ingly seized on 10th January, 1308. They were accused, but never convicted, of various crimes and blasphemies, and in 1312 Pope Clement entirely suppressed the whole Order of Templars, and transferred their property to the Knights Hospitallers. Before we finish entirely with the Templars I must relate how they came to Rothley. Rothley was a royal manor, and in the year 1231 King Henry the Third, who had a great affection for the Templars, gave them the manor, soke and advowson of Rothley; shortly afterwards the Templars established at Rothley one of the preceptories which I have already mentioned. Very little information concerning this preceptory has survived, but if we are to judge by the inventory of the Templars' effects at Rothley at the time of the dissolution of the Order in 1309, the establishment at Rothley must have been a small one. I notice among the items enumerated that there was only one washing basin among them. This might per­ haps be expected, as personal cleanliness was not a strong point in those days, and they had the stream to wash in on occasions, but I am surprised that no beds (which were valuable pieces of furniture in those days) are mentioned. The chapel was erected about 1240, and alterations were made (chiefly to the roof and east window) by the Hospitallers about two centuries later. Its internal dimensions are 47 feet 5 inches long by 19 feet 5 inches wide; 20 feet in height from the floor to the eaves and 36 feet from the floor to the ridge. The only entrance now into the chapel is from the tower by a small Early English doorway in the south wall towards the west end. The building is lighted by three Early English windows in the north wall, three in the south wall, a single window in the west wall, and a large one, of much later date, in the east wall. All these windows, with the exception of the east window, are of REPORT XXIX. similar design, consisting of long single narrow lancets with tre­ foil heads, having wicfe splayed jambs internally around each of which runs a bold roll moulding. The internal arches are so slightly pointed in the heads that they approach almost to the segmental. These seven windows are beautiful examples of the Early English style, and remain the original work of the Templars. The east window is a combination of the original Early English window of the Templars with subsequent alterations made by the Hospitallers in the Perpendicular period about 1400. The original window consisted of three lancets side by side, the central lancet being higher than the side ones. In order to obtain the maximum amount of light without increasing the width of the opening, the whole central portion between the jambs was removed and filled with the present lighter and much restored tracery of the fifteenth century. The capitals, shafts and bases of the Early English window are still visible in the masonry of the present window. The Order of Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, commonly called " Knights Hospitallers," was not originally a military one. It was established by some merchants of Amalfi, in Italy, for the purpose of affording hospitality to the pilgrims. They were per­ mitted by the Caliph of Egypt to build a church and monastery near the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem. A reception-house or hospital was shortly added with a chapel dedicated to St. John the Baptist. After the Christians became masters of Jerusalem the Hospitallers formed themselves into a distinct society, at which time (1099) they took a vow that they would perpetually defend the Holy Sepulchre, wage war against the infidel, and observe the rule of St. Augustine. Their badge, which they wore on their black robes, was a white cross. Their kindness to the sick and wounded soldiers of the first Crusade made them popular, and wealthy crusaders endowed them with estates. They were termed Knights of the Hospital, or Knights of St. John from their patron saint. They were given certain privileges by the Popes, but they were forbidden, having once entered the Order, to return to the world or even to embrace any other religious institution. The Hospitallers first established themselves in England in 1100 at Clerkenwell. After the expulsion of the Christians from Palestine in 1291, the Hospitallers retired to Cyprus, and later on (1309) conquered the island of Rhodes, where they remained XXX. LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY until finally driven out, by Solyman II, in 1522. The Emperor Charles V then gave them the island of Malta (1530), after which they were called Knights of Malta. The Hospitallers held the manor of Rothley for more than two hundred years, much longer than the Templars, who only held the manor for seventy years. The dissolution of the Hospitallers took effect in 1540, and twenty-five years later Rothley Temple passed by sale to the family of Babington. In 1893 Mr. Merttens bought the Temple estate. At the conclusion of Mr. Farnham's address, those who wished to do so went to see the room in which Thomas Babington Macaulay was born. Tea was then served in a comfortable and waterproof marquee. In the course of the bi-monthly meeting, which began as soon as the meal was over, Mr. Farnham, in a sympathetic speech, moved that a letter of condolence should be sent to Mrs. W. J. Freer upon the recent death of her husband. The motion was appropriately seconded by Colonel Martin, and all signified their assent by standing in respectful silence. Mr. Farnham then proposed a hearty vote of thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Broadhurst for their kindness in inviting and welcoming the party to the Temple, and giving so much of their time to them while they were there. The resolution was carried with enthusiasm; and, the weather having cleared, a pleasant stroll through the gardens was enjoyed before the hour for departure arrived.

The General Committee Mrs. Percy Gee, a daughter of the late Canon Stocks, was elected in September to fill the vacancy created by the death of Canon James. xxxii THE LEICESTERSHIRE ______RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT

RECEIPTS 1932 £ s. d. Dec. 31. To Subscriptions and Donations ...... 315 5 0 ,, Sales of Transactions, &c., of L.A.S. 3 12 8 ,, Interest on £101 5s. 4d. Leicester 3 per cent. Stock less Tax ...... 249 „ Interest on £250 Os. Od. Leicester 4| per cent. Stock less Tax ... 8 15 2 ,, Interest on £150 Os. Od. 3i per cent. Conversion Loan 1961 less Tax ... 3 17 6 „ Interest on £200 Os. Od. 5 per cent. War Loan 1929/47 Gross ...... 10 0 0 „ Income Tax reclaimed 1931/32 ... 508 ,, Bonus on Conversion of 5 per cent. War Loan ...... 200 ,, Legacy—Major W. J. Freer, deceased 100 0 0

£450 15 9

FUNDS ACCOUNT £ s. d. General Reserve Fund (Value £709 Os. Od.) ... 673 18 10

Excursion Secretary's Account ...... 12 17 0 Hon. Treasurer's Account ...... 198 17 0 £885 12 10

ARTHUR W. DEATH, JR., A.C.A. Honorary Treasurer ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY XXXlll. for the Year ending 31st December 1932

PAYMENTS 1931 £ s. d. s. d. Dec. 31. By Balance overdrawn 11 9 1932 Dec. 31. SUBSCRIPTIONS : Archaeological Congress 1 0 0 British Numismatic Society 1 1 0 Canterbury and York Society 1 1 0 Lincoln Record Society 1 1 0 English Place Name Society 0 15 0 British Record Society 1 11 6 6 9 6 DONATION : Chester Roman Amphitheatre Fund 1 1 0 Printing Transactions, &c. 164 6 9 Printing and Stationery 22 17 1 Honorarium to Secretary 25 0 0 Rent 11 2 6 Postages and Sundry Expenses 10 11 6 Lecturers' Expenses and Lantern ... 1 0 0 Fire Insurance 1 10 0 Books purchased 1 10 0 Bank Interest and charges 2 18 8 Wreath —Major W. J. Freer, deceased 2 0 0 Balance in hand 198 17 0 £450 15 9

December 311932 £ s. d. £101 5s. 4d. Leicester Corporation 3 per cent. Stock (value £95) ...... 101 5 4 £250 Os. Od. Leicester Corporation 4f per cent. Stock, 1945/55 (value £270) ... 246 2 9 £150 Os. Od. 3j per cent. Conversion Loan 1961 (value £147) ... 121 4 9 £200 Os. Od. 5 per cent. War Loan 1929/47 (value £197)—now 3| per cent. War Loan ... 205 6 0 Cash at Bank ... 12 17 0 Ditto ... 198 17 0 £885 12 10

I have examined the Funds Account dated December 31, 1932 and the Receipts and Payments Account for the year ending December 31, 1932, and certify such Accounts to be in accordance with the Books and Vouchers of the Society. I have satisfied myself that the Scrip of the above Investments is in the possession of the Bank. H. J. FRANCIS, A.C.A. February 1st, 1933 Honorary Auditor xxxiv THE LEICESTERSHIRE RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT

1931 £ s. d. Dec. 31. To Balance at Bank ...... 108 19 4 1932 Dec. 31. ,, Interest on £900 Os. Od. 5 per cent. War Loan 1929/47—Gross ... 45 0 0 ,, Interest on £400 Os. Od. Leicester 4f per cent. Stock—less Tax ... 14 0 3 ,, Bank Interest ...... 1 1 10 ,, Income Tax reclaimed 1931/32 ... 4 15 0 ,, Bonus on Conversion of 5 per cent. War Loan ...... 900

£182 16 5

FUNDS ACCOUNT

1932 £ s. d. Dec. 31. To present balance (value £1396 15s. 5d.) 1398 15 10

£1398 15 10

ARTHUR W. DEATH, JR. Honorary Treasurer ARCILEOLOGICAL RESEARCH FUND for the Year ending December 31 1932

1932 £ s. d. May 4. By Purchase of £100 5 per cent. War Loan 1929/47 ...... 104 11 0 „ Balance in hand ...... 78 5 5

£182 16 5

December 31 1932

1931 £ s. d. Dec. 31. By £800 Os. Od. 5 % War Loan 1929/47 now 3i % War Loan 820 18 5 1932 May 4. ,, Further Purchase : £100 Os. Od. 5 % War Loan 1929/47 now 3j % War Loan 104 11 0 £900 Os. 0

Dec. 31. „ £400 Os. Od. Leicester 4f per cent. Stock 1945/55 (value £432) ... 395 1 0 „ Cash at Bank ...... 78 5 5 £1398 15 10

I have examined the Funds Account dated December 31, 1932, and the Receipts and Payments Account for the year ending December 31, 1932, and certify such Accounts to be in accor­ dance with the Books and Vouchers of the Trustees of the Research Fund. I have satisfied myself that the Scrip of the above Investments is in the possession of the Bank. H. J. FRANCIS, A.C.A. February 1st, 1933 Honorary Auditor

THE LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

1932-33

PATRON His Grace the DUKE OF RUTLAND, F.S.A.

PRESIDENT THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL FERRERS, F.S.A.

VICE-PRESIDENTS The HIGH SHERIFF OF LEICESTERSHIRE The Worshipful the LORD MAYOR OF LEICESTER The Right Honourable the EARI, OF DYSART The Right Reverend the LORD BISHOP OF LEICESTER, D.D. The Right Honourable LORD BRAYE SIR ARTHUR GREY HAZLERIGG, BART., Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire Major W. A. BROCKINGTON, O.B.E., M.A. LT. COL. SIR C. F. OLIVER, D.L. The Ven. the ARCHDEACON OF LEICESTER The Ven. the ARCHDEACON OF LOUGHBOROUGH Lt. Col. R. E. MARTIN, C.M.G., D.L. XXXV111. LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

COMMITTEE Elected March, 1933 The HON. SECRETARY Lt. Col. R. E. MARTIN, C.M.G., D.L. The HON. LOCAL SECRETARIES (President) The HON. TREASURER Lt. Col. Sir C. F. OLIVER, D.L. J. AUEN, Esq. W. H. RIPPIN, Esq. R. W. BEDINGFIELD, Esq. S. RUSSELL, Esq. Rev. Canon J. CASSON, M.A. S. H. SKILLINGTON, Esq. Mrs. Percy GEE Dr. N. I SPRIGGS, M.D., F.R.C.S. H. HARTOPP, Esq., F.R.Hist. S. Aid. C. SQUIRE A. HERBERT, Esq., F.R.I.B.A. G. Keith THOMSON, Esq., M.A., Miss W. HUMBERSTONE M.Litt. L. H. IRVINE, Esq. Rev. Canon S. T. WINCKLEY, M.A., W. KEAY, Esq., M.Inst. C.E. F.S.A. A. H. LEAVESLEY, Esq. Miss Ethel J. WINDLEY, B.A.

SUB-COMMITTEES (1) Library, Lectures and Publications H. J. FRANCIS, Esq., A.C.A. S. H. SKILLINGTON, Esq. H. HARTOPP, Esq., F.R.Hist. S. G. Keith THOMSON, Esq., M.A., A. HERBERT, Esq., A.R.I.B.A. M.Litt. Lt. Col. R. E. MARTIN, C.M.G., D.L.

(2) Excursion R. W. BEDINGFIELD, Esq. (Hon. Sec.) S. RUSSELL, Esq. W. BRAND, Esq. Miss W. HUMBERSTONE

HON. LOCAL SECRETARIES

Ashby-le-la-Zouch District Loughborough District Leonard FOSBROOKE, Esq., Wilfred Moss, Esq., C.B.E., Ravenstone Hall, Leicester Nanpantan, Loughborough Castle Donington District Lntterworth District Dr. D. J. BEDFORD, Hugh George GOODACRE, Esq., J.P., Kegworth, Derby Ullesthorpe Court, Rugby Hinckley District Market Harborough District H. J. FRANCIS, Esq., Capt. C. R. KNIGHTON, St. Martin's East, Leicester Market Harborough

Melton Mowbray District Rev. W. R. FINCH, Asfordby Rectory, Melton Mowbray OFFICERS LIST OF MEMBERS XXXIX.

HON. SECRETARY S. H. SKILLINGTON, Esq., 20 Victoria Park Road, Leicester

ASSISTANT SECRETARY AND LIBRARIAN H. HARTOPP, Esq., F.R.Hist. S., 81 Barclay Street, Leicester

HON. TREASURER A. W. DEATH, Junr., Esq., A.C.A., 14 Millstone Lane, Leicester

HON. AUDITOR H. J. FRANCIS, Esq., A.C.A., St. Martin's East, Leicester

TRUSTEES OF THE LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH FUND A. W. DEATH, Junr., Esq. (Treasurer) Rev. Canon S. T. WINCKI.EY, M.A., Hugh George GOODACRE, Esq., J.P. F.S.A. Treasurer Charles SQUIRE, Esq. (Treasurer) Albert H. LEAVESUEY, Esq. Ralph W. BEDINGFIELD, A.R.I.B.A.

TRUSTEES OF THE LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Albert HERBERT, Esq., F.R.I.B.A. S. H. SKHAINGTON, Esq. Lt. Col. R. E. MARTIN, C.M.G., D.L.

HONORARY MEMBERS Rev. W. G. Dimock FLETCHER, M.A., G. S. Ingles, Esq., 174 Fosse Road F.S.A., Oxon Vicarage, Bicton South, Leicester Heath, Shrewsbury A. Hamilton THOMPSON, Esq., M.A., J. A. Gotch, Esq., F.S.A., Kettering D. Litt., F.B.A., F.S.A., Beck Cottage, Adel, Leeds

SUBSCRIBING MEMBERS, 31 OCTOBER, 1933 Aberconway, The Rt. Hon. Lord, Barlow, Evan, Esq., Hambleden, deceased, 43 Belgrave Square, Knighton Road, Leicester S.W.I (Vice-President) Barnett, H. D. M., Esq., 14 New St., Adcock, Miss, Roman Road, Birstall, Leicester Leicester Barnley, Dr. A. N., Wigston Magna, Alien, Joseph, Esq., 187 Hinckley Leicester Road, Leicester Beardsley, W. Bent, Esq., Rectory Ashwell, F. A. EHis, Esq., The Cot- Place, Loughborough tage, Keyham, Leicester Beardsley, Mrs., New Quorn House, Austin, W., Esq., The Pines, Elms Quorn, Loughborough Road, Leicester Bedford, Dr. D. J., Kegworth, Derby (Hon. Local Secretary) Backus, Edgar, Esq., 46 Cank Street, Bedingfield, R. W., Esq., A.R.I.B.A.. Leicester 9 The Crescent, Leicester Bailey, C. F., Esq., 20 Highcross Bedingfield, W. K., Esq., F.R.I.B.A., Street, Leicester Museum Square, Leicester Bankart, James Hunt, Esq., Clovelly, Belgrave, Col. H., Netherhall 10 Morland Avenue, Leicester Cottage, North Kilworth, Rugby Barker, J. W., Esq., 7 Welford Road, Bell, Lemuel, Esq., Guildhall Lane, Leicester Leicester xl. LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Bennett, J. O., Esq., Broad Street, Clarke, A. Bernard, Esq., 12 Tempest Syston, Leicester Road, Birstall, Leicester Bennion, Claud, Esq., Thurnby Cleveland Public Library, 325 Lodge, Leicester Superior Avenue, N.E. Cleve­ Berridge, Miss M. M., 130 New Walk land, Ohio, U.S.A. Leicester Clifford, R. S., Jnn., Esq., Lough- Bigg, C. S., Esq., B.A., Friar Lane, borough Leicester Coleman, W., Esq., The Lindens, Billings, W. K., Esq., 32 St. James's Stoughton Road, Oadby, Road, Leicester Leicester Birmingham Public Libraries (Refer­ Corah, J. H., Esq., St. Margaret's ence Department) per H. M. Works, Leicester Cashmore, Esq. Corah, J. Reginald, Esq., The Cleeve, Black, J. W., Esq., J.P., Manor Knighton Grange Rd., Leicester Croft, Ratcliffe Road, Leicester Curtis, W. 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E., Esq., B.A., Farndon, Ashwood, Station Road, Toller Road, Leicester Hinckley Grundy, P. H.. Esq., 1 Museum Ford, T. H., Esq., The Gables, Salis­ Square, Leicester bury Road, Leicester Fosbrooke, F. N., Esq. (Deceased), Hacking, T., Esq., 8 St. Martin's, Stour House, Dedham, Essex Leicester Fosbrooke, Leonard, Esq., Raven- Hall, Mrs. E. L., 29 Gotham'Street, stone Hall, Nr. Leicester Leicester (Hon. Local Secretary) Hall, W. T., Esq., M.B.E., 7 Longley Francis, H. J., Esq., The Bosphorus, Road, Harrow-on-the-Hill, Stoneygate Road, Leicester Middlesex (Hon. Local Secretary) Hallam, H. W., Esq., J.P., Eggles- Fraser, Major Sir Keith, Bart., burn, Letchworth Road, D.L., Carlton Curlieu Hall, Leicester Leicester Hanford, Albert W., Esq., The (Vice-President) Ridgeway, Rothley, Leicester Frears, J. R., Esq., J.P., Hills- Harrison, J. L., Esq., 40 Queen's borough, Westcotes Drive, Road, Leicester Leicester Harrison, J. Stockdale, Esq., Freer, Edward, Esq., 10 New Street, A.R.I.B.A., St. Martin's East, Leicester Leicester Freer, William, Esq., Wellington Harrison, Shirley, Esq., A.R.I.B.A., Street, Leicester St. Martin's East, Leicester Hartopp, Henry, Esq., F.R.Hist. S., Galloway, J. B., Esq., Brown Hill, 81 Barclay Street, Leicester Rothley, Leicester (Assistant Secretary and Gardner, C. G., Esq., Librarian) Grange Cottage, Lindley, near Hassell, Mrs. A. O., c/o Mrs. Jalland, Nuneaton 3 Westleigh Road, Leicester Gee, C. H., Esq., 3 St. Martin's, Haswell, G. F., Esq., High Street, Leicester Lutterworth Gee, Capt. G. C. G., Upland, Rothley. Hawkins, H. W., Esq., 51 Battenburg Leicester Road, Leicester Gee, H. Percy, Esq., Birnam House, Hazlerigg, Sir Arthur Grey, Bart., Ratcliffe Road, Leicester Noseley Hall, Leicester Gee, Mrs. H. Percy, Birnam House, (Vice-President) Ratcliffe Road, Leicester Henderson, H. 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B., The Very Rev., M.A., Jarrom, F. D., Esq., 28 Ashleigh Rd., Cathedral Vicarage, Stoneygate, Leicester Leicester Jarvis, W. B., Esq., Treroose, (Vice-President) Manor Road, Leicester Major, W. Stanley, Esq., Jones, C. W., Esq., Crafers, 164 London Road, Leicester Beechfield Avenue, Birstall, Markham, Chas. George, Esq., 23 Leicester Lincoln Street, Leicester Marriott, C. B., Esq., K.C., 25 Berkeley Square, Keay, Wm., Esq., M.Inst. C.E., London, W.I 6 Millstone Lane, Leicester Martin, Lt. Col. R. E.. C.M.G., D.L-, Kempson, Chas. (Deceased), The Brand, Loughborough 102 Regent Road, Leicester (Vice-President) Kendall, G. E., Esq., O.B.E., Martin, The Hon. Mrs. R. E., The F.R.I.B.A., 2 Milbourne Lane, Brand, Loughborough Esher, Surrey Martin, Mrs., The Holt, Woodhouse, Kilbourn, S., Esq., deceased, Loughborough Glenalmond, Knighton Grange Martin, Mrs. Charles, Kinchley Road, Leicester House, Rothley, Leicester LIST OF MEMBERS xliii. McMillan, Mrs. A. 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E., Woodborough, Leicester Forest East Tilton-on-the-Hill, Leicester Pick, W. H., Esq., Hoby, Leicester Murmann, F. V., Esq., 152 Upper New Pick, S. J., Esq., Overdale, Letch- Walk, Leicester worth Road, Leicester Musson, Miss M. E. (Deceased), Pickard, J. G., Esq., Aigburth, Manor 9 St. James's Road, Leicester Road, Leicester Pickering, A. J., Esq., F.G.S., Abbey Craig, Hinckley New England Historic and Genea­ Pochin, H. Stanley, Esq., J.P., Croft logical Society, 9 Ashburton House, Croft, Leicester Place, Boston, Mass., U.S.A. Pochin, Herbert, Esq., Granby Street, New York Public Library, U.S.A. Leicester Newberry (The) Library, Chicago, Pochin, Mrs. G. E., Three Ways, U.S.A. Ashfield Road, Leicester Noel, Mrs. H., Blaby Hill, Leicester Pochin, Victor, Esq., Barkby Hall, Nott, George, Esq., F.R.I.B.A., Leicester S Museum Square, Leicester Pocock, Rev. S. R., Peckleton Rectory, Leicester Poole, Dr. Frank Stedman, Blaby Oliver, Lt. Col. Sir C. F., D.L., T.D., Road, South Wigston, Leicester Hughenden, Knighton Park Rd., Poynton, James H., Esq., Branksome, Leicester Holbrook Road, Leicester (Vice-President) Poyser, A. W., Esq., M.A., 64 High- Oliver, Lady, Hughenden, field Street, Leicester Knighton Park Road, Leicester Pratt, Dr. R., Hillcroft, Guilford Oliver, G. C., Esq., J.P., Ashfield, Road, Leicester Angmering-on-Sea, Sussex Preston, F. W., Esq., Kirby Muxloe, Oliver, Miss Maud, 162 London Road, Leicester Leicester Proctor, J H., Esq., Winterbourne, Oram, Arthur, Esq., The Spinneys, 9 Wyndham Avenue, Melton Ratcliffe Road, Leicester Mowbray Public Record Office, Chancery Lane, Packe, Col. E. C., Stretton Hall, London, W.C.2. per H.M. Sta­ Leicester tionery Office, Princes Street, Paget, Mrs. A. H., 1 West Walk, Westminster Leicester Pnrnell, Walter H., Esq., Burton Palmer, S. T., Esq., 8 Halford Street, Walks, Loughborough Leicester Parr, A. A., Esq., Aylestone House, Aylestone, Leicester Parsons, I. Hardy, Esq., Kibworth, Randle, Ernest, Esq., The Nook, Leicester Priesthills, Hinckley xliv. LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Read, A. W., Esq., 10 Westcotes Sparrow, G. W., Esq., 3 Springfield Drive, Leicester Road, Leicester Rimington, Thomas, Esq., Spence, N. F., Esq., Croft, Nr. Horscfair Street, Leicester Leicester Rippin, W. H., Esq., The Newarke, Spencer, A. A., Esq., 36 Friar Lane, Leicester Leicester Robinson, C. S. (deceased), Spriggs, Dr. N. I., M.D., F.R.C.S., Eastfield, Stanley Road, 105 Princess Road, Leicester Leicester Squire, Charles, Esq., Registrar's Ross, Rev. J. A., M.A., Holywell Chambers, County Court Offices, Rectory, St. Ives, Hunts. Newarke Street, Leicester Rowlett, Alfred Ernest, Esq., Stanger, W., Esq., New Bridge St., 160 London Road, Leicester Leicester Rudd, Mrs. M. E., Senr., Stevenson, John, Esq., 47 Hamilton Stoneygate, Leicester Road, Baling, London, W.5 Russell, P., Esq., 8 New Street, Leicester Russell, S. Esq., 21 Meadhurst Road, Taylor, E. Denison, Esq., Bncklaud, Leicester Burton Walks, Loughborongh Rutland, His Grace the Duke of, Taylor, Miss E., The Woodlands, F.S.A. (Patron), Belvoir Castle, Birstall, Leicester Grantham Taylor, Mrs. A. I/., Crossways House, Narborough, Leicester Taylor, Stephen Oliver, Esq., Sarson, Col. J. E., D.L., V.D., Corrie, 34 Nelson Street, Leicester Woodland Avenue, Leicester Taylor, W. Esq., Laughton Hills, Schofield, Dr. H., Ph.D. (Lend.), Laughton, Rugby Technical College, Lough- Taylor, Miss J., Laughton Hills, borough Laughton, Rugby Scott, W. Harry, Esq., Sanvey Gate, Tennant, The Hon. Mrs., St. Anne's Leicester Manor, Sutton Bonington, Seal, Harry, Esq.,Ullesthorpe House, Loughborough Nr. Rugby Thomson, Charles Stuart, Esq., Seal, Mrs. H., Ullesthorpe House, Barrow on Soar, Loughborough nr. Rugby Thomson, G. Keith, Esq., M.A., Serjeantson, Major, C. M., O.B.E., M.Litt., Rawlins Grammar Kirby Muxloe, Leicester School, Quern, Loughborough Sharman", A. 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H., Esq., Felbing, 190 Birstall Hill, Leicester London Road, Leicester Whatmore, Arthur W., Esq., Ashby- Wykes, Miss Veronica, Town End de-la-Zouch Close, Ratcliffe Road, Leicester Whetstone, W. F., Esq., J.P., The Lodge, Barrow on Soar, Loughborough Wilford, W. E., Esq., Charles St., Young, Rev. C. E., B.A., B.C.L., The Leicester Rectory, Ratcliffe-on-the-Wreake, Williams, E. J., Esq., F.R.I.B.A., Leicester J.P., 13 New Street, Leicester Young, Mrs. W. G. R., Kimcote Wilshere, Miss M. V., Old House, Rectory, Lutterworth Kirby Muxloe, Leicester

Members are requested to notify any change of residence, or error of description to the Assistant Secretary, 81 Barclay Street, Leicester. The Society's Library at the Guildhall, Leicester, will always be open for members to consult or borrow books at 2 p.m. on each Monday when Committee or Bi-Monthly Meetings are held, and at other times by appointment with the Assistant Secretary and Librarian, Mr H HARTOPP. 81 Barclay Street, Leicester. A new Catalogue of the books, etc., has recently been prepared. Typescript copies are on sale at One Shilling each Postage 3d. extra. xlvi. LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Societies in Union for the Interchange of Publications.

Birmingham Archaeological Society Cambridge Antiquarian Society Derbyshire Archaeological and Natural History Society East Herts. Archaeological Society Kent Archaeological Society Lancashire and Cheshire Historic Society Shropshire Archaeological Society Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and Natural History Surrey Archaeological Society The Society of Antiquaries The North Staffordshire Field Club The Thoresby Society The Thoroton Society (Notts.) Yorkshire Archaeological Society xlvii.

RULES 1.—The Society shall be called " THE LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY." 2.—The objects of the Society shall be, to promote the study of Ecclesiastical Architecture, General Antiquities, and the Restoration of Mutilated Architectural Remains within the County; and to furnish suggestions, so far as may be within its province, for improving the character of Ecclesiastical Edifices, and for preserving all ancient remains which the Committee may consider of value and importance. 3.—The Society shall be composed of a Patron, a President, Vice- Presidents, Secretaries, Treasurer, Auditor, and Honorary and Ordinary Members. 4.—The Patron, President and Vice-Presidents shall be elected at the Annual Meeting of the Society, and their election shall be subject to their payment of the Annual Subscription. 5. The Members of the Society shall be entitled to propose new Members, either by letter or personally, to be elected at the Committee Meetings; the Honorary Members shall be ladies or gentlemen who have either rendered signal service to the Society, or are specially learned in the subjects the study of which it is formed to encourage, and shall be nominated by the Committee at one of their Meetings, and proposed for election only at the Annual General Meeting of the Members to be held in March of each year. 6.—Each Member shall pay an annual subscription of One Pound, to be due in advance on the 1st of January every year. No Member whose subscription is more than two months overdue shall be entitled to vote until every subscription has been paid. Any Member wishing to resign must give one month's notice of his intention, and this notice should be sent to one of the Society's Secretaries before the end of November. If any subscribing Member is found to be more than two years in arrear, his or her name shall, after due warning, be removed from the list of Members of the Society. 7. The affairs of the Society shall be conducted by a Committee composed of the Secretaries, Local Secretaries, Treasurer, and twenty Members, all of whom shall be elected annually; five Members of the Committee to form a quorum. 8.—The Meetings of the Members shall be held on the last Monday of every alternate month; one of such Meetings to be held in the month of March to be considered the Annual General Meeting, at which the Annual Report and Statement of Accounts be presented and the Officers and Committee for the year be elected, and such new Rules or alterations in the Rules proposed and made as may be thought necessary : provided always that due notice of such new Rules or alterations in Rules be given by circular to each Member of the Society at least seven days before the Annual Meeting. In addition to the Bi-Monthly Meetings—so including the Annual Meeting—Public Meetings for the reading of Papers, Sic., may be held as provided for under Rule 12. 9.—The Committee shall have power to fill up vacancies in their number, and also in the vacancies of officers of the Society. xlviii. LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

10.—The Committee shall elect each year a Chairman, at the first meeting after the Annual Meeting, and shall have power to appoint from year to year such Sub-Committees as appear to be advisable. 11.—The Members of the Committee in any neighbourhood may associate other Members of the Society with themselves, and form Committees for Local Purposes in communication with the Central Committee. 12.—The Public Meetings of the Society shall be holden at such times and places as shall be appointed by the Committee. 13.—The Committee meet at the times and places which they may themselves appoint. 14.—The Secretaries shall be required, on the requisition of five Members of the Committee, to call a Special Meeting of the Society. 15.—Donations of Architectural and Antiquarian Books, Plans, &c., may be received. The Committee shall be empowered to make purchases and procure casts and drawings, which shall be under the charge of the Secretaries. 16.—When the Committee shall consider any Paper, not including accounts of Excursions, which may have been read before the Society, worthy of its being printed at its expense, they shall request the author to furnish a copy, and shall decide upon the number of copies to be printed, provided always that the number be sufficient to supply each Member with one copy, and the author with twenty-five copies. All other questions relating to the publishing Plans and Papers and illustrating them with engravings, shall be decided by the Editorial Secretary, subject to the approval of the Committee. 17.—The Committee may every year publish, or join with other Architectural and Archaeological Societies in publishing, for circulation among the Members, Transactions to contain descriptions and Papers connected with the objects of the Society. 18.—On application being made to any Member of the Committee, or to the Committee collectively, for the advice of the Society in the restoration of any Church, a Sub-Committee shall be appointed (of which the Incumbent or Resident Minister shall be one) to visit the Church and submit a report in writing to the General Committee. 19.—All Plans for the building, enlargement, or restoration of churches, schools, or ancient buildings, &c., sent for inspection of the Committee, be placed in the hands of one of the Secretaries of the Society, at least fourteen days before the Committee Meeting, for the Secretary to prepare a special report thereon. 20.—The Committee shall have power at any Meeting to make grants towards the objects of the Society, provided that if such grant—other than that for carrying out the objects contemplated in Rules 16 and 17— exceed £5, notice to be given in the circular or advertisement calling the Meeting.