S O ME R S E TS H I R E A R C H ZE O L OG I C A L NA TUR A L H I STO R Y ’ SO C I E T Y S PR O C E E D I N G S 1 8 1 , 7 I VO L . XVI T A U N T O N S T F R E D E R I C K M A Y , H I G H T R E E L O NDO N : L O NG MA NS G R E EN R EA DER A ND D Y ER M DC C C L XXI I 1 400 91 3 The followin g Illustrations have been presented to the ociety W H . The Monument to Sir John de Dummer, by . H el ar . f m y , Esq , of Coker Court ; and the Seals o Du mer, B d . by Thomas on , Esq , of Tyneham . u an M t ts . P R O C E E D I N G S . G w 1 8 71 eneral Meeting at Cre kerne, Report of Council Financial Statement m E A . A . s . Inaugural ddress by E Free an, q W . H . i E s . ells Cathedral Statutes , by F D ckinson, q Public Records in the County of Somerset, by T Mr . S erel - . on Pi C The Evening Meeting, Mr Pooley, g ross A . J . B ncient Embroidered Copes, by Mr C uckley Excursion : Montacute H ouse - - H ambdon Montacute Church, Stoke sub H H R r ev . amdon ill, The Prebendary Sca th N r : W b H H orton Chu ch ig orough, inton ouse A H on . A B Sir mias Paulet, by the ugusta ethell Monumental Insc riptions in H inton Church Evening Meeting A B Mr . ncient oundaries, Dickinson On a Leaden H eart- Case found in Merriott H N Church, by Mr . ugh orris Exc ursion Thursday . J . H Thomas Coryat, by Mr J ooper ’ Brymp ton D E vercy H B The supposed Chantry ouse at rympton , by H Mr . J . J . ooper W N t est Coker, ash Court, Coker Cour T B Pendomer, by Mr. ond Chilthorne Domer of r Pedigree Dummer, of Penne Dome Dedications of Somersetshire Churches, by Mr . W. Long I L L UST R A T I O N S . Montacute H ouse - - H ambd on - w Stoke sub Church, south east vie Squint Tympanum of doorway Nash H ouse 8 9 Monument t o Sir John de D ummer 92 Seal of Sir John de Dummer Sir Edmund de Dummer E . Edmund de Dummer, s q ’ Brympton D E vercy ER R A TA . ” PA G E 91 L I NE or s a r ea d , 6, f t n ds s tan d. “ ” “ 95 16 or it rea d i s , , f . “ ” “ 10 14 or d i r a d d 7, , f e e. P R O C E E D I N G S O F T H E SOME RSETSH IRE A R C H ZE O L O G I C A L A N D NA U A H Y E Y T R L ISTOR SOCI T , 1 1 F O R T H E YE AR 8 7 . H E Twenty- third A nnual Meeting of the Society was d R W R o n A 29th hel at C E KE NE, Tuesday , ugust , A R E E M 1 8 71 d of W R . , un er the presidency ED A D F AN, A D . L . M . C E s q . In the unavoidable absence of the President Sir W. M dl B e c o tt . A R H R H R C . y , art Lord T U E VEY, the Lord B o f m v w A . ishop the Diocese, o ed that Ed ard Freeman, h . d t e Esq the Presi ent elect, take the Chair, at same time co n gratulating the members of the Society on havi n g chosen as their President a gentleman so eminently fi d ffi m wa s quali e to fill the O ce . The otion carried by ao m cla ation, and Mr. Freeman took the Chair as President for the year . V O L . XV I I . 2 W - H R D ME E T ENTY T I ANNUAL TING . H Mr. W M A R H R S The onorary Secretary, ILLIA T U JONE , read the R E P R T F TH E N I O O C O U C L . w n t - A n In presenting their T e y third nual Report, the Council have the pleasure to a n n ounce that the Society cont i n ues to sustain its position a s a v alued i n stitution in a n d o f n e w m mb the county, that by the accession e ers, the losses occasioned by death a n d re moval are more than m ade up . The Museum o f the Society has lately received a val uable d i o f m M ad ition in the ser es So ersetshire inerals, d b e . contribute and arranged y Mr. Spencer G o Perceval . The Council have a lso the pleasure to report that they have received two valuable contributions of objects o f H i R a interest from s Excellency the ajah of Sar wak . In accordance with a R esol ution passed at the last G M n m m w as d f w d d H er eneral eeti g, a e orial uly or ar e to ’ Ma S o f for H jesty s ecretary State the ome Department, urgin g the importance o f placin g the more interesting m o f u th e onuments antiquity nder supervision of the State . ’ The Council regret that H er Majesty s G overnmen t have n ot as ye t thought fit to take any steps towards carrying u t o that object , but they earnestly trust this may be done before th e memorials o f the past history of the land are or d irretrievably lost destroye . m d n The Com ittee, uri g the past year, have thought it d esirable to charge a small en tran ce fee for a dmission into m the Museu , and they have the pleasure to report that, w m of d hile the nu ber v isitors has greatly increase , the receipts from this source will go fa r toward s providing n ew cases required for the more suitable classificatio n o f th e t n f n n n various collec io s o i terest belo gi g to the Society. The Council have the pleasure to announce that a ME FINANCIAL S TATE NT . 3 n memorial has been erected, duri g the past year, by the o f m o f m m of in contributions so e the e bers the Society, F . W n B L . ishops ydeard Church, to the Rev arre , for ma y f G i n o f years o n e o its eneral Secretaries, token their m an d w d estee , in grateful ackno le gement Of his valued services . The Somersetshire G lossary is in the press ; and the o f n a n o w Volume Proceedi gs for the p st year is ready, and f f ” will be issued to the members in the course o a ew days . The followin g F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T w as presented o n behalf o f the Treasurers ' fitte fi rws urers in fi t t oun t mm) the énmrrs ets bire a rchaeological an ]! Dr . atut al is tor o e . C r fi w p g ri tg . 1870 -71 , Augu s t 1 7 s (1 8 d By Bal an c e o f for me r ac cou n t 121 1 3 0 By E x p en s es a tten di n g A n n u al u i b s c r tio n s 160 10 0 Me e ti n &c . 1 1 4 6 S p g . E n tran c e Fee s 7 O O N e w G as s C a s e R e al rs 8zc l , p , . ’ E x c u rs w n 1 1 c ke ts 4 1 2 6 t ati on e r Pn n t1 n &c . 9 S y , g , Mus e um A dmi s s i o n Fee s 1 1 10 1 ] M r M a y fo r Prl n tm g an d i n B d m g Vol . XV 51 1 2 0 Di tto o n a c c o u n t o f Prl n ti n g Vo l XV I 40 0 0 Me s s r s P a rk er Pu n ti n . , g I l l u s tra uo n s o f W ell s 7 18 0 D ram n g a n d Pri n ti n g l l l us n a ti o n s 20 0 2 ’ C u ra to r s a a ry 1 ear to S l , y , A u gu s t 3, 1 87 1 37 10 0 C oa G as &c 1 1 0 1 l , , .