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/JO. •3» VOL. XVII. 1896. Journal OP THE JIR€HJE0L06IGJIL AND Natural History OCIfiTY. PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY BY BEMROSE & SONS, LIMITED, 23, OLD BAILEY, LONDON; AND DERBY. I JOURNAL i)K 'i'HE 2)erb^8bire Hrcbeeological AND NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY EDITKl) 1!Y RE\\ CHARLES KERRY Rector of Upper Stoiuion Beds. VOL. XVII JANUARY 1895 Printed for the Society by BEMROSE & SONS LTD. 23 OLD BAILEY LONDON AND DERBY ^ T"^-,^ CONTENTS. PAGE List of Officers v Rules vii List of Members x Secretary's Report xvii Balance Sheet xx Derbyshire Muster Rolls, temp. Elizabeth, Lncluuing the Muster of 1587 in Anticipation of the Spanish Lnvasion. Contributed by W. A. Carrington .... i Saint Modwen and "The Devill of Drakelow." By Rev. Chas. Kerry 49 An Account of Deepdale Cave, near Buxton. By John Ward, F.S.A. 60 An Attempt to Ascertain the Approximate Date of the Erection of Melbourne Church. By W. Dashwood Fane 82 Calendar of Fines for Derbyshire (continued from Vol. XV. Contributed by the Editor 95 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. Thirst Hole, Deepdale 62 Longitudinal Section and Plan of Deepdale Cave - - 64 Section across the Second Chamber, Deepdale Cave - - 65 Plan of Deepdale 69 : ; LIST OF OFFICERS. president THE DUKE OF RUTLAND, K. G. ^Jitc-1 ^rcsibtnts : The Mobi Reverend T HE Lord Archbishop of York. Duke of Norfolk, K.G., E.M. Hon. W. M. Jervis. Duke of Devonshire, K.G. Hon. Frederick Struti. Duke of Portland. Right Rev. Bishop Auraha.nl I.ORD Scarsdale. Right Rev. The Bishop ok Lord Vernon. DEKIiY. Lord Waterpark. Sir H. S. Wil.mot, Bart., Lord Belper. V.C., C.B. Lord Howard of Glossop. Sir J. G. N. Alleyne, Baki. Lord Burton. J. G. Crompton, Esq. Lord Hawkeshury. N. C. CuRZON, Esq. Right Rev. Lord Bishop of G. F. Meynell, Esq. Southwell. H. H. Be.airose. (iTjoundf John Bailey. Rev. Charles Kerry. George Bailey. John Ward. William Bemrose. J. R. Naylor. John Borough. H. Arnold-Be-mrose. Rev. J. Charles Cox, LL.D., George Fletcher. , F.S.A. Sir a. Seale Hasla.m. William Jolley. The Yen. The Archdeacon of Rev. F. Jourdaix. Deruv. C. James Cade. F. W. Bagshawe. J. Gallop. Rev. G. a. Shaw. E. Greenhough. Rev. Reg. H. C. Fitzherukri. W. Mallalieu. W. A. Carrington. W. R. Holland. Pon. Crcasuvcr C. E. Newton. Akthur Cox. ^^ui)itors J. B. Coulson. Wm. Bkmrose. ; Officers of the Sectional Committee for Natural History. (f buivmun : H. AKNOLD-BEMROSE, M.A., F.G.S. iTommiitcc W. Bemrose. G. Fleichek. W. Bland. C. A. Greaves, M.B. Rev. F. Jourdain. F. J. R- Carulla. \V. G. COPESTAKE. W. Mallalieu. Rev. M. Mello, M.A., F.G.S. Rev. J. Charles Cox, LL.D., J. F.S.A. A. G. Taylok. Arthur Cox. J. Ward. n. c. curzon. \V. H. Walion. 'i'lou. ^ctrftnin ;iub (Trcasuvtv: George Hyde, Osmaston Road, FJerby. — ——— RULES. T. — Nam e. The Society shall be called the " Derbyshire Arch.koi.ogical AND Natural History Society.' II. Object. The Society is instituted to examine, preserve, and illustrate the Arch?eology and Natural History of the County of Derby. III. Operation. The means which the Society shall employ for effecting its objects are : I. — Meetings for the purpose of Reading Papers, the Exhibition of .Antiquities, etc., and the discussion of subjects connected therewith. 2.— General Meetings each year at given places rendered interesting by their antiquities or by their natural dev^*pment. 3. —The publication of original papers and ancient documents, etc. IV. Officers. The Officers of the Society shall consist of a President and Vice- Presidents, whose elections shall be for life; and an Honorary Treasurer and Honorary Secretary, who shall be elected annually. V. Council. The General Management of the affairs and property of the Society shall be vested in a Council, consisting of the President, ——— VUI RULKS. Vice-Presidents, Honorary Treasurer, Honorary Secretary, and twenty-four Members, elected from the general body of the Subscribers ; eight of such twenty-four Members to retire annually in rotation, but to be eligible for re-election. All vacancies occurring during the year to be provisionally filled up by the Council. VI. Admission of Members. The election of Members, who must be proposed and seconded in writing by two Members of the Society, shall take place at any meeting of the Council, or at any General Meetings of the Society. Vn. — Subscription. Each Member on election after March 31st, 1878, shall pay an Entrance Fee of Five Shillings, and an Annual Subscription of Ten Shillings and Sixpence. All subscriptions to become due, in advance, on the ist January each year, and to be paid to the Treasurer. A composition of Five Guineas to constitute Life Membershi|x 'I'he composition of Life Members and the Admission Fee of Ordinary Members to be funded, and the interest arising from them to be applied to the general objects of the Society. Ladies to be eligible as Members on the same terms. No one shall be entitled to his privileges as a Member of the Society whose sub.scription is si.x months in arrear. VHL Honorary Me.mbers. The Council shall have the power of electing distinguished Antiquaries as Honorary Members. Honorary Members shall not be resident in the County, and shall not exceed twelve in number. Their privilege shall be the same as those of Ordinary Members. IX. Meetings of Council. The Council shall meet not less than six times in each year, at such place or places as may be determined upon. Special meetings may also be held at the request of the President, or ——— Five Members of tlie Society. Five members of Council to form a (quorum. X. Sub-Committees. The Council shall have the power of appointing from time to time such sectional or Sub-Committees as may seem desirable for the carrying out of special objects. Such Sectional or Sub- Committees to report their proceedings to the Council for confirmation. XI. General MEEriNGS. The Annual Meeting of the Society shall be held in January each year, when the Accounts, properly audited, and a Report shall be presented, the Officers elected, and vacancies in the Council filled for the ensuing year. The Council may at any time call a General Meeting, specifying the object for which that Meeting is to be held. A clear seven days' notice of all General Meetings to be sent to each Member. XII. Alteration of Rules. No alteration in the Rules of the Society shall be made except by a majority of two-thirds of the Members present at an Annual or other General Meeting of the Society. Full notice of any intended alteration to be sent to each Member at least seven days before the date of such Meeting. ^g^(;^>-; LIST OF MEMBERS. The Members whose names are preceded by an asterisk (*) are Life Members. Cox, Rev. J. Charles, LL.D., F.S.A., Holdenby Rectory, Northampton. Fitch, R., F.S.A., Norwich. Greenwell, The Rev. Canon, F.S.A., Durham. Hope, W. H. St. John, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London. Honorary Members. Irvine, ]. T., 2, Church Street, Kirkstall, Leeds. Kerry, Rev. Charles, Upper Stondon Rectory, .Shefibrd. R.S.O., Beds. Wrottesley, General The Hon. George, 85, Warwick Road, Earl's Court, London, S.W, *Abney, Captain W. de W., F.R.S., C.B., Willesley House, Wetherby Road, South Kensington, London. Abraham, The Right Rev. Bishop, Lichfield. Adams, A. J., Bakewell. Adams, Miss, Belmont House, Friar Gate, Derby. Alleyne, Sir John G. N., Bart., Chevin House, Belper. Allsopp, The Hon. A, Percy, Battenhall Mount, Worcester. *Arkwright, Rev. W. Harry, Vicarage, Wirksworth. Arkwright, James C, Cromford. *Arkwright, F. C, Willersley, Cromford. Arnold-Bemrose, H., F.G.S., Friar Gate, Derby. Atkinson, Rev. Canon, Darley Dale. Bagshawe, W. H. G., Ford Hall, Chapel-en-le-Frith. Bagshawe, F. Westby, The Oakes, Sheffield. Bailey, John, The Temple, Derby. Bailey, George, 52, Crompton Street, Derby. Balguy, F. Noel, Junior Carlton Club, London. Brooklands, Bakewell. Barker, J. E., Q.C., T.IST OF MEMBERS. Bateman, F. O. F., Bieadsall Mount, Derby. Bateman, Miss, Rowditch Lodge, Derby. Beamish, Lt. -Colonel, R.E., Home Office, Whitehall, London. Beard, Nevill, The Mount, Ashburne. Beaumont, Rev. E., Ilartshorne, Burton-on-Trent. Bogonschevsky, The Baron Nicholas Cassimir de, Pskov, Russia. Belper, The Right Honourable Lord, Kingston Hall. Bemrose, H. H., Uttoxeter New Road, Derby. Bemrose, William, Elmhurst, Lonsdale Hill, Derby. Bennett, George, Irongate, Derby. Wirksworth. Blackwall, J. B. E., Biggin, Bland, Wm., Duffield, Derby. Boden, Mrs. Richard, 6, Grove Terrace, Osmaston Road, Derby. Boden, Rev. C. J., Morley Rectory, Derby. Borough, John, The Cedars, Belper. Bottomley, G., 140, Uttoxeter Road, Derby. Bowles, E. B., Abney Manor, Sheffield. Bradbury, Wm. Laurence, 10, Bouverie Street, Fleet Street, London, E.C. Brigden, Geo., Irongate, Derby. Brijidley, J. Ernest, Market Place, Derby. Briscoe, J. P., Town Library, Nottingham. Bruslifield, T. N., M.D., The Cliff, Budleigh-Salterton, Devon. Bryan, Benj., 18, Grandison Road, Clapham Common, London, S.W. Buchanan, Alexander, 8, Wilson Street, Derby. Buckle, Alfred, 30, Sale Street, Derby. Burton, The Right Hon. The Lord, Rangemore, Burton-on-Trent. Busby, C. S. B., Duffield Road, Derby. 'Cade, Chas. James, The Beeches, Spondon. *Cammell, G. H., Brookfield Manor, Hathersage. Carr, Rev. Canon, Holbrooke, Derby. Carrington, W. Alex., Wye Cottage, Bake well. Carrington, Arthur, Holywell House, Chesterfield. Carter, F., Irongate, Derby. Carulla, F. J. R., F.C.S., 84, Argyle Terrace, Rosehill, Derby Chetham Library, Manchester—W. T. Browne. Christian, Rev. F. W., The Vicarage, South Winglield. Clark, G. D'Arcy, Burnaston, Derby. Clayton, Mrs., Queen Street, Derby. *Cokayne, G. E., F.S.A., College of Arms, London.