References in SoA records
Pamela Willets, Catalogue of
manuscripts in the Society of Antiquaries, of London (D. S. Brewer for the Society of Antiquaries of London, 2000)
pp.3, 6, 21,22, 30, 33, 44, 55, 108,217.
References in the records of
the Society of Antiquaries of London
‘A list of the members
of the Antiquaries Society of London 1717-1796’, 1798, London (Printed by and for John Nichols) p.28
year: 15 Dec. 1774
Minutes
Books
Alves Rebello, Isaac
Pamela Willets, Catalogue of manuscripts in the Society of Antiquaries, of London (D. S. Brewer for the Society of Antiquaries of London, 2000) pp.123,145,250,350.
Ayscough Samuel
·
Pamela Willets, Catalogue of manuscripts in the Society of
Antiquaries, of London (D.
S. Brewer for the Society of Antiquaries of London, 2000) p.217.
MINUTE BOOKS
Minute
Book II
·
Thursday
26 Feb. 1736 p.154
Mr Nicholas, Treasurer Gale, Holmes,
Birch, Bowman, West, Ward, Edward, Cole, Frederick, Joseph Ayloffe,
Vertue, Dr Mortimer, Chandles, Tusnell, Stuart, Knight, Glen, New, Gordon.
VP Gale:
in the chair
Mr
Sawbridge was elected member of the sa.
Mr
Bowman produced a roman inscription found a Narboune (Narbonne) 1732 and never
made public. It was cut in marble; on the back : gothic ornaments.
Transcribe
inscription in Latin
Mr Bowman in a
dissertation about the inscription observes that it was inscribed by a colony if
the 10th legion, settled at Narbonne, by Claudius Nero and that it
must have been erected in the 4th year of the joint reign of M.
Aurelius and L. Verus (this because of the title).
Mr West
produced a silver coin in high preservation of Lucius Aurelius Verus, which was
of the previous year of the inscription above mentioned.
Mr
Vertue brought a vole of vellum about 12/13 feet long illuminated with the names
of the noblemen and knights that were with the nobles and Victorians K. Ed. III
in the war in France and Normandy.
Mr
Frederick presented a print engraved after a large cistern made in silver by Mr
Jerningam.
Mr
Wilcox bookseller presented a book entitled: A short historical account of
London Bridge, with a proposition for a New Bridge to be built at Westminster.
·
Thursday
4 March 1736 p.158
VP Gale
in chair
Treasurer
Gale, Pomfret, Cooper, Richardson, Folkes, Ayloffe, Glen, Frederick,
Freeman, Holmes, Evelyn, Birch, West, Sawbridge, Theobalds, Prof. Celsins, Ward,
Lord Cohane, Cole, Bryan, Papillion, Vertue, Gordon.
Mr West
produced a coin of King Edward VII belonging to the earl of Oxford.
Mr
Vertue was ordered to make a drawing of the coin.
The
Secretary produced a letter from Stuart Lethieullier in which he was referring
to 3 medals of the XIII c.
The
treasurer showed a bras matrix of a seal belonging to the Staple of Boston in
Lincolnshire.
Drawing
of the medal
It was ordered that no member
could take home any book belonging to the SA, without leave first given.
·
Thursday
11 March 1736 p.161
VP: Gale in the chair.
Theodolbalds,
Mr Lethieullier, Frederick, Vertue, Tusnell, Iyndal, West, Pomfret, Maitland,
Sawbridge, Richardson, Nicholas, Cole, Freeman, Statham, treasurer gale, Drake,
Birch, Mundy, New, Joseph Ayloffe, Smart, Mortimer, Holmes, Papilion,
Gordon.
Mr
Vertue showed a large print of the Royal Sovereign built in 1636 in the 12 of
Charles the 1st.
Mr
Frederick delivered an account of the course of the street thro Northamptonshire
and also of a Roman burying place discovered by side of it, in the parish of
Barnack, where other Roman antiquities were found. He also presented a drawing
of several coins. (Archaeologia I.61)
The
account was registered.
Mr West
produced a deed being a grant of land in Berkhamater, in Hertfordshire; he also
brought a silver piece of Edward VI. He also brought a silver piece.
Mr
Vertue brought from the earl of Oxford collection an ancient seal, set in silver
with a broad rim around it.
Thursday 6 May 1736
p.175
John Evelyn in chair.
Treasurer Gale, Prof. Ward, Chambers,
Bogdani, Drake, Mundy, Tusnell, Richardson, Folkes, Sawbridge, Lethieullier,
Maitland, Ayloffe, Freeman, Cole, Holmes, Vertue, Mortimer, Wood, and
Gordon.
The secretary read the remaining
part of Mr Bowman dissertation on the Forum Domitii.
Holmes brought a groat of King Henry VIII.
Mr Vertuye brought a drawing of a
medal of King Charles I.
Thursday 13 May 1736
p.176
Folkes in chair
Lethieullier, Nichols, Frederick, Ayloffe,
West, Drake, Bowman, Holmes, Papillion, Richardson, Prof. Ward, Maitland,
Sawbridge, John Evelyn and Cole.
It was ordered that the
Rastall’s statues be provided for the use of the Society; also that the
secretary prepare references to several orders relating to election and
continuance of members and a list of all who appear upon the book.
Mr Drake produced the inscription
of a seal as present, used as principal seal in York but very ancient.
Thursday 27 May 1736
p.186
Folkes in chair.
Papillion, Frederick, Mr Lethieullier,
Sawbridge, Cole, Vertue, treasu. Gale, West, Brian, Draper, Richardson,
Mortimer, Ayloffe, Birch, Porf. Ward, Edvelyn, Mitchell, Nicholas,
Freeman, Holmes, Drake, Theobalds, Gordon.
Francesco Alagarotti: elected
Geroge Lewsi Scott: proposed as
memb
The several orders relating to the
election and continuance were read.
Copy of the letter .
Thursday 3 June 1736 p.189
Folkes in chair.
Smithson, West, Richardson, Stuart,
Mortimer, Maitland, Bowman, Freeman, Barker, Lethieullier, Frederick, Holmes,
Drake, Ayloffe, Birch, Nicholas, Vertue, Ward, Forbes and Gordon.
Lethieullier delivered a report after
enquiring on ancient seals.
Thursday24 June 1736
p.198
Evelyin in chair
Holmes, Richardson, West, Vertue,
Stuart, Mortimer, Drake, Ayloffe, VP Gale, Forbes and Gordon.
West brought his 2 vol. Of
Rastall’s statues which he bought for the use of the sa (according to the min
of may 13)
Thursday 7 July 1736
p.201
VP Gale in chair.
Maitland, TR Gale, Folkes, Birch,
Nicholas, Ayloffe, West, Lyn, Stuart, Chandler, Drake,\Freeman, Holmes,
Vertue, Glen, Cole, Evelyin and Gordon.
VP a copper medal silvered over of
Consatntine the great.
Flokes: a globe of giefso of Paris
with asterisms in Indian ink.
The secretary read an argument by
Roger gale VP wherein shown tjat it is not possible that Const the graet was not
born in Britain
Minute
book VIII
·
Thursday 12 May 1757, p.21
Dr Theobald VP in chair
Sir Joseph Ayloffe; I. Upton; D.
Wray; Sergeant Eyre; James Burrow; Dr Birch; Dr Parson; Mr Jones; DR Stuckley;
Mr Dacosta; Mr Baker; Dr Brakenbridge; Mr Colebrooke; Lyde Browne; Mr Pond; Mr
Rogers; Dr Pettingall; Dr Gifford; Mr Tuset; Mr. J. Forster; W. Burrell; Edward
Wilson; Dr Ducarel; Ames and Norris Secretaries.
Mr Dacosta communicated some
particulars relating to a copy of the Domesday Book in the Arundelian Library of
the Royal Society.
Mr Chambers, architect member of
the Imperial Academy of Arts at Florence, presented by the secretary his book Designs of Chinese buildings:
furnitures, dresses, machines and utensils engraved by the best hands from
originals drawn in China to which is annexed a description of their temples,
houses and gardens.
Dr Ducarel read a letter addressed to
the president Council and FSAs which he desired leave to prefix to a series of
Anglo-Gallic, Norman and Aquitain coins he intended to publish.
Dr Stuckley read a 3rd
dissertation on the religion of the Druids proving that they were not Pagans but
of the ancient eastern Patriarchal religion.
Minute
Book 14
-
9 February 1775
Maude, Rev. Milles, M. Duval; Franchy;
Clarke; Sayer; Brownzigg; Taunton, Grose; Salusbury Brereton; Cope Bart; King;
Claxton; Solly; I. Ayloffe, I. Smith.
Rev. Ashby was admitted as member
of the SA.
The president informed the SA that
the engraving of the Wind for Picture of the Royal Interview had finished and
the limited number of prints (both for the use of the FASs and for sale) had
been laid before his Majesty, as patron of the society.
A member of the SA made some
complains that certain paragraphs had been inserted in the Morning Post of
February and that they were derogatory to the honour and dignity of the SA. In
these paragraphs it was said that the SA had adopted a scheme for collecting
materials for, and publishing within a certain period, in a certain number of
volumes, a general history of the several counties in Great Britain and Ireland.
Mr Muilman admitted to be the author of the paragraphs and apologised saying
that he was not his intention at all to offend the honour of the SA.
The president exhibited the
remaining views of the ruins of Pompei. N.11 gives the view of a sepulchre or
columbaria, out the gates of the city. N.12
shows the current excavations on the Villa Rustica out of the city. N.13.
exhibits a view of the paintings of one side of the portico of the temple of
Isis in the proper colours, as the temple appeared when it was cleared. N.14
gives the ground plan of the Chapel of Isis; of the principal street through the
city and the horse way.
-
2 March 1775
Joseph Ayloffe in the chair.
Brook; Poore; Hale; Franchy; Pet. Livius;
Turner; Martin; Gregory; Harwood; Bartlet; Dargent; J. Cope; King; Waddilove;
Wightwick; Combe.
Herbert Mackworth and Charles Butler
were admitted as fellows of the SA.
Peter Muilman got inside the meeting,
although he had previously resigned. However the society was not willing to
accept him, also because of his violent behaviour and it was decided that he was
expelled from the society.
Joseph
Ayloffe in chair; Horseley; Poore; Borlase; Penneck; Franchy; Stebbing
Junior; Dargent; Topham; J. Cope; Stebbing Senior.
Joseph Ayloffe; Freeman; Mylne;
Booth; J. Campbell; Graham; de Franchy; Setyman; Edwards; Blyke; Minet; Felton;
Brand Hollis; J. Cope; preston.
Joseph Ayloffe in chair; E. Lee,
Panton, Felton; Lort.
Ayloffe in chair;
Blagden; Wright; Southgate; Hodgidson; Jeff; Combe.
Rev Milles: in chair; Russell, Tyteler,
Miege, Holcombe, White, Rudbeek; professor Biornstall; Capt. Maimieux (A Russian
officer); Mr Cleaver, F. Blake, Raynsford, Loveday, Penneck, Shuttleworth,
James, Lort, Valltravers, Beaumont, Walsh, Claxton, Chandler, Ayloffe,
Wright.
-Letter from John Johnes, FSA
Barret-Lennard, Thomas
Barrington Dainse
Beauchamp Christopher
Beckwith Thomas
In List of the Society (Archaeologia 15, 1806) p.4
Bell Thomas
In List of the Society (Archaeologia 15, 1806) p.4
12
January 1775
Presents:
N. Bartlet, Mr Bartlet; Harwood, R. Milles, Dean Milles; Opinton, M. James, Mr
James; Blake, a Chinese gentleman; Lord Seaforth; Nooth, Whitaker; Salusbury
Brereton; Morell; Lucius O’Brien; Dr Hunter.
Robert
Melvill and Sir Edward Blackett were elected FASs
Dr
Kaye exhibited a drawing by I. Chapman (Surveyor and Engraver) of the Porch or
entrance into the Chapter House at Southwell, in Nottinghamshire.
The
secretary exhibited from Dr Hunter of York the annexed engraving of a gold ring
found in 1774 in a garden at Malton in Yorkshire.
Dr
Morell read a letter addressed to him from Francesco Perez Bayer, Canon
treasurer of the Metropolitan Church of Toledo, who thanked the SA for electing
him as honorary member.
Dr
Calvert presented a printed copy of the Will of King Henry VII.
Mr
Jones communicated (by the secretary) an extract from the court rolls of the
manor of Hatterfiled, which was the record of a suit of a singular institute at
the time of K. Edward III, for the recovery of damages on a breach of contract.
Read
remarks by Mr Essex on the Antiquity and the different modes of Brick and Stone
buildings in England. He also made some observations on Stonehenge, which he
called a druidical temple.
Blake John
Blaney Handsyd
In List of the Society (Archaeologia 15, 1806) p.5;
Correspondence:
Letters and notes by William Boys, 1773
Minutes Books
Council
Minutes
Proc., 2nd ser., 2 (1862-4), 25-6
·
Thursday
Jan. 13th 1757, p.1
James
Theobalds, VP in the chair, Pocock, Lord Bishop of Ossory, Horace Walpole,
Miller, Lyde Browne, Gustavus Brander, Mr Baker, Mr Mores, Mr Colebrooke,
Mr Peter Collinson, Mr Geo Edwards, Dr Gifford, Emmanuel Mendez Da Costa, Mr
Ames, and Rev. W. Norris (secretaries)
Mr
Waring was introduced by Mr Brander, and Mr Moor by Mr Baker.
The
minute of the last meeting were read.
The
Bishop of Ossory exhibited a plate of gold, in his possession, found in Ireland,
and he also presented an impression taken from it in an internal presbytery. The
opinion of the late Lord Chancellor of Ireland on a plate similar to this one
was that it was a breastplate, used by order by one of the kings of Ireland to
distinguish the nobles from the common people. This conjecture was told to the
SA by Mr Simon in a letter communicated to the SA with a drawing and description
of the plate together with other antiquities found in Ireland (minute of the 2nd
of July 1747, vol V) was founded on some historical facts related by one of the
Irish historians (prob. Keating).
Proposal
for printing by subscription the Natural History of Cornwall by William Borlagle,
MA FRS Rector of Lugdvan.
A
testimonial for Francis Grose, Esq. Richmond Herald was read: he deserves and
desires to become a member of the SA. It was signed by Ames, Gifford, Dacosta,
Lyttleton, Mores, Wray and it was ordered that the testimonial would be hung up
to the usual time.
·
Thursday Jan.
20h 1757, p.2
Hugh
Lord Willoughby de Parham President in the chair.
Pococke
Lord Bishop of Ossory, Lyttleton, Milles, Philip C. Webb, Charles Compton, John
Lock, James Borrow, Gustavus Brander, Dr Ja. Parsons, Dr Nesbit, Lyde
Browne, Mr Edwards, Mr Peter Collinson, Dr Chauncy, Mr Blew, Mr Rogers, Mr. Da
Costa, Mores, Gifford, Chandlers, Mr Hodgson. Mr Ames and Rev. W. Norris
(secretaries).
Mr
Brwone introduced by Chauncy, Mr Webb Junior by Mr Webb Senior, the minutes of
the last meeting read.
The
bishop exhibited a bracelet of fine gold, found in Ireland. Oval by form.
Mr
Collinson communicated drawings of the 4 principal views of the towers of St
Catherine in the Isle of Wight. The tower is said to have been part of a
consecrated building of great antiquity, as appears by the Winchester register.
Octagonal form. It is seems to have been a Gothic imitation of the temple of the
winds in Athens. Mr Collinson says that whatever was at the present it is very
valuable and due to his ruinous conditions it is of public concerns.
Mr
Webb communicated an extract of a letter to him by the member Jacob of Fevers
ham acquainting him that a transcript of Dooms Day Book for the shire of
Huntingdon of 16 folio pg, take from the copy in cotton library (marked Tiberius
E VIII 81 in the reign of K. James the 1st ) is now in the hands of a
friend of mr Jacob who will remit it to Mr Webb
or anybody else in the SA who is in charge of publishing the Domes day
Book.
Lyttleton,
Dean of Exeter, read and presented a dissertation on the antiquity of Brick
Buildings in England, pos Roman.
Mr
Hodgson signed the obligation required and was admitted as Fellow.
·
Thursday Jan.
27h 1757, p.3
Hugh
Lord Willoughby de Parham President in the chair.
Pococke
Lord Bishop of Ossory, H. Walpole, Sergeant Eyre, James Burrow Esq., Daniel
Wray, John Lock, Charles Compton, Dean of Exeter, Dr Jer. Milles, Philip
Carteret Webb, Sir Strachan Bart, Thomas Fludyes, I Upton, W. Southouse, R.
Weston, Parsons, D. Brakenbridge, Mr Pond, Colebrooke, Baker, Brander,
Gifford, Dacosta, Pond, Lock. Mr Ames and Norris: secretaries.
Lyttleton
make mention of his dissertation on the antiquity of Brick buildings in England
posterior to the time of the Romans. It was read to the SA in the previous
meeting and now he presented some engravings of buildings, copied from the
original drawings in a Saxon commentary on the Book of Genesis made by a monk
and now in the Bodleian Library.
Mr
Webb communicated an extract relating to an act of the 17th if Edis
IV anno 1477 which directs that in preparing of Earth for making file.
Mr
Burrow exhibited a brass coin of Marcus Aurelius.
Dr
Milles read part of a dissertation on the Exeter Doomsday Book and particularly
the Inquisitio Geldi in which calculations are made to the no of Hides in
England and the sums payable out of them for Dane Gelt. The Dr proposed to
consider further because it is intended to serve as a preliminary discourse of
the Doomsday survey.
·
Thursday 3 Feb. 1757, p.4
Hugh
Lord Willoughby de Parham: president in chair.
Dr
Pococke Bishop of Ossory, Dr Lyttleton, Dr Milles, Boolte Esq., Chartles,
Compton Treasurer, Mr Brander, Mr Lawrence, Mr Rooke, John Lock Esq., Mr
Serjeant Eyre, Mr Geo. Edwards, Dr Brakenridge, James Theobalds Esq., John Upton
Esq., Mr Gitoford, Mr Bowman, Esq., Mr Baker, Mr Dacosta, Mr Mores, Dr Vernon,
James Forster Esq., T. Fludyes Esq., Dr Ducarel, Mr Ames and Rev. Norris
secretaries.
Dr
Milles continued with his dissertation on the Exeter Domesday and enquired into
the nature of Danegelt.
Dr
Ducarel presented a map designed by him of the ancient dominions of the kings of
England in France with some adjacent countries and also a print of himself from
a painting by A. Soldi and engraved by Francis Perry.
·
Thursday 3 Feb. 1757, p.5
Hugh
Lord Willoughby de Parham: president in chair.
Dr
Pococke Bishop of Ossory, Dr Lyttleton, Dr Milles, Chartles, Compton Treasurer,
Mr Serjeant Eyre, John Upton Esq., Mr Brander, Dr Parson, Mr Pond, Mr
Colebrooke, Mr Baker, Mr Geo Edwards, Mr Mores, Mr Gitford, Rich. Mead esq.,
James Theobald Esq., James Forster Esq.,
Gitford,
Mr Ames and Rev. Norris secretaries.
Visitors:
Stainsby Esq, introd. by Parsons, Rev.
Mr Nixon introd. by Baker,
Mr
Jones introd. by Gitford.
Mr
Baker reported that the council taking into consideration the appointment of an
engraver to succeed to Mr Vertue, had to come to the following resolution: no
person appointed engraver to the SA ought to be et up for election, or to be
admitted a fellow so long as he continues the Society engraver.
Mr
Theobald returned Lewis’ s History of the Isle of Thanet, that he had
borrowed.
Dr
Milles concluded his dissertation on the inquisition Geldhi in which he took
notice of several kinds of lands, which were exempted from Danegelt. The method
of collecting and returning that tax into the King’s treasury; the person
employed in that office, the allowance made to them for their trouble and
finally an account of the quantity of land contained in a Hide and in each of
his parts.
·
Thursday 17th
Feb. 1757, p.6
James
Theobald Esq. VP in chair.
Dr
Lyttleton, James Burrow Esq., Cha Compton, William Bowman, Mr Pond, The Rev. Mr
Cooper, Mr Edwards, John Lock, Mr Henry Baker, Dr Brakenridge, Dr Parson, Mr
Brander, L. Browne, Mr Upton, Mr Colebrooke, Mr Mores, William Southouse,
James Forster, MR Reading, Mr Ames, Mr Norris Secretaries.
Visitors:
Small, Wyne, Nixon, Fitzgerald, Lock, Baker, Parson, Mores.
The
recommendations of Thomas Jenkins (student in painting at Rome) and Francis Rose
(Richmond Herald) were read and they were elected fellows.
Also
the testimonials recommending Thomas Brand were read.
Motions
for enquiring what drawings belonging to the Society were in Mr Vertue’
collection and Dr Parsons undertakes the enquiry.
Mr
Ames presented the drawing of an altar found at Stone, in Kent in 1756 at the
moment in possession of one of the canons of Canterbury.
·
Thursday 26 May
1757, p.24
James
Theobald: VP
Dr
Taylor, T. Brand; Vernon; John Lock; Mr Pond; Dr Stuckley; Mr Serg. Forster; I.
Upton; Mr Rogers; Mr Baker; Mr Sotheby; Mr Brander; Mr Dacosta; Mr
Hillier; Mr Mores; Dr Ducarel; Dr Gifford; Dr Chauncy; Dr Parsons; Mr Colebrooke;
Ames and Norris: secretaries.
Mr
Baker presented 2 sheets of the first paper made by silk rages in England.
Dr
Stuckley exhibited a glass ball chequered with blue and white colours like a
snake, wound up in coil. He thinks to have been some Druidical emblematic
Device.
Mr
Dacosta read fuller account of the public library, which formerly belonged to
the City of London.
Dr
Ducarel presented his book of Anglo Gallic or Norman and Aquitain coins of the
ancient king of England exhibited in 16 Copper plates and illustrated in xii
letters addressed to the SA. To the book is added a map of the ancient dominions
of the Kings of England in France and some adjacent countries and the portrait
of the author prefixed to the whole.
·
Thursday 16 June
1757, p.27
Daniel
Wray VP: in chair;
Sir
Peter Thompson; DR James Parsons; Mr Baker; DR Chauncy; Mr Southouse; Mr
Collinson; Mr Pond; Mr Colebrooke; Mr Reading; Mr Brander; Mr Dacosta; Mr
Blew; Dr Nesbitt; Mr Grose; Ames and Norris: secretaries.
A
letter from Dr Ducarel was read: it was an account of the great Bell at Rouen in
Normandy. The bell stands in a tower (La tour de la Beurre) at the west end of
the cathedral church of Rouen. It was called the tour de la beurre because Pope
Innocent VIII permitted all subscribers towards the building of that tower, the
use of butter and white meat during the lent. By whose contributions, the tower
was built.
Mr
Colebrooke presented a collection of sundry acts, orders, and ordinances of the
parliament and Lord protector during the common wealth of England and relating
to the duties of excise and intended as a supplement to the large collections of
papers presented previously by Thomas Hollis (of Lincoln’s Inn).
·
19th
Jan. 1758
Daniel
Wray: VP; Peter Thompson; Brand; Duane; Hor. Walpole; Eyre; C. Compton; Burrow;
E. R Mores; Morton; Stuckeley; L. Browne; G. Lynn; Baker; Dacosta; Brander;
P. Collinson; Jones; G. Edwards; Pond; Tutet; W. Southouse; Ames and Norris were
secretaries.
Mr
Edwards Brent was elected Member.
A
letter to the secretary from Frank of Pomfret in Yorkshire
(member of the SA) was read, giving an account of transcripts of
particular parts of the Domesday book were it is mentioned 6 copies for the
county of York N. 1 in the hand of the marquis of Rockingham (member of the SA).
These transcripts are dated 1665, for the late William Earl of Strafford. N2:a
transcript from n.1 by the late Dr Nath Johnston; N3: copied by Dr Goodwin in
the county of York; N4: transcribed by Mr Frank (and now in his possession) from
Dr Goodwin’s copy ; N5 belonging to the late William Brook
near Bransby and now in his family. Mr Frank observes that all these come
from Lord Rockingham’s copy and he has marked in the margins the original
names of the places. He also says that he had found some loose papers thrown
into the MSS by the late Lord Rockingham and that he added some extracts from
Sir William Dugdale’s letter to Dr Johnston.
Dacosta
showed2 gold medals (one of Christina Queen of Sweden on her abdication of the
crown. On 1 side is represented her head, one the reverse is a diadem with the
motto et sine te under it. The other medal represented the city of Amsterdam and
it has for its case a chased silver box representing on 1 side the count William
giving arms to the city of Amsterdam and on the other side the Emperor granting
that city an imperial crown over its arms) in possession of Joseph Salvador.
Lord
Willoughby de Parhand: President;
Burrow,
Bowman, Theobalds; Eyre; Dr Squire; Dr Taylor; G. Lynn; John Sigismond
Tanrer; Colebrooke; Gifford; Bottle; Serjeant
Forster; De Chandler; W. Southouse; Stuckeley; J, Sawbridge; P. C. Webb;
Hen. Rooke; Brander; Dr Parsons; Dr Nesbit; Da Costa; Baker; G. Edwards;
Grosse; Duane; Edward Brent; Ames and Norris secretaries.
A
letter from Burrow (FAS) addressed to the SA was read: in it he acquainted them
that in pursuance of their order of the last 8th of Dec. (whereby the
SA requested his members to communicate accounts of trasnc; printed copies and
extracts from the Domesday book) he has brought a MS bound in Parchment,
indorsed Liber Feodorum Militum Com. Kano, Surr. And Sussex, which was given to
him by his friend Sir Rob. Smyth. Mr Burrow was pleased to give the book as a
present to the SA.
Letters
from Cole and Morant (FASs) about the Domesday books were read. Cole mentions
that almost 10 years before, he had copied a transcript from Cambridgeshire from
a MS on velum, which was wrote about the time of King Edward the 3rd.
Mr
Morant mentions to have an accurate copy of Fol. IV of the lesser Vol. of
Domesday containing an account of 2 parishes (Stanway and Lexden) adjoining to
Colchester and also a complete copy of Fol. CIV, CV, CVI, CVII in the same vol
being an account of Colchester. This last copy was collated by the FAS Mr Booth,
with the original. Mr Ducarel, who corresponded with Mr Morant, was then
recommended to acquaint him that the SA requested the collated copy in his
possession.
The
Dean of Exeter exhibited 2 Roman altars found near Thurwall Castle in Com.
Northumberland in the course of the new Road leading from Carlisle to Newcastle.
They were presented to the FAS Mr Baron Legge.
Stuckleye
read part of a large discourse, which he wrote 12 years before on the 4th
of May 1746, which was the centenary of the day in which King Charles the 1st
lay at his grandfather’s house in Stamford, the day before he gave himself up
the Scots at Newark. This discourse is a diary of the King’s journey from
Oxford thither, when he was in danger of being shut in that city and he came out
from thence with Dr Hudson the Ejected Rector of Uffington.
Stuckleey’s grandfather was from Uffington, and he was
a royalist acquainted with Dr Hudson.
·
Feb.
2 1755
Lord
Willoughby de Parhand: President;
H.
Walpole; Peter Thompson; P. C. Webb; Lyttleton; T. Hollis; C. Compton;
Dr Nesbit; Grosse; Hocker; Stuckely; Rogers; P Smith; G. Edwards; Baker;
Collinson; Duane; Dacosta; Hillier;
Chandler; Brander; John Sawbridge; Dr Parsons; Dr Morton; Mr Jones;
Ducarel; Tutet; The Chevalier P. Celesia; Ames and Norris secretaries.
A
letter from Morton addressed to Webb on the subject of the Domesday book was
read. In it is was mentioned that the MSS which have occurred to him and Dr
Gifford in the Collection of the British Museum relating to the Domesday Book,
amount XVIII different volumes or part of vols. and those are either general
Abridgements of Domesday or transcripts of partc. Counties
A
letter from the Dean of Exeter on the subject of the Domesday Book was also read
in which he mentions that he has in his possession a complete copy of the
Domesday survey of Worcestershire, except the manors and the lands of the bishop
and church of Worchester, which can be found in Keming’s chartulary. He also
informs the SA that there is an accurate transcript of the Domesday for
Shropshire in possession of Mytton Esq., a student at Cambridge, which descended
to him from his uncle William Mytton, together with a numerous collection of
papers on the Shropshire antiquities.
A
letter from Mr Cole of Beckely and addressed to the secretary was read. In it,
it was mentioned that he had sent his copy of Domes day for Cambridgeshire.
A
letter on the same subject from Mr Thorpe of Bexley in Kent and addressed to Dr
Ducarel was read: in it he expresses great satisfaction that the SA intends to
print Domesday book. He says that in the library of Sir Edward Deering at
Surenden there is a large collection of MSS related to Kent and it is possible
that the collection could include a copy of the Domesday for Kent. Always in
that library there is a copy of the Textus Roffensis .
Mr
Compton communicated extracts of a letter of the FAS Mr Lye from
Northamptonshire where he mentions that there is an exact transcript of Domesday
Book for that country in the late Mr Bridge’s collections; that the Southern
part of Rutlandshire was included in Northamptonshire and is part of the account
in Domesday. This copy is in possession of Rev. Whalley of Courtenhall,
Northamptonshire.
Mr
Hocker delivered in a MS paper titled Exemplifications of Domesday Book enrolled
in the Tower of London.
Mr
Webb produced a transcript in Fol. Of the book called Testa de Nevil ot Liber
Feodorum Militum, in the custody’s of the King’s Remembrancer in the
exchequer.
Mr
Hollis exhibited an antique statue and pedestal in bronze. While travelling in
Italy, Mr Hollis purchased it in 1753. The pedestal, in the finest Greek
workmanship, should represent a female Fawn.
·
Feb 9 1758
James
Theobalds: VP; Sothesby; Philip Carteret Webb; Lyttleton; D. Wray; John
Sawbridge; Rooke; Brent; Bowman; Colebrooke; Grose; Baker; Dr Stuckeley; Dr
Vernon; Mr Brander; Mr G. Edwards; Mr Tutett; Brand; Charles Compton;
Dacosta; Hillier; Collinson; Dr Gifford; Ames and Norris: secretaries.
A
letter from Sawbridge was read: in it he mentioned that he had consulted Sir
Edward Deering about a copy of the Domesday Book for the county of Kent and he
turns out that there was a book in the library of Sir Edward at Surenden but
that it got lost after being borrowed to Mr Anstis garter King of Ames.
A
letter from the FAS William Prince of Rulace in Merionethshire was read: in it
the prince was saying that he could not find ant traces of this book in his
parts.
A
letter to the secretary from Mr Blew FAS was read: me mentioned that there was
no transcript of any part of Domesday Book among the collection of MSS presented
to the library of the Inner temple by the late William Petyt, Keeper of the
records of the tower.
A
letter to the secretary from the baron Salvator de Illectore, dated from
Agrigentum in Sicily, was read. In it he said thanks to have been elected as
honorary member of the SA.
Mr
Bowman delivered some notes for an explication of the inscription on 2 altars
exhibited to the SA by the Dean of Exeter in Jan 26.
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March 2nd 1758
Daniel
Wray: VP; Charles Compton; Rev. Cooper; Mr Colebrooke; Mr Brand; W. Southouse;
Mr Collinson; Mr Brent; Mr Brander; Mr Tutet; Mr Baker; Rev. Hodgson;
Lyde Browne; Mr Duane; Mr Grosse; Dacosta; G. Edwards; Mr Ames and Mr Norris:
secretaries.
Mr
Browne exhibited 2 tablets composed with different coloured marbles, combined to
represent 2 landscapes consisting of human figures, fowls, shipping, ruins, etc.
These tables are the work of some Italian artists employed in the Great Dukes
Gallery at Florence. According to
Mr Browne the tablets are valued at Ł12.000 each. Mr Browne also exhibited an
intaglio, found in Herculaneum, of a Greek artist, with his name (Gnaios)
inscribed on it: it is a red cornelian and represents Jason with the skin of the
bull.
·
9th of March 1758
Lord
Willoughby de Parham: president
Barton,
Parsons; Burrough, James Burrow; T. Hollis; Charles Compton; Duane; Rev Cooper;
D. Wray; Mr Brent; Dacosta; Baker; Tutet; Jones; Lawrence; Brander;
Pennant; Chauncy; Webb; Bellamy; Dr Morton; Ames and Norris: secretaries.
Hollis
communicated 2 orders of council respecting the history of this nation: on was
dated 28 Nov. 1687 and the other 24 Dec. 1687, both of them were signed by James
R at the top and by His Majesty Command Sunderland at the bottom. The purpose of
these orders was to remove from the civil magistracy some people there
mentioned.
Wray,
Hollis, Compton, Brand, Chauncy, Duane, Pond, Hillier, Baker, Parsons, G.
Edwards, Tutet, T. Jones, G. Brander, Hodgson, Da Costa, Upton,
Colebrooke, Ames and Norris.
Joseph
Winder of Coleman Street London was elected FAS.
Samuel
Schmidt (Principal of the college of Bern in Switzerland) and John Marsili (of
Venice, Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Padua) were elected Hon.
Members.
The
secretary laid a large folio paper book, bound in calf and lettered on the back,
Chronological register and on the cover the Chronological Leger Book of the
Society of Antiquaries of London, provided by Mr Theobald and designed for
entering such memoranda of the present age.
Council Minutes
Council
Minutes, 19 February 1790;
Correspondences
·
Letter
of reverend Samuel Pegge to Hayman Rooke, 26 Feb. 1790 in which the Rev.
mentions the acquisition of the inventory (MS129 a, b) by John Topham, from
Gustavus Brander.
·
Letter of rev. Pegge on the matrices of conventual seals (Whittington 20
Oct. 1777)
·
In List of the Society (Archaeologia 15, 1806) p.5;
·
‘A list of the members of the Antiquaries Society of
London 1717-1796’,
1798, London (Printed by and for
John Nichols) p.25, elected 2 May 1771;
Correspondences:
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12 January 1775
Presents: N. Bartlet, Mr Bartlet;
Harwood, R. Milles, Dean Milles; Opinton, M. James, Mr James; Blake, a Chinese
gentleman; Lord Seaforth; Nooth, Whitaker; Salusbury Brereton; Morell;
Lucius O’Brien; Dr Hunter.
Robert Melvill and Sir Edward
Blackett were elected members of the FAS
Dr Kaye exhibited a drawing by I.
Chapman (Surveyor and Engraver) of the Porch or entrance into the Chapter House
at Southwell, in Nottinghamshire.
The secretary exhibited from Dr
Hunter of York the annexed engraving of a gold ring found in 1774 in a garden at
Malton in Yorkshire.
Dr Morell read a letter addressed
to him from Francesco Perez Bayer, Canon treasurer of the Metropolitan Church of
Toledo, who thanked the SA for electing him as honorary member.
Dr Calvert presented a printed
copy of the Will of King Henry VII.
Mr Jones communicated (by the
secretary) an extract from the court rolls of the manor of Hatterfiled, which
was the record of a suit of a singular institute at the time of K. Edward III,
for the recovery of damages on a breach of contract.
Read remarks by Mr Essex on the
Antiquity and the different modes of Brick and Stone buildings in England. He
also made some observations on Stonehenge, which he called a druidical temple.
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26 January 1775
M. James, Bigley; Mitford; Carnac;
Franchy; Sauders; Southgate; Salusbury Brereton; Mr James; Morell; Blyke;
Sir I. Cope; Muilman; Dr I. Cope; DR King; Mr Combe.
Mr Muilman presented a work titled
A new complete history of Essex.
The president communicated from
Sir W. Hamilton (FAS and minister at the court of Naples) several coloured
drawings accompanied with explanations of such buildings and other matters as
they were discovered on excavating the ruins of the city of Pompei. The drawings
are 14, with an engraved map of the Vesuvius and its eruptions. N. 1 of these
exhibits a view of the place of Arms, at the little gate at Pompei. N.2
represents the remains of a temple and altar, near the place of arms. N. 3 shows
Uncleared rubbish over the pumice stones and ashes in a stratum of good soil
with vines. It also gives a view of the rooms. N. 4 is a view of room adjoining
to the bathing apartment, where probably the linens belonging to the baths were
washed. N. 5 is the view of a small house and garden near the temple of Isis.
It was read a letter from Mr King
says that he would like to show to the SA some antiquities found while digging
in the ruins of the Abbey Church of Bury St Edmunds. Tow of these antiquities
are the fragments of inscriptions that came out of the crypt; the other
antiquity is a broad seal of Ranulph, Earl of Chester, found under the ancient
floor. The seal is of lead. The figure represented in the seal is a person on
horseback and is supposed to be the earl.
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9 February 1775
Maude, Rev. Milles, M. Duval; Franchy;
Clarke; Sayer; Brownzigg; Taunton, Grose; Salusbury Brereton; Cope Bart;
King; Claxton; Solly; I. Ayloffe, I. Smith.
Rev. Ashby was admitted as member
of the SA.
The president informed the SA that
the engraving of the Wind for Picture of the Royal Interview had finished and
the limited number of prints (both for the use of the FASs and for sale) had
been laid before his Majesty, as patron of the society.
A member of the SA made some
complains that certain paragraphs had been inserted in the Morning Post
of February and that they were derogatory to the honour and dignity of the SA.
In these paragraphs it was said that the SA had adopted a scheme for collecting
materials for, and publishing within a certain period, in a certain number of
volumes, a general history of the several counties in Great Britain and Ireland.
Mr Muilman admitted to be the author of the paragraphs and apologised saying
that he was not his intention at all to offend the honour of the SA.
The president exhibited the
remaining views of the ruins of Pompei. N.11 gives the view of a sepulchre or
columbaria, out the gates of the city. N.12
shows the current excavations on the Villa Rustica out of the city. N.13.
exhibits a view of the paintings of one side of the portico of the temple of
Isis in the proper colours, as the temple appeared when it was cleared. N.14
gives the ground plan of the Chapel of Isis; of the principal street through the
city and the horse way.
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23 February 1775
Bartlet; Bellamy; Grimes; Kelly; Payne;
Feuilleteau; Hopkins Rees; Pennek; Freeman; Dillon; W. Masters; Bartlet; James;
Morton; Willett; Adye; Thomas; Blyke; Lettsom.
Edward Blackett and Rev. D.
Waddilove were admitted as fellows of the SA.
Mr Salusbury Brereton
presented from Levett Blackborne a print of Louth Church in Lincolnshire.
Dr Calvert presented a vol. titled
A description of […] the Cathedral Church of Salisbury.
Mr Keate presented by the
secretary 2 prints, exhibiting the northeast and southwest views of Stonehenge,
engraved from 2 drawings of his taken on the spot.
Mr King exhibited 2 views of part
of the ruins of Lisbon; taken of the spot by Mr Watts in 1757.The first one
gives a view of the Southerby side of the Cathedral Church of Lisbon. The other
view represents the plorintho, formerly the place of execution and a port
of the new street. The plorintho is a column of stone, near the top, on
which the head of the malefactors was placed.
Mr Combe communicated an extract
from the laws of king Richard the 1st; made for regulating the fleet
on his expedition to the Holy Land.
Another part of the Mr Essex
remarks (on the Antiquity in Brick and Stone buildings in England) was read.
Mr Gough exhibited drawings, made
at his expense, of the 2 groups of figures, which he ranged on the central part
of the floor of the rotunda of the Temple Church in Fleet Street and accompanied
the same with a short account and some historical notes relatives to the persons
who are supposed to be represented on them.
- 4 May 1775
Rev Milles: in chair; Russell, Tyteler,
Miege, Holcombe, White, Rudbeek; professor Biornstall; Capt. Maimieux (A Russian
officer); Mr Cleaver, F. Blake, Raynsford, Loveday, Penneck, Shuttleworth,
James, Lort, Valltravers, Beaumont, Walsh, Claxton, Chandler, Ayloffe, Wright.
Mr Gough produced an antique
saltcellar of silver, gilt, having a similar shape of a chalice, with a cove. It
had been the property of the family of Blandy, of Cold Henley, near Whitchurch,
Hants, whose ancestors is reported have saved it, with some table spoons, by
concealing them in his bedding from the Havoc of his fortune in the last civil
war. From the Blandys came to the Hedgers, by marriage, and it is now property
of one of the Hedgers. It consists of 8 compartments, plain and decorated with a
mermaid. The knob is engraved with gules and lions. Also the spoons above
mentioned were decorated with lions.
Mr Salusbury Brereton
exhibited a small metal seal found recently in Bridgenorth Castle (Shropshire).
The seal is supposed to be about the time of Henry VI. The device is supposed to
be a mitre, around which is inscribed: “Jesus Merci”.
·
In List
of the Society (Archaeologia 15, 1806) p.5;
Correspondence:
A list of the members of the Antiquaries Society of London 1717-1796’, 1798, London (Printed by and for John Nichols) p.28, elected the 6th of April 1775
Brown Alexander
Minute Book XXIV, 19 Nov. 1801 pp.3-5
·
Thursday 12 May 1757, p.21
Dr Theobald VP in chair
Sir Joseph Ayloffe; I. Upton; D. Wray;
Sergeant Eyre; James Burrow; Dr Birch; Dr Parson; Mr Jones; DR Stuckley; Mr
Dacosta; Mr Baker; Dr Brakenbridge; Mr Colebrooke; Lyde Browne; Mr Pond; Mr
Rogers; Dr Pettingall; Dr Gifford; Mr Tuset; Mr. J. Forster; W. Burrell;
Edward Wilson; Dr Ducarel; Ames and Norris Secretaries.
Mr Dacosta communicated some
particulars relating to a copy of the Domesday Book in the Arundelian Library of
the Royal Society.
Mr Chambers, architect member of
the Imperial Academy of Arts at Florence, presented by the secretary his book Designs of Chinese buildings:
furnitures, dresses, machines and utensils engraved by the best hands from
originals drawn in China to which is annexed a description of their temples,
houses and gardens.
Dr Ducarel read a letter addressed to
the president Council and FSAs which he desired leave to prefix to a series of
Anglo-Gallic, Norman and Aquitain coins he intended to publish.
Dr Stuckley read a 3rd
dissertation on the religion of the Druids proving that they were not Pagans but
of the ancient eastern Patriarchal religion.
Anniversary meeting of the SA of London
Lord Willoughby, Peter Thompson, W.
Sotheby, Wray, Taylor, Berkeley, Theobald, Birch, P.C. Webb, Burrell, J.
Forster, baker, Brent, Chandler, Lawry, T. Martin, H. Rooke, Dr Parsons, Lowth,
E. R, Mores, C. Compton, Hillier, Cole, Ward, Ames and Norris.
Meeting in order to elect a
president, council and officers.
Theobald, Wray, Burrell, Duane,
Morton, Baker, Blew, T Martin, G. Edwards, C. Compton, T. Jones, Dr Brakenbridge,
Ames and Norris.
A letter from Mr Jenkins dated
from Rome April 13th 1758 and addressed to the secretary was read. In
it, Jenkins informs that in digging among the ruins of Caracalla, the workmen
came at the walls of a building, composed of antique statues, busts and marbles.
Probably this building was one of the early Christian churches. Among other
things, it was found the upper part of the statue of a man, much defaced.
It seems it was a portrait, possibly from Asop. Mr Jenkins also informs
that at Terranova, near the ancient Via Prenestina, on the Estate of the prince
of Borghesia, was found a bassorielievo of Roman sculpture representing 2 female
figures: the one in a standing attitude presenting an infant to the other,
sitting. In one corner, there is a female deer, which Jenkins believes, it
represents Telephus son of Hercules and Augee. In the same place was also found
a Term of alabaster, without head. At La Colonna, on Via Labicana, on the Estate
of the prince of Borghesia, was found the statue of a Venus and a head of Lucius
Verus.
Mr Theobald read and delivered in
a paper. He says that, having observed the minutes of 26 May 1757, in this
minutes there was the notice of a monthly pamphlet published in the years 1707
and 1708 (titled Memoirs
for the curious) in which is mentioned the Museum of
natural and artificial curiosities, collected from all over the world by Earl of
Arundell and which deposited in Arundell House in the Strand. Mr Theobald came to know that part of the collection has been
dispersed and he hopes that people who know any thing about this matter, could
put it in writing, in order to be entered into the Chronological Register of the
SA and the knowledge of the possessor of these treasures, recovered from the
oblivion. He also mentions that the
Duke of Norfolk, after the establishment of the Royal Society, gave them the
permission to hold their meetings at Arundel House and that, since Arundel House
was to be pulled out, the Museum was removed to Stafford House but many statues,
bassorilievi, and marbles were removed into the lower part of the Gardens of
Arundel House and got broken. Many of the statues of objects were bought. Mr
Theobalds presents also a priced catalogue with the names pf the purchasers of
the sales of the collection of pictures of the late Lord Colrane, Mead, Sir Luke
Schaub and Mr Worlidge.
Lord Willoughby, Lock, Fludyer, Stuckley,
Chauncy, Baker, Colebrooke, C. Rogers, Collinson, Parsons, Duane, price, Burrell,
Hodgson, Ducarel, Tutet, Brent, Hillier, Ramsey, Da Costa, Ames and Norris.
James Stuart, painter and architect, FRS
was elected FAS.
Abbe Philip Venuti (Provost of Leghorn
in Italy) and Frederic Samuel Schmidt (son of the Rev. Frederic Schmidt,
principal of the college of Bern in Switzerland) were elected hon. Members of
the SA.
Hodgson delivered a dissertation on an
ancient cornelian seal in the possession of John Lawson.
J. Theobald, Webb, Stuckley, Baker,
Lyttleton, Burrell, New, Collinson, Brand, Hocker, Hillier, Hodgson, Da
Costa, T. Jones, G. Edwards, Morton, Brent, Tutet, Colebrooke, Winder,
Southouse, Gifford, Ames and Norris.
Stuckley read a discourse upon a
Roman camp at Pancras, called The
Brill. He says that, after having seen many
Caesar’s camps, he has learned how to distinguish them from the others. Behind
Pancras Church, Stuckley said that there is another square entrenchment, like
Caesar’s praetorium. The name Brill implies a Roman camp, and it means a
Burgh, in Saxon.
Lord Willoughby, H. Walpole, Taylor,
Wray, J. Theobald, Lyttleton, Vernon, T. Brand, Baker, E. Mores, C. Compton, R.
Weston, Collinson, Stuckley, Brent, Hodgson, J. Lock, Duane, Gifford, Hillier,
C. Rogers, Tutet, Da Costa, Burrell, G. Edwards, Blew, Ames and Norris.
Mark Foscarini was elected FAS.
Horace Walpole presented to the SA
a work in 2 vols, 8vo titled A
catalogue of the Royal and noble authors of England, with lists of their works.
Also a book in 8vo titled An
account of Russia, as it was in the year 1710.By Charles Lord Whitworth.
The books were given as presents.
Burrell showed the SA
an ancient MS in Latin, and work on vellum titled Itinerarium primi Regis Anglorum.
Dr Stuckley continued his dissertation
about the Roman camp at Pancras, called the Brill: he identified the different
areas of the camp.
·
Thursday January 18th
1759
Stuckley, Upton, Duane, Morton, Baker,
G. Edwards, Da Costa, Tutet, Serj. Forster, Nesbitt, Norris.
Stuckley exhibited the old edition
in 12o of John Stow’s summary of the Chronicles of England, printed in 1578
and containing the history of Britain from the beginning in way of Chronicle,
with a calendar; an account of the foundation of 2 universities and the roads
and fairs of England. He also exhibited a jewel in gold, which seems to have
been the insigne of K. Henry IV.
Dr Taylor presented an engraving
of the monumental stones and inscriptions found at Worcester (Uriconium of the
Romans) at preserved in the Tree School at Salop.
A paper communicated by Mr Burrell, giving an account of the ruins of the Abbey of St Colmill in Scotland, with the remains of the ancient monuments and inscriptions still to be seen, was read.
In List of the Society (Archaeologia 15, 1806) p.5
Correspondence:
26
January 1775
M.
James, Bigley; Mitford; Carnac; Franchy; Sauders; Southgate; Salusbury
Brereton; Mr James; Morell; Blyke; Sir I. Cope; Muilman; Dr I. Cope; DR King; Mr
Combe.
Mr
Muilman presented a work titled A new complete history of Essex.
The
president communicated from Sir W. Hamilton (FAS and minister at the court of
Naples) several coloured drawings accompanied with explanations of such
buildings and other matters as they were discovered on excavating the ruins of
the city of Pompei. The drawings are 14, with an engraved map of the Vesuvius
and its eruptions. N. 1 of these exhibits a view of the place of Arms, at the
little gate at Pompei. N.2 represents the remains of a temple and altar, near
the place of arms. N. 3 shows Uncleared rubbish over the pumice stones and ashes
in a stratum of good soil with vines. It also gives a view of the rooms. N. 4 is
a view of room adjoining to the bathing apartment, where probably the linens
belonging to the baths were washed. N. 5 is the view of a small house and garden
near the temple of Isis.
It was read a letter from Mr King says that he would like to show to the SA some antiquities found while digging in the ruins of the Abbey Church of Bury St Edmunds. Tow of these antiquities are the fragments of inscriptions that came out of the crypt; the other antiquity is a broad seal of Ranulph, Earl of Chester, found under the ancient floor. The seal is of lead. The figure represented in the seal is a person on horseback and is supposed to be the earl.
Thursday,
March 21st, 1776
Rev
Milles: Pr in the chair
Robinson,
W. Masters and Hemings introduced by Preston, Masters and Keate.
Col.
William Roy, John Taylor Esq.; Gent. John Carnac, Benjamin Way, Charles
Greenville and William Chamberlain were elected FSAs.
It
was read a letter from Mr Barrington to John Lloyd (dated 20 March 1776) and
referring to some former particulars communicated by him and relative to the
remains of the Cornish language.
It was read a letter addressed by Edwards King esq. to the president and containing observations on ancient castles.
Correspondence:
‘A list of the members of the Antiquaries Society
of London 1717-1796’, 1798, London (Printed by and for
John Nichols) p.29 year: 29 Feb. 1776
Minutes
Books
Chamier John
In List of the Society (Archaeologia 15, 1806) p.5;
26
January 1775
M.
James, Bigley; Mitford; Carnac; Franchy; Sauders; Southgate; Salusbury Brereton;
Mr James; Morell; Blyke; Sir I. Cope; Muilman; Dr I. Cope; DR King; Mr Combe.
Mr
Muilman presented a work titled A
new complete history of Essex.
The
president communicated from Sir W. Hamilton (FAS and minister at the court of
Naples) several coloured drawings accompanied with explanations of such
buildings and other matters as they were discovered on excavating the ruins of
the city of Pompei. The drawings are 14, with an engraved map of the Vesuvius
and its eruptions. N. 1 of these exhibits a view of the place of Arms, at the
little gate at Pompei. N.2 represents the remains of a temple and altar, near
the place of arms. N. 3 shows Uncleared rubbish over the pumice stones and ashes
in a stratum of good soil with vines. It also gives a view of the rooms. N. 4 is
a view of room adjoining to the bathing apartment, where probably the linens
belonging to the baths were washed. N. 5 is the view of a small house and garden
near the temple of Isis.
It
was read a letter from Mr King says that he would like to show to the SA some
antiquities found while digging in the ruins of the Abbey Church of Bury St
Edmunds. Tow of these antiquities are the fragments of inscriptions that came
out of the crypt; the other antiquity is a broad seal of Ranulph, Earl of
Chester, found under the ancient floor. The seal is of lead. The figure
represented in the seal is a person on horseback and is supposed to be the earl.
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16 February 1775
Harwood;
Bullman; Maude; Capt. Darby; Davies; Gibson; Blake; Whang-at Jong; Duval; Jones;
Orde; Frere; Caillettes, Poore; Burn; Paradise; Combe; Grose; Fleton;
Preston; King; Stebbing; Calamy; Claxton; Vallthravers; Dargent; Topham; Bacon.
Mr
Muilman decided to retire from the SA and the SA declared him not longer member.
Further
portion of Mr Essex Remarks on the antiquity and different modes of Brick and
stone buildings in England.
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23 February 1775
Bartlet;
Bellamy; Grimes; Kelly; Payne; Feuilleteau; Hopkins Rees; Pennek; Freeman;
Dillon; W. Masters; Bartlet; James; Morton; Willett; Adye; Thomas; Blyke;
Lettsom.
Edward
Blackett and Rev. D. Waddilove were admitted as fellows of the SA.
Mr
Salusbury Brereton presented from Levett Blackborne a print of Louth Church in
Lincolnshire.
Dr
Calvert presented a vol. titled A
description
of
[…] the Cathedral Church of Salisbury.
Mr
Keate presented by the secretary 2 prints, exhibiting the northeast and
southwest views of Stonehenge, engraved from 2 drawings of his taken on the
spot.
Mr
King exhibited 2 views of part of the ruins of Lisbon; taken of the spot by Mr
Watts in 1757.The first one gives a view of the Southerby side of the Cathedral
Church of Lisbon. The other view represents the plorintho,
formerly the place of execution and a port of the new street. The plorintho
is a column of stone, near the top, on which the head of the malefactors was
placed.
Mr
Combe communicated an extract from the laws of king Richard the 1st;
made for regulating the fleet on his expedition to the Holy Land.
Another
part of the Mr Essex remarks (on the Antiquity in Brick and Stone buildings in
England) was read.
Mr
Gough exhibited drawings, made at his expense, of the 2 groups of figures, which
he ranged on the central part of the floor of the rotunda of the Temple Church
in Fleet Street and accompanied the same with a short account and some
historical notes relatives to the persons who are supposed to be represented on
them.
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2 March 1775
Joseph
Ayloffe in the chair.
Brook;
Poore; Hale; Franchy; Pet. Livius; Turner; Martin; Gregory; Harwood; Bartlet;
Dargent; J. Cope; King; Waddilove; Wightwick; Combe.
Herbert
Mackworth and Charles Butler were admitted as fellows of the SA.
Peter
Muilman got inside the meeting, although he had previously resigned. However the
society was not willing to accept him, also because of his violent behaviour and
it was decided that he was expelled from the society.
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30 March 1775
Ayloffe
in chair; Blagden; Wright; Southgate; Hodgidson; Jeff; Combe.
John
Cope exhibited from John Pringle a curious brass Armill, dug up at Stichtell,
in Roxburghshire.
It
was read a paper addressed to D. Barrington by Mr William Blackstone. The paper
described an antique ecclesiastical seal, with some observations on its
original. The seal, in copper, was found few years earlier in pulling down an
old house in Oxford. The sides are formed by 2 segments of a circle, of which
the breadth of the seal is the radius, writing in a point at the top and bottom.
The device is the King’s Arms, surmounted by an arched crown and supported by
a silver lion crowned on the right and by a dragon on the left, in similar
attitudes as those stamped on the old sovereigns of the 34th and 36th
of Henry VIII.
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6 April 1775
Rev.
Milles in chair; Mr Stebbing; Dr Stebbing; Southgate; Michell; Cotton; Brand;
Pace; Gordon; Debonaire; Pettyward; Russell; Clarke; Combe; Preston;
Blyke; King; Ord; Wright; Brocket; Wingfield; Topham; Bacon.
Joseph
Windham, William Jones and John Charles Brooke were elected members of the SA.
The
president communicated a letter addressed to him by William Hamilton, FAS, and
Envoy Extraordinary at the court of Naples, where he is pleased to grant the
permission of publishing in Archaeologia the account of the drawings of the
ancient Pompei.
Dr
Grover communicated a celt with a groove on each side, recently found in
cleaning Cranmore Pond, in Berkshire.
It
was read a paper of Mr Gough, titled Some
observations on the introduction of cards in England.
Mr Gough also produced a note, extracted from the minutes of the SA and
mentioning that Mr La Neve brought in 1722 a memorandum of cards made before
Edward the 4th.
‘A list of the members of the Antiquaries Society of London 1717-1796’, 1798, London (Printed by and for John Nichols) p.28 year: 9 Mar. 1775
Cowper, John
In List of the Society (Archaeologia 15, 1806) p.6;
·
Thursday Jan. 13th
1757, p.1
James
Theobalds, VP in the chair, Pocock, Lord Bishop of Ossory, Horace Walpole,
Miller, Lyde Browne, Gustavus Brander, Mr Baker, Mr Mores, Mr Colebrooke, Mr
Peter Collinson, Mr Geo Edwards, Dr Gifford, Emmanuel Mendez Da Costa, Mr
Ames, and Rev. W. Norris (secretaries)
Mr Waring was
introduced by Mr Brander, and Mr Moor by Mr Baker.
The minute of
the last meeting were read.
The Bishop of
ossory exhibited a plate of gold, in his possession, found in Ireland, and he
also presented an impression taken from it in an internal presbytery. The
opinion of the late Lord Chancellor of Ireland on a plate similar to this one
was that it was a breastplate, used by order by one of the kings of Ireland to
distinguish the nobles from the common people. This conjecture was told to the
SA by Mr Simon in a letter communicated to the SA with a drawing and description
of the plate together with other antiquities found in Ireland (minute of the 2nd
of July 1747, vol V) was founded on some historical facts related by one of the
Irish historians (prob. Keating).
Proposal for
printing by subscription the Natural History of Cornwall by William Borlagle, MA
FRS Rector of Lugdvan.
A testimonial
for Francis Grose, Esq. Richmond Herald was read: he deserves and desires to
become a member of the sa. It was signed by Ames, Gifford, Dacosta, Lyttleton,
Mores, Wray and it was ordered that the testimonial would be hung up to the
usual time.
·
Thursday Jan. 20h
1757, p.2
Hugh Lord
Willoughby de Parham President in the chair.
Pococke Lord
Bishop of Ossory, Lyttleton, Milles, Philip C. Webb, Charles Compton, John Lock,
James Borrow, Gustavus Brander, Dr Ja. Parsons, Dr Nesbit, Lyde Browne, Mr
Edwards, Mr Peter Collinson, Dr Chauncy, Mr Blew, Mr Rogers, Mr. Da Costa,
Mores, Gifford, Chandlers, Mr Hodgson. Mr Ames and Rev. W. Norris (secretaries).
Mr Brwone
introduced by Chauncy, Mr Webb Junior by Mr Webb Senior, the minutes of the last
meeting read.
The bishop
exhibited a bracelet of fine gold, found in Ireland. Oval by form.
Mr Collinson
communicated drawings of the 4 principal views of the towers of St Catherine in
the Isle of Wight. The tower is said to have been part of a consecrated building
of great antiquity, as appears by the Winchester register. Octagonal form. It is
seems to have been a Gothic imitation of the temple of the winds in Athens. Mr
Collinson says that whatever was at the present it is very valuable and due to
his ruinous conditions it is of public concerns.
·
Thursday Jan. 27h
1757, p.3
Hugh Lord
Willoughby de Parham President in the chair.
Pococke Lord
Bishop of Ossory, H. Walpole, Sergeant Eyre, James Burrow Esq., Daniel Wray,
John Lock, Charles Compton, Dean of Exeter, Dr Jer. Milles, Philip Carteret
Webb, Sir Strachan Bart, Thomas Fludyes, I Upton, W. Southouse, R. Weston,
Parsons, D. Brakenbridge, Mr Pond, Colebrooke, Baker, Brander, Gifford, Da
Costa, Pond, Lock. Mr Ames and Norris: secretaries.
Lyttleton make
mention of his dissertation on the antiquity of Brick buildings in England
posterior to the time of the Romans. It was read to the SA in the previous
meeting and now he presented some engravings of buildings, copied from the
original drawings in a Saxon commentary on the Book of Genesis made by a monk
and now in the Bodleian Library.
Mr Webb
communicated an extract relating to an act of the 17th if Edis IV
anno 1477 which directs that in preparing of Earth for making file.
Mr Burrow
exhibited a brass coin of Marcus Aurelius.
Dr Milles read
part of a dissertation on the Exeter Doomsday Book and particularly the
Inquisitio Geldi in which calculations are made to the no of Hides in England
and the sums payable out of them for Dane Gelt. The Dr proposed to consider
further because it is intended to serve as a preliminary discourse of the
Doomsday survey.
·
Thursday 3 Feb. 1757, p.4
Hugh Lord
Willoughby de Parham: president in chair.
Dr Pococke
Bishop of Ossory, Dr Lyttleton, Dr Milles, Boolte Esq., Chartles, Compton
Treasurer, Mr Brander, Mr Lawrence, Mr Rooke, John Lock Esq., Mr Serjeant Eyre,
Mr Geo. Edwards, Dr Brakenridge, James Theobalds Esq., John Upton Esq., Mr
Gitoford, Mr Bowman, Esq., Mr Baker, Mr Da Costa, Mr Mores, Dr Vernon,
James Forster Esq., T. Fludyes Esq., Dr Ducarel, Mr Ames and Rev. Norris
secretaries.
Dr Milles
continued with his dissertation on the Exeter Domesday and enquired into the
nature of Danegelt.
Dr Ducarel
presented a map designed by him of the ancient dominions of the kings of England
in France with some adjacent countries and also a print of himself from a
painting by A. Soldi and engraved by Francis Perry .
· Thursday 3 March 1757, p.8
Hugh Lord
Willoughby de Parham: president in chair.
Daniel Wray
Esq., Dr Ward, James Theobald Esq., Dr Barton, Dr Milles, Dr Stuckley, Compton,
Mr Baker, Mr Collison, Lyde Browne Esq., Southouse Esq., Mr Colebrooke, Mr Da
Costa, Mr Edwards, Mr Rogers, Dr Brakenridge, Dr Ducarel, Mr Blew; Mr Ames
and rev. Norris: secretaries.
Presents: Dr
Wright and Mr Jones.
In a letter to
the President, Mr Colebrooke communicated an ancient deed, together with a
transcription thereof and some remarks tending to establish by who and when
this deed was made. The deed contains a grant in perpetuity of a certain
croft of 5 acres of land, with the rents and profits of the messuages from Egidius de Argenton, the patron
of Wylemundel Chapel, situated in his manor of Wylemundel.
Mr Colebrooke
thinks that the person, who made the deed, is a descendent from David the
Argenton, a Norman soldier who came into England with William the Conqueror. Due
to the remarkable achievements, his family became well known and filled
honourable posts in the government and in the Army. To prove this, Mr Colebrooke
cites several passages from historians and public acts from that time. The date
supposed for the deed is 1307.
Dr Stuckley
read a dissertation on the Descent and Religion of the Druids. The reason for
this dissertation was a conversation between the Dr and Her Royal Highness on
some brass instruments called CELTS, found in the canal in the Garden at Keio.
For Dr Stuckley these instruments belong to the Druids and were carried with
them to cut the braches from the trees for their sacrifices. The dissertation
also considers the origin of the Druids: they were translaplanted in Britain
with a Phoenician colony, when the quest of metal gave rise to the navigation.
The leader of the colony, Dr Stuckley thinks, was Tyrian Hercules, a Prince of
Midian, with whom came Apher, the grandson of the patriarch Abraham. These
observations, continues Stuckley, are useful to elucidate a passage in Caesar,
where he says that the Druids letters had the same fountain with Greeks. Dr
Stuckley also explains that the Hercules, the leader of this colony, was also
called by ancient writers with the title of Ogminus, which seems to derive from
OGUM which is the Irish name of the alphabet and that means: literatus. Also the
Irish alphabet appears similar to the former Greek.
·
Thursday 10 March 1757, p.10
Hugh Lord
Willoughby de Parham: president in chair.
Compton, Dr
Barton, Dr Milles, Dr Baker, Cooper, Lye, Brakenridge, Rev. New Esq., peter
Thompson, Rev North, Collinson, Da Costa, Edwards; Ames and Norris:
secretaries
A testimonial
for Ignazio Hugford of Florence was read.
Dr Ducarel
communicated by Mr Norris n extract of a letter from Mr Martin of Palgrave, 16
Feb. 1757, where he mentions to have a copy of Domesday for the whole county of
Suffolk in a paper in folio of 187 pages. He also says that for the Norfolk
country he has a transcription of vellum, a fac simile copy.
A proof print
of the plate XVIII Vol 2, presented by Mr Pond to the SA sometime, was showed
and approved.
Dr Milles read
part of his dissertation on Domesday Survey: he thinks that the day for it was
1086. Also he concludes saying that the reason for that book was probably due to
the interest of the king.
·
Thursday 17 March 1757, p.11
Hugh Lord
Willoughby de Parham: president in chair.
James Burrow,
Henry Johnson, Compton, Birch, Milles, Daniel Wray, Upton, West, Colebrooke,
Grose, Parsons, Baker, Gitford, Hillier, Da Costa, North, Edward Rowe
Mores; Ames and Norris: secretaries.
Roebuck and
Nixon non-members.
Mr West
exhibited a Queen Elizabeth Pocket Book of private Devotions, written on vellum,
in a variety of languages and hands. Some think that the Queen herself wrote it,
for others: Ascham. The prayers are composed in Greek, Latin, Italian, French
and English. There are also 2 miniatures: one of the queen (at the end of the
book) and another of the Duke of Allenson (at the beginning of the book).
Mr Johnson
exhibited a gold ring supposed to have been worn on the thumb. It appears to
have been enamelled. It was found about 3 months since among the ruins of a late
fire at Blackfryars, London.
Dr Milles
continues his dissertation on the Domesday Book and how it was conducted:
probably there were several steps taken before it was made as it was. 3 MSS help
to trace this progress: the Liber
Eliensis (account of the possessions of the
church of Ely and copies of the verdicts given by the juries for 15 of the
hundreds of Cambridgeshire),
the Exeter
MS, and the Domesday of Exchequer.
· Thursday 31 March 1757, p.12
James
Theobald, VP: in chair.
Hugh Lord
Willoughby de Parham: president
Daniel Wray,
Chauncy, Stuckley, Mr Baker, John Thorpe, Grose, Pettinghal, Mr Pond, Mr Rogers,
Mr Dacosta, Mr Browne Esq., Mr Jones, Gitford, Hayward, Tuset,
Brakenbridge, Lowth, Mr Edwards; Ames and Norris: secretaries.
Nixon and
Wright non-members
Notice of the
anniversary election of the council officers fort he year 1757;
List
subscribed by the member to dine together the day of the election;
Treasurer’s
account for the year 1756 were ready to be audited.
Mr Wray
exhibited plans of 2 encampments, communicated to him by Rev. John Dyer.
Discovered on a ground bordering on the fens in Lincolnshire with a general plan
of the county. Both the encampments differ for the shapes and sizes. Mr Wray
also exhibited a print of a scarabeus (in Baron Stoch’s cabinet) sent him from
Rome by Signor Venuti (Honorary member of the Society). The gem is inscribed
with Cadmean characters.
Dr Stuckley
read a second dissertation on the religion of the Druids; the manner of the
Druids worship in the Oak temples, at the time of the autumnal equinox; he
concluded by saying that the Druids expected the Messiah to be born during the
winter solstice.
Thursday 7 April 1757, p.14
James
Theobald, VP: in chair.
L. Chamber
Esq.; C. Compton; Mr Hocker; Mr Da Costa; Mr G. Edwards; Mr Grose; Mr
Baker; Mr Jones; Mr Blew; E R Mores Esq.; Mr Rooke; L. Browne Esq.; Mr
Colebrooke; J. Thorpe; Mr Brand; Mr Hodgson; Mr Ames and Norris: secretaries.
Mr Theobald
exhibited a missal fairly wrote and well preserved and illuminated with several
historical and miniature paintings, which serve as head and tail pieces. From a
not at its beginning, the book seemed to have belonged originally to Mons. De
Brias, Archbishop of Cambray (who gave it to one of his nieces). The date
inscribed: 1283.
Domenico
Augusto Bracci and Giovanni Battista Piranesi were elected honorary members of
the SA.
Mr G. Edwards
presented a print of the late Dr Radcliffe, which he had dedicated to Dr Reeve
(President of the College of the Physician).
Prints of the
Silenus and Lamp (Plate 18,vol.2) presented by Mr Pond FSA were sent in from the
printer and 3 delivered to the members present.
Second notice
of the anniversary election of the President, council and officers.
·
Thursday 28 April 1757, p.16
Daniel Wray
Esq VP in the chair.
Charles
Compton; James Burrow; T. Brand; E R Mores; Dr Gifford; Mr Lort; Mr Da Costa;
Mr Hen. Baker; Dr Milles; Dr Stuckley; Mr Jones; Mr Collinson; Mr Rogers; Mr
Pond; Dr J. Parson; Mr Tulet; Mr Adam Martin; Mr Hillier; Mr Colebrooke; Mr
Brander; Dr Ducarel; William Mirford Esq.
Mr Ames and
Rev Norris: secretaries.
The Secretary
read the letters on the origin of the word CASSITEROS addressed by Mr Dacosta
and Dr Stuckley to each other. In the former of these letters, Mr Dacosta
says that Dr Stuckley (in his dissertation about the Druids and religion) refers
erroneously to the Hebrew word abdil. Dr Stuckley, in his reply,
apologises himself for the mistakes and he is pleased that his error has been
corrected. He continues his
letter/dissertation by considering other topics that can be at the basis of his
mistakes
Dr Stuckley
exhibited the drawing of a mosaic pavement found at Aldbrough in Yorkshire.
According to Dr Stuckley, this place was the ancient Isurium. To this place, Dr
Stuckley and Mr Roger Gale went in 1740 when they had the opportunity to draw
another mosaic pavement. The roman city, according to Dr Stuckley, consisted
mainly of granaries of corn brought there by Roman vessels and boats and then
carried northward by Land along the Roman Road called Leeming Lane. Dr Stuckley
was told that in British time, the place became the great panegyre of the
Druids, for the midsummer meetings. In Aldbrough many coins of Carausius,
Alectus and Constantine are frequently found. The name of the road (Leeming
Lane) for Dr Stuckley comes from the empress Helena, during her staying in
Britain.
Mr Brand was
admitted as FSA
Mr Baker
presented a printed account of the Premiums this year proposed to be given by
the SA for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce.
Dr Milles
proceeded to consider the Domesday as it appears in the Exeter MS and he
extracted an article from it to show the method in which it was compiled. Dr
Milles observes that several mistakes had been made by the copiers by putting
the word Carrucata instead of carruca.
·
Thursday 5 May 1757, p.19
Dr Ward VP in
chair.
Dr Milles, Dr
Stuckley; Dr Brakenbridge; Charles Compton Esq; Mr Colebrooke; Mr Sergeant Eyre;
Mr Grose; Lyde Browne Esq; Mr Collinson; James Theobald Esq.; Mr Baker; Mr Lort;
James Burrow; Mr Pond; Dr Parson; Daniel Wray; Mr Notth; Mr Sergeant Forster; Mr
G. Edwards; Mr Dacosta; Dr Chauncy; Mr Tuset; Mr Blew; T Brand Esq; J.
Locker; Dr Nesbit; Mr Ames and Norris: secretaries.
Dr Wright was
introduc. By Mr Collinson;
Mr Brown was
introduc. By Dr Chauncy;
Mr Baker
Junior was introduc. By Mr Baker;
Mr Vennet was
introduc. By Mr Grose
Ignazio
Hugford was elected FSA
Dr Milles
continues to explain the nature of some tenants (Colliberti, Salinarii; Bovarii;
Ferrarii; liberii hominess, sochemanni) mentioned in the Domesday survey. Origin
of the soccage tenure and derivation of the word soccage.
Thomas Hollis
presented by Dr Ward a large collection of State and other papers from the time
of Henry VIII to Charles II. Dr Ward acquainted the SA that this present was
intended to have been made earlier and had been deposited by Mr Hollis with the
Secretary for that purpose.
Mr Theobald
read his account on the original and present state of the Water Gate at the end
of Buckingham Street York Buildings, in order to preserve the posterity a
memorial of the builder condition and repairs of the structure.
·
Thursday 12 May 1757, p.21
Dr Theobald VP
in chair
Sir Joseph
Ayloffe; I. Upton; D. Wray; Sergeant Eyre; James Burrow; Dr Birch; Dr Parson; Mr
Jones; DR Stuckley; Mr Dacosta; Mr Baker; Dr Brakenbridge; Mr Colebrooke;
Lyde Browne; Mr Pond; Mr Rogers; Dr Pettingall; Dr Gifford; Mr Tuset; Mr. J.
Forster; W. Burrell; Edward Wilson; Dr Ducarel; Ames and Norris Secretaries.
Mr Dacosta
communicated some particulars relating to a copy of the Domesday Book in the
Arundelian Library of the Royal Society.
Mr Chambers,
architect member of the Imperial Academy of Arts at Florence, presented by the
secretary his book Designs
of Chinese buildings: furnitures, dresses, machines and utensils engraved by the
best hands from originals drawn in China to which is annexed a description of
their temples, houses and gardens.
Dr Ducarel
read a letter addressed to the president Council and FSAs which he desired leave
to prefix to a series of Anglo-Gallic, Norman and Aquitain coins he intended to
publish.
Dr Stuckley
read a 3rd dissertation on the religion of the Druids proving that
they were not Pagans but of the ancient eastern Patriarchal religion.
·
Thursday 19 May 1757 p.22
Dr Theobald VP
in chair
Mr Sergeant
Forster; T. Brand; Dr Stuckley; Mr Lowth; Mr Dacosta; D Wray; Mr Pond; Mr
Baker; Mr Hocker; Mr Collinson; Mr Hillier; Mr Tuset; Mr G. Edwards; Dr Milles;
Ames and Norris Secretaries.
Mr Edwards
presented a cast in plaster of Paris framed and glazed from the matrix now in
his possession of the privy seal of Oliver Cromwell, during his protectorship.
Dr Stuckley
read a dissertation on 2 coins: one of Carausius; the other of Maximianus, which
he gave in drawings.
Mr Brand
communicated an extract of a letter from Mr Jenkins FSA at Rome (dated the 7th
of April 1757) where he informs that while the workmen were digging near Palazzo
Barberini, they had discovered some rooms supposed to belong to the family of
Domitian. Here they found only a marble column and a busto of alabaster, without
head and arms. Also he informed that an additional room called ‘Il Museo sacro’
has to be made to the Vatican and which is designed to contain all the Bronzes,
Etruscan vases, etc that were formerly placed at the end of the library towards
the Belvedere and bassorilievi that have subjects related to the Old and New
testament.
·
Thursday 26 May 1757, p.24
James
Theobald: VP
Dr Taylor, T.
Brand; Vernon; John Lock; Mr Pond; Dr Stuckley; Mr Serg. Forster; I. Upton; Mr
Rogers; Mr Baker; Mr Sotheby; Mr Brander; Mr Dacosta; Mr Hillier; Mr
Mores; Dr Ducarel; Dr Gifford; Dr Chauncy; Dr Parsons; Mr Colebrooke; Ames and
Norris: secretaries.
Mr Baker
presented 2 sheets of the first paper made by silk rages in England.
Dr Stuckley
exhibited a glass ball chequered with blue and white colours like a snake, wound
up in coil. He thinks to have been some Druidical emblematic Device.
Mr Dacosta
read fuller account of the public library, which formerly belonged to the City
of London.
Dr Ducarel
presented his book of Anglo Gallic or Norman and Aquitain coins of the ancient
king of England exhibited in 16 Copper plates and illustrated in xii letters
addressed to the SA. To the book is added a map of the ancient dominions of the
Kings of England in France and some adjacent countries and the portrait of the
author prefixed to the whole.
Charles
Compton Esq Treasurer in chair.
James Burrow;
Dr Milles; Robert Bottle; Dr Nesbitt; William Southouse; Dr Chauncy; Mr Jones;
Mr Hillier; Dr Parsons; Mr Smith; Dr Gifford; Mr Dacosta; Mr Ames and
Norris: secretaries.
Daniel
Wray VP: in chair;
William
Sotheby; Dr Chauncy; Dr Parsons; Mr H. Baker; Mr Collinson; Mr Tusett; Mr
Colebrooke; Mr Dacosta; Mr G. Edwards; Mr Pond; Mr Hillier; R. New; Mr
Ames and Norris: secretaries.
Daniel
Wray VP: in chair;
Sir Peter
Thompson; DR James Parsons; Mr Baker; DR Chauncy; Mr Southouse; Mr Collinson; Mr
Pond; Mr Colebrooke; Mr Reading; Mr Brander; Mr Dacosta; Mr Blew; Dr
Nesbitt; Mr Grose; Ames and Norris: secretaries.
Hugh
Lord Willoughby de Parham, president in the chair.
James
West; James Burrow; Sergeant Eyre; Sergeant Forster; Dr Birch; Dr Chauncy; Dr
Parsons; Mr Grose; Mr Rogers; Mr Baker; Dr Lyttleton; I. Upton Esq.; R Bootle,
Mr Tuset; Mr Colebrooke; Mr Pond; Mr Dacosta; Mr Edwards; Mr Hillier; Dr
Gifford; Mr Ames and Norris: secretaries.
Philip
Carseret Webb Esq. in the chair.
Honourable
Horatio Walpole; Serg. Eyre; Serg. Forster; William Southouse; R. Bootle; Mr
Pond; Dr Chauncy; Dr W. Brakenbridge; Dr James Parson; Mr Hocker; Mr Tusett; Mr
Colebrroke; Lyde Browne; Mr Dacosta; Dr Gifford; Mr Collinson; Mr G.
Edwards; Mr Baker; Mr Bowyer; I. Upton Esq.
Hugh
Lord Willoughby de Parham, president in the chair.
Serg.
Eyre; John Lock; Dr Lyttleton; Dr Vernon; Mr Serg. Forster; Dr Stuckley; Dr
Parsons; Dr Gifford; Mr Pond; Rev Hodgson; Mr Collinson; Mr Baker; Mr Rogers;
James West; VP Brand; Robert Bootle; Mr G. Edwards; Mr Dacosta; Mr P.
Smith; Ames and Norris: Secretaries.
Lord
Willoughby de Parhand: President;
Burrow,
Bowman, Theobalds; Eyre; Dr Squire; Dr Taylor; G. Lynn; John Sigismond
Tanrer; Colebrooke; Gifford; Bottle; Sergeant Forster;
De Chandler; W. Southouse; Stuckley; J, Sawbridge; P. C. Webb; Hen. Rooke;
Brander; Dr Parsons; Dr Nesbit; Da Costa; Baker; G. Edwards; Grosse;
Duane; Edward Brent; Ames and Norris secretaries.
Mr Morant
mentions to have an accurate copy of Fol. IV of the lesser Vol. of Domesday
containing an account of 2 parishes (Stanway and Lexden) adjoining to Colchester
and also a complete copy of Fol. CIV, CV, CVI, CVII in the same vol being an
account of Colchester. The FAS Mr Booth, with the original, collated this last
copy. Mr Ducarel, who corresponded with Mr Morant, was then recommended to
acquaint him that the SA requested the collated copy in his possession.
Thursday April
20th 1758
Wray, J.
Evelyin, C. Compton, T. Hollis, H. Johnson, Morant, Pond, Morton, Baker
(treasurer), Hodgson, Parsons, Chauncy, Nesbitt, Da Costa, Ames and
Norris secret.
Short
disbursement’s report of the treasurer for the year 1757-58
Mr Morant
presented a transcript of Doomsday Book for the Parishes of Lexden and Stanway
and the Town of Colchester and also extracts from taxation for a 15, anno 29 of
the reign of Edward 1, for the town of Colchester and villages of Lexden, Milano,
Grenesetd and West Donylond. The original of it is in his possession.
Mr Hollis
presented 2 drawings of a female bronze figure. Mr Cipriani made the drawings.
A letter to
the president from Mr Bowman was read: in it, Mr Bowman intends to give some
remarks on the explications given of the inscription on one small altar, in the
Gentleman’s Magazine of March 1752, read at the SA last Feb. the 23rd.
Thursday May 4th
1758
Willoughby de
Parham, J. Burrow, T. Theobald, C. Compton, H. Johnson, Duane, C. Rogers, G.
Edwards, Da Costa, Collinson, Parsons, Nesbit, T Brand, Hodgson, T.
Martin, MC Tutet, Hillier, Upton, Wray, Lort, Ames and Norris.
C. Compton,
Webb, T. Hollis, Baker, Serj. Forster, Birch, Duane, Jones, Pond, Da Costa,
North, Tutet, Wilson, Ramsey, Ames and Norris.
Wray, Hollis,
Compton, Brand, Chauncy, Duane, Pond, Hillier, Baker, Parsons, G. Edwards, Tutet,
T. Jones, G. Brander, Hodgson, Da Costa, Upton, Colebrooke, Ames and
Norris.
Samuel Schmidt
(Principal of the college of Bern in Switzerland) and John Marsili (of Venice,
Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Padua) were elected Hon. Members.
Thursday June
8th 1758
Compton, T.
Hollis, Chauncy, Parsons, Baker, Da Costa, Ducarel, Southouse, G.
Edwards, Pond, Duane, Hillier, Morton, Tutet, Nesbitt, Marsili, Ames and Norris.
Dr Wray, Lock,
C. Compton, Hollis, Baker, Collinson, Ducarel, Da Costa, Hunt, Southouse,
Tutet, Marsili, Edwards, Ames and Norris.
James West, J.
Burrow, J. Lock, Upton, Lort, Lyttleton, Hollis, Stuckley, Parsons, Pettingall,
Baker, Morton, Edwards, Tutet, Da Costa, T. Jones, Duane, Collinson, Ames
and Norris: secret.
Thursday
November 16th 1758
Lyttleton,
Serj. Eyre, J. Burrow, J. Upton, Dr Parsons, Duane, Baker, C. Rogers, Browne,
Hillier, Colebrooke, H. Rooke, Da Costa, G. Edwards, T. Jones, Ames and
Norris.
Thursday
November 30th 1758
Chauncy,
Parsons, Southouse, Hocker, H. Rooke, Price, Duane, Brent, Tutet, G. Edwards, Da
Costa, Ames and Norris.
Lord
Willoughby, Lock, Fludyer, Stuckley, Chauncy, Baker, Colebrooke, C. Rogers,
Collinson, Parsons, Duane, price, Burrell, Hodgson, Ducarel, Tutet, Brent,
Hillier, Ramsey, Da Costa, Ames and Norris.
Abbe Philip
Venuti (Provost of Leghorn in Italy) and Frederic Samuel Schmidt (son of the
Rev. Frederic Schmidt, principal of the college of Bern in Switzerland) were
elected hon. Members of the SA.
J. Theobald,
Webb, Stuckley, Baker, Lyttleton, Burrell, New, Collinson, Brand, Hocker,
Hillier, Hodgson, Da Costa, T. Jones, G. Edwards, Morton, Brent, Tutet,
Colebrooke, Winder, Southouse, Gifford, Ames and Norris.
Lord
Willoughby, H. Walpole, Taylor, Wray, J. Theobald, Lyttleton, Vernon, T. Brand,
Baker, E. Mores, C. Compton, R. Weston, Collinson, Stuckley, Brent, Hodgson, J.
Lock, Duane, Gifford, Hillier, C. Rogers, Tutet, Da Costa, Burrell, G.
Edwards, Blew, Ames and Norris.
Lord
Willoughby, J. Burrough, Stuckley, Compton, Wray, Pennant, Chauncy, Collinson,
Baker, Colebrooke, Tutet, Collinson, Da Costa, Morton, Edwards, Brent,
Stuart, Bowyer, Ames and Norris.
Stuckley,
Upton, Duane, Morton, Baker, G. Edwards, Da Costa, Tutet, Serj. Forster,
Nesbitt, Norris.
In List of the Society (Archaeologia 15, 1806) p.6;
Del Monte Nicodemo
Denne Samuel
·
‘A
list of the members of the Antiquaries Society of London 1717-1796’, 1798, London (Printed by and for
John Nichols) p.32, year: 17 Dec.1778.
·
In List
of the Society (Archaeologia 15, 1806) p.6;
Minute
Book
Minute
Book XIX, 6 May 1784, p.341
A list of the members of the
Antiquaries Society of London 1717-1796, 1798, London (Printed by and for John Nichols) p.33
year: 16 Dec. 1779;
Minute
Book
Correspondence
‘A list of
the members of the Antiquaries Society of London 1717-1796’, 1798,
London (Printed by and for John Nichols) p.23 year: 22 Mar. 1770
Minute Book II,
Vice
president: Mr Gale (present)
Presents: Mr Drake,
Mr Tusnell, Mr Drafur, Mr Frederik, Rev. Birch, Mr Treasurer Gale, Mr Cole, Mr
New, Mr Mundy, Mr Brian, Mr Alexander, Mr Holmes, Mr Vertue, Mr Mackercher, Mr
West, Mr Theobalds, Mr Bowman, Mr Tolkes, Mr Glen, Mr Gordon.
Day
appointed by the statutes for the election of officers for the year. The
statutes were read and the Earl of Hertford was elected president. Nominated by
the Pres. And Vicepres: the Lord of Cohane, Sir John Evelyn, and Roger Gale.
Charles Frederick was chosen director and Mr Samuel Gale: elected treasurer. Mr
Gordon: re-elected secretary; Mr Lethieullier and Mr Frederick, Mr Theobalds and
Mr Vertue were appointed as a committee to examine several books, prints,
drawings and other things belonging to the SA (and make a report). Treasurer
Gale proposed Mr Hugh Smithson as member of the Sa. r Gale presented an iron
mace Guilt formerly belonging to Le Neve. Mr Gale produced his account for the
year. The account was signed by VP Gale, Alexander, West, Folkes, Tusnell,
Holmes.
VP Gale
acquainted the Sa that the inscription plate of copper mentioned in the minute
of the previous meeting in intended to be engraver at the expenses of the
gentleman who owns it.
Folkes showed
2 medals in large copper and high preservation In Latin
Drake
communicated a passage from Roger Hoveden A. 1201. The passage is transcribed in
the minute.
West brought a
large silver ring with AVE MARIA: probably it belonged to a religious person.
Mr Folkes:
favoured the soc with a dissertation concerning the value of ancient money.
Mr
Bowman acquainted the SA that he had drawn a topographic and geographic account
of the part of the Carthaginian war.
Lord Choane:
VP in the chair
Mr. Alexander,
Nichols, Tusnel, treasurer Gale, Maitland, Drake, Stuart, Mortimer,
Papillion, Cole, Folkes, Bowman, Holmes, Birch, Dingley, Glen, VP Pres. Gale,
Director Frederick, Vertue, Markercher, Theobalds, Gordon.
Finished to
read the remaining part of Folkes’s dissertation. After it Mr Folkes added
that the paper was written abroad (Italy) and he was able to quote only these
medals. However, he was please to take notice that since his return there is no
any of these medals, but which he had seen in the collection of the Ear of
Pembroke, London. He also showed 4 coins mentioned in his dissertation. He takes
to be Greek drachmas under the Roman government. Also he showed a small coin of
the same sort and a denarius of the Cipian family.
Mr Gale VP was
pleased (in name of the SA) to request of Mr Folkes that he would deliver a copy
of the dissertation and permit to be published. Folkes says yes.
Mr Bowman read
part of the topographical and geographical account of that part of the second
Carthaginian war
Mr Hugh
Smithson Baronet was elected a member of the SA.
VP: Lord
Cohane in chair.
Maitland,
Flokes, Holmes, Tusnel, Dire Frederick, West, Theobalds, John Evelyn, VP Gale
VP, Bowman, Henry Johnson, Prof. Celsins, Drake, Birch, The R D Knight,
Cole, Vertue, The R W Cooper, papilion, Glen, Bryan, Gordon.
Mr Owen and Mr
Ward had to leave.
The remaining
part of Mr Bowman dissertation was read.
Lord Choane
requested (in the name of the sa) requested Mr Bowman that he would favour them
with a copy of the dissertation Mr Bowman was pleased. Mr Bowman acquainted the
SA that he had made a chronological account of the firs year of the Carthaginian
war as a supplement to the dissertation. He desired the SA would appoint a time
to read it.
Mr Ward
Professor of Rhetoric (by VP Gale)
and Nicholas Tindall (by Holmes) were proposed as members.
Mr
Bowman, Tusnel, Drake, Holmes, Freeman (R M), Hugh Smithson, Robinson,
Maitland, Birch, Direc Frederick, John Hatham, R D Knight, Major Edward,
Alexander, papilion, News, Vertue, Stuart, R D Richardson, Ward, Gordon, Folkes,
Cole.
Mr Ward
Professor of Rhetoric and Nicholas Tindall were elected as members.
A
chronological dissertation by Mr Bowman of the firs year of the Carthaginian war
read and he received the thanks of the SA and at their request he was pleased to
deliver a copy.
Mr
Vertue was ordered to make a drawing of the coin and Frederick informed the SA
that there were none of the tables drawn up by Brown Wellis and printed by the
soc now remaining.
Treasurer
Gale, Vertue, Freeman, Bowman, Glen, Holmes, Tusnell, Mackercher, Drake,
Cole, West, Theobalds, Doctor Knight, Maitland, Mortimer, Frederick, Birch,
Maurice Johnson, John Evelyn VP, R D Cooper, Ward, Dingley, Stuart, Smart,
Richardson, Edward, Bryan, Gordon.
He
also brought a drawing of a six
pence of Queen Elizabeth, produced by Dr Young.
Treasurer
Gale, Bowman, Drake, VP Gale, Papillion, Alexander, West, John Evelyn VP,
Maitland, Cole, Bryan, Mundy, Glen, Birch, Maurice Johnson, Vertue, Tusnell,
Theobalds, Freeman, Frederick, Doctor Knight, New, Gordon.
VP:
Gale in the chair.
Theodobalds,
Mr Lethieullier, Frederick, Vertue, Tusnell, Iyndal, West, Pomfret, Maitland,
Sawbridge, Richardson, Nicholas, Cole, Freeman, Statham, treasurer Gale, Drake,
Birch, Mundy, New, Joseph Ayloffe, Smart, Mortimer, Holmes, Papilion, Gordon.
Frederick,
Mr Lethieullier, Bowman, Maitland, Alexander, Vertue, Holmes, Sawbridge, Evelyn,
Papillion, West, Wood, Ward, Willis, treasurer Gale and Gordon.
Treasurer
Gale, Sawbridge, Tusnell, Prof. Ward, Drake, Dingley, Vertue, Nicholas,
Radcliffe, Freeman, Evelyn, Draper
and Gordon.
Treasurer
Gale, Prof. Ward, Chambers, Bogdani, Drake, Mundy, Tusnell, Richardson,
Folkes, Sawbridge, Lethieullier, Maitland, Ayloffe, Freeman, Cole, Holmes,
Vertue, Mortimer, Wood, and Gordon.
Lethieullier,
Nichols, Frederick, Ayloffe, West, Drake, Bowman, Holmes, Papillion,
Richardson, Prof. Ward, Maitland, Sawbridge, John Evelyn and Cole.
Folkes
in chair.
Papillion,
Frederick, Mr Lethieullier, Sawbridge, Cole, Vertue, treasurer Gale, West,
Brian, Draper, Richardson, Mortimer, Ayloffe, Birch, Prof. Ward, Edvelyn,
Mitchell, Nicholas, Freeman, Holmes, Drake, Theobalds, Gordon.
Folkes
in chair.
Smithson,
West, Richardson, Stuart, Mortimer, Maitland, Bowman, Freeman, Barker,
Lethieullier, Frederick, Holmes, Drake, Ayloffe, Birch, Nicholas, Vertue,
Ward, Forbes and Gordon.
Lethieullier
delivered a report after enquiring on ancient seals.
Evelyin
in chair
VP
Gale in chair.
Bogdani,
Drake, Holmes, Nicholas, Stuart, West, Ward, Birch, Virtue, papillion,
Mortimer and Gordon.
Vertue
brought a large medallion of Silver, Holland 1619. He also brought a cast of a
medallion of the marriage of the Prince of Orange with Mary daughter of King
Charles the 1st.
VP
Gale said that 3 months ago 500 bras coins were found near Leicester. Most of
them dated back to the Lower Empire.
Thursday
7 July 1736
p.201
VP
Gale in chair.
Maitland,
TR Gale, Folkes, Birch, Nicholas, Ayloffe, West, Lyn, Stuart, Chandler, Drake,
Freeman, Holmes, Vertue, Glen, Cole, Evelyin and Gordon.
VP
Gale in chair.
Drake, Ward, Freeman, Folkes, Lynne, West, Papillion,
Vertue, Mitchell, New. Bogdani, and Gordon.
Also:
gold coin, probably King Henry VI.
Evelyn
in chair.
Papillion,
Stuart, Glen, Drake, Bowyer, Vertue, West, Mortimer, Bogdani, Birch and
Gordon.
Holmes
in chair.
Mortimer,
Maillan, Ward, Freeman, Leott, Bowyer, Drake, Papillion, West, Mundy,
Stuart, Folkes, Algherotti, New, Evelyn, Birch and Gordon.
Holmes
in chair.
Bowyer,
Drake, Cole. Vertue and Gordon.
o
Thursday
12 August 1736
p.217
Holmes
in chair.
Mortimer,
Freeman, Leott, Drake, Cole, Ward, Birch and Gordon.
Martin
Folkes: chair
Algherotti,
Scott, ward, Drake, Vertue, Gordon.
Holmes:
chair
Drake,
Cay, Maitland, Svott and Gordon
Cohane:
chair
Lethieullier,
Frederick, Holmes, Barker, Scott, West, Vertue, Drake, Bowyer, Cole, Cay,
Brion, Papillion, Folkes, and Gordon.
Hand Drawing
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Thursday 28 April 1757, p.16
Daniel Wray Esq VP in the chair.
Charles Compton; James Burrow; T. Brand;
E R Mores; Dr Gifford; Mr Lort; Mr Da Costa; Mr Hen. Baker; Dr Milles; Dr
Stuckley; Mr Jones; Mr Collinson; Mr Rogers; Mr Pond; Dr J. Parson; Mr Tulet; Mr
Adam Martin; Mr Hillier; Mr Colebrooke; Mr Brander; Dr Ducarel; William
Mirford Esq.
Mr Ames and Rev Norris: secretaries.
The Secretary read the letters on the
origin of the word CASSITEROS addressed by Mr Dacosta and Dr Stuckley to each
other. In the former of these letters, Mr Dacosta says that Dr Stuckley (in his
dissertation about the Druids and religion) refers erroneously to the Hebrew
word abdil.
Dr Stukeley, in his reply, apologises himself for the mistakes and he is pleased
that his error has been corrected. He
continues his letter/dissertation by considering other topics that can be at the
basis of his mistakes
Dr Stukeley exhibited the drawing of a
mosaic pavement found at Aldbrough in Yorkshire. According to Dr Stukeley, this
place was the ancient Isurium. To this place, Dr Stukeley and Mr Roger Gale went
in 1740 when they had the opportunity to draw another mosaic pavement. The roman
city, according to Dr Stukeley, consisted mainly of granaries of corn brought
there by Roman vessels and boats and then carried northward by Land along the
Roman Road called Leeming Lane. Dr Stuckley was told that in British time, the
place became the great panegyre of the Druids, for the midsummer meetings. In
Aldbrough many coins of Carausius, Alectus and Constantine are frequently found.
The name of the road (Leeming Lane) for Dr Stukeley comes from the empress
Helena, during her staying in Britain.
Mr Brand was admitted as FSA
Dr Milles proceeded to consider the
Domesday as it appears in the Exeter MS and he extracted an article from it to
show the method in which it was compiled. Dr Milles observes that several
mistakes had been made by the copiers by putting the word Carrucata instead of
carruca.
Dr Theobald VP in chair
Sir Joseph Ayloffe; I. Upton; D. Wray;
Sergeant Eyre; James Burrow; Dr Birch; Dr Parson; Mr Jones; DR Stuckley; Mr
Dacosta; Mr Baker; Dr Brakenbridge; Mr Colebrooke; Lyde Browne; Mr Pond; Mr
Rogers; Dr Pettingall; Dr Gifford; Mr Tuset; Mr. J. Forster; W. Burrell; Edward
Wilson; Dr Ducarel; Ames and Norris Secretaries.
Dr Ducarel read a letter
addressed to the president Council and FSAs which he desired leave to prefix to
a serie of Anglo-Gallic, Norman and Aquitain coins he intended to publish.
Dr Stukeley read a 3rd
dissertation on the religion of the Druids proving that they were not Pagans but
of the ancient eastern Patriarchal religion.
James Theobald: VP
Dr Taylor, T. Brand; Vernon; John Lock;
Mr Pond; Dr Stukeley; Mr Serg. Forster; I. Upton; Mr Rogers; Mr Baker; Mr
Sotheby; Mr Brander; Mr Dacosta; Mr Hillier; Mr Mores; Dr Ducarel; Dr
Gifford; Dr Chauncy; Dr Parsons; Mr Colebrooke; Ames and Norris: secretaries.
Daniel Wray
VP: in chair;
Sir Peter Thompson; DR James Parsons; Mr
Baker; DR Chauncy; Mr Southouse; Mr Collinson; Mr Pond; Mr Colebrooke; Mr
Reading; Mr Brander; Mr Dacosta; Mr Blew; Dr Nesbitt; Mr Grose; Ames and Norris:
secretaries.
Daniel Wray VP; William Stuckley; Thomas
Brand; Robert Bottle; P. Smith; Dacosta; Blew; G. Edwards; Brakenridge; Beker;
Parsons; Lyde Browne; Tutet; Southouse; Hillier; Gifford; Chauncy; Hodgson; Ducarel;
Ames and Norris: secretaries.
Venuti:
Hon Mmeber (it was read his thanking)
James Theobalds VP; P. O. Webb; Serjeant
Eyre; Daniel Wray; J. Upton; R. Bootle; Nesbitt; Jones; Hodgson; Blew; Hillier;
J. Lock; Tutet; Parsons; Baker;
Gifford; Lowth; L. Browne; Collinson; Ducarel; Rogers; Pond; Morton;
Ramsey; Ames and Norris: secretaries.
Lord Willoughby de Parhand: President;
Richardson; Peter Thompson; P. C. Webb;
Lyttleton; L. Browne; Nesbit; Baker; G. Edwrads; Charles Compton; Theoblads; Dr
J. Parsons; Southouse; Stuckeley; Morton; Jones; Z. Chembers; Collinsons; T
brand; Hollis; Ducarel; Dacosta, Grose; Ames and Norris secretaries.
Lord Willoughby de Parhand: President;
Burrow, Bowman, Theobalds; Eyre; Dr
Squire; Dr Taylor; G. Lynn; John Sigismond
Tanrer; Colebrooke; Gifford; Bottle; Serjeant
Forster; De Chandler; W. Southouse; Stuckeley; J, Sawbridge; P. C. Webb;
Hen. Rooke; Brander; Dr Parsons; Dr Nesbit; Da Costa; Baker; G. Edwards; Grosse;
Duane; Edwrad Brent; Ames and Norris secretaries.
Mr Morant mentions to have an accurate
copy of Fol. IV of the lesser Vol. of Domesday containing an account of 2
parishes (Stanway and Lexden) adjoining to Colchester and also a complete copy
of Fol. CIV, CV, CVI, CVII in the same vol being an account of Colchester. This
last copy was collated by the FAS Mr Booth, with the original. Mr Ducarel,
who corresponded with Mr Morant, was then recommended to acquaint him that the
SA requested the collated copy in his possession.
Lord Willoughby de Parhand: President;
H. Walpole;
Peter Thompson; P. C. Webb; Lyttleton; T. Hollis; C. Compton;
Dr Nesbit; Grosse; Hocker; Stukeley; Rogers; P Smith; G. Edwards; Baker;
Collinson; Duane; Dacosta; Hillier;
Chandler; Brander; John Sawbridge; Dr Parsons; Dr Morton; Mr Jones; Ducarel;
Tutet; The Chevalier P. Celesia; Ames and Norris secretaries.
J. Theobalds:
VP; J. Burroughs; Dr Lyttleton; R. Bottle; Dr Papillon; Dr Brackenridge; Matt
Duane; Mr Pond; Mr Baker; Mr T. Jones; Mr Brent; Charles Compton; Rev. Hodgson;
Mr Colebrooke; Mr Grosse; Dr Morton; Burrow; T. Brand; G. Edwards; Dr Ducarel;
Rev Cooper; Ames and Norris: secretaries.
Theobalds
acquainted the SA that in the Gent. Mag. March 1752 p.108 Mr Francis
Swinhow wrote a letter (titled Observations on 5 Roman inscriptions after the
manner of Mr Horseley) of observations on some remains of the Roman walls in
the North of England. The smaller altar exhibited to the SA by the Dean of
Exeter, was described and Mr Swinhow attempted to give an explanation of the
inscription. Mr Theobalds
brought the magazine to the meeting and read the account and compared it with
the one given by Mr Bowman. Mr
Theobalds also produced a MS vol folio titled Observations on the ancient and
present state of Monmouthshire.
C. Compton tr
in the chair; Br Taylor; Duane; Parsons; J. Lock; L. Browne; Dacosta; M. C.
Tutet; Baker; Blew; Mr Brent; T. Jones; Mr G. Edwards; Dr Ducarel; Dr
Morton; Ames and Norris: secretaries.
Compton, T. Hollis, Chauncy, Parsons,
Baker, Da Costa, Ducarel, Southouse, G. Edwards, Pond, Duane, Hillier,
Morton, Tutet, Nesbitt, Marsili, Ames and Norris.
Dr Wray, Lock, C. Compton, Hollis,
Baker, Collinson, Ducarel, Da Costa, Hunt, Southouse, Tutet, Marsili,
Edwards, Ames and Norris.
Dudley, Thomas
Correspondence:
‘A list of the members of the Antiquaries Society of London 1717-1796’, 1798, London (Printed by and for John Nichols) p.32, year: 25 Feb. 1779
·
‘A
list of the members of the Antiquaries Society of London 1717-1796’, 1798, London (Printed by and for John Nichols)
p.25, elected the 23rd of January 1772
Presents: N. Bartlet, Mr Bartlet;
Harwood, R. Milles, Dean Milles; Opinton, M. James, Mr James; Blake, a Chinese
gentleman; Lord Seaforth; Nooth, Whitaker; Salusbury Brereton; Morell; Lucius
O’Brien; Dr Hunter.
Robert Melvill and Sir Edward Blackett
were elected members of the FAS
Dr Kaye exhibited a drawing by I.
Chapman (Surveyor and Engraver) of the Porch or entrance into the Chapter House
at Southwell, in Nottinghamshire.
The secretary exhibited from Dr Hunter
of York the annexed engraving of a gold ring found in 1774 in a garden at Malton
in Yorkshire.
Dr Morell read a letter addressed to him
from Francesco Perez Bayer, Canon treasurer of the Metropolitan Church of
Toledo, who thanked the SA for electing him as honorary member.
19 January 1775
Ord; Marsham, Freeman, Frewin, Enfield,
Franchez; Blagden; Bartlet; Zachary; Lind; Jeffs; Morell; I. Cope; Banks.
Mr James exhibited a band and nightcap
of Charles the 1st and a handkerchief of his queen. Both the times
came through the countess of Lauderdale, whose husband was master of the robes
to King Charles into the family of Kirkers.
A letter from Mr Brander to the
president was read. The letter concerned the discovery made by Mr Brander of a
number of bones of various fowls that had been deposited under ground in a stone
chest in a consecrated spot. The
discovery happen after that Mr Brander had purchased the site of the Priory of
Christ Church Jwynham in Hampshire.
It was read another portion of Mr Essex
remarks on the Antiquity and the different modes of Brick and Stone buildings in
England.
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16 February 1775
Harwood; Bullman; Maude; Capt. Darby;
Davies; Gibson; Blake; Whang-at Jong; Duval; Jones; Orde; Frere; Caillettes,
Poore; Burn; Paradise; Combe; Grose; Fleton; Preston; King; Stebbing; Calamy;
Claxton; Vallthravers; Dargent; Topham; Bacon.
Mr Muilman decided to retire from the SA
and the SA declared him not longer member.
Further portion of Mr Essex
Remarks on the antiquity and different modes of Brick and stone buildings in
England.
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23 February 1775
Bartlet; Bellamy; Grimes; Kelly; Payne;
Feuilleteau; Hopkins Rees; Pennek; Freeman; Dillon; W. Masters; Bartlet; James;
Morton; Willett; Adye; Thomas; Blyke; Lettsom.
Joseph Ayloffe; Freeman; Mylne; Booth;
J. Campbell; Graham; de Franchy; Setyman; Edwards; Blyke; Minet; Felton; Brand
Hollis; J. Cope; preston.
·
‘A list of the
members of the Antiquaries Society of London 1717-1796’,
1798, London (Printed by and for John Nichols) p.53, year: 14 Mar. 1793;
·
In List
of the Society (Archaeologia 15, 1806) p.6;
Proceedings
Fausset Bryan
‘A list of the members of the Antiquaries Society of London 1717-1796’, 1798, London (Printed by and for
John Nichols) p.24 year: 17 Feb. 1771.
Minute Books:
In List of the Society (Archaeologia 15, 1806) p.7;
Frere John
Gale Roger
Garthshore Maxwell
Minute
Book 14, 1775
16 February 1775
Harwood;
Bullman; Maude; Capt. Darby; Davies; Gibson; Blake; Whang-at Jong; Duval;
Jones; Orde; Frere; Caillettes, Poore; Burn; Paradise; Combe; Grose; Fleton;
Preston; King; Stebbing; Calamy; Claxton; Vallthravers; Dargent; Topham; Bacon.
Mr
Muilman decided to retire from the SA and the SA declared him not longer member.
Further portion of Mr Essex Remarks on the antiquity and different modes of Brick and stone buildings in England.
Gordon, James
Bartlet;
Bellamy; Grimes; Kelly; Payne; Feuilleteau; Hopkins Rees; Pennek; Freeman;
Dillon; W. Masters; Bartlet; James; Morton; Willett; Adye; Thomas; Blyke;
Lettsom.
Edward
Blackett and Rev. D. Waddilove were admitted as fellows of the SA.
Mr
Salusbury Brereton presented from Levett Blackborne a print of Louth Church in
Lincolnshire.
Dr
Calvert presented a vol. titled A description of […] the
Cathedral Church of Salisbury.
Mr
Keate presented by the secretary 2 prints, exhibiting the northeast and
southwest views of Stonehenge, engraved from 2 drawings of his taken on the
spot.
Mr
King exhibited 2 views of part of the ruins of Lisbon; taken of the spot by Mr
Watts in 1757.The first one gives a view of the Southerby side of the Cathedral
Church of Lisbon. The other view represents the plorintho, formerly the
place of execution and a port of the new street. The plorintho is a
column of stone, near the top, on which the head of the malefactors was placed.
Mr
Combe communicated an extract from the laws of king Richard the 1st;
made for regulating the fleet on his expedition to the Holy Land.
Another
part of the Mr Essex remarks (on the Antiquity in Brick and Stone buildings in
England) was read.
Mr
Gough exhibited drawings, made at his expense, of the 2 groups of
figures, which he ranged on the central part of the floor of the rotunda of the
Temple Church in Fleet Street and accompanied the same with a short account and
some historical notes relatives to the persons who are supposed to be
represented on them.
Thursday
9 March 1775
Joseph
Ayloffe in chair; Horseley; Poore; Borlase; Penneck; Franchy; Stebbing Junior;
Dargent; Topham; J. Cope; Stebbing Senior.
William
Constable, Walter Long; John Blake were elected fellows of the SA.
It
was continued the reading of the account of Mr Gough on the figures
grouped in the area of the rotunda of the Temple Church.
It
was read a letter addressed to the president, by the treasurer (Colebrooke),
containing observations on some early English coins.
Thursday
16 March 1775
Joseph
Ayloffe; Freeman; Mylne; Booth; J. Campbell; Graham; de Franchy; Setyman;
Edwards; Blyke; Minet; Felton; Brand Hollis; J. Cope; Preston.
Walter
Long was admitted a fellow of the SA.
Jerom
James Obertin was elected honorary member of the SA. The following works of the
gentleman were presented (given as a present) to the SA: Miscella Litteraria
maximam partem argentoratensia (Argent. 1770); Orbis antiqui monumentis
suis illustrati primae lineae (Argent. 1772); Prisca jungedorum Marium
Fluviorumq. Molimina (Argent. 1773); Museum Schoeplini, tomus prior,
lapides, Marmora, vasa (Argent. 1773).
Mr
Pegge communicated by the secretary a drawing of a piece of gold, which is now
the property of Robert Fairfax Esq. of Newton Kyme. From the figures engraved on
it, it seems to have been an astrological amulet, although there is no hole for
its suspension from the neck.
Mr
Lort exhibited a little piece of wooden sculpture, representing an hand holding
a book, which was thrown out of a grave at Gainsford, in the country of Durham,
when an inundation of the river Teer
took away part of the churchyard. The vicar of the parish, Mr Heyrick, sent it
to Mr Lort and thinks that the piece is about the time of Queen Elizabeth and it
has been carried in the grave by some devotee who must have considerer it as
something expiatory or propitiatory. However, Mr Lort is not of the same
opinion: due to the silver ferule at the end of it, the letter engraved and the
fashion of the sleeve, Mr Lort thinks the object to be posterior to the
reformation and to have been the tobacco stopper of some puritans and that the
book held in the hand, should have represented the Bible.
It
was read a paper of Mr Essex, giving an account of the alterations and additions
made in the cathedral Church of Lincoln.
Mr
Gough communicated from Mr Matthews, a sketch of a marble bassorielievo,
fixed in the wall of St Mark’s Palace at Venice, on the south side. The
bassorielievo represents a banner with the arms of France and England mounted on
a flagstaff. The sculpture is about the year 1500, but the occasion for it seems
quite unknown among the modern Venetians.
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April 1775
Rev.
Milles in chair; Mr Stebbing; Dr Stebbing; Southgate; Michell; Cotton; Brand;
Pace; Gordon; Debonaire; Pettyward; Russell; Clarke; Combe; Preston; Blyke;
King; Ord; Wright; Brocket; Wingfield; Topham; Bacon.
Joseph
Windham, William Jones and John Charles Brooke were elected members of the SA.
The
president communicated a letter addressed to him by William Hamilton, FAS, and
Envoy Extraordinary at the court of Naples, where he is pleased to grant the
permission of publishing in Archaeologia the account of the drawings of the
ancient Pompei.
Dr
Grover communicated a celt with a groove on each side, recently found in
cleaning Cranmore Pond, in Berkshire.
It
was read a paper of Mr Gough, titled Some observations on the
introduction of cards in England. Mr Gough also produced a note, extracted
from the minutes of the SA and mentioning that Mr La Neve brought in 1722 a
memorandum of cards made before Edward the 4th.
Rev Milles: in chair; Russell, Tyteler, Miege, Holcombe, White, Rudbeek; professor Biornstall; Capt. Maimieux (A Russian officer); Mr Cleaver, F. Blake, Raynsford, Loveday, Penneck, Shuttleworth, James, Lort, Valltravers, Beaumont, Walsh, Claxton, Chandler, Ayloffe, Wright.
Mr
Gough produced an antique saltcellar of silver, gilt, having a similar
shape of a chalice, with a cove. It had been the property of the family of
Blandy, of Cold Henley, near Whitchurch, Hants, whose ancestors is reported have
saved it, with some table spoons, by concealing them in his bedding from the
Havoc of his fortune in the last civil war. From the Blandys came to the
Hedgers, by marriage, and it is now property of one of the Hedgers. It consists
of 8 compartments, plain and decorated with a mermaid. The knob is engraved with
gules and lions. Also the spoons above mentioned were decorated with lions.
Mr
Salusbury Brereton exhibited a small metal seal found recently in Bridgenorth
Castle (Shropshire). The seal is supposed to be about the time of Henry VI. The
device is supposed to be a mitre, around which is inscribed: “Jesus Merci”.
It
was read a letter by Mr Drake (FAS) on the English language.
Rev.
Dr. Milles: in chair
It
was read a letter from Mr Gough to the president concerning the Hereford
Shrine. Mr Gough said that that exhibition reminded him of a shrine, exhibited
to the Royal Society, in 1748 by Mr Stuckley (and which his engraved in the
Transactions at n. 490). Stuckley Shrine, called the Croyland Shrine, contained
more figures.
Mr
Waddilove communicated an explanation given by Don Miguel Casiri (one of his
Catholic Majesty’s Librarian at Madrid) of an inscription copied by Mr Brydone
from a marble at Palermo and published by him in his Tour through Sicily and
Malta, vol. 2 p. 210.
Mr
Duane communicated from Sir John Pringle a letter addressed to him by George
Douglas (dated from Kirkwall, in the Orkneys, 18th march 1775), and
concerning some antiquities
(mainly coins) discovered there. The coins were almost 400 and were
discovered about 2 feet below the ground. They were contained in 2 horns. On the
mouth of the horns and near them, were found several pieces of silver, in the
form of crescents. Some curious in Edinburgh discovered the coins to have been
of Canute, king of England. According to Dr Ross, the coins might have been
related to dome religion of the ancient inhabitants of the place and they might
are related to a Druidical temple, near the place.
The monument is called Orkney the Stones of Stennes.
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Thursday June 1st 1775
Rev. Milles, Dean of
Exeter in the chair.
It
was read a letter of Mr Gough, addressed to the president and
communicating some further particulars concerning the coins and other articles
discovered at Orkeny during the previous summer. According to Mr Gough, 3 of
them are remarkable: they have the obverse bust of Camute, bearded and crowned
with the diadem and holding in his hand a scepter.
Further
reading of Mr Strange’s Account of Roman and other antiquities found in
Montmoushire.
According to him, Caerwent can be hardly considered as the ancient capital of
the Silures, although it was a Roman station of note.
Mr
Gough presented a volume containing the following tracts:
“Description
des Royaulmes d’Angleterre et d’ Escosse. Composé par Estienne Perlin. Par
1558” and “Histoire de l’entrée de la Reine Mere dans la Grande Bretagne.
Par P.de de la Serre, par 1639”.
Illustrated with cuts and English notes, London.
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Thursday 9 Nov. 1775
Barrington in chair;
Milne, Stapfer, Wagner, Vollpracht, Duane, King, Forster.
The
VP in chair presented from the FAS William Hamilton, 3 prints engraved by
Piranesi, of the marble vases lately purchased by him. He has offered them to
the BM. He also informs that he is publishing an edition of his letters on the
volcanoes in Italy, which will be illustrated by 40 copper plates.
The
secretary reported that he had been invited together with Ducarel to a
conference with Mrs Vertue, relict of Mr G. Vertue. And the purpose of it was to
donate to the SA 22 plates of English antiquities engraved by her husband at his
private expenses. She wished them to be deposited and presented as memorial of
her esteem and gratitude for the SA. The plates were: plates of the upper and
under chapels in the Great Pier of London Bridge; 2 plates of the survey of the
ruins after the fire of London in 1666; 1 plate of the survey ground Plot of
white hall; 1 drawing of Lincoln’s inn chapel; 1 drawing of Chichester Cross,
3 drawings of the old Church of St Martin’s in the fields; 1 drawing of
Windsor Fetter Lock; 1 drawing of Stunsfiled pavement; 2 drawings of
Lethellieur’s mummy; 8 drawings Pewter of London in Queen Elizabeth reign.
Mr
Gough communicated a description of an old painting found on a wall in
taking down a house, formerly the Rose tavern. The painting is in oil colours
and occupied the all western side of an inner room; it was concealed behind some
old wainscot. The subject is a siege piece and represents the sea-Port Town
defended by a number of fortified towers, canon, shipping across the harbor.
Over the principal gate of the city there is the word: Damasco and under
the archway appears to be a venerable old person with a long pointed beard. The
room was said to have been a chapel. The ground and the house were granted by
King Henry 8th to one of the Tufton family.
The
secretary presented from Monsieur Oberlin (Hon. FAS) a small octavo vol. titled:
Essai sur le Patroi Lorrain des environs du Comte Du
Ban de la Roche.
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Thursday 30 Nov. 1775
J.
Ayloffe VO in chair; Hussey, Bartlet, Taggart, Grose; Stone.
The
secretary presented from Barrington a pamphlet titled ‘A supplement to the
probability of reaching the North Pole’ containing additional instances of
navigators who have reached the Northern latitudes.
It
was read a paper containing some observations made by Gough on the
inscription on the tombstone of Gundrada in Lewes Priory, as exhibited in the
drawing. The observations concern the forms of the letters and the spirit of the
composition.
Mr Gough also communicated an extract of a letter to him from Hampshire
dated 14th Nov. 1775and where it is said that at Lee, in the parish
of Romsey was found a human skull with skeleton, with 2 large agate earrings and
under the throat, about 12 pieces of a substance between chalk and ivory, with
holes in the middle.
5 feet distant, it was found another skeleton.
It
was also read a letter from Mr Lort, accompanied with a discourse by Dr John
Woodward on the Wisdom of the ancient Egyptians.
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Thursday 11th Jan. 1776
Dr Milles, Dean of Exeter in the chair.
Camarthen,
Seaforth, Griffith, Dr Scott, N. Bartlet, Solander, Edenger, Horneman, Col. Ray,
Forster Jun., Kampe, Barclay, Kaye, Brander, Gough, Lloyd, Bartlet,
Hunter, Banks, Forster Sen., Bijornstahl, Zachary.
Hayman
Rooke: elected FSA
Mr
Salusbury Brereton exhibited a brass sword, found the summer before in the river
Severn, close to the village of Quatfort.
The
remaining part of DR Woodward enquires concerning the wisdom of ancient
Egyptians was read.
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Thursday 25th Jan. 1776
Milles,
Dean of Exeter in chair; Griffith, M. James, Stone, Morell, James, Stone.
Rev.
George Shaw, Robert Hallifax and John Huseery were elected members of the
Society.
The
president reported that the widow of Mr Vertue was giving (selling) to the SA
the 9 following plates, the most capital of Mr Vertue’s engravings at a price
much below their real value. The council proposed to give Mrs Vertue Ł100. The
plates were:
1-
procession
of Q. Elizabeth to Hundson House;
2-
K.
Edward VI granting the palace of Bridewell for an hospital;
3-
The
tomb of Lord Darnely; K. James I when a child; Earl and Countess of Lenox while
praying by it;
4-
K.
Henry VII his Queen; K. Henry VIII and Jane Seymour;
5-
Battle
of Carberry Hill;
6-
3
children of Henry VII;
7-
Charles
Brandon Duke of Suffolk and Mary Queen of France;
8-
Lady
Jane Grey with emblematic devices;
9-
Frances
Duchess of Suffolk and Adrian Stoke, her second husband;
The
treasurer (Bridgen) informed that he had settled the accounts depending between
the society and Mr J. Colebrooke and received the balance of his executor, who
at the time presented to him for the use of the SA, Mr Colebrooke notes on Mr
Folkes plates of English coins.
The
Sa thanked Mr Bridgen and asked to put the notes in Bartlet’s hands to examine
if they contained any new matters.
It
was read a letter of Mr Brooke addressed to the President: the letter
communicated the ceremonial of making the king’s bed in the time of Henry the
VIII, transcribed from an original MS, formerly belonged to Thomas, the Great
Duke of Norfolk, beheaded in the reign of Queen Elizabeth and which contains all
the duties and rules of the Lord Chamberlain and the officers in his department.
It
was then read part of a paper of Mr Gough and titled : Memoirs of the
life of Sir John Hawkwood.
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Thursday 1st Feb. 1776
Rev.
Milles, Dean of Exeter in chair;
Rev.
Brooke, Mr Fitzherbert, M. James, Brooke, Perrin, and James.
Jean
Baptist Gaspar d’Ansse de Villoifon was elected Honorary Member.
Mr
Salusbury Brereton exhibited a gold coin, being a noble of Edward III. The coin
corresponds with that engraved N.3 in the SA’s book of the coins.
The coin was found the summer before with several hundred more coins at
Fenwick Castle, in Northumberland, being deposited in an open stone list,
covered with sand and placed over the arch of a cellar Door and under the flags
of the threshold of the castle gate. The castle belonged to Sir John Fenwick who
was executed in 1696.
IT
was read another portion of Gough’s paper.
Thursday
14th March 1776
Milles:
Pr in chair.
Gentleman
Paoli, Chev. Iustiniani, A. Hume, Rev. Hussey, R. Cope Hopton, Hillier Jr., Mr
Southgate, Mr Hopton and M. James were introduced by: I. Pringale, Dr. King,
Hussey, Duane, Hillier, Duane, James.
Dr
Laylord was admitted as FSA
Sir
Ayloffe presented from John Richardson, of the Middle temple and of Wadham
College of Oxford
FSA, author of ‘A Grammar of the Arabic Language’.
Sir
John Pringale presented from himself and the Dowager Mrs Scott and her son of
Scottshall in the County of Kent (Parish of Aldington):
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2
copper tubes in the form of horns (21 inches long and 8tenths of a
inch diameter at the base);
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2
thin plates of copper or mist metal in the form of a palmetto leaf (9inches
long);
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a
copper cylinder hollow, 4 inches high and 2“ diameter;
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a
quantity of narrow lists or bands of copper with pins in them;
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Fragments
of pure beaten gold, diapered with a kind of mosaic work.
All
these pieces were found in April 1775by men digging for foxes on the top of
Allington Knoll.
Mrs
Scott, who was present at the digging supposes them to be part of an altar in
the time of Heathenism: they were fixed on wood. Some human bones were found in
the place and also large stones standing like the ones in Stonehenge.
Mr
Gough communicated by a letter to the president 2 papers lately received
by him from Edinburgh. One was an account of some Roman remains (foundations of
sudatories or granaries composing an area of 21 feet square. Also the bones of
some animals were found there and also some hewn stones with double grooves in
them, which have been supposed to the some of the jambs of the doors) discovered
the previous summer near Kirkpatrick in forming the junction between the forth
and Clyde; the other an account of Dornadilla’s tower in the parish of Diunes
on lord Reay’s Estate. The tower has the form of the frustrum of a cone,
composed of an inner and exterior circle, running parallel to each other and
connected at certain intervals by large flat stones.
Mr
Morell read a letter of thanks to Canon Bayer for his present of the Infant Don
Gabriel’s Translation of Salust into Spanish.
Thursday,
May, 9th 1776
Salusbury
Brereton in the chair
M.
James and F. Plowden introduced by Mr James and I. F. Foley
Mr
Lort communicated the account related to some pieces (probably a Roman burying
place: burnt wood, ashes, bones, broken paterae, urns, Roman bricks,
gutter-tiles, coins, horns of animals. On the bottom of one of the pateras, it
was impressed the word: CADGATEMA) were found on sinking cellars for a house in
construction by Dan. Wilson in the upper part of the Church Street, Lancaster.
None of the coins are perfect, except one of Brass of Marcus Aurelius and a
small one, in silver inscribed DIVA FAUSTINA (with her head, in the obverse) and
on the reverse, a monument with CONSECRATIO.
It
was read a paper of Pegge FSA, giving an account of a singular monumental
pyramidal stone, near Rudston Church, a village in the East riding of Yorkshire.
Pegge believes that this stone is called ‘cross’. He is now aware that it
has ever been engraved and he presents the SA with a drawing of it, which he
received in 1769, from Mr William.
Mr
Gough exhibited drawings, made at his expenses by Mr Basire, of the
painting of a wall of the Old Rose Tavern, near Temple Bar (its description was
given in the Minute Book of the 9th of Nov. 1775, p.248). In one of
these drawings: view of the whole piece on a small scale; the other: heads of
some of the principal figures as large as in the original.
Gourdin Francois Philippe
Greville,
Grose Francis
Gurney Hudson
Gwilt George Jun.
Hamilton, William
Hamper, William
Handasyd Talbot Blaney
Hardinge George
Henley Samuel
In List of the Society (Archaeologia 15, 1806) p.8
In List of the Society (Archaeologia 15, 1806) p.8;
Proc., 2nd ser., 15 (1893-5), 177.
·
Thursday 5 May
1757, p.19
Dr Ward VP in chair.
Dr Milles, Dr Stuckley;
Dr Brakenbridge; Charles Compton Esq; Mr Colebrooke; Mr Sergeant Eyre; Mr Grose;
Lyde Browne Esq; Mr Collinson; James Theobald Esq.; Mr Baker; Mr Lort; James
Burrow; Mr Pond; Dr Parson; Daniel Wray; Mr Notth; Mr Sergeant Forster; Mr G.
Edwards; Mr Dacosta; Dr Chauncy; Mr Tuset; Mr Blew; T Brand Esq; J. Locker; Dr
Nesbit; Mr Ames and Norris: secretaries.
Dr Wright was introduc.
By Mr Collinson;
Mr Brown was introduc.
By Dr Chauncy;
Mr Baker Junior was
introduc. By Mr Baker;
Mr Vennet was introduc.
By Mr Grose
Ignazio Hugford was
elected FSA
Dr Milles continues to
explain the nature of some tenants (Colliberti, Salinarii; Bovarii; Ferrarii;
liberii hominess, sochemanni) mentioned in the Domesday survey. Origin of the
soccage tenure and derivation of the word soccage.
Thomas Hollis
presented by Dr Ward a large collection of State and other papers from the time
of Henry VIII to Charles II. Dr Ward acquainted the SA that this present was
intended to have been made earlier and had been deposited by Mr Hollis
with the Secretary for that purpose.
Mr Theobald read his
account on the original and present state of the Water Gate at the end of
Buckingham Street York Buildings, in order to preserve the posterity a memorial
of the builder condition and repairs of the structure.
Thursday
16 June 1757, p.27
Daniel Wray
VP: in chair;
Sir Peter Thompson; DR
James Parsons; Mr Baker; DR Chauncy; Mr Southouse; Mr Collinson; Mr Pond; Mr
Colebrooke; Mr Reading; Mr Brander; Mr Dacosta; Mr Blew; Dr Nesbitt; Mr Grose;
Ames and Norris: secretaries.
A letter from Dr
Ducarel was read: it was an account of the great Bell at Rouen in Normandy. The
bell stands in a tower (La tour de la Beurre) at the west end of the cathedral
church of Rouen. It was called the tour de la beurre because Pope Innocent VIII
permitted all subscribers towards the building of that tower, the use of butter
and white meat during the lent. By whose contributions, the tower was built.
Mr Colebrooke
presented a collection of sundry acts, orders, and ordinances of the parliament
and Lord protector during the common wealth of England and relating to the
duties of excise and intended as a supplement to the large collections of papers
presented previously by Thomas Hollis (of Lincoln’s Inn).
Thursday 10 Nov. 1757, p.28
Hugh Lord
Willoughby de Parham, president in the chair.
James West;
James Burrow; Sergeant Eyre; Sergeant Forster; Dr Birch; Dr Chauncy; Dr Parsons;
Mr Grose; Mr Rogers; Mr Baker; Dr Lyttleton; I. Upton Esq.; R Bootle, Mr Tuset;
Mr Colebrooke; Mr Pond; Mr Dacosta; Mr Edwards; Mr Hillier; Dr Gifford; Mr Ames
and Norris: secretaries.
2 letters
dated from Rome addressed to the secretary. One was from Giovanni Battista
Piranesi and the other from Domenico Augusto Bracci. Also a letter from Thomas Hollis
of Lincoln’s Inn was read.
A letter from
Dr Meech of Dorchester was read: he acquainted the Secretary that he had sent up
for the inspection and acceptance of the SA the impression (taken of in Plaister
of Paris) of an old seal, being the grant seal of the Cistercian Order of Monks.
Mr Dacosta
presented his book of Natural History if fossils in 4to, bound.
·
Thursday 1
December 1757, p.31.
Daniel Wray VP;
William Stuckley; Thomas Brand; Robert Bottle; P. Smith; Dacosta; Blew; G.
Edwards; Brakenridge; Beker; Parsons; Lyde Browne; Tutet; Southouse; Hillier;
Gifford; Chauncy; Hodgson; Ducarel; Ames and Norris: secretaries.
Venuti: Hon Mmeber (it was read his thanking)
8 December 1757
James Theobalds VP; P.
O. Webb; Serjeant Eyre; Daniel Wray; J. Upton; R. Bootle; Nesbitt; Jones;
Hodgson; Blew; Hillier; J. Lock; Tutet; Parsons;
Baker; Gifford; Lowth; L. Browne; Collinson; Ducarel; Rogers; Pond;
Morton; Ramsey; Ames and Norris: secretaries.
An extract of a letter
from Rodolph de Valitravere FRS to T. Hollis of Lincon’s Inn
(communicated by Hollis) was read. In it, Mr Valitrave says to have sent
a true copy of few roman antiquities, which he found in Savoy: particularly the
Mausoleum for the Pompeyan family (in marble). The drawings of the mausoleum and
of the inscription were exhibited.
·
22 December 1757
J, Theobalds: VP; H.
Walpole; Lyttleton; Stuckeley; Charles Compton (treasurer); Tutet; Browne;
Morton; Alan Ramsey; Burrow; T. Brand; D. Wray; Southouse; Pond; Rogers; L.
Browne; Duane; Beker; Collinson, Parsons; Adam Martin; Thomas Hollis;
Ames and Norris: secretaries.
Stuckeley read
and delivered an account of some antiquities discovered between Chateris Town
and the Ferry over the West water, in the Isle of Ely. The antiquities=urn of
unbaked clay, a glass vase, the balde of a sword, the central part of a shield
of iron and a spearhead of iron. These antiquities are now in possession of Mr
Fawcet in London. 4 corpses have been found in this place and Stuckeley thinks
that it might have been the burying ground of the lord of the town. On the right
hand of one of the bodies it was found a sword resembling the Irish Skenes,
without a guard. Upon his breast laid the umbo of a shield and on his left there
was a spearhead. At his head: urn and glass vase, which had many pipe like
protuberances opening , probably for the libations to the manes. Dr Stuckely
thinks that the wife of this person, dying before him,
was burnt and the ashes
preserved and intererred with him. A similar exmple was found by Dr Stuc in
digging into a barrow at Stonehenge: here in the urn close to the corpse he
found beads of amber, glass and other feminine ornaments and a small spearhead
of brass. This last one is now possessed by the Dr Stuck.
Lyttleton, the
Dean of Exeter communicated a supplement to his dissertation
on the antiquity of Brick Buildings in England, posterior to the times of
the Romans read on the 29th of January, an extract from Lelands
collectanea vol. 1st. The extract was part of a letter from Bagford
to the Editor (Feb. 15, 1714) and it was prefixed to a discourse about the
antiquities of London. According to Bagford there were no brick buildings, a
part from the chimneys, before the reign of Henry the vii.
Hollis communicated an extract of a letter of a gentleman of Naples
(22 Nov. 1757) in which it was said that there were continuously found
antiquities in Hercolaneum and that lately it was discovered a marble bust of
Archimedes with an inscription.
12 Jan. 1758
Lord Willoughby de
Parhand: President;
Richardson; Peter
Thompson; P. C. Webb; Lyttleton; L. Browne; Nesbit; Baker; G. Edwrads; Charles
Compton; Theoblads; Dr J. Parsons; Southouse; Stuckeley; Morton; Jones; Z.
Chembers; Collinsons; T brand; Hollis; Ducarel; Dacosta, Grose; Ames and
Norris secretaries.
Mr Edrwrds
presented a book in 4to published by him titled Gleanings of natural history:
exhibiting figures of quadrupeds, birds, insects, plants, etc..To the Engglish
text is added a transl in French
Honorary Member
elected: Cavalier Paolo Celesia minister from the most serene Republic of Genoa
Feb. 2 1755
Lord Willoughby de Parhand: President;
H. Walpole;
Peter Thompson; P. C. Webb; Lyttleton; T. Hollis; C. Compton;
Dr Nesbit; Grosse; Hocker; Stuckely; Rogers; P Smith; G. Edwards; Baker;
Collinson; Duane; Dacosta; Hillier;
Chandler; Brander; John Sawbridge; Dr Parsons; Dr Morton; Mr Jones; Ducarel;
Tutet; The Chevalier P. Celesia; Ames and Norris secretaries.
A letter
from Morton addressed to Webb on the subject of the Domesday book was read. In
it is was mentioned that the MSS which have occurred to him and Dr Gifford in
the Collection of the British Museum relating to the Domesday Book, amount XVIII
different volumes or part of vls. And that these are either
gen Abrdidgements of Domesday or transcripts of partc. counties
A letter
from the Dean of Exeter on the subject of the Domesday book was also read in
which he mentions that he has in his possession a complete copy of the Domesday
survey of Worcestershire, except the manors and the lands of the bishop and
church of Worchester, which can be found in Keming’s chartulary. He also
informs the SA that there is an accurate transcript of the Domesday for
Shropshire in possession of Mytton Esqr, a student at Cambridge, which descended
to him from his uncle William Mytton, together with a noumerous collection of
papers on the Shropshire antiquities.
A letter
from Mr Cole of Beckely and addressed to the secretary was read. In it, it was
mentioned that he had sent his copy of Domes day for Cambridgeshire.
A letter
on the same subject from Mr Thorpe of Bexley in Kent and addressed to Dr Ducarel
was read: in it he expresses great satisfaction that the SA intends to print
Domesday book. He says that in the library of Sir Edward Deering at Surenden
there is a large collection of MSS related to Kent and it is possible that the
collection could include a copy of the Domesday for Kent. Always in that library
there is a copy of the Textus Roffensis .
Mr
Compton communicated extracts of a letter of the FAS Mr Lye from
Northamptonshire where he mentions that there is an exact transcript of Domesday
Book for that country in the late Mr Bridge’s collections; that the Southern
part of Rutlandshire was included in Northamptonshire and is part of the account
in Domesday. This copy is in possession of Rev. Whalley of Courtenhall,
Northamptonshire.
Mr
Hocker delivered in a MS paper titled Exemplifications of Domesday Book
inrolled in the Tower of London.
Mr Webb
produced a transcript in Fol. Of the book called Testa de Nevil ot Liber
Feodorum Militum, in the custody’s of the King’s Remembrancer in the
exchequer.
Mr Hollis
exhibited an antique statue and pedestal in bronze. It was purchased in
Italy in 1753 by Mr Hollis (who was travelling there) and it
should represents a female Fawn; it is pf the finest Greek workmanship.
9th
of March 1758
Lord
Willoughby de Parham: president
Barton,
Parsons; Burrough, James Burrow; T. Hollis; Charles Compton; Duane; Rev
Cooper; D. Wray; Mr Brent; Dacosta; Baker; Tutet; Jones; Lawrence; Brander;
Pennant; Chauncy; Webb; Bellamy; Dr Morton; Ames and Norris: secretaries.
Hollis
communicated 2 orders of council respecting the history of this nation: on was
dated 28 Nov. 1687 and the other 24 Dec. 1687, both of them were signed by James
R at the top and by His Majesty Command Sunderland at the bottom. The purpose of
these orders was to remove from the civil magistracy some people there
mentioned.
Mr Duane
produced for the inspection of the SA the piece of cast lead taken notice by Dr
Stuckely in his Medallic History of Carausius with an inscription on.
This piece of lead was found near Bruton in Somersetshire and was formerly in
the collection of Heneage Earl of Winchelsea and given by him to Mr Creyk (of
whose sister Mr Duane bought the piece of lead) together with several Greek
medals, Athenian coins, and other antiquities. According to Mr Duane, this piece
of lead was struck under the Emperor Marcus Aurelius.
Mr Baker
read an extract of a letter from a friend of him in Norwich mentioning near
Norwich there is an inscription cut in stone, supposed to be about the time of
King Edward III or of K Richard II.
A letter
from Mr Dacosta to the SA was read: it contained some observations made by him
together with a clergyman on the Ammea Dea, inscribed on the smaller altar
exhibited to the SA on the 25th of January 1758 by the Dean of
Exeter. The gentlemen confined their observations on the origin of the deity.
According to MR Dacosta, she might be a deity of oriental origin and the
centurion of oriental origin dedicated the inscription on the altar.
6th
April 1758
Daniel Wray:
president; J. Burrow; P. C.Webb; Dr Chandlor; Duane; C. Compton; Hodgson; Tutet;
Colebrooke; Morton; Gifford; Dacosta; Mr Rogers; Mr Pond; Jacob; Brent; Parsons;
Hillier; Chauncy; Ames and Norris secretaries.
Chauncy
presented a block of William Caxoton’s containing his alphabet with a Copher,
between the initial letters of his name, at the bottom. On the back of this
block there are 2 drawings of Caxton: one of him young (1443) the other when he
was advanced in the years (1474). The Dr also presented a MS in 4to containing
the Lord’s Prayer in different oriental languages.
Duane
exhibited a silver Norman coin, with has an inscription on both sides. The piece
was struck in Normandy, after the conquest of the country by the English, under
King Henry V.
Dr
Morton continued with his account of MSS in the British Museum, relating to the
Domesday Book. Here he especially considers the MS whose library mark is Cotton,
Tiberius AV n.4 and which has been described by Dr Smith in Inquisitio
Terrarum Angliae. This MS was written in parchment and consisted of 75
leaves and it is bound with other tracts. Dr continues by describing minutely
its contents and gives the rubric and the title, prefixed to it. The book is
made of 2 different parts. The 1st one with regular lists of the
jurors employed in the Survey of 100s in cambridhsire
p.179
Minute Book XIV, 20 June 1776 p.462
Howard, Richard, Sir, 4rth Earl of Effingham
A
list of the members of the Antiquaries Society of London 1717-1796’,
1798, London (Printed by and for John Nichols) p.38, year: 27 May 1784
Minute
Book XXIV, 29 March 1792
Hulme Nathaniel
Minute Book 14, 1775
2
February 1775
Rev
Milles, Burland; Johnson; Dr Glasse; R. Leake; Taunton; Cressy; Chamberlayne;
Grose; King; Preston; Leake; I. Smith; Valtravers.
Edward
Hulse and Craven Ord were admitted as fellows of the SA.
The president exhibited 5 more views of the ruins of Pompei. N. 6 is the view of an interior of the Chapel of Isis. N.7 is the view of the principal entrance of the city of Pompei. N.8 is the view of the ruins of the houses on the right hand side as you enter the gate; N.9 is the view of the ruins of the houses on the right left side as you enter the gate; N.10 represents the court with several rooms opening to it.
Hunter Joseph
‘A list of the members of the
Antiquaries Society of London 1717-1796’,
1798, London (Printed by and for John Nichols) p.42, year: 15 Mar. 1787
Proc. 2nd ser., 13
(1889-910, 300, 315, 322.
·
Minute Book VIII
Thursday 19
May 1757 p.22
Dr Theobald VP in chair
Mr
Sergeant Forster; T. Brand; Dr Stuckley; Mr Lowth; Mr Dacosta; D Wray; Mr Pond;
Mr Baker; Mr Hocker; Mr Collinson; Mr Hillier; Mr Tuset; Mr G. Edwards; Dr
Milles; Ames and Norris Secretaries.
Mr Edwards
presented a cast in plaster of Paris framed and glazed from the matrix now in
his possession of the privy seal of Oliver Cromwell, during his protectorship.
Mr Brand
communicated an extract of a letter from Mr Jenkins (Rome 7th
April 1757) where he informs of the Monument of Julius Caesar found without
foundations; also Jenkins informs that the workmen found some rooms (of the
family of Domitian), a marble column and a bust of Alabaster; . Also he informed
that an additional room called ‘Il Museo sacro’ has to be made to the
Vatican and which is designed to contain all the Bronzes, Etruscan vases, etc
that were formerly placed at the end of the library towards the Belvedere and
bassorilievi that have subjects related to the Old and New testament.
Thursday 10
May 1759 p.162-3
A
letter from Mt Jenkins (Rome 11 April 1759) to the secretary was read. The
letter concerned with several antiquities found in Rome and in specific 3
sarcophagi found about 2 miles from Porta Maggiore. With the letter, Mr Jenkins
included a drawing if a silver vase in the possession of the Cardinal Corsini
and that was found by some fishermen.
·
Letter n.2 (MS): to the Rev.
Norris, secretary of the Society.
Rome April the
13th 1758.
During some excavations in the Termae of Caracalla the walls of a building were found and also several busts and statues. Among the statue, the upper face of the statue of a man was found. Cardinal Alessandro Albani has in possession the statue after its discovery. Mr Jenkins has sent to the SA 2 drawings of it. Mr Jenkins mention also the discover of the bas relief of 2 women; a Venus and the head of Lucius Verus.
- Letter to Charles Baratty FSA
Jones William
In List of the Society (Archaeologia 15, 1806) p.8;
- 1 Letter to Sir Joseph Banks;
Council Minutes, 14 February 1792.
‘A list of the members of the Antiquaries Society of London
1717-1796’, 1798, London (Printed by and for John Nichols)
p.38, elected the 1st of July 1784;
Lever, Asthon
Long Walter
·
Thursday 28 April 1757, p.16
Daniel Wray Esq VP in the chair.
Charles Compton; James Burrow; T. Brand;
E R Mores; Dr Gifford; Mr Lort; Mr Da Costa; Mr Hen. Baker; Dr Milles; Dr
Stuckley; Mr Jones; Mr Collinson; Mr Rogers; Mr Pond; Dr J. Parson; Mr Tulet; Mr
Adam Martin; Mr Hillier; Mr Colebrooke; Mr Brander; Dr Ducarel; William Mirford
Esq.
Mr Ames and Rev Norris: secretaries.
The Secretary read the letters on
the origin of the word CASSITEROS addressed by Mr Dacosta and Dr Stuckley to
each other. In the former of these letters, Mr Dacosta says that Dr Stuckley (in
his dissertation about the Druids and religion) refers erroneously to the Hebrew
word abdil. Dr Stuckley, in his reply, apologises himself for the
mistakes and he is pleased that his error has been corrected.
He continues his letter/dissertation by considering other topics that can
be at the basis of his mistakes
Dr Stuckley exhibited the drawing
of a mosaic pavement found at Aldbrough in Yorkshire. According to Dr Stuckley,
this place was the ancient Isurium. To this place, Dr Stuckley and Mr Roger Gale
went in 1740 when they had the opportunity to draw another mosaic pavement. The
roman city, according to Dr Stuckley, consisted mainly of granaries of corn
brought there by Roman vessels and boats and then carried northward by Land
along the Roman Road called Leeming Lane. Dr Stuckley was told that in British
time, the place became the great panegyre of the Druids, for the midsummer
meetings. In Aldbrough many coins of Carausius, Alectus and Constantine are
frequently found. The name of the road (Leeming Lane) for Dr Stuckley comes from
the empress Helena, during her staying in Britain.
Mr Brand was admitted as FSA
Mr Baker presented a printed
account of the Premiums this year proposed to be given by the SA for the
Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce.
Dr Milles proceeded to consider
the Domesday as it appears in the Exeter MS and he extracted an article from it
to show the method in which it was compiled. Dr Milles observes that several
mistakes had been made by the copiers by putting the word Carrucata instead of
carruca.
·
Thursday 5 May 1757, p.19
Dr Ward VP in chair.
Dr Milles, Dr Stuckley; Dr Brakenbridge;
Charles Compton Esq; Mr Colebrooke; Mr Sergeant Eyre; Mr Grose; Lyde Browne Esq;
Mr Collinson; James Theobald Esq.; Mr Baker; Mr Lort; James Burrow; Mr
Pond; Dr Parson; Daniel Wray; Mr Notth; Mr Sergeant Forster; Mr G. Edwards; Mr
Dacosta; Dr Chauncy; Mr Tuset; Mr Blew; T Brand Esq; J. Locker; Dr Nesbit; Mr
Ames and Norris: secretaries.
Dr Wright was introduc. By Mr
Collinson;
Mr Brown was introduc. By Dr Chauncy;
Mr Baker Junior was introduc. By Mr
Baker;
Mr Vennet was introduc. By Mr Grose
Ignazio Hugford was elected FSA
Dr Milles continues to explain the
nature of some tenants (Colliberti, Salinarii; Bovarii; Ferrarii; liberii
hominess, sochemanni) mentioned in the Domesday survey. Origin of the soccage
tenure and derivation of the word soccage.
Thomas Hollis presented by Dr Ward
a large collection of State and other papers from the time of Henry VIII to
Charles II. Dr Ward acquainted the SA that this present was intended to have
been made earlier and had been deposited by Mr Hollis with the Secretary for
that purpose.
Mr Theobald read his account on the original and present state of the Water Gate at the end of Buckingham Street York Buildings, in order to preserve the posterity a memorial of the builder condition and repairs of the structure.
Minute Book 14, 1775
2
March 1775
Joseph
Ayloffe in the chair.
Brook;
Poore; Hale; Franchy; Pet. Livius; Turner; Martin; Gregory; Harwood; Bartlet;
Dargent; J. Cope; King; Waddilove; Wightwick; Combe.
Herbert
Mackworth and Charles Butler were admitted as fellows of the SA.
Peter
Muilman got inside the meeting, although he had previously resigned. However the
society was not willing to accept him, also because of his violent behaviour and
it was decided that he was expelled from the society.
9 March 1775
Joseph
Ayloffe in chair; Horseley; Poore; Borlase; Penneck; Franchy; Stebbing Junior;
Dargent; Topham; J. Cope; Stebbing Senior.
William
Constable, Walter Long; John Blake were elected fellows of the SA.
It
was continued the reading of the account of Mr Gough on the figures grouped in
the area of the rotunda of the Temple Church.
It was read a letter addressed to the president, by the treasurer (Colebrooke), containing observations on some early English coins.
Markland, James H.
Marseden Charles
February
22 1733 p.12
Lord Colerane; Lethieullier; Thomas
Martin; Vertue; Frederick; Roger Gale; Maurice Johnson; Mister West; Joseph
Ayloffe; Bogdani; New.
Mr Lethieullier presented the report
from the committee appointed to view the Cottonian Library and the public
records. He also gave: a print of the seal of Barking Abbey and a print of the
Stone in memory of Thomas Beaufort of Exeter, eldest son of Gaunt, 1430, found
in Barking Abbey in 1720.
Mr West brought a MS in folio,
illuminated, being a translation of Boccaccio fall of Princes. Among other
illuminations are the pictures of Boccaccio and Petrarca, ad. 1409. He also
brought a gold medal of Henry the 8th.
Mr Martin brought a MS
of the New Testament in Latin in folio and a French MS of the institution of the
Knights of the order of St Michael. He also brought a gold coin of Honorius
found at Hoxne near Aye in Suffolk.
Mr Frederick brought a Roman
vessel of read earth found near Canterbury and a silver ring with an inscription
(+ TARACET DETEVE), found near the same place.
R. Gale, Bryan, Martin, Mundy,
Cole, New.
Gale a copy of an inscription found at
Sichester in Hampshire. Also a brazen metope of an oxe found at Risley within 3
miles of Warrington in Lancashire: this is in his possession.
In List of the Society (Archaeologia 15, 1806) p.9;
12 January 1775
Presents:
N. Bartlet, Mr Bartlet; Harwood, R. Milles, Dean Milles; Opinton, M. James, Mr
James; Blake, a Chinese gentleman; Lord Seaforth; Nooth, Whitaker; Salusbury
Brereton; Morell; Lucius O’Brien; Dr Hunter.
Robert
Melville and Sir Edward Blackett were elected members of the FAS
Dr
Kaye exhibited a drawing by I. Chapman (Surveyor and Engraver) of the Porch or
entrance into the Chapter House at Southwell, in Nottinghamshire.
The
secretary exhibited from Dr Hunter of York the annexed engraving of a gold ring
found in 1774 in a garden at Malton in Yorkshire.
Dr
Morell read a letter addressed to him from Francesco Perez Bayer, Canon
treasurer of the Metropolitan Church of Toledo, who thanked the SA for electing
him as honorary member.
Dr
Calvert presented a printed copy of the Will of King Henry VII.
Mr
Jones communicated (by the secretary) an extract from the court rolls of the
manor of Hatterfiled, which was the record of a suit of a singular institute at
the time of K. Edward III, for the recovery of damages on a breach of contract.
Read
remarks by Mr Essex on the Antiquity and the different modes of Brick and Stone
buildings in England. He also made some observations on Stonehenge, which he
called a druidical temple.
Thursday June 29, 1775
Rev. Milles (Dean of Exeter in chair); Newhham, Lumisden, Brantsma, Levett, Long, Melville, O’Brien, Hunter.
F.
Coppinger was admitted as FAS.
The
secretary laid before the SA the payment bill of Ł79 for paying the 3rd
volume of Archaeologia.
Mr
Lind presented 2 vols. Octavo titled: ‘Letters concerning the present state of
Poland. With an appendix containing the manifestoes of the courts of Vienna,
Petersburg and Berlin; & other authentic papers 2nd ed. 1773’
and ‘ Remarks on the principal acts of the 13th parliament of Great
Britain. By the author of letters concerning the present state of Poland. Vol. 1
containing the marks on the acts relating to the colonies, with a plan of
reconciliation’, 1775.
Mr
Lind owned himself the authorship.
Mr
Lloysd produced for the inspection an original portrait painted on board of the
antiquarian Humphrey Lloyd, drawn in the 34th year of his age AD
1562.
It
was read another section of Mr Strange’s Account of the Roman antiquities in
Montmoutshire. In it, he mentions a Roman triangular gold ring with intaglio,
representing the story of Hercules strangling the lion. The ring was found few
years earlier while digging the foundation of a cellar in Caerleon and the
moment it in possession of Mr T. Norman. In this section of the paper, Mr
Strange refers also to 3 sepulchral stones. Two were found in the churchyard of
St Piers. One of them has an inscription in old French and it appears to be in
memory of Urian de St. Pere Knight, who lived in the reign of King Henry 3rd
and died in 1239. the 3rd sepulchral stone is in the church at Christ
Church near Caerlon and it has a Latin inscription of the year 1300.
Beside
Caldecot castle, there are the remains of several other castles: Strange
mentions Chepstow and Ragland. Finally, Mr Strange concludes the account by
mentioning Tintern Abbey, which was founded in 1131by Walter de Clare, only the
walls of the church are left.
The
president produced a seal ring belonging to Sir Richard Worsley from the Isle of
Wight. The ring, in gold, I said to have been in possession of the Worsley
family since the time of Henry VIII. The device represents a warrior completely
armed.
Proc., 2nd ser., 7 (1876-8), 473.
Council Minute
15 Feb. 1781, 176-7
Index with all
the names of the members
·
Thursday
Jan. 13th 1757, p.1
James
Theobalds, VP in the chair, Pocock, Lord Bishop of Ossory, Horace Walpole, Milles,
Lyde Browne, Gustavus Brander, Mr Baker, Mr Mores, Mr Colebrooke, Mr Peter
Collinson, Mr Geo Edwards, Dr Gifford, Emmanuel Mendez Da Costa, Mr Ames, and
Rev. W. Norris (secretaries)
Mr Waring was
introduced by Mr Brander, and Mr Moor by Mr Baker.
The minute of
the last meeting were read.
The Bishop of
ossory exhibited a plate of gold, in his possession, found in Ireland, and he
also presented an impression taken from it in an internal presbytery . The
opinion of the late Lord Chancellor of Ireland on a plate similar to this one
was that it was a breast plate, used by order by one of the kings of Ireland to
distinguish the nobles from the common people. This conjecture was told to the
SA by Mr Simon in a letter communicated to the SA with a drawing and description
of the plate together with other antiquities found in Ireland (minute of the 2nd
of July 1747, vol V) was founded on some historical facts related by one of the
Irish historians (prob. Keating).
Proposal for
printing by subscription the Natural History of Cornwall by William Borlagle, MA
FRS Rector of Lugdvan.
A testimonial
for Francis Grose, Esq. Richmond Herald was read : he deserves and desires to
become a member of the sa. It ws signed by Ames, Gifford, Dacosta, Lyttleton,
Mores, Wray and it was ordered that the testimonial would be hung up to the
usual time.
·
Thursday
Jan. 20h 1757, p.2
Hugh Lord
Willoughby de Parham President in the chair.
Pococke Lord
Bishop of Ossory, Lyttleton, Milles, Philip C. Webb, Charles Compton,
John Lock, James Borrow, Gustavus Brander, Dr Ja. Parsons, Dr Nesbit, Lyde
Browne, Mr Edwards, Mr Peter Collinson, Dr Chauncy, Mr Blew, Mr Rogers, Mr. Da
Costa, Mores, Gifford, Chandlers, Mr Hodgson. Mr Ames and Rev. W. Norris
(secretaries).
Mr Brwone
introduced by Chauncy, Mr Webb Junior by Mr Webb Senior, the minutes of the last
meeting read.
The bishop
exhibited a bracelet of fine gold, found in Ireland. Oval by form.
Mr Collinson
communicated drawings of the 4 principal views of the towers of St Catherine in
the Isle of Wight. The tower is said to have been part of a consecrated building
of great antiquity, as appears by the Winchester register. Octagonal form. It is
seems to have been a Gothic imitation of the temple of the winds in Athens. Mr
Collinson says that whatever was at the present it is very valuable and due to
his ruinous conditions it is of public concerns.
Mr Webb
communicated an extract of a letter to him by the member Jacob of Fevers ham
acquainting him that a transcript of Dooms Day Book for the shire of Huntingdon
of 16 folio pg, take from the copy in cotton library (marked Tiberius E VIII 81
in the reign of K. James the 1st ) is now in the hands of a friend of
mr Jacob who will remit it to Mr Webb or
anybody else in the SA who is in charge of publishing the Domes day Book.
Lyttleton,
Dean of Exeter, read and presented a dissertation on the antiquity of Brick
Buildings in England, pos Roman.
Mr Hodgson
signed the obligation required and was admitted as Fellow.
·
Thursday
Jan. 27h 1757, p.3
Hugh Lord
Willoughby de Parham President in the chair.
Pococke Lord
Bishop of Ossory, H. Walpole, Sergeant Eyre, James Burrow Esq., Daniel Wray,
John Lock, Charles Compton, Dean of Exeter, Dr Jer. Milles, Philip
Carteret Webb, Sir Strachan Bart, Thomas Fludyes, I Upton, W. Southouse, R.
Weston, Parsons, D. Brakenbridge, Mr Pond, Colebrooke, Baker, Brander, Gifford,
Dacosta, Pond, Lock. Mr Ames and Norris: secretaries.
Lyttleton make
mention of his dissertation on the antiquity of Brick buildings in England
posterior to the time of the Romans. It was read to the SA in the previous
meeting and now he presented some engravings of buildings, copied from the
original drawings in a Saxon commentary on the Book of Genesis made by a monk
and now in the Bodleian Library.
Mr Webb
communicated an extract relating to an act of the 17th if Edis IV
anno 1477 which directs that in preparing of Earth for making file.
Mr Burrow
exhibited a brass coin of Marcus Aurelius.
Dr Milles
read part of a dissertation on the Exeter Doomsday Book and particularly the
Inquisitio Geldi in which calculations are made to the no of Hides in England
and the sums payable out of them for Dane Gelt. The Dr proposed to consider
further because it is intended to serve as a preliminary discourse of the
Doomsday survey.
·
Thursday 3 Feb. 1757, p.4
Hugh Lord
Willoughby de Parham: president in chair.
Dr Pococke
Bishop of Ossory, Dr Lyttleton, Dr Milles, Boolte Esq., Chartles, Compton
Treasurer, Mr Brander, Mr Lawrence, Mr Rooke, John Lock Esq., Mr Serjeant Eyre,
Mr Geo. Edwards, Dr Brakenridge, James Theobalds Esq., John Upton Esq., Mr
Gitoford, Mr Bowman, Esq., Mr Baker, Mr Dacosta, Mr Mores, Dr Vernon, James
Forster Esq., T. Fludyes Esq., Dr Ducarel, Mr Ames and Rev. Norris secretaries.
Dr Milles
continued with his dissertation on the Exeter Domesday and enquired into the
nature of Danegelt.
Dr Ducarel
presented a map designed by him of the ancient dominions of the kings of England
in France with some adjacent countries and also a print of himself from a
painting by A. Soldi and engraved by Francis Perry .
·
Thursday
3 Feb. 1757, p.5
Hugh Lord
Willoughby de Parham: president in chair.
Dr Pococke
Bishop of Ossory, Dr Lyttleton, Dr Milles, Chartles, Compton Treasurer,
Mr Serjeant Eyre, John Upton Esq., Mr Brander, Dr Parson, Mr Pond, Mr Colebrooke,
Mr Baker, Mr Geo Edwards, Mr Mores, Mr Gitford, Rich. Mead esq., James Theobald
Esq., James Forster Esq.,
Gitford, Mr
Ames and Rev. Norris secretaries.
Visitors:
Stainsby Esq, introd. by Parsons, Rev.
Mr Nixon introd. by Baker,
Mr Jones
introd. by Gitford.
Mr Baker
reported that the council taking into consideration the appointment of an
engraver to succeed to Mr Vertue, had to come to the following resolution: no
person appointed engraver to the SA ought to be et up for election, or to be
admitted a fellow so long as he continues the Society engraver.
Mr Theobald
returned Lewis’ s History of the Isle of Thanet, that he had borrowed.
Dr Mille
concluded his dissertation on the inquisition Geldhi in which he took notice of
several kinds of lands, which were exempted from Danegelt. The method of
collecting and returning that tax into the King’s treasury; the person
employed in that office, the allowance made to them for their trouble and
finally an account of the quantity of land contained in a Hide and in each of
his parts.
·
Thursday
3 March 1757, p.8
Hugh Lord
Willoughby de Parham: president in chair.
Daniel Wray
Esq., Dr Ward, James Theobald Esq., Dr Barton, Dr Milles, Dr Stuckley,
Compton, Mr Baker, Mr Collison, Lyde Browne Esq., Southouse Esq., Mr Colebrooke,
Mr Dacosta, Mr Edwards, Mr Rogers, Dr Brakenridge, Dr Ducarel, Mr Blew; Mr Ames
and rev. Norris: secretaries.
Presents: Dr
Wright and Mr Jones.
In a letter to
the President, Mr Colebrooke communicated an ancient deed, together with a
transcription thereof and some remarks tending to establish by who and when
this deed was made. The deed contains a grant in perpetuity of a certain
croft of 5 acres of land, with the rents and profits of the messuages from Egidius de Argenton, the patron
of Wylemundel Chapel, situated in his manor of Wylemundel.
Mr Colebrooke
thinks that the person, who made the deed, is a descendent from David the
Argenton, a Norman soldier who came into England with William the Conqueror. Due
to the remarkable achievements, his family became well known and filled
honourable posts in the government and in the Army. To prove this, Mr Colebrooke
cites several passages from historians and public acts from that time. The date
supposed for the deed is 1307.
Dr Stuckley
read a dissertation on the Descent and Religion of the Druids. The reason for
this dissertation was a conversation between the Dr and Her Royal Highness on
some brass instruments called CELTS, found in the canal in the Garden at Keio.
For Dr Stuckley these instruments belong to the Druids and were carried with
them to cut the braches from the trees for their sacrifices. The dissertation
also considers the origin of the Druids: they were translaplanted in Britain
with a Phoenician colony, when the quest of metal gave rise to the navigation.
The leader of the colony, Dr Stuckley thinks, was Tyrian Hercules, a Prince of
Midian, with whom came Apher, the grandson of the patriarch Abraham. These
observations, continues Stuckley, are useful to elucidate a passage in Caesar,
where he says that the Druids letters had the same fountain with Greeks. Dr
Stuckley also explains that the Hercules, the leader of this colony, was also
called by ancient writers with the title of Ogminus, which seems to derive from
OGUM which is the Irish name of the alphabet and that means: literatus. Also the
Irish alphabet appears similar to the former Greek.
·
Thursday
10 March 1757, p.10
Hugh Lord
Willoughby de Parham: president in chair.
Compton, Dr
Barton, Dr Milles, Dr Baker, Cooper, Lye, Brakenridge, Rev. New Esq.,
peter Thompson, Rev North, Collinson, Dacosta, Edwards; Ames and Norris:
secretaries
A testimonial
for Ignazio Hugford of Florence was read.
Dr Ducatel
communicated by Mr Norris n extract of a letter from Mr Martin of Palgrave, 16
Feb. 1757, where he mentions to have a copy of Domesday for the whole county of
Suffolk in a paper in folio of 187 pages. He also says that for the Norfolk
country he has a transcription of vellom, a fac simile copy.
A proof print
of the plate XVIII Vol 2, presented by Mr Pond to the SA sometime, was showed
and approved.
Dr Milles
read part of his dissertation on Domesday Survey: he thinks that the day for it
was 1086. Also he concludes saying that the reason for that book was probably
due to the interest of the king.
·
Thursday
17 March 1757, p.11
Hugh Lord
Willoughby de Parham: president in chair.
James Burrow,
Henry Johnson, Compton, Birch, Milles, Daniel Wray, Upton, West,
Colebrooke, Grose, Parsons, Baker, Gitford, Hillier, Dacosta, North, Edward Rowe
Mores; Ames and Norris: secretaries.
Roebuck and
Nixon non-members.
Mr West
exhibited a Queen Elizabeth Pocket Book of private Devotions, written on vellum,
in a variety of languages and hands. Some think that the Queen herself wrote it,
for others: Ascham. The prayers are composed in Greek, Latin, Italian, French
and English. There are also 2 miniatures: one of the queen (at the end of the
book) and another of the Duke of Allenson (at the beginning of the book).
Mr Johnson
exhibited a gold ring supposed to have been worn on the thumb. It appears to
have been enamelled. It was found about 3 months since among the ruins of a late
fire at Blackfryars, London.
Dr Milles
continues his dissertation on the Domesday Book and how it was conducted:
probably there were several steps taken before it was made as it was. 3 MSS help
to trace this progress: the Liber
Eliensis (account of the possessions of the
church of Ely and copies of the verdicts given by the juries for 15 of the
hundreds of Cambridgeshire),
the Exeter
MS, and the Domesday of Exchequer.
·
Thursday
28 April 1757, p.16
Daniel Wray
Esq VP in the chair.
Charles
Compton; James Burrow; T. Brand; E R Mores; Dr Gifford; Mr Lort; Mr Da Costa; Mr
Hen. Baker; Dr Milles; Dr Stuckley; Mr Jones; Mr Collinson; Mr Rogers; Mr
Pond; Dr J. Parson; Mr Tulet; Mr Adam Martin; Mr Hillier; Mr Colebrooke; Mr
Brander; Dr Ducarel; William Mirford Esq.
Mr Ames and Rev Norris: secretaries.
The Secretary
read the letters on the origin of the word CASSITEROS addressed by Mr Dacosta
and Dr Stuckley to each other. In the former of these letters, Mr Dacosta says
that Dr Stuckley (in his dissertation about the Druids and religion) refers
erroneously to the Hebrew word abdil.
Dr Stuckley, in his reply, apologises himself for the mistakes and he is pleased
that his error has been corrected. He
continues his letter/dissertation by considering other topics that can be at the
basis of his mistakes
Dr Stuckley
exhibited the drawing of a mosaic pavement found at Aldbrough in Yorkshire.
According to Dr Stuckley, this place was the ancient Isurium. To this place, Dr
Stuckley and Mr Roger Gale went in 1740 when they had the opportunity to draw
another mosaic pavement. The roman city, according to Dr Stuckley, consisted
mainly of granaries of corn brought there by Roman vessels and boats and then
carried northward by Land along the Roman Road called Leeming Lane. Dr Stuckley
was told that in British time, the place became the great panegyre of the
Druids, for the midsummer meetings. In Aldbrough many coins of Carausius,
Alectus and Constantine are frequently found. The name of the road (Leeming
Lane) for Dr Stuckley comes from the empress Helena, during her staying in
Britain.
Mr Brand was
admitted as FSA
Mr Baker
presented a printed account of the Premiums this year proposed to be given by
the SA for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce.
Dr Milles
proceeded to consider the Domesday as it appears in the Exeter MS and he
extracted an article from it to show the method in which it was compiled. Dr Milles
observes that several mistakes had been made by the copiers by putting the word
Carrucata instead of carruca.
·
Thursday
5 May 1757, p.19
Dr Ward VP in
chair.
Dr Milles,
Dr Stuckley; Dr Brakenbridge; Charles Compton Esq; Mr Colebrooke; Mr Sergeant
Eyre; Mr Grose; Lyde Browne Esq; Mr Collinson; James Theobald Esq.; Mr Baker; Mr
Lort; James Burrow; Mr Pond; Dr Parson; Daniel Wray; Mr Notth; Mr Sergeant
Forster; Mr G. Edwards; Mr Dacosta; Dr Chauncy; Mr Tuset; Mr Blew; T Brand Esq;
J. Locker; Dr Nesbit; Mr Ames and Norris: secretaries.
Dr Wright was
introduc. By Mr Collinson;
Mr Brown was
introduc. By Dr Chauncy;
Mr Baker
Junior was introduc. By Mr Baker;
Mr Vennet was
introduc. By Mr Grose
Ignazio
Hugford was elected FSA
Dr Milles
continues to explain the nature of some tenants (Colliberti, Salinarii; Bovarii;
Ferrarii; liberii hominess, sochemanni) mentioned in the Domesday survey. Origin
of the soccage tenure and derivation of the word soccage.
Thomas Hollis
presented by Dr Ward a large collection of State and other papers from the time
of Henry VIII to Charles II. Dr Ward acquainted the SA that this present was
intended to have been made earlier and had been deposited by Mr Hollis with the
Secretary for that purpose.
Mr Theobald
read his account on the original and present state of the Water Gate at the end
of Buckingham Street York Buildings, in order to preserve the posterity a
memorial of the builder condition and repairs of the structure.
·
Thursday
19 May 1757 p.22
Dr Theobald VP
in chair
Mr Sergeant
Forster; T. Brand; Dr Stuckley; Mr Lowth; Mr Dacosta; D Wray; Mr Pond; Mr Baker;
Mr Hocker; Mr Collinson; Mr Hillier; Mr Tuset; Mr G. Edwards; Dr Milles;
Ames and Norris Secretaries.
Mr Edwards
presented a cast in plaster of Paris framed and glazed from the matrix now in
his possession of the privy seal of Oliver Cromwell, during his protectorship.
Dr Stuckley
read a dissertation on 2 coins: one of Carausius; the other of Maximianus, which
he gave in drawings.
Mr Brand
communicated an extract of a letter from Mr Jenkins FSA at Rome (dated the 7th
of April 1757) where he informs that while the workmen were digging near Palazzo
Barberini, they had discovered some rooms supposed to belong to the family of
Domitian. Here they found only a marble column and a busto of alabaster, without
head and arms. Also he informed that an additional room called ‘Il Museo sacro’
has to be made to the Vatican and which is designed to contain all the Bronzes,
Etruscan vases, etc that were formerly placed at the end of the library towards
the Belvedere and bassorilievi that have subjects related to the Old and New
testament.
·
Thursday
9 June 1757, p.26
Charles
Compton Esq Treasurer in chair.
James Burrow;
Dr Milles; Robert Bottle; Dr Nesbitt; William Southouse; Dr Chauncy; Mr
Jones; Mr Hillier; Dr Parsons; Mr Smith; Dr Gifford; Mr Dacosta; Mr Ames and
Norris: secretaries.
Dr Milles
proceeded in his dissertation on different sorts of tenants.
12
January 1775
Presents:
N. Bartlet, Mr Bartlet; Harwood, R. Milles, Dean Milles; Opinton, M.
James, Mr James; Blake, a Chinese gentleman; Lord Seaforth; Nooth, Whitaker;
Salusbury Brereton; Morell; Lucius O’Brien; Dr Hunter.
Robert
Melvill and Sir Edward Blackett were elected members of the FAS
Dr
Kaye exhibited a drawing by I. Chapman (Surveyor and Engraver) of the Porch or
entrance into the Chapter House at Southwell, in Nottinghamshire.
The
secretary exhibited from Dr Hunter of York the annexed engraving of a gold ring
found in 1774 in a garden at Malton in Yorkshire.
Dr
Morell read a letter addressed to him from Francesco Perez Bayer, Canon
treasurer of the Metropolitan Church of Toledo, who thanked the SA for electing
him as honorary member.
Dr
Calvert presented a printed copy of the Will of King Henry VII.
Mr
Jones communicated (by the secretary) an extract from the court rolls of the
manor of Hatterfiled, which was the record of a suit of a singular institute at
the time of K. Edward III, for the recovery of damages on a breach of contract.
Read
remarks by Mr Essex on the Antiquity and the different modes of Brick and Stone
buildings in England. He also made some observations on Stonehenge, which he
called a druidical temple.
9
February 1775
Maude,
Rev. Milles, M. Duval; Franchy; Clarke; Sayer; Brownzigg; Taunton, Grose;
Salusbury Brereton; Cope Bart; King; Claxton; Solly; I. Ayloffe, I. Smith.
Rev.
Ashby was admitted as member of the SA.
The
president informed the SA that the engraving of the Wind for Picture of the
Royal Interview had finished and the limited number of prints (both for the use
of the FASs and for sale) had been laid before his Majesty, as patron of the
society.
A
member of the SA made some complains that certain paragraphs had been inserted
in the Morning Post of February and that they were derogatory to the honor and
dignity of the SA. In these paragraphs it was said that the SA had adopted a
scheme for collecting materials for, and publishing within a certain period, in
a certain number of volumes, a general history of the several counties in Great
Britain and Ireland. Mr Muilman admitted to be the author of the paragraphs and apologized
saying that he was not his intention at all to offend the honor of the SA.
The
president exhibited the remaining views of the ruins of Pompei. N.11 gives the
view of a sepulcher or columbaria, out the gates of the city.
N.12 shows the current excavations on the Villa Rustica out of the city.
N.13. exhibits a view of the paintings of one side of the portico of the temple
of Isis in the proper colors, as the temple appeared when it was cleared. N.14
gives the ground plan of the Chapel of Isis; of the principal street through the
city and the horse way.
Correspondence
with:
Richard Gough
Minet Daniel
12 January 1775
Presents:
N. Bartlet, Mr Bartlet; Harwood, R. Milles, Dean Milles; Opinton, M. James, Mr
James; Blake, a Chinese gentleman; Lord Seaforth; Nooth, Whitaker; Salusbury
Brereton; Morell; Lucius O’Brien; Dr Hunter.
Robert
Melvill and Sir Edward Blackett were elected members of the FAS
Dr
Kaye exhibited a drawing by I. Chapman (Surveyor and Engraver) of the Porch or
entrance into the Chapter House at Southwell, in Nottinghamshire.
The
secretary exhibited from Dr Hunter of York the annexed engraving of a gold ring
found in 1774 in a garden at Malton in Yorkshire.
Dr
Morell read a letter addressed to him from Francesco Perez Bayer, Canon
treasurer of the Metropolitan Church of Toledo, who thanked the SA for electing
him as honorary member.
Dr
Calvert presented a printed copy of the Will of King Henry VII.
Mr
Jones communicated (by the secretary) an extract from the court rolls of the
manor of Hatterfiled, which was the record of a suit of a singular institute at
the time of K. Edward III, for the recovery of damages on a breach of contract.
Read
remarks by Mr Essex on the Antiquity and the different modes of Brick and Stone
buildings in England. He also made some observations on Stonehenge, which he
called a druidical temple.
19
January 1775
Ord;
Marsham, Freeman, Frewin, Enfield, Franchez; Blagden; Bartlet; Zachary; Lind;
Jeffs; Morell; I. Cope; Banks.
Mr
James exhibited a band and nightcap of Charles the 1st and a
handkerchief of his queen. Both the times came through the countess of
Lauderdale, whose husband was master of the robes to King Charles into the
family of Kirkers.
A
letter from Mr Brander to the president was read. The letter concerned the
discovery made by Mr Brander of a number of bones of various fowls that had been
deposited under ground in a stone chest in a consecrated spot.
The discovery happen after that Mr Brander had purchased the site of the
Priory of Christ Church Jwynham in Hampshire.
It
was read another portion of Mr Essex remarks on the Antiquity and the different
modes of Brick and Stone buildings in England.
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26 January 1775
M.
James, Bigley; Mitford; Carnac; Franchy; Sauders; Southgate; Salusbury Brereton;
Mr James; Morell; Blyke; Sir I. Cope; Muilman; Dr I. Cope; DR King; Mr
Combe.
Mr
Muilman presented a work titled A new
complete history of Essex.
The
president communicated from Sir W. Hamilton (FAS and minister at the court of
Naples) several coloured drawings accompanied with explanations of such
buildings and other matters as they were discovered on excavating the ruins of
the city of Pompei. The drawings are 14, with an engraved map of the Vesuvius
and its eruptions. N. 1 of these exhibits a view of the place of Arms, at the
little gate at Pompei. N.2 represents the remains of a temple and altar, near
the place of arms. N. 3 shows Uncleared rubbish over the pumice stones and ashes
in a stratum of good soil with vines. It also gives a view of the rooms. N. 4 is
a view of room adjoining to the bathing apartment, where probably the linens
belonging to the baths were washed. N. 5 is the view of a small house and garden
near the temple of Isis.
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11 May 1775
Colon.
Roy; Prince Pezzonico; Rev. D. Shepperd; Baron Rudbeck; Mr Bjonftall; Curtis;
Penneck; John Pringle; Lloyd; Lort.
William
Constable and John Charles Brook were admitted members of the society.
Richard
Hoare was declared member of the SA
Mr
Brooke delivered in an extract from the Berkeley pedigree to prove that the
silver salt exhibited previously by Mr Gough was the property of James Berkeley.
Mrs
De la Faye, widow of the rev. De la Faye, exhibited by Dr Morell 2 small
cameos, cut in onyx of the bust of Mark Anthony and Cleopatra. They said to have
been worn as bracelets by King Charles the second.
It was read a letter addressed to the president by John Strange (FAS): the letter contained an act of some remains of Roman and other antiquities in Monmouthshire.
·
Cf. The
names of the Society of Antiquaries of London, 1757
in Minute Book VIII p.5
Minute
Books
Minute
Book VIII
·
Thursday 7 April 1757, p.14
James Theobald, VP: in chair.
L.
Chamber Esq.; C. Compton; Mr Hocker; Mr Da Costa; Mr G. Edwards; Mr Grose; Mr
Baker; Mr Jones; Mr Blew; E R Mores Esq.; Mr Rooke; L. Browne Esq.; Mr
Colebrooke; J. Thorpe; Mr Hodgson; Mr Ames and Norris: secretaries.
Mr Theodobald exhibited a missal
fairly wrote and well preserved and illuminated with several historical and
miniature paintings, which serve as head and tail pieces. From a not at its
beginning, the book seemed to have belonged originally to Mons. De Brias,
Archbishop of Cambray (who gave it to one of his nieces). The date inscribed:
1283.
Domenico Augusto Bracci and
Giovanni Battista Piranesi were elected honorary members of the SA.
Mr G. Edwards presented a print of
the late Dr Radcliffe, which he had dedicated to Dr Reeve (President of the
College of the Physician).
Prints of the Silenus and Lamp
(Plate 18,vol.2) presented by Mr Pond FSA were sent in from the printer and 3
delivered to the members present.
Second notice of the anniversary
election of the President, council and officers.
·
Thursday 28 April 1757, p.16
Daniel Wray Esq VP in the chair.
Charles Compton; James Burrow; T. Brand;
E R Mores; Dr Gifford; Mr Lort; Mr Da Costa; Mr Hen. Baker; Dr Milles; Dr
Stuckley; Mr Jones; Mr Collinson; Mr Rogers; Mr Pond; Dr J. Parson; Mr Tulet; Mr
Adam Martin; Mr Hillier; Mr Colebrooke; Mr Brander; Dr Ducarel; William Mirford
Esq.
Mr Ames and Rev Norris: secretaries.
The Secretary read the letters on
the origin of the word CASSITEROS addressed by Mr Dacosta and Dr Stuckley to
each other. In the former of these letters, Mr Dacosta says that Dr Stuckley (in
his dissertation about the Druids and religion) refers erroneously to the Hebrew
word abdil. Dr
Stuckley, in his reply, apologises himself for the mistakes and he is pleased
that his error has been corrected. He
continues his letter/dissertation by considering other topics that can be at the
basis of his mistakes
Dr Stuckley exhibited the drawing
of a mosaic pavement found at Aldbrough in Yorkshire. According to Dr Stuckley,
this place was the ancient Isurium. To this place, Dr Stuckley and Mr Roger Gale
went in 1740 when they had the opportunity to draw another mosaic pavement. The
roman city, according to Dr Stuckley, consisted mainly of granaries of corn
brought there by Roman vessels and boats and then carried northward by Land
along the Roman Road called Leeming Lane. Dr Stuckley was told that in British
time, the place became the great panegyre of the Druids, for the midsummer
meetings. In Aldbrough many coins of Carausius, Alectus and Constantine are
frequently found. The name of the road (Leeming Lane) for Dr Stuckley comes from
the empress Helena, during her staying in Britain.
Mr Brand was admitted as FSA
Mr Baker presented a printed
account of the Premiums this year proposed to be given by the SA for the
Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce.
Dr Milles proceeded to consider
the Domesday as it appears in the Exeter MS and he extracted an article from it
to show the method in which it was compiled. Dr Milles observes that the copiers
had made several mistakes by putting the word Carrucata instead of carruca.
·
Thursday 26 May 1757, p.24
James Theobald: VP
Dr Taylor, T. Brand; Vernon; John Lock;
Mr Pond; Dr Stuckley; Mr Serg. Forster; I. Upton; Mr Rogers; Mr Baker; Mr
Sotheby; Mr Brander; Mr Dacosta; Mr Hillier; Mr Mores; Dr Ducarel; Dr
Gifford; Dr Chauncy; Dr Parsons; Mr Colebrooke; Ames and Norris: secretaries.
Mr Baker presented 2 sheets of the
first paper made by silk rages in England.
Dr Stuckley exhibited a glass ball
chequered with blue and white colours like a snake, wound up in coil. He thinks
to have been some Druidical emblematic Device.
Mr Dacosta read fuller account of
the public library, which formerly belonged to the City of London.
Dr Ducarel presented his book of
Anglo Gallic or Norman and Aquitain coins of the ancient king of England
exhibited in 16 Copper plates and illustrated in xii letters addressed to the
SA. To the book is added a map of the ancient dominions of the Kings of England
in France and some adjacent countries and the portrait of the author prefixed to
the whole.
Thursday 19th of
Jan. 1758
Daniel Wray:
VP; Peter Thompson; Brand; Duane; Hor. Walpole; Eyre; C. Compton; Burrow; E. R Mores;
Morton; Stuckeley; L. Browne; G. Lynn; Baker; Dacosta; Brander; P. Collinson;
Jones; G. Edwards; Pond; Tutet; W. Southouse; Ames and Norris were secretaries.
Mr Edwards Brent was elected
Member.
A letter to the secretary from
Frank of Pomfret in Yorkshire (member
of the SA) was read, giving an account of transcripts of particular parts of the
Domesday book were it is mentioned 6 copies for the county of York N. 1 in the
hand of the marquis of Rockingham (member of the SA). These transcripts are
dated 1665, for the late William Earl of Strafford. N2:a transcript from n.1 by
the late Dr Nath Johnston; N3: copied by Dr Goodwin in the county of York; N4:
transcribed by Mr Frank (and now in his possession) from Dr Goodwin’s copy ;
N5 belonging to the late William Brook near
Bransby and now in his family. Mr Frank observes that all these come from Lord
Rockingham’s copy and he has marked in the margins the original names of the
places. He also says that he had found some loose papers thrown into the MSS by
the late Lord Rockingham and that he added some extracts from Sir William
Dugdale’s letter to Dr Johnston.
Dacosta showed 2 gold medals (one
of Christina Queen of Sweden on her abdication of the crown. On 1 side is
represented her head, one the reverse is a diadem with the motto et sine te under it. The other
medal represented the city of Amsterdam and it has for its case a chased silver
box representing on 1 side the count William giving arms to the city of
Amsterdam and on the other side the Emperor granting that city an imperial crown
over its arms) in possession of Joseph Salvador.
Morgan, Octavius
‘A list of
the members of the Antiquaries Society of London 1717-1796’,
1798, London (Printed by and for John Nichols) p.23, year: 25 Jan. 1770
Minutes Books
Minute
Book 14
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26 January 1775
M. James,
Bigley; Mitford; Carnac; Franchy; Sauders; Southgate; Salusbury Brereton; Mr
James; Morell; Blyke; Sir I. Cope; Muilman; Dr I. Cope; DR King; Mr Combe.
Mr Muilman
presented a work titled A
new complete history of Essex.
The
president communicated from Sir W. Hamilton (FAS and minister at the court of
Naples) several coloured drawings accompanied with explanations of such
buildings and other matters as they were discovered on excavating the ruins of
the city of Pompei. The drawings are 14, with an engraved map of the Vesuvius
and its eruptions. N. 1 of these exhibits a view of the place of Arms, at the
little gate at Pompei. N.2 represents the remains of a temple and altar, near
the place of arms. N. 3 shows Uncleared rubbish over the pumice stones and ashes
in a stratum of good soil with vines. It also gives a view of the rooms. N. 4 is
a view of room adjoining to the bathing apartment, where probably the linens
belonging to the baths were washed. N. 5 is the view of a small house and garden
near the temple of Isis.
It was
read a letter from Mr King says that he would like to show to the SA some
antiquities found while digging in the ruins of the Abbey Church of Bury St
Edmunds. Tow of these antiquities are the fragments of inscriptions that came
out of the crypt; the other antiquity is a broad seal of Ranulph, Earl of
Chester, found under the ancient floor. The seal is of lead. The figure
represented in the seal is a person on horseback and is supposed to be the earl.
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9 February 1775
Maude, Rev. Milles, M. Duval; Franchy;
Clarke; Sayer; Brownzigg; Taunton, Grose; Salusbury Brereton; Cope Bart; King;
Claxton; Solly; I. Ayloffe, I. Smith.
Rev. Ashby was admitted as member
of the SA.
=The president informed the SA that the
engraving of the Wind for Picture of the Royal Interview had finished and the
limited number of prints (both for the use of the FASs and for sale) had been
laid before his Majesty, as patron of the society.
A member of the SA made some
complains that certain paragraphs had been inserted in the Morning Post of
February and that they were derogatory to the honour and dignity of the SA. In
these paragraphs it was said that the SA had adopted a scheme for collecting
materials for, and publishing within a certain period, in a certain number of
volumes, a general history of the several counties in Great Britain and Ireland.
Mr Muilman admitted to be the author of the paragraphs and apologised
saying that he was not his intention at all to offend the honour of the SA.
The president exhibited the
remaining views of the ruins of Pompei. N.11 gives the view of a sepulchre or
columbaria, out the gates of the city. N.12
shows the current excavations on the Villa Rustica out of the city. N.13.
exhibits a view of the paintings of one side of the portico of the temple of
Isis in the proper colours, as the temple appeared when it was cleared. N.14
gives the ground plan of the Chapel of Isis; of the principal street through the
city and the horse way.
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16 February 1775
Harwood; Bullman; Maude; Capt. Darby;
Davies; Gibson; Blake; Whang-at Jong; Duval; Jones; Orde; Frere; Caillettes,
Poore; Burn; Paradise; Combe; Grose; Fleton; Preston; King; Stebbing; Calamy;
Claxton; Vallthravers; Dargent; Topham; Bacon.
Mr Muilman decided to
retire from the SA and the SA declared him not longer member.
Further
portion of Mr Essex Remarks on the antiquity and different modes of Brick and
stone buildings in England.
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2 March 1775
Joseph Ayloffe in the chair.
Brook; Poore; Hale; Franchy; Pet. Livius;
Turner; Martin; Gregory; Harwood; Bartlet; Dargent; J. Cope; King; Waddilove;
Wightwick; Combe.
Herbert Mackworth and Charles
Butler were admitted as fellows of the SA.
Peter Muilman got inside
the meeting, although he had previously resigned. However the society was not
willing to accept him, also because of his violent behaviour and it was decided
that he was expelled for ever from the society.
‘A
list of the members of the Antiquaries Society of London 1717-1796’,
1798, London (Printed by and for John Nichols) p.32, year: 9 July 1778
Minute
Book XXX, Jan. 1804 pp.79-85, 88-95.
Minute Book 14, 1775
18
May 1775
Mr
Hume, Mr Bartlet, Mr Napier, Mr Eyre; Mr Penneck, Mr Ruspell; Baron
Rudbeck; Mr Bjornsahl; Mr Southouse; Mr Bartlet; Dr King; Mr Lort; Mr Blyke; Mr
Lloyd
James
Napier (FRS) of Little Brook Street was elected FAS
Dr
Francisco Perez Bayer (Hon. FAS) preceptor of their Royal Highness presented a
translation of Salust into the Spanish language, (by his pupil, the infant Don
Gabriel, the 4th son of his Majesty) with a dissertation upon the
Phoenician language by himself.
Mr
Calvert presented The history and antiquities of Winchester, in 2 vols.
Mr Lort communicated drawings of some old ruins of which he gives also an account. In 1770, in making the Turnpike Road, in Yorkshire, the workers found the ruins of some small walls, close to the churchyard. Between the walls, an urn was found and near it a gold coin of Trajan.
The
Rev. DR Russell (of the Canon Residentiary of the Cathedral Church of Hereford)
exhibited a shrine in his possession. The shrine has the form of a temple and it
is composed of copper plates enamelled and gilt. In one side is represented the
death (or the martyrium of the person); on the slope of the roof, the
beatification and censing of the corpse. The
other side of the shrine is covered with mosaic works. This shrine had been
preserved for long time in an old Roman Catholic family, in Hereford. According
to the late proprietor, the subject of it is the death and translation of Thomas
a Becket. Dr Russell, conversely, thinks that it is prior to Becket, because the
martyr is unaccompanied by those symbols of episcopacy, under which Becket is
constantly exhibited. The Holy relic, which the shrine was consecrated to
preserve seems to have been a board, stained with blood and marked with a cross.
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Thursday July 6, 1775
Rev. Michael Lort VP in chair. Mr James, le Chev.ler Magailhon, Rev. Maly, Dr. Graffman, Mr Bayly, Mr Russel, Mr James, Dr Dargent, Mr Lloyd, dr Morton.
Primer
Gerj. Whitaker, James Napier, and Rev. Benjamin Heath were admitted FASs.
It
is continued the account about the Worsley ring: the supposed date and the dress
of the warrior do not correspond.
It was read a letter from Mr Brooke addressed to the president and offering some conjectures on the Worsley ring.
Minute Book XXX, pp.50-1, 8 Dec. 1803
Minute
Book XXII, May 1788, p.384.
Letters
Correspondence:
·
‘A
list of the members of the Antiquaries Society of London 1717-1796’, 1798, London (Printed by and for John Nichols)
p.37, year: 13 May 1784;
James
Theobalds, VP in the chair, Pocock, Lord Bishop of Ossory, Horace Walpole,
Miller, Lyde Browne, Gustavus Brander, Mr Baker, Mr Mores, Mr Colebrooke, Mr
Peter Collinson, Mr Geo Edwards, Dr Gifford, Emmanuel Mendez Da Costa, Mr Ames,
and Rev. W. Norris (secretaries)
Mr
Waring was introduced by Mr Brander, and Mr Moor by Mr Baker.
The
minute of the last meeting were read.
The
Bishop of ossory exhibited a plate of gold, in his possession, found in Ireland,
and he also presented an impression taken from it in an internal presbytery .
The opinion of the late Lord Chancellor of Ireland on a plate similar to this
one was that it was a breast plate, used by order by one of the kings of Ireland
to distinguish the nobles from the common people. This conjecture was told to
the SA by Mr Simon in a letter communicated to the SA with a drawing and
description of the plate together with other antiquities found in Ireland
(minute of the 2nd of July 1747, vol V) was founded on some
historical facts related by one of the Irish historians (prob. Keating).
Proposal
for printing by subscription the Natural History of Cornwall by William Borlagle,
MA FRS Rector of Lugdvan.
A
testimonial for Francis Grose, Esq. Richmond Herald was read : he deserves and
desires to become a member of the sa. It ws signed by Ames, Gifford, Dacosta,
Lyttleton, Mores, Wray and it was ordered that the testimonial would be hung up
to the usual time.
Hugh
Lord Willoughby de Parham President in the chair.
Pococke
Lord Bishop of Ossory, Lyttleton, Milles, Philip C. Webb, Charles Compton, John
Lock, James Borrow, Gustavus Brander, Dr Ja. Parsons, Dr Nesbit, Lyde Browne, Mr
Edwards, Mr Peter Collinson, Dr Chauncy, Mr Blew, Mr Rogers, Mr. Da Costa,
Mores, Gifford, Chandlers, Mr Hodgson. Mr Ames and Rev. W. Norris
(secretaries).
Mr
Brwone introduced by Chauncy, Mr Webb Junior by Mr Webb Senior, the minutes of
the last meeting read.
The
bishop exhibited a bracelet of fine gold, found in Ireland. Oval by form.
Mr
Collinson communicated drawings of the 4 principal views of the towers of St
Catherine in the Isle of Wight. The tower is said to have been part of a
consecrated building of great antiquity, as appears by the Winchester register.
Octagonal form. It is seems to have been a Gothic imitation of the temple of the
winds in Athens. Mr Collinson says that whatever was at the present it is very
valuable and due to his ruinous conditions it is of public concerns.
Mr
Webb communicated an extract of a letter to him by the member Jacob of Fevers
ham acquainting him that a transcript of Dooms Day Book for the shire of
Huntingdon of 16 folio pg, take from the copy in cotton library (marked Tiberius
E VIII 81 in the reign of K. James the 1st ) is now in the hands of a
friend of mr Jacob who will remit it to Mr Webb
or anybody else in the SA who is in charge of publishing the Domes day
Book.
Lyttleton,
Dean of Exeter, read and presented a dissertation on the antiquity of Brick
Buildings in England, pos Roman.
Mr
Hodgson signed the obligation required and was admitted as Fellow.
Hugh
Lord Willoughby de Parham President in the chair.
Pococke
Lord Bishop of Ossory, H. Walpole, Sergeant Eyre, James Burrow Esq., Daniel
Wray, John Lock, Charles Compton, Dean of Exeter, Dr Jer. Milles, Philip
Carteret Webb, Sir Strachan Bart, Thomas Fludyes, I Upton, W. Southouse, R.
Weston, Parsons, D. Brakenbridge, Mr Pond, Colebrooke, Baker, Brander, Gifford,
Dacosta, Pond, Lock. Mr Ames and Norris: secretaries.
Lyttleton
make mention of his dissertation on the antiquity of Brick buildings in England
posterior to the time of the Romans. It was read to the SA in the previous
meeting and now he presented some engravings of buildings, copied from the
original drawings in a Saxon commentary on the Book of Genesis made by a monk
and now in the Bodleian Library.
Mr
Webb communicated an extract relating to an act of the 17th if Edis
IV anno 1477 which directs that in preparing of Earth for making file.
Mr
Burrow exhibited a brass coin of Marcus Aurelius.
Dr
Milles read part of a dissertation on the Exeter Doomsday Book and particularly
the Inquisitio Geldi in which calculations are made to the no of Hides in
England and the sums payable out of them for Dane Gelt. The Dr proposed to
consider further because it is intended to serve as a preliminary discourse of
the Doomsday survey.
Hugh
Lord Willoughby de Parham: president in chair.
Dr
Pococke Bishop of Ossory, Dr Lyttleton, Dr Milles, Boolte Esq., Chartles,
Compton Treasurer, Mr Brander, Mr Lawrence, Mr Rooke, John Lock Esq., Mr
Serjeant Eyre, Mr Geo. Edwards, Dr Brakenridge, James Theobalds Esq., John Upton
Esq., Mr Gitoford, Mr Bowman, Esq., Mr Baker, Mr Dacosta, Mr Mores, Dr Vernon,
James Forster Esq., T. Fludyes Esq., Dr Ducarel, Mr Ames and Rev. Norris
secretaries.
Dr
Milles continued with his dissertation on the Exeter Domesday and enquired into
the nature of Danegelt.
Dr
Ducarel presented a map designed by him of the ancient dominions of the kings of
England in France with some adjacent countries and also a print of himself from
a painting by A. Soldi and engraved by Francis Perry .
Hugh
Lord Willoughby de Parham: president in chair.
Dr
Pococke Bishop of Ossory, Dr Lyttleton, Dr Milles, Chartles, Compton Treasurer,
Mr Serjeant Eyre, John Upton Esq., Mr Brander, Dr Parson, Mr Pond, Mr Colebrooke,
Mr Baker, Mr Geo Edwards, Mr Mores, Mr Gitford, Rich. Mead esq., James Theobald
Esq., James Forster Esq.,
Gitford,
Mr Ames and Rev. Norris secretaries.
Visitors:
Stainsby Esq, introd. by Parsons, Rev.
Mr Nixon introd. by Baker,
Mr
Jones introd. by Gitford.
Mr
Baker reported that the council taking into consideration the appointment of an
engraver to succeed to Mr Vertue, had to come to the following resolution: no
person appointed engraver to the SA ought to be et up for election, or to be
admitted a fellow so long as he continues the Society engraver.
Mr
Theobald returned Lewis’ s History of the Isle of Thanet, that he had
borrowed.
Dr
Mille concluded his dissertation on the inquisition Geldhi in which he took
notice of several kinds of lands, which were exempted from Danegelt. The method
of collecting and returning that tax into the King’s treasury; the person
employed in that office, the allowance made to them for their trouble and
finally an account of the quantity of land contained in a Hide and in each of
his parts.
James
Theobald Esq. VP in chair.
Dr
Lyttleton, James Burrow Esq., Cha Compton, William Bowman, Mr Pond, The Rev. Mr
Cooper, Mr Edwards, John Lock, Mr Henry Baker, Dr Brakenridge, Dr Parson, Mr
Brander, L. Browne, Mr Upton, Mr Colebrooke, Mr Mores, William Southouse, James
Forster, MR Reading, Mr Ames, Mr Norris Secretaries.
Visitors:
Small, Wyne, Nixon, Fitzgerald, Lock, Baker, Parson, Mores.
The
recommendations of Thomas Jenkins (student in painting at Rome) and Francis Rose
(Richmond Herald) were read and they were elected fellows.
Also
the testimonials recommending Thomas Brand were read.
Motions
for enquiring what drawings belonging to the Society were in Mr Vertue’
collection and Dr Parsons undertakes the enquiry.
Mr
Ames presented the drawing of an altar found at Stone, in Kent in 1756 at the
moment in possession of one of the canons of Canterbury.
James
Theobald Esq. VP in chair.
The
Bishop of Ossory, Dr Lyttleton, Compton, Dr Parsons, Mr Pond, Mr Rogers, the
Rev. Mr Cooper, Mr Baker, Mr Collison, Dr Gisford, Mr Mores, Mr Blew, Mr Bowyer,
Mr Ames and the Rev. Mr Norris secretaries.
Report
of Mr Parsons concerning the drawings belonging to the SA in Mr Vertue
collection. One such had been found and Mrs Vertue will ensure that it will be
delivered with any others that may be found.
The
Bishop of Ossory communicated 2 pieces of antiquity (a wreathed Torques of Brass
found in a Peat Mans near Newbury in Berkshire and a large fibula of gold found
in Ireland) and he also presented the drawings of those objects to the SA. The
bishop observed that in Palestine the children wear such collars of silver with
a cross and which are fixed firmly with a hook. The bishop has engraved one of
these in the plate LVII of the Description of the East. The
bishop thinks that the fibula was used to close a cloak or other loose garments.
Thomas
Hollis of Lincolnshire Hill Esq. communicated by the secretary a half sovereign
in gold of 2 Eliz. with an inscription (ELISAB. DG. ANG. FR. Z. M: PR. C.A: I.
REGINA). In a letter to Mr Hollis, Dr Ward has given the following reading of
the inscription: ELIZABETH DEI GRATIA ANGLIAE FRANCIAE ET MAGNAE PROVINCIAE
CAPTAE AUSPICIIS ILLIUS REGINA. Dr Ward also thinks that it is of the year 1584.
Mr
Hollis was willing that the SA engraves it in Mr Folkes plates.
Testimonials
for the Abbate Domenico Augusto Braccio (from Florence) and Giovanni Battista
Piranesi (from Venice).
Hugh
Lord Willoughby de Parham: president in chair.
Daniel
Wray Esq., Dr Ward, James Theobald Esq., Dr Barton, Dr Milles, Dr Stuckley,
Compton, Mr Baker, Mr Collison, Lyde Browne Esq., Southouse Esq., Mr Colebrooke,
Mr Dacosta, Mr Edwards, Mr Rogers, Dr Brakenridge, Dr Ducarel, Mr Blew; Mr Ames
and rev. Norris: secretaries.
Presents:
Dr Wright and Mr Jones.
In
a letter to the President, Mr Colebrooke communicated an ancient deed, together
with a transcription thereof and some remarks tending to establish by who and
when this deed was made. The
deed contains a grant in perpetuity of a certain croft of 5 acres of land, with
the rents and profits of the messuages from Egidius de Argenton, the patron
of Wylemundel Chapel, situated in his manor of Wylemundel.
Mr
Colebrooke thinks that the person, who made the deed, is a descendent from David
the Argenton, a Norman soldier who came into England with William the Conqueror.
Due to the remarkable achievements, his family became well known and filled
honourable posts in the government and in the Army. To prove this, Mr Colebrooke
cites several passages from historians and public acts from that time. The date
supposed for the deed is 1307.
Dr
Stuckley read a dissertation on the Descent and Religion of the Druids. The
reason for this dissertation was a conversation between the Dr and Her Royal
Highness on some brass instruments called CELTS, found in the canal in the
Garden at Keio. For Dr Stuckley these instruments belong to the Druids and were
carried with them to cut the braches from the trees for their sacrifices. The
dissertation also considers the origin of the Druids: they were translaplanted
in Britain with a Phoenician colony, when the quest of metal gave rise to the
navigation. The leader of the colony, Dr Stuckley thinks, was Tyrian Hercules, a
Prince of Midian, with whom came Apher, the grandson of the patriarch Abraham.
These observations, continues Stuckley, are useful to elucidate a passage in
Caesar, where he says that the Druids letters had the same fountain with Greeks.
Dr Stuckley also explains that the Hercules, the leader of this colony, was also
called by ancient writers with the title of Ogminus, which seems to derive from
OGUM which is the Irish name of the alphabet and that means: literatus. Also the
Irish alphabet appears similar to the former Greek.
Hugh
Lord Willoughby de Parham: president in chair.
Compton,
Dr Barton, Dr Milles, Dr Baker, Cooper, Lye, Brakenridge, Rev. New Esq., peter
Thompson, Rev North, Collinson, Dacosta, Edwards; Ames and Norris:
secretaries
A
testimonial for Ignazio Hugford of Florence was read.
Dr
Ducatel communicated by Mr Norris n extract of a letter from Mr Martin of
Palgrave, 16 Feb. 1757, where he mentions to have a copy of Domesday for the
whole county of Suffolk in a paper in folio of 187 pages. He also says that for
the Norfolk country he has a transcription of vellom, a fac simile copy.
A
proof print of the plate XVIII Vol 2, presented by Mr Pond to the SA sometime,
was showed and approved.
Dr
Milles read part of his dissertation on Domesday Survey: he thinks that the day
for it was 1086. Also he concludes saying that the reason for that book was
probably due to the interest of the king.
Hugh
Lord Willoughby de Parham: president in chair.
James
Burrow, Henry Johnson, Compton, Birch, Milles, Daniel Wray, Upton, West,
Colebrooke, Grose, Parsons, Baker, Gitford, Hillier, Dacosta, North, Edward Rowe
Mores; Ames and Norris: secretaries.
Roebuck
and Nixon non-members.
Mr
West exhibited a Queen Elizabeth Pocket Book of private Devotions, written on
vellum, in a variety of languages and hands. Some think that the Queen herself
wrote it, for others: Ascham. The prayers are composed in Greek, Latin, Italian,
French and English. There are also 2 miniatures: one of the queen (at the end of
the book) and another of the Duke of Allenson (at the beginning of the book).
Mr
Johnson exhibited a gold ring supposed to have been worn on the thumb. It
appears to have been enamelled. It was found about 3 months since among the
ruins of a late fire at Blackfryars, London.
Dr
Milles continues his dissertation on the Domesday Book and how it was conducted:
probably there were several steps taken before it was made as it was. 3 MSS help
to trace this progress: the Liber Eliensis (account of
the possessions of the church of Ely and copies of the verdicts given by the
juries for 15 of the hundreds of Cambridgeshire), the Exeter MS, and the Domesday of
Exchequer.
·
Thursday
31 March 1757, p.12
James
Theobald, VP: in chair.
H.ugh
Lord Willoughby de Parham: president
Daniel
Wray, Chauncy, Stuckley, Mr Baker, John Thorpe, Grose, Pettinghal, Mr Pond, Mr
Rogers, Mr Dacosta, Mr Browne Esq., Mr Jones, Gitford, Hayward, Tuset,
Brakenridge, Lowth, Mr Edwards; Ames and Norris: secretaries.
Nixon
and Wright non-members
Notice
of the anniversary election of the council officers fort he year 1757;
List
subscribed by the member to dine together the day of the election;
Treasurer’s
account for the year 1756 were ready to be audited.
Mr
Wray exhibited plans of 2 encampments, communicated to him by Rev. John Dyer.
Discovered on a ground bordering on the fens in Lincolnshire with a general plan
of the county. Both the encampments differ for the shapes and sizes. Mr Wray
also exhibited a print of a scarabeus (in Baron Stoch’s cabinet) sent him from
Rome by Signor Venuti (Honorary member of the Society). The gem is inscribed
with Cadmean characters.
Dr
Stuckley read a second dissertation on the religion of the Druids; the manner of
the Druids worship in the Oak temples, at the time of the autumnal equinox; he
concluded by saying that the Druids expected the Messiah to be born during the
winter solstice.
·
Thursday
7 April 1757, p.14
James
Theobald, VP: in chair.
L. Chamber Esq.;
C. Compton; Mr Hocker; Mr Da Costa; Mr G. Edwards; Mr Grose; Mr Baker; Mr Jones;
Mr Blew; E R Mores Esq.; Mr Rooke; L. Browne Esq.; Mr Colebrooke; J. Thorpe; Mr
Brand (I am not sure about this name: there is a biug spot of ink on it and it
was not written were clearly); Mr Hodgson; Mr Ames and Norris:
secretaries.
Mr
Theodobald exhibited a missal fairly wrote and well preserved and illuminated
with several historical and miniature paintings, which serve as head and tail
pieces. From a not at its beginning, the book seemed to have belonged originally
to Mons. De Brias, Archbishop of Cambray (who gave it to one of his nieces). The
date inscribed: 1283.
Domenico
Augusto Bracci and Giovanni Battista Piranesi were elected honorary members of
the SA.
Mr
G. Edwards presented a print of the late Dr Radcliffe, which he had dedicated to
Dr Reeve (President of the College of the Physician).
Prints
of the Silenus and Lamp (Plate 18,vol.2) presented by Mr Pond FSA were sent in
from the printer and 3 delivered to the members present.
Second
notice of the anniversary election of the President, council and officers.
Hugh
Lord Willoughby de Parham, president in the chair.
Hugh
Lord Willoughby de Parham was elected president; Charles Compton: treasurer; Dr
John Ward: Director; and Mr Ames and Mr Norris: secretaries.
·
Thursday
28 April 1757, p.16
Daniel
Wray Esq VP in the chair.
Charles
Compton; James Burrow; T. Brand; E R Mores; Dr Gifford; Mr Lort; Mr Da Costa; Mr
Hen. Baker; Dr Milles; Dr Stuckley; Mr Jones; Mr Collinson; Mr Rogers; Mr Pond;
Dr J. Parson; Mr Tulet; Mr Adam Martin; Mr Hillier; Mr Colebrooke; Mr Brander;
Dr Ducarel; William Mirford Esq.
Mr
Ames and Rev Norris: secretaries.
Dr
Ward VP in chair.
Dr
Milles, Dr Stuckley; Dr Brakenbridge; Charles Compton Esq; Mr Colebrooke; Mr
Sergeant Eyre; Mr Grose; Lyde Browne Esq; Mr Collinson; James Theobald Esq.; Mr
Baker; Mr Lort; James Burrow; Mr Pond; Dr Parson; Daniel Wray; Mr Notth; Mr
Sergeant Forster; Mr G. Edwards; Mr Dacosta; Dr Chauncy; Mr Tuset; Mr Blew; T
Brand Esq; J. Locker; Dr Nesbit; Mr Ames and Norris: secretaries.
Mr
Brown was introduc. By Dr Chauncy;
Mr
Baker Junior was introduc. By Mr Baker;
Mr
Vennet was introduc. By Mr Grose
Dr
Theobald VP in chair
Sir
Joseph Ayloffe; I. Upton; D. Wray; Sergeant Eyre; James Burrow; Dr Birch; Dr
Parson; Mr Jones; DR Stuckley; Mr Dacosta; Mr Baker; Dr Brakenbridge; Mr
Colebrooke; Lyde Browne; Mr Pond; Mr Rogers; Dr Pettingall; Dr Gifford; Mr Tuset;
Mr. J. Forster; W. Burrell; Edward Wilson; Dr Ducarel; Ames and Norris
Secretaries.
Dr
Theobald VP in chair
Mr
Sergeant Forster; T. Brand; Dr Stuckley; Mr Lowth; Mr Dacosta; D Wray; Mr Pond;
Mr Baker; Mr Hocker; Mr Collinson; Mr Hillier; Mr Tuset; Mr G. Edwards; Dr
Milles; Ames and Norris Secretaries.
Mr
Brand communicated an extract of a letter from Mr Jenkins FSA at Rome (dated the
7th of April 1757) where he informs that while the workmen were
digging near Palazzo Barberini, they had discovered some rooms supposed to
belong to the family of Domitian. Here they found only a marble column and a
busto of alabaster, without head and arms. Also he informed that an additional
room called ‘Il Museo sacro’ has to be made to the Vatican and which is
designed to contain all the Bronzes, Etruscan vases, etc that were formerly
placed at the end of the library towards the Belvedere and bassorilievi that
have subjects related to the Old and New testament.
·
Thursday 26 May 1757, p.24
James
Theobald: VP
Dr
Taylor, T. Brand; Vernon; John Lock; Mr Pond; Dr Stuckley; Mr Serg. Forster; I.
Upton; Mr Rogers; Mr Baker; Mr Sotheby; Mr Brander; Mr Dacosta; Mr Hillier; Mr
Mores; Dr Ducarel; Dr Gifford; Dr Chauncy; Dr Parsons; Mr Colebrooke; Ames and Norris:
secretaries.
·
Thursday 9 June 1757, p.26
Charles
Compton Esq Treasurer in chair.
James
Burrow; Dr Milles; Robert Bottle; Dr Nesbitt; William Southouse; Dr Chauncy; Mr
Jones; Mr Hillier; Dr Parsons; Mr Smith; Dr Gifford; Mr Dacosta; Mr Ames and Norris:
secretaries.
Dr
Milles proceeded in his dissertation on different sorts of tenants.
·
Thursday 16 June 1757, p.26
Daniel Wray VP: in chair;
William
Sotheby; Dr Chauncy; Dr Parsons; Mr H. Baker; Mr Collinson; Mr Tusett; Mr
Colebrooke; Mr Dacosta; Mr G. Edwards; Mr Pond; Mr Hillier; R. New; Mr Ames and Norris:
secretaries.
Mr
Baker presented an impression in wax of the counter seal formerly belonging to
the city of Calis. The seal was found at Derby and it represents a bishop with
his mitre and pastoral staff standing forward in a vessel.
Mr
Miles exhibited a Hawk’s Varvel
of gold found at Biggleswade in Bedfordshire. He also exhibited a gold ring,
which he supposes from the inscription to have been a wedding ring.
·
Thursday 16 June 1757, p.27
Daniel Wray VP: in chair;
Sir
Peter Thompson; DR James Parsons; Mr Baker; DR Chauncy; Mr Southouse; Mr
Collinson; Mr Pond; Mr Colebrooke; Mr Reading; Mr Brander; Mr Dacosta; Mr Blew;
Dr Nesbitt; Mr Grose; Ames and Norris: secretaries.
A
letter from Dr Ducarel was read: it was an account of the great Bell at Rouen in
Normandy. The bell stands in a tower (La tour de la Beurre) at the west end of
the cathedral church of Rouen. It was called the tour de la beurre because Pope
Innocent VIII permitted all subscribers towards the building of that tower, the
use of butter and white meat during the lent. By whose contributions, the tower
was built.
Hugh Lord Willoughby de Parham, president in the
chair.
James West; James Burrow; Sergeant Eyre; Sergeant
Forster; Dr Birch; Dr Chauncy; Dr Parsons; Mr Grose; Mr Rogers; Mr Baker; Dr
Lyttleton; I. Upton Esq.; R Bootle, Mr Tuset; Mr Colebrooke; Mr Pond; Mr Dacosta;
Mr Edwards; Mr Hillier; Dr Gifford; Mr Ames and Norris: secretaries.
Philip
Carseret Webb Esq. in the chair.
Honourable
Horatio Walpole; Serg. Eyre; Serg. Forster; William Southouse; R. Bootle; Mr
Pond; Dr Chauncy; Dr W. Brakenbridge; Dr James Parson; Mr Hocker; Mr Tusett; Mr
Colebrroke; Lyde Browne; Mr Dacosta; Dr Gifford; Mr Collinson; Mr G. Edwards; Mr
Baker; Mr Bowyer; I. Upton Esq.
Mr
Walpole presented a book entitled A
journey into England by Paul Hentzner, 1598. Mr
Walpole is pleased to inscribe the book to the SA.
A
person named Mitchell desired leave to exhibit to the SA a stone with an
inscription on it, found at Bath some time ago. The stone had been shown to the
Royal Society in 1744 and it is reported the account extracted form the Journal
of the Royal Society.
·
Thursday 24 Nov. 1757, p.29
Hugh Lord Willoughby de Parham, president in the
chair.
Serg. Eyre; John Lock; Dr Lyttleton; Dr Vernon; Mr
Serg. Forster; Dr Stuckley; Dr Parsons; Dr Gifford; Mr Pond; Rev Hodgson; Mr
Collinson; Mr Baker; Mr Rogers; James West; VP Brand; Robert Bootle; Mr G.
Edwards; Mr Dacosta; Mr P. Smith; Ames and Norris: Secretaries.
The Secretary had inspected the past minutes
concerning the fact if foreigners could be elected during their staying in
England and, at the meeting dated 20th May 1736 he found that Martin
Folkes, chairman, said that they might be admitted.
Mr Brand presented from the author Rodolphino Venuti,
Honorary FSA, 2 tracts in 4to. The first, inscribed to the SA, was entitled: Marmora
Albana sive in duas inscriptiones gladiatorias
collegi Silvani Aureliani, inter rudera urbis Romae nuper repertas conjecturae.
The other was titled: Spiegazione de Bassi rilievi che si osservano
nell’urna sepolcrale detta volgarmente d’Alessandro Severo, che si conserva
nel museo di Campidoglio.
Mr G. Edwards presented a book in 8vo titled: Bibliotheca
Collegi regalis medicorum Londonensis catalogues.
Dr Stuckley presented a book in 4to, which he
inscribed to Hugh Lord Willoughby de Parham and titled: An account of Richard of Cirencester Monk of Westminster and
of his work. With an ancient map of Roman Britain and the itinerary. It was
read at the SA on March the 18thk, 1756.
Dr Stuckley read a paper concerning the present
state of Waltham Cross in which he acquainted to the SA that 2 oak posts set up
many years ago by their order to keep off carriages from injuring that building
had been broken down and the ground about the cross cut and removed.
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Minute
Book X, p.78, 9th Jan. 1766;
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Minute
Book XI, 1769, p.8 12th of Jan. 1769;
Ř
Minute
Book XI, p.147, 9 Nov, 1769 and pp.163-4;
Ř
Minute
Book XII, pp.152-6, 11 Apr. 1771;
Ř
Minute
Book XI, pp.203-5, 18 Jan. 1770;
Ř
Minute
Book XXI, pp.292-5, 15 June 1785;
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Minute
Book VIII, p.332, 30 Apr. 1761;
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Minute
Book IX, pp.40-1, 23 Dec. 1762.
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16 March 1775
Joseph
Ayloffe; Freeman; Mylne; Booth; J. Campbell; Graham; de Franchy; Setyman;
Edwards; Blyke; Minet; Felton; Brand Hollis; J. Cope; preston.
Walter
Long was admitted a fellow of the SA.
Jerom
James Obertin was elected honorary member of the SA. The following works
of the gentleman were presented (given as a present) to the SA: Miscella
Litteraria maximam partem argentoratensia (Argent. 1770); Orbis antiqui
monumentis suis illustrati primae lineae (Argent. 1772); Prisca
jungedorum Marium Fluviorumq. Molimina (Argent. 1773); Museum Schoeplini,
tomus prior, lapides, Marmora, vasa (Argent. 1773).
Mr
Pegge communicated by the secretary a drawing of a piece of gold, which is now
the property of Robert Fairfax Esq. of Newton Kyme. From the figures engraved on
it, it seems to have been an astrological amulet, although there is no hole for
its suspension from the neck.
Mr
Lort exhibited a little piece of wooden sculpture, representing an hand holding
a book, which was thrown out of a grave at Gainsford, in the country of Durham,
when an inundation of the river Teer
took away part of the churchyard. The vicar of the parish, Mr Heyrick, sent it
to Mr Lort and thinks that the piece is about the time of Queen Elizabeth and it
has been carried in the grave by some devotee who must have considerer it as
something expiatory or propitiatory. However, Mr Lort is not of the same
opinion: due to the silver ferule at the end of it, the letter engraved and the
fashion of the sleeve, Mr Lort thinks the object to be posterior to the
reformation and to have been the tobacco stopper of some puritans and that the
book held in the hand, should have represented the Bible.
It
was read a paper of Mr Essex, giving an account of the alterations and additions
made in the cathedral Church of Lincoln.
Mr
Gough communicated from Mr Matthews, a sketch of a marble bassorielievo, fixed
in the wall of St Mark’s Palace at Venice, on the south side. The
bassorielievo represents a banner with the arms of France and England mounted on
a flagstaff. The sculpture is about the year 1500, but the occasion for it seems
quite unknown among the modern Venetians.
·
A
list of the members of the Antiquaries Society of London 1717-1796’,
1798, London (Printed by and for John Nichols) p.28, year: 26 Jan. 1775;
·
In
List of the Society
(Archaeologia 15, 1806) p.10;
Ord;
Marsham, Freeman, Frewin, Enfield, Franchez; Blagden; Bartlet; Zachary; Lind;
Jeffs; Morell; I. Cope; Banks.
2 February 1775
Rev Milles,
Burland; Johnson; Dr Glasse; R. Leake; Taunton; Cressy; Chamberlayne; Grose;
King; Preston; Leake; I. Smith; Valtravers.
Edward Hulse
and Craven Ord were admitted as fellows of the SA.
The president
exhibited 5 more views of the ruins of Pompei. N. 6 is the view of an interior
of the Chapel of Isis. N.7 is the view of the principal entrance of the city of
Pompei. N.8 is the view of the ruins of the houses on the right hand side as you
enter the gate; N.9 is the view of the ruins of the houses on the right left
side as you enter the gate; N.10 represents the court with several rooms opening
to it.
6 April 1775
Rev. Milles in
chair; Mr Stebbing; Dr Stebbing; Southgate; Michell; Cotton; Brand; Pace;
Gordon; Debonaire; Pettyward; Russell; Clarke; Combe; Preston; Blyke; King; Ord;
Wright; Brocket; Wingfield; Topham; Bacon.
Joseph
Windham, William Jones and John Charles Brooke were elected members of the SA.
The president
communicated a letter addressed to him by William Hamilton, FAS, and Envoy
Extraordinary at the court of Naples, where he is pleased to grant the
permission of publishing in Archaeologia the account of the drawings of the
ancient Pompei.
Dr Grover
communicated a celt with a groove on each side, recently found in cleaning
Cranmore Pond, in Berkshire.
It was read a
paper of Mr Gough, titled Some
observations on the introduction of cards in England.
Mr Gough also produced a note, extracted from the minutes of the SA and
mentioning that Mr La Neve brought in 1722 a memorandum of cards made before
Edward the 4th.
Minute Book II
·
Thursday 22 Jan. 1736
p.139
Lord Choane: VP in the chair
Mr. Alexander, Nichols, Tusnel,
treasurer Gale, Maitland, Drake, Stuart, Mortimer, Papillion, Cole,
Folkes, Bowman, Holmes, Birch, Dingley, Glen, VP Pres. Gale, Director Frederick,
Vertue, Markercher, Theobalds, Gordon.
VP: Lord Cohane in chair.
Maitland,
Flokes, Holmes, Tusnel, Dire Frederick, West, Theobalds, John Evelyn VP
Gale VP, Bowman, Henry Johnson, Prof.
Celsins, Drake, Birch, The R D Knight, Cole, Vertue, The R W Cooper, Papillion,
Glen, Bryan, Gordon.
The remaining part of Mr Bowman
dissertation was read
Lord Choane requested (in the name of
the sa) requested Mr Bowman that he would favour them with a copy of the
dissertation Mr Bowman was pleased. Mr Bowman acquainted the SA that he had made
a chronological account of the firs year of the Carthaginian war as a supplement
to the dissertation. He desired the SA would appoint a time to read it.
Mr Ward Professor of Rhetoric
(by VP Gale) and Nicholas Tindall (by Holmes) were proposed as members.
Mr
Bowman, Tusnel, Drake, Holmes, Freeman (R M), Hugh Smithson, Robinson, Maitland,
Birch, Direc Frederick, John Hatham, R D Knight, Major Edward, Alexander, Papillion,
News, Vertue, Stuart, R D Richardson, Ward, Gordon, Folkes, Cole.
Mr Ward Professor of Rhetoric and
Nicholas Tindall were elected as members.
A
chronological dissertation by Mr Bowman of the firs year of the Carthaginian war
read and he received the thanks of the SA and at their request he was pleased to
deliver a copy.
Folkes read an account of the dimension
of the Trajan’s pillar from
Mr
Vertue was ordered to make a drawing of the coin and Frederick informed the SA
that there were none of the tables drawn up by Brown Wellis and printed by the
soc now remaining.
Treasurer
Gale, Bowman, Drake, VP Gale, Papillion, Alexander, West, John Evelyn VP,
Maitland, Cole, Bryan, Mundy, Glen, Birch, Maurice Johnson, Vertue, Tusnell,
Theobalds, Freeman, Frederick, Doctor Knight, New, Gordon.
Treasurer Gale, Pomfret, Cooper,
Richardson, Folkes, Ayloffe, Glen, Frederick, Freeman, Holmes, Evelyn, Birch,
West, Sawbridge, Theobalds, Prof. Celsins, Ward, Lord Cohane, Cole, Bryan, Papillion,
Vertue, Gordon.
VP:
Gale in the chair.
Theodobalds, Mr Lethellieur,
Frederick, Vertue, Tusnell, Iyndal, West, Pomfret, Maitland, Sawbridge,
Richardson, Nicholas, Cole, Freeman, Statham, treasurer gale, Drake, Birch,
Mundy, New, Joseph Ayloffe, Smart, Mortimer, Holmes, Papillion, Gordon.
Frederick,
Mr Lethieullier, Bowman, Maitland, Alexander, Vertue, Holmes, Sawbridge, Evelyn,
Papillion, West, Wood, Ward, Willis, treasurer Gale and Gordon.
The
Secretary (Gordon) read a letter from Mr Drake: the Society would be pleased to
accept the dedication of his map of Roman roads and stations in Yorkshire.
Lethieullier,
Nichols, Frederick, Ayloffe, West, Drake, Bowman, Holmes, Papillion,
Richardson, Prof. Ward, Maitland, Sawbridge, John Evelyn and Cole.
Folkes
in chair.
Papillion,
Frederick, Mr Lethieullier, Sawbridge, Cole, Vertue, treasu. Gale, West, Brian,
Draper, Richardson, Mortimer, Ayloffe, Birch, Porf. Ward, Edvelyn, Mitchell,
Nicholas, Freeman, Holmes, Drake, Theobalds, Gordon.
VP Gale
in chair.
Bogdani,
Drake, Holmes, Nicholas, Stuart, West, Ward, Birch, Virtue, Papillion, Mortimer
and Gordon.
VP Gale
said that 3 months ago 500 bras coins were found near Leicster. Most of them of
the Lower empire.
o
Thursday 14 July 1736 p.205
VP Gale
in chair.
Drake,
Ward, Freeman, Folkes, Lynne, West, Papillion, Vertue, Mitchell, New.
Bogdani, and Gordon.
The
secretary read some further arguments to prove rahtr Const the graet was not
born in Britain.
Also:
gold coin, probably King Henry VI.
Evelyn
in chair.
Papillion,
Stuart, Glen, Drake, Bowyer, Vertue, West, Mortimer, Bogdani, Birch and Gordon.
Holmes
in chair.
Mortimer,
Maillan, Ward, Freeman, Leott, Bowyer, Drake, Papillion, West, Mundy,
Stuart, Folkes, Algherotti, New, Evelyn, Birch and Gordon.
Thursday 9 Sept. 1736
p.221
Folkes in chair.
Holmes, Papillion, Birch and
Gordon.
Cohane: in chair
Lethieullier, Frederick, Holmes, Barker,
Scott, West, Vertue, Drake, Bowyer, Cole, Cay, Brion, Papillion, Folkes,
and Gordon.
Cohane: on chiar
Maitland, Holmes, Gale, Cay, West,
Birch, Richardson, Bodgani, Cole. Bowyer, Folkes, Papillion, Gordon.
Cay
had a letter form his brother giving an account of the small silver vase or
patella found near Corbridge. He communicated to the Fellows.
Council
Minute, 5 May 1807, p.384.
‘A list of the members of the Antiquaries Society
of London 1717-1796’, 1798,
London (Printed by and for John Nichols) p.59, year: 2 June 1796
Peller Malcom, James
Pembrooke George
Pennant Thomas
Minute
Books
Minute Book XII, p.160, 18th of Apr. 1771
Renouard Peter
In List of the Society (Archaeologia 15, 1806) p.10;
‘A list of the members of the Antiquaries Society of London 1717-1796’, 1798, London (Printed by and for John Nichols) p.25, year: 14 May 1772
Minute Book XXIV, 6 Dec. 1792, p.331.
·
‘A
list of the members of the Antiquaries Society of London 1717-1796’,
1798, London (Printed by and for John Nichols) p.29, year: 11 Jan. 1776
·
Minute
Book VIII
James
Theobald, VP: in chair.
L.
Chamber Esq.; C. Compton; Mr Hocker; Mr Da Costa; Mr G. Edwards; Mr Grose; Mr
Baker; Mr Jones; Mr Blew; E R Mores Esq.; Mr Rooke; L. Browne Esq.; Mr
Colebrooke; J. Thorpe; Mr Brand; Mr Hodgson; Mr Ames and Norris: secretaries.
Mr
Theobald exhibited a missal fairly wrote and well preserved and illuminated with
several historical and miniature paintings, which serve as head and tail pieces.
From a not at its beginning, the book seemed to have belonged originally to Mons.
De Brias, Archbishop of Cambray (who gave it to one of his nieces). The date
inscribed: 1283.
Domenico
Augusto Bracci and Giovanni Battista Piranesi were elected honorary members of
the SA.
Prints
of the Silenus and Lamp (Plate 18,vol.2) presented by Mr Pond FSA were sent in
from the printer and 3 delivered to the members present.
Second
notice of the anniversary election of the President, council and officers.
Rumsey Edward
Schaedler Adolph
Seward William
Minute Book II, 11 March 1773, pp.605
Skelton George
Skinner John
In List of the Society (Archaeologia 15, 1806) p.11;
Minute
Book VIII
·
Thursday 9 June 1757, p.26
Charles
Compton Esq Treasurer in chair.
James
Burrow; Dr Milles; Robert Bottle; Dr Nesbitt; William Southouse; Dr
Chauncy; Mr Jones; Mr Hillier; Dr Parsons; Mr Smith; Dr Gifford; Mr Dacosta; Mr
Ames and Norris: secretaries.
Dr
Milles proceeded in his dissertation on different sorts of tenants.
·
Thursday
16 June 1757, p.26
Daniel
Wray VP: in chair;
William
Sotheby; Dr Chauncy; Dr Parsons; Mr H. Baker; Mr Collinson; Mr Tusett; Mr
Colebrooke; Mr Dacosta; Mr G. Edwards; Mr Pond; Mr Hillier; R. New; Mr Ames and
Norris: secretaries.
Mr
Baker presented an impression in wax of the counter seal formerly belonging to
the city of Calis. The seal was found at Derby and it represents a bishop with
his mitre and pastoral staff standing forward in a vessel.
Mr
Miles exhibited a Hawk’s Varvel
of gold found at Biggleswade in Bedfordshire. He also exhibited a gold ring,
which he supposes from the inscription to have been a wedding ring.
·
Thursday 16 June 1757, p.27
Daniel
Wray VP: in chair;
Sir
Peter Thompson; DR James Parsons; Mr Baker; DR Chauncy; Mr Southouse; Mr
Collinson; Mr Pond; Mr Colebrooke; Mr Reading; Mr Brander; Mr Dacosta; Mr Blew;
Dr Nesbitt; Mr Grose; Ames and Norris: secretaries.
A
letter from Dr Ducarel was read: it was an account of the great Bell at Rouen in
Normandy. The bell stands in a tower (La tour de la Beurre) at the west end of
the cathedral church of Rouen. It was called the tour de la beurre because Pope
Innocent VIII permitted all subscribers towards the building of that tower, the
use of butter and white meat during the lent. By whose contributions, the tower
was built.
Mr
Colebrooke presented a collection of sundry acts, orders, and ordinances of the
parliament and Lord protector during the common wealth of England and relating
to the duties of excise and intended as a supplement to the large collections of
papers presented previously by Thomas Hollis (of Lincoln’s Inn).
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Thursday 17 Nov. 1757, p.28
Philip
Carseret Webb Esq. in the chair.
Honourable
Horatio Walpole; Serg. Eyre; Serg. Forster; William Southouse; R. Bootle;
Mr Pond; Dr Chauncy; Dr W. Brakenbridge; Dr James Parson; Mr Hocker; Mr Tusett;
Mr Colebrroke; Lyde Browne; Mr Dacosta; Dr Gifford; Mr Collinson; Mr G. Edwards;
Mr Baker; Mr Bowyer; I. Upton Esq.
Mr
Walpole presented a book entitled A journey into England by Paul Hentzner,
1598. Mr Walpole is pleased to inscribe the book to the SA.
Mr
Mitchell desired leave to exhibit to the SA a stone with an inscription on it,
found at Bath some time ago. The stone had been shown to the Royal Society in
1744 and it is reported the account extracted form the Journal of the Royal
Society.
Spencer Charles Perceval
Minute
Books
Minute
Book XXV, pp.413-4
Steele Robert
Correspondence:
·
In List of the Society
(Archaeologia 15, 1806) p.12;
Correspondence:
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Thursday 31 March 1757, p.12
James Theobald, VP: in chair.
Hugh Lord Willoughby de Parham:
president
Daniel Wray, Chauncy, Stuckley, Mr
Baker, John Thorpe, Grose, Pettinghal, Mr Pond, Mr Rogers, Mr Dacosta, Mr
Browne Esq., Mr Jones, Gitford, Hayward, Tuset, Brakenridge, Lowth, Mr Edwards;
Ames and Norris: secretaries.
Nixon and Wright non-members
James Theobald, VP: in chair.
L.
Chamber Esq.; C. Compton; Mr Hocker; Mr Da Costa; Mr G. Edwards; Mr Grose; Mr
Baker; Mr Jones; Mr Blew; E R Mores Esq.; Mr Rooke; L. Browne Esq.; Mr
Colebrooke; J. Thorpe; Mr Brand; Mr Hodgson; Mr Ames and Norris:
secretaries.
Mr Theodobald exhibited a missal fairly
wrote and well preserved and illuminated with several historical and miniature
paintings, which serve as head and tail pieces. From a not at its beginning, the
book seemed to have belonged originally to Mons. De Brias, Archbishop of Cambray
(who gave it to one of his nieces). The date inscribed: 1283.
Domenico Augusto Bracci and Giovanni
Battista Piranesi were elected honorary members of the SA.
Mr G. Edwards presented a print of the
late Dr Radcliffe, which he had dedicated to Dr Reeve (President of the College
of the Physician).
Prints of the Silenus and Lamp (Plate
18,vol.2) presented by Mr Pond FSA were sent in from the printer and 3 delivered
to the members present.
Second notice of the anniversary election of the President, council and officers.
Topham John
Correspondence
Treadway Nash
Turner, Sharon
Turnor, Edmund
Veel William
Minute Book 14, 1775
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February 1775
Bartlet;
Bellamy; Grimes; Kelly; Payne; Feuilleteau; Hopkins Rees; Pennek; Freeman;
Dillon; W. Masters; Bartlet; James; Morton; Willett; Adye; Thomas; Blyke;
Lettsom.
Edward
Blackett and Rev. D. Waddilove were admitted as fellows of the SA.
Mr
Salusbury Brereton presented from Levett Blackborne a print of Louth Church in
Lincolnshire.
Dr
Calvert presented a vol. titled A description of […] the
Cathedral Church of Salisbury.
Mr
Keate presented by the secretary 2 prints, exhibiting the northeast and
southwest views of Stonehenge, engraved from 2 drawings of his taken on the
spot.
Mr
King exhibited 2 views of part of the ruins of Lisbon; taken of the spot by Mr
Watts in 1757.The first one gives a view of the Southerby side of the Cathedral
Church of Lisbon. The other view represents the plorintho, formerly the
place of execution and a port of the new street. The plorintho is a
column of stone, near the top, on which the head of the malefactors was placed.
Mr
Combe communicated an extract from the laws of king Richard the 1st;
made for regulating the fleet on his expedition to the Holy Land.
Another
part of the Mr Essex remarks (on the Antiquity in Brick and Stone buildings in
England) was read.
Mr
Gough exhibited drawings, made at his expense, of the 2 groups of figures, which
he ranged on the central part of the floor of the rotunda of the Temple Church
in Fleet Street and accompanied the same with a short account and some
historical notes relatives to the persons who are supposed to be represented on
them.
Joseph
Ayloffe in the chair.
Brook;
Poore; Hale; Franchy; Pet. Livius; Turner; Martin; Gregory; Harwood; Bartlet;
Dargent; J. Cope; King; Waddilove; Wightwick; Combe.
Herbert
Mackworth and Charles Butler were admitted as fellows of the SA.
Peter
Muilman got inside the meeting, although he had previously resigned. However the
society was not willing to accept him, also because of his violent behaviour and
it was decided that he was expelled from the society.
Walcott William
Walford Thomas
West, James
- 1 letter from W. E. Rouse Boughton FRS concerning some Egyptian antiquities
Wilkins William
Willson James Edward
Windham Joseph