APPENDIX.

Extracts from the Proceedings of the Committee.

1864, January 28th. The REV. J. BULWER exhibited a latten ewer, about four inches in height, with a spout and handle, perhaps for consecrated oil, found in Salthouse fen, near Holt, in September, 1863.

MR. FITCH exhibited a copper roundel, enamelled, representing the head of our Saviour, or of a saint, with four mitres round it; apparently intended for a badge, or for the centre of a dish or bowl: thirteenth century. It was found at Framingham, near Norwich.

MR. FITCH also reported the discovery of a fine amphora, broken, at Thorpe by Norwich, on ground belonging to the Rev. W. Frost, near the spot where the antiquities reported in February and March, 1863, were found. The amphora was empty and clean, and the surrounding ground contained much charcoal and calcined flints.

March 3rd. A letter was read from T. BARTON, ESQ., Threxton, informing the Committee of the discovery of a Roman flue at Saham, from which it is supposed that a hypocaust may exist, and offering facilities for excavation.

May 4th. MR. FITCH exhibited a circular leaden seal found at Ipswich: device, a double cross; inscription, "+ SIGILL FELIPI: HALAT: thirteenth century. Also an oval bronze seal, with a bird, inscribed "+ CREDEM NENHI," also

found at Ipswich. And a copper die, or stamp, with a figure of David playing the harp, in a circle, inscribed “+ AVE MARIA GRACIA PLENA: DOMINUS: TECVM"; above the circle, three small circles and a half, with a bird, apparently a swan, in each: thirteenth century.

July 1st. MR. FITCH exhibited a fine bronze seal of the fifteenth century, of the Abbey Talley in Caermarthenshire : device, the Agnus Dei, the words "Ave Maria" below, and the half-figure of a mitred ecclesiastic; (described in the Norwich volume of the Archæological Institute.) Also a small bronze seal, found in Asylum Lane, Heigham: device, a lion, SUM LEO FORTIS." It was mentioned that this was the motto of the Albini family.

September 8th. MR. FITCH exhibited a bronze mortar, inscribed, JAN VANDEN GHEIN ME FECIT MCCCCCLVIII.

MR. MANNING exhibited a copper purse-stretcher, enamelled in colours, with the signs of the Zodiac: thirteenth or fourteenth century; obtained at Brussels.

December 8th. MR. MANNING exhibited a bronze seal obtained at Hadleigh, Suffolk, of the fourteenth century, with a female head, and inscribed + IE SV FLVR DE FIN

AMVR.

MR. FITCH reported the discovery of a mural painting in Coltishall Church, on the north wall, and exhibited a drawing of it by Mrs. Gunn, and of two double-splayed windows, herring-bone masonry, &c.

The President, SIR J. P. BOILEAU, BART., communicated a letter to him from the Rev. J. F. Bateman, of South Lopham, stating that an examination had been made, since the Society's visit to his church in the previous September, of the circular window on the north side of the nave, by which it was proved that it was double-splayed; and that

other remains of former windows and doors had been found. This curious little window belongs to the same class as those discovered in Framingham Earl Church, noticed in a previous volume,* having had a hoop of wood inserted in a groove at the opening, pierced at the edge with eyelet holes, for the purpose of stretching cord across instead of glass.

1865, January 26th. MR. MANNING exhibited a gold ring, said to have been found in West Norfolk, of the fifteenth century; engraved with a crest, a cock's (?) head between two wings, out of a coronet.

MR. GUNN exhibited a large "marmot," or pot of bell metal on three legs, (broken) found in Bishopgate Street, Norwich, believed to be of the thirteenth or fourteenth century. Deposited by the late Sir J. P. Boileau, Bart., in the Norwich Museum.

A celt of white flint was also exhibited, found at Ormesby.

March 2nd. MR. J. S. BENEST exhibited a bronze candlestick, found in Rampant Horse Street, Norwich, in digging for the foundations of a house in the occupation of Miss Shearing.

March 30th. MR. MANNING exhibited, by permission of the Rev. J. W. Millard, of Shimpling, a MS. book of Swan Marks and Orders, 1598; also a MS. Herbal, in English, of about the time of Chaucer.

May 2nd.

MR. GUNN exhibited a flint celt found by himself on the edge of Fritton lake.

August 25th. The REV. J. BULWER exhibited two spear heads and a breast pin, dug up from the peat, near Stoke Ferry, in 1864.

*Original Papers, vol. iv., p. 363.

1866, May 31st. A communication was received from MR. L'ESTRANGE respecting some consecration crosses on the exterior of All Saints Church, Norwich. He says:

"These crosses are frequently found painted on the inside walls of our churches, and are often of graceful design, varying in size from six or seven inches in diameter to near two feet; occasionally they are accompanied by inscribed scrolls. At St. John de Sepulchre, Norwich, one is still preserved with 'Adorabo ad templum sanctum tuum dn'e.' At St. Saviour's there were two on the east wall of the chancel with these words: Et porta celi,' 'Et aula vocabitur dei.' At St. Peter per Mountergate two crosses had scrolls over them, respectively inscribed 'Domu' tua' dn'e decet sanctitudo,' Ps. 92, and Beati qui habitant in domo tua dn'e,' Ps. 83. There are particular directions concerning these internal consecrated crosses in the service, De Ecclesiæ Dedicatione, in the Pontificale Romanum, and Durandus in his Rationale Divinorum Officiorum fully explains their symbolical meaning. Pugin, also, in his admirable Glossary, has an article upon them which contains all that one could wish to know about them. He is the only writer, that I can find, who refers to those outside churches: he says, 'I am inclined to believe, from the fact of their being outside the church, that the external walls were anciently anointed in this country.' Some years ago, the Rev. James Bulwer, who, I think, intended to write short notice of consecration crosses

generally, and to have illustrated it with a plate, giving several varieties, told me that he had observed patches of plaster on the external walls of churches, upon which he had no doubt consecration crosses had been depicted. Since then, I have noticed several churches with similar remains; Ovington and Catfield occur to me. But at Newton St. Faith's there are actually twelve patches of plaster on the nave alone. (Twelve is the number required by the Rubric for the inside.) At Shotesham, I am told, the remains of colour still exist. But the only instance I have yet met with of stone consecration crosses is at All Saints. They are small circular stones, about six inches in diameter, with a plain cross in slight relief; each has, or had, a piece of iron, about the thickness of an inch and half nail, exactly in the centre. There is one cross under the east window of the chancel, one under each of the five windows on the south side of the church, and another near the south porch; there is another under the west window of the north aisle, and three on the north wall of the nave; these make eleven in all. The one required to make up the rubrical number of twelve, would be found most likely at the east end of the north aisle, against which the vestry is built. All the stones on the south side are in an advanced stage of decay; but those on the north side are more perfect, and the one at the west end of the north aisle is remarkably well preserved, and it was this which first attracted my attention about a year ago, and set me wondering what it could be, and led to my finding the others. The church is now being repaired, the most important discovery yet made is, that the stalls in the chancel were arranged after the fashion of those in St. Peter Mancroft and St. Peter per Mountergate, of which plans, &c., will be found in Mr. Minns' paper on 'Acoustic Pottery' in our last Part."

The discovery of the jars here noticed, was also reported