The following facts serve to give one some idea of the character of the various volumes. 1. In the first series, there are 213 plates, 93 woodcuts, and 14 maps; and 46 per cent. of the papers are illustrated more or less.In the second series, there are 103 plates, 107 woodcuts, and 4 maps; and 34 per cent. of the papers are illustrated more or less.-In the whole twenty-four volumes, comprised in both series, there is an average of 13 plates, 9 woodcuts, and 1 map. 2. In the first series, the smallest volume is No. III, which extends to only 164 pages: the largest is No. X, which extends to 390.—The one in which there are fewest illustrations is No. I, which contains 9 plates and 13 woodcuts. The one which is most copiously illustrated is No. X, which has 27 plates, 3 woodcuts, and 2 maps. 3. In the second series, the smallest is No. XXIV, which contains only 230 printed pages; the largest is No. XX, which contains 381.— The one which is least illustrated is No. XXII, containing only 2 plates and 1 woodcut; that which is best illustrated is No. XX, containing 14 plates and 68 woodcuts. An analysis of Part II shows us 163 contributors, of whom only 46 now remain on the roll, viz. 40 ordinary and 6 honorary members. The communications read, (omitting 10 of the least-important kind,) were 507 in number; and of these 407 are printed either in extenso or by abstract. Of the remainder, the titles only are given.-From this it appears (1) that on the average 21 papers per annum were read; (2) that the contributors are slightly less than a third, as compared with the memoirs contributed; and (3) that not more than 28 per cent. of the writers are now members of the Society. A small number, perhaps about one-tenth, were outside friends and never had any connexion with the Society; while probably about the same proportion have ceased to be members, through change of residence and other causes. The rest have passed to their great account. In Part III, there are 427 subjects given in alphabetical order, and 692 references. As I was one of the three founders of the Society and one of its original members, it is only natural that I should take a deep interest in its objects and operations. For sixteen years I was its Honorary Secretary and this is the fifth session in which I have been called upon to occupy the position of President. I felt therefore that it would be a graceful recognition of long-continued confidence and kindness to present this tract to the Members; and it is besides a great pleasure to myself to do so. I trust also that the personal kindness which added so many beautiful illustrations to our earlier volumes may exhibit itself by favouring the members with some other document of general interest,-suitable for binding up with this. ALL SOULS' VICARAGE, Liverpool, 9th June, 1874. Inaugural and Closing Addresses, by Dr. Hume, Hon. Sec. On the best mode of carrying out the objects of the Society, by H. C. Pidgeon, Hon. Sec. Primaval, Roman, and Anglo-Saxon Periods. Account of an Anglo-Roman Fibula found near Chester, with remarks on Fibulæ, by H. C. Pidgeon. Plate, two wood-cuts.-On a Quern recently presented to the Society, and on Hand-mills in general, by Dr. Hume. Plate. Note on two Roman Bricks, found at Tetton-Hall farm, Cheshire. On the Roman Roads in Lancashire, with a particular account of the Tenth Iter of Antoninus, by John Just.-Notice of recent discoveries at Chester, by Wm. Ayrton, Esq. Plate.-Note on the XXth Legion.-On Ancient Shoes, as used in this and other parts of the country, by Joseph Mayer, Hon. Curator. Six wood-cuts.-On the reading of the Lancaster Runic Inscription, by J. Just. Two wood-cuts.-On the British Urns found at West Kirby, by Joseph Mayer. Wood-cut. Mediaval Period. Memoranda relating to Lancaster Castle, by E. Higgin, Esq. Three plates. Church Notes, &c. Notice of a Monumental Brass [Lingard] in the Parish Church of Warmingham, by the Rev. G. Clayton.-Description of the old Church of Wilmslow, Cheshire, by R. Brooke, F.S.A.-On the Ruined Chapel at Lydiate, near Ormskirk, by W. J. Roberts. Plate. Historical Documents. Reasons offered to the Public why water should not be brought into Liverpool from Bootle springs.-Proposals for the sale of the ship "The Golden Lion."-Receipt for Excise Duties received by the Young Pretender, 1745.-Account of Certificates given to persons at Wigan, to be touched for the King's Evil, by James II, at Chester city.-Receipt for Money and Provision given to King Charles I, during the Civil War. Family History. On the ancient family of Wyche or De La Wyche, with a description of their seat at Alderley, Cheshire, by Richard Brooke, F.S.A. Wood-cuts. Notes on the family of Unton.-On the family of Percival of Allerton, * Reprinted, 1855. + This does not appear in the reprint. Antiquities. On the Common Seal of the Borough of Liverpool, by H. C. Pidgeon. Plate.-Observations on the Inscription of the Seal, by Richard Brooke, F.S.A.-Notice of Coins found at Leasowe Castle, 1834-Notice of an Ancient Figure of St. George and the Dragon, by J. J. Moss.-Some account of Ancient Armour, with a special reference to the Sculptures on this figure, by H. C. Pidgeon. Plate. Miscellaneous. Account of the Decorations now being put up in the Grammar School, Preston, by Frank Howard.-Inscription on a Gravestone at Alderley.— Remarkable Handbill.—Notice of certain Mineral Springs at Leasowe.Description of a Picture of Horse-racing in the seventeenth century, at Leasowe Castle, by Col. the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, K.C.H. Introductory and Closing Addresses, by H. C. Pidgeon, Hon. Sec. Roman Period. Notes on a Roman Road at Warrington, by Dr. Hume, Hon. Sec. Plate.-On the Roman Station Condate, by John Robson.-Note on Roman Denarii found at Bradwall, Cheshire, by George Ormerod, D.C.L., F.R.S., Saxon Period. &c. Memoir of the Earls of Chester. Part I, the Saxon Earls, by W. W. Mortimer. Modern Period. Some occurrences during the Rebellion of 1745, principally in Warrington and the neighbourhood, by W. Beamont. Historical Documents. On a Charter of feoffment of Gorton, 1422, by John Harland.-Extract from the Will of John Harrison, founder of the Grammar School at Great Crosby.-Acknowledgment for debt, from Thomas Butler of Bewsey to King Henry VIII.-Deed of Gift of Walter de Scaresbreck to the Priory of Cockersand. Antiquities, &c. Ancient Brank. Etching.-Account of a Viatorium or Pocket Compass. Etching.-Sketch of the History of Ancient Modes of Fastening Doors, by Edward Higgin. Three plates.-Account of the Tilting-ground at Gawsworth, Cheshire, by Joseph Mayer, F.S.A. Large map, two folding plates, three wood-cuts.-On certain Church Brasses in Cheshire and Lancashire, by J. Waller, Esq. Three wood-cuts.-Notes on Alms or Offering Dishes.-Egyptian Signet-ring. Wood-cut. Genealogy. Memoir of the Lancashire House of Le Noreis or Norres, and of its Speke branch in particular, by George Ormerod, D.C.L., &c. Pedigrees, eight armorial shields, three plates. Topography and Parochial History. On Handford Old Hall, formerly the residence of the Breretons, with an account of Cheadle Church, by Richard Brooke, F.S.A.-Account of the Parish Church of Minshull in Cheshire, by the Rev. G. B. Sandford, M.A., Vicar. Pedigrees.—Notes on Speke Hall, by H. C. Pidgeon. Trade, Commerce, and Inventions. Cotton and the Cotton Trade, by David Lamb. Miscellaneous. An Investigation into the right of the County Palatine of Chester to bear a Coat of Arms, by Col. the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, K.C.H. Five plates, one wood-cut.-On the Scotch Kirks and Congregations in Liverpool, by David Thom, D.D., Ph.D.-Some Remarks on the Lords Lieutenant of the County Palatine of Chester, by Sir Philip Grey Egerton, Bart., M.P. Plate. Visit of the British Archæological Association. On Guild Processions and Observances, by F. W. Fairholt, F.S.A.-On the Chester Mystery Plays, by Dr. Hume, F.S.A.-Mazer Dish presented to the President of the Association. Wood-cut. VOLUME III. 1850-51. Primeval or Prehistoric Period. On certain Implements of the Stone Period, by Dr. Hume. Three plates. British and Roman Period. Account of the Roman and British Remains found North and East of the River Wyre, by the Rev. Wm. Thornber. Two plates.-The Roman Roads of Lancashire. Part II, on the Seventh Iter of Richard of Cirencester, by John Just.-Notes on the Seventh Iter, by John Robson.— Additional Notes, by T. Langton Birley-Evidences of Roman Occupation in the Fylde District, by the Rev. Wm. Thornber, B.A. Two plates and wood-cut.-On the Cheshire Watling Street; and other evidences of Roman Occupation in Lancashire and Cheshire, by John Robson. Saxon Period (?) Notes on a Visit to Heysham, by John Robson. Plate. Mediaval and Modern Period. On the use of the Clay Tobacco Pipe in England, by Andrew J. Lamb. Plate. On the Seal of Liverpool, by J. G. Nichols, F.S.A. Plate. Architecture and Topography. On the Ancient Domestic Architecture of Lancashire and Cheshire,_by Alfred Rimmer.-Description of Lydiate Hall, by W. J. Roberts. Two plates.-The Old Halls of Cheshire. No. I, Tranmere Hall, by Joseph Mayer, F.SA. Ten plates. Genealogy and Family History. Notes on Genealogy, by Sir Wm. Betham, M.R.I.A. Miscellaneous. On the Nomenclature of the British Tribes, &c., by Dr. Bell.-Local Documents, illustrating the Old English Language in the 14th and 15th centuries.-Warrant of date 1643, from Colonel Norris.-Ancient Custom of electing a Mock Mayor at Newcastle-under-Lyne. by Joseph Mayer, F.S.A. Two plates.-Antiquarian objects presented and exhibited. Two plates. Summary of the Proceedings of the Society, by Dr. Hume. VOLUME IV. 1851-52. Primeval or Prehistoric Period. British Burial Places near Bolton, Lancashire, by Matthew Dawes, F.G.S. Two plates. British and Saxon Period. Traces of the Britons, Saxons, and Danes in the Foreland of the Fylde, by the Rev. Wm. Thornber, B.A.-The Danes in Lancashire, by the late John Just. Medieval and Modern Period. The Earls of Chester. II. Norman Earls, by W. W. Mortimer.-Historical Notes on the Township and Village of Everton, by James Stonehouse. Two plates.-The Early History of Warrington and its neighbourhood, by John Robson.- Description of an ancient Mural Painting at Gawsworth, by Dr. Hume.-Lease of Gorsy Fields in Liverpool, in 1561.Account of Warrington Siege, A.D., 1643; and of some Manuscripts of the period, recently discovered at Houghton Green, near Warrington, by James Kendrick, M.D. Four plates.-The alleged Royal Visits to Liverpool, by Joseph Mayer, F.S.A. Five plates. Architecture and Topography. An Account of the Ancient Hall of Samlesbury, near Preston, by Alfred Rimmer, Esq. Two plates.-Topography and Antiquities of Southport and its Neighbourhood, by Hugh Gawthrop.-—Liverpool Churches and Chapels; their Destruction and Removal or Alteration, (with notices of Clergymen and Ministers), by the Rev. Dr. Thom, V.P. Part I. Remarks on the Grounds of Gawsworth, by Richard Brooke, F.S.A.Notes on the Church of West Kirkby, Cheshire, by James Middleton. Four plates. Genealogy and Family History. Letters relating to Lancashire and Cheshire, temp. James I, Charles I, and Charles II, by Thomas Dorning Hibbert. Miscellaneous. Account of the Grant of Free Warren, by Henry III, to Thomas Gresley, 6th Baron of Manchester, by John Harlaud.-Notice of the Octagon Chapel, Liverpool, by Richard Brooke, F.SA.-First importation of American Cotton into Liverpool, by Richard Brooke, F.S.A.-Papers relating to Moreton, in Cheshire, 1607.-A Lancashire Charm in Cypher, against Witchcraft and Evil Spirits, by John Harland. Plate.-Notices |