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Rh No. 31.—2 feet 10 inches deep. The body of a child. No reliques with the deposit.

No. 32.—3 feet 7 inches deep. This skeleton was pronounced by Mr. Davis to be that of a woman aged about forty-five. A cruciform bronze fibula lay by the head. The broad end of this ornament is semicircular, and surmounted by five flat studs set with glass over red foil; one is perfect. Compare brooches of a similar type, "Collectanea Antiqua," vol. ii., plate 50; and "Saxon Obsequies," No. 133, plate 8; Douglas's "Nenia," plate 15. Thirty-five beads lay about the collar bones, all of amber. A large cruciform fibula was discovered lying at the feet, elaborately chased and gilt, resembling in type No. 28, plate 5, "Saxon Obsequies." At each end of the angles of the broader end are projections set with leaf-shaped ornaments of red paste; a small annulet of the same is on the arch. Entire length, 7 inches. As the old fox-earth passed through this grave, I think this brooch had been displaced, having originally lain against the under jaw, which was deeply stained with bronze. An iron knife was placed by the thigh, 3 inches long.

No. 33.—3 feet deep. Head to the east. Two circular bronze fibulæ, formed of very thin plate, scyphate, and possibly once covered with some ornament; they measure 1$1⁄2$ inch in diameter. These lay over the right shoulder. The pins are of bronze. One bronze pin, 4$3⁄4$ inches long, lay by the left side of the head, perforated at the top for a ring; a triangular object of bronze, resembling a stud, with sharp angles, was found on the body; it is set with a triangular piece of glass over red foil. A pair of bronze clasps lay by the right hand, and twenty beads about the collar bones, fifteen are of amber, two of thick green glass, one long bead of the same colour, and two long blue beads of glass. An iron knife, 4$3⁄4$ inches long, lay by right hand, the blade $3⁄4$ of an inch wide. (See woodcut, fig. III.)

No. 34.—3 feet deep. This skeleton was found in the same grave with the preceding; the head towards the east. One iron spear, 17$3⁄4$ inches long, by right side. Length of blade 10 inches, 1$1⁄8$ wide at base, 1 inch at point. This is the longest and largest spear I have seen; it has an open-slit socket. A pointed iron ferule for the end of the shaft of the spear lay by