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 320 PROCEEDINGS AT MEETINGS OF chalices of pewter, remains of vestments and orfrays, with many other relics, he mentions " the crook, rims, and joints of a beautiful crosier, double gilt," as found at that time.^ Mr. Elliott exhibited also a memorial of Sir Francis Drake, an oval box of horn, bearing on the cover the arms of that distinguished navigator, with a ship ; on the sail is the date 1577, being the year in which he sailed on his voyage round the globe. At the bottom is inscribed — " Jolin Ob rissct fecit.' ^ By Mu. Haut, of Reigate. — A small painting on panel, being a copy of au ancient portrait of our Saviour, thus inscribed. — " This Semilitude of ovr Sauiour Christ lesus was found in Amarat and Sent from y*^ great Turke To Pope Innocent y'' 8. to Redeeme his Brother Which was Taken Prisoner By y"^ Romans." The head is turned to the left, and painted on a gilt ground. Mr. Hart requested information regarding the origin of this legend. The portrait seems to have been in estimation, and repeatedly copied. A similar painting is described by Mr. T. Woolston, of Adderbury, in 1793, being then in the possession of Mr. J. Barker.^ The inscription is thus slightly varied — " This present figure is the similytude of our Lord III'E our Saviour, imprinted in Amirald by the Predesessor of the Great Turke," (fee. Dr. Charlton laid before the Society, by the obliging permission of Cardinal Wiseman, a curious MS. in his possession, being the ceremonial observed at the consecration of cramp rings, and at the Healing. At the commencement are emblazoned the arms of Philip and Mary ; one of the illuminations represents the Queen kneeling, a round charger, containing the rings which she is about to consecrate, being placed on each side of her. The service is thus entitled. — " Certyn prayer's to be vsed by the queues heignes in the consecration of the crampe rynges." At the close of these prayers there is another curious illumination. Mary appears kneeling, and placing her hands upon the neck of a diseased person, who is presented to her by the clerk ; the chaplain, vested in alb and stole, kneels on the other side. This service is entitled — " The Ceremonye for y'^ heling of them that be diseased with the kynges Evill." The hallowing of rings is mentioned by Andrew Boorde, in his " Introduction to Know- ledge ;" — "The kynges of Englande doth halowe every yere crarape rynges, y'^ which rynges worne on one's fynger doth helpe them whych hath the crampe ;' and again in his "Breviary of Health," 1557, f. 166. It is stated by Hospinian that tliis custom was observed on Good Friday, and that it originated from a ring preserved at the Abbey of Westminster, supposed to have great virtue against cramp and falling sickness, and reported to have been the identical ring given by Edward the Confessor to the pilgrim.' By Mr, Octavius Morgan, M.P. — Au interesting series of ancient dials and horometrical instruments. 1. A boxwoud viatorium, or pocket horizontal sun-dial ; date, XVI. cent. 2. A viatorium in a case of gilt metal, engraved with arabesque patterns and flowers ; XVI. cent. ^ Milner's Hist, of Winchester, vol. ii., Antiqu. Obsci'vations and additional Notes j). '238. Carter's Sculpture and Painting, on Good Friday, and on Physical Charms. p. '.'>9, new edit. The ceremonial of blessing cramp rings ^ Gent. Mag., vol. Ixiii., pt. 2, p. 1177. on Good Friday is given in Waldron's ' De Orig. Festoruni Christ. See " Literary Museum." further on this subject in Brand's Popular