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 THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE. 383 supposed to be memorials of a knight and lady of the Cheyne family, long settled at that place. Drawings of these figures were sent for the inspection of the meeting. Mr. BiN'DON sent a notice of the recent discovery, in Sept. ult., of certain architectural remains, at Bristol, of wiiich he presenteil to the Institute a plan, sections, «kc. This ancient structure, apparently of the thirteenth century, had been found in demolishing some houses near Corn Street, for the erection of the new Athenjcum, and its preservation has unfortunately proved impracticable. This Notice will be given with Mr. Bindon's Memoir and Map of Ancient Bristol in the forthcoming volume of Transactions at the meeting of the Institute in that city. The Rev. H. M. Scarth communicated a memoir on Raby Castle, CO. Durham, and exhibited numerous sketches, plans, and representations of details, illustrative of its architectural peculiarities. Mr. Neshitt gavo the following notices of certain incised slabs in various churches in France, of which he exhibited rubbings. The earliest in date is in the Temple church at Laon, and measures 8ft. by 3ft. Gin. It commemorates a chaplain of the order of the Temple, and on it is incised a cross pierced in the centre by a quatrefoil, and from each side of each arm of which a cusp projects, the extremities of the arms being floriated. An inscription in Lombardic characters surrounds the whole ; it is muti- lated in parts, but what remains runs as follows, viz. : — . . RGO : RES : CHAPELAIXE : DOV : T. . MPLE : QVI : RENDI : ARME LE : lOTR : DE : S : MARTIX *. EK : ESTE : EX : AN : DEL : I. , . ARNATIOX : M.CCLXVIII : FEZ .... Although there is no mark of contraction over them the three last letters may probably be understood to stand for Priez. So large a part of the name is obliterated, that it is difficult to conjecture what it was. The " day of St. Martin in summer " is July the 4th, the day of his translation. In records, the dating " Festum S. Martini in hyeme," the day of tlic removal of his relics, Dec. the 13th, often occurs. The second in date lies in a chapel on the south side of the collegiate church of St. Quentin, and measures 7ft. 9in. by 3ft. lOin. It is a fine example of an incised slab of the thirteenth century, the drawing being bold and good. Upon it is engraved a female figure of full life size, standing under a trefoiled arch Avith a crocketed canopy, supported upon single shafts ; pinnacles on each side complete the architectural part of the design. The lady is habited in an inner garment (? a kirtle) with tight sleeves reaching to the wrists ; over this is worn a loose ungirt gown falling about the feet, and without sleeves ; the armholes are very large and a lining of fur seems to be indicated. This garment seems to be the bliaus or surcoat (see Planche's "History of British Costume," p. 113), which, by an excessive enlargement of the armholes, was at length altered into that singular article of dress the " surcote overte," or sideless gown, 60 common in the reign of Edward the Third. Over the gown is worn a mantle lined with vair, and fastened in front by a string of six eloncrated oval beads instead of the usual cordon. The neck 111 appears to be bare. A small quantity of hair is shown on each temple ; a fillet is seen passing on each side of the face and under the chin, and the head is covered by a kerchief which falls upon the shoulders. The right hand holds the cordon of the cloak, and the left a book. Round the whole runs the following inscription, in Lombardic letters : —