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 390 PROCEEDINGS AT MEETINGS. ■was a table whereby, if the two Dominical letters for any leap year were given, the Dominical letter for any other year, before or after it, might be readily found, according to the then state and understanding of the calendar. The pillars of the church having been scraped a few years ago, this carving, which had been covered over, was brought to light again. The lines and letters appear now but slightly incised, the consequence probablyof the scraping ; some indeed of the latter have almost disappeared, but they may all be made out. Mr. Walford could not learn that it had been explained before since its discovery ; and, as far as he has been able to ascertain, it is a unique example of such a table. The church is a very good specimen of plain early English architecture, but the pillar, on which this carving exists, has the appearance of being somewhat more recent in style than the others, as if, from some cause, it had been renewed ; though it is hardly later than the early part of the fourteenth century ; and since the letters are what are generally termed Lombardic capitals, there is great reason to think the carving, if not contemporaneous, was executed but a few years after the pillar itself.^ By Mr. Fitch. — Impression from a small circular brass matrix found lately in the Rectory garden at Beighton, Norfolk. The device is an eagle displayed — * s' will'i de rattheby. Date, XlVth century. By the Rev. W. Gusxer. — A small sculptured effigy of stone, of good workmanship, but unfortunately the lower portion is lost. The length twelve inches and a half in its present state. It is a good example of military costume towards the close of the fourteenth century, and appears intended to represent St. George ; the traces of a cross are discernible on the shield, hanging over the right arm. The armour is of plate and mail, mixed ; the two hands grasp the shaft of a spear, which doubtless pierced the jaws of the dragon. This little figure, probably intended to fill a niche in a reredos, or shrine, was found in digging a drain near Colebrook Street, Winchester, adjacent to the east end of the cathedral. The belt, ornamented with massive square bosses, surrounds the waist, instead of the hips, as more usual, at the period to which this figure is assigned. The legs are broken off below the knees, and the right arm is much damaged. This interesting relic of the sculptor's art has subsequently been presented by Mr. Gunner to the British Museum. By Mr. G. F. WiLBRAHAM. — An oval-sh iped striking watch, date about 1600, with curiously engraved dial, showing the movements of the stars, and a perpetual almanack. It was made by Gribelin at Blois ; and was found in Delamere House, Cheshire. — An Italian medal, fifteenth century. Obv., a female head, D. isottae. ariminensis. Rev., a book closed, — ELEGIAC. 1 Some notices of Eastry may be found in Mr. Hussey's Churches in Kent, Sussex and Surrey, p. 63, but he makes no mention of the table above described.