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minutes of the Meeting held in December were read and confirmed.

The election of Mrs. H. D. Ellis and the Helsingfors University Library as Members of the Society was announced. The death of Mr. W. Jones and the resignation of Mr. J. E. A. Gwynne were also announced.

The Secretary exhibited a toothache charm from Pembrokeshire sent by Mr. W. T. Merrick [p. 197]. The charm, upon which Dr. Gaster offered some observations, consisted of the words "Peter sat on a stone," with some hieroglyphics.

Miss Burne read a paper by Miss Wherry entitled "Wizardry on the Welsh Border" [p. 75].

Mr. Gomme read a paper entitled "The Place of Tradition in Historical Evidence," and a discussion followed, in which Mr. Hartland and Dr. Gaster took part.

The Meeting concluded with a hearty vote of thanks to Miss Wherry and Mr. Gomme for their papers.