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 1 1 2 Report of Brand Couunittee.

in Mr. Wheatley's Note ... to consist of the President (Miss l^urne), Vlx. Wheatley, and Air. Wright, with power to add to their number."

At the Council meeting on June 27, 1910, the Committee brought up the following recommendations, which were duly adopted by the Council, viz.: —

1. That, in the first instance, the work be confined to the sections on the Calendar, leaving the 'others to be dealt with at a future period.

2. That the basis of the new edition be that of Sir Henry Ellis, with such MS. additions to it as are known to exist. With these should be collated Hampson's, Hone's, and other works on the Calendar. Hone's original illustrations should be reproduced. The volumes of Notes and Queries and the printed Journals and other publications of the Folk-Lore Society should be consulted; a Bibliography of other likely sources drawn up for the use of ^vorkers, and all information brought up to date by means of local inquiry.

3. That in the presentment of the matter theories and guesses at origins should be omitted. The several items of evidence to be arranged chronologically. The references to be given briefly on a uniform system. Such of Sir H. Ellis's parallels from classical and continental authorities as it may be worth while to retain (on account of the inaccessibility of their sources) to be placed together at the end of the British and Irish matter.

(The work will be fully indexed, but the extent of the index and its details cannot be decided upon until the materials are in a forward state.)

4. That a general Director of the undertaking be appointed, with several sub-editors and a large staff of readers.

5. That communications be entered into with local archaeological societies and museums with a view to sup- plement the printed material by oral information whenever