73 years. Also of George Smith, Esq, many years resident of The Retreat, in this Parish, but formerly of Margaret Street, Cavendish Square, London. | Died 28th October, 1854, | aged 69 years.

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(Tower.)

Near this place lieth the body of James Akerman, who departed this life July y 31st, 1770, aged 70. | Also of Ann, his wife, who departed this life March | the 14th, 1775, aged | 67 years.

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Sacred to the memory of Christopher Capel, Esqr, | who died February 26th, A.D. MDCCLXXX, aged 50. Also of William Capel, Esq, who died October 21st, MDCCCXVIII, aged 69 years. Also of Susanna, relict of the above | William Capel, Esq, who died March 6th, MDCCCLIII, | aged 92 years.

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Sacred to the memory of Capel, son of Major General | Thomas Molyneux | and Elizabeth, his wife, of Castle Dillon, | in the County of Armagh, in the Kingdom of Ireland, | who departed this life at Cheltenham | the 23rd of June, 1822, in the eighteenth year of his age, and whose remains lie interred in a vault on the north side of this church. To the many virtues and departed worth of the most dutiful, affectionate, and inestimable of sons, this inadequate tribute | has been erected by his afflicted and disconsolate parents. |

20.

(On brasses under memorial windows.)

Ad majorem Dei gloriam, et in piam | memoriam Helenæ [née Bamford-Hesketh], D'mnæ Bruce de Downhill, | in Hibernia, ecclesiæ hujusce fenestram orientalem | d.d.d. J. et L. E. M. E,

MDCCCLXV.

21.

To the glory of God, and in memory of Anthony Temple Smith, by his affectionate wife, | Sarah Smith. MDCCCLXV.

22.

A. M.D. G. et. in. piam. memoriam. | Edvardi. Bickersteth. Wawn. A. M. in. Collegio. | Cheltoniensi. per. annos. XI. S. S. Theologiæ. | Prælectoris. qui. die. Sept. XXVIII. natus. A. S. MDCCCxxv. in. Christo. vixit. in. Christo. | obdormivit. die. Sept. XIX. A. S. MDCCCLXVI. | R. I. P.

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To the glory of God, and in affectionate remembrance of Catherine Elizabeth Griffiths, | by her children. A.D. MDCCCLXVI.

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To the glory of God, and in loved memory of Gordon Stewart Forbes, who died at | Torquay January 13th, 1867. Offered by his | brother and sister, George and Mary M. Cumine.

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To the glory of God. | Dedicated by two Communicants | on the Feast of the Transfiguration, and of the Re-opening of this Church after the Restoration. A.D. 1868.

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To the glory of God, and in loving memory of Frederick Francis Bindon, of Clara, his wife, and of Frederick | William Francis, their son. Also of Mary Demainbray.

27.

(On base of altar cross.)

Ad gloriam sanctæ et æternæ Trinitatis, et in piam memoriam Adelaidæ Mariæ, Gulielmi Pontifex, Cheltoniensis, uxoris, quæ hac vita excessit, et ad | Dominum migravit, A.D. xvIII. Kal. Aprilis MDCCCLXIX. R. I. P.

ABHBA,

1547.-AN ACT CONCERNING THE CONDYTES AT GLOUCESTER, 33 HEN. VIII. The following has been carefully extracted from an old volume of Acts passed in the 33rd year of Henry VIII. (A.D. 1541-2), and printed in black letter, sm. folio, by T. Berthelet. Cirencester. E. C. S.

(Title-page.)

Anno Tricesimo Tertio Henrici | Octavi, | Henry the VIIL, | by the Grace of God Kyng of Englande, Fraunce, and Ireland, defender of the faith, and of the Churche of Englande, | and also of Irelande, in earth the Supreme heade, to the honour of | almighty God, and for the concord, quiet, and welth of this his realme, and subjectes of the same, helde | his most high court of parliament, begun at Westm. | the xvi daie of Jany- uer, and there conty-nued tyll the fyrst day of Apryll, the | XXXIII yere of his moste | noble and | vyctori- ouse | reygne, wherein were esta blyshed these actes | followyng.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE CONDITES AT GLOUCESTER, CAP. XXXV. Where before this tyme the Towne of Gloucester, now lately called the citie of Gloucester, and the inhabytaunts and resiants within the same, have been reasonably furnished, cõforted, and refreshed with good pure and cleane runnynge water, yssuyng out of the heades of freshe springes, situate and beinge within one myle and halfe distaunt from the saide citie, in one hyll there called Matstonis hyll, otherwyse called Robin Hoodes hyll: And for the preservation and continuance of the saide heades and springes, there is and long time heretofore hath been erected and buylded by the inhabitaunts of the same newe citie sundry conduite houses of lyme and stone, and from thence the saide water hath been conveyed under erthe in pypes of leade into divers places of the saide citie, and also to the cloyster and houses of the late dissolved monastery of Saint Peter in the same citie, now lately translated

and established by the Kynges majestie into a cathedral church of a bushop, deane, and chapiter, which saide freshe runnyng water is and hath been not onely a great refreshyng comforte and commoditie to al the kinges subjectes inhabitynge within the saide citie, but also a singular pleasure to all estraungers repayringe to the same: Tyll nowe of late the saide springes have been and yet be muche dried, wasted, and consumed, so that throughe the debylitie and scarcitie of water in the saide springes, lytell or noo water at this day cometh or renneth from thence to the conduites and usuall places in the saide citie or mynster, by reason whereof yf some spedy remedy be not foresene and provided for the conveyaunce, bringyng, and leadinge of other water springes nowe also beinge in the saide hyll, not far distante from the said olde heades, to the pipes, gutters, and trêches of the same olde heades, now leadinge and conveyinge the water to the saide citie and mynster, the kynges subjectes inhabitynge within the same citie, for lacke of the said water, shall be much greved, annoyed, and molested, for as much as freshe and pure rennynge water is and hath been noted to be one of the mooste necessaries comforte and refreshynge to all cities and townes within this realme.

In consideration whereof be it enacted by the King our soveraigne lorde, the lordes spirituall and temporall, and the commons in this presente parliament assembled, and by auctoritie of the same, that from the feaste of Easter nexte commencynge it shall be lawfull to the Mayre of the saide citie of Gloucester for the time beynge, and also to the deane of the saide mynster or cathedral church, and their successours, and the successours of everye of them, at all times after the saide feaste of Easter, as nede shall require, to dygge and breake grounde for the conveyaunce of the said water in al places in or uppon the sayde hyll, so that the place or places so broken, dygged, or trenched be not halfe a myle distaunt from the places where the saide old conduites heades be nowe already builded and erected, and in such places where it shall be thought moste apte and necessary by the artificers and workemen of the saide mayre or deane for the time beynge, to serche or fynde any newe sprynge heades in any place within the saide precinte afore mentioned: And upon the same newe springes so found lawfully to erect and edify newe conduyt houses, and there to digge and make diches, vaultes, and trenches, and other convenient and necessary thinges for the continuaunce thereof at all tymes hereafter, at the lybertie and pleasure of the saide Mayre and Deane, and theyr successours for evermore: And also from the said newe Springes to conveye the water in pipes of leade, gutters, and trenches unto the other pipes of leade apperteyninge to the saide olde conduite heades, and by such or lyke policy and meanes to bringe and conveye the hole water from all the saide heades and springes unto the said citie and mynster, for the common welth, utilitie, and relief of the same citie and mynster, and the inhabitantes of

the same: And thus to be done and executed with the yerelye maintenaunce and reparations of the same, as nede shall require from time to time always hereafter: And further that the saide mayre and deane, and their successours, and every of them, for the dyggynge and breakynge of any such grounde or soyle in any of the places aforesaide, and for the purposes aforesaide, shall within xx dayes nexte after any such grounde broken by the labourers or workemen of the saide Mayre or deane, for the ententes or purposes aforesaide, satisfie, contente, and paye unto the owners or possessours of the saide soyle or grounde so broken or dygged, as much money for the same dyggynge and breakinge as shall be adjudged and taxed by the determination and judgement of iii or iiii indifferent men inhabitynge within the parysshe, where the place so broken, buylded, or trenched is or shall be, and that to be used evermore hereafter: And the said iii or iiii men alwayes hereafter shall be chosen and named, as well by the owner or possessour of the grounde so broken for the tyme beinge, as also by the sayde mayre or deane for the time beinge, by whose commaundemente any such grounde or soyle shall be at any time hereafter so dygged or broken: And all such summes as after the sayde feaste of Easter shall be taxed by the sayde iii or iiii for the time beinge, so named and chosen for satisfaction of any such trespasse or trespasses, shal be payde and satisfied by the sayde mayre and deane for the time beinge, within iiii dayes nexte after the saide taxation or judgemente so made and yelded, upon peine of the saide mayre or deane so offendynge, denyinge, or refusynge the payment thereof for every suche offence to forfayte xiiis. iiiid., the one halfe of which sayde forfaiture shall be to the kynge our soveraygne lorde, his heyres and successours, and the other moytie to any of the kinges subjectes that will sue for the same in any of the kynges courtes of recorde, by actione of dette, byl, playnte, information, or otherwyse, in which actione, byl, or playnte, no wager of lawe, protection, nor essoyne shall lye: And neverthelesse the partie, whose grounde hereafter shall be broken, for none payment of all suche summes of money as by the sayde iii or iiii men for the time beynge shal be taxed and adjudged for the doynge of any such trespas at any time or times, shall have an action of det agaynst the sayde mayre or deane, by whose commaundemente any suche grounde shal be so broken, in any of the kinges courtes of recorde for the recoverye of the same det so taxed, in which action no wager of lawe, protection, nor essoyne shall lye: And yf it shall happen, that the saide iii or iiii men hereafter so to be chosen as is aforesayde, do not or shall not agree in makinge any suche taxation for any such offence or offences to be doone within the sayde time of iiii dayes to theym afore lymitted, nor that the sayde mayre or deane for the tyme beinge do not offer or tender to the partie so greved a resonable amendes and satisfaction for the breaking, dyggyng, or trenchinge his or

their saide grounde, that then the partie or parties so greved, and whose lande or soyle shall be so hereafter subverted and broken, shall have his lawful remedye agaynst the sayde mayre or deane for the time beynge, by whose commaundmente any such soyle or grounde shall be for the purpose aforesaide dygged or broken, by action of trespas, and to recover damages for the same, any thynge in this presente acte mentioned to the contrary thereof notwithstandinge. Provided alwaye, and be it further enacted by the auctoritie aforesayde, that yf the sayde mayre or deane, their successours, workemen, or servauntes, or any of them, at any time or times after the saide feaste of Easter, be or shall be disturbed, letted, or withstanded, to dygge, buyld heades of conduytes, dyches, or trenches, in any place or places in or upon the saide hyll, within the precincte to them afore lymitted, or in any other place or places from the saide hyll unto the saide citie, for the necessary reparation and amendement of any the pypes of leade hereafter to be craked or broken, which doth convey the said water to the same citie or mynster, by any owner, owners, or possessours of the same grounde, or by any other person or persons at any time or times hereafter, that then every suche person, owner, possessour, or persones so dysturbynge, wylfully lettynge, or molestynge any of the workemen of the sayde mayre or deane, shall forfayte and lose for every suche disturbaunce and denyer xxs. The one halfe of which said forfayture shall be unto the kinge our soveraigne lorde, his heyres and successours, and the other moytie to any of the kinges subjectes that wyll serve for the same in any of the kinges courtes of recorde at any time hereafter by action of det, bylle, playnt, information, or otherwise, in whiche no wager of law, protection, nor essoyne shall lye or be allowed.

1548. THE SEVERN FISHERIES. In the Journal of the National Fish Culture Association (October, 1887), No. 4, which is edited by Mr. J. W. Willis Bund, M.A., F.L.S., chairman of the Severn Board of Conservators, there are nine articles by different writers; one of them, headed "Notes on the Severn Fisheries," being from the experienced pen of Mr. Francis Day, C.LE., F.L.S. His paper, it is almost needless to remark, affords much that is of value to the naturalist, the angler, and those who may be interested, in a money point of view, in the success of the Severn fisheries. Of English rivers, considered in their fishery aspect, not one, he tells us, exceeds the Severn in importance; and having commenced his practical acquaintance with fish in the waters of that river, he can recall the time when, around Shrewsbury at least, people angled without any restriction for grayling and salmon fry, while the flounder was no rarity to the bottom fisher, and the chad and lamprey were captured in its stream. But this was before the erection of the navigation weirs, which have transformed the fifty miles of the river above Gloucester into a modified canal, and