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bearing the posy— tirolt . asnpf . pur . Uxt . ([Mttt . gngf. — Another gold ring cngravoil with a representation of the Trinity, the words, — nul . rp , tlfll, — and Howers, originally enamelled. Both these rings were found at Exeter. — A small oval watch, in form of a shell of silver enamelled, with a crystal over the face. The maker's name, Ilcnrv Bcraud fecit. A curious little piece of old German plate, of silver ornamented with sacred subjects in repousse work ; it is in the form of a cabinet with moveable drawers. Bv Mr. BL.CKRrRN'. — A remarkable ivory drinking horn, elaborately sculptured in longitudinal bands, with figures of various animals, — dragons, an elephant with caparisons, hares, antelopes, peacocks, an harpy, «fcc.. Two human figures are introduced, each holding a sword and a small very convex buckler ; they wear dresses reaching to the knee, the upper part being possihly intended to represent mail or padded work, and the waist surrounded by a sash or girdle. The mouth is raised on an eagle's gamb of silver boldly chased, and the smaller end on two little wyvcrns, which as also the tip, mouth-piece, <tc., are of silver. The whole of the workman- ship has an oriental character. The length is 27 inches. Mr. Blackburn stated that this relic, long preserved in his family, had been regarded as a tenure-horn, like the celebrated horn of Ulplius at York Minster.- He exhibited at the same time another relique which had been handed down in his family. It is a large shirt or tunic of linen, elaborately worked with lace, and ornamented with small bows of blue and red riband. The tradition had always been that it was worn by Charles I. at his execution. It bears stains, supposed to be of blood. Vith this garment were produced various articles of linen for an infant, of very fine quality and manufacture, supposed to have been worn by Charles in his childhood. These reliqucs, with the horn, had descended to Mr. lilacklnun's motl-.er from the family of Ilaie, of {Stow Hall, Norfolk, descended from the JIarcourts of Lorraine. Sir John Hare, knighted by James I., married the only daughter of the lord Keeper Coventry ; and their eldest son. Sir Ralph Hare, was created a baronet by Charles I., in 1G41. It had not been ascertained by what means these roval reliciues had come into the possession of the family. ]jy Mr. V. V. Hkllvkii. — A set of silver toilet implements, viz. tooth- pick, car-pick, nail-pick, and tongue-scraper, united together so as to turn on one pivot. United with them is a seal of crystal on coloured foils. The date 1.089 is engraved ujjon this little object. Other examples of such implements may be seen in Sussex Arclueol. Coll., vol. v., p. 201, and Gent. Mag., vol. xcix., part 2, p. 401. The last was found in Lanca- shire, near Furness Abbey. By Mr. Roiide Hawklvs, — A collection of a::ul(ioi^-, or Moorish paving- tiles, of vivid colouring, from Spain. liy Mr. C. C. Bahi.soton. — Impression in gutta pcrcha, from a gold ring of the XVth century, lately found under Nottingham bridge. It is now in the possession of Jlr. Litclifield, at Cambridge. Around the liasp is engravf'd thrice, the posy, — pcilU) fll (Jir, with loliuted ornameiils taate- fully introduced in the intervening hitaces. ' Fi;,'iirc<l in tin- (mi!. If to ^'ork fatlio- Hciil)itiir( il lioin i.nscniril l.y I'l-.d.ric 1 1 1. ilr:»l, tiy lt«v. (i. rooli-, p. lf»l. Scv<riil l<> tin- uiilii|iiiiry, Wormiiis. is li;;nrc(l in t<-iniri.--li<>ni» iir«! i«|ir(M-iit<Ml in tin- iIh: il<Mcri|iiic>ii of iiis Miisi-um, p. .'UM). Arciiiuolugia, vol. iii. A roiiiJirK;iliiu ll is pnili.il/ly oriciiini.