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in his grace." This passage might be construed as confirming th; idea that the
wild rose is intended, but the word was used in old English for a toad-stool, and
with equal probability the despised dandelion, which in Dutch is called "Cancker-
bloemen" might have been meant.—C. E. B., Colchester.
Drift Rocks in Epping Forest.—On Strawberry Hill, about 500 yards
north of the well-worked pits adjoining the Earl's Path, a new section has been
opened this summer. Although the pit is small, it has furnished some valuable
information as regards the Drift—as well rolled quartzites, limestone, and sandstone
are very much in evidence ; and amongst the flints is one well scratched, similar
in colour and appearance to those found amongst the Boulder Clay, near Chelms-
ford—some of which we saw at the recent visit to Mr. Miller Christy's hospitable
home near Bloomfield. I got one then almost identical to that above referred to
There are many very large flints in this gravel, resembling those found in neigh-
bouring districts of Epping and Parnden, coloured as Drift in the geological
maps.
In the tower of Great Parnden Church, near the Broad Arrow mark, several
Drift rocks may be seen with the flint of which the tower is built, and these are
similar to those in the Forest. I noticed in this tower some of the thin tiles
(about half an inch) which I have often found in the Forest pits, and at Nazing
I find the floor of the fine old wooden porch is apparently formed of these tiles
placed on edge. Near both of the above churches there are very large boulders
that at Parnden of puddingstone (Hertfordshire), and at Nazing, near the
Rectory, apparently quartzite. A round stone, about 31/2 inches in diameter,
which I got from the pit on Whitehall Plain, is pronounced by Mr. Welsh, of
the Guildhall Museum, to be "a cannon ball."—T. Hay Wilson, Chingford,
September, 1893.
Ancient Pottery at Clacton-on-Sea.—According to the "Essex County
Standard" of May 13th, the workmen engaged in excavating for the basement
of the Grand Hotel found on Thursday, May 4th, "two Roman Urns, one of
which was unfortunately broken. The one preserved is an excellent specimen,
about 6 inches in diameter and 7 inches in height. The shape is perfect, and the
markings on the nearly black exterior are very regular. The thickness is about
three-sixteenths of an inch. It was found embedded in the clay about 8 feet from
the surface. During the past year specimens of early British pottery, now in the
Colchester Museum, were found on Mr. P. Smith's land at Bull Hill, Great
Clacton, These interesting discoveries—with coins, etc., found in the neighbour-
hood—lead to the supposition that Clacton was a place of some importance
during the early Roman occupation. Mr. N. Demaid secured the urn and pre-
sented it to Mr. H. Grant, who will doubtless give it a prominent position in the
Grand Hotel." At our request, our member, Mr. A. S. Wilson kindly examined
the vessel, and has sent a sketch of it. He is somewhat doubtful of its age, but
it resembles specimens commonly reputed to be Romano-British.
Romano-British Urn at Willingale-Doe.—Mr. E. Durrant records in
the "Essex Review" the finding of a Cinerary Urn, about 3 feet from the
surface, in a field known as "New Barn Field," in the parish of Willingale-Doe.
It was broken into fragments, but had been partly full of ashes and burnt frag-
ments. The fragments are now in the possession of the Rev. C. L. Payne, rector
of Willingale-Spain. The surface of the land where the urn was found, shows a
large circular depression about 80 yards across.