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The ground traversed on the present occasion was almost exactly the same as on
the previous visit, and consequently, as so extended a report of the latter was
printed in our journal, it is unnecessary to chronicle the second visit at any length.
Some visitors went down to Ingatestone by early trains, and were enabled to
inspect the quiet village and church. The main party started on the ramble
about three o'clock, by the Mill Green Road, stopping to inspect the interesting
Norman church of Fryerning, which was described by Mr. Chancellor in the
report of the visit in 1889 (Essex Naturalist, vol. iii., pp. 205-206), and need not
be further referred to than to note that Mr. I. Chalkley Gould drew attention to a
curious feature upon the tower, observing that "the picturesque tower, built c.
1500, when the church was in possession of the Brethren of the Hospital of St.
John of Jerusalem, has upon the face of the merlons or raised portions of the
battlements between the embrasures, singular little terra-cotta plaques which
upon examination will be found (notwithstanding the weathering of some 400
years) to contain remains of heraldic badges. These appear to represent, among
other designs, the Tudor Rose, the De Vere Mullet or Star, the Catherine Wheel,
etc., suggesting the idea that when the Brethren raised the tower they had
financial assistance from the powerful De Vere family and others, commemorating
the fact by the insertion of these interesting plaques, which are certainly worthy of
a closer examination than can be bestowed upon them on the present occasion."
Then Mill Green, a pleasant stretch of furzy common land, was crossed, and a
visit paid to the curious hedge-bank on the edge of the common, discovered by
Mr. Miller Christy, and described by him in the Trans. Essex Arch. Society,
vol. ii. (n. s.), p. 357 (see also Essex Naturalist, iii., 142 ; iv., 133). Here an
abundance of fragments of ancient pottery were collected, the date of which
appears to be somewhat doubtful. The ruins of the Hermitage or "Bedeman's
Berg" were also again visited, and then a very pleasant ramble was taken through
the luxuriant woods, permission to visit which had been kindly given by Lord
Petre and Mr. Arthur Pryor. Many plants and insects were observed, but none
calling for any special notice. It was evident that if the woods could be
"worked" by good collectors, they would furnish a rich store of entomological
and botanical specimens.
Tea was taken under the trees in Writtle Park, being admirably served by
Mr. Hicks, of Chelmsford.
After tea an Ordinary Meeting (the 134th) was held for the election and
proposal of members, Mr. Christy in the chair. Messrs. John Flower, R. Z.
Pitts, M.R.C.S., and Alfred Studholm were elected members. On the pro-
posal of Mr. W. Cole, a vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Christy for his care in
arranging the meeting.
A pleasant return walk to Ingatestone Station in the evening brought the
meeting to an end.
NOTES—ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.
Colias edusa in Essex.—The promise of the spring with regard to the
"Clouded Yellows" (ante, p. 99), has not been altogether fulfilled, but the
weather has been unsettled and somewhat cold. A good many specimens of C.
edusa have been seen near Maldon, Epping Forest, etc., and during the last few
days I have observed about thirty specimens in the clover fields at East Mersea,