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withdrawn, and the Committee were formed exclusively of members of
the Club, they would deprive themselves of the assistance of the com-
moners. It was quite true that they might ask persons who were not
members of the Club to assist them with money, but then these persons
would have no voice in the spending of it, and that being so, he thought
they would find that subscriptions would not come in very fast.
After a few remarks from Mr. Hutchinson,
Mr. Brooker moved the adjournment of the debate, in order that the
question might be discussed at a larger meeting of the Club.
This was seconded by Mr. Forbes, but on being put to the vote was
lost.
The President supported Mr. Cole's motion, which, he said, would not
prevent an outside committee being formed.
Mr. Robarts moved the adjournment of the meeting in order to see
whether a committee could be formed outside the Club to represent the
general public and the commoners. This was seconded by Mr. Brooker
and carried by a small majority.
The usual conversazione followed and concluded the meeting.
Saturday, Mat 19th, 1883.—Field Meeting.
At the kind invitation of Sir T. Fowell Buxton, Bart., a meeting was
held at his residence, "Warlies," near Waltham Abbey, on this pleasant
Spring afternoon. The rendezvous was Theydon-Bois Station, at which
the party assembled about half-past three to the number of at least
ninety, although the meeting was restricted to members of the Club and
those specially invited. Leaving the station, the party proceeded
through the Theydon Woods, one of the most picturesque parts of the
forest, to Ambresbury Banks, which an interesting local legend declares
to have been the site of Queen Boudicca's encampment. The Club's
recent investigations have served rather to confirm than to discourage
the fond belief, inasmuch as they prove the camp to be of late British
age. At the encampment the party was met by Sir Fowell Buxton, who
acted as cicerone during the remainder of the ramble. Crossing the high
road leading to Epping, Copped Hall Warren was entered, and a pleasant
walk through the park—which opened out one exquisite view after
another—led to the Hall. Copped or "Copt" Hall is a very ancient
manor. The original house was built in the reign of Richard I. by
Richard Fitz-Aucher, and was subsequently a place of retirement of the
Abbots of Waltham. After the transfer of the place to Henry VIII, by
Robert Fuller, the last Abbot, it continued in the Crown, and during
Edward VI.'s time the Princess Mary lived, or perhaps was detained
there. A letter from her to the king, dated "from my poore howse at
Copped Hall, 19th August, 1551," is still upon record. At a short
distance from the present house Sir Fowell Buxton pointed out a number