The ancient city of Lincoln, the Roman Lindum, was divided into two parts, the upper and the lower. The upper consisted of a nearly rectangular area, roughly 500 yards from east to west by 418 yards from north to south, surrounded by massive walls 10 to 12 feet thick, and further strengthened by an enormous fosse. It lay with its longer side upon the edge of a table-land which sloped rapidly down to the wide valley formed by the river Witham.

On the 17th May, 1877, Mr. Rendle exhibited to the Society a curious Chinese roll, illustrating Buddhist mythology, and dated in a cyclical year corresponding to A.D. 1631, in illustration of which I exhibited another roll of the same subject.

The county of Hertford from its proximity to London, from its containing the important Ancient British Capital Verulamium, from its being traversed by several British and Roman roads, and from the presence within it of more than one Roman station, might naturally be expected to prove rich in ancient remains, indications of the existence of which would profusely stud an archaeological map. As a fact, however, it seems doubtful whether such a map will exhibit so many interesting features as that of several other counties more remote from the metropolis; and certainly, for variety and number of archaeological discoveries, it cannot compete with that of Kent.

The plan of operations decided upon last year has been pursued without change during the season just past. It may be remembered that Insula I., partly explored in 1890, is traversed at its southern extremity by a modern road, which passes completely across the site of the city. All the ground to the north of this road was examined last year, but the small section south of it still remained untouched. One task was, therefore, to complete our researches in Insula I.; the other, there being ample funds for the purpose, to work out two more insulæ.