‘Newton Park’ 133 Ælfric, archbishop of Canterbury 134 The Forest of North Petherton _id._ Three co-heiresses 135 The Perambulation of the Forests _id._ Gefferey Chaucer 136 The improvements of Sir Thomas Wrothe 137 A surmise about the Manor of Newton 138 Petherton Park 139 The parish of Stogursey _id._ Fairfield House 140 ‘Always a Vernai at Fairfield’ 142 The Palmer family _id._ Nathaniel Palmer 144 Thomas Palmer _id._ Two co-heiresses 145 CHAPTER X GOLD RINGS CONTEMPORANEOUS 146–156 The Enamelled Ouche of Mr. Roach Smith 146 The Ring of Alhstan 147 The place of its discovery 148 The Ring of Alfred’s father 149 The place and manner of its discovery 150 The Ring of Alfred’s sister 151 The manner of its discovery 153 The Ring of Æthred 154 Runes intermixed with Roman lettering 155 The artist bears a Saxon name 156 CHAPTER XI SOME CLOSING REFLECTIONS 157–174