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Gi-eat Britain and Ireland 945 and chief officers of manors : a bibliography of manorial literature, which will, together with the society's collection of manorial books and manu- scripts, be open to the inspection of members and correspondents; the compilation and publication of histories of manors, and the collection of information which may serve as material for such purposes; the circulation amongst members of copies, translations, and explanations of ancient documents of interest relating to manors, and an annual report of the transactions of the society ; and genealogical work. The headquarters of the society are at i, Mitre Court Buildings, Temple, London, E. C. During the twenty-five years since the Wyclit Society was founded for the purpose of bringing within the reach of students the works of the Reformer, which until then had existed only in manuscript, some thirty volumes have been published, dealing with scholastic logic, philosophy and theology ; the abuses in the Church, and the doctrines by which these abuses were upheld : and the theory of state government. What remains to be done, though comparatively little, is of much im- portance. Two treatises of moderate length will complete the Siiinma Theologiae; among what remains there is a very interesting series of tracts which according to the editor. Professor Loserth, of Gratz, will throw fresh light on the relations between Wyclif and the Pope. A very few years would see the work done if the society is well sup- ported, but it is at present hampered from want of funds. A small number of copies of most of the society's publications is still in hand, and special arrangements can be made to supply these to libraries, colleges, or other subscribers wishing to have the complete works. The Honorary Secretary and Treasurer is Miss Dorothy G. Matthew, 56. Fellows Road, London, N. W. In the Historical Bulletin of the Rczkc Hisioriquc, for ^Larch-April and May-June, M. Charles Bemont reviews the principal recent works relating to English History.- A French translation by M. G. Lefebvre of the first volume of Bishop Stubbs's Constitutional History of England has been published in the Bibliotheque International de Droit Public (Paris, Giard and Briere, 1907). The work has been brought up to date by M. C. Petit- Dutaillis, who has contributed an introduction and very copious notes giving the latest results relating to the many subjects on which new light has recently been thrown. The Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society for the Oc- tober meeting of 1906 contains a comprehensive account of the Roman remains in Britain, by Samuel S. Green. The Cambridge University Press issues a collection of Ballads and Poems illustrating English History, edited by Frank Sidgwick and in- tended for use in schools. A few years ago Mr. L. O. Pike delivered at Oxford, at the request of the Regius Professors of Civil Law and Modern History, a lecture