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had merely struck bottom unexpectedly soon.
Imagine my surprise on reaching the site
of the digging to see, ranged against the bank at the
edge, a great collection of what appeared to be
strange, battered & broken vessels of silver, much tarnished
though in places still bright, and even in places gilded.
The turf had all been cleared away, and the level
below, which I had called G/0 (G/1) had been planned.
It in part had been cleared off, and while Pringle
was gently working down on the surface of G/1 (G/2)
with a pick he turned up a piece of metal.
Following the clue he discovered more & then re:
:moving the soil round the spot in a circle with
a radius of some 3 ft. [feet] they exposed two large
stones set in level G/2 (G/3) and about 1 ft. [foot] apart.
Between these two stones and partially on the top
of the flatter of them to the North of the other, lay a
mass of silver objects in a heap about 1½ ft [feet] in breadth!
All mixed up were cups, chalices, spoons, platters,
pattens, dishes, crushed & cut fragments, a
wonderful assortment! Some of the objects had
been left in situ for me to see, and among these
was a curious, triangular, deep dish, with beaded
border, the most perfect dish recovered! The bottom
of the mass rested on the floor of level G/2 (G/3) and
as the top of it was only just below G/1 (G/2) I incline
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