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... Wilfrid ; her death , appearance , and disinter- ment . On the table lay open an illuminated breviary , which she was painting with great pains and the most exquisite skill for the use of the 42 THE CHURCH RESTORERS .
... Wilfrid ; her death , appearance , and disinter- ment . On the table lay open an illuminated breviary , which she was painting with great pains and the most exquisite skill for the use of the 42 THE CHURCH RESTORERS .
Page 49
... ment , by which Sir Aubrey annexed for ever certain lands of the lordship to the Rectory of Letherton , was read , and deposited , with the Bishop's written document of consecration , be- neath the high altar . The people were then ...
... ment , by which Sir Aubrey annexed for ever certain lands of the lordship to the Rectory of Letherton , was read , and deposited , with the Bishop's written document of consecration , be- neath the high altar . The people were then ...
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... ment to his parish church . In place of the old chancel screen , a magnificent new work , with the proper appurtenances of Rood and Rood - loft , was erected . The former partition was only an ar- cade on banded shafts , rising about ...
... ment to his parish church . In place of the old chancel screen , a magnificent new work , with the proper appurtenances of Rood and Rood - loft , was erected . The former partition was only an ar- cade on banded shafts , rising about ...
Page 88
... ment , which will look , he assures me , just as well as stone . The roof must be altogether new ; it will be rather low , and very plain ; I believe of deal , to be grained like oak . The outer covering will be of blue slate ; but very ...
... ment , which will look , he assures me , just as well as stone . The roof must be altogether new ; it will be rather low , and very plain ; I believe of deal , to be grained like oak . The outer covering will be of blue slate ; but very ...
Page 89
... ment you so much admired , is a sad eyesore . I hope to persuade the Squire to alter it , or even pull it down , as his family never sit there at church . The nave roof is probably pretty good ; but I think the skylight over the present ...
... ment you so much admired , is a sad eyesore . I hope to persuade the Squire to alter it , or even pull it down , as his family never sit there at church . The nave roof is probably pretty good ; but I think the skylight over the present ...
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Abbat abbey adorned aisles Alban Butler ancient architect arms beautiful Bishop blessed body brass BRITISH BIRDS building Cambridge Camden Society canopy Carter carved castle Cathedral chancel chancel arch chasuble churchyard coloured Comparative Anatomy cross Decorated door EDWARD NEWMAN effigy Engravings erected Etheldreda Ewerby faith feeling feet foliage Francis Gothic grave Grecian ground hagioscope hand head holy hundred Illustrations JOHN VAN VOORST Lady lancet Letherton lordshyp marble ment miracles Miss Merton modern monastery monument mouldings nave once open seats ornaments painted parish church parishioners PATERNOSTER ROW pavement perhaps piscina plaister Popery prayer present priest Protestantism pues pulpit Rector Reformation relics remained roof Royal 8vo Saint Saxon screen sedilia seemed seen shew side Sir Aubrey slab spandrils Squire stained glass stained windows stood style tion tomb tower Vesica Piscis village VOORST walls Wardley Wilkinson WILLIAM YARRELL wood wooden
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Page 48 - Jacob selah lift up your heads O ye gates and be ye lifted up ye everlasting doors and the King of glory shall come in...
Page 187 - And graciously hear us, that those evils, which the craft and subtilty of the devil or man worketh against us, be brought to nought; and by the providence of thy goodness they may be dispersed ; that we thy servants, being hurt by no persecutions, may evermore give thanks unto thee in thy holy Church ; through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Page 187 - O Almighty God, who art the giver of all health, and the aid of them that seek to thee for succour, we call upon thee for thy help and goodness mercifully to be shewed upon these thy servants, that they being healed of their infirmities, may give thanks unto thee in thy holy Church, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Page 189 - My lord, I humbly commend my selfe unto your lordshyp, the laste I wrote unto your lordshyp was the xxth daye of thys present monith by the handes of Mr. Wyliamson, by the whych I advertised your lordshyp of the lengthe and greatenes of thys churche, and how we had begon to pull the hole down to the ground, and what maner and fashion they used in pulling it down. I told your lordshyp of a vaute on the ryghte syde of the hyghe altare, that was borne up with fower greate pillars, having abowt it v....
Page 189 - Every of these attendith to hys own office : x of them hewed the walles abowte, amonge the whych ther were 3 carpentars : thiese made proctes to undersette wher the other cutte away, thother brake and cutte the waules.