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Page 23
... novice , followed by a benediction from the Ab- bat . During the meal , passages from the Scrip- tures were read by a monk from a stone pulpit in one angle of the building . Afterwards the brethren THE MONASTERY . 23.
... novice , followed by a benediction from the Ab- bat . During the meal , passages from the Scrip- tures were read by a monk from a stone pulpit in one angle of the building . Afterwards the brethren THE MONASTERY . 23.
Page 59
... pulpit of carved oak was erected a new font of Caen stone presented , containing sculptured representations of the Seven Sacraments ; several new brasses , sepulchral crosses , paintings , vestments , and images were added . The old ...
... pulpit of carved oak was erected a new font of Caen stone presented , containing sculptured representations of the Seven Sacraments ; several new brasses , sepulchral crosses , paintings , vestments , and images were added . The old ...
Page 78
... pulpit at the west end of the church , the ascent to which was by a stair- case extending halfway up the nave towards the east . So greatly admired were his discourses , that galleries were soon erected within the arches on each 78 THE ...
... pulpit at the west end of the church , the ascent to which was by a stair- case extending halfway up the nave towards the east . So greatly admired were his discourses , that galleries were soon erected within the arches on each 78 THE ...
Page 79
... pulpit . The erection of the galleries caused the final mutilation of the piers ; the foliage of the capitals interfered with the beams , so it was chiselled clean away , and some ornaments in Roman cement stuck upon the only part which ...
... pulpit . The erection of the galleries caused the final mutilation of the piers ; the foliage of the capitals interfered with the beams , so it was chiselled clean away , and some ornaments in Roman cement stuck upon the only part which ...
Page 88
... pulpit is to be erected in front of the chancel arch . I think it rather high , but Mr. Carter assures me the people · can both see and hear all the better . The reading desk is on the west side of it , so that I face the whole ...
... pulpit is to be erected in front of the chancel arch . I think it rather high , but Mr. Carter assures me the people · can both see and hear all the better . The reading desk is on the west side of it , so that I face the whole ...
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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.