__ Extrait des articles sur les Tombeaux (C;: B; IF

Edward 34, of Windsor, died at Shene, 1377'', & is buried on the South-side of the royal Chappel in Westminster-Abbey. the lower tomb or basement of his monument is adorned with compartments & quaterfoils scallop’d, with escutcheons of arms, viz: St George, and France & England quarterly : the upper tomb with canopy & pinnacle-work, and niches, in w° were placed twelve figures of his children in brass with escutcheons of their arms enamel’d beneath them.'the six of them on the South-side still remain, the others are lost. the monument is of grey marble: on the top of it lies his figure of gilt bronze in long robes, very long beard, hair & mustaches, no crown, behind the head a wrought canopy, the feet rest upon a lyon couching. over the tomb from pillar to pillar runs a Gothic state with hanging arch'd-work scallop' d, knob'd, & pinacled, & crown'd with fleurs-de-lys.

Philippa of Hainault, his Queen, died in 1369, 43° Eaw: 3, & lies at the feet of her Husband on a fair tomb of touchstone, the sides adorned with canopy work, in w” have stood the figures of many great persons related & allied to her, as the arms, Ww° still remain below the niches, demonstrate. her statue of alabaster in a long mantle, kirtle, /? & surcoat, rests its feet on two Lyons couchant, & its head on a cushion, the hair wrap d in net-work descends to the bottom of each cheek, the crown is open & adorn’d with fleurs-de-lys & crosses one hand on the breast, behind the head a wrought canopy. above the tomb a state embattel’d at the top, & faced with roses & quaterfoils alternate.

3. Dans cet extrait les différences de caractères correspondent aux différences d'écriture dans le mss. On verra par là. que Gray complétait sans cesse ces articles. Les mots isolés sont inscrits dans l'interligne. — Dans le Commonpl. Bk. II les pages impaires sont à gauche, et les pages paires, réservées aux notes, à droite,

Notes (C. B. II, 846).

11. In this reign Impalements of arms seem to have begun in England, & appear on Queen Philippa's monument, in the seal of Blanche of Lancaster, Lady Wake, & elsewhere. this King first quarter’d arms, viz: France & England in 1338 & on his counter-seal first wore a Crest, the Lyon passt: guardt: on a Chapeau, w°h was continued on all seals down to Edward 6t*, he also was first represented bearing the Main de Justice on the point of his sword, as King of France, it is remarkable, that both Queen Philippa, & Queen Anne (the wife of Richard the 2%) quarter’d their own arms often with ‘those of their Husbands, directly contrary to the rules of heraldry, wtl permits it to none but Heiresses. the first Subject, that (in imitation of Edwd 34) quarter'd arms, was John Hastings, Earl of Pembroke, Son-in-law to that King, who bore in that manner the coats of Hastings & Valence.

12. The Surcoat, worn by Ladies, seems to have had its beginning about this time. the first figure so dress’ d among the French Monuments is that of Blanche of Navarre, 24 Queen te Philip of Valois (whom she married in 1349, & died in 1398). it was at first a long Tunic without sleeves ; from the shoulders to below the hips reach’d a wide oval opening, shewing the Kirtle with its cincture & sleeves beneath it, on each side, the same Queen appears (in an ancient painting, that was in the Abbey of St Dennis) dress’d in a surcoat of different form, w°* was in use at the same time with the former: it is like a broad Stomacher descending to the belly, where it ends sometimes in a square, but more usually in a round : it is join’d over the shoulders to a back 6f the same stuff, & towards the bottom by broad lists or straps, that hang over the hips. frequently it is of ermine, or brocade, border d & button’'d down before with jewels. this fashion lasted near 200 years, that is, from the beginning of Edw: 3% reign to that of Henry 8t*. the mode of dressing the hair in trusses cover d with a golden network cawl or Fret on each side the face was also of long duration. Joan of Burgundy Queen of France (who died 1348) appears so

dress’ d on her tomb at St Dennis, & so does Joan de Lanvin, Dame de,

Richemont, (who died 1480) in the Church of Cauvigny en Beauvoisis.

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Chester-Cathedral (St Werburgh's)

Henry the 8‘, who erected this See 1541, converted the Abbey of St Werburgh (founded in 1093, 6° Will: Rufñ, by Hugh Lupus, first Earl of Chester) into a Cathedral. before that time the Bps of Litchfeld (out of whose Diocese it was taken) used often to assume the style of Bishop of Chester, & had an ancient Cathedral in this City, now the Parish Church of St John, w° was bigger than St Werburgh's Church, but has been shorten’d at every end of the Cross, & the middle Tower (w°* had fall’ n down in 1574 (15* Eliz:) removed to the West-End. the dimensions of the present Cathedral are :

Length:of;:the:Whole ste .. 348 Feet

"of the lransept.-about = 07 225

— ‘of y° South-Transept’alone.. 29: 100 Breadth of y° Nave & Iles............. 73 Éleight-of the Naves ner 2 same

==ruof theiTower RS Re 124

The Fabrick looks much oider than it is, being built of a red mouldering stone, but all, that is really ancient, is the North Cross, * Vestibule, * & Chapter house, now muchruin'd, but of late intended to be converted into a Library. the date of these buildings extends at least to the Foundation of the Monastery in Will: Rufus’ reign, if not still farther. all the remainder (w°° is regular & uniform) was the work of three Abbots, Oldham, Ripley, * & Birchenshaw, who lived from 1452, 30° Henry 6", to 1524, 15° Henr: 8". the Lady- Chappel (at the East-End) & the Side-lles of the Choir are vaulted with stone, the rest has only beams & rafters under the leads. the tabernaclesk. of the stalls are excellently wrought.

The Cloysters are partly ruin’d, & so is the great Abbot's Hall in the Palace, w”* house was mostly new-built of late. ‘the old Earls of Chester” were interr’d in the Chapter-House, as were most of the Abbots, or else in the Cloysters. no monuments older than Q: Elizabeth’s time remain, except - three of Abbots (unknown) in y° South-lle of the Choir, & the Tomb (as erroneously call’d) of the Emperour Henry 4”, who in reality died, & was buried at Spire.

Notes (C. B. II, 902).

7. The Vestibule (adjoining to the N: Transept) is a low room with a double range of detach'd & cluster’d columns, the capitals of foliage & very elegant workmanship, supporting à roof neatly rib'd & vaulted, much like the Lady-Chappel at St Mary Overies in Southwark. it opens with 3 arches to the Chapter-house, & seems of the same age (W: P:).

8. The Chapter-house is believed to be the work 6f Ethelfleda, Countess of Mercia, long before the Conquest; but has certainly no pretence to such antiquity. it is a noble oblong square room with 7? windows, each divided by beautiful detach'd columns into 3 long pointed lights, & from its

great resemblance in style to the Temple-Church at London is most pro-

bably a work of Henry 31’ time: the vault is lofty adorn'd with very neat ribwork : the room ends in a circular tribune. it is now made a Library with presses of wainscot, that block up half the windows. (W: P:).

9, He finish'd the middle Ile, & great Tower, in Henry 7th’s time.

k. They rise nearly to the top of the great arches, w°l compose the lower order of the Choir. they are of light & beautiful window-work rising into frontoons & slender purfled pinacles, but have been much hurt with painting (W: P:) as has also the lower part of the Throne, wfh is enrich'd with niches, canopies, & statues.