The Wiltshire archaeological and natural history magazine . m the name of the departed ecclesi-astic has never yet been satisfactorily identified, though manyguesses have been made; he was doubtless a benefactor of themonastery. The original rich colouring of red, blue, black, andgold remains on the upper part of the monument, though a gooddeal of modern ruddle has been added. In re-laying the floor ofthe south transept a stone-built grave was discovered in front of thisaltar-tomb ; a piece of the original tile floor in situ under the loweststep of the staircase, and the marks on the wall indi
The Wiltshire archaeological and natural history magazine . m the name of the departed ecclesi-astic has never yet been satisfactorily identified, though manyguesses have been made; he was doubtless a benefactor of themonastery. The original rich colouring of red, blue, black, andgold remains on the upper part of the monument, though a gooddeal of modern ruddle has been added. In re-laying the floor ofthe south transept a stone-built grave was discovered in front of thisaltar-tomb ; a piece of the original tile floor in situ under the loweststep of the staircase, and the marks on the wall indicated that theraised altar space against the east wall returned along over thisgrave. The grave was not disturbed, but there can be little doubtthat it is that of the canon whom the monument commemo-rates. Under the second arch from the east of the south nave arcade(which, I may mention, is the exact position of Bishop Edingtonschantry in Winchester Cathedral) is another monument, perhaps alittle later in date, and supposed to be that of Sir Ralph Cheney,. By C. E. Touting, 221 who died in 1401, having married a daughter of Sir John Paveley, ofBrook House. This consists of a Purbeck slab^from which two brasseshave been removed,restirjg on a panelled altar-tomb,with a canopy, andthere are indications of similar tracery, in the two-side openings, tothat referred to in the last. At the east end there is a niche, and atthe west end a canopied oratory, in which the priest might standwhen singing mass, the canopy and cornice being continued over cornice has the vine pattern carved in it, and a portion of thecrested parapet still remains. There are various shields bearingarms, which Canon Jackson considers hardly bear out the union ofSir R. Cheney with Sir J. Paveleys heiress—though the rudder(the Paveley badge) is many times repeated on the shields and inthe carving. This tomb extends the full width between the twopillars, which have been cut away to receive it. Both
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