The golden days of the early English church from the arrival of Theodore to the death of Bede . earance. It was to lead a serried host oncemore. This was in the great rebellion of thePercies and Nevilles against Henry viii. in defenceof the great northern abbeys in 1536, known as thePilgrimage of Grace.^ Sanderson tells us the final doom of the says that * after the dissolution of the abbey itfell into the hands of Dean Whittingham, whosewife, being a Frenchwoman (as was reported bycredible eye-witnesses), did most despitefully burnthe robe in the fire. Let us now return to the histo
The golden days of the early English church from the arrival of Theodore to the death of Bede . earance. It was to lead a serried host oncemore. This was in the great rebellion of thePercies and Nevilles against Henry viii. in defenceof the great northern abbeys in 1536, known as thePilgrimage of Grace.^ Sanderson tells us the final doom of the says that * after the dissolution of the abbey itfell into the hands of Dean Whittingham, whosewife, being a Frenchwoman (as was reported bycredible eye-witnesses), did most despitefully burnthe robe in the fire. Let us now return to the history of shrine. In the year 1372, John, LordNeville of Raby, spent ^200 in building a fineferetory of marble and alabaster on which to plantthe shrine of St. Cuthberht. This work wasexecuted in London and taken to Newcastle by seaat the cost of the donor, and thence removed toDurham at the expense of the Church. The work,together with the fine screen presented by the samenobleman, was finished in 1380, when the altar was ^Raine, 137. ^ See Raines Hexham^ Appendix CXXXVI. note The Remains of the Feretory and Tomu ofSt. Cuthrerht, [/</. II [., facing p. 82. ST. CUTHBERHTS FERETORY 83 solemnly dedicated to the Virgin, St. Oswald theMartyr, and St. Cuthberht.^ A minute descriptionof the feretory as it existed at the Dissolution isextant. * It was 2^1 ^^^^ ^^^^Z ^^^ 23 broad, andwas of most curious workmanship of fine and costlygreen marble, all lined and gilt with gold, havingfour seats in places convenient underneath forpilgrims or lame men * sitting on their knees, tolean and rest on in the time of their offerings andprayers. It was deemed one of the most sumptuousmonuments in all England, so great were theofferings and jewels bestowed on it. At the end ofthe shrine, and adjoining it, was a little altar wheremass was said only on the great and holy feast ofSt. Cuthberhts day in Lent, at which the Prior andthe whole convent did keep open household in theFrater-h
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