A history of the Church of St Giles, Northampton . ttes whenne they enquired what lyvelod(income tax) menne have in Lydde two pence !§ With regard to these somewhat startling facts two remarksmust be made. In the first place it is well to remember thatin mediaeval days the naves of our churches were not much usedfor divine worship, most of the services being held in thechancel, or in one of the numerous side chapels. Secondly, we must bear in mind that the Bishops, and themore devout among the laity, did their utmost to discouragethe use of churches for secular purposes, and their effortswere
A history of the Church of St Giles, Northampton . ttes whenne they enquired what lyvelod(income tax) menne have in Lydde two pence !§ With regard to these somewhat startling facts two remarksmust be made. In the first place it is well to remember thatin mediaeval days the naves of our churches were not much usedfor divine worship, most of the services being held in thechancel, or in one of the numerous side chapels. Secondly, we must bear in mind that the Bishops, and themore devout among the laity, did their utmost to discouragethe use of churches for secular purposes, and their effortswere not without result. Little by little the various townsabandoned the use of churches for holding their meetings,and adjourned to the Guildhall, which was after all, the naturalplace for them to assemble in. * Boys History of Sandwich. 443. t Historical MSS. Commission V. 494. Sometimes refresh-ments were provided. 1474. Paid for Bread and Ale in the churchwhen John Tregoose and John Estone made their accounts, 3d. t Ibid, V. 536. § Ibid, V. Pre-Reformation Chapels and Altars. L//ROM a careful study of mediaeval wills a great deal of JL information may be gleaned with regard to the various chapels into which the eastern portions of the church were sub-divided, and as to the altars, images, and lights which were in use in Pre-Reformation days. From these sources we learn that the church of St. Gilescontained chapels dedicated respectively to the BlessedVirgin, St. Peter, and St. John ; that in addition to the HighAltar, there were altars in honour of Our Lady, St. Peter, , St. John, and St. Nicholas; figures or images ofOur Lady, St. Giles, and St. Catherine ; and lights beforethe Rood and the Sepulchre. Lady Chapel. Dame Luce Chauntrell, of Northampton, by will dated6 Oct., 1495, leaves her body to be buried within the chapellof oure Lady, within the church of St. Gyles of the touneaforesaid, before the ymage of the said Lady in the saidchapell.* Another member
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