. The greater abbeys of England. ended the work of the fourteenth century upon the churchfabric. In the period between 1420 and 1437, the westfront, two western bays of the nave and the south porchwere completed. The central tower was finished in theyears 1459-60, and the wonderful lady chapel—a perfectpoem in stone—was slowly built up during the fortyyears from 1457-98. The sedilia and the tiling were thelast works executed by the monks (1513-34). The ex-tremely beautiful cloister with its exquisite fan tracery—the earliest in England—^was built between 1351and 1412. During the fourteenth cen
. The greater abbeys of England. ended the work of the fourteenth century upon the churchfabric. In the period between 1420 and 1437, the westfront, two western bays of the nave and the south porchwere completed. The central tower was finished in theyears 1459-60, and the wonderful lady chapel—a perfectpoem in stone—was slowly built up during the fortyyears from 1457-98. The sedilia and the tiling were thelast works executed by the monks (1513-34). The ex-tremely beautiful cloister with its exquisite fan tracery—the earliest in England—^was built between 1351and 1412. During the fourteenth century many vestments, churchservice books and pieces of precious plate were bestowedupon the abbey. Of one abbot it is said that he obtainedfor the sacrist a large gilt chalice, an image of the Virginin ivory, a crystal vessel with a silver foot for holdingrelics, several vestments and ecclesiastical ornaments, avolume of the legends of the saints, together with otherbooks. Another abbot. Thomas Horton, who had been [164]. CLOISTER AND LAVATORIUM, GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL GLOUCESTER sacrist, presented many books, vestments, and vessels ofsilver, also four silver basins for the High Altar, twolarge ones for occasions v^hen the abbot celebrated Mass,and two small ones for the use of a priest when he shouldcelebrate; also two silver candlesticks for the same altar,and a gold chalice; also a silver vessel for holy water,with a silver aspergill; also a silver cross, gilt, to placeon the altar when the abbot celebrated; also a silver pas-toral staff. There were also purchased two sets of vest-ments. \ In 1378 a parliament was held at Gloucester. It com-menced on October 22 and lasted till December the session the King remained sometimes at Glou-cester Abbey and sometimes in that of Tewkesbury. Atall times during these two months the crowd was sogreat that the monks were put to no little inconvenienceand expense. The detailed account which has comedown to us says that at
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