The life of Philander Chase, first bishop of Ohio and Illinois, founder of Kenyon and Jubilee colleges . the oldtombs where almost illegible inscriptions defied ourcuriosity. This ancient church dates back to about the iicxD; a portion is still preserved of the oldestpart. It was restored in 1400. Its first architec-ture was Early Saxon; additions were Norman. EarlyEnglish windows and Norman arches still remain inthe nave. At the side entrance is an old tablet witha crucifix so disfigured that nothing remains but theoutline of the cross. The pillars of the porch are de-faced with
The life of Philander Chase, first bishop of Ohio and Illinois, founder of Kenyon and Jubilee colleges . the oldtombs where almost illegible inscriptions defied ourcuriosity. This ancient church dates back to about the iicxD; a portion is still preserved of the oldestpart. It was restored in 1400. Its first architec-ture was Early Saxon; additions were Norman. EarlyEnglish windows and Norman arches still remain inthe nave. At the side entrance is an old tablet witha crucifix so disfigured that nothing remains but theoutline of the cross. The pillars of the porch are de-faced with initials of the Goths and Vandals of earlydays also. The church was restored again in that time several old frescos were found, one ofwhich has been preserved. By very close inspectionthe outlines of St. Christopher and the Christ Childcan be traced; for some unknown but probably sym-bolical reason, the illusion of water was realized bypainting the figure as walking through a sea of fish. In the choir there are several tombs of more or lessimportance. On the wall is a tablet erected to the. .^ QZ< CJ z LJ < I w HI Io X o IO X 05(£< a. DC< !-?en The Family Tree 7 memory of , a friend of Thomas Chase, the re-mote ancestor of the family. At each side of the chancel is a narrow slit in thewall, called the Lepers Squint. Through thesepersons afflicted with leprosy (a mild form of whichwas quite common at a very early period in England)were allowed to see and hear the Mass. The vicar in due time brought out a venerable vol-ume,—the Parish Register. The records were writtenvery neatly in a clear, old-fashioned hand, but difficultto read at this time. Here are found the records of theChase family as given before. The vicar also showed us an old book containing awoodcut of the incidents connected with the plot toarrest Thomas Chase for opposing some popish customand a brief history of that event, the purport of whichwas that Thomas Chase was finally burned at the
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