. A walk in and about the city of Canterbury, with many observations not to be found in any description hitherto published . us from Stow an account ofthe riches this shrine afforded, as well as of thetotal demolition of it; with a copy of which Ishall close this chapter. It was built (says Stow) about a mans heightall of stone, then upward of timber plain, withinwhich was a chest of iron, containing the bonesof Thomas Becket, sknll and all, w ith the w oundof his death, and the piece cut out of his skulllaid in the same wound. See note on Chap. XV. The timber-work of this shrine on the outsid
. A walk in and about the city of Canterbury, with many observations not to be found in any description hitherto published . us from Stow an account ofthe riches this shrine afforded, as well as of thetotal demolition of it; with a copy of which Ishall close this chapter. It was built (says Stow) about a mans heightall of stone, then upward of timber plain, withinwhich was a chest of iron, containing the bonesof Thomas Becket, sknll and all, w ith the w oundof his death, and the piece cut out of his skulllaid in the same wound. See note on Chap. XV. The timber-work of this shrine on the outsidewas covered with plates of gold, damasked andembossed with wires of gold garnished withbrooches, images, chains, precious stones, andgreat orient pearls; spoils of which shrine (in goldand jewels of an inestimable value) filled twogreat chests, one of which six or eight strong mencould do no more than convey out of the church ;all which was taken to the kings use, and thebones of St. Thomas (by commandment of theLord Cromwell) were then and there burned toashes; which was in September, in the year 1538,Henry VHI. . Patnarclial Chair 287 CHAP. XL. Of the Patriarchal Chair, and the place itstands in. The patriarchal or motropolitical chair is of!2,rey marble^ in three pieces, carved in pannels;the seat is solid from the pavement. In this theArchbishop (or his proxy) is placed with muchceremony, as soon after the election as may con-veniently be, the members of the church inprocession attending. This solemnity is called his enthronization, andputs his grace in formal possession of the metro-political dignity, with the authority and profitsthereto appertaining. Formerly this was done with much more pompand magnificence than it is at present; the king,the princes of the blood, with many others of thehighest rank, both spiritual and temporal, beinginvited to it, and entertained in a manner littleinferior to the royal })anquet at a coronation,either in the plenty and variety of d
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