An essay on the history of English church architecture prior to the separation of England from the Roman obedience . nd at ether ende of the alter was closed up withfyne wainscott, like unto a porch adjoyning toeyther roode dore, verie fynely vernished with fyneread vernishe ; and in the wainscott, at the southend of the alter, ther was four faire almeries, for tolocke the chalices and sylver crewetts, with two orthre sewts of vestments, and other ornaments, be-longinge to the said alter, for the holie daies andprincipall daies. And in the north end of the alter inthe wainscott, there was a do
An essay on the history of English church architecture prior to the separation of England from the Roman obedience . nd at ether ende of the alter was closed up withfyne wainscott, like unto a porch adjoyning toeyther roode dore, verie fynely vernished with fyneread vernishe ; and in the wainscott, at the southend of the alter, ther was four faire almeries, for tolocke the chalices and sylver crewetts, with two orthre sewts of vestments, and other ornaments, be-longinge to the said alter, for the holie daies andprincipall daies. And in the north end of the alter inthe wainscott, there was a dore to come in to the « lb., p. 41. One of the fairest paire of the three did stand over thequire dore, only opened and played uppon at principallfeasts, the pipes beinge all of the most fine y^ooA and work-manshipp, very faire, partly gilded uppon the inside, and theoutsides of the leaves and covers up to the topp, withbranches and flowers finely gilt, with the name of Jesusgilted with gold. There was but two paire more of them inall England of the same makinge, one paire in York, andanother in Paules (p. 14).. THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH CHURCH ARCHITECTURE. 135 said porch, and a locke on yt, to be lockt both daieand nighte. Also ther was standing on the alteragainst the wall aforesaid a moste curiouse and finetable, with two leves to open and clos againe, allof the hole passion of our Lord Jesus Christ, mostrichlye and curiously sett furth in most lyveliecoulors, all like the burninge gold, as He was tor-mented, and as He honge on the cross, which wasa most lamentable sighte to beholde. The whichtable was alwaies lockt up but onely on principalldales. Also in the fore parte of the said porch, fromthe utmoste corner of the porch to the other, therwas a dore with two erode leves to open from sydeto syde, all of fyne joined and through-carvedworke, the height of yt was sumthinge above amans brest; and in the highte of the said dore ytwas all stricken full of irons piks, that no mans
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