. The cathedral church of Saint David's; a short history and description of the fabric and episcopal buildings. ourteenthcentury by Sir John Wogan, of Picton, Chief Justiciary ofIreland under Ldward the iiist, and it is conjectured thai thetwo monuments opposite (/.<., in the north \\all) were erectedby and to members of this famil\-. The one to the west () is a mutilated figure of a knight in chain armour about thedate of I Ieiu\ III. : the other (\o. 1) is an exceedingly fineexample of a re( umbent, eueharistiealh vested priest ha\ing Kill!.;, ? Ilandbofjk, 1S73. - On \]:m NO. 4. 70 S
. The cathedral church of Saint David's; a short history and description of the fabric and episcopal buildings. ourteenthcentury by Sir John Wogan, of Picton, Chief Justiciary ofIreland under Ldward the iiist, and it is conjectured thai thetwo monuments opposite (/.<., in the north \\all) were erectedby and to members of this famil\-. The one to the west () is a mutilated figure of a knight in chain armour about thedate of I Ieiu\ III. : the other (\o. 1) is an exceedingly fineexample of a re( umbent, eueharistiealh vested priest ha\ing Kill!.;, ? Ilandbofjk, 1S73. - On \]:m NO. 4. 70 ST. DAVIDS CATHEDRAL his feet resting on a dog and his hands clasped. The headrests on a canopy of a spherical triangle crocketed. PVeeman(p. 120) notes that a similar canopy occurs elsewhere in thecathedral, also in a small tomh in the chancel of Carew Churcli,and in an external tomb at Nangle in rcmbrokeshirc. ISiit itis the main arch or canopy of the is its chief glor),and, strangely enough, the part least noticed by previous subtlety and delicacy of the mouldings is worth careful. OF A lRn-:ST, X. Sn)E OF X. CHAlKL. examination. The under side of the arch has been elaboratelycusped, and might easily be restored. The top member iscurved back to admit of a very unusual form of crocket, viz.,two ivy leaves point to point, well conventionalised and mosteffective. At the west end this springs from the head of agreyhound, the other is defective. On the whole we areinclined to think that the priests effigy has been placed hereas a convenient spot for its preservation and is a later is some panelling consisting of triangles trefoiled, but THE IXTEKIOR 71 it is very flat and tame and in great contrast to the skilfultreatment of the upper part. The material is Caerfai A\illis shows on his plan two monuments under thethird and fourth windows of this aisle from the east, and callsthem Knights Templars —possibly also Wogans—b
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