130 SACRIST'S ROLL OF LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL. 
13. According to tradition, S. Gereon, and a large company of fellow- 
Christians, suffered, with much cruelty, for the faith at Cologne, about the 
year 286. When the church of Xanten was being enlarged, in 1284, their 
supposed relics were uncovered, and many of them were soon dispersed 
throughout Christendom, but the great bulk of them are still to be seen in the 
Church of S. Gereon, at Cologne. 
14, The MS. has ‘‘Sath” or ‘*Sach,” with a contraction. We can only 
conjecture that it is intended for Sathurninus or Saturninus. There were two 
saints of this name, both martyrs; one a Bishop of Toulouse, 257; the other 
an African Christian, 304. 
15. One of the most important chantries in the cathedral was dedicated to 
S. Blase. It was re-founded by Dean Heywood on an enlarged scale in the 
fifteenth century. 
16, Roger de Meyland (or Meuland), a/ias Longespee, was Bishop of 
Lichfield 1257-1295. 
17. The beryl is a light-green semi-precious stone with which they struck a 
light for the Holy Fire on Holy Saturday or Easter Eve. “In Sabbato 
Sancto Paschz ignis de berillo vel de silice exceptus,” etc. York Missal. 
(In Sabb. Sancto.) 
18, Roger le Mareschall held the prebend of Dernford 1318-1328. 
19, The morse (firmaculum) is the clasp or brooch with which the cope is 
fastened across the breast. 
90, These would be either small crowns for images, or else for hanging over 
the Blessed Sacrament. 
91, The Pome is a ball of metal, filled with hot water, and is used by the 
priest in cold weather to prevent numbness of the hands at the altar. 
99. Muscatoria are either (1) Snuffers, Amanctoria candelarum—{ Ducange 
cites Liber Ordinis S. Victori Parisiensis where the Refectorarius had to clean 
the Muscatoria, etc. ; or (2) Fans ; vide Inventory of S. Faith’s Church in the 
crypt of old St. Paul’s, 1298. Unum muscatorium de pennis pavonum. 
93. Richard de Vernon was Prebendary of Tervin, 1327-1350. 
94. Thomas de Berkeley, of the celebrated family of Berkeley, of Berkeley 
Castle, Gloucestershire, was distinguished for his continuous military services 
to Edward I., and Edward II. He was also a great benefactor to the Church, 
especially at Gloucester and Bristol. He died in 1340, and was buried at the 
Abbey of S. Augustin, near Bristol. His third son, James, was Bishop of 
Exeter. 
95. Alan was the name ofa vicar of Tideswell in the second half of the 
thirteenth century. 
96. Phillip de Turville held in succession the prebends of Curborough, 
Colwick, and Wellington. In 1313 he was Vicar-General of the Diocese. In 
1332 he founded a valuable charity in the Church of Bedworth, Warwickshire, 
