160 PRIORY OF THE HOLY TRINITY AT REPTON. 
and the ‘‘ partition of tymber”’ filled the arch or arches between . 
the chapel and the transept, as the pier shows. The south tran- 
sept seems to have been the chapel of St. Nicholas. It contained 
apparently two altars—one had images of SS. John and Sythe, 
and an alabaster reredos set in the wooden screen behind ; the other 
a Rood and an image of St. Nicholas, with a reredos of alabaster. 
In the body of the church, that is, the nave, were seven “ peces 
of tymber, a “ lytell oulde house of tymber,” “the xij Apostells,” 
and an “image of o* lady in o* lady of petys chapell.” We have also 
to account for three other altars. One of these was dedicated to 
St. Thomas. It had a gilt wooden rerédos, and was apparently 
enclosed in a small chapel, for the inventory mentions a ‘‘ partition 
of tymber seled ouer in seint Thoms Chapell.” All we know 
about the two remaining altars are, that one had a wooden reredos 
and a screen, the other a small reredos of alabaster. 
How many altars the nave and its aisles contained is not 
apparent from the entries quoted above. There was a principal 
altar in the nave, but its dedication is unknown. There was also 
an altar against the second south pier, perhaps that of our Lady 
of Pity, or St. Thomas. Two or three altars could stand in the 
north transept aisle and north choir aisle. 
I have purposely omitted all reference to the north transept, as 
it is possible that here stood the shrine and altar of St. Guthlac. 
Some sumptuous heads of canopies, of the best fourteenth century 
work, adorned with painting, were uncovered in this transept and 
the choir aisle adjacent. They seem to have belonged to some 
shrine or similar work. The fact of the demolition of all the 
shrines in the kingdom before the suppression of the religious 
houses took place, will account for the absence of all mention of 
St. Guthlac in the inventory. 
In the floor of the nave, just before the tower, was uncovered 
an incised slab, bearing a rudely executed cross fleury on steps, 
and the marginal inscription:— (Plate XII.) 
[+ @rate pro] anima magistri edmundi dutton guondam can[onici 
huins ecclesie] qui obit . . - . ~ janwarij anno dni meceel? 
cui’ vie ppic’ [ deus. Amen | 
