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release from penance to any one who should, on festival days, 

 hear mass, or say kneeling three ave-Marias in this church, or 

 who should give any vestments, ornament, gold, silver, books, 

 chalices, or any aids of charity to the repair of the said church, or 

 should pray for the life and good estate of the noble Maurice, 

 Lord Berkeley, his wife and children, or for any being in pur- 

 gatory. When Henry VIII., having quarrelled with the Pope, 

 ordered^ the dissolution of the monasteries, this, with the three 

 others in Bristol, was to have been demolished. But Henry, 

 having determined to form Bristol into a bishopric, selected the 

 Abbey of St Augustine as cathedral, and dedicated it to tiie Holy 

 and undivided Trinity. He appointed six canons, six minor 

 canons, six lay-clerks, and six choristeis. The numbers, however, 

 have since then been changed. In 1542, Paul Bush was appointed 

 first bishop, but was afterwards removed by Mary, because he had 

 married. In 1836, the dioceses of Gloucester and Bristol were 

 united. The most renowned of the Bristol bishops was Bishop 

 Butler, author of the "Analogy," who was afterwards translated 

 to the see of Durham. 



I will now proceed to describe the architecture of the cathedral 

 and the buildings attached to it. Let us begin with those which 

 were first erected. The arch of St Augustine, which formed the 

 gateway of the abbey, is ISTorman, and is richly ornamented with 

 the zigzag mouldings and scolloped capital peculiar to that style. 

 So perfect are the mouldings, which have stood the wear and tear 

 of ^ centuries, that many have supposed that it was rebuilt. But 

 this is not likely, as the fifteenth century architect who erected 

 the upper part would not have understood how to build it in the 

 Norman style. The archway in Lower College Green, which leads 

 to the abbot's house, is also Norman, as is the chapter-house, with 

 Its arches beautifully enriched with cable and zigzag mouldings. 

 It contains three windows of stained glass, which, throwing'' a 

 softened light over the apartment, add much to its beauty. Tlfese 

 buildings were erected between 1142 and 1148. The older Lady 

 Chapel, which was built between 1216 and 1234, is considered a 

 good specimen of the early English style. The spandrils of the 

 arcade in the south wall are ornamented with sculpture of a very 

 grotesque description. This chapel is on the left hand as you 

 enter the cathedral. The other Lady Chapel, which now forms 

 the chancel, was built at the most perfect period of Enolish archi- 

 tecture, between 1306 and 1363. It is in the decorated style, 

 and was built by Abbot Ivnowle, whose tomb is placed next to 

 the altar, and opposite are the sedilia. The other monuments are 

 those of Abbots Newbury and Newland. These monuments are 

 noticeable for their canopies, which are ornamented with richly- 



