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larger. Jenkin's feet rest on a Virache, or hunting dog. The inscription on his 

 tomb is as follows :— 



"heue lythe jdnk (in) wtrall, poester of fee, 

 yk which dtsesed on the viii. day of synt lauroc, 

 the yeee of our lorde moccolvii., on his soule 

 • god have mercy — amen." 



It is remarkable that the inscription should be in English at this date. 



On the south-west of the churchyard cross stands a monument of a bowman ; 

 the figure is nearly life-sized, incised on a slab in a dress of Jacobean type. As 

 bowbearer it was his duty to attend liis Majesty with a bow and arrow, and six 

 men clothed in green, whenever his Majesty should be pleased to hunt within the 

 forest. It is interesting to note that at the present time the body-guard of her 

 Majesty in Scotland consists of archers of the guard. 



The shaft of the Churchyard cross is modern, but the old base is close by it, 

 and has a niche in it, which was probably used as a reliquary, or as a receptacle 

 for the pix, when Offices were said in the Churcliyard. 



Newland is fortunate in having two sets of almshouses. The one on the 

 south side of the Church was founded in 1615 by William .Jones, a Hamburgh 

 merchant, for 1(5 old men and women,, with a lectureship attached to the charity. 

 The same person founded the Monmouth Grammar School and almshouses. 



The other almshouses lie on the north side of the Church, and were founded 

 in 1632 by Bell, who received some of the chantry lands. He also founded a 

 Grammar School, which is now removed to Coleford. The original school 

 buildings stand on the west of the Churchyard, and were sold to pay for the 

 erection of the new ones at Coleford. 



The sepulchral monuments in the Churchyard and the Church itself were 

 now inspected. After the lucid explanation just given by the Eev. Bagnall- 

 Oakeley, they were the more readily understood, and perhaps nothing worthy of 

 observation escaped notice. Perhaps the most interesting in the Church itself was 

 the 15th century brass representing the free-miner in his working costume, with 

 cap and pick, bearing his hod upon his back, and carrying his candlestick in his 

 mouth. 



The members next were summoned by Mrs. Bagnall-Oakeley to a hospitable 

 entertainment where coffee, tea, and refreshments, including produce from her 

 own fruit garden, were served upon her beautiful lawn, amidst charming surround- 

 ings of natural beauty. 



Mrs. Bagnall-Oakeley's fine collection of Roman coins was exhibited, and 

 other valuable and interesting curiosities in her studio, including some valuable 

 lace work which elicited much admiration from the ladies of the party, and an 

 enamelled pix of the 12th century. 



So much was to be done, and so much had to be seen in a limited time, that 

 a paper promised by Mrs. Bagnall-Oakeley had to be taken as read, but happily 

 we are now enabled to produce in cxtcnso the fullowing 



