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indicating an acquaintance of the workmen with the fruits 

 of the east. The next place visited was the Black Friars, now- 

 called the Quakers' Friars. Founded early in the 13th century 

 by Dominic de Guzman, hence called the Dominican or Black 

 Friars, this order had an important establishment in the city. 

 The Priory, of which there are still many interesting remains, 

 was founded by Sir Maurice Berkeley de Gaunt and Matthew de 

 Gurney. Two rectangular buildings, running east and west — 

 that on tlie north called the dormitory, and that on the south the 

 baker's hall — -is the property of the Quakers, and serves at the 

 present time for a commodious Board School. The beautiful 

 roof, which Mr. Jones said could not be surpassed by any other 

 14 th century roof in this part of the country, is in excellent 

 preservation. The lancet windows on the south side still remain. 

 The west window is remarkable for the beautiful tracery in the 

 head lights. Beneath this room, on the ground floor, there is a 

 beautiful 13th century two-light window. After lunch the party 

 proceeded under Mr. Jones's guidance to the Chapter House. 

 Here he drew the attention of the members to the well-known 

 beauties of its transition style of architecture, and pointed out 

 what he considered to be a portion of somewhat later date, i.e., 

 the upper portion of interlacing arches in the wall, the older 

 work being the plain round arches beneath the string course. 

 He also differed from the view which attributes the carving 

 in the fireplace in the adjoining room to Saxon times, and 

 considers it to be of much later date. Proceeding hence to the 

 interior of the cathedral and the beautiful Newton Chapel on the 

 south, he called attention to the ornamentation round the arch. 

 The party afterwards proceeded to the cloisters and inspected 

 a small chapel near the Chapter House, which was discovered 

 and opened five years since. After visiting the ruins of the 

 Bishop's Palace, destroyed in the Bristol Riots of the year 1831, 

 Mr. Jones conducted his visitors to All Saints' Church in Com 

 Street, the last item of the day's programme. The edifice, a 



