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of the cusps in the canopies of the windows, as in many cases they 

 are painted in imitation of foliage. The peculiar wooden chest 

 with its linen roll pattern, which occurs more than once in the 

 windows, and is surmounted by a book with a cloth beneath, is 

 also very characteristic. The tomb of John Tame, the builder of 

 the church, and his wife Alice, is on the south side of the north 

 chancel. The former died on the 8th of May, 1500 ; the latter on 

 the 20th of December, 1471. The Tame arms in stone in the 

 south porch are a dragon lighting with a lion. Some remains of 

 painting are visible on the walls of the central open tower, two 

 angels with wings on the west face being very graceful in design. 

 The beauties of these windows, the finest specimens of late 15th 

 or early 16th century work in England, seemed to grow upon the 

 members every minute they remained, and it must require many a 

 visit to familiarise the mind with all their varied details. The 

 impression left was, perhaps, somewhat favourable to the opponents 

 of Mr. Holt — the hand of more than one master of his art was 

 clearly traceable — at the same time it was difficult to answer the 

 question, if Albert Durer neither designed nor painted them, who 

 was the great master mind who has left such a mark of his power 

 for succeeding ages to admire and dispute over 1 



Returning to Cirencester, the fine old parish church, which has 

 been recently restored, was visited. That the restorations have 

 been most carefully carried out, and that the various ancient 

 architectural remains brought to light during the repairs have been 

 religiously preserved, need scarcely be mentioned when it is known 

 that the work was entrusted to Mr. Gilbert Scott. The Catherine 

 Chapel, with its fine stone roof of the early part of the 1 6th century, 

 the remains of its frescoed walls, on one side the story of St. 

 Christopher bearing the youthful Christ on his shoulders, on the 

 other the martyrdom of St. Catherine, and the numerous brasses 

 which abound on the floors, were amongst the objects which 

 attracted most attention. The remains of ancient " Corinium 

 Castrum," preserved in Earl Bathurst's well-arranged museum, 

 were next inspected. Amongst the many Roman inscriptions the 

 following acrostic, which Mr. Franks, of the British Museum, 

 considers to be the earliest instance of squaring words, and which 



