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the guidance of the courteous president of the Malvern Chib (who 

 had again driven in from Pendock for the purpose), across the 

 fields to the ancient Church of Deerhurst, a pleasant walk of about 

 three miles. The Church of Deerhurst, which occupies the site of 

 an ancient monastery, founded by Dodo, 710, and burnt after- 

 wards by the Danes in Athelstane's time (11th century), no longer 

 deserves the reproach of Malmesbury of being the " enapty image 

 of antiquity," but has been restored by reverent and conservative 

 hands, every stone almost speaking of its great antiquity. The 

 chief feature that strikes the eye on approaching is the height of 

 the Tower (out of aU proportion to its width) and also of the nave. 

 On a close inspection, the courses of herring-bone work on its 

 western face are seen to extend only up to a certain height, all 

 beyond bears evident traces of later workmanship. The entrance 

 is by the western doorway beneath the Tower. The form of the 

 church is that of a nave of three bays on each side with pointed 

 arches, 15th century clerestory windows over them, two' side aisles 

 with windows of Decorated and Pei-pendicular date, and a. chancel 

 with a round headed arch of very early date at the east end which 

 has been walled up. Over the arches of the nave are curious 

 triangular openings piercing the walls, a triangular headed arch on 

 the north wall of the chancel, a round headed arched doorway 

 walled up in the east face of the Tower wall, a very rude round- 

 headed arch also walled up in the vestry at the east end of the 

 south aisle. All these remains indicate a much more extensive 

 building in former times. At the east end of the north aisle 

 is one of the finest 15th century brasses in the kingdom, in 

 excellent preservation, to the memory of Sir John Cassy and 

 his wife Alicia. By its side are two others of later date 

 in memory of the Brydges and Chaudos families with the 

 peciiliar " kennel " head-dress of Henry VII.'s time. The 

 following inscription runs round the first," " Hie jacet lones Cassy 

 miles et quondam capitalis baro sccii (saccarii) domi regis qui obiit 

 xxiii° die Mar : anno domi mcccc° et Alicia uxor ejus quor : aiabus 

 ppicietur Deus." At the foot of the female figure is a hound with 

 long ears and tail, and the following legend, " Tirri," evidently the 

 name of the lady's pet dog. At the west end of the north aisle is 



