By ©. E. Ponting, F.S.A. 4] 
two other instances of access to the rood-loft by means of a bridge 
across the aisle, where the loft itself did not extend through nave 
and aisles, viz., Bishops Cannings and Battle (Sussex). 
The entries in the churchwardens’ book which appear to refer to 
the altars, tabernacles, and the rood-loft and its bridge, are as 
follows :— 
“1558. Item for makynge of a dore to the Rode lofte.” 
“Ttem for Jemewes and nayles to the same.” 
“to W™. Stafford for whytnyng of the walles of the northe Ile of 
the Church ii*. i1ij4.” 
1559. Payde in Earneste towards the makynge of the Image of Seynt 
Michell.” 
“1561. Item for takyng downe of the Aultares by comanndement of the 
Quenes vysytors aforesaid.” 
“Ttem for takynge downe of the Rode in the Churche.” 
“Ttem for wasshyng out of the Rode and the trynyte.” 
“Ttem for lyme for the same.” 
“Ttem for defacynge the Images of the twelve apostles which were 
painted in the fface of the Rode lofte.” 
“1562. Payed for the takyng downe of the Rode loft by the comanndment 
of the Bysshop x‘.”’ 
“For lyme to amende the same place ageyn xvj?.” 
“For lathes to amende the Rode lofte xiij?.” 
“Ttem to Henry Hopkyns for the defacyng of the seats or tabernacles 
of the Images throught all the Churche? iiij*. x*.” 
“Ttem for lyme for the same iij®. vj4.” 
“Ttem for the carriage of the Rubble oute of the Churche iij*.” 
“For a table peynted with the tenne comanndm™. and for a Kalendar 
and a boke of the homelyes ij’. iiij?.” 
“1625. for Setting upp the Kinges Armes and for plaine centences of 
Scripture on the walls iij''. v*.” 
“1625. A new Pulpitt sett up and some new seates. The King’s Arms were 
sett upp and many poses written on the walls.” 
1 Wilts Arch. Mag., vol. xxiii., p. 5. 
In St. Martin’s, Langharne, Carmarthenshire, a cruciform Church, with central 
tower, the rood-loft was approached by a bridge across the south transept. Also 
at Ditcheat, Somerset, the loft was approached by a passage in the wall above 
the north aisle arch between aisle and transept from a staircase with entrance in 
the north aisle—J. A. Luoyp. 
2 Tt is not clear where these tabernacles were, as traces of such work only exist 
over one piscina in the chancel, but that there was more is shown by the entry 
_ for carriage of rubble out of the Church. A whole niche has been removed and 
_ the wall made good 3ft. eastward of piscina in north chapel. 
