42 The Parish Church of S. Michael, Mere. 
“1684. Itm. paid Mr. White for new draweinge and settinge up the Kings 
armes 07" 00%. 002.” 
(This is the existing achievement and bears the inscription “ Fear 
God Honour the King. 1684—Thomas Rabbitts—John fford 
Churchwardens” ; the former one having doubtless been destroyed 
during the Commonwealth.) 
“1625. To the Joyner for a pyne for the pulpitt to hang the preachers hatt 
on jj.” 
The image of §. Michael might have occupied the central panel. 
That this was treated in some manner distinct from the rest is 
shown by the groove in the sill of the parapet, to lend it special 
support. The twelve apostles were doubtless painted in twelve of 
the side panels, whilst the other six were occupied by other figures, 
probably angels in adoration. Traces of the colouring of the 
parapet remain on the sill piece recently opened out. The works 
of spoliation done 1559—1562 were very sweeping. 
Aubrey (1680) says :—? 
“In the north aisle is a kind of Balcony, as it were for an organ, on which 
these coates are painted, viz. :— 
A Merchant’s Mark. Berkeley. 
(Clyvedon.) Stourton. 
Carant. (Wadham.) 
Hungerford, with a mullet for diff- Bettesthorne. 
erence. Baynton. 
Do. without the difference. Carant as before, with a crescent for 
Prince of Wales. difference. 
The Trinity. Device. * (a) P (c) 
P (0) 
“Pon nobis Bue, non nobis, sed nomini tus Da gloriam.” 
The bridge and the two other galleries were taken down in 1896, 
the panels forming the front were preserved in the framing of the 
1 Jackson’s Aubrey, p. 386. 
2Sir R. C. Hoare (Hund. of Mere, pp. 10 and 11) supplies the blanks as 
follows :— 
(a) Christ Church. 
(b) The Cross of Saint George. 
(c) 8. Bartholomew’s Hospital (Tanner’s Notitia Monastica). 
[In Hoare’s description of these arms he omits to mention the chevron 
counterchanged shown by Aubrey. | 
