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tinctive of the Perpendicular appears. The form of the Chancel 
door, the design of the window tracery and some of the mouldings, 
and the shield bearing the Arms of France, suggest French influ- 
ence; but the architecture of Scotland at the period being 
indigenous, the forms were probably derived from several sources; 
their combination is exceedingly satisfactory. 
Standing in the Nave, and looking eastwards, on the left hand 
would appear the more ancient Arcade and Aisle, the remains of 
the Abbey Church of Uchtred; on the right the less ancient 
Arcade, Aisle, and Side Chapel ; and in front the Rood Screen 
and Loft, and the Chancel Arch, the former adorned throughout 
its length with a wonderful array of pictorial sculpture repre- 
senting the birth of Our Lord and incidents in His life, and the 
Adoration of the Heavenly Host; also single figures of Our 
Lord, St. Paul, St. John, and many others. Through the opening ~ 
under the Chancel Arch would be seen the beautiful groined 
vaulting of the Chancel roof, its ribs springing from shafts, with 
floriated capitals, resting on bold sculptured figures, and its 
multitudinous points of convergence united by bosses, moulded 
and embellished with leaf work and symbolic sculptured forms— 
one the Agnus Dei. Within the Chancel the High Altar, with 
its carved bracket and statue would meet the view; the Piscina, 
Sedilia, Tomb, and Priest’s Door, allextremely richin mouldingsand 
sculpture or floriated ornamentation ; the numerous Shields, with 
their heraldic devices and floriated surroundings ; and the Oak 
Stalls, with beautifully carved ends, miserere, pinnacling, and 
canopies, and pictorial paintings of St. Mary and St. John, nearly 
life size. And in all places would be seen the beautiful traceried 
windows, filled with painted glass, serving to suffuse the Church, 
and combine and soften its parts with brilliant and varying 
hues of light. 
