WELLS CATHEDRAL. 79 
“ quarterly,’”— what the bearing is, really, I cannot 
say; I think, it has more to do with falconry than 
theology. There appears on the highest eastern 
gable of the choir, this very same thing; at 
least if it is not a broken cross, (which after 
examining it from the leads, though not closely, 
I do not think it is.)* 
Evidently bishop Drokensford’s tomb, and the 
tomb on the opposite side were founders’ tombs: 
they are in the places of founders’ tombs, they 
exactly correspond with each other, and had 
canopies originally over them. The other tomb 
(opposite that of the bishop,) may have been, that 
of the brother of the bishop, Richard Drokens- 
ford, precentor and chancellor, A.Dd. 1327, but I 
rather think not. In regard to this portion of the 
church, I would direct’ your attention to the beau- 
tiful way in which the early English portions of 
the choir wall, east of the tower, have been sculp- 
tured, to accomodate them to the new decorated 
part. The groining, &c. is also well worth study, 
all the vaulting of the choir being of this period, 
as well as, all east of it. There is what may be 
called a double parapet, round the body of the 
church: the upper portion was added at about this 
time. A stone has fallen out, west of the north 
porch, which shews how the new was placed on 
the old early English finish. 
I would next direct your attention to the upper 
* N. B. There is a Cross just under, 
