84 PAPERS, ETC. 
St. Crucis parte Boreali alti campanilis,” (p. 130 and 
283-4, Lib. Alb.) This altar of the cross most 
probably slightly changed its place in latter times, 
was moved one arch nearer to the north door, 
and was then situated in what is now called bishop 
Bubwith’s chapel. Probably that bishop changed 
its position; certainly he ordaiued an altar, some- 
where in that part of the church. This chapel as 
it now stands, has a curious history.* In a.n. 
1424, as I have said, an altar was ordained by 
bishop Bubwith ; there are his arms to mark it, and 
a portion of a pillar cut away to insert them; but 
the chapel was built, ZI have no doubt, by one, who 
in the humility of his earnest piety wished to re- 
main unknown. He says “ erigitur de dono Celesti 
Cantaria,” and then proceeds to give directions 
concerning the manner of the service to be per- 
formed there. His name was “ Storthwait,” chancel- 
lor of Wells, a.n. 1451. The Deed is one of the most 
beautiful proofs of heartfelt unostentatious religion, 
(of course according to the Romanist form) that I 
ever remember to have met with in such a doc- 
ument (it occurs p. 506, Lib. Alb.) We learn from 
this deed that the altar was originally called, 
the altar of the Holy Cross, and that the chantry 
* ] believe bishop Bubwith built only a wooden chapel over his altar, 
similar to that which formerly stood on the opposite side (St. Edmund’s 
chapel,) and shortly after re-built it there as it stands at present ; but 
as there is room for a different opinion, I beg to refer my readers to 
the two documentsfrom which I gather my information, viz. bishop Bub- 
with’s will, and an extract from Storthwait’s document, in the appendix. 
