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in a russet-coloured garment, with a red cloak on his 
shoulders, and holding in his left hand an orb surmounted 
bya cross—his right hand in the act of benediction ; the 
feet were bare. The monogram Phe m’cp repeated ten 
times on the ground of the fresco; at the foot are the 
words ‘ Salvator Mundi) and over the head of the figure, 
an angel with outspread wings, holding a shield with the 
five wounds, on an azure ground. The fresco, when first 
discovered, was, I am informed, in a very dilapidated con- 
dition, parts of the colouring having since been restored. 
Eastward of this chapel, and immediately adjoining it, is 
one of the transeptal chapels, dedicated in honour of the 
Blessed Virgin. On the east wall of this, the reredos was 
accidentally discovered by the removal of some panelling. 
It will be seen by the drawing that the design was 
most magnificent, the groining of the niches being of 
peculiar richness, and the execution of the whole work ex- 
ceedingly delicate and beautiful. The centre of the lower 
range of niches is larger than the others, and probably con- 
tained the figure of the Blessed Virgin ; the groining of 
the canopy was very different from the others, and was 
much richer. The centre of the upper range of niches 
may probably have contained the figure of our Saviour ; 
the sacred monogram being there several times introduced. 
In this, as in the reredos on the other side of the church, 
the niches were found filled with fragments of figures, all 
more or less mutilated, and with their faces turned to the 
wall, to give a smooth surface for the plastering by which 
they were concealed from view. In one of the windows 
on the north side of the chancel, which had been filled up 
to receive some plastering and panelling, were also found 
an immense number of fragments of figures, canopies of 
niches, pinnacles, and other ornamental portions. Every 
