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female saints who clung by the feet of our Saviour. The 

 V'hole edifice ia 13 j ells and a half long*, 30 broad, and 48 

 ells and three- fourths high. It is built of large hewn stones, 

 with the exception of the upper part of the towers and some 

 chapels, which are brick. 



Divine service is at present performed in the nave, or the 

 western part of the church. We there see considerable fragr 

 nients of a large old clock, which indicated the hours, 

 months, and days, sun-rise and sun-set, &c. The altar is of 

 white piarble ; the pulpit is of white and black marble j 

 both arc ornamented with bas-reliefs carefully wrought. 



The choir, or the eastern part of the cathedral, is a little 

 higher than the nave, and is used in order to celebrate the 

 academical promotions, as well as the installation of thp 

 new rector of the university, which takes place or the 28th 

 of Januaiy every year, being St. Charles's day. 



Duririg M, Eck's stay at Luqd, the apt of promotion of 

 the rnasters of arts was celebrated ; it only takes place every 

 three years, with much goleninjty, mingled with many 

 absurdities. 



In the choir there is an enormous brass candelabrum, sur-: 

 mounted by a small statue of St. Laurt^nce ; there is also a 

 curious altar of the middle age, adorned with figures in re- 

 lief, which represent several subjects in sacred history. Be- 

 fore this altar there is a pavemei^t difi'erent from that of the 

 rest of the church. It is said that this formerly served as 

 an asylum for criminals. Under the choir there is a sub- 

 teijanean church called Krafts Kirka, which was formerly 

 appropriated for the religious assemblies of the German po- 

 pulation. In this vast vaulted halj we remark the following 

 pbjects ; 



\. Two pillar?, on one pf which there is sculptured the 

 tisiure of a giart, and on the other those of his wife and 

 child. According to pqpular tradition his name is Finn. 

 Jt is added, that it \yas he who built this church, at the re- 

 quest of St. Laurence, who consecrated it to the Holy Vir- 

 gin ; that afterwards this giant and his wife wanted to de- 

 uioligh the church ; but, in order to punish them, they were 



* The I'aric ell is S feet 7 inches and 8 lines. 



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