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THE ANTIQUITIES 



[LETT. 



of its arch, may be deemed no older than the latter end of the 

 reign of Henry VII. The tomb was examined some years ago, 

 but contained nothing except the skull and thigh bones of a 

 large tall man, the bones of a youth or woman, lying in a very 

 irregular manner, without any escutcheon or other token to 

 ascertain the names or rank of the deceased. The grave was 

 very shallow, and lined with stone at the bottom and on 

 the sides. 



From the east wall project four stone brackets, which I 

 conclude supported images and crucifixes. In the great thick 



IIHHJIXAL BKNfHKS IN SOl'TH AISLK OK THK CHCKrH. 



pilaster, jutting out between this transept and the chancel, 

 there is a very sharp Gothic niche, of older date than the 

 present chantry or church. But the chief pieces of antiquity 

 are two narrow stone coffin lids, which compose part of the 

 floor, and lie from west to east, with the very narrow ends 

 eastward : these belong to remote times ; and, if originally 

 placed here, which I doubt, must have been part of the pave- 

 ment of an older transept. At present there are no coffins 



