18 A HISTORY OF GARDENING IN ENGLAND. 



which is left for to sett in certaine trees and flowers, behovable 

 and convenient for the service of the same church," and it was 

 to be surrounded by " a good high wall with towers convenient 

 thereto." * Many other such examples of gardens connected 

 with churches could be enumerated. 



At all great functions, both during the processions or while 

 performing the services, the priests were crowned with flowers. 

 This was specially the custom at St. Paul's,t in London ; and 

 when on June 3oth, 1405, Bishop Roger de Walden was installed 

 there, he and the Canons of the Cathedral walked in solemn 

 procession, wearing garlands of red roses. % 



The use of these " coronae sacerdotales," or wreaths worn by 

 the priests on feast days, continued for many centuries, and 

 their prevalence up to the time of the Reformation is apparent 

 from various churchwardens' accounts. These entries, however, 

 are not frequent, as the gardens attached to the churches were 

 evidently, as a rule, able to supply sufficient flowers for ordinary 

 use, and it was only for great occasions, or on special feast 

 days, when larger quantities were required, that they had to be 

 bought. 



For instance, at St. Mary Hill, where some entries are found 

 in the accounts, there was a garden near the church. || 



A.D. 1483-1497. St. Mary Hill. Churchwarden account. " For birch at 

 Midsomer, 8d. Box and palme on Palmesonday, is. Polis on Estir 

 evyne, lod. Garlondes on Corpus Christi day, lod. A dozen and a 

 half rose garlondes on St. Barnebe's day, 8d. for rose garlondis and 

 wodrove garlondis on Seynt Barnebe's day, nd. for two doss, dibocse 

 garlondes for prests and clerkes on St. Barnebe daye. 



1510. For palme flowrys and cake on Palme Sunday, lod. 



* Nichols' Wills of the Kings and Queens of England. Ed. 1780, p. 298. 



f Polydore Vergil, De rerum Inventoribus. Lib. II. 



| Historia de Episcopis et Decants Londiniensibus, by H. Wharton, 1695 

 (p. ISO). 



" Ceremonial use of Flowers," Nineteenth Century, 1880. 



l| Nichols, Illustrations of the Manners and Expenses in England . . . 

 deduced from Accounts of Churchwardens, &c. 1797. 



