ANTIQUITIES OF SELBOBNE. 331 



window, shortened at the time of a repair in 1721 ; when over it 

 was opened a round one of considerable size, which affords an 

 agreeable light, and renders that chantry the most cheerful part 

 of the edifice.* 



The church and chancels have all coved roofs, ceiled about 

 the year 1683 ; before which they were open to the tiles and 

 shingles, showing the naked rafters, and threatening the congre- 

 gation with the fall of a spar, or a blow from a piece of loose 

 mortar. 



On the north wall of the chancel is fixed a large oval white 

 marble monument, with the following inscription ; and at the 

 foot of the wall, over the deceased, and inscribed with his name, 

 age, arms, and time of death, lies a large slab of black marble : 



Prope hunc parietem sepelitur 

 GILBERTUS WHITE, SAMSONS WHITE, de 



Oxon. militis filius tertius, Collegii Magdale- 



-nensis ibidem alumnus, et socius. Tandem faven- 



-te collegio ad hanc ecclesiam promotus ; ubi prim- 



-va morum simplicitate, et diffusa erga omnes bene- 



-volentia feliciter consenuit. 



Pastor fidelis, comis, affabilis, 



Maritus, et pater amantissimus, 



A conjuge invicem, et liberis, atque 



A parochianis impense dilectus. 



Pauperibus ita beneficus 



ut decimam partem census 



moribundus 



piis usibus consecravit. 



Meritis demum juxta et annis p.enus 



ex hac vita migravit Feb. 13. 



anno salutis 172| 



jEtatis sure 77. 



Hoc posuit Rebecca 



Conjux illius msestissima, 



mox secutura. 



On the same wall is newly fixed a small square table-monu- 

 ment of white marble, inscribed to the memory of the Rev. 

 Andrew Etty, B. D., twenty-three years vicar of this parish. He 

 died April 8th, 1784, aged 66 years. 



LETTER IV. 



WE have now taken leave of the inside of the church, f and shall 



* The "lancet" windows are evidently insertions' in the place of perpendicular ones. Indeed 

 in some of them the work of the original windows may be very distinctly traced. The " round 

 window" may afford " an agreeable light," but it is an ugly unseemly object, and deserving of any 

 thing but commendation. D. 



t Selborne church can now boast of a small organ. With this addition the edifice seems to be 

 in the same state as when our author wrote. D. 



