246 THE ANTIQUITIES 



the north wall two very distant small ones, unequal in length 

 and height : and in the south wall are two, one on each side of 

 the chancel door, that are broad and squat, and of a different 

 order. At the east end of the south aile of the church there 

 is a large lancet-window in a triplet ; and two very small, narrow, 

 single ones in the south wall, and a broad squat window beside, 

 and a double lancet one in the west end ; so that the appearance 

 is very irregular. In the north aile are two windows, made 

 shorter when the roof was sloped ; and in the north transept a 

 large triple 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 con- 

 gregation 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, SAMSONIS WHITE, de 



Oxon. militis filius tertius, Collegii Magdale- 



-nensis ibidem alumnus, & socius. Tandem faven- 



-te collegio ad hanc ecclesiam promotus ; ubi primae- 



-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 plenus 

 ex hac vita migravit Feb. 13. 



anno salutis 1725 

 ^Etatis suse 77. 

 Hoc posuit Rebecca 

 Conjux illius maestissima, 

 mox secutura. 



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

 ment of white marble, inscribed in the following manner, 



