A HISTORY OF SURREY 



holy-water stock, with a plain segmental head. Pre- 

 vious to 1865 this was covered by a plain brick porch 

 of late date. Above the door is a small rough 

 sundial, which projects from the face of the wall 

 about 3 in. west of the door, and in the upper part 

 of the wall is a blocked opening with plain quoined 

 jambs and a flat stone lintel. This is possibly pre-Con- 

 quest, and may have opened to the first floor of an early 

 porch covering the south door. Between this and 

 the sundial a modern lancet window has been inserted. 

 The present entrance is on this side, and is again 

 further west and covered by a modern open timber 

 porch. The west window of the nave is modern. 



The north chapel is lit on the east by an original 

 window of excellent design, of three trefoiled lights 

 with sub-mullions and smaller lights over and an 

 external label. The jambs, head, and mullions are 

 moulded. In the south wall are a pair of windows 

 of similar but less skilful design, and of only two 

 lights. In these the jambs and mullions are plain. 

 West of the second window is a blocked-up fireplace 

 of the same date, with a flat four-centred moulded 

 head. This is covered with scratchings. Amongst 

 others the name ' Edmund de Bray, knight,' may 

 be read, with a rough drawing of a bray. Near it, 

 in square inclosing lines, are the names : 'Bastiano 

 de Fan, Bern Macutto, Fran Latina,' all in roman 

 capitals. 



At the south-west is the door to and a part of the 

 rood stair. At the west is a much restored and prob- 

 ably widened arch to the organ-chamber (originally 

 to the aisle). It is of obtuse two-centred form, and is 

 of two chamfered orders, the outer being continuous 

 in the jambs. Above it is a much restored quatrefoil 

 light. 



The transeptal organ-chamber is quite modern and 

 replaces part of the aisle, which was itself rebuilt and 

 lengthened, and the tower, which fills the western bay, 

 of the present aisle, is also modern. It is surmounted 

 by a shingled spirelet. None of the old doors or win- 

 dows of the aisle remain, all having been replaced by 

 modern ones. 



The font is placed under the tower, and is a plain 

 octagonal one of late 15th-century date. 



The pulpit is a handsome one of early lyth-century 

 date. It is seven-sided in form and stands upon a 

 central post with elaborately carved brackets. At 

 the angles are fantastic Ionic pilasters surmounted by 

 grotesques. The faces have carved and inlaid panels 

 with enriched mouldings, and the crown mould and 

 book-rest are elaborately ornamented. 



At the back is a carved standard of similar detail 

 with an oval shield charged with the Vincent arms 

 and quarterings. This supports a large sounding- 

 board with a carved central panel of grotesque design, 

 angle pendants and a carved cornice, held up by a 

 pair of elaborately scrolled wrought-iron stays, the 

 whole being an unusually complete example of an 

 early- lyth-century church fitting. In the wall near 

 it is a wrought-iron hour-glass stand of the same 

 date. There is also a wooden eagle lectern of foreign 

 design and workmanship. In the north aisle is 

 a very fine chest of I jth-century date. It is of oak, 

 and in size is 3 ft. 1 1 in. by I ft. 6^ in. by 2 ft. 2 in. 

 high. It is raised from the floor about 7 j in. by end 

 standards of board, the inner edges of which below the 

 chest itself are roll-stop-chamfered. On the front 

 of the chest are three roundels of geometrical incised 



work. There are three lock plates, and two hasps 

 remain. In the lid is a money slot. The altar 

 table is also of early 17th-century date and has a 

 movable top. 



In the chancel floor is a large slab, some 8 ft. long, 

 of blue-grey marble. The margin is inscribed in sunk 

 Lombardic capitals : ' Sire Johan Daubernovn chivaler 

 gist icy Dev de sa Alme eyt mercy." Let into the 

 slab is a life-size brass of a knight in armour, the 

 earliest now known in England ; it dates from 1277. 

 He is shown wearing a coif and camail of chain mail, 

 the former strapped over the forehead. The hawberk 

 reaches about two-thirds down the thigh, and the 

 sleeves are corded at the wrists and terminate in mail 

 mittens. The legs are encased in mail chausses 

 fastened to kneecops of cuir bouilli which are orna- 

 mented with rosettes and an engrailed border. The 

 mail is then continued as a thigh covering. There 

 are no visible traces of a gambeson, though some 

 such garment would certainly be worn. The sur- 

 coat is very ample and open in front from a little 

 below the waist. The edge of this opening and the 

 skirts, which reach to the bottom of the calf, are 

 fringed. At the waist is a narrow plaited girdle. 

 The sword is large, about 4 ft. long. The hilt has a 

 large circular flat pommel, a corded grip, and short 

 heavy quillons curving slightly downwards. The 

 scabbard is tipped with metal and brought up into an 

 obtuse V clasping the guard on either side. The 

 sword-belt is broad and fairly plain, being merely orna- 

 mented with a stitched border and punched work at 

 the buckle-holes. The frog is elaborately arranged to 

 cant the sword at a slight angle, and the whole belt 

 passes diagonally round the hips. 



The shield is small and heater-shaped and bears : 

 azure a cheveron or, the field being enamelled. The 

 cheveron is drawn very narrow and is carried up 

 to the top of the shield. The shield, resting on the 

 left arm, is slung over the right shoulder by a 

 broad belt ornamented with a rose and swastica and 

 having a broad buckle. In the crook of the right 

 arm is a lance some 6 ft. long, without grip or 

 vamplate, and with a small fringed pennon bearing a 

 cheveron. 



Plain prick spurs are worn with a rather thin strap. 

 The hands are joined in prayer, and the feet rest upon 

 a lion which bites the butt of the lance. 



Near this is another slab with a brass represent- 

 ing Sir John D'Abernon the younger, 1327. The 

 marginal inscription has unfortunately been lost 

 except a few short lengths on which the words 

 ' ici g . . . eit merci," appear in Lombardic capitals. 

 The figure is clad in armour, and wears first a 

 gambeson, the longitudinally padded square skirts of 

 which are visible and reach to just above the knee. 

 Over this is a hawberk of banded mail worked at the 

 skirts into a rounded point falling in front to a little 

 below the gambeson, while at the sides it is slightly 

 above it. The sleeves are wide and straight, the 

 bands running lengthwise of the fore-arm and round 

 the upper arm, and terminated without strapping at 

 about the middle of the forearm. Beneath is visible 

 some form of close-fitting arm defence, possibly of 

 leather, and part of the gambeson. Over the hawberk 

 is an aketoun of pourpoint with fringed skirts 

 reaching to the middle of the thigh. Over this 

 is worn a cyclas fitting the torso fairly closely and laced 

 up the sides, but having fairly wide skirts of unequal 



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