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of the high chancel, instead of its being at the further- 

 most east end which would then display the monument 

 of Lord George and his lady. A fine Gothic piscina 

 and three fine Gothic seats on the south, and a Gothic 

 arch in the wall on the north. The banners, flags, and 

 garlands, which tell of the grandeur of noble families, 

 have been all taken away. One helmet yet remains up in 

 the secluded chancel (two others were lying about, pre- 

 paring for their journey from this sacred spot), which 

 is covered with small antique tiles bearing impressions 

 of fleur-de-lis, griffins, &c. This chancel was once 

 decorated with the arms in painted glass of the good 

 Duke Humphrey, and Eleanor Cobham his wife, who in 

 her lifetime was indicted for witchcraft and sorcery, and 

 obliged to do penance. But no such glass now remains, 

 everything giving way to the sordid and ignorant ! 



" A mural marble monument is lately placed on the 

 north side for the wife of Mr. Bligh, who died at 

 Funchal, in the Island of Madeira. 



" The pay of the poor ' collegians ' has lately been 

 raised from 13s. 4d. to 16s. 3d. per month. 



" Passed several fields of wheat, barley, oats, and beans 

 uncut, which shows the backwardness of the season. 



(( Met with Robinson, junior, the farmer, who says his 

 father had seventeen acres of very bad wheat, not fit to 

 harvest (nor could it be told by some if it was wheat or 

 rye) ; yet they had it cut, and sold it already for bl. per 

 quarter, so great is the immediate demand. But he sup- 

 poses if it had been kept a month longer it would not 

 have sold for any price. Upon asking him the cause, 

 he says it was sown too thick, and was too vigorous at 

 Christmas last, being then near three feet high. He 

 says they have thrashed out all their corn of this year, 



