HILTON CHURCH. II5 



The six on the north side (from left to right) are : — 

 I. Scus Matheus. 4. Sciis Symon. 



Quoting again from Hutchins, ** S. Peter is fine, Sancta Maria 

 (one of those which are missing) that is also fine. In the 

 former there is much expression of countenance," but not more 

 than is found in some of the others to which he has given no 

 distinguishing epithet. The others, also wanting, are S. Martin, 

 S. Benedict, S. Bartholemew, S. Nicholas, and S. Sampson. 

 Hutchins gives as the possible reason for these being laid aside, 

 that except S. Bartholomew they were not Apostles, and that S. 

 Paul was given preference to him. A closer examination of the 

 paintings I think suggests a different conclusion. The panel 

 representing S. Peter is made up of two figures : the upper half 

 belongs to the original S. Peter, but the loAver part to one of 

 the missing six; besides several of the panels remaining have 

 defective parts made up presumably from portions of the missing 

 panels. From this, I believe, the conclusion may fairly be drawn 

 that at some time or another the missing six were used to repair 

 those that remain. These paintings originally belonged to IMilton 

 Abbey; and were removed at first to the chancel of Hilton 

 Church some time after the year 1774 — probably at Wyatt's 

 restoration of the Abbey in 1789. 



On the west wall of the north aisle there is a piece of inserted 

 Perpendicular stonework like a parapet of five intersecting 

 diamonds moulded in quatrefoils, at the centres of which are 

 these amis, according to Hutchins: — "(i) A cross engrailed 

 between four lilies, Cenie Abbev ; (2) A cross tau, on which is (?) 

 a bird-bolt; (3) A lion rampant in a bordure bezant^, Earl of 



