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south aisle of the church there is a large lancet window in a 

 triplet ; and a very small, narrow, single one in the south 

 wall, and two broad squat windows beside, and a double 

 lancet one in the west end ; so that the appearance is very 

 irregular. In the north aisle 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. 1 



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 threaten- 

 ing the congregation 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, SAMSOXIS WHITE, de 



Oxon. Militis Filius tertius, Collegii Magdale- 

 -nensis ibidem Alumnus, & Socius. Tandem faven- 

 -te Collegio ad hanc Ecclesiam promotus ; ubi primse- 

 -va Morum Simplicitate, et diffusa erga Omnes Bene- 



-volentia feliciter Consenuit. 



Pastor Fidelis, Comis, Affabilis, 



Maritus, et Pater Amantissimns, 



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. 1 3. 



Anno Salutis 172f- 



1 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 distinctly traced. The " round window " may afford 

 " an agreeable light," but it is by no means an object for admiration. 

 ED. 



