or PRIORY or ST. Michael's mount. 319 



Item a sward & j payer of siioris'*^ of copper and 

 gylt that was kyng henry of Wyndesour. 



Item ij payre of lattyn^^ candillstykes for an auter. 



Item ij Branched candillstykes w* the leightts.^'' 



Item the Jaw bone of seynt Appolyen^' shrined in 



sylver and gilt weyng . . . . . . x^"""^^ 



Item a byble wryteu, with a claspe of sylver, a prymer of 

 perchement wryten Item two portous wryten with 

 a claspe of sylver Item wryten in perchement. 



ORNAMENTS FOR THE CHURCH. 



Fyrst vij corporas cases w* the corporas^^ whereof iij of cloth of 

 gold j of Blake velvet oone of Eede velvet one of 

 blake satyn & a nother of redd satten all Brawdered. 



Item iiij payre of curteyns whereof ij payre of sylk and ij 

 payre of lyne cloth^^ 



Item iiij froimts for the high auter whereof one of Eedde 

 velvet enbrawdered w* clowds and Syckylls, one of 

 whit satten frynged w* whit damaske j of red 

 sercenett"'' embrawdered w* clowds and Iliue xpiis & 

 j nother of blew cloth of bawdkyn-^ and j cloth for 

 the border of the same. 



Item vj cowps^^ whereof oone of creyne clothe of gold w* a 

 claspe sylver and gylt j of blew Damaske embrawdered 

 w* iloures of gold j nother of Blew cloth of bawdkyn 



14. Spurs, possibly the sword and spurs belonged to King Henry Vth, who gave 

 the priory to the Convent of Syon. 



15. An alloy of copper and sine. 



16. These probably stood in the quire before the high altar. 



17. Probably Saint Apolin, Bp. and Mtyr. 



i8. The Corporas was a fine white linen cloth or rich silk on which the sacred 

 elements were consecrated ; it was provided with a case, richly embroidered, and 

 stiffened with cardboard. 



19. The side curtains, called "riddells," which hung from swivel rods on each 

 side of the Altars to enclose them. 



20. A silk stuff first made by the Saracens. 



21. A rich silk stuff, woven with gold, on which figures were often embroidered, 

 so called from Bagdad, where it was originally made. 



22. The Cope, a processional vestment, was semi- circular, with an orfrey along 

 the straight edge, fastened with a morse or brooch at the throat ; it was the richest 

 of all vestments, and was worn not only at processions, but at vespers, benedictions, 

 &c. 



