92 THE ANNUAL EXCURSION. 



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antiquities with, wliich tlie walls of this great hall are decorated. 

 Then his lordship appointed four assistants and led the way in 

 an inspeciion of the interior of the house. 



The chapel at the north-west angle was first reached and was 

 shewn by Colonel Cocks. The east window has recently been 

 most ingeniously restored by Mr. Fouracre. It was formerly 

 much mutilated and the glass misplaced, perhaps on purpose to 

 prevent its destruction by Puritans. It represents the Cruci- 

 fixion, angels catching the blood from the sacred wounds. The 

 tracery represents the Annunication. The south window, which 

 represents St. Anne and St. Catherine, has also been restored. 

 Two windows look into the chapel, one from the best bedroom 

 on the north, and one from the priest's room on the south. 

 There is also a square window at the west end, and an opening 

 ,can be seen behind the seats on the south side of the chancel. 

 Both these appear to have been intended to enable persons to 

 see in who could not be admitted. The pavement in the chancel 

 has been restored. The tiles are too glaring, but are in imita- 

 tion of what the old floor really was. The screen is worthy of 

 notice. The ceiling is Tudor, the lectern somewhat later, with 

 the Edgcumbe arms carved on it. That which has been thought 

 to be a font, and used as such, is really a corn grinder, or 

 double mortar, with trunnions. There is a similar one at 

 Alnwick Castle. A brass plate on the north wall is in memory 

 of Caroline, Countess of Mount Edgcumbe, and opposite hangs 

 a copy of the monument of Sir Richard Edgcumbe, who died at 

 Morlaix in 1489. In a closet at the south-west corner is some 

 old machinery for tolling the bell. 



Mr. WoKTH shewed the old dining-room, or, more properly, 

 the withdrawing-room. There are fine brass fire-dogs in the 

 grate. On the west wall is a painted Italian mirror, and on 

 the north wall tapestry representing the death of 'Eurydice. 

 There is some old china, and, what attracted most attention, the 

 famous salt cellar which used to denote the division between those 

 who sat above and those who sat below the salt. To this there 

 is an anteroom or punch-room, as it has been called because the 

 punch for court dinners was brewed there. The tapesti y here 

 represents boys employed in vintaging. There is an old earthen- 

 ware costock or pilgrims' bottle on the window sill, and a speci- 

 men of Delft ware. 



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