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of the tomb to its former condition. A sub-committee was 

 forthwith appointed to consult the authorities of the church, and 

 take such steps as might be necessary. After some delay, 

 during which, however, the figures were removed from the vault 

 into the church, and I had the good fortune to recover the 

 head, the consent of the vicar and churchwardens was obtained, 

 and the figures sent to London to be hardened and partly restored. 

 The work was entrusted to Mr. G. A. Rogers, of Madox Street, 

 who subjected the decayed wood to a process of pickling, which 

 apparently has been successful. While in London, the figures 

 were exhibited before the Society of Antiquaries, who had the 

 effigy engraved for their " Proceedings."* 



During the past year (1885) the carved side of the tomb has 

 been removed from the consistory seat and cleaned, and the 

 whole memorial has been reconstructed on the old lines, with 

 the figures replaced in their old relative positions, on a con- 

 venient site at the east end of the north aisle, as it was in 

 Bassano's time. The work has been most excellently carried out 

 for the Society by Mr. William Waddams, of Derby. 



Such are the vicissitudes which this monument has under- 

 gone. 



The principal figure is a little over six feet long, by two feet 

 wide. It represents, not the abbot of Darley, but a secular canon 

 in cassock, surplice, almuce, and cope. The head lies on a 

 cushion, placed lozengewise with an oblong one beneath, and is 

 supported by two angels, now much broken. The feet, which 

 rested on a collared hound looking up at his master, were utterly 

 destroyed, but have been conjecturally "restored"; the rest of 

 the figure remains untouched in its mutilated condition, with the 

 exception of some minor unimportant details. Traces of red 

 and gold colouring were found by Mr. Rogers in the deep folds 

 of the cope when the figure was cleaned after pickling. 



The accompanying engraving of the figure, " unrestored," has 

 been kindly lent by the Society of Antiquaries (Plate XVI.) 



* Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries, 2nd series, vol. x., p. 65. 



