A HISTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE 



The third is similar, of the 14th century, and is 

 repaired externally. Close to the west extremity 

 of the wall is a doorway of 14th-century date, 

 restored. The west window is modern. 



The south aisle has a modern archway in the south, 



opening into the transept, and west of it a 14th- 



mtury window of two lights, like those in. the south 



chapel ; 







inted doo: 



ay of 



the 14th century, which has been repaired ; the w 

 window is modern. 



The west tower opens to the nave by a I 2th-century 

 arch with shafted jambs on the west side, roughly- 

 carved capitals, and a semicircular head with an edge- 

 roll. The east side of the arch is plain. The tower 

 is of two stages without external division. It is of 

 the 1 2th century, but the diagonal angle buttresses 

 were added probably in the 15th century. It has an 

 embattled parapet and a leaded spire. The west 

 doorway is of the 12th century, but has been much 



has been repaired. At the feet of the principal 

 cross-ribs of the chancel roof are carved angels ; the 



other parts of the church have wood corbels, some of 

 them carved. 



The font is of early 1 jth-century date, and has a 

 square bowl, carved with foliage, and standing on a 

 circular stem with small round detached angle-shafts 

 having moulded bases and capitals. 



There are three stalls in the chancel, and three in 

 =d miscricordes, dating from the 

 e beginning of the i;th century, 

 brass of Stephen Hcllard, rector, 

 the figure of the priest in a cope, 

 The date is not filled in, but he 

 ■th aisle are the indents of a 

 ith their sons and daughters, 



the tower, with c 

 end of the 14th o 

 In the chancel 

 of about 1500, w 

 and an inscriptior 

 died in 1506. In the r 

 id his two v ' 



repaired with cement. The jambs have shafts with 

 rude bases, capitals and abaci. The arch, which is 

 semicircular, is of ty'o orders, the outer having an 

 edge-roll. The north and south walls have small 

 round-headed windows of original date, high up, and 

 above the tower arch is a round-headed doorway 

 which formerly gave access to the 12th-century roof. 

 Over this again is a pointed doorway, which from its 

 position would seem to have opened to the 14th- 

 century roof, but is now outside, above the present 

 roof. On each side of this doorway is a >mall circular 

 opening in the beil-chamber wall. The three re- 

 maining sides at this level have repaired 15th-century 

 windows of two lights in a pointed head. 



No date can be assigned to the south porch, owing 

 to its complete restoration. 



The roofs of the chancel and nave are of the 

 I 5th centurv, of a low pitch, with traceried trusses. 

 The lean-to roofs of the nave and aisles, which are of 

 the same date, are nearly flat ; that of the north aisle 



In the north aisle is a (formerly) recumbent effigy 

 of a lady. Her hands are raised in prayer, and an 

 angel and a priest support her elbows. The date 

 appears to be late 13th or early 14th century. The 

 effigy is much mutilated, the part below the knees 

 being wanting, and the fragment is now set upright, 

 to the east of the north door. In the chancel is a 

 mural monument to William Pratt, 1620. 



There are six bells ; the treble by John Briant, 

 1797, the second dated 1670, by an unknown 

 founder, and the remainder by John Briant, dated 

 1 7%1> 1795. 1783, and 1783 respectively. The 

 fifth bell has been recast. 



The plate consists of a silver cup and cover paten 

 of 1634 and a paten and flagon of 1683. 



The registers, beginning in 1 564, are contained in 

 seven book!, as follows : (i) baptisms I 542 to I 599, 



ials 1 ; 



5+S t 



, marriages 1539 to 1 598 ; (li) 



'4' 1 



baptisms 1 565 to 1649 ; (iii) baptisms 1653 to 1720, 

 burials 1653 to 1716, marriages 1661 to 1726 ; (iv) 



