A HISTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE 



four-centred arches; the? are all of early 17th- 

 century date. 



The upper part of the north porch is of open 

 timber-work ; the entrance has a pointed-arched open- 

 ing flanked on either side by an opening with a 

 cusped head ; the barge-board has plain cuspings ; 

 the open sides have square bars at short intervals set 

 diagonally ; it is of early 15th-century work. 



The earlv 15th-century tower, which is unbut- 

 tressed, is in three stages ; the tower arch is of two 

 orders, the inner order resting upon jambs with 

 capitals and bases ; above the arch may be seen the 

 line of an earlier steep roof to the nave ; the west 

 doorway is of two moulded orders, the inner order 

 forming a pointed arch, the outer being carried 

 square over it ; in the spandrels are shields, all re- 

 paired ; above is a window of two cinquefoiled lights 

 with cusped opening in the head. On the north 

 and west faces of the second stage are two-light 

 windows, and at the belfry stage on each face is a 



The pulpit is hexagonal and of small dimensions ; 

 it has two tiers of plain moulded panels with a 

 carved frieze above and a carved sounding-board 

 over ; it is of early 17th-century date. 



In the chancel windows and in some of the nave 

 windows are fragments of 15th-century glass, con- 

 taining figures of six of the Apostles, white rose of 

 York, fetterlocks, and Bowyers' flotcs. 



On the north side of the chancel is a recess with a 

 depressed arch, having cusped and panelled sides and 

 arch, and shields of arms to Francis Poynz, 1528. 

 On the same side is a large canopied tomb to Sir 

 Thomas Foster, with a recumbent effigy clothed in 

 the judges' robes ; he died in 1 6 1 2. In front of the 

 tomb is a richly worked railing of wrought- iron. 'I he 

 Fosters were a branch of the Northumberland family. 



On the south side of the south chapel is a large 

 monument to John Carey, third Lord Hunsdon, and 

 his wife, the founder of the chapel erected by him 

 during their lives about 1616 j it is of marble and 



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window of two trefniled lights with cusped opening 

 above. Above the embattled parapet is a slender spire 

 covered with shingles. In the south-west angle of the 

 tower is the circular newel stair to the belfry. The 

 font, ofclunch, is the original one rccut,and is probably 

 of 15th-century date. Under the chancel arch is 

 the lower part only of the 1 5th-century rood screen 

 with traceried panels. 



Under the arch to the south chapel is a fine 

 oak screen of about 1610. The lower part has 

 moulded panels separated by fluted pilasters above 

 which is a rail of richly caned arabesque patterns j the 

 upper part consists of a series of open panels with 

 round arches set in square frames separated by Ionic 

 carved and fluted pillars, and having a moulded 

 entablature w"th richly carved frieze ; over the cornice, 

 in the centre, in an open scroll-work setting is a 

 shield containing the arms of the Careys and allied 



The communion table and rails in the chancel are 

 of early 17th-century date, and near the door is a 

 plain 17th-century poor-box. 



:r, with Corinth: 

 ture supporting an 

 recumbent effigies 

 es of their death a 

 1 large early i8th-ccn 

 3 of Hunsdon House 



an columns and moulded 

 irchcd canopy, under which 

 of the knight and his wife ; 

 ■e omitted. 



century monuments to the 

 d to Robert Chester 



of Briggens were moved from the north wall of the 

 chancel to the north chapel, and thence in 191 1 to 

 the nave. 



In the nave is a brass to James Gray, park-keeper, 

 who died 1 591. The figures represent a hunter 

 who has just shot an arrow into a stag, being himself 

 killed by an arrow in the hand of Death, represented 

 by a skeleton. Another brass on the north wall of 

 hancel is to Margaret Shelley, 1495 ; the figure 

 iroud, and above is a representation 

 portions of the brass are 



is dressed 



of the Holy Trinity 



There are eight bells : the treble, second and 

 third by Mean & Stainbank, 1883; the fourth 

 inscribed 'Jesus be our spede, 1630,' by Robert 

 Oldfeild ; the fifth recast in 1883 ; the sixth, by 



