By A. E. Maiden, KS.A. 343 



Durham in 1229 and died in 1237. The old authorities all agree 

 that he was buried, in accordance with his own wish, at Tarrant 

 Crawford, in Dorsetshire, where he was born, and where he liad 

 founded, or re-founded, the convent for which lie wrote the code 

 of rules called the " Ancren Eiwle," and where he retired to die. 

 When Leland visited Salisbury in 1540 he saw a tablet in the 

 Lady Chapel with an inscription stating that Eichard Poore's heart 

 was buried at Tarrant but his body at Durham, but llobert de 

 Graystanes, the Durham historian, who lived less than a hundred 

 years after Richard Poore, says that he was buried at Tarrant, 

 llichardson, the editor of the 1743 edition of Godwin's Presides 

 says that he was buried at Salisbury ; what was his authority I do 

 not know, but the statement contradicts Godwin's own statement 

 in the editions of his book which were published in his lifetime. 

 I tliink there is no doubt that the ancient authorities are right 

 and that Tarrant was tlie place of his burial. His effigy, under a 

 canopy, lies near to the altar in the Cathedral on the north side. 

 Canon Eich-Jones doubted if this effigy really represents Eichard 

 Poore, but I think upon insufficient grounds, and I prefer to adhere 

 to tlieold tradition. He died on the 15th of April, 1237, but his 

 name does not appear in the Obit Kalendar. 



Egbert Bingham (1229 — 1246) was buried on the north side of 



the presbytery, where there is a large tomb surmounted by an 



arch. The top sliows the matrix of a brass which was a half-length 



mitred figure with a crozier. In 1900 this tomb was opened by 



the partial removal of tlie top slab. The coffin rested upon the 



stone bench and was of wood with an outside covering of thin UmJ. 



The top liad fallen in and when the lead was bout back there were 



seen a chalice lying on its side near the left shoulder of the body, 



a wooden crozier, and a metal buckle, also the bone of the left arm, 



:i'' thiL;li bone, and [)art of the vertebrre. The body was covered 



I'V a dark liiider-likc siihsLance that crunibliMl on being touched 



and seemed to be the remains of vestments. Canon Uicli-Jone.s 



did not b(dieve this tomb to bo that of Bisliop Ijingham, but assigned 



• him that which is giMuuMlly thouglit to be that of Eichard Poore, 



'..;iviiig ;is a reason that IJi.shop l>ingh;un's tomb is said by all 



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