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Bishops of Old Sarum. 



held the office of Dean (as we have already intimated), and after he 

 became Bishop, sundry statutes were passed — all implying* that he 

 made every effort that his Chapter should be efficient not only for 

 the spiritual work of the cathedral, but, as the Bishop's council, be 

 helpful in the various works of his diocese. 



The same care for his Cathedral would seem to be implied in that 

 very interesting inventory of the " Ornamenta Ecclesitf" 1 which is 

 contained in this same Old Register, which gives a list of them as 

 they were found in 1214, the time when Richard Poore was Dean, 

 and as they were accounted for by Abraham, Treasurer of the Cathe- 

 dral, in 1222. Of course this inventory refers to the cathedral of 

 Old Sarum, and would seem to have been specially taken at this 

 time with a view to the removal of these " ornaments w to the new 

 cathedral, the eastern portion of which was now slowly rising from 

 the ground. Some few of them are interesting enough. There were 

 no less than four pastoral staffs, one of them treasured no doubt 

 highly, though broken, because once belonging to the saintly 

 Osmund. Many a cope was also treasured up, once worn by Canons 

 then resting beneath the shadow of the old Cathedral — of Bishop 

 Roger — of Azo and Richard, successive Archdeacons of Sarum — of 

 Ranulf, Treasurer — of John, Succentor. There was a pall which 

 Bishop Herbert had offered at the tomb of St. Osmund. There 

 was a large silken veil, besides smaller veils of the same costly 

 material, for the sepulchre and the fonts. There was also in 1214 

 a chasuble which was afterwards used at the burial of Thomas, 

 Treasurer of the cathedral, for it was the custom for priests to be 

 buried in their sacred vestments. 2 



tiae former it was ordered that one fourth part of the Canons should reside together 

 with the four dignitaries (Quatuor Personse), or pay the fifth part of their prebends 

 to the common fund ; by the latter this provision was so far modified, for a time 

 at least, " consideratis gravaminibus quae sustinent canonici tarn in sedificatione at 

 domorum quam in praestatione fabricse novae," that each Canon for the seven 

 next ensuing years should only have to reside forty days. This last statute was 

 entitled " Constitutio Ricardi Episcopi Sarum cum consensu Decani et Canoni- 

 corum de residencia facienda." See Cath. Com. Rep., pp. 12, 370. 



1 This is printed in Hatcher and Benson, p. 718. 

 2 Rock's " Church of our Fathers," ii., 304. 



