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two other instances of access to the rood-loft by means of a bridge 

 across the aisle, where the loft itself did not extend through nave 

 and aisles, viz., Bishops Cannings and Battle (Sussex). 1 



The entries in the churchwardens' book which appear to refer to 

 the altars, tabernacles, and the rood-loft and its bridge, are as 

 follows : — 



" 1558. Item for rnakynge of a dore to the Rode lofte." 

 "Item for Jemewes aud nayles to the same." 



" to W m . Stafford for whytnyng of the walles of the northe He of 

 the Church ii s . iiij d ." 

 " 1550. Payde in Earneste towards the makynge of the Image of Seynt 

 Michell." 



" 1561. Item for takyng downe of the Aultares by comauudement of the 

 Queues vysytors aforesaid." 

 "Item for takynge downe of the Rode in the Churche." 

 " Item for wasshyng out of the Rode and the trynyte." 

 " Item for lyme for the same." 



" Item for defacynge the Images of the twelve apostles which were 

 painted in the fface of the Rode lofte." 

 "1562. Payed for the takyng downe of the Rode loft by the comanndment 

 of the By s shop x d ." 

 " For lyme to amende the same place ageyn xvj d ." 

 " For lathes to amende the Rode lofte xiij d ." 



" Item to Henry Hopkyns for the defacyng of the seats or tabernacles 



of the Images throught all the Churche 2 iiij s . x d ." 

 " Item for lyme for the same iij s . vj d ." 



u Item for the carriage of the Rubble oute of the Churche iij d ." 

 ." For a table peynted with the tenne comanndm ts . and for a Kalendar 

 and a boke of the homelyes ij s . iirj d ." 

 "1625. for Setting upp the Kinges Armes and for plaine centences of 



Scripture on the walls iij h . v s ." 

 " 1625. A new Pulpitt sett up and some new seates. The King's Arms were 

 sett upp and many poses written on the walls." 



1 Wilts Arch. Mag., vol. xxiii., p. 5. 



In St. Martin's, Langharne, Carmarthenshire, a cruciform Church, with central 

 tower, the rood-loft was approached by a bridge across the south transept. Also 

 at Ditcheat, Somerset, the loft was approached by a passage in the wall above 

 the north aisle arch between aisle aud transept from a staircase with entrance in 

 the north aisle. — J. A. Lloyd. 



2 It is not clear where these tabernacles were, as traces of such work only exist 

 over one piscina in the chancel, but that there was more is shown by the entry 

 for carriage of rubble out of the Church. A whole niche has been removed and 

 the wall made good 3ft. eastward of piscina in north chapel. 



