-12 The Parish Church of 8. Michael, Mere. 



" 1684. Itin. paid Mr. White for new draweinge and settiuge up the Kings 



amies 07 u 00 s . 00 d ." 

 (This is the existing achievement and bears the inscription " Fear 



God Honour the King 1684 — Thomas Rabbitts — John fford 



Churchwardens" ; the former one having doubtless been destroyed 



during the Commonwealth.) 

 " 1625. To the Joyner for a pyne for the pulpitt to hang the preachers hatt 



on j d ." 



The image of S. Michael might have occupied the central panel. 

 That this was treated in some manner distinct from the rest is 

 shown by the groove in the sill of the parapet, to lend it special 

 support. The twelve apostles were doubtless painted in twelve of 

 the side panels, whilst the other six were occupied by other figures, 

 probably angels in adoration. Traces of the colouring of the 

 parapet remain on the sill piece recently opened out. The works 

 of spoliation done 1559 — 1562 were very sweeping. 



Aubrey (1680) says: — 1 



" In the north aisle is a kind of Balcony, as it were for an organ, on which 

 these coates are painted, viz. : — 

 A Merchant's Mark. Berkeley. 

 (Clyvedon.) Stourton. 

 Carant. (Wadham.) 

 Hungerford, with a mullet for diff- Bettesthorne. 

 erence. Baynton. 



Bo. without the difference. Carant as before, with a crescent for 



Prince of Wales. difference. 



The Trinity. Device. 2 (a) ? (c) 



~ ? (b) 



" $on nafite Bne, nan nnfite, 3etr namtm tua tfa glartam." 



The bridge and the two other galleries were taken down in 1856, 

 the panels forming the front were preserved in the framing of the 



1 Jackson's Aubrey, p. 386. 

 2 Sir R. C. Hoare (Hund. of Mere, pp. 10 and 11) supplies the blanks as 

 follows : — 



(a) Christ Church. 



(b) The Cross of Saint George. 



(c) S. Bartholomew's Hospital (Tanner's Notitia Monastica). 



[In Hoare's description of these arms he omits to mention the chevron 

 co miter changed shown by Aubrey.] 



