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The Parish Church of 8. Michael, Mere 



dono Elie Wikint Item i vexillum de 

 dono Luce Drumare de armis ejusdem 

 Item iii panni linei incisi et picti ante 

 altaria de perquisitione J Capellani 

 Item unum lintheum ad cooperiendam 

 crucem tempore quadragesimali Item 

 i superpelliceum vetus et i rochetta 

 Item est ibi unus truncus ferro ligatus 

 [in margin, "area qua oportet poni pannus ad 

 sustinendum pannum sericum."] in quo re- 

 ponuutur libri Item i arch a in qua re- 

 ponuntur vestimenta." 



quently acquired, four towels, of which 

 one is apparelled ; one processional cross 

 of agate ; also one alb, apparelled, of the 

 gift of Margaret of Zeals; also one silk 

 banner of the gift of Elias Wikine ; 

 also one banner of the gift of Luke 

 Drumare, with the arms of the same ; 

 also three linen cloths pierced and 

 figured before altars, acquired by 

 Chaplain J . . . . ; also a linen 

 cloth for covering up the cross in 

 time of Lent ; 1 also one surplice 

 old, and one rochette ; 2 and there 

 is a trunk bound with iron [a chest in 

 which a cloth should be put to hold up 

 the silk cloth] in which the books are 

 kept ; also one chest in which the vest, 

 ments are kept." 



D. 



Further inventories from the Registers of Deans Chandler (1404—1418) and 

 Sydenham (1418—1425.) 



Ornaments of the Church of Mere. 

 " Ornaments of the Chantry of Mere. In the first place one silver-gilt chalice 

 with image of the Crucified on the foot, with paten the Agnus Dei in the middle ; 

 two silver cruets ; also four corporals with four burses ; also one missal on the 

 second folio of which after the Kalendar et mittere, also one other missal with 

 [musical] notes on second folio of which after the Kalendar et semper ; also 

 one portf orium 3 on the second folio of which et vita ; also one other portforium 

 [musically] noted on second folio of which devis qui ; also one gradual with 



celebrated, the same office of the comb was done for him as he sat within his 

 niched seat, the first of those three sedilia in the presbytery to be observed in 

 most of our parish Churches, built of stone against the southern wall of the 

 chancel." (Rock's " Church of our Fathers.'") 



1 Dr. Rock gives a woodcut from a Flemish book of Hours showing the interior 

 of a Church during Lent, and the rood with St. Mary and St. J ohn, wrapped up 

 in white cloths. (" Church of our Fathers.") 



2 As the surplice is an augmentation of the albe, so the rocket is a diminution 

 of the same, for the sake of convenience being shorter, and either with tighter 

 sleeves or without sleeves. (Pugin.) 



3 Portforium is the Salisbury name for breviary, 



