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Notes, Archaeological and Historical. 



" At the South side of this ancient ffabricke, at the entrance of a fayre Porch, 

 there is curiously cutt, and caru'd in ffreestone in three ouall Arches, Statues 

 rep s senting the Creation, the Deluge, and the Natiuity w ch in their artificiall 

 Postures, I may compare to Wells, though not in number soe many, nor in bignes 

 so great. And w th in the same Porch on either side, are equally plac'd the 12 

 Apostles, and right ouer the Doore entring into the Church, is Christ in his 

 Throne between 2 cherubims, w oh are most artificially cut, and carv'd. 



"On the first Arch— 1. Defac'd quite. 2. Light from Chaos. 3. The Sea 

 from the Land. 4. The Lord sitts and beholds. 5. Hee makes ffowles. 6. Hee 

 makes ffish. 7. Hee makes the Beasts. 8. The Spirit mouing vpon y e Water. 

 9. Adam made. 10. Adam sleeps, and Woman made. 11. Paradice. 12. Adam 

 left there. 13. Diuell tempts Eue. 14. They hide themselves. 15. God calls to 

 them. 16. God thrusts them out. 17. A Spade and Distaffe given. 18. Adam 

 digs, Eue spins. 19. Eue brings forth Cain. 20. Adam tills y e Earth. 21, 22. 

 Two Angells for Keepers. 23. Abell walks in y e ffeild. 24. Cain meets him. 

 25. Cain kills Abell. 26, 27, 28. Demolish'd quite. 



"On the second Arch — 1, 2. God sitts and beholds the Sins of the World. 3. 

 Cain is a fugitiue. 4. He comes to Eue. 5. An Angell. 6. God Deliuers Noah 

 y e Axe. 7. Noah workes in the Arke. 8. Eight Persons saued. 9. Abraham 

 offers Isaac. 10. The lamb caught in y e Bush. 11. Moses talkes w th his father. 

 12. Moses keeping Sheep. 13. Moses and Aron Strikes y e Rocke. 14. Moses 

 roades y e Law to y e Elders. 15. Sampson tearing the Lion. 16. Sampson 

 bearing y e City Gates. 17. The Philistins puts out his eyes. 18. Dauid rescues 

 the Lamb. 19. David fights w th Goliah. 20. Goliah slaine. 21. An Angell. 

 22, Dauid rests himself. 23. Defac'd quite. 24. Dauid walks to Bethoron. 

 25. David's entertaim* there. 26, 27. Demolish'd quite. 



" On the third Arch — 1, 2. Defac'd quite. 3. John y e forunner of Christ. 

 4. Michaell the Archangell. 5. The Angells comes to Mary. 6. Mary in Child- 

 bed. 7. The 3 Wisemen comes to Christ. 8. They find him. 9. Joseph, 

 Mary, and Christ goes into Egypt. 10. Christ curses y e ffig-tree. 11. Hee 

 rides on an Asse to Jerusalem. 12. He eats the Passouer with his twelue 

 Apostles. 13. Hee is nayl'd to the Crosse. 14. Laid in the Tombe by Joseph. 

 15. Hee riseth againe. 16. Hee ascendeth into Heaven. 17. The Holy Ghost 

 descending on the Apostles. 18. Michaell ouerthrowes y e Demi. 19. Mary 

 mourning for Jesus. 20, 21, 22, 23. Demolish'd quite. 



" Within this Ancient Church are some monuments. 



" On the South side of the High Altar, vnder a very ancient Tombe of ffreestone 

 Lyeth K. Athelstan, a royall Benefactor, and rich endower of that famous 

 monastery : Hee gave order his body should be there interr'd, and to rest, for the 

 good successe he receiu'd from that Towne, ag 8t the Danes : and for the sake of 

 holy St. Adelm the Hermit, who was Maidulphs Scholler. 



"Another Monum 1 there is of S r . George Marshall's Lady, Daughter of S r . 

 Owen Hopton, sometimes a Lieutenant of the Tower of London. 



" The present sad ruins of that large spacious, strong and famous Abbey, on 

 the north side of the Church, did manifest what her beauty was in her flourishing 

 time. 



" After I had weary'd myselfe in beholding these sad and lamentable Ruines, 

 and dismall Downfalls, I a little obseru'd the Scytuatiou of that small handsome, 



