By the Rev. J. E. Jackson. 



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This monument (as already mentioned) originally stood under 

 a stone canopy, richly ornamented, within an arch that had been 

 made in the Lady Chapel north wall. On the ceiling of the canopy 

 were the arms of Hungerford, Peverell, and Botreaux, with the 

 device of three sickles intertwined, and the letters I. H. S., and 

 two latin lines over it. The whole monument appears to have been 

 for some time hidden from view, by high wooden seats in the 

 Lady Chapel, and came to light upon removing them. Of the 

 stone canopy itself nothing is now preserved, except such portions 

 as may have been worked up in the stone wainscoting round the 

 Lady Chapel. The altar-tomb itself is made of Sussex marble, on 

 which lies the full length effigy of Lord Hungerford, in alabaster. 

 It has been engraved in Stothard's work on Monumental Effigies. 

 The figure has been roughly handled and the colour is nearly all 

 gone. The armour is of peculiar pattern, approaching the splendid 

 style which was carried to perfection in the reign of Richard III. 

 The elbow and shoulder pieces very large, the girdle jewelled. 

 Captain Symonds's description of the figure is that "it was of a 

 fashion different from more ancient — like a lobster.' ' It is described 

 in Meyrick's book, on 'Armoury/ in rather more scientific terms. 



The deeds relating to the foundation of this outside Chapel, its 

 endowment, and the regulations for the services, are all preserved 

 in a collection of documents of this family, to which I have had 

 access. Amongst the statutes to be observed by the chaplains were 

 these ; that they were not to frequent taverns at unseasonable hours ; 

 not to keep hawks nor hounds ; nor to be addicted to gambling, 

 card playing, or ball playing; nor to be of insufferably quarrelsome 

 temper ! They had a house within the Close, known by the name 

 of " The House of Lord Hungerford' s Chantry Priests." In the 

 time of Henry VIII. the Chapel was found to possess 26oz. of 

 plate. Each of the Chaplains had £8 a-year paid by the Dean 

 and Chapter. 



The Lady Hungerford who built the Chapel was a donor to the 

 Cathedral Plate Chest of four pair of censers, with leopard's heads, 

 "windows, pinnacles, and chains." She was also the Foundress of 

 the Almshouse at Heytesbury. 



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