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I. An Account of an antient Shrine, formerly 
belonging to the Abbey of Croylandj by 
Wm. Stukely M. D. Coll. Med. Lond. 
Soc. Ecclef. D. Georgii Martyr . Lond, 
Rector. 
Read Dec. 8. r | "'HE Shrine before us is a great Cu- 
174 ' riofity. Few of this kind of Anti- 
quities efcap'd the general Ravage of the Difiolution 
of Abbeys: For which Reafon I thought it would 
be an agreeable Amufement to the Society to have 
a View of it; and to preferve a Drawing of it 
as in Tab. I. and II. The Shrine is made of Oak, 
plated over with Copper, upon which the Figures 
are chaced in Gold : The Ground is enamel’d with 
blue; in the Ridge along the Top are three oval 
Chryftals fet tranfparentiy ; its Dimenfions are as ex- 
prefied under the Print. 
Mr. Eayre of St. Neots fent it to me to have 
my Opinion of it. It was found in the Houle of 
a Gentleman of that Neighbourhood, who never 
fhew’d it during his Life-time ; and who poffibly 
might have given us fame Account, as to the Hi- 
ftory of it ; and at prefent we have no means left 
of finding it out, but by Conjecture. 
I conceive it came from Croyland- Abbey. There 
was an Intercourfe between this Abbey and St. Neot' t 
Priory ; infomuch t-hat St. Neot’s Body was carried 
hence to Croyland- Abbey, and inlhrined there. 
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