THE CHURCH OF ST. ANDREW, PLYMOUTH. 237 
rung at seven o’clock on Sunday mornings is a relic of the early 
mass or communion now unfortunately discontinued. 
I may as well mention another use for squints of this size and 
character. The object of the aperture was to enable the priests at 
the side altars and in the chantries to take part in the service, so 
that when the Holy Eucharist was administered to very large con- 
gregations the bread or wafers, which had been consecrated at the 
high altar, might be divided into portions and carried to each of 
the side altars, and from thence distributed to the communicants, 
by which means a much larger number were enabled to communi- 
cate simultaneously. A revival of this custom was suggested some 
time since in our cathedrals and churches in large towns; but the 
increased number of celebrations has obviated the necessity for it. 
The goods of the church are not, and have not been for three 
centuries, of any great value. 
The following is a list of them in 1635 :— 
Imprimis. One fayre Bible of the largest volume. 
L[tem. Two bookes of Common Prayer of the largest volume. 
Ltem. Two books of Martyrs, the onein English and the other in French. 
Ltem. One book, called Fewell’s Works. 
Item. One book of Homilyes. 
Item. Two register books for christenings, weddings, and burials. 
Item. Three surplusses, two for the ministers and one for the clerk. 
Item. One fayre silver cupp for the communion, double gilt, with a silver 
cover and a case of leather to put it in. 
ltem. Three other silver cupp, gilt, with covers of silver and cases for 
them. 
ltem. Two silver plates. 
Item. Two great pewter pots and two pewter plates. 
Item. One fayre velvet pulpit cloth and cushyon of the same. 
Item. The old pulpit cloth and cushyon of velvet. 
Item. One new table board for the communion, 
Item. One greene carpet of broad cloth. 
ltem. Two lynnen table-cloths and six lowells. 
ltem. One white basket. 
Item. One tron-bound chest with three locks to keepe the register books. 
Item. One crowd. 
This crowd, I suppose, means a barrow, but the ‘““d” may be an 
“9.” in which case it would be a crow bar. 
The single chalice left by the Commissioners did not serve very 
long, and the goods enumerated in the above list were added to from 
time to time. The three small chalices are dated 1590, 1616, and 
