and north transept. The church was formerly rich in stained glass, especially heraldic glass. The east window was filled with stained glass by the Priory of Wormesley, containing the arms of England, the Earl of Leicester, the See of Hereford, the Dean and Chapter of Hereford. The Earl gave the tithes to the convent. The king confirmed the grant, as also did the Bishop by the consent of the Dean and Chapter. Captain Symonds in his diary (1645) describes these as "very large and old, each about a foot broad." North-east window of chancel-the arms of Talbot. North-west window of chancel the kneeling figure of a knight clad in armour of the thirteenth century, the hands joined in the attitude of prayer. The South-west window of the chancel was also filled with heraldic glass. The east window of the south aisle of the nave contained the arms of Lionel Duke of Clarence, and the south-east window of the same aisle the arms of Heven, of Heven (or Haven, as now pronounced), of the parish of Dilwyn. The next window in the same aisle also contained heraldic glass. The north window of the north transept is a noble window, of very late decorated work, and was filled with stained glass,-as Captain Symonds says, "fairly adorned with the pictures of the twelve apostles." There were thus in all eight stained glass windows, including the two largest in the church. In the north wall of the chancel, under a fourteenth century canopy, is a recumbent figure of a knight, crosslegged, in close armour, drawing his sword half out, a lion crouching at his feet, on his arm a target bearing the arms of Talbot. In the north transept there are the remains of a very fine 15th century brass; the brasses (those of a male and female) have disappeared, together with the whole of the stained glass already mentioned, except a few fragments in the head of the north transept window. In the course of the present restoration three monumental slabs-two sculptured and one incised-have been brought to light. The most perfect of these is in memory of Thomas Killing

and his wife. This slab is late 13th century. A still earlier, but rather rudely sculptured slab, is preserved as the sill of the east window of south aisle of nave.

The bells, six in number, and a very musical and effective peal, were cast by A. Rudhal, of Gloucester, in 1733. The inscriptions do not call for remark.

The churchyard is entered through what is called by the inhabitants a "scallenge," virtually a lych-gate. Captain Symonds thus describes it in 1645: "At the Church Gate Stands a Howse and square with pillars and two doores, which they call a Palme Howse; it formerly stood in the Churchyard." And he gives sketches of a stool with "leather or cloth" top, exactly similar to the modern camp stool, showing it when opened and when closed.

Then Symonds describes "a water wheele six feet in diameter, six spokes, and about four inches thick." A sketch of the wheel is given, with the trough to convey the water.

This," proceeds the Captain," will turne spitts, two chernes, and beate in a morter."

I will conclude with the following inventory of the church goods, made out, as I believe, either in 1611 or 1612, and the title-page of the register book:—

An Inventory of ye goods belonginge to ye Church of Dilwyn.

Inp'mis, ye parishe stocke for ye poore in mony, £7.
Item, another stocke of mony, £3.

Item, one silver chalice with a cover, worth 50s.
Item, one pewter pottle pot for ye communion wine, 3s.
Item, one large bible and an old bible, 40s.

Item, two Tomes of Homilies, 5s.

Item, four communion books, two in folio, two in qrto, 20s.
Item, one table of degrees of marriages prohibited, 4d.
Item, one booke of canons made Ano. 1604, 20d.

Item, one booke of Articles enquired at visitations, 8d.
Item, one Bullinger's Decades, allowed by Mr. Ballard,
Surrogate to ye Ordinary, instead of Erasmus paraphrased,

10s.

Item, one faire wainscot chest, with three lockes, 11s.

Item, one poore men's box, with three lockes, 4s.

Item, three other old chests, whereof two are in the vestrie, 5s.

Item, one cover made of wainscot for ye font, 4s.

Item, one surplice, old and seare, 5s.

Item, one fair coveringe of cloth of gold for the communion table, wh. coste the parishe 26s.

Recovered from ye p'ishe by ye p'ishioners of Webley, of whom it was bought for 8d.

Item, one newe cambricke table cloth for ye Co'in Table, 12s. Item, an old coveringe of Darnin, now used in ye pulpit, 2s. Item, an old holland table cloth, 12d.

Item, two pay bookes for Lownes and accounts, 5s.

Item, three other writinge bookes for registeringe, christenings, mariages and burials, this is one, 16s.

Item, one newe surplice of holland, which cost about 30s. Item, one little vessell and two bottells for wine, which cost about 2s.

Item, two plate dishes for the co'ion bread cost 16d.

Item, Bishop Jewell's Works, which cost 20s.

Item, two bookes of praiers for ye 5 of August and ye 5 of November, 8d.

Item, two forms of wainscot for ye co'icants for burialls and women churched, 3s. 4d.

Item, ye newe bible printed by authoritie of King James, which cost £2 6s.

Ye old bible was sold by the churchwardens to William Howell for 10s.

Item, two larger wainscot formes for ye communicants, which cost 10s.

Item, the stocke of money given by Mr. Goodman to ye poor of Dilwyn, which was by his gift £93 3s. 4d., which being not to be had, composition was made with ye friends of Mr Goodman's executor after ye sute was commenced in ye Chancery against him for £40, which was laide on land of William Bragen, by way of mortgage, to say yearly to ye churchwardens and overseers of ye poore £3 10s., to be dealt to ye poor £40.

TITLE PAGE OF PARISH REGISTER.

The book of the Parish Church of Dilwyn, in the county of Hereford, procured by statute to write the names as well of those who for these forty years now past, that is to say, from the beginning of the reign of

the most gracious Queen Elizabeth were either baptised, or married, or heretofore received the benefit of ecclesiastical burial, as well as those who may hereafter receive it. Transcribed by Thomas Hammond, vicar there, at the charges of the parishioners, namely, ten shillings.

He began from the year of our Lord, 1559, and the first year of Elizabeth, and continued to the year of our Lord, 1599, and the fortieth year of Elizabeth, for the aforesaid ten shillings. All the remaining (entries) were made by the care and labour of the vicars for the time being, of whom the first was Thomas Hammond, M.A., of Oxford, a native of Salisbury, who lived vicar here from the month of April, in the thirty-ninth_year of Queen Elizabeth, and from the year of our Lord, 1597, until the second day of June, in the fifteenth year of the reign of our most gracious King James, and the year of our Lord, 1617.

Martin Johnson, vicar of Dilwyn, M.A., of Baliol College, Oxford, and a native of Oxford, who lived vicar here from the year of our Lord, 1651, to the year 1698.

HARL. MSS., No. 368, Fo. 180.

[We are indebted for the following transcript to the kindness of J. Youde Hinde, Esq.]

"Henry the 8 Grante for Fees to be allowed to the Lord Presydent and Counsell of the Marches of Wales.

"HENRY the Eighte by the grace of God king of England and of ffraunce defender of the faith and Lord of Ireland, To our trustye & righte well beloued Counselore S Bryan Tuke Knight nowe Treasurer of our Chamber and to the Treasurer and Treasurers of our Chambere that hereafter shalbe and to euery of you for the tyme being greetyng, where as wee haue appoynted the Righte Reuerend father in God, o' Right and wel

beloued Counselore Roland Bishope of Couentry and lycheefield to be our presydente of our Counsell in the marshes of Walles. And also haue assocyate & appoynted to be with him other our Comyssyoners there. And also haue appoynted & assygned to them for theire dyets stipends fees wages & other their charges ther after the rate herafter following that is to saye for their dyetes yearly after the rate of thirteene poundes sixe shillinges and viijd. by weeke and the yearly fees wages and stypendes of certayne of them that is to say S John Porte Knighte one of our Justyces forty markes starlynge S Anthony ffitz-harberte knight xli. Sr Edward Croftes knighte xli. sterlynge S Richard Maunsell knighte xli. John Russell our secretary ther xiijli. vjs. viijd. Roger Wigstone Esquire vli. John virnon Esquire xiijli. vjs. viijd. Thomas Houlte our Atterney there xiijli. vjs. viijd. & Richard Hassall our Solicitore there vli. And to have for their forreine expences yearly after the rate of one hondred markes. And also for the wages & diet of William Carter Armerer making his aboad at Ludlowe for the keepynge of armor and arttyllerye ther after the rate of vjd. by the daye from the feaste of St. Michael the Arche Angell laste paste hetherto and so from hence forth duringe our pleasure. Therefore we will and comaunde you that of our money beinge in yo' custody and charge you vpon the sight hearof to make payment vnto their vse of the fors'd diets fees. stypends and wages accordyng to our assyg'ment as is aboue s'd from the foresayd feaste of St. Michaell the Archeangell laste paste & so quarterly from henceforth tyll ye haue from vs in commaundemente to the contrary ye taking at euery quarter for euery payment an aquittance assygned by the hands of the s'd presydente and this our letters shalbe to you a suffityente warrante & discharge in this behalfe. In witeness whereof wee haue caused thes our l'res to be made pattente. Witenes our selfe at Westemester the 21 daye of November in the xxvjth yeare of our raigne."