on a very curious alabaster tomb at the south side of the choir near the altar. This has been lately repaired, and restored, by a descendant still living in the parish. The monument of Richard Corbet, a knight Templar, was probably erected before the 14th century,* and is a very plain table monument, without any ornaments whatever. The sides and ends of the tomb are covered with tiles, five inches and a half square, that seem to have been of a red and yellow colour, like the others with the armorial bearings. This was drawn in 1778, by Major Hayman Rooke, who has distinguished himself much by his antiquarian research. There is another ancient one which Stukely saw when it was in better preservation than at the present day. He describes it as a carved stone image, by the south wall of the choir, of very rude and ancient workmanship; it is a knight, he adds, covered with a mail and his surcoat; in his right hand a halbert, like a pick-axe; in his left a round target. This figure, says Gough, is in the oldest mail armour. An engraving of it may be seen in Carter's Ancient Sculpture, Vol. II. p. 13. There are many other monuments of the ancestors of the present noble family of Lygon, &c. and many modern ta blets to the memory of those who came in hopes of benefit from the waters, but were left behind by their sorrowing friends. Among these we were particularly struck with a simple white tablet His cheerful watch some guardian angel keeps Such worth, such genuine worth can never die." We know not if the lines are original; but their truth and simplicity must plead an excuse for insertion, In the garden belonging to the priory house, then belonging to Mrs. Savage, on the 22d of May, 1711, and which is situated on the south side of the church, where once stood the cloisters, was dug up a flat stone, now preserved in the church. It was the tombstone of Walcher, the second prior, and has already been given in prose in several publications; but as it is really in cu rious monkish rhyme, we shall take the liberty of inserting it. "Philosophus bonus dignus. Monachus prior hujus ovilis, Hic jacet in cista Geometricus et Abacista, Doctor Walcherus. Flet plebs, dolet undique clerus; Huic lux prima mori Dedit Octobris seniori; Vivet ut in cœlis Exhoret quisque fidelis. 1135." We cannot quit this part of the subject without noticing that it is now undergoing a complete repair, which is absolutely neeessary to preserve such a curious and interesting edifice from destruction. In 1802, an experienced architect, Mr. Tatham, was employed to survey, and make an estimate of the necessary expense for these repairs; he stated, in his report, that he was of opinion, that the church was capable of such a repair as might render it fit for divine service, and preserve the building for many years; and, as a further inducement to this undertaking, he very judiciously added, that its antiquity, magnificence, and beauty, combine to render it worthy of being preserved as a specimen of Gothic architecture, in which respect it is little inferior to any in the kingdom. It was added, that as no sufficient fund had existed for its repair, since the dissolution, when this noble conven. tual church became parochial, and as the parishioners themselves were now unable to bear the expense without assistance, it would be expedient immediately to commence a subscription for the sum of 10001. in order to give it at once such substantial repairs as were absolutely necessary for its preservation. Handsome sums were immediately subscribed; but much more is wanting to finish it; yet it is hoped that the liberality of visitors to this healthful spring will enable the work to be completed.* Connected with this subject, is that of the Sunday-school, which at present consists of sixty children; but the funds of this very charitable institution being at present very much reduced, from the unavoidable expenses attending it, a general solicitation is made to all visitors to contribute their mite, into the hands of the landlords at the various hotels; in which those who chuse to unite charity with pleasure may thus indulge themselves. The visitors to these fountains of health, who reside in the village, are naturally attracted to ST. ANNE'S WELL, which rises from the hill, immediately at the back of the Crown hotel; the pleasantest road is through the garden of that house, to which the approach leads from the level of the first floor. The side of this hill is here so steep, that the paths are made to lead in Hon. E. Foley. 1001. Lord Viset. Beauchamp, 50 guineas. A. Lechmere, Esq. 501. Late Bishop of Worcester, 501. Rev. R. M. Graves, vicar, 301. Lord Dudley and Ward, 501. Lord Eardley, 501. Earl of Coventry, 50 guineas. Present Bishop of Worcester, 501. Lord Foley, 501. Lord Lyttelton, 30 guineas. Lady Lyttelton, 20 guineas. These, with several other smaller sums, have been already subscribed. in a zigzag direction; but being very neatly kept, and having seats at proper distances, from which there are enchanting prospects to amuse the invalid whilst resting, the fatigue of the ascent is scarcely felt. Here there is a small pump room; and the visitor will not grudge, at his arrival, to pay a small sum towards the repair and preservation of those walks, which lead him so commodiously to the salutiferous stream. But the most frequented is the HOLYWELL, which lies about two miles to the southward of the village of. Great Malvern, on the eastern side of the hill. The ramble to this place from the village is delightful, as the roads are kept in very fine order; on one side the tourist is charmed with the swelling hills in all their majesty and wildness, on the other he sees some of the neighbouring villas, surrounded by verdant foliage, beyond which is an extensive plain, uniting itself with the vale of Severn, and all its picturesque beauty. He now arrives at the Wells boarding-house, a very handsome white building, standing in a garden, whose gravelled walks, interspersed with shrubs and flowers, lead him not only to various seats judiciously placed so as to catch the best views, but also facilitate his ascent to the well itself. On the right of the high road, he will observe the Wells hotel, a large and commodious building, with every convenience for the standing of carriages, &c. Here is also a billiard room; and the visitor may either enjoy himself in seclusion at the hotel, or join the social parties at the Boarding-house, where he will always meet a great variety of company, from the frequent changes which take place between this and Cheltenham, &c. Passing on to the steepest ascent of the hill, several pleasant lodging houses present themselves; the spring itself has a convenient pump room, and here also are baths and pumps for external use. From this spot, a well conducted walk leads through the most romantic meanders, to the very top of the hill, in the most imperceptible manner, from whence, even the infirm, without fatigue, may accompany us in our ramble. To the southward, not quite a mile dise U4 distant, is the Herefordshire Beacon, which, though strictly speaking in another county, claims our notice here. It is an ancient camp, but of uncertain origin; most probably a British station, and successively occupied both by Romans and Saxons, as it in some measure partakes of their various modes of fortification. Its existing remains are nothing more than a double ditch, or two entrenchments, conducted nearly in a circle around the very summit of the hill; the uppermost one extending about 700 feet, and the lower being about a mile in circumference. These trenches remain in some parts to a depth of twelve feet, and in many places are thirty feet wide. Even the avenues, or passes, are in some measure in good preservation, and the whole work is calculated to contain at least twenty thousand troops. The curious stranger will also visit, whilst here, a cave cut in the rock at a small distance on the south side of the camp. No tradition relates its history; it is merely an oval, about ten feet long, six broad, and seven high, with an entrance six feet in height and four wide; and it appears throughout of the rudest and earliest workmanship. Returning again along the ridge towards the Worcestershire Beacon, we arrive at a rude building erected on the very summit, close to the Earl of Gloucester's ditch: it is constructed of sods, and having a comfortable range of seats, serves equally as a resting place to the invalid, or a shelter to those caught in the passing shower. A short distance further, leads to a steep precipice, which looks down upon the Wytch, a deep chasm cut through the rocks in order to shorten the ascent, and render the passage over the hills in this place, more safe and easy. It is not indeed very convenient for carriages, but is a very short cut for equestrians from Malvern to Ledbury. A very short walk will lead us, on the Herefordshire side of the bills, past this chasm, and from thence to the Worcestershire Beaçon; from whence, still keeping to the northward, we descend into a deep winding vale, without either cottage or shrub to relieve the eye, and for a few minutes may suppose ourselves in the wildest desarts of Africa, until we catch a winding walk, which we may cross towards the |