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stood behind it . A lofty and magnificent reredos now extends from pillar to pillar , immediately hacking the altar ; and the space behind it to the east , including the polygonal part of the choir , is thus cut off and separated ; a door on
each side the ~ altar leads to this space . " This was the ¦' feretory , ' a place for the feretra or shrines of the patron saints . The arrangement is analogous to that of many other cathedrals . Unfortunately , the date of this reredos is not preserved ; and there are no devices to
lead us to fix it with any precision , save only that its style indicates late work , and it may therefore be assigned to the latter end of the fifteenth century . The lateral enclosure of the choir is effected by screens of stone tracery , which bear initials , mottoes , devices , and a date . We have in different parts the initials of Fox , and his motto , ( H ? gt 2300 dlracta , in black letter ; the initials of Cardinal Beaufort , and his motto , EST DOMINO CONFIDO ; and the initials W . F . and motto , SIT LAUS DEO , of some unknown benefactor . There is also the date 1525 . Under each pier arch upon the screen is placed a mortuary chest , also the work of Bishop Fox . "
Over the altar at present is "West ' s " Raising of Lazarus , which , though beautifully executed , is a specimen of the license painters take in illustrating the words of the Bible . Lazarus wears the ashy paleness of death , and has just arisen from the steps of a grave beneath an overhanging rock . We have heard of a modern work , in
which SS . Peter , James , and John are represented as witnessing alone the Ascension , which the painter , not well acquainted indeed with Scripture , must have confounded with the Transfiguration : we hardly know which of these pictures is the more unfortunate . The stalls in the " choir , " and the bishop's throne , are celebrated for their
beauty . The throne was designed by G-arbett , and is described minutely by E . I . Carlos in the Gentleman ' s Magazine ( 1828 , No . 2 ) . Near the bishop ' s throne is the simple grey English marble tomb of K / ufus , who was slain , some think purposely and others accidentally , by Sir Walter Tyrrel , " a French gentleman , " says Hume , " remarkable for his address in archery . " A stone in the new forest marks the spot where William Eufus fell .
The font in Winchester cathedral is curious : it is to be found in the middle arch of the nave , on the north side . The bowl is supported upon a large round central stem , with pillars fluted ( excepting one ) , and the sides are covered with various quaint figures , representing some passages in the life of St . Nicholas . There is a font which we have seen , very much resembling this , in East Meon church , Hants . Drawings of both fonts are given : of the former in Britten ' s History of Winchester , and Vetusta Monumenta ; and the latter in the Archseologia , x . p . 105 .
The following is a portion of a copy of the inventory of the cathedral church at Winchester , as it was given in by the prior and convent to Cromwell , secretary of state , and the king ' s vicar-general over all spiritual men : — " Of the things that are abroad in the Church : — - " The nether part of the high altar being of plate of gold , garnished with stones ; the front above being of broidered work and pearls , and above that a table of images of silver and gilt , garnished with stones . Above the altar a great cross and an image of plate and gold , garnished with stones . In the body of the church a great cross and an image , of Christ , and Mary , and John , being of plate silver , Ton . i , 4 i
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stood behind it . A lofty and magnificent reredos now extends from pillar to pillar , immediately hacking the altar ; and the space behind it to the east , including the polygonal part of the choir , is thus cut off and separated ; a door on
each side the ~ altar leads to this space . " This was the ¦' feretory , ' a place for the feretra or shrines of the patron saints . The arrangement is analogous to that of many other cathedrals . Unfortunately , the date of this reredos is not preserved ; and there are no devices to
lead us to fix it with any precision , save only that its style indicates late work , and it may therefore be assigned to the latter end of the fifteenth century . The lateral enclosure of the choir is effected by screens of stone tracery , which bear initials , mottoes , devices , and a date . We have in different parts the initials of Fox , and his motto , ( H ? gt 2300 dlracta , in black letter ; the initials of Cardinal Beaufort , and his motto , EST DOMINO CONFIDO ; and the initials W . F . and motto , SIT LAUS DEO , of some unknown benefactor . There is also the date 1525 . Under each pier arch upon the screen is placed a mortuary chest , also the work of Bishop Fox . "
Over the altar at present is "West ' s " Raising of Lazarus , which , though beautifully executed , is a specimen of the license painters take in illustrating the words of the Bible . Lazarus wears the ashy paleness of death , and has just arisen from the steps of a grave beneath an overhanging rock . We have heard of a modern work , in
which SS . Peter , James , and John are represented as witnessing alone the Ascension , which the painter , not well acquainted indeed with Scripture , must have confounded with the Transfiguration : we hardly know which of these pictures is the more unfortunate . The stalls in the " choir , " and the bishop's throne , are celebrated for their
beauty . The throne was designed by G-arbett , and is described minutely by E . I . Carlos in the Gentleman ' s Magazine ( 1828 , No . 2 ) . Near the bishop ' s throne is the simple grey English marble tomb of K / ufus , who was slain , some think purposely and others accidentally , by Sir Walter Tyrrel , " a French gentleman , " says Hume , " remarkable for his address in archery . " A stone in the new forest marks the spot where William Eufus fell .
The font in Winchester cathedral is curious : it is to be found in the middle arch of the nave , on the north side . The bowl is supported upon a large round central stem , with pillars fluted ( excepting one ) , and the sides are covered with various quaint figures , representing some passages in the life of St . Nicholas . There is a font which we have seen , very much resembling this , in East Meon church , Hants . Drawings of both fonts are given : of the former in Britten ' s History of Winchester , and Vetusta Monumenta ; and the latter in the Archseologia , x . p . 105 .
The following is a portion of a copy of the inventory of the cathedral church at Winchester , as it was given in by the prior and convent to Cromwell , secretary of state , and the king ' s vicar-general over all spiritual men : — " Of the things that are abroad in the Church : — - " The nether part of the high altar being of plate of gold , garnished with stones ; the front above being of broidered work and pearls , and above that a table of images of silver and gilt , garnished with stones . Above the altar a great cross and an image of plate and gold , garnished with stones . In the body of the church a great cross and an image , of Christ , and Mary , and John , being of plate silver , Ton . i , 4 i