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Common terms and phrasesabbey Abbot Ailfric Alnwyk altar altar-tomb antiquary appointed April Archbishop Archbishop of Canterbury architecture Bishop Herbert Bishop of Norwich blank arches Blomefield Bromley Bury Cambridge canopy Canterbury Cathedral Church Cattermole chaplain charter choir citizens clergy cloister columns consecrated Corbet Dean deanery died diocess door-way Dunwich east end ecclesiastical Edward elected Elmham engraved Erpingham favour gate-house Goldwell Hall Henry Henry III History hundred interred John John Overall king Lewis Bagot Matthew Wren monarch monastery monks monument mouldings nave niche Norfolk Norman north aile north side north transept North Walk Norwich Cathedral Norwich Norwich obtained ornaments Oxford palace Plate pope pounds prebend prelate prior Queen reign repaired sacrist semicircular Sept sermons Sigebert Sir Thomas Sir Thomas Gooch soon afterwards south aile south side spandrils spire Stigand stone roof style Suffolk Thetford tower transept translated View west front William Winchester XXII Popular passagesPage 49 - Another while, the Sheriff Toftes and Alderman Linsey, attended with many zealous followers, came into my chapel to look for superstitious pictures and relics of idolatry; and sent for me, to let me know they found those windows full of images, which were very offensive, and must be demolished. Page 45 - Lord, what work was here ! what clattering of glasses ! what beating down of walls ! what tearing up of monuments ! what pulling down of seats ! what wresting out of irons and brass from the windows and graves ! what defacing of arms ! what demolishing of curious stone-work, that had not any representation in the world, but only of the cost of the founder, and skill of the mason... Page 45 - Greenyard* pulpit, and the service books and singing books that could be had, were carried to the fire in the public market-place ; a lewd wretch walking before the train, in his cope trailing in the dirt, with a service book in his hand, imitating in an impious scorn the tune and usurping the words of the Litany used formerly in the Church... Page 68 - Benevolent, generous, and spirited in his public character ; sincere, amiable, and affectionate in private life ; correct, eloquent, and ingenious as a poet ; 4 he appears to have deserved and enjoyed through life the patronage and friendship of the great, and the applause and estimation of the... Page 42 - The acute pediments and crockets are truly of the style and age of Edward I. In the spandrils of the great arch are figures, in basso-relievo, of a man with a sword and a round shield attacking a dragon. The eastern face of this building consists of stone... Page 42 - In the spandrels of the great arch are figures in basso-relievo, of a man with a sword and a round shield, attacking a dragon. The eastern face of this building consists of stone tracery, and flint, having a pointed arch window in the centre. Page 69 - ... assured I shall never displace you of that room which I have given you in my affection ; proove you a good tenant in my hart, and noe minister in my diocese hath a better landlord. Farewell ! God Almightie blesse you with your whole congregation. ' From your faithful friend to serve you in Christ Jesus ' RICH. NORWICH. ' LUDHAM HALL, the 6 of Oct. 1633. Page 45 - What wresting out of irons and brass from the windows and graves ! What defacing of arms ! What demolishing of curious stonework that had not any representation in the world, but only of the cost of the founder and skill of the mason ! What... Page 42 - This building appears to have been erected by the citizens as an atonement for injury done to the cathedral and its gates in the great insurrection of 1272. A rector officiated here for some time after it was raised; who withdrawing himself to St. Mary's, a priest supplied his place and subsisted on the voluntary offerings of strangers. These not being sufficient to support him, the chapel was let to the Cellerer, who accounted in 1519 for the profits of the house or chapel over the Page 42 - Oth, 1400, declared, that the proceedings of the knight against the bishop were good, and originated in great zeal, and as the latter was of royal lineage, he directed them " to shake hands, and kiss each other in token of friendship... Bibliographic information
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