LADY CHAFEL-CHAPTER LIBRARY.

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style) was a room over the porch, to which access was obtained by a spiral staircase in the nave. It opened upon the Lollards' Prison through a sliding panel.

A very curious oaken chest, 8 feet long, preserved in the SACRISTY; and two carved slabs (discovered in 1829) which represent the Raising of Lazarus, and Martha and Mary meeting the Saviour, are supposed to have been removed from Selsey. Near these sculptures stands the tomb of Bishop Sherbourne, d. 1536, restored at the expense of New College, Oxon, to which foundation the prelate had intrusted its custody.

At the extreme east end of the Cathedral is the LADY CHAPEL, built by Bishop de St. Lespard (1288-1305), at an expense of 1250 marks. It is now little better than a mortuary chapel for the Duke of Richmond's family. A slab is inscribed "DOMUS ULTIMA, 1750,"-an inscription which suggested to Dr. Clarke, one of the residentiaries, the following bitter epigram :—

"Did he who thus inscribed this wall,

Not read, or not believe, St. Paul,
Who says there is, where'er it stands,
Another house, not built with hands?
Or may we gather from these words

That house is not a house-for Lords?"

Under two arches in the passage which leads to the Lady Chapel, is placed the black marble slab inscribed to Bishop Ralph, d. 1325.

The large canopied tomb in the north aisle is that of Bishop Moleynes, a faithful adherent of the Lancasterian party, murdered at Portsmouth in 1449.

The CHAPTER LIBRARY, with its rare MSS., printed books, and relics, is preserved in the Lady Chapel. Among the relics are a silver chalice and paten, an agate thumb-ring (or Basilidian gem) inscribed with a Gnostic talisman, two other rings, and a leaden cross, discovered in 1829 in the stone coffins of two prelates, who are supposed to have been Godfrey, the second bishop of Chichester, d. 1091, and Bishop Seffrid II., d. 1205.

From the south aisle we pass into the quiet CLOISTERS (Perpendicular), which afford some fine views of the general characteristics of the Cathedral. The space they enclose is called "Paradise." The SPIRE* (which is a copy of the original) is 277

* The original spire fell in 1861 during a gale of wind. The new one, erected under the direction of Sir G. Gilbert Scott, was completed in 1866.

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feet high, and so resembles that of Salisbury that the local saying ran," The master-mason built Salisbury, and his man built Chichester." Mr. Truman, in an able paper on the architecture of the Cathedral, to which the tourist may with advantage refer (Sus. Arch. Coll., vol. i.), points out that in these Cathedrals alone there is a visible centre and axis to the whole building, viz., the summit of the spire, and a line let fall from it to the ground. Salisbury was so constructed at first. Chichester was made exactly central, to an inch, by the additions of the Lady Chapel and west porch. Michael Angelo's most perfect outline, the pyramidal, is thus gained. The eye is carried upward to the spire point from the chapels clustering at the base, along the roof of pinnacles." Detached from the building, on the north side, rises the campanile or bell-tower, 120 feet high. It has four turrets at its summit, exactly similar to those at the base of the spire, whence it has been conjectured that it was built (at the same period) to receive the bells from the old tower. The stone made use of was quarried near Ventnor, in the Isle of Wight.

The Cathedral establishment includes a dean, four canons, five minor canons, seven lay vicars, ten choristers, and four Wykehamical prebends. The average yearly income is £5,100.

Among the more notable bishops may be named-Ralph de Neville, Lord Chancellor, 1222-45; Richard de la Wych, or St. Richard, 1245-53; Adam Moleynes, Henry VI.'s councillor, 1445-9; Lancelot Andrewes, the sycophantic favourite of James I., 1605-9; Brian Duppa, 1638-41; and Francis Hare, the adversary of Hoadley, in the famous Bangorian controversy 1731-40.

The EPISCOPAL PALACE is situated to the west of the cathedral, and consists of a spacious mansion whose two wings are connected by an open corridor. The CHAPEL is of the age of Henry III., with windows of a later date. Remark the timber ceiling of Bishop Sherbourne's REFECTORY, painted in compartments with scrolls and armorial bearings by the Bernardis.

The MARKET CROSS, at the point of junction of the four great Cistercian thoroughfares, was built by Bishop Storey about 1480, and considerably defaced by Waller's troopers. The dial was given, in 1724, by Dame Elizabeth Farrington. "Its vaulted roof is supported by a thick central pillar, and by a series of arches octagonal in form, and highly ornamented with coats of arms and other ornaments." It is altogether an interesting and a picturesque structure, which the townsmen keep in excellent repair. The GUILD HALL, situated in the priory park, near the end of North Street, was formerly a chapel belonging to a monastery of Grey Friars. Behind the magistrates' seats may be seen the ancient Early English sedilia. A circular mound in the garden was, perhaps, the Calvary of the ancient priory.

A rapid visit to the Parochial Churches of the city must now be undertaken.

ST. PETER THE GREAT, in the Early Decorated style, was erected about 1850, and underwent additions in 1881. Until 1841 the north transept of the cathedral formed the parish church. Within the precincts of this parish, and in the cathedral cloisters, lies William Chillingworth, d. 1644, the famous author of "The Religion of Protestants a safe way to Salvation.” When his funeral procession arrived at the grave, it was met by his impetuous opponent, the Presbyterian Cheynell, who flung Chillingworth's immortal work upon his coffin "to rot,” he said, "with its author, and see corruption !"

ALL SAINTS', IN THE PALLANT, is of great antiquity. Some portions may be Early Norman. Hayley, the poet, was baptized here, November 25, 1745.

The church of ST. ANDREW, in East Street, was built temp. Henry VII. At a depth of 4 feet beneath it lies a Roman tesselated pavement. Collins was buried here in 1756.

ST. MARTIN'S, in St. Martin's Lane, was rebuilt about forty years ago, in a style which may be denominated Modern Gothic. The east window, with its stained glass, is good.

ST. OLAVE'S, in North Street, recently restored, occupies the

site of a Roman building, and is, perhaps, the oldest Christian church in England. Roman bricks were employed in its construction, and the small door on the south side may even be of Roman work.

ST. PANCRAS' CHURCH stands at a small distance beyond the East Gate. It was nearly demolished during Waller's siege of the city in 1642, and not rebuilt until 1750. ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S was destroyed at the same time. There is nothing of interest in the present building.

The CHAPEL, dedicated to St. John, stands on the site of the Black Friars', near the East Gate. It was built in 1813 from the designs of James Elmes.

[The patrons and annual incomes of these benefices are as follows:-All Saints, R., £45, Archbishop of Canterbury; St. Andrew, R., £80, Dean and Chapter of Chichester; St. Martin, R., £67, the same patrons; St. Olave, R., £56, the same; St. Pancras, R., £95, Simeon's Trustees; St. Peter the Great, V., £300, Dean and Chapter; St. Peter the Less, R., £56, the Dean; St. Bartholomew, P. C., £65, the Dean; St. Paul's, P. C., the Dean and Chapter; St. John's, Trustees.]

ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL is a picturesque Decorated pile, which the tourist must not fail to visit. It was founded in 1229, and replaced a nunnery originally established in 1173. The reve

nues are apportioned among a custos or warden, six women, and two men, whose rooms are constructed in the side walls of the Refectory or Long Hall. The CHAPEL, which contains some excellent carved work, is divided from this hall by an open oaken screen. The arched roof and its huge timbers, resting on low stone walls, deserves examination.

Some houses in the upper part of South Street were built, it is said, by Wren. The Philosophical Society have their Museum of Local Antiquities and Natural History in this street, which communicates with the Cathedral Close by the CANONS' GATE, built by Bishop Sherbourne, whose arms are sculptured above the entrance.

The OTTER MEMORIAL COLLEGE (for training schoolmasters), founded by Bishop Otter, and erected in 1849-50, from Butler's designs; and the entrenchment on the Goodwood road, known as the BROYLE (from bruillum, a coppice), have each a special interest for different classes of tourists. In the Council House, which includes an assembly room, there are paintings of Charles I. and II. and George I. and II. The town possesses a Corn Exchange, Market House, a library society, and military barracks. There is also an extensive cattle market.