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it appears that the Church has had two different roofs. The tower, we are told by Dr. Burton, was built in the time of Henry VIII.; but, a fe years fince, two fides, and a part of the third, were blown down.

The body of the Church is divided into a nave and two fide ailes by a double row of maflive columns. Thefe columns fupport pointed arches, over which is a range of windows, whofe archies are femicircular. The roof between the tower and Eaft end, where food the high altar, was adorned with fret work, and interelling arches, the rils of which are fill remaining.

There is not the trace of a fingle monument in this Church; and it is worthy of remark, that it does not fland due Eat and Weft. South of the Church, and on the Eaft front of the ruins, are feveral vaulted chambers, fupported by columns, which have a very gloomy afpect, and the Southernmoft of them feems ready to fall on the head of the curious infpector. The arch over the Weft door of the Church

is circular (as are most of the arches
about this monaflery, thofe of the
Church excepted), and decorated with
zigzag ornaments. Many of the moul-
ring walls are over-fhadowed with trees
and mantled with ivy, which adds, in
a high degree, to the folemnity of the
fcene, and will probably increase while
farther rain is prevented; as the
fent owner allows a falary of, 101. per
annum to á mau for taking care of it.

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This Abbey was at the diffolution given to John Pakeman, a gentleman of the King s houfehold. The ancient family of the Savilles, Earls of Suffex, afterwards had poffeffion of it; thence it devolved by marriage to the noble houfe of the Brudenells.

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Sauel died Mav 1, 1775, aged 1 year.
Benjamin ded Dec. 3, 1776, aged 3 months.
Samuel died March 9, 1783, aged 3 years.
Alfo the Rev. SAMUEL WORSLEY,

33 y Protenant Diffen ing
minutter in this parish,

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Died 7 March, 186 aged 59.' While these two worthy minifters re gone to receive their reward, their place knoweth them no more;" having, after a few occafional decla- mations from Jeremiah Joice and men of his kidney, been given up to the followers of Lady Huntingdon's college there established.

Thole who remember Mr. Mafon will recollect a ftriking resemblance in his perfon to that of Dr. Jortin. His manner, though to modern hearers it would appear heavy and monotonous, was in his day impreffive, and his ned under his fircceffor, till they audience refpectable; as they contigradually died off, and none was found to replace them.

Mr. URBAN,

Q.

July 5. B ESET as the Church of England is on every fide by innumerable fectaries, when her doctrines are attacked by apoftates from her own bofom, does it adinit of a queftion whether more ftrefs fhould be laid on the defence of them or her difcipline? whether the obfervance of her Rubric fhould be more enforced on her members than on her minifters? I have

paid fome attention to the arguments on both fides refpecting the injunction on the Clergy by the Rubric to meet the corpfe of the pooreft parishioner at the gate of the churchyard (LXXII. 620, 1095, LXXIII. 35, 287); and, if the pofture of the worshipers within the church be an object worthy a circular letter from the Diocefan (which fome of his Clergy have read from the Mr. URBAN, pulpit inftead of a fermon, and more the church-vard at Chefhunt lie of them for form fake than with any interred two fucceffive Paftors of the ngregation of Proteftant Diffenters in that town. The epitaph on Mr. Mafon may be feen in your vol. LX. p 620 that on his fucceffor is now at your fervice, reciting firft his infant children.

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July 3.

"Samuel Worley died Feb. 24, 1771, aged 3 years 4 months. Ah, lovely child! the parents' care, Fa'r bloffom nipped con fion-! Bat letno mourning thought arife, Great Gud, thy will be done.

vifible effect), farely the behaviour of
the minifter demands the like atten-
tion; and where refidence is enjoined,
there ought also to be enjoined a strict
adherence to the c obfervance of the
clerical duty, both by example and
precept.
A LAYMAN.

Mr. URBAN,

July 7. MR. Hafted, vol. II. p. 225, thus deferibes the Machine, p. 517. On Of ham Green there fiands a Quintal, a thing now rarely to be met

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at an annual expence of from one to two guineas each perion. Every large, parith round the Metropolis fhould be provided with Chapels of Eale, either by parochial affefluent or by parlia mentary affifiance; and it would perhaps be defirable, if, after ample remuneration to the proprietors, the licenfed chapels generally were thrown open to all *.

with, being a machine much ufed in former times by youth, as well to try their own activity, as the fwiftnefs of their horfes, in running at it. The crofs-piece of it is broad at one end and pierced full of holes; and a bag of fand is hung at the other, and fwings round on being moved with any blow. The paftime was for the youth on horfeback to run at it as fall as potlible, and hit the broad part in his career We are led to thefe reflections by a with much force. He that by chance circumftance which occurred at Bath hit it not at all was treated with loud on the 3d inftant. The Rev. Mr. peals of derifion; and he who did hit Home, archdeacon of Limerick, was it made the beft ufe of his fwifinefs, invited by the proprietor of the Octaleft he fhould have a found, blow on gon chapel to preach there. The ferhis neck from the bag of fand, which nion was fcarcely begun when a violent inftantly fwung round from the other knocking was heard at the doors, and, end of the quintin. The great defign on their being opened, a confiderable of this fport was to try the agility both number of perfons of both fexes, of of horse and man, and to break the refpectable appearance, preffed forward, board, which whoever did, he was ac- and filled the ailes and paffages. The counted chief of the day's fport." fermon was moft excellent and impreffive; but the proprietor, probably apprehending that the popularity of the preacher might attract to the chapel more perfons than were able to pay for their feats, withdrew the permif fion he had granted to Mr. Home; and although Bath is filled with minif ters amply gifted to promote the canfe of Religion, they are from like confi-s derations prevented preaching. the chapels in Bath preclude poor people, and all ftanders in the ailes. Is this political? Is this confiftent with the divine doctrines of the Golpel? There is already too little devotion in the world; it thould not be repreffed by a tax on its exercife. The houfe of God fhould not be fet up to auction; it fhould not be degraded to the condition of a puppet-fhow; it fhould not be made the object of mercenary peddling or uncharitable exclufion.

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It is not clear whether Trinity chapel, p. 497, is the original building of wood which followed the camp, and is now inclofed in brickwork; or whether the wood has given way completely to the brieks, or, like Drake's thip, has fcarce a fragment of the original firucture. Mr. George Robfon, fon of the proprietor, may find himfelf in a more comfortable fituation in his vicarage, houfe at Chirke.

P. 513. Geffery de Say, whofe fifter Beatrix married Magnaville earl of Ellex, gave Rickling to Walden abbey. Neither Salmon nor Morant notice the infeription.

P 528, a. line 7 from bottom, read Laguvallum, and line 5, Cataracto nium. Col. b. line 9, Mancunium; line 37, Ariconium. P. Q.

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June 30. T is fubmitted to the attention of government, and the confideration of the bithops, whether the caufe of Religion and of Morality would not be better promoted by providing Chapels of Eafe in eligible fituations, than in granting licences for erecting Subfcription Chapels, although of the Efablifhed Church, from which the great mafs of the people is excluded. It is notorious that an immenfe number of refpectable families in a middling ftation of life are precluded from attending divine fervice, either on acoount of their diftance from the parish church, or from their want of intereft to procure leats in these proprietary chapels

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Mr. Warner, in a curious fermon which he delivered on the laft fati-day in St. James's church, Buth, will throw light on this tranfaction. had for my affociate in the charge of being righteous overmuch, the refpectable, pious, and confcientious chancellor of Limerick, a man whofe fole offence had been to preach the humiliating truths of the Golpel to the faftidious cars of a polished audience, and to mifiake the perfumed atmosphere of a

* In numerous inftances, the parish church (as at Carline) is not competent to contain one tenth of its inhabitants. There are other parishes in which the churches have long fiace fallen into ruins.

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