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 columus. Thefe columns fupport pointed arches, over which is a range of windows, whofe arches are femicircular. The roof between the tower and Eaft end, where flood the high altar, was adorned with fret work, and in erefting arches, the rils of which are full 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 moulring 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 prefent owner allows a falary of 101. per annum to á man for taking care of it. 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. J. H. July 3. Mr. URBAN, IN the church-vard at Cheshunt lie interred two fuccellive 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. "Samuel Worsley died Feb. 24, 1771, aged 3 years 4 months. Ah, lovely child! the parents' care, Fair bloffom nipped con fion! But letno mourning thought artie, Great Gud, thy will be done. Samuel died May 1, 1775, aged 1 year. Benjimin ded Dec. 3, 1776, aged 3 months. Samuel died March 9, 1783, aged 3 years. Alfo the Rev. SAMUEL WORSLEY, 33 y Proterant Diffen ing Died 7 March, 180 aged 59." While these two worthy minifters re gone to receive their reward, their place knoweth them no more; having, after a few occafional tecla- · mations from Jeremiah Joice and men of his kidney, been given up to the followers of Lady Huntingdon's college there eftablished. Thole who remember Mr. Mafon will recollect a firiking 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 audience refpectable; as they continued under his fucceffor, till they gradually died off, and none was found to replace them. Mr. URBAN, BES Q. July 5. 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 admit of a question whether more ftrefs fhould be laid on the defence of them or her difcipline? whether the obfervance of her Rubric thould 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 posture 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 pulpit inftead of a fermon, and more of them for form fake than with any vifible effect), furely the behaviour of the minifter demands the like attention; and where refidence is enjoined, there ought also to be enjoined a strict adherence to the obfervance of the clerical duty, both by example and precept. A LAYMAN. 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 potible, and hit the broad part in his career. with much force. He that by chance hit it not at was treated with loud peals of derifion; and he who did hit it made the beft ufe of his fwifinefs, left he fhould have a found, blow on his neck from the bag of fand, which inftantly fwung round from the other, end of the quintin. The great defign of this fport was to try the agility both of horse and man, and to break the board, which whoever did, he was accounted chief of the day's fport." 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. IT 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 Efla blifhed 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 feats in thefe proprietary chapels at at an a 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 affefliment or by parliamentary affifiance; and it would perhaps be defir ble, if, after ample remuneration to the proprietors, the licenfed chapels generally were thrown open to all *. We are led to thefe reflections by a circumftance which occurred at Bath on the 3d inftant. The Rev. Mr. Home, archdeacon of Limerick, was invited by the proprietor of the Octagon chapel to preach there. The fermon was fcarcely begun when a violent knocking was heard at the doors, and, on their being opened, a confiderable number of perfons of both fexes, of refpe&table appearance, preffed forward, and filled the ailes and paffages. The fermon was moft excellent and impreflive; 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 permiffion he had granted to Mr. Home and although Bath is filled with minif ters amply gifted to promote the caufe of Religion, they are from like confiderations 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. All ; 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. I had for my affociate in the charge of being righteous overmuch, the respectable, 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 miftake the perfumed atmosphere of a * In numerous inftances, the parish church (as at Calife) is not competent to contain one tenth of its inhabitants. There are other parishes in which the churches have long face fallen into ruins. fashionable |