is in the room called the "Library;" which has also a cornice of an arabesque pattern, nearly resembling that immediately above the fireplace, carved in oak, and its shields bearing the arms of the family of Warmstry. These shields are alternately;-1. a crossmoline between four crescents, Warmstry, quartering-three lozenges in fess; and 2. Warmstry, impaling a chevron between three mullets. For the drawings from which our plate has been engraved, we are indebted to the respectable proprietors of the Porcelain Works, who are as worthy of honour for the good feeling with which they preserve the interesting features of this venerable mansion, as for the more refined taste and zealous perseverance with which they have pursued their grand object, of advancing the beauty and excellence of their elegant branch of manufacture. INVENTORY OF CHURCH GOODS OF ST. OLAVE, SOUTHWARK, 1558. Thys inventory, made by John Thomas, Wyll'm Wylsone, Wyll'm Jonys, Richard Westetraye, and Harry Muskyne, latte beyng chyrche wardyns of the parrysche of Sentt Tollos in Sothewarke, of all the platte, goods, and ornamētts belonggynge to the sayed chyrche and parrysche, and delyvard the xvj daye of Octobar, in the yere of owre Lored, 1558, untto Ollyfe Bure,2 Randalle Smythe, Rogare Hyppy, Charllys Pratte, and Rutte Langgar, beyng newe chyrche wardens alle thes sells [parcels] followyng. Saint Olave's.-In like manner St. Olave's Street became corrupted to Tooley Street. 2 Oliff Burr was returned to Parliament as Member for Southwark, in the 5th, and again in the 14th of Elizabeth. 3 See the 19th chapter of St. John, v. 27 and 28. This must have been a handsome and weighty cross, 86 oz. ; the weight of the Communion Cups was 74 oz. A Mazer, a maple cup.-See Ducange. "Then lo, Perigot the pledge which I plight, In the Inventory for 1556, is the following: SPENSER. "It' a challys gyvyne by Sentte Tanys (St. Anne's) systars, thene beyng Elzabeth Egylfered, Ione Whytte, Maryatt, Jone Vestrame, and M'g'tte Rutte, w'ch challys weythe xi onzys qtr. and d: qtr. One of the four aisles of St. Olave's Church (which fell down in 1736), was called St. Anne's aisle, and in it was a chapel and altar dedicated to St. Anne. 6 The cope, cappa, called also pluviale, used for the choir service and ceremonials. It resembles in its shape a large and flowing cloak, open in the front, and fastens on the breast by clasps. The copes were of various colours and materials, and differently ornamented, as is shewn by this inventory. 7 Raised, ornamented with blue velvet sewed on. GENT, MAG. VOL. VII. 3 R It' a Cope of tawny welfatt, we flowres de luices and tongs. It' a Cope gyvyne by Mr. John Rychards, oure p'sone, of clothe of goled wroght w grene welfatt, with Sent George apone the bake. Westements." It' a Sutte of Westements of blewe tesseue & golde, w' albys1o. It' a westementts and a tynacolle11 of blewe clothe of tysseue w grene crossys w all the aparrelle. It' ij westementts of grene badekyne1 wt rede crossys of sattyne, wt albys. It'a sutte of westemetts w'ch warre Mr. Lek's, of rede welfatt wroghtte wt ayngylls and splede egylls.13 It' a westementt gyvene by Syr Anttony Sellynger, Knyghte," of clothe golede, wroghtte w rede wellefatte wt the garttar and hys armys apone the bake, w all the aparrelle thereuntto belonggynge. It' a westemente of whytte badekyne wt a rede crosse and garttars. 8 Qu. Tongues? This was probably a cope to be worn on Whit Sunday, when "there appeared to them cloven tongues, like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.” Acts, ii. 3. 9 The garment particularly called the vestment, is the chasuble, casula, or planeta, an outer vestment pulled over the head and cut open at the sides to the shoulder, which the priest wears at mass. It derives its origin from the Roman garment, called paenula. 10 The alb is a white linen garment worn by the priests, deacons, and sub-deacons, reaching down to the feet, and tied round the neck and at the wrists, and gathered by a girdle round the waist. 11 Tynacoll, tunicalla, the sub-deacon's garment. 12 Baudkin or bodkin, a rich kind of stuff made of gold and silk. 18 Angels and spread eagles. Mr. Leke was an opulent Brewer, in this parish, of German origin, who died in 1559, and by a bequest in his Will, was the cause of the foundation of the excellent and now well endowed Grammar School of St. Olave's.See Gentleman's Magazine, N. S., vol. V, p. 15. 14 Sir Anthony St. Leger, Knight of the Garter, Deputy in Ireland to King Henry 8th, and ancestor of the Viscounts Doneraile. He was actively employed in the dissolution of the monasteries, and received a grant of the inn in St. Olave's parish, belonging to the Abbat of Augustine's at Canterbury. His arms were Azure, fretty Argent, a chief Or. 15 The altar cloth is often called in English MS. “frontell" (antipendium). 16 St. Clement and Anchors. The anchor was the emblem of St. Clement, who is said to have been cast into the sea with an anchor about his neck, and according to the legend, on the first anniversary of his death, the sea receded three miles and discovered a superb marble temple, in which was a monument containing the remains of the Saint. There was in St. Olave's church, a fraternity of St. Clement, and one of the four aisles was called St. Clement's aisle, in which was his chapel and altar. He was probably a favourite Saint of the mariners, to whom St. Olaves's church, being situated at the river side, was very convenient. It' a grette prykesong boke of parche mente. Dyvars othar Ornaments. It' a canapy clothe, 28 gyvene by Mr. John Rychards, owre p'sone, panyed29 wythe crymesyne welfate, pyrched 30 wt golede and blake tynssoue.31 It' a polpytte clothe, gyvene by the sayed Mr. Rychards, panyed as aforesayed wt crymesyne velfat and blake tessoe. It' a covare 32 for the Sakarmentt, gyvene by the sayed Mr. Rychards. It' a clothe for the Sakarmentte, gyvene by the sayede Mr. Rychards, wroghte wt sylke and goled wt iiij grette tasselles of goled hangying there atte. It' more ij sakarmantte clothys. It' xvij albys, sum paryllyed and 17 Anciently curtains were used against the disuse at the time of making this inventory. cover the tabernacle. altar screen, but that custom was in The curtains here mentioned were to 18 Antiphonar. A book for the service of the choir. It contains the responses or antiphons, hymns, verses, and singing of the canonical hours. 19 Graduals. The gradual takes its name from the prayer chaunted gradatim, after the epistle. It is the choir book used for singing mass. 20 The legend. It contains the lessons to be read in the Matin Office, taken from the Old or New Testament, or the Homilies, Sermons, and Saints' Lives. 21 Missals, containing every thing belonging to the mass. 22 Hymn books. 23 Books of the order and service for the ecclesiastical processions. 24 Manual, the ritual containing all things belonging to the sacraments, sacramentals, and benedictions. 25 Psalters, containing the Psalms of David. 26 A service-book, so called, as supposed, from the different colours of the text and rubric.-Johnson. 27 Music books, pricked or scored. 28 The canopy cloth was borne over the Eucharist on solemn processions, as on the feast of Corpus Christi, and in visitations to the sick. John Richards was instituted to this Rectory, on the 6th of January, 1556-7, and died in 1558. 32 The cover for the Sacrament, was the veil used at mass over the chalice and paten containing the sacred elements, and the cloth for the sacrament of silk and gold with four tassels was probably for the same purpose, or it might have been the scarf which the priest uses when he carries the sacrament in procession, or at benedictions. It was not the cloth called the corporal on which the Eucharist is laid at the altar; that cloth was always of fine linen, and is considered so sacred that it must not be touched by lay hands, and it is never even washed, but when old or dirty is burned. 33 Towels. The altar linen for various purposes. 34 Apparelled and unapparelled. The priests', deacons', and sub-deacons' albs, were sometimes plain and sometimes ornamented on the lower part of the garment. 35 The amice is an oblong piece of fine linen, which the priest wears at mass, upon his shoulders, over the cassock and under the alb. |