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{241d} "Ibid.," p. 365.

{241e} "Ibid.," p. 299.

{241f} "Placit de quo Warranto," p. 404.

{241g} "Hundred Rolls," p. 317.

{241h} For the years 1281 to 1301.

{241i} Letter from Rev. R. W. Sibthorpe to Dr. Bloxham, "Life of Sibthorpe," (1880), p. 138.

{242} Stukeley, "Itin. Cur.," p. 29. The pageants of Corpus Christi day are described by Dugdale, and in the "Northumberland Household Book,"

1512.

{243a} Acta Regia. Quoted by Oliver, "Religious Houses," p. 52, note 68. The corruption which was gradually eating its way into the monastic life came, in some cases, to be felt by those who were admitted to their intimacy. The author of a poem contemporary with Chaucer, in the 14th century, says,

I was a friere ful many a day, Therefor the soth I wot; But when I saw that their lyvinge Accorded not to their prechynge, Of I cast my friere clothynge, And wyghtly went my way.

Quoted, Jusseraud's "Way-faring Life of 14th Century."

{243b} Cottonian MS. "Cleopatra," E.

{244a} Cowper, "The Task," 1. 206.

{244b} "Quarterly Review," July, 1891, p. 126.

{246} Referring to these portions of screen, Mr. G. E. Jeans, author of "Murray's Handbook to Lincolns.h.i.+re," says "Kirkstead Abbey, most valuable Early English screen, one of the earliest in England" ("Lincs. N. & Q.,"

vol. ii., p. 91). Also Dr. Mansel Sympson, in a Paper on "Lincolns.h.i.+re Rood Screens," read before the Architectural Society, June, 1890, goes into further detail. He says, "It is composed of 13 bays. Each bay consists of a lancet-headed trefoil, supported by octagonal pillars, with moulded capitals and bases . . . total height 2ft. 9in. Some screen-work exists in Rochester Cathedral of exactly the same character." And the late Mr. Bloxam gave a drawing of a similar specimen in Thurcaston Church, Leicesters.h.i.+re. That at Stanton Harcourt, Oxfords.h.i.+re, is not quite similar, and is 40 or 50 years later (1260); so that we may be proud of possessing, at Kirkstead, almost the oldest fragment of work, in this particular line, in the country. ("Architect. Soc. Journ.," 1890, pp. 198, 199).

{247} See "Archaeological Journal," vol. xl., p. 296.

{249} Vol. i., p. 286, 1886.

{250a} Col. Richard Ellison, of Boultham, in a poem, ent.i.tled "Kirkstead; or, The Pleasures of Shooting," printed by Painter, 342 Strand, London, 1837.

{250b} The concluding words of Mr. Hartshorne's Paper quoted above.

{251} A photo of the writer in this att.i.tude, in Alpine costume, hat and alpenstock in hand, and with the sweat of his brow still glistening from a mountain climb, has been exhibited at more than one lantern-ill.u.s.trated lecture.

{254} "Archaeol. Journ.," No. 7, Sept., 1845, p. 353; and Saunder's "Hist. Linc.," vol. ii., pp. 170, 171.

{255} Sir Charles Anderson says "Tennyson's 'Northern Farmer,' excepting his 'yal' for 'ale,' is a failure." ("Pocket Guide to Lincoln," p. 17).

{256} "Tennyson Land," by J. c.u.mming Walters, note p. 79. Less than a mile away there is a saline spring, in the adjoining parish of Salmonby, said to be similar in its properties to the Tunbridge Wells water, but stronger. (Saunder's "Hist. Linc." vol. ii., p. 178).

{257} One of these slabs has the inscription, "Orate pro anima Albini de Enderby qui fecit fieri istam ecclesiam c.u.m campanile, qui obiit in Vigillia Sancti Matthie Apostoli, Anno MCCCCVII." The other has, in Norman-French, "Thomas Enderby, et Loues sa feme gysont yey dieux de lour aimees pour sa grace eyt mercy." A nearly similar inscription runs round the cross-legged figure of a knight on an incised slab in the church of St. Bride's, Glamorgans.h.i.+re, "Iohan: Le; Botiler: git: ici: Deu: De: Sa: Alme: Ait: merci: Amen."-"Archaeolog. Journal," No. viii., p. 383.

{259} Harleyan MSS. No. 6829. Saunder's "Hist. Lincs.," vol. ii., p.

173.

{260} Col. Ellison of Boultham, author of the poem "Kirkstead; or, The Pleasures of Shooting," Preface, Painter, 342 Strand, 1837. A book now out of print.