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18 fortunately pre8erved. ^e do not a8eertain from it bow mueb of tbe iabrie wa8
completed at tlii8 time, but we ma^ fairly infer tliat tbe we8t front, tbe ebapter-
Iiou86, witb tbe upper part of tbe tower and 8pire were 8ud8eciuentl^ eon8trueted,
and even 8ud86HuentI^ de8iAned. Iceland (in Itinerary, vol. iii. p. 80) 8tate8, tliat
//e/rKL z/e 8Uperintended tbe worb8 for twent^-dve ^ear8, and tliat
wa8 ma8on or builder for tbe 8ame 8paee of time. Hi8bop IZinAbam, in 1238,
obtained a Arant from tbe binA to augment tbe revenue for tbe U8e of tbe fabrie;
^et in 1244, tbe worb8 appear to bave lingered for want of fund8, a8 tbe ^reb-
bi8bop of Oanterbur^ tben granted an indulAenee of fort^ da^8 to 8ueb a8 aided
" tbe new and wonderful 8trueture of tbe ebureb of 8arum, wbieb now beAin8 to
ri86, and eannot be eompleted witb tbe 8ame grandeur, witbout tbe a88i8tanee
of tbe faitbiub"^ In 1258, under Hi8bop de Lridport, tbe ebureb i8 8aid to bave
been eompleted, and tben finally dedicated b^ l3onifa.ee, ^.rebbi8bop of Oanter-
burv, in tbe pre8enee of tbe binA, c^ueen, 8ze. HavinA entered ver^ full^ into tbe
bi8tor^ and de8eription of tbi8 )u8tlv admired ebureb, and Aiven 8everal arebi-
teetural illu8tration8 of it in m^ " <^'e. o/' I 8ball
elo8e tbi8 account witb a few brief remark on tbe annexed print8. Hie f/erz)
e-rz/ o/' ^/?6 O/?oz>, I^o. 46 in li8t, i8 a ver^ intere8tinA di8plav of tbe 81)46
and feature8 of tbe original building, b^ Li8bop ?oore, in wbieb 1iAbtne88 and
eleAanee of form8, proportion8 and decoration are eon8pieuou8. Ibe elu8tered
and 8inAle 8baft column, tbe areb of man^ moulding, tbe triforium areade of
compound and 8inAle arebe8, and tbe open Aaller^, witb bve varied arcbs8 in tbe
apex, are all deeided evidenee8 of tbe fane^ and 8cienee of tbe arebiteet. Hie
ebantr^ ebapel, on tbe left band in tbe print, wa8 rai8ed b^ and for 8i8bop ^.udle^,
wbo died in 1524. In tbe plate of tbe 7^'erzz to Ezz//
I4o. 47, tbe 8ame 8t^1e and ebaraeteri8tie8 of arebiteeture are di8plaved a8 in tbe
former, witb tbe 8inAular inverted arcbe8, wbieb tbe arebiteet appear8 to bave
eon8trueted to 8trenAtben and 8upport tbe elere8tor)z wall8 of tbe eboir. In eon-
8truetion8 libe tbe pre8ent, wbere tbere are 80 man^ opening in tbe wall8, wbere
k'rom tbe 6bapter records, in Oodswortb's " Recount ok 8alisburv," Lc.
^t tbe time ok preparinZ and publisbinA- tbat volume, I bad to encounter tbe rivalry and opposition
ok anotber work, ver^ similar in plan, si^e, and price, undertaken b^ tbe late wortb^ VerZer ok tbe
cathedral. Zliided b^ tbe erudite Nr. Ilatcber, lie produced a volume ver^ respectable in literary execution,
but witb verv indilkerent embellisbments. Nr. Doci§rt-ort^ bas recently paid tbe debt ok nature, and
I o-ladlv oKer to bis memorv sentiments ok sincere kriendsbip and ok kindness.
18 fortunately pre8erved. ^e do not a8eertain from it bow mueb of tbe iabrie wa8
completed at tlii8 time, but we ma^ fairly infer tliat tbe we8t front, tbe ebapter-
Iiou86, witb tbe upper part of tbe tower and 8pire were 8ud8eciuentl^ eon8trueted,
and even 8ud86HuentI^ de8iAned. Iceland (in Itinerary, vol. iii. p. 80) 8tate8, tliat
//e/rKL z/e 8Uperintended tbe worb8 for twent^-dve ^ear8, and tliat
wa8 ma8on or builder for tbe 8ame 8paee of time. Hi8bop IZinAbam, in 1238,
obtained a Arant from tbe binA to augment tbe revenue for tbe U8e of tbe fabrie;
^et in 1244, tbe worb8 appear to bave lingered for want of fund8, a8 tbe ^reb-
bi8bop of Oanterbur^ tben granted an indulAenee of fort^ da^8 to 8ueb a8 aided
" tbe new and wonderful 8trueture of tbe ebureb of 8arum, wbieb now beAin8 to
ri86, and eannot be eompleted witb tbe 8ame grandeur, witbout tbe a88i8tanee
of tbe faitbiub"^ In 1258, under Hi8bop de Lridport, tbe ebureb i8 8aid to bave
been eompleted, and tben finally dedicated b^ l3onifa.ee, ^.rebbi8bop of Oanter-
burv, in tbe pre8enee of tbe binA, c^ueen, 8ze. HavinA entered ver^ full^ into tbe
bi8tor^ and de8eription of tbi8 )u8tlv admired ebureb, and Aiven 8everal arebi-
teetural illu8tration8 of it in m^ " <^'e. o/' I 8ball
elo8e tbi8 account witb a few brief remark on tbe annexed print8. Hie f/erz)
e-rz/ o/' ^/?6 O/?oz>, I^o. 46 in li8t, i8 a ver^ intere8tinA di8plav of tbe 81)46
and feature8 of tbe original building, b^ Li8bop ?oore, in wbieb 1iAbtne88 and
eleAanee of form8, proportion8 and decoration are eon8pieuou8. Ibe elu8tered
and 8inAle 8baft column, tbe areb of man^ moulding, tbe triforium areade of
compound and 8inAle arebe8, and tbe open Aaller^, witb bve varied arcbs8 in tbe
apex, are all deeided evidenee8 of tbe fane^ and 8cienee of tbe arebiteet. Hie
ebantr^ ebapel, on tbe left band in tbe print, wa8 rai8ed b^ and for 8i8bop ^.udle^,
wbo died in 1524. In tbe plate of tbe 7^'erzz to Ezz//
I4o. 47, tbe 8ame 8t^1e and ebaraeteri8tie8 of arebiteeture are di8plaved a8 in tbe
former, witb tbe 8inAular inverted arcbe8, wbieb tbe arebiteet appear8 to bave
eon8trueted to 8trenAtben and 8upport tbe elere8tor)z wall8 of tbe eboir. In eon-
8truetion8 libe tbe pre8ent, wbere tbere are 80 man^ opening in tbe wall8, wbere
k'rom tbe 6bapter records, in Oodswortb's " Recount ok 8alisburv," Lc.
^t tbe time ok preparinZ and publisbinA- tbat volume, I bad to encounter tbe rivalry and opposition
ok anotber work, ver^ similar in plan, si^e, and price, undertaken b^ tbe late wortb^ VerZer ok tbe
cathedral. Zliided b^ tbe erudite Nr. Ilatcber, lie produced a volume ver^ respectable in literary execution,
but witb verv indilkerent embellisbments. Nr. Doci§rt-ort^ bas recently paid tbe debt ok nature, and
I o-ladlv oKer to bis memorv sentiments ok sincere kriendsbip and ok kindness.