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caftle." (1) Now this conjecture being contrary to the accounts which he has given of the preceding siege of the caftle, (2) and of the removal of Hyde-abbey, (3) muft of course be abandoned, as the faid accounts are grounded on clear historical records.

NOTICE CONCERNING THE ENGRAVINGS.

The feven plates in the present volume, in addition to the five contained in the former, comprise the principal antiquities extant in Winchester.

The Frontispiece consists of a great variety of articles. The upper part of it represents the north fide of the Partition Screen of the Cathedral Sanctuary, with the three mortuary chefts which stand upon it. The first of thefe from the altar contains the bones of the kings Kinegils and Ethelwolph, the second those of Kenewalch and Egbert, and the third those of other illuftrious perfonages. Lower down is fhewn a remaining specimen of the infide Court of Wolvesey Castle, at the north east corner of it, with two ftone coffins from Hyde-abbey, and the supposed statue of bishop De Rupibus on the lid of a third, which is in the Cathedral; also a Druidical Cromlech, now in St. Peter's porch, and a North View of the City from Hyde meadows.

The second plate, page 25, and the third, p. 59, exhibit, in five views, the most curious ancient Tombs and Chantries in the Cathedral, being those of William of Wykeham, bishop Fox, cardinal Beaufort, and bishop Waynflete. They are copied with exactness, except that a very few mutilated ornaments are restored, and they are taken from the most interesting points of view. The figures of the monks, with and without their cowls or great habits, are introduced in the latter plate, in order to fhew the ordinary dreffes of the ancient residents of the Cathedral Priory. The fourth plate, p. 147, fhews the Church and Hospital of St. Cross, from the fpot where, until of late, the fouth wing ftood, together with (3) Vol. 1, p. 216. Vol. 11, p. 219. specimens

(1) Vol. 11, p. 160.

(2) Vol. 1, p. 215.

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fpecimens of Ancient Architecture, selected from the church, being proper to illustrate the writer's differtation on the progrefs of the aforefaid art. The fifth plate, p. 177, confifts of two subjects, the East View of the Weft-gate of the City, and the North West Aspect of the Cathedral; the north caft view of the latter, fhewing the different styles of its architecture, having been given in a folio plate in the former volume. The drawings for this plate were taken in the year 1789, fince which time confiderable alterations have taken place in the Weft-gate. In particular, a paffage has been opened through the north fide of it, where the steps and door are reprefented, that then led into a dungeon. The author has, on every occafion, given the preference to thofe drawings which represent his fubjects in their more ancient state.

The fixth plate, p. 229, which belongs to the Supplement, contains three views, viz. the Outside of St. Peter's Chapel to the fouth, the Inside of it, from the altar to about the middle, and St. Peter's Porch, once the Weft door of St. Mary Magdalen's church on the hill.

The last plate confifts of three Ichnographical Charts, proper for underftanding the descriptions of the City, Environs, and Cathedral of Winchefter. The circumftance of their being drawn from sketches which the writer himself made, from the want of a regular ichnographical furveyor, will apologize for any technical defects that may be discovered in them.

All the aforefaid views were drawn by the ingenious Mr. JAMES CAVE, of this city, and engraved by Mr. JOHN PASS, of Pentonville, except those of the fifth plate, which were executed by Mr. BASIRE, from drawings of the celebrated Mr. JOHN CARTER.

The author is sorry to have remarked several errata in the letter engraving of the plates, which, however, will be excused by those who know that this is a separate department of the art, and executed after the views themselves have been revised. At the bottom of the Frontispicce, for inclosure, read enclosure, and for Alter, read Altar. In the plate of St. Cross, at the bottom, for insipient pointed arch, read incipient; and in that of the King's House, in the title of Sir C. Wren, for Equiti, read Equitis. In the Ichnography of the Cathedral, two or three spaces, which ought to have been left vacant for door ways, are filled up.

CONTENTS.

CHAP. I.

General Obfervations upon the Entrance into Winchester Cathedral.-Survey of the South

Side of it.-Wykeham's Chantry and Tomb.-Ditto of Edington.-Survey of the South

Tranfept, with its Chapels, Monuments, and adjoining Offices.-The Steps in the Nave

leading to the Choir, Monuments of Walkelin, Giffard, and Hoadley.-Situation, Names,

and Ufes of the ancient Pulpitum.-Defcription of the Choir, Comparison of it with that

of Salisbury.-Dates of the Stall Work, Pulpit, &c.—Infide of the great Tower, Orna-

ments and Legends on the Ceiling of it.—Advance towards the Sanctuary, Criticism on

the Altar Piece.-Defcription of the modern Canopy, and of the ancient Altar, with its

Ornaments.-Ditto of the Altar Screen.-Account of the Figures painted in the Choir

Windows, and of the Ornaments on the Ceiling.-The Partition Walls, with the Mortuary

Chefts and other Monuments or Graves in the Choir.-Fox's Study, the Capitular Chapel,

and Gardiner's Chantry.-De Lucy's Church.-Beaufort's Chantry.-Ditto of Waynflete.—-

Clobery's Monument and Epitaph.-Langton's Chapel.-The Lady Chapel, with the

Paintings in it.-The Angel Guardian Chapel, with its Monuments.-The fuppofed Grave

and Relics of St. Swithun.-The Holy Hole.-Monuments of Hardicanute, Ethelmar, &c.—

Defcent into the North Tranfeps, Chapels, Monuments, and Paintings therein.-North Hile

of the Nave, Monuments of Morley, Boles, &c.-The ancient Font.-Erroncous Explana-

tions of the Carvings upon it.-Their genuine Meaning afcertained.-Reflections upon

quitting the Cathedral.

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