besydes other puneshements accordinge to their desertes. And thus the Holy Trynetye longe contynewe your good Lordshipe in honor. In haste, from Gloucester, the laste day of Februarye.

Your Lordshipes moste bounden

ROLAND CO. ET LICH.

1877.-DEERHURST SAXON CHURCH. (See No. 1845.) Soon after the letter of the Rev. George Butterworth, describing the discovery of the apsidal chancel of the Saxon church at Deerhurst, was printed in the Gloucestershire Chronicle, the Rev. Alfred H. Cheesman, Curate of All Saints', Gloucester, wrote to that paper, stating that he ventured, with diffidence, to disagree with Mr. Butterworth's statement, that the apse discovered at Deerhurst is the only instance of a pre-Norman apse known in England; and he added: "The Saxon church of Bosham, in Sussex, a representation of the chancel of which appears in the celebrated Bayeux tapestry, was restored in the year 1866; and during the process of restoration the foundations of the apse were discovered (the apse having been removed about the year 1125 by William Warlewast, Bishop of Exeter, when he extended the chancel, in order to give more room for the members of the college of Bosham, for at that time the patronage was vested in the Bishop of Exeter), and the place in the chancel wall has been purposely left to show where the curve of the apse began. This is, of course, herring-bone work, and undoubtedly Saxon. I can vouch for the truth of this, as Bosham is my native place, and the present vicar, Rev. Henry Mitchell, F.S.A., assures me of the fact of having himself seen the foundations of the Saxon apse. To him is mainly due the discretion and good taste with which the restoration was carried out. Bosham should have some interest for Gloucestershire people, for, besides a daughter of Knut-and consequently a relative of the ancestor of the Fitzhardinge family-being buried in the church, since the year 1475 the manor of Bosham has been in the possession of the Lords of Berkeley, and Old Park,' in the parish, was till recently the residence of the Hon. C. P. F. Berkeley, brother of the present Lord Fitzhardinge. Smyth's History of the Manor of Bosham, written in 1637, was printed in vol. x. of the Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archæological Society." To this Mr. Butterworth replied:-"I have read with interest a letter which appeared in your issue of the 2nd inst., and in which a reference was made to a letter of mine giving an account of some excavations recently carried out on the site of the ancient sanctuary of Deerhurst Church. I entertain no doubt whatever as to the correctness of the writer's statement respecting the historical and most interesting church of Bosham; and, indeed, now that I have had the advantage of reading it in your columns, I seem to retain a shadowy recollection of having met before with the facts narrated, although till now

presented to me again they had escaped my memory. My own statement as to Saxon apses (now proved to be wanting in precise exactness) was advanced on the authority of the well-known and venerable Mr. J. C. Buckler, who, in his monograph on Deerhurst Church, printed in vol. xi. of the Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archæological Society, writes thus:- A Saxon apse remains to be discovered: it would be an interesting revelation to make at Deerhurst.' Mr. Buckler's masterly treatise is undated; but it may be gathered from internal evidence that it was written shortly after the year 1862. Probably he penned it a little before the foundations of the apse of Bosham Church were successfully traced out in 1866, otherwise he could scarcely have failed to become acquainted with that fact, and to allude to it in his account of Deerhurst Church and Priory." J. H. B.

1878.-RANDWICK CHURCH: MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS, ETC. In 1880 accurate copies were taken of the seventeen inscriptions* (including five brasses on flatstones in the chancel and one brass under memorial window) in the church of St. John, Randwick, near Stroud:

1.

In loving memory of Thomas James Raikes Barrow, R.N., | of the Ryelands. He fell asleep August 25, A.D. 1863, aged 50 years.

2.

Sarah Cooke, wife of Henry Cooke, Clothier, and daugh | ter of Lawrence Dutton, Gent, died | Jan. ye 1, 1726, aged 46 years. | Henry, their son, died Feb. ye 12, 1726, | aged 18 years. Samuel, their son, died August ye 5, 1725, aged 4 yrs. | Henry Cooke, died the 16th of Jan', | 1755, aged 76 years.

3.

In memory of Richard Cooke, of Lodgmore, in the Parish of Stroud, who departed this life Sepr 4th, 1769, | aged 57 years. Also of Richard, his son, and Ann, his wife. She died May 24th, 1772, aged 26. He [died] Novem" 12th, 1774, aged 36. | Also of Thomas, their son, who died in Augst, 1774, | aged 1 year & 2 months.

4.

In memory of Henry Cooke, of Farmhill, in the Parish of Stroud, who departed this life the 30th day of April, 1792, aged 58 years. Also of Sarah, his wife, and daughter of Richard King, of Alkerton, in the Parish of Eastington, in this County, Gent, who departed this life | the 14th day of June, 1783, | aged 48 years.

5.

To the memory of Richard Cooke, Esqre, of Farm Hill, who died February 6th, 1847, | aged 80 years. Also of Elizabeth, wife

An index has been given in vol. i., p. 144.

of the above, who died February 17th, 1834, aged 61 years. | Also in memory of Elizabeth Anne, their only child, and wife of Joseph Cripps, Esqre, who died March 9th, 1844, aged 47 years, whose remains are deposited in the Parish Church | of Cirencester.

6.

In affectionate remembrance of Martha, the beloved wife of John Elliott, M.A., | who died March 19th, 1872, in her 81st year. | [Space left.]

Also of five of their children. Martha, who died April 16th, 1825, aged 3 years. | John Wells, who died April 18th, 1825, aged 1 year. Ann Elizabeth, who died March 15th, 1827, aged 11 months [?]. A still-born son, April 6th, 1834. | John, who died Sept 21st, 1837, aged 8 years.

7.

In memory of Thomas Little, who died the 15 of October, 1726, aged 56 years. | Also of Margaret, his wife, who died the 24th day of April, 1743, aged 75 years. | Elizabeth Little, their dau, died Sep. 27, 1761, aged 58.

8.

In memory of Grace, wife of John Little, who died Feb. the 24, 1754, æt. 55. | In memory of John Little, | who died Decemb ye 21st, 1773, æt. 79. And also of Thomas, their son, who died January the 19th, 1778, aged 49 years. | Ann, relict of the above Thomas Little, died Jany 11th, 1805, in the 66th year of her age. | Mary Little, daughter of John and Grace | Little, died April the 18th, 1798, aged 73 years.

9.

In memory of James Mitchell, Gent, | Lord of Randwick, and Mary, his wife. He died June the 16th, 1758, aged 64 years. And she died May the 4th, 1767, aged 70 [?]. | Also of eleven of their children. | James, died March 16th, 1760, æt. 44. | Betty Hogg, died March 31st, 1780, æt. 65. | Thomas, died July

* The following newspaper cuttings relative to Mr. Elliott, of whom mention has been made ante, vol. i., pp. 388-90, will not here be out of place:-

A VENERABLE GLOUCESTERSHIRE CLERGYMAN -On Thursday next, the 19th December, the Rev. John Elliott, vicar of Randwick, rear Gloucester, will enter upon his ninety-ninth year! Should he live until the 30th of January next he will then have completed the seventyfirst year of his incumbency of Randwick. Mr. Elliott graduated in 1818, was ordained deacon and priest in that year by Bishop Ryder, and was presented to Randwick in 1819-the year which saw the birth of her Majesty the Queen. We offer Mr. Elliott our congratulations. The venerable gentleman still takes part in the ministerial duties of his parish, and his name is appended to the protest addressed to the Bishop [of the diocese] in reference to the decision of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the trial of the Bishop of Lincoln.-Gloucestershire Chronicle, December 14, 1889.

Once more I believe that I am able to identify "the oldest clergyman in the Church of England" in the person of the Rev. John Elliott, vicar of Randwick, near Stroud. Mr. Elliott was born on the 19th December, 1791, and has, therefore, lately entered upon his 99th year. He has held the vicarage of Randwick for over 70 years, the sole clerical charge of his prolonged life. During his vicariate six bishops have in succession ruled the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol (the present bishop, Dr. Ellicott, has held the mitre for seven-andtwenty years of the time). Mr. Bartholomew Edwards, who died in the spring of last year (1889), was born March 2nd, 1788. Archdeacon Philpott and Archdeacon Jones, both lately deceased, were born respectively on January 9th and October 5th in the following year, 1789.Bristol Times and Mirror (from the World), January 1, 1890.

28, 1768, aged 46. Mary, died Novembr 4th, 1760, æt. 38. | Sarah, died Jan 24, 1751, aged 25 yrs. | John, died July 30, 1788, aged 63. Hanah Pegler, died Oct 8th, 1794, æt. 64. | Esther Aldridge, died Novr 19th, 1764, æt. 34. | Charles, died Septembr 7th, 1774, æt. 42. | William, died Decembr 30th, 1773, æt. 40. | Samuel, died Jan 16th, 1738, æt. 3.

10.

In memory of Tho Ridler | (& Pheby, his wife). He died | July 31st, 1779, aged 38 years. She died April 4th, 1787, aged 39 yTM. | And also 4 of their children. | Mary, died Decr 15th [no year given], aged 7 yrs. | John, Rebekah,

Sarah,

11.

Sacred to the memory of Ann, wife of Thomas White, of Stonehouse, Esq, and daughter of Mr John Little, of Paganhill, in the Parish of Stroud. She had the happiness of being brought up from a child in the paths of religion and virtue by parents of the most exemplary piety. To her family she was a most invaluable friend, to the distressed a liberal benefactress, and to all an example of patience, humility, and true religion. She bore a long and severe affliction with Christian | fortitude and resignation. Thus prepared for a glorious immortality, she calmly resigned her soul into the hands of her merciful Redeemer on Sunday, the 11th of January, 1784, aged 58. | Also of the aforesaid Thomas White, Esq', who departed this life June 17th, 1801, aged 81 years.

12.

(This and the following four are on flatstones.)

Here resteth the body of Ann, the wife of Nathaniel | Iles, Clothier, of this Parish, and daughter of George Townesend, of Rowell, Gent, who departed this life ye 9th day of November, Anno Dom. 1702.

13.

In memory of Elizabeth, the daughter of Nathaniel Iles, Clothier, of this Parish, who departed this life the 28th day of | December, Anno Dom. 1708. | In memory also of John, the sonn of Nathaniel Iles, Clothier, of this Parish, who departed this life the 18th day of May, Anno Dom. 1710.

14.

Also of the above Nath' | Iles, who died Feb. 22d, 1740, | aged 75. And of Ann, his 2d | wife, and daughter of Edwd| Pierce, of the Devizes, Gent, who died July 1st, 1747, aged 65. | Likewise of Jane, their daughter, who died March | 7th, 1750, aged 32.

15.

Beneath this stone are interred | the remains of Sarah, daughter of Nathaniel Iles; she died Dec' the 5th, 1784, aged 74 years.

Also of Ann, his daughter; she died June the 12th, 1791, aged 89. Also of Cathrine Norton; she died April the 30th, 1788, aged 75.

In memory of Parish, Gent, who

16.

Sarah, the daugh. of James Mitchell, of ya was buried 4th of Jan, 1751, aged 25 years.

17.

(Memorial window.)

In memory of Henrietta Bullivant [who died Nov. 24, 1873, aged 85].

Besides some already in print the following churchyard inscriptions were likewise copied in 1880

1.

In memory of Anne, widow of the late William Bubb, formerly of Whitley-Court, in this County, and daughter of Giles and Esther Pitt, of this Parish, who died June 26th, 1872, aged 72 years.

2.

In loving memory of Henrietta Bullivant, who died the 24th of November, 1873, at New Mills Court, Stroud, aged 85 years.

3.

Beneath this stone lie the remains of William Henry Butcher, son of the late John Butcher, Esq, of Westrip, who died May 8th, 1866, aged 59 years.

4.

Beneath this tomb are deposited the remains of Samuel Copner, of Cains-Cross, in the Parish of Stonehouse, who departed this life on the 6th day of August, 1837, aged 70 years. Sacred to the memory of Edith, wife of Samuel Copner, of Cains-Cross, in the Parish of Stonehouse, who departed this life March 22nd, 1850, aged 85 years. Also of Mary, their daughter, who died March 11th, 1798, aged 3 months. Also sacred to the memory of William, son of Samuel and Edith Copner, of Cains-Cross, who departed this life February 3rd, 1865, aged 60 years. Also sacred to the memory of John, son of Samuel and Edith Copner, of Cainscross, who departed this life February 17th, 1873, aged 74 years.

5.

Here rest until the resurrection the mortal remains of [Space left.]

Martha, wife of John Elliott [Vicar of Randwick], who died March 19th, 1872, in her 81st year. Also five of their children. Martha, died April 16th, 1825, aged 3 years. John Wells, died April 18th, 1825, aged 1 year. Ann Elizabeth, died March 15th,