ACCOUNT OF A TOUR IN NORMANDY Volume II by Dawson Turner LETTERS FROM NORMANDY, ADDRESSED TO THE REV. JAMES LAYTON, B.A. OF CATFIELD, NORFOLK. UNDERTAKEN CHIEFLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF INVESTIGATING THE ARCHITECTURAL ANTIQUITIES OF THE DUCHY, WITH OBSERVATIONS ON ITS HISTORY, ON THE COUNTRY, AND ON ITS INHABITANTS. ILLUSTRATED WITH NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS. CONTENTS. LETTER XIV. Ducler--St. Georges de Bocherville--M. Langlois LETTER XV. Abbey of Jumieges--Its History--Architectural Details--Tombs of Agnes Sorel and of the Enervez LETTER XVI. Gournay--Castle of Neufmarché--Castle and Church of Gisors LETTER XVII. Andelys--Fountain of Saint Clotilda--La Grande Maison--Château Gaillard--Ecouis LETTER XVIII. Evreux--Cathedral--Abbey of St. Taurinus--Ancient History LETTER XIX. Vicinity of Evreux--Château de Navarre--Cocherel--Pont-Audemer-- Montfort-sur-Risle--Harfleur--Bourg-Achard--French Wedding LETTER XX. Moulineaux--Castle of Robert the Devil--Bourg-Theroude--Abbey of Bec--Brionne LETTER XXI. Bernay--Broglie--Orbec--Lisieux--Cathedral--Ecclesiastical History LETTER XXII. Site and Ruins of the Capital of the Lexovii--History of Lisieux--Monasteries of the Diocese--Ordericus Vitalis--M. Dubois--Letter from the Princess Borghese LETTER XXIII. French Police--Ride from Lisieux to Caen--Cider--General Appearance and Trade of Caen--English resident there LETTER XXIV. Historians of Caen--Towers and Fortifications--Château de la Gendarmerie--Castle--Churches of St. Stephen, St. Nicholas, St. Peter, St. John, and St. Michel de Vaucelles LETTER XXV. Royal Abbeys of the Holy Trinity and St. Stephen--Funeral of the Conqueror, Exhumation of his Remains, and Destruction of his Monument LETTER XXVI. Palace of the Conqueror--Heraldic Tiles--Portraits of William and Matilda--Museum--Public Library--University--Academy--Eminent Men--History of Caen LETTER XXVII. Vieux--La Maladerie--Chesnut Timber--Caen Stone--History of Bayeux--Tapestry LETTER XXVIII. Cathedral of Bayeux--Canon of Cambremer--Cope of St. Regnobert--Odo LETTER XXIX. Church and Castle of Creully--Falaise--Castle--Churches--Fair of Guibray LETTER XXX. Rock and Chapel of St. Adrien--Pont-de-l'Arche--Priory of the two Lovers--Abbey of Bonport--Louviers--Gaillon--Vernon APPENDIX I. APPENDIX II. INDEX. LIST OF PLATES. Plate 26 Sculpture upon a capital in the Chapter-House at St. Georges Plate 27 M. Langlois Plate 28 Musicians, from the Chapter-House at St. Georges Plate 29 Distant View of the Abbey of St. Jumieges Plate 30 Ancient trefoil-headed Arches in ditto Plate 31 Distant of the Castle of Gisors Plate 32 Banded Pillar in the Church of ditto Plate 33 Distant View of Château Gaillard Plate 34 Gothic Puteal, at Evreux Plate 35 Leaden Font at Bourg-Achard Plate 36 Ancient Tomb in the Cathedral at Lisieux Plate 37 Head-Dress of Females, as Caen Plate 38 Tower in the _Château de Calix_, at ditto Plate 39 Tower and Spire of St. Peter's Church, at ditto