Immediately on the accession of Queen Elizabeth, steps were taken to reconcile the conflicting elements within the Church of England, whose extreme representatives had been brought into violent collision in the previous reign. A compromise was offered to them in a new Prayer-book, which aimed at combining the principles of the first and second books of Edward VI, in order to comprehend within the pale of the Church those who had been excluded from it by a rigid interpretation of the rubrics on either hand. On one side the rubrics of Edward's second book were modified so as to allow greater liberty in the use of ornaments and vestments, while on the other, the sentences employed at the distribution of the elements in Holy Communion, which had been held to support two opposite theories of the Sacrament in the previous books, were united in the new one, as involving no real contradiction. Notwithstanding the rubric which was inserted in Elizabeth's book for the retention of the ornaments in use under Edward VI, an order was issued in the first year of her reign (18th September, 1559), for the sale of certain "Popish ornaments" at St. Saviour's, to meet the expenses of repairing the church, and in consideration of the purchase of the new lease. A list of the ornaments so disposed of may be interesting: Two small basons of silver, parcel gilt, weighing 22 ounces, with a salver, double gilt, and a paten, parcel gilt. Two altar-cloths, and a vestment of black velvet and crimson satin, embroidered in gold and silver. A cope and vestment (deacon and sub-deacon) of green velvet, with flowers of gold. Three copper cases, 43 pieces of stuff, and 4 "aules." The whole of which were sold for L14 5_s._ 8_d._ Other articles sold included: A painted cloth from before the rood, realizing 7_s._ Two altar-cloths of white fustian, 16_s._ Two altar-cloths of white damask, with flowers of green and gold, 21_s._ Two altar-cloths, pea-green and white damask, 17_s._ Two altar-cloths of green and white satin, with letters of gold, 58_s._ One altar-cloth of satin, 17_s._ Three vestments of blue damask, with crimson velvet crosses, 42_s._ A white damask cope; "a little narrow thing like a valance," with the name of Jesus in gold--sold for 8_d._ Candlesticks, censers, with "other broken brass," "as little bells and such like," containing in weight, 34 lb., sold at 6_d._ a pound. In pursuance of this destructive work an order was given on 31st May, 1561, "That all the church books in Latin be defaced and cut according to the injunctions of the Bishop"; the effect of which has been to deprive us of many valuable parish records which happened to be written in the Latin language, in addition to the more distinctly ecclesiastical books expressly included in the order.