"On the brass plate over the door is grav'd in the same character and old Latin Obsecramus ut adjuvetis nos Jacobum Stanley Eliens Epis Johanne Stanley milite et Margareta uxore ej ac parentes cor oracionibus vris apud Dom Jhesu expm q. hanc Capellam in ej nomine et in honore Sancti Johanis Baptiste Fabricavimus An^o incarnationis illius MCCCCCXIII. Designs from the Originall plates may be seen in the following drawings. The Inscription on the long brass I take to be this in English. "We beseech you that you assist us James Stanley Bishop of Ely John Stanley Knt. and Margaret his wife and their parents with your prayers to y'e Lord Jesus Christ who have built this chapel in his name and in honour of St Jn'o Baptist in the year of his incarnation 1513." According to an old poem entitled Flodden Field S'r John Stanley was at that great Battle fought in Sept. 1513 along with other gentlemen of Lancashire and Cheshire and in enumerating the Leaders says: Next with Sir John Stanley there yede The Bishop of Ely's servants bold Sir Lionel Percy eke did lead Some hundred men well tried and told. (Barrett MS. No. 41458, C. 4. 13.) [Illustration: INTERIOR OF NORTH DOORWAY.] These two chapels were the private property of the Earls of Derby, who had to keep them in repair. In the second half of the eighteenth century the roofs needed extensive repair; this was done by the thirteenth Earl of Derby in conjunction with the townspeople of Manchester, and the Earl surrendered his rights to the chapels, handing them over to the parishioners on condition that he and his successors should no longer be held responsible for keeping them in repair. The Derby Chapel is now fitted with an altar at the east end, a font on the north side, and oak benches, so that it can be used for week-day services when desired. The Ely Chapel is not fitted in any way. [Illustration: VIEW ACROSS THE NAVE, LOOKING NORTH-WEST.] =St. James' Chapel=, or the Ducie Chantry, and the =Chapel Of the Holy Trinity=, which formerly occupied the east and west ends of what is now the outer north aisle, and were founded, the former in 1507 and the latter by W. Radcliffe of Ordsall in 1498, have no longer any separate existence; the only sign of their having been chapels that remains is a piscina in the pier at the south east corner of St. James' Chapel. The arcade between the outer and inner north aisles originally dated from about 1500. =The North or Craven Porch= is opposite to the south porch and bears a strong resemblance to it. It consists of two bays, each vaulted in stone in the same manner as the bays of the south or Jardine Porch; a door to the east side of the inner bay leads into the registry office.