L—Strata S. Thomæ (S. Thomas’s Causey).] NOTE C.—(_Pages 5, 45, 57._) OVIN’S CROSS AT ELY. When the British Archæological Association met in Congress at Wisbech (Aug., 1878,) the subject of the _Inscription_ of this cross became a matter of discussion. Mr. W. de Gray Birch, Hon. Sec., has since produced a paper on this inscription. Mr. Birch supposed the inscription to have been originally metrical, and that the form given at page 57 of this book suffered by a blunder of the stonecutter, and perhaps from some manipulation of recent times. Mr. Birch inclines to read— “Trine! tuam lucem da, Deus, et requiem.” The reader will find this subject elaborately discussed in Vol. 35 of Journal of British Archæological Association, pages 388-396. NOTE D.—(_Page 7._) SPALDING PRIORY. The Priory of Spalding was commenced in 1052 by Thorold, brother of Godiva. It was dedicated to SS. Mary and Nicholas and consisted at first of a prior and five monks, drawn from Crowland. This cell was endowed with the manor of Spalding. Lucia, countess of Chester, the heiress to the property of Thorold the founder, married Ivo Taille-Bois the nephew of William the Conqueror. Of his dealings with the priory we have already learnt in the text. The privileges of Spalding were granted to the convent of Angiers. Lucia appears to have outlived Ivo—in fact, had three husbands and after the death of Ralph the third one, gave a fresh confirmation of the liberties of Spalding to the monks of Angiers in 1129. Gough says, “Here were buried Ivo Taille-Bois in 1104 and his wife Lucia in 1141.” See plan facing page 481. NOTE E.—(_Pages 16, 17._) ARCHBISHOP PARKER’S SALT-VAT. This “Salt-vat” is of silver gilt and elaborately ornate; but it is not known whether it was of English or foreign manufacture. A copy has been made for South Kensington Museum. The authorities of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, permitted the editor of this book to see the original and to make a copy of the inscription which is as follows:— MATTHÆVS: ARCHIEP[=V]S: CANTVARIENSIS: DEDIT COLLEGIO: CORPORIS CHRISTI: CANTABRIGIÆ: PRIMO: SEPTEMBRIS: ANNO: D[=N]I: 1570 NOTE F.—(_Page 20._) ABBEY OF S. ALBAN. Saint Alban, the proto-martyr, suffered death in the Diocletian persecution in 303 A.D.