The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the WestRogers, W. H. Hamilton (William Henry Hamilton)
History
The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West
Rogers, W. H. Hamilton (William Henry Hamilton)
Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603; Great Britain -- History -- Wars of the Roses, 1455-1485
Two further escutcheons display, one the emblem of the Trinity with
customary legends, and the other--what is seldom seen in painted
glass, being usually found sculptured on the frieze, or on the
capitals of the pillars, at or over the entrance to chantry or
chancel,--the imagery of
THE FIVE WOUNDS.
Look at yon carven shield,
Above the chantry door,
No blazoned pride bedecks its field,
But emblems five sprent o'er.
There are His pierced feet,--
There are His mangled hands,--
And wounded heart,--whose latest beat
Ceased at love's sweet commands.
="Fyve wellys"=--there symbolled trace,
Hushing this mortal strife,--
"=Of pitty, merci, comfort, gracy,
And everlastingh lyffe.="
The shepherd monk of old,
Well his vocation knew,
Set it o'er gateway of the fold,
That all his flock may view.
Ere ranged in order close,
They gathered round his board,
Signs of His sorrows, sufferings, woes,
With thankfulness adored.
Seen with unseen allied,--
Trusting their happy fate,
Should some day see them glorified,
Keystone of heaven's gate.
Wayfarer of to-day,
The same tale runs for thee,
As in the ages far away,
And for all time to be.
As Sir Thomas Arundell did not get the royal grant until two years
after the dissolution of the Abbey, it is probable the work of
destruction on the fine building was considerably advanced, as but
little time as a rule was allowed to elapse before the demolition
commenced, anything that could be turned into money, such as the
bells, lead, &c., sold, and the walls pulled down and carried away for
building purposes.
Respecting this we further learn from Hutchins,--
"Tradition says, that one Arundell, steward to the Earl of
Pembroke, in the beginning of Queen Elizabeth's reign, built a
large house in the town for himself, out of the Abbey materials.
This seems to have been the same which Mr. Coker speaks of, when
he says, 'The greatest ornament of the town is a fair turretted
house of the Lord Arundell of Wardour.' But it is most probable
it was built by Sir Thomas Arundell, or his son Sir Matthew, out
of the ruins of the Abbey. It stands in Bymport Street, and has
been a public house, it is now almost pulled down. In 1747, on
the chimney piece were these arms,--1. ARUNDELL, _with crescent
for difference_.--2. Quarterly, 1 and 4, _Gules, four lozenges
ermine_ (DINHAM), 2 and 3, _Gules, three arches conjoined,
argent_ (DE ARCHES).--3. CHIDIOCK.--4. _Sable (azure), a bend,
with label of three points or, for difference_ (CARMINOW)."
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