The Works of Sir Thomas Browne, Volume 3Browne, Thomas, Sir
Religion
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne, Volume 3
Browne, Thomas, Sir
Christianity; Ethics; Religion and medicine
Between the lately demolish'd Chapter-House and S. _Luke's_ Chappel,
there is an handsom Chappel, wherein the Consistory, or Bishop's Court
is kept, with a noble Gilded Roof. This goeth under no Name, but may
well be call'd _Beauchampe's_ Chappel, or the Chappel of our _Lady_ and
_All-Saints_, as being built by _William Beauchampe_, according to this
Inscription. _In honore Beate Marie Virginis, et omnium sanctorum_
Willelmus Beauchampe _capellam hanc ordinavit, et ex propriis sumptibus
construxit_. This Inscription is in old Letters on the outside of the
Wall, at the South-side of the Chappel, and almost obliterated; He was
buried under an Arch in the Wall, which was richly gilded; and some part
of the Gilding is yet to be perceived, tho' obscured and blinded by the
Bench on the inside. I have heard there is a Vault below gilded like the
Roof of the Chappel. The Founder of this Chappel, _William Beauchampe_,
or _de Bello Campo_, might be one of the _Beauchampe's_, who were Lords
of _Abergevenny_; for _William_ Lord _Abergevenny_ had Lands and Mannors
in this Country. And in the Register of Institutions it is to be seen,
that _William Beauchampe_, Lord of _Abergevenny_ was Lord Patron of
_Berg cum Apton_, five Miles distant from _Norwich_, and presented
Clerks to that Living, 1406, and afterward: So that, if he lived a few
Years after, he might be buried in the latter End of _Henry_ IV. or in
the Reign of _Henry_ V. or in the Beginning of _Henry_ VI. Where to find
_Heydon's_ Chappel is more obscure, if not altogether unknown; for such
a Place there was, and known by the Name of _Heydon's_ Chappel, as I
find in a Manuscript concerning some ancient Families of _Norfolk_, in
these Words, _John Heydon of Baconsthorpe, Esq.; died in the Reign of_
Edward IV. _Ann. 1479. He built a Chappel on the South side of the
Cathedral Church of_ Norwich, _where he was buried. He was in great
Favour with King_ Henry VI. _and took part with the House of_ Lancaster
_against that of_ York.
HEN. HEYDON, Kt. his Heir, built the Church of _Salthouse_, and made the
Causey between _Thursford_ and _Walsingham_ at his own Charge: He died
in the Time of _Henry_ VII. and was buried in _Heydon's_ Chappel,
joining to the Cathedral aforesaid. The Arms of the _Heydon's_ are
Quarterly _Argent_, and _Gules a Cross engrailed counter-changed_, make
the third Escocheon in the North-Row over the Choir, and are in several
Places in the Glass-Windows, especially on the South-side, and once in
the Deanry.
There was a Chappel to the South-side of the Goal, or Prison, into which
there is one Door out of the Entry of the Cloister; and there was
another out of the Cloister itself, which is now made up of Brickwork:
The Stone-work which remaineth on the inside is strong and handsom. This
seems to have been a much frequented Chappel of the Priory by the
wearing of the Steppings unto it, which are on the Cloister Side.
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