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PUBLISHED BYGEO. C. CASTER, Printer & Bookseller,MARKET PLACE, PETERBOROUGH.
FASTING.A Lenten Sermon, by the Very Rev. J. J. Stewart Perowne, D.D., Dean of Peterborough. Price 3d.
NATIONAL EDUCATION.A Sermon by the Very Rev. J. J. Stewart Perowne, D.D. Price 3d.
OUR DEBT TO THE PAST.Two Sermons by the Rev. Brooke Foss Westcott, D.D., Canon of Peterborough. Price 6d.
ADVENT SERMONS, Preached in Peterborough Cathedral: "The Gospel Preached to the Poor," by the Very Rev. J. J. Stewart Perowne, D.D., Dean; "The Word of God," by the Rev. B. F. L. Blunt, M.A., Vicar of Scarborough; and "Preparation," by the Rev. F. W. Farrar, D.D., Canon of Westminster. 6d. each, by post 7d.; or the three in wrapper, 1/-, by post 1/1.
PETERBOROUGH CATHEDRAL.A General, Architectural, and Monastic History. By Thomas Craddock. Fcap. fo., 234 pages, fancy wrapper, 2/6, cloth gilt, 5/-
NEW GUIDE TO PETERBOROUGH CATHEDRAL.By G. S. Phillips. Illustrated, Crown 8vo., 1/-
PETERBOROUGH CATHEDRALat the Commonwealth; being extracts from Simon Gunton's History, with a sketch of his life. The work is illustrated by four photographs from scarce engravings, showing the original Ladye Chapel, Altar Screen, etc. Crown 4to., bevelled boards, red edges, 6/-
NOTES ON THE PARISH CHURCHESin and around Peterborough, including the Cathedral, and Crowland, Ramsey, and Thorney Abbeys. By the Rev. W. D. Sweeting, M.A., Head Master of the King's School, Peterborough, Illustrated by 32 Photographs. Demy 8vo., cloth antique, bevelled boards, 21/-; or in three parts, wrappered, 2/6 each.
NOTES ON TWENTY PARISH CHURCHESin the five mile circle round Peterborough, comprising Alwalton, Castor, Eye, Farcet, Fletton, Glinton, Helpstone, Marholm, Orton Longueville, Orton Waterville, Paston, Peakirk, Stanground, Thorpe, Waternewton, Werrington, Whittlesey (St. Mary), Whittlesey (St. Andrew), Woodstone, and Yaxley. Paper covers, 1/-; cloth, 1/6.
FIRST WORDS AND LAST, or EASTER THOUGHTS, in verse. By Rev. A. S. Newman, M.A. Crown 8vo., paper covers, 1/6; cloth gilt, 2/-
CROWLAND AND THORNEY ABBEYS.By the Rev. W D. Sweeting, M.A., with two photographs, wrappered, 1/-
WILD FLOWERS.Being a list of varieties found in the neighbourhood of Peterborough. By F. A. Paley, M.A. Price 1/-
CÆSAR'S COMMENTARIES.For the use of Junior Classes, Book II., with vocabulary. Price 6d.
CANTICLES POINTED FOR CHANTING.Suitable for Village Choirs. By John Speechley, late Organist of Peterborough Cathedral. Price 1d.
SAVIGAR'S ARITHMETICAL TABLES.For the use of Schools, with rules for mental accounts. Price 1d.; or twelve copies, post free, 1/-
THE SHOWER OF PEARLS.By Charlotte Phillips. A collection of Poems suitable for Home and School use. 14th edition, Demy 18mo., cloth gilt, 1/-
THE BOOK OF ANTHEMS.As used in Peterboro' Cathedral, with a new appendix. Crown 8vo.,
PHOTOGRAPHS OF PETERBOROUGH CATHEDRAL.In various sizes, at 6d., 1/-, 2/6, and 5/-
PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE CHURCHESin Sweeting's "Notes on Parish Churches." Carte de Visite size, 6d. each.
DIRECTORY OF PETERBOROUGHand 52 Neighbouring Places, with Plan of the City. Price 2/6.
SPIRIT STOCK BOOKS.1/- each.
OVERSEER'S and SURVEYOR'S BOOKS and FORMS.
NOTICES TO QUIT.Tenant to Landlord or Landlord to Tenant. 1d. each.
CERTIFICATE FORMSfor Baptism, Burial, Banns of Marriage, and Marriage. 1d. each; two dozen, assorted, 1/6.
DISTRAINT NOTICES.1d. each.
PROBATE FORMS. BANKRUPTCY FORMS.
PARCELS DELIVERY BOOKS.Strongly bound. 100 pages, 2/6; 200 pages, 3/6.
CASTER'S HOUSEKEEPER'S ACCOUNT BOOK.To commence at any time, and last one year. Price 2/-
CONFIRMATION CARDS.In red and black. 1d. each; 25 for 1/6.
AGREEMENT FORMS.For letting Unfurnished Apartments.
RECEIPT BOOKS.
MAP OF PETERBOROUGH,and 20 miles around. Plain, 1/-; Coloured, 1/6; Mounted on Cloth in case, 4/-; Mounted on Roller and varnished, 5/-.
AN APPEAL.
The Dean and Chapterearnestly hope that Visitors to the Cathedral will contribute something to the Fund in aid of its Restoration. For this purpose a box has been placed in the Nave, under the Screen, and a book in which names, together with the amount of the donation, may be entered. It will be seen that the need of Restoration is urgent, the central tower being much shattered, and its south-eastern pier presenting a very unsightly appearance. One of the most striking features of the Cathedral, the beautiful groined roof of this tower is at present entirely concealed by a scaffolding put up some years ago when the work of Restoration was suspended for want of funds.
The Dean and Chapterfeel that they may with the more confidence appeal to the liberality of Visitors in aid of the Restoration, because the Cathedral is open free of all charge throughout the day (except during the hours of Divine Service), the Vergers not being allowed to ask for any gratuity.
Footnotes
1 (Return)The most probable etymology of this word is that which is given by Britton in his History of Peterborough Cathedral, viz.—"MedeorMead, a meadow;ham, a sheltered habitation; andsted, stead, orstad, a bank, station, or place of rest."
2 (Return)In cleaning out the river, a little below the bridge, in June, 1820, a dagger was found, which is supposed to have belonged to these Danes. It is in the possession of the present Bishop.
3 (Return)At a meeting of the Archæological Society at Peterborough, in 1861, Mr. Bloxam read a paper in which he denied the authenticity of this monument, which had previously been regarded as one of the oldest monumental stones extant. Mr. Bloxam regards it as a Norman, and not a Saxon work, and some centuries later in date than the massacre of the monks. He considers that the figures are not martyred monks with their abbot, but Christ and his eleven disciples. It has been further conjectured by Canon Westcott that it is part of the shrine erected over the relics of St. Kyneburgha, which were removed from Castor to Peterborough during the Abbacy of Elsinus, A.D. 1005-1055. A fragment of sculpture in the same style is built into the west wall of the South Transept.
4 (Return)A Saxon King of Northumbria and the second Christian monarch of that province. An interesting account of this prince, and of the extraordinary miracles said to have been performed by his remains after death, will be found in a larger edition of the Guide to the Cathedral, by Thos. Craddock, Esq. Price 2.6 & 15.
5 (Return)Britton says, on the authority of Gunton, that they sent the secretary of the monastery over to Denmark, on purpose to obtain it. It is, however, more probable that Hereward, knowing the disposition of the Norman abbot would lead him to enrich himself at the expense of the monastery, took this means of removing temptation out of the way of Thorold, and subsequently restored the treasure to the monastery, when there was no longer any danger of its being appropriated by the abbot.
6 (Return)Toot is an old Saxon word, signifying to stand out, or be prominent.
7 (Return)This sum made the church dependent upon the monastery, and the chaplain was required to bring his church key to the sacrist of the monastery, yearly, as an acknowledgement of it.—See Gunton's Hist. Church, Peterborough, p. 24.
8 (Return)Britton says "he founded a chapel to St. Nicholasnearit;" but Gunton is doubtless correct, when he says that the chapel was over it.
9 (Return)After Acharius had recovered the marsh of Singlesholt from the Abbot of Crowland by the law of the land, he let it to him with the understanding that, instead of his paying four stones of wax to the Abbot of Crowland, the abbot should pay him a yearly rental in kind, of the same amount.
10 (Return)These decrees were, that all churches not consecrated with holy oil, should be dedicated within two years.—See Britton's Hist. Cathedral Church, Peterborough, pp. 22-3.
11 (Return)There was at one time an entrance from the Choir into the Lady Chapel through a door, on the right side of which was a small oratory, with a stone roof; the remains are yet to be seen.
12 (Return)This hospital was afterwards called Spittle, and some of the stones are still remaining in Spittle-field. It was left by Agnes Pudding, with eight acres of arable land adjoining it.
13 (Return)The Prince at first refused the robe offered to him, because the abbot did not make a similar offer to his companion; Godfrey, however, soon settled the affair, by presenting one to each.
14 (Return)A gentleman in this city who is an excellent antiquarian, and has seen the corrody alluded to above, says, "It was granted by charter of the abbot, and presents many curiosities—mentioning particularly the abbot's wine cellar at the over end of the cloister, under the present passage into the square."—Private MS.
15 (Return)The abbot was indicted at the sessions atPeterburghbefore Guy Woolston.—Private MS.
16 (Return)It is still commonly, but incorrectly, called The Lady Chapel. A building of corresponding position at Lincoln is called the Presbytry.
17 (Return)Sir William Fitzwilliam, of Milton, to whom the castle then belonged, used to pay visits to the queen of Scots during her confinement, and his noble and gentlemanly conduct, secured the good esteem of Mary. At a later period, a little before the queen was executed, she presented him with a picture of her son, as a testimony of the value which she set upon his friendship. This picture is now in the possession of the Fitzwilliam family.
18 (Return)The original letter, in the king's own hand-writing, is still in the possession of the Dean and Chapter of Peterborough, and has recently been placed in a frame by the entrance from the south aisle. The following is a copy:—"James R. Trusty and wel-beloved, wee greet you well, for that wee remember it appertaynes to ye duty wee owe to our dearest mother that like honour should be done to hir body and like monument be extant of hir as to others, hirs and our progenitors have bene used to be done, and ourselves have already performed to our deare sister ye late Queen Elizabeth. Wee have commanded a Memoriall of hir to be made in our church of Westminster, ye place where ye Kings and Queens of this realme are usually interred. And for that wee thinke it inconvenient that ye monument and hir body should be in severall places, we have ordered that hir said body remayning now interred in that our Cathedrall Church of Peterborough shalbe removed to Westminster to hir said monument; and have committed ye care and chardg of ye said translation of hir body from Peterborough to Westminster to ye reverend father in God our right trusty and wel beloved servant ye Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, bearer hereof, to whom wee require you (or to such as ye shall assigne) to deliver ye corps of our said deceased mother, ye same being taken up in a decent and respectfull manner as is fitting. And for that there is a pall now upon ye hearse over hir grave which wilbe requisite to be used to cover hir said body in ye removing thereof, which may perhapps be deemed as a ffee that should belong to ye church. We have appointed ye said reverend father to pay you a reasonable redemption for ye same, which being done by him wee require you that he may have ye pall to be used for ye purpose aforesaid. Given under our signet at our Honor of Hampton Court ye eight and twentieth day of September in ye tenth yeare of our reigne of England, France and Ireland, and of Scotland ye six and fortieth. To our trusty and welbeloved ye Dean and Chapter of our Cathedrall Church of Peterborough, and in theire absence to ye right reverend father in God ye Bishop of Peterborough and to such of ye Prebends or other officers of that church as shalbe found being there."
19 (Return)This ancient record is said to have been written about the year 1217, by a monk named Hugh Candidus. It is a MS. account of the History of the Abbey from its foundation. Dean Patrick gives the following account of its singular preservation:—"One book indeed, and but one, still remains, which was happily redeemed from the fire by the then precentor of the church, Mr. Humfrey Austin, who knowing the great value of it, first hid it, in February, 1642, under a seat in the quire: and when it was found by a soldier on the twenty-second of April, 1643 (when all the seats were pulled down), rescued it again by the offer of ten shillings, 'for that old latin bible' as he called it, and about which he pretended to enquire. The name of the bible by the help of the ten shillings, preserved this precious treasure from the flames, whither it was going, as Mr. Austin hath left a record in the beginning of the book; with a copy of the soldier's acknowledgement:—'This booke was hide in the Church by me Humphrey Austin; February, 1642. And found by one of Coll. Cromwelle souldyers when they pul'd down all the seats in the quire, April 22th, 1643. And I makeing inquirie amongst them for an old Latin Bible which were lost, I found out at last the partie who had it, and I gave him for the booke tenn shillings as you see by this acquittance.... The coppie of his acquittance:—I pray let this Scripture Book alone, for he hath paid me for it, and therefore I would desire you to let it alone. By meHenry Topcliffe, souldyer under Captain Cromwell, Colonel Cromwell's sonn; therefore I pray let it alone.—By me Henry Topcliffe.'" This Ancient Manuscript book is now kept with other documents in the Chapter house of the Cathedral.
20 (Return)Dean Patrick, in his supplement toGunton's History of the Cathedral, says it was famous for three things, "a stately front, a curious altar piece, and a beautiful cloister." Mr. Davys, in hisGuide, also says, "we learn, from other writings, that the stall-work, in its choir, was remarkably fine, that its windows of painted glass were of a most superb description, and that, in the number, and beauty of its monuments and brasses, it excelled most of the other churches of the realm. Its central tower, though then in an incomplete state, was much finer than it now is, as it had a handsome octagon above what now forms the central tower. The north western transept tower was also adorned with a lofty spire. This spire, which was of wood covered with lead, was taken down soon after this time."
21 (Return)"Wulfade was much addicted to hunting, and one day pursuing a goodly hart, which being hotly pursued, took soil in a fountain near unto the cell of St. Chad, who espying the hart weary, and almost spent, was so compassionate towards him that he covered him with boughs and leaves, conjecturing, as if heaven had some design in the access and deportment of that beast. Presently comes Prince Wulfade, and enquired of St. Chad concerning the hart, who answered, That he was not a keeper of beasts, but the souls of men, and that Wulfade was then, as an hart to the water brooks, sent by God to the fountain of living water: which Wulfade hearing with astonishment, entered into further conference with St. Chad in his cell, and was by him baptized: and returning with joy to his father's court, he secretly told his brother Rufine of all that had passed, perswading him to be baptized also; to which Rufine consenting, Wulfade brought him to St. Chad, who likewise baptized this other brother."
22 (Return)"This Christian pair of brothers did often resort to a private oratory, where they performed their devotions; but at length being discovered to their father by the steward Werbode, who instigated, and enflamed the fire of paternal fury against the sons, King Wolfere, the father, watching the time when his sons were gone to pray, followed them, and entering the oratory, slew both his sons with his own hand; and he, and Werbode demolishing the place, left the bodies of his sons buried in the rubbish." "Queen Ermenild, having searched for the bodies of her sons, found them out, and giving them burial, [in one stone coffin,] built in the same place where they were slain, a church of stone."
23 (Return)Dean Kipling, on the authority of tradition, is of opinion, that St. Chad's well was in the quadrangle on the south side of the minster, called the laurel court; but Gunton says, "St. Chad had his cell in the county of Stafford, was the first bishop of Lichfield, where he founded the cathedral church, and there lieth buried." And this assertion would appear to be born out by the fact that the "church of stone" referred to in the previous note, is known to have been erected atStone, in Staffordshire.
24 (Return)The present painted windows are of modern date, excepting one or two, which are composed of fragments of the windows of the cloisters above described.
25 (Return)Gunton says, "that in the foundation thereof, Peada laid such stones, as that eight yoke of oxen could scarce draw one of them."
26 (Return)SeeBritton's His. Cathedral Church of Peterboro', note p. 53.
27 (Return)James Henry Monk, afterwards bishop of Gloucester.
28 (Return)Garbett's Architectural Account of Peterborough Cathedral.]
29 (Return)Britton, in speaking of these door-ways, says, "There are also two door-ways to the southern aisle of the nave,bothhavingsemicirculararches, &c.;" but this is evidently an oversight.
30 (Return)These door-ways are supposed to have been built in the middle of the 12th century. It is worthy of remark, that one door-way in the western wall, which is now filled up, is attributed to the Anglo-Saxon age.
31 (Return)Vide note at page 4 of this work.
32 (Return)The columns of the beautiful west front were also composed of the same marble; but, being much dilapidated, they were in the time of Dean Monk, taken down, the best sorted and again put up, and the others replaced by Ketton stone.