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vaulted in stucco, with cross springers. The east window is
by far the finest decorated window in the kingdom; it
consists of nine lights, and the head is filled with the
richest flowing tracery conceivable; it is, however, painful
to add,that it is in a state of rapid decay. The north and
south aisles of the choir are similar in character, and
terminated by windows of two lights. Beneath the sill of the
aisle windows a row of beautiful niches is continued all
round. In the north aisle Dr. Paley lies buried - a fine
mural monument simply recording his name and age. In the
choir, Bishops Law and Smith are interred, both eminent in
their generation. The prevailing style of the choir is early
English, the east end being decorated. The entrance into the
Abbey is under an ancient gate-way, having a circular arch,
round which is an inscription purporting its having been
built by Christopher Slee, Prior. Within the precincts are
the deanery and prebendal houses, the fratry, and register
office. The deanery contains, in its square tower built by
Prior Senhouse, a fine apartment used as a drawing-room,
whose ceiling is worthy of inspection: it is of oak, carved
in square pannels, the intersecting knots being highly
adorned, and the whole painted in different colours, with
armorial bearings emblazoned on shields, and mottoes
scattered about. The fratry or refectory of the ancient
priory is now used as the chapter-room; the south front is
lighted by a row of elegantly-proportioned windows of the
Tudor style, the op-
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