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 ARCHAEOLOGICAL INTELLIGE>XE. 157 '^^^-^O "^^ '^ysQ'^ GOLD RELIQUARY, IK THE POSSESSION OF THE REV. W. MASKELL. supposed to have been worn in memorial of a deceased person. Derreyne, in old French, or derniere, may signify the close of hfe, the last years or nioinont of existence ; and the words imply, as some suppose, an invo- cation of the Baptist and the other patron saint of the wearer, for help and intercession at his last hour. The weight of this precious little object is 1 oz. 8 dwts. 9 grs. the gold being of considerable thickness. It appears to be of the workmanship of the fifteenth century, probably French, and the archbishop may represent St. Germain. It is not improbable that it may have been destined to contain one of the consecrated tablets of wax, the Agnus Dei, blessed by the pope at Easter in the first year of his pon- tificate, and every seventh year subsequently, accounted to be of especial efficacy against pestilential vapours, the falling evil, sudden death, and other calamities. The Rev. Edward Wilton has kindly communicated the following notes on the church of Charlton, Wilts, with impressions from the mural brasses, representing William Chancey, founder of the northern chantry-chapel, and his wife'=. These figures measure about 17 in. in length, and present the usual features of costume of the times of Henry YIII. The man wears the long furred gown, with very wide sleeves, and his wife has a pedimental head-dress with long lappets, her gown fitting close with tight sleeves, and cufis offur, a broad girdle round her hips closed with three large roses, and without any pendant. Beneath is the following epitaph, — ©ff yo' charitc prnn for tf)c soul' of Ktill'm Ciliaucci) Qtntijhna ^' jtlarion )% tonfc s)t) UMWwx cBcftcK tf)ijs e]:f)apcir §: DcccssmB' tf)£ ix tlay of 3lunt anno Bni ittCEiireCCCrixiiif. On a scroll from the mouth of the male effigy is the phrase, jitlisrricorDias Diii I cfnu cantafio. Above are two escutcheons, both alike ; with the follow- •= The name is usually written Chancey: in the inscription it appears to beChaucey, perhaps by omission of the contraction over the letter u.