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 spandrels is in black and white, with a ribbon of light yellow roundlets. The east win- dow, as will be at once noticed (see illustration), is of a rather more developed style, and reminds one of other examples, such as that in the adjacent parish church of Worth, Sussex; but this at Horley is more elegant and elaborate. We may safely say that since the de- struction of the east window at Dorking Church the county can show no specimens of tracery superior to those in this church. The mouldings of the capitals of the pillars supporting the arcade between the two divisions of the church are good, though not striking; probably the material would ^ToT ^ A E S T T H not admit of carving deeper and bolder AISLE. mouldings; the north doorway is, however, certainly good.

It happened about this date viz. in the year 1313 that the Abbey and Convent of Chertsey, the patrons of the church, obtained license to appro- priate this church and that of Epsom. It was done by the very religious bro- ther John De Eutherwyk, the very prudent and very useful lord and vene- rated Abbot, as he is styled in the re- cord, 1 and the series of documents neces- sary to effect the appropria- tion are re- corded in the Cartulary of the Abbey 2 of Chertsey. They comprised the SECTION OF NORTH DOORWAY. King's Letters 1 His name was probably derived from the village of Rutherwick, in Hampshire, not very far distant. 2 Cwrtulary of Chertsey Abbey, fo. xvi. v. to xix. v. (In the Record Office.) VOL. VII.