was intended to represent the place of exhibition of the Skull, in the Undercroft of the church. The description of the Shrine in the Cottonian MS. so far as it can now be ascertained, was to this effect: "All above the stone worke was first of wood, jewells of gold set with stone wrought uppon with gold wier. Then agayn with jewells of gold, as broch [es, images of angels, and rings] 10 or 12 together, cramped with gold into the ground of gold. The s[poils of which filled two] chests, such as 6 or 8 men could but convay out of the church. At [one side was a stone, with] an angell of gold poyntyng therunto, offred there by a kinge of France: [which king Henry put] into a ring, and woar it on his thomb." There are also memoranda written against the three finials on the crest of the Shrine, that they were of silver gilt, the central one weighing eighty ounces, and the two others each sixty ounces. In the Inventory of 1315, already mentioned, we have the following catalogue of the Jewels of the Shrine, under the three classes of rings, stones set in gold, and stones set in silver : JOCALIA SANCTI THOME. Anulus pontificalis magnus cum rubino rotundo in medio. Item. Anulus magnus cum saphiro nigro qui vocatur lup. lup. Item. Anulus minor cum saphiro nigro qui vocatur Item. Anulus cum parvo saphiro nigro qui vocatur lup. Item. Anulus cum saphiro quadrato aquoso. Item. Anulus cum lapide oblongo qui vocatur Turkoyse. Item. Anulus j. cum viridi cornelin sculpto rotundo. Anulus j. parvus cum smaragdine triangulato. Item. Anulus j. cum chalcedonio oblongo. Item. Lapides ejusdem in auro situati, Item. Crapodinus unus in auro. Item. Cornelinus unus sculptus et oblongus in auro. Item. Crux aurea, cum tribus garnettis, quatuor perulis, et duobus granis saphiri. Item. Firmacula iij. parva vetera, unde ij. cum parvis gemmis et j. cum nigro saphiro. Item. Lapides ejusdem cum argento, Lapis in forma piri. Item. Jaspis unus rotundus. Item. Unus peridot oblongus. Item. Una prama rotunda in argento deaurato. Item. Crapodinus j. in argento. Item. j. Camau cum medietate hominis. Item. Lapis j. niger quadratus. Item. j. Anulus argenteus cum garnettis. Item. Os album rotundum in argento. Item. Lapis R. de Weynchepe oblongus cum cornelino rubeo et capite hominis. There are probably further treasures belonging to the Shrine mentioned under the other heads of the Inventory. Thus among the chasubles is that of sir John Plukenet, knight, of purple cloth with golden pine-apples, and a large orfrey before and behind, bequeathed to the Shrine of Saint Thomas. Among six chalices of solid gold, one is described as, Calix aureus ad feretrum, cum viridi amalio in nodo pedis. Among the murrhine cups, was one called the Cup of Saint Thomas, lined with silver gilt, and having a chased foot. Another of the six golden chalices was that offered by Philip king of France; and among the Cuppa ad Corpus Domini, was one of gold offered by Louis king of France. Among the morses or clasps of copes, were six also called "of the king of France," silver, gilt and enamelled, three with imagery undescribed, and the other three having the crucifix on the right side, and the annunciation on the left. Thus it appears that the French monarchs made frequent offerings to Saint Thomas of Canterbury and it will be observed that Erasmus remarks that several of the jewels of the Shrine were the gift of sovereign princes. Amongst other Shrines of English saints, the most celebrated were those of Edward the Confessor at West |