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VIII. Account of the Discovery of the Episcopal Rings of John Stanbery and Richard Mayo, Bishops of Hereford, during the progress of recent works of restoration at Hereford Cathedral. By the Very Rev. John Merewether, D.D., F.S.A., F.R.S., Dean of Hereford

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2012

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Amongst the important operations which the precarious state of many parts of Hereford Cathedral required, the strengthening of the foundations of the range of Norman piers running throughout the church, from the east end of the choir to the west of the nave, was found to be absolutely necessary, not only in those parts immediately circumjacent to the main piers of the central tower, but in several other portions. This has been achieved by the excavation of the earth to the depth of nine or ten feet, and the filling up of the cavities so laid open with concrete. In the course of this process many very curious and interesting discoveries have been made, both in the architectural department and in the disclosure of ancient remains, which at some future time may not be unworthy of a more detailed account. On the present occasion I propose to confine my remarks to two objects which claim particular notice—namely, two Episcopal Rings, which were discovered in the following manner:

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Archaeologia , Volume 31 , 1846 , pp. 249 - 253
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Copyright © The Society of Antiquaries of London 1846

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page 251 note * Extract from the “Consuetudines” or Regula of Hereford Ćathedral, the Code of Regulations supposed to have been drawn up by Deans, of whom Aquablanca was probably one, about 1250. “Notandum, si canonicus in principio anni optulerit residenciam et continuaverit, poterit de licencia capituli ipso anno in Angliâ, secundum Ecclesiæ consuetudinem, unam peregrinacionem facere; si autem in Paschali vel circa residere inceperit, propter temporis brevitatem, nullam recipiet peregrinacionem ipso anno. Hoc proviso a capitulo circa numerum studentium et peregrinationum quod Ecclesia non destituatur debito servitio et consilio. Tempora autem peregrinantibus indulta sunt hæc:—In Anglia, III. Septimanæ; Parisiis, ad Sanctum Dyonysium, septem hebdomadæ; ad Sanctum Edmundum, Pontinaco, octo septimanæ; Romæ, et ad Sanctum Jacobum, sexdecem septimanæ; Jerosolimis, unus annus. Tempus vero indultum scholaribus hoc est:—Cum canonicus in Ecclesiâ per triennium residenciam fecerit, si doctus sit, et spes fuerit de eo quod proficiat in studio, petitâ a capitulo licenciâ de consuetudine Ecclesiæ, duobus annis causâ studii poterit abesse, et tercio, de gratiâ si petierit, et tune non nisi in universitatis studio insistet. Et notandum, quod canonicus qui residenciam continue fecerit in ecclesiâ per annum, sicut pretaxatum est, poterit per singulos annos unam peregrinacionem habere in Anglia, secundum Ecclesiæ consuetudinem; unam vero tantum habere poterit ultra mare peregrinacionem toto tempore vitæ suae. Similiter si per triennium de licentia capituli fecerit in scolis, ulteriorem studendi licentiam non obtenebit cum perceptione.”—Thus Englished in an early translation: “It is to be noted, that if a canon shall, in the beginning of the year, offer residence, and continue in that very year by the leave of the chapter, according to the custom of the Church, he may make one pilgrimage; but if he shall begin upon or about Easter, by reason of the shortness of the time, he shall make no pilgrimage in that year. But this is to be taken care of by the chapter, concerning the number of students and pilgrims, that the Church be not destitute of service and of council. Now the times of pilgrimage allowed are these:—In England, three weeks; in Paris, at St. Dennis, seven weeks; in Rome, and at St. James's, sixteen weeks; at St. Edmund's, in Pontivake, eight weeks; at Jerusalem, one year. The time allowed to scholars is this:—When a canon hath resided for three years in the Church, if he be docible, and there be a hope of him that he may profit in study, by leave from the chapter, granted according to the custom of the Church, he may be absent two years for study sake, and the third year by favour, if he desire it, and then he shall follow nothing but studies of an university. And it is to be noted, that any canon who hath kept residence continually one year in the church, as before is laid down, he may every year have one pilgrimage in England, according to the custom of the Church; but he shall make but one pilgrimage beyond the seas in the whole of his life. Likewise, if he, by the leave of the chapter, hath spent three years in schools, he shall obtain no further leave to study with allowance.”