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Fox relates, in his "Book of
Martyrs":—
How one Drayner, bearing a grudge against
Gregory Doddes, parson here, made on the roode lofte nine holes, that he
might look about the church in mass time. In which place alway, at the
sacring, he would stand to see who looked not, or held not up his hands
thereto, which persons so not doing he would trouble and punish very
sore. Whereby he purchased a name there, and is called to this day
Justice Nine Holes. It so fell out, the said Drayner came to the
Printer's house demanding, Is Fox here? To whom answer was given that
Master Fox was not within. Is the printer within? quoth Drayner. It was
answered Yea. Mary, saith he, you have printed me false in your book:—
It is false, I made but five holes with a great auger, and the parson
made the rest. It was answered, I have not read that a Justice should
make him a place in the Roodlofte to see if the people held up their
hands. He said, It is untrue, for I set as little by it, as the best of
you all.
Indeed, saith the printer, so we understand now, for your
being at a supper in Cheapside among certain honest company, and there
burdened with the matter said then, that you did it rather to look upon
fair wenches than otherwise. And so he parted in a rage. |
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The present door hangs upon the original iron
staples found built into the wall.
The following entry informs us when the doorway was closed:—
1597, To Thomas Hopper for makinge up the dore which hath
gone to rodelofte ij s.
The AUMBRY AND NICHES were no doubt used in connection with
altars close by. There were formerly several side altars in different
parts of the church, old records mentioning the image of St. Michael the
patron Saint, the altar of the Blessed Virgin, John the Baptist, and
others. A stone seat may also be observed occupying the recess of the
window.
WINDOWS.
As to the windows of the nave, it would appear |