8. Destruction of Pharaoh and his host.

Armed figures

with shields (one of which is kite-shaped) and banners in a carriage.

West arcade (right of doorway) :

1. Moses strikes the rock.

2. God gives the Law to Moses.

The variations in the history of Joseph found here and in the Cottonian MS. may have originated, as Mr. Burges suggests, with "some contemporary author who made the story into a sort of romance, adapting and altering the incidents to the manners of his time. We should also remember that Froissart is more than suspected of embellishing his history in a similar manner."

XLII. The bosses of the roof are composed of foliage and chimerical animals, except that to the north of the west doorway, which is divided into three groups of figures, relating probably to some guild or trade who contributed to the building. They are armourers, musicians, and apothecaries. Between the bases of the small columns of the central pillar is some sculpture which seems to relate either to the romance of Reynard the Fox or to some of Æsop's fables. The original cap and base (from which these sculptures have been copied) are preserved in the cloisters. An ancient table, which stands in the chapter-house, and is apparently of the early Decorated period, should be noticed. It has been carefully restored. [Plate XIX.]

XLIII. A door from the cloisters opens into the grounds of the episcopal palace, the most interesting

part of which is the hall, dating from 1460, and hung with portraits of the bishops since the Restoration, chiefly copies. Those of Hyde, Burnet, Sherlock, Barrington, and Douglas, are originals. The palace was sold by the Puritans to Van Ling, a Dutch tailor, who did much harm, converting part into an inn, and letting out the rest in separate tenements. A good view of the chapter-house is obtained from the garden; and a very fine one of the cathedral itself, from a seat nearly opposite the gateway of the palace. The wonderful height of the tower and spire here shews to the greatest advantage. The palace was entirely remodelled by Bishop Barrington, who made a new entrance.

The porch which formed the entrance to the north transept, whence it was removed by Wyatt, is preserved in the grounds of the College, north east of the city. The College occupies the site of the domestic buildings attached to the adjoining collegiate church of St. Edmund (Archbishop of Canterbury died 1240; he had been treasurer of Salisbury), founded by Bishop de la Wyle in 1268.