urmounted by a finial in the form of a
floriated cross.

This monument once glowed with rich colour, and in 1861 a feeble attempt
was made to restore it, which was, however, not carried out. Bishop
Aquablanca, Peter of Savoy, had been steward of the household to his
relative, William of Savoy, the Queen's uncle. His preferment was one of
the noteworthy instances of Henry III.'s love of foreigners, and as Bishop
of Hereford he was especially unpopular. The King made him his treasurer
and consulted him on all matters of state. At his death, says the Rev. H.
W. Phillott,(2) "He was probably little regretted in his cathedral city,
whose citizens he had defeated in an attempt to encroach on his episcopal
rights. But he used his victory with moderation, for he forgave them one
half of their fine and devoted the other half to the fabric of the
cathedral, probably that noble and graceful portion of it, the north-west
transept, which contains the exquisitely beautiful shrine, probably
erected by himself, under which repose the remains of his nephew, John,
Dean of Hereford, as well as his own, his heart excepted, which, with a
pathetic yearning of home-sickness, he desired should be carried to the
church which he had founded in his own sunny land at Aigue-Belle, in
Savoy. Yet, though his memory has received no mercy at the hands of
historians and song-writers of his day, though his example did much to
swell the tide of ill-repute in which many of the clergy of all ranks were
held (for the laity, says the song-writer, are apt to pay less attention
to the doctrine than to the life of their teachers), we ought not to leave
out of sight that he did much to improve the fabric of the Cathedral, and
bequeathed liberal gifts to its foundation in money, books, ornaments, and
land, and also a handsome legacy to the poor of the diocese."

[Illustration: THE CANTILUPE SHRINE.]

THE CANTILUPE SHRINE.

In the north transept is a doorway leading to the tower.

*South Transept.*--Crossing the Cathedral in front of the Skidmore screen
it is a relief to turn from the nave with its sham triforium to the south
transept with its fine three stage Norman east side. The groining,
although incongruous, is still beautiful, and does not irritate in the
same way as Wyatt's abominations in the nave. This transept contains
several disputed architectural points, and opinions are divided as to
whether it may not