edition of Walbran's _Ripon_.

[124] Possibly those of Boynton or Plumpton (_Parker_).

[125] The house is not shown.

[126] This latter peculiarity is found also in a house at Bishopton, a
mile off.

[127] Some archaeologists, however, hold that the purpose of low side
windows was to display a light to scare away demons.

[128] It is probable that in the interior of many of our old churches
the surface of the stone was never meant to be seen, and was covered
with plaster at the time of building. The plaster was doubtless often
adorned with designs in colour.

[129] This view is held by Mr. Micklethwaite. The white _tesserae_ in the
medallion resemble some which were dug up in 1837 on the site assigned
by Leland to the 'Old Abbay of Ripon' and which have been adduced to
support the view that Wilfrid's Abbey Church stood on that site and not
on the site of the present Cathedral (see p. 77 and n. 4 there).

[130] The others were Bondgate Bridge (over the Skell), Bishopton Bridge
(over the Laver), Hewick Bridge (over the Ure below the town), the
Archer-bridge, and the 'Esgel-bridge.' The position of the two last is
uncertain, and the rest have long been rebuilt. Bishopton Bridge had a
chapel upon it with which was connected a hermit. In the middle ages the
bridges were under the charge of the Archbishop. They were often the
recipients of bequests, but were themselves made to contribute to the
Common Fund of the Collegiate Church, by means of money-boxes which were
placed upon them.

APPENDIX.

ABBOTS OF THE SAXON MONASTERY.

ST. EATA _c._ 657-661.
ST. WILFRID 661-709.
TATBERHT 709.
BOTWINE died 786.
ALBERHT 786-787.
SIGRED 787.
UILDEN OR WILDENG ?

CANONS OF STANWICK IN THE MEDIAEVAL COLLEGIATE CHURCH.[131]

Geoffrey de Bockland _circa_ 1226.
Laurence de Topcliffe _circa_ 1230.
Eadmund de Maundevill resigned 1279.
Anthony Beck[132] 1279.
Roger Swayne _c._ 1285-_c._ 1311.
Richard de Henney 1311-_c._ 1315.
William de Seton 131