Bibliography, or, Books and their history : a lecture to the members of the Exeter Literary Society, delivered at the Athenaeum, December 1, 1869 / by Nathaniel Rogers.
- Rogers, Nathaniel.
- Date:
- 1879
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Credit: Bibliography, or, Books and their history : a lecture to the members of the Exeter Literary Society, delivered at the Athenaeum, December 1, 1869 / by Nathaniel Rogers. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![APPENDIX. EXETER CATHEDRAL. Copy of a Letter to the Very Rev. the Dean of Exeter, Viscount Midleton. My Lord,—The inscription on the mural tablet to the memory of James Bell, at the western extremity of the nave (north aisle), has become so faded by time as to be illegible at a short distance, and is a blot on the wall.* If the authorities will allow that inscription to be repainted, I shall bo happy to pay the expense ; in token of good will, and as a memento of my visit to your beautiful Cathedral. In my way to Torquay for the benefit of health, I was tempted to stay in Exeter for the winter months, and enjoy, the daily services in a building comfortably warmed; and I am thankful indeed for being permitted to spend part of the interval in a temperasure (56°) suited to air-passages affected by chronic irritation, which might be seriously aggravated by prolonged exposure to the ungenial atmosphere without. Please to return the enclosed printed slip, with your reply, when the Chapter shall have come to a determination.—Yours respectfully, N. ROGERS. (January 15, 1866.) Copy of printed slip, enclosed in the above, and taken from the Middle- sex County Times for December 30, 1865 :—Washington Irving, in his “Sketch Book”, mentions, more than once, the Pulteney Monument at the south-east angle of the cloisters at Westminster Abbey. By time and neglect this stately monument, of different coloured marble, had become so encrusted with smoke and dirt, that its beauties were hidden under an imper- vious veil;—its recumbent statue, originally white, presenting the appear- ance of a blackamoor. With permission of the Dean and Chapter, the whole has just been scrapod and cleaned, the surrounding rails and other unsightly obstructions removed, and the inscription repainted, at the expense (£20) of Dr. Rogers ; who is favourably known to our roaders by his restorations of the ancient mural brass, and Thorney’s Conduit, at Acton. He is also the con- tributor of a coloured window at Poots’ Corner, in Westminster Abbey. The Pulteney Monument is not only handsome in itself, but a great ornament to the locality. + Copy of the Dean’s ReplyLord Midleton begs to return enclosed (printed slip) to Dr. Rogers, and to say that he laid his liberal offer before the Chapter this day. While appreciating Dr. R.’s kind offer, they feel that whatever is done in the Cathedral, in the way of renovation, should be done by themselves. With respect to the spending [of] time within the building, except during the hours of divine sorvice, the Chapter are obliged to act upon a.general principle; and that principle would not allow of their [allow their j] giving the permission requested by Dr. Rogers, in his or any particular case. (Exeter, January 19, 1866.) Copy of Reply to the Dean : —My Lord,—Of course I bow to the authority of the Chapter, though regretting their decision. Accept my respectful thanks for tho courtesy of all your communications, personal or epistolary. I wish I could extend the compliment to your irritable friend, whose rude behaviour was unbecoming a clergyman and a gentleman. Unmindful of the maxim—“ Audi alteram partem ! ”—he expressed his conviction, beforehand, *oacrod to the memory of James Bell, third son of James Boll, Esq., of Borwick- upon-Iwoed j who died, in tho vicinity of this city, on tho second day of April, 1805. aged twenty-throo years. • + The celebrated Dr. Croft, formorl/organist of Westminster Abboy, lies interred Af n a*sle of tho Choir there. Tho inscription on the stone covoring his gravo n tlLuS? ■ • frequont tread of pissongars, in great dangar of boing effaoed ; but, with h-mscredit to thenamo ho bears, it has recently boon rostorod by Dr. Nathaniel Regers.—Musical Tines. ,«|f/ll0'v » keinf? an active verb, doss not requiro tho assistance of the preposition](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b22347161_0019.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
