patterns of coloured tiles (a lion passant and two heraldick antelopes) are used, but these are formed like the rest, the outline of the figure is indented, and the figure itself painted on the surface before glazing. These tiles are used with two other kinds in a regular alternation as follows:—a painted tile, a square black tile divided with indented lines into nine squares, the centre one being yellow, a narrow yellow bordering tile with two indented flowers, the black tile as before, and lastly a painted tile." We understand that the Society propose to give an engraving of this remarkable pavement in the next number.
The Font, Higham Ferrers.
"The Font, which is Early English, stands on two circular steps and an octagonal base in the north aisle. Its shaft is square, rounded at the angles, and very deeply depressed at the sides, so as to give the appearance of four shafts around a central column. Both the bases and capitals of these quasi shafts are rudely moulded, and on them rests the octagonal bason, of unequal faces, and a little wider at the top than at the bottom. Three of the faces are sculptured, that facing east with a Maltese cross, with the top of a staff attached to the lower member, and foliated rays issuing from the centre."
The very careful and accurate description of the church is followed by three or four pages called the "Architectural History" of it, much of which must be considered as Mr. Freeman's theory rather than as authenticated "history," and we could have wished that some other title had been chosen for this essay. For instance, Mr. Freeman asserts as matter of "history," that "about 1340 further alterations were made. . . . .Another north aisle was added, the pointed windows of the original aisle being removed into the north wall, but to adapt them to its smaller height, they were converted into square-headed ones." This statement is opposed to the evidence of the building itself: the sections of the mouldings of the capitals in this aisle, given in p. 15, are of earlier character than any of the others, rather than later, and the alleged alteration of the windows is very improbable.
The other buildings worth notice are the chapel, westward of the church,
