The Montagus and the great West Doors of Bath Abbey - Lackham ...
The Montagus and the great West Doors of Bath Abbey - Lackham ...
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Montagus</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Bath</strong> abbey 13<br />
<strong>The</strong>se are not <strong>the</strong> Priors arms (<strong>the</strong>y appear in <strong>the</strong> south window 33 ) but<br />
are those <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bath</strong> priory.<br />
So it is almost certain that <strong>the</strong> arms on Bishop Montagu’s tomb are those<br />
<strong>of</strong> Winchester, which was his seat when he died in 1617.<br />
Fig 10 Arms <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> See <strong>of</strong> Winchester<br />
It is noteworthy that <strong>the</strong> arrangement <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> gold <strong>and</strong> silver keys are<br />
here, in Winchester, reversed from that seen in <strong>Bath</strong> with <strong>the</strong> gold on top<br />
but<br />
Whe<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> keys are in bend or in bend sinister 34 <strong>the</strong> one<br />
which lies above <strong>the</strong> blade <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> sword (be it higher or<br />
lower than <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r) is <strong>the</strong> golden one. 35 ”<br />
33 Fig 11 Arms <strong>of</strong> Prior Cantlow, St Ca<strong>the</strong>rine’s Church, St Ca<strong>the</strong>rine<br />
34 Bend is <strong>the</strong> diagonal going from top left to bottom right <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> shield, bend sinister<br />
goes top right to bottom left. Sinister items are deemed <strong>of</strong> lesser status than dexter<br />
ones.
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