The history and antiquities of Boston, and the villages of Skirbeck, Fishtoft, Freiston, Butterwick, Benington, Leverton, Leake, and Wrangle; comprising the hundred of Skirbeck, in the county of Lincoln. Including also a history of the East, West, and Wildmore fens, and copious notices of the Holland or Haut-Huntre fen ... sketches of the geology, natural history, botany, and agriculture of the district; a very extensive collection of archaisms and provincial words, local dialect, phrases, proverbs, omens, superstitions, etc. By Pishey Thompson. Illustrated with one hundred engravings.

INTERIOR OF THE CHURCH. 187
arch, was removed at the late restoration of the church, and the organ placed in
a recess in a building prepared for it on the north side of the chancel, immediately over the first six stalls to the
west on that side. The organ-case,
executed under the directions of the ---
architect, is very handsome, harmoonising well with the stalls and canopies below.
The lessons from the Holy Scriptures are now read from a handsome
brazen eagle lectern, which was placed
in the centre aisle of the nave during
the late restoratelon.
The floor of the nave has been
completely relaid upon a bed of concrete. It is almost entirely composed
of ancient ledger stones, some of them
of great interest, particularly the
Pescod Brass in the north side of
the nave.2 X
The room over the southern porch
is said to have been used, previous o
to the establishment of the parish _
library, as a school-room "cfor the
teaching of petty scholars." The
first notice we fincd of this library is -~`j
in 1635, when, upon the request of S'o18
the Rev. Anthony Tuckney-, vicar ali
" That the roome over the porch of the
saide church shall be repaired and decently fitted up to make a librarye to the
end that, in case any well and charita-
bly disposed person shall. hereafter bestow
any books to the use of the parish, they The Organ.
may be there safely preserved and kept."
Anthony Tuckney, the founder, contributed largely in books.. Among the
contributors to this library were, Sir William Massingbird, 501.; Henry Heron,
Those parties agreed to set it up again in such eon- repairs of the organ. In 1819 and 1820, no less
venient place as the Hall shall determine." There is than 8381. 3s. 6d. was spent upon repairs of the
not any subsequent mention of an organ until 1713, organ. The Corporation paid 4001. of this, 1101.
when a Ms. in the possession of the Vicar states that 3s. 6d. was raised by private subscription, 3281.
Henry Heron and Richard Wynn, Esqs. M.P. for paid out of the church-rate. At the late repairs
the borough, gave 1001. each towards building an or- 3111. 19s. was paid for a new swell, regilding the
gan; Henry Pacey,Esq.,gave501.; CharlesWood, pipes, and removing and refixing the organ.
Esq., 501.; and John Brown,Esq., 201. Thisorgan' The only other mention of a lectern connected
was repaired by Mr. Martin, 1724, and again re- with this church is in 1153, when, in the account of
paired in 1739. In 1741, JohnWebber, organist, and the sale of the vestments and ornaments of the
other officers of the church, were indemnified by the church in that year, one item is, " y n eple for i
be comnmenced by Mr. Righy, or any other person 2 The brasses, as enumerated in the Proceedings
breaking open the door of the organ-loft in the were the very fine one ofWalter Pescod and his
parish church. Mr. WebHer was the first organist wife (her figure lost), date 1398; a large figure of
appointed by the Corporation; his salary was 201. a priest, clothed in a cope and stole, about 1410.
a-year. He died in May 1741, and gas succeeded Portions offigures ofa civilian and two females,
by Mr. James Allen. In 1754, John Mitchell, under a small triple canopy, about 1420, and a lady
Esq., gave 401. for the regilding the organ-pipes. (no inscription), about 1460.
In 1811, the Corporation subscribed 501, towards