to 'longeth Heaven, made of timber and stained
clothes.

"Item, Hell, made of timber, and the iron-work thereto, with
Divels to the number of 13.

"Item, 4 knights, armed, keeping the sepulchre, with their
weapons in their hands; that is to say, 2 axes and 2 spears,
with 2 paves.

"Item, 4 payr of angels' wings for 4 angels, made of timber and
well painted.

"Item, The Fadre, the crown and visage, the ball with a cross
upon it, well gilt with fine gould.

"Item, The Holy Ghost coming out of Heaven into the sepulchre.

"Item, 'Longeth to the 4 angels 4 chevelers."

Ducange (vol. vi. p. 195. new edit.) gives a detailed account of the
service performed at the Easter sepulchres on the continent.

E. VEE.
Cambridge, March 27.

"_Watching the Sepulchre_" (No. 20. p. 318.).--At the present day, in
most Roman Catholic countries it is the custom to exhibit in the
principal churches at this period, and at Christmas, a kind of _tableau_
of the entombment and of the birth of the Saviour. The figures are
sometimes small, and at other times the size of life: generally
coloured, and formed of wax, wood, stone, or other materials; and when
artistically arranged, and judiciously lighted, form sometimes beautiful
objects. I have no doubt the entry in the Churchwardens' Accounts of
Waltham Abbey refers to a custom of the same kind, prevailing in the
country before the Reformation. If the date of their entry were sought
for, I have little doubt but that it would be found to have been about
Easter. The _sepulchre_ itself was often, I believe, a permanent
erection of stone, and some of them probably now remain in the churches
of England on the north side of the chancel, where they may sometimes be
taken for the tombs of individuals there interred.

W.C. TREVELYAN.

_Watching the Sepulchre._--In reply to "T.W.'s" Query in No. 20., I have
witnessed at Florence the custom of dressing the sepulchre on the
Thursday before Good Friday with the most beautiful flowers, many of
which are reared especially for the purpose. The devout attend at the
sepulchre, and make their prayers there throughout the day, the most
profound silence being observed. The convents rival each other in the
beauty of their decorations.

Do you think that the Churchwardens' entries in Fuller can refer to a
similar custom?

The loveliness of the flowers, and their delightful perfume, which
pervades the chur