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Title: An historical account of the Episcopal see, and cathedral church, of Sarum, or Salisbury : comprising biographical notices of the bishops : the history of the establishment, from the earliest period : and a description of the monuments : illustrated with engravings
Year: 1814 (1810s)
Authors: Dodsworth, William, active 1792-1814
Subjects: Salisbury Cathedral Cathedrals Bishops
Publisher: Salisbury : Printed by Brodie and Dowding, for the Author : Sold also by Brodie and Dowding, and by Cadell and Davies, Murray, and Wilkie
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
Digitizing Sponsor: Getty Research Institute

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was situated on the north-western side of the fortress, near the postern leadingto Stratford. In an edition of the Salisbury Guide, published in 1767, it is said the foundations of the church,and other buildings connected with it, might then be traced. X The Customary of Osmund mentions that some of the boys, or choristers, were admitted as canons. § In the name of the Holy and undivided Trinity, I, Osmund, bishop of the church of Sarum, makeknown to all the faithful in Christ, as well present as to come, that, to the honour of our Lord Jesus Christ, andthe most blessed Virgin Mary ; and for the salvation of the souls of king William, and his wife, Matilda, andof his son, William, king of the English ; and also for the salvation of my own soul, I have built the church ofSarum, and constituted canons therein; and have canonically granted for ever, freely as I received, the goods ofthe church, to them living canonically, namely, these places (besides knights fees), Gleminster, Awlton,
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495—1225. SARUM. 99 A list is preserved of the utensils and ornaments which Osmundbestowed on his church. Among these are enumerated six feretra, silvergilt; two pyxes, of the same metal; three crosses ; six candlesticks; achalice, of the value of four gold marks ; seven silver chalices, with patens;three censers; two ampuls, for the chrism ; seven curtains; three veils, forthe altars ; and three missals. * Not satisfied with leaving a noble monument of his munificence, thisvenerable prelate gave no less striking proofs of his zeal and piety, in hislabours for the advancement of learning, and institutions for the disciplineof his church and diocese. Besides the compilation of a new Liturgy, hedrew up a series of Rules, or Customs, in which he defined the privilegesand duties of the members belonging to the establishment, and regulatedthe forms and ceremonies connected with the offices of divine worship. Ofthese regulations an abstract is here given. The principal persons of the chur

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