4th Shield.—Arms of Scotland (James V.)
5th Shield.—Arms of Marie of Lorraine (daughter of Claude, Duke of Guise), second wife of James V.
6th Shield.—Supposed to be the arms of James Hasmall, Abbot of Newbotle (1542-1554).[101]
7th and 8th Shields.—Blank.
Only the bowl of the font is old. It is octagonal, and measures about 2 feet 6½ inches in width and 12½ inches across each face. The height of the bowl is 1 foot 7½ inches, and the depth 13½ inches, with a square hole at bottom.
There is also preserved at Newbattle the seated figure of an ecclesiastic, holding a book on his knee ([Fig. 656]). It is probably a work of the fourteenth or fifteenth century, as in the earlier years of Cistercian rule figure representations were prohibited; and the little rosette ornament seen on the sedilia indicates that period. The head is unfortunately broken, but the figure otherwise is beautifully preserved. The total
Fig. 657.—Newbattle Abbey. Details of Mouldings.