[101] James ii. 5, 6.
[102] Sermon by the Rev. E. Stuart, preached at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Munster Square, London.
[103] 2 Cor. viii. 9.
[104] Much information on this subject can be obtained from "The History of Pues: a Paper read before the Cambridge Camden Society, November 22, 1841."
[105] Stone seats were often placed round the bases of the columns of the nave; examples are at St. Margaret-at-Cliffe, and Challock, in Kent.
[106] British Critic; see History of Pues.
"'1612, 27 May.—Ye Ch. Wardens meeting together for seekeing
for workmen to mak a fitt seete in a convennent
place for brydgrumes, bryds, and
sike wyves to sit in ijs.
—Extract from Parochial Books of Chester-le-Street, Durham.
"It is plain that at this period the privilege of a separate pew was confined to persons of the first rank; the rest sat promiscuously on forms in the body of the church, and the privilege is here extended only to sick wives and brides, who sat to hear the preacher deliver 'The Bride's Bush,' or 'The Wedding Garment beautified.'"—Surtees' Hist. of Durham.