In the church of Wiggenhall, St. Mary the Virgin, the following books may
be seen fastened by chains to a wooden desk in the chancel: Foxe's _Book of
Martyrs_, in three volumes, chained to the same staple; the Book of
Homilies; the Bible, with calendar in rubrics; and the works of Bishop
Jewell, in one volume. The title-page is lost from all the above: in other
respects they are in a fair state of preservation, considering their {596}
antiquity, of which their characters being old English, is a sufficient
proof.