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
[Illustration: FIG. 657.--Newbattle Abbey. Details of Mouldings.]
[Illustration: FIG. 658.--Newbattle Abbey. Details of Doorway, &c.]
height of the fragment is about 27¼ inches, and the breadth about 15
inches, with a relief of about 5 inches.
[Illustration: FIG. 659.--Newbattle Abbey. Mouldings of Doorway.]
[Illustration: FIG. 660.--Newbattle Abbey. Details of Mouldings.]
A number of stones containing mouldings have been found, some of the
sections of which are shown. Some of the mouldings (as in Figs. 657,
658, and 659) are early, while the other mouldings (as in Figs. 660,
661, and 662) are for the most part late. It is not known to what parts
of the
[Illustration: FIG. 661.--Newbattle Abbey. Details of Mouldings.]
[Illustration: FIG. 662.--Newbattle Abbey.