Minor Queries Answered.
_Effigy of a Pilgrim._--There is in the parish church of
Ashby-de-la-Zouch an effigy, which is very interesting from its extreme
rarity; it is placed under a depressed arch in the north wall of the
interior of the edifice, and consists of a recumbent figure of a pilgrim
habited in a cloak and short boots, which lace in front with six holes
just above the instep: his legs are bare, and so is his head, but his
cockle hat lies under his right shoulder; his scrip, hanging from his
right shoulder to his left side, is tolerably perfect; but his row of
beads, suspended from his left shoulder to his right side, is mutilated,
as is also his staff; the hands, which were probably raised in prayer,
are gone; a collar of SS. hangs from his neck (will this be of any use
to MR. E. FOSS, Vol. iv., p. 147.?); the feet of the pilgrim rest
against a curious looking animal, which is said to be a dog.
Nothing is known as to whom the effigy represents, and I have not
Nichols's _Leicestershire_ by me, to see if he hazards an opinion on the
subject. I shall feel much obliged by any of your numerous readers
kindly informing me where other effigies of pilgrims are to be found,
because if anything is known of them it may possibly help to elucidate
this present case of obscurity.