These windows are pointed and cusped, and a broad cusped transome
divides them in their height. The angles of this story are splayed, and
it is finished with a new plain parapet resting on a simple corbel
course. The tower is surmounted by an octagonal spire of the stunted
kind common at this time, and with a very marked entasis. It is divided
by two string courses in the height, and has two tiers of lucarnes.
In the interior of the north wall, close to the apse, stand the remains
of the splendid monument erected by Bishop Kennedy (Fig. 1126). It forms
in appearance the interior of an apse with five sides, elaborately
carved with minute niches and recesses, and is covered with vaulting
(now broken). This apse is spanned by a moulded and pointed arch carried
on clustered shafts. Beside these, and over the arch, there is a
succession of niches and figures, interspersed with tall much subdivided
windows. Unfortunately this monument was greatly damaged by the fall of
the roof, which occurred last century. According to tradition six
splendid silver maces were found within the tomb, one of which is
preserved in the college, and the others were distributed amongst the
other Scottish universities. But it has been shown by Mr. Alex. J. S.
Brooke, F.S.A. Scot., in a paper read before the Society of Antiquaries
of Scotland (see _Proceedings_, 1892, in which these and other Scottish
maces are fully illustrated), that this tradition is erroneous, and that
the maces of Glasgow,
[Illustration: FIG. 1126.--Collegiate Church of St. Salvator. Monument
of Bishop Kennedy.]
Aberdeen, and Edinburgh Universities are of different dates, and were
made expressly for these universities. The three maces belonging to St.
Andrews are:--1, The mace of the Faculty of Arts; 2, the mace of the
Faculty of Canon Law, now the Theological Faculty; and 3, the mace of
St. Salvator’s College--all of St. Andrews. No. 1 has a beautiful knop
or head of tabernacle work, in three stages. It probably dates from
early in the fifteenth century, and is of French workmanship. No. 2 is
of a somewhat similar design, but is probably of Scottish manufacture.
No. 3 is the most beautiful of the three St. Andrews maces. It bears the
arms and initials of Bishop Kennedy, and the knop is of elaborate
tabernacle work, containing allegorical and other figures. The style of
workmanship of the mace of St. Leonard’s, which is still preserved at
the College, corresponds with that of the tomb. The inscription on the
mace states that it was made in Paris, by John Maiel, in the year 1461.
It seems not improbable that the tomb was also designed in France. To
the right of the monument there is a very effectively designed sacrament
house, having the royal arms, and those of Bishop Kennedy above it. The
shield of the latter, with his mitre, is also seen to the left of the
monument. This sacrament house is somewhat earlier in date than several
others given below, and is of superior design. In this case the pyx,
supported by two angels, is carved on the corbel beneath. Shafts, with
cap and base on each side of the ambry, support a pointed arch above,
ornamented with crockets and finial. A crocketed pinnacle encloses the
composition on each side. The whole design is good and is well carried
out.