Kittric: Chalice

King Edward VI confiscated 'superflous Church plate' in 1552 making the survival of pre-Reformation vessels into our time very rare.

Many of the pre-Reformation 'massing chalices' were melted down to be refashioned into 'decent Communion cups'.

The Tudor period was a turbulent time for the Church and with Herny VIII's Reformation, the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 1530's and the Counter-Reformation of Queen Mary. It is perhaps not surprising that parishioners refused to invest in more plate until well into the reign of Queen Elizabeth I once a period of stability had become established. This recovery of confidence has resulted in a large number of chalices which have survived from aroung 1570.

A rare medieval pewter chalice and paten were discovered in the coffin of a monk buried in the chancel at the Parish Church of St Nicholas, North Bradley in Wiltshire - they are displayed at the church on special occassions.

'Chaliced Priests' (Dorset)
Brasses of 'chaliced priests' - priests holding chalices - are a rarity. In Dorset there are only two examples; the headless, robed figure of Richard Brodery at St Peter's, Purse Caundle, and that of William Grey (Rector from 1511 until 1524) at St Osmund's in Evershot.

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