Took a seat in the first class cars and was transported to the ancient city of Winchester, which would now only rank among the towns of England as a large village. Its old Saxon and Gothic cathedral is in fine preservation and was the first object to which I directed my steps. The monuments it contains are curious and interesting, the tomb St. Swithin and Rufus son of William the Conqueror, also of Edmond the son of Alfred with an inscription in Saxon characters - l66l.

Bishop Fox collected the bones of the Saxon Kings and princes that had been thrown about by Cromwell's soldiery and deposited them in six mortuary chests. In one chest are the bones of pious King Edred 955, in another those of Onute. The earliest date are King Kinegils 641. There are number of monumental chapels in different parts of the church (in length 550 feet) as of Cardinal Banfort in his hat and red robes, Bishop Wykeham, who rebuilt the Cathedral and died in 1404, of Wayne fleet the founder of a college at Oxford.

Besides monuments ancient and modern to the number of several hundred, spent the remainder of the day in visit. St. Marys college, which educated classically some seventy young men, who when I went in were at prayers in the chapel and afterward at their amusements of crickets. This was founded and endowed in a princely manner by the good bishop Wykeham. In a verdant valley about a mile from Winchester lies the hospital of St. Cross, a mighty and venerable rile that has existed for seven centuries and supports 13 old infirm men and in former times many more. It was built and endowed by Henry de Blois, bishop of Winchester and brother of King Stephen. One of the aged inmates shewed me round the gardens, chapel, etc. Returned to dinner to Southampton - well pleased with the days excursion to Winchester.