Fitz of Fitz-Ford; a legend of Devon - University Library

FITZ OF FITZ-FORD. 5
nesses of the deceased persons they represent.
And as a farther confirmation of it^ I have
often heard my husband say that he remembers,
when a boy, his late father possessed an old
portrait of Judge Glanville, in his scarlet robes,
with a black cap on his head, which exactly re-
sembled the effigy in the church ; and that
whenever a strolling company entered the
town, and wanted a picture for the farce of ' My
Grandmother,' or any other scenic exhibition in
which a portrait was required. Judge Glanville
was constantly lent to supply their want.
To return from this digression. The most
considerable portion of the abbey walls, still
adorned by their embattled summits, extend
for a considerable space, on a raised causeway,
along the banks of the river. These formed
the boundary of the Abbot's grounds, and now
those of the vicarage gardens ; since within
them his Grace the present Duke of Bedford
has erected a handsome edifice for the use of
the incumbent of Tavistock. Within the pre-
cincts of the vicarage, at the entrance next the
town, stands a gothic arch, supported on either
side by a polygonal tower overgrown with ivy,
and decorated with wild flowers ; it presents