266 Route 21. VILVORDE. From Antwerp

Confessionals by the same which are unequalled by any in
Belgium : these are connected together by wainscotting and are
each adorned with 4 statues; 1, SS. Peter and Paul, S. John Ev.
and Watchfalness; 2, the Good Shepherd, the Provigal Son, Con-
stancy and Penance; 3, S. John Bap., David, Charity and Repen-
tance ; 4, Faith, Hope, Wisdom and Justice. Paintings: Choir:
The Assumption by Eychkens. Chap. of our Lady of Dolours :
S. Norbert receiving the habit of his order by J. Van Orley ;
the Carriage of the Cross hy G. De Craeyer? ; and the Triumph
of Faith by EZ. Quellin. Chap. of SS. Norbert, Adrian and James :
the Stablé of Bethlehem hy J. Byckens, and the Adoration of the
Shepherds and Magi by B. Van Orley. Above the cornice of the
wainscotting in the Saeristy are paintings in grisaille of the
principal events in the life of S. Norbert, while on the ceiling is
repr. his glory in heayen.

The Castle of the Princes of Grimberghe, erected in the XV
cent., now belongs to the Count de Merode Westerloo. It is built
round 3 sides of a quadrangle, the interior facades were all rebuilt
1767-74 : those on the exterior have in great part preserved their
original appearance; the W. wing has 2 towers the loftiest of
which was formerly the keep. The Chapel ded. to S. Nicholas,
& room ornamented with scenes of Flemish life in the style of
Teniers, and a gallery of family portraits of the ancient possessors
of the castle, amongst which are 7 fulllength figures of knights
of the Golden Fleece of the family of De Bergues, 1531-1710, are
well worth inspection.

In the Church of Beyewem, a small edifice rebuilt in the last
cent. with the exception of the choir and trans., are 4 fine paint-
ings of the early Flem. school: the first of these, an Ecce Homo,
hears the arms of Sir John de Bergues, Lord of Grimberghe, 1519-
36; the 2nd, repr. Christ led. before Caiphas, the Scourging, the
Crowning with thorns, and soldiers throwing dice for the seamless
coat, hears the monogram P. R.; the 3rd repr. the Crucifixion and
the Descent into Limbo; and the 4th the Resurrection, the risen
Saviour appearing to His mother, also to Mary Magdalene in the
garden. In composition and colouring these, especially the 4st
and 8rd, much resemble the works of R. Van. der Weyden the
younger.

At Mrysse is a fine 3 aisled Church; the apsidal choir dates
from c. 1500, the nave from 1626, the aisles from 1634-41, the
lower, burnt by lightning, was rebuilt in 1733. In the Choir are
2 stained glass windows repr. S. Martin and S. George by J. B. Cap-
ronnier, 1843. The Castle of Bouchout, erected in the XII
cent., hut much altered in“1602 and restored in 1832 by J. Suys,
contains a fine collection of works of art; the windows of one room