Misericords are folding wooden seats on which priests and monks could rest during lengthy services. Their name, taken from the medieval Latin word misericordia or mercy, perhaps refers to the relief of having somewhere to perch during lengthy medieval services.

The undersides of misericords are often decoratively and humorously carved. This one was created for St Augustine's Abbey in around 1520. It shows a bawdy scene and was part of a series depicting tales from the Romance of Reynard the Fox.

Perhaps due to its obscene nature or the re-organisation of the quire it was removed and, until its recent re-discovery and identification, was believed to have been destroyed.