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was fed by a raven, that brought him a loaf daily, which, 

 on the occasion of St. Paul's visit, they shared between 

 them. The inscription is imperfect, but reads : — " scs pavlvs 

 ET a[ntonivs euemitaeJ freger[vn]t panem in deserto — "St. 

 Paul and St. Anthony, hermits, broke their loaf in the 

 desert." The central panel on this side is tlie most impor- 

 tant as containing a representation of the Saviour himself 

 in the usual attitude of benediction, and bearing a scroll 

 (the sacred volume) in his left hand. He is here represented, 

 as on the Bewcastle Cross, treading on two swine ; while on 

 other early crosses He is frequently shown treading on a worm 

 or a dragon. The inscription is taken from the Apocryphal 

 Gospel of the Nativity, and reads :— " ms xps ivdex aeqvitatis 



SERTO SALVATOREM MVNDI BESTIAE ET DRACONES COGNOVERVNT IN 



de[serto] " "^ : — •" Jesus Christ, the Judge of Righteousness : 

 Beasts and dragons knew in the desert the Saviour of the world." 

 Above this panel is another containing the figure of John tlie 

 Baptist standing on two globes, bearing the Agnus Dei on his 

 breast. The only word now legible of the inscription which 

 surrounded this panel is " [aJdoramvs " — " We adore." The 

 next panel, corresponding to the one on the other side containing 

 the archer, represents two figures face to face, but the subject is 

 doubtful. The top stone on this side contains a bird perched on 

 the last spray of the vine — representing the Dove of Peace. But 

 it is the inscription on the raised border which is of supreme 

 interest — more so than any other part of the monument, from its 

 containing the name of the author of the poem. Professor 

 Stephens, of Copenhagen, has read the inscription as Cadmon me 

 FCEUOTHO = Cadmon me made. 



As these three words have given rise to so much controversy 

 in the literary world, it is much to be regretted that they cannot 

 now be accurately read on the Cross, as Cardonnel's plate is very 

 inaccurate in this part. I shall say no more about this part till we 

 come to deal with the Bunic inscriptions, after describing the 

 scroll ornamentation. And here I cannot do better than quote the 

 words of Dr Anderson in his lecture on the Cross. He says : — 

 " The sculptures on these narrow sides, instead of being figure- 

 subjects in panels, as on the broad faces of the Cross, are running 



■ The part of the word deserto here placed within brackets has been misplaced by the 

 carver of the inscription. Dr Duncan wrongly translated this inscription as follows :— 

 " Jesus Christ the Judjje of righteousness— Xlim assuredly to be the Saviour of the world, 

 beast and dragons knew from thence." 



