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Andrews. The order seems to have been but partially and 

 reluctantlj obeyed. The column was thrown down and 

 broken in pleces, and some of the emblems, as the cruci- 

 fixion, were nearly obllterated, but after this it was allowed 

 to lie in the church beside the ancient site of the altar, 

 in the spot where it feil, and served for more than a 

 Century as seats to the congregation. In 1772 when seen 

 by Mr. Pennant, it was still lying within the church, but 

 soon after this removed to the church yard. In digging a 

 deep grave a portion was found buried, viz. that containing 

 the image of the Supreme Being, with the " Agnus Dei," 

 and on the reverse a representation of the upper part of 

 two human figures in the act of embracing. On applying 

 this fragment it was found to coincide with the other 

 portions. It had probably been surreptitiously buried 

 along with the body of some votary, and probably for the 

 purpose of concealment. The only fragment of the cross 

 appearing to be irretrievably lost is what contained the 

 transverse arms of the cross. The words in Latin still 

 traceable are 



INGRESSVS ANGEL VS 



inscribed on the bar immcdiately above the heads of the 

 figures. On the left border on the fragment above the 

 wing of the angel 



TECVM BE 



referring to the Vulgate, Luke l., 28. 



" Et ingressus angelus ad eam dixit, ave gratia plena ! 

 Dominus Tecüm; BEnedicta tu in mulieribus." 



The next compartment contains two figures, represent- 

 ing Christ in the act of curing a blind man. Legend : 



ET PRAETERIENS VIDI * * * * A NATIBITATE, 

 ET S * * * * B INFIK3IIT * * * 



The first part a quotation from the Vulgate, John ix,, v. 1. 



