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purpose, is the arcli that formerly gave access to them, now 

 serving to carry the flue of the heating apparatus. It is ybtj 

 narrow, with Norman jambs, capitals having been formed for 

 them out of what was once apparently part of a Norman capital, 

 ornamented with a very neat diaper pattern. While speaking 

 of the rood-stairs, it is worth noting that the ojDening still 

 remains over the arcade and is only twelve inches wide. In the 

 north wall of this transept are two curious looking niches, one of 

 them 5^ inches wide and 8k inches high, and the other slightly 

 smaller. These, we are informed, are two out of four openings 

 that were formerly in this wall, all carefully built, as are these 

 two, of Norman fragments. The use of these openings has been 

 much discussed, but nothing has yet been contribiited to the 

 discussion except a variety of unfounded guesses. 



In the chancel are a credence on the south side, and a pillar 

 piscina, now fixed beneath a shelf and to a great extent hidden 

 from view. It is two inches higher and two inches wider across 

 the top than the one at Bodmin, which is so much better known, 

 but is otherwise its counterpart. Its height is 2 feet 5 inches- 

 In the south wall of the chancel a hagioscope has been formed 

 in modern days. In the chancel aisle is a small aumbrie, and in 

 the east wall are two Caen stone corbels, one plain and the other 

 in the form of an angel holding a shield on which is figured the 

 cross of St. Greorge, the whole still retaining traces of the 

 colouring that once covered it. These corbels were found during 

 the restoration of the church and placed here. Against the splay 

 of the east window of this aisle is a monument of Francis 

 Trefusis " Natus, 8th July, 1650, Denatus, 5th November, 1680," 

 the inscription being throughout in a mixture of Greek, Latin, 

 and English, and the kneeling effigy of the deceased being no 

 better and no worse than manj^ others of the same period. 



The font is more curious than elegant. It has on its faces, in 

 circular j)anels, Greek crosses, and different heraldic symbols, 

 such as chevrons, saltires, &c. It is said by some to be late 

 Norman, but is just one of those fonts which might be of any 

 age. The various panels are figured by Mr. lago, in the Journal 

 of the Eoyal Institution of Cornwall (vol. 3). The pillar 

 money-box is worth noticing. 



