ST. piran's old CnUKCH. 139 



Priest's House. 



This building-, wliicli was also buried in the sands, is distant 

 from the church little more than 100 ^-ards. At the time when 

 the church was overwhelmed, probably it exiDerienced the same 

 fate. The dimensions are very contracted, not exceeding 1 6 f eet^^ 

 long:, by 12 feet wide, and 10 feet high. Whether it had a 

 chamber or chambers is extremely uncertain, as some large 

 pieces of wood were discovered in the excavation. One window 

 only could be found, and that in the south front near the eastern 

 gable. 1*^ 



The door, about 7 feet high, by 2 [feet] 2 inches, was in the 

 centre of this front, and the wood of its case and threshold was 

 completely rotten. 



At a short distance from the house were discovered consider- 

 able quantities of sea shells with the fragments of an earthen 

 pot." 



On the outside of the MS. is a pencil memo, by Mr. Michell 

 of the results of aiiparantly a subseqiient visit. 



"Old Church, St. Piran. 

 Width of the eastern end. 



Within 13 feet including door on north end of the altar 

 2.G ; western end, 12 feet. 



Altar — front, 3.6., in all 5.3. 



Sides within inside of the front, 10^ inch. 

 Depth, 2.3 in.i" l.gi^ 



Distance from south wall 4 feet, 



from No. wall 3.9 feet. 



From top of the altar to the bottom of the niche, 8 inches. 

 Height below the beams 12 feet, 



below the eaves of the roof 16 feet. 



15. [Mr. Hingeston-Randolph prints " 15 feet," but the MS. is clear]. 



16. [Here is an asterisk suggesting that one of Mr. Michell's addenda should 

 be inserted, but none such is witli the papers. Haslani's copy (Perranzabuloe, p. 77) 

 is slightly different, and contains this--" The door had been removed ; but its wooden 

 doorcase and threshold remained in their place, although in a very decayed state "]. 



17. [See p. above and the plan. The pencil writing is very faint, and this figure 

 3 has apparently been altered]. 



18. [i.e. twice lo^ inches.] 



