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found by me. The fifth is on a chalice at St. Euan Major 



church, and indicates that the chalice was a votive offering to 



almighty Grod for mercies received, and runs as follows — 



Yotivum Eucharisticum 



d.d.d. 



in usum Ecclse Euan Majoris E. F. 25 Martis 1674. 



CLa Ma VI. et Icho Vah aYDIVIt me 1676. 



Ergoque Ps cxvi. 



By selecting the letters in Eoman Capitals, viz : M. D. 0. 



L. V. V. V. V. IIII, we arrive at the date indicated in the 



ordinary type, viz : 1676. Nothing can be much more touching 



than the thought of this unknown E. E., more than two hundred 



years ago, in sad distress, making a vow to Almighty Grod in 



1674, and then two years after, 1676, paying his vows to Him. 



The inscription is eloquent with distress chequered by hope, 



which distress at last disappears in the fulfilment of his heart's 



desire. I am much inclined to think this chronogram, occurring 



on old Cornish ecclesiastical plate, is unique. 



Extracts prom Parish Accounts. 

 Tne first is an extract from the churchwardens' accounts of 

 the parish of St. Martin in Meneage, from Easter, 1776, to 

 Easter, 1777, and contain the amounts paid by the parish for 

 the marriage of a certain Walter Johns. Apparently this Walter 

 Johns had fled to Breage, to escape fulfilling his promise of 

 marriage, there he was arrested — it seems a bad augury for the 

 happiness of his intended marriage that " arrest" was a neces- 

 sary preliminary to it — he was brought back in triumph by two 

 horses, and was married by ''licens" under a salvo of gun. 

 powder, with a banquet of " meat and drink." 



£ 

 To arresting, marreing Walter Johns . . . . i 



To three days under arrest jllOll 



To licians (now £2 s2 d6) 116 



To expenses, and Turnpike, fatching them at 



Breag 2 



To 2 horses 020 



To the Minister for marring them . . . . 10 6 



To the Clerk (now 5 shillings) 1 



To meat; drink and firing to the wedding . . 113 



