XI 



Mr. Alexander Paull, Local Secretary for Truro, described 

 some Rubbings of ancient Inscribed Stones and of Monumental 

 Brasses, which, he said, he had exhibited in order that it might 

 be seen to what a large extent the Collections in the Institution 

 were at present incomplete, and in the hope that the deficiencies 

 would be supplied. He believed there were 17 ancient Inscribed 

 Stones in Cornwall; but the Rubbmgs at present belonging to the 

 Institution did not nearly approach that number. Those now 

 exliibited, he had endeavoured to place in chronological order, 

 beginning with those that were Roman, and passing on to Roman- 

 British, and Saxon. The Stones described by Mr. Paull were : — 



1. The " Constantine," of porphyry, oblong in form, and squared, with^ 



an incised border, and the surface smoothed for reception of the 

 letters ; in these respects similar to other Eoman stones found in the 

 county, and differing from those of a later period which are of ruder 

 character. The letters of the inscription are distinctly Eoman, and in 

 lines across the stone ; the A's have not the transverse line. This stone 

 was described by the late Canon Eogers, and is figured in Blight's "An- 

 cient Crosses in East and West Cornwall." The stone is now placed, 

 erect, in St. Hilary Churchyard. Previous to the destruction of the late 

 Church at St. Hilary, by fire, its position was beneath the north-west 

 angle of the Church- wall. 



2. A stone, of rough gi*anite, which was found beneath the north wall of the 



chancel of St. Hilary Church, and is now erected in the Churchyard. 

 The inscription is in two lines, in each of which occurs the word NOTI; 

 and these two words are all that has been as yet decyphered. Preceding 

 the inscription is an ornamental design and some singular markings, 

 which it has been supposed were designed to represent trade- symbols. 



3. The " Men Scryfa," in the parish of Madron, It is inscribed : "EIALO- 



BEAN— CUNOVAL— FHi." 



4. The stone at Bleu Bridge, i^ Gulval, inscribed : " QUENATAV— ICDINUI 



FILIUS." 



5. The St. Clement stone, inscribed: ISNIOC VITAL. FIL, TOEEIOI; 



concerning which it may be remarked that Mr. Longueville Jones is of 

 opinion that the letters of the first word, which he interprets differ- 

 ently, are of minuscule character, and, as well as the Cross which forma 

 the head of the stone, probably of later date than the rest of the in- 

 scription. 



6. The Tregony stone. | 



7. The Cubert stone, j Illustrated descriptions of these stones, the first 



name on the former of which is "NONNITA," on the latter, "CONE- 

 TOCUS," are given in No. V of the Journal of the Royal Institution of 

 Cormvall; and therefore it may here suffice to remark that in the 

 Cubert stone are one or two letters of Saxon character, 



8. The well-known Doniert monument, in the parish of St. Cleer ; the in- 



scriptioix on which is in letters of rude Saxon character. 



