52 FRESCO IN LUDGVAN CHURCH. 
has a string about his neck, and six geese are busily employed with 
their bills in drawing him up and hanging him on the tree. There 
isno doubt that this last important emblem was to shew the 
parishioners the fatal consequence of depriving the Parson of his 
tithe Geese.” (Paroch: Mem: p. 10; Account of Ludgvan Pish., 
p. 31). 
Whatever may be the views taken of Dr. Borlase’s interpreta- 
tion of this picture, I have thought it worth while to transcribe 
it in full; he finishes his account with the following sentence :— 
“Tt must be confessed that such Fooleries scarce deserve a place 
here without apology, much less a place in the house of God ; but 
in times of ignorance, Devotion will be always jostled, and dis- 
graced by superstitions, not to say profane triflings.” After this I 
need hardly say the painting was very properly embedded in Pro- 
testant white-wash, and has never since seen light. 
Castle Horneck, May 22nd, 1871. 
