58 WALL-PAINTINGS, &C., AT LAUNCESTON AND CARDYNHAM. 
details have been brought to light during the progress of the 
work. Indications of Frescoes, too much injured by decay to be 
traced out, were beneath the white-wash on the walls. Windows 
and various recesses, sedilia, piscina, &c.,—long built up and 
plastered over, have been opened, reset, and will be retained 
for use. 
Fragments of massive crosses, some adorned with interlaced 
Saxon-knot and mat-work, have been taken from amongst the 
stones of the walling. Tapered slabs and inscribed pieces of 
stone have also been disclosed. 
The: last-named appear to have formed portions of tablet- 
records. The letters are Lombardic capitals beautifully cut, 
between lines. The words are Latin: they mention the Church 
itself, and the name of the patron saint (Meubred), but are so 
much mutilated by subsequent adaptation* to purposes for which 
they were not originally designed, that few of the words remain 
entire. Many of the letters are conjomed—and one part of the 
Inscription seems to refer to the beginning of the 13th century. 
This will require further investigation and may form the subject . 
of a short paper hereafter. 
* They have been cut to form uprights between the recesses of the 
Sedilia—and one piece, chamfered away, constitutes one side of the eastern- 
most arch. 
Wake 
Feb. 10, 1872. 
