NOTES ON INSCRIBED STONES IN CORNWALL. 71 
are of early type, boldly cut, and resemble exactly those on the 
stone at Llanvaughan (Wales), which contains Oghams in addi- 
tion.* I have the following notes respecting the Nanscowe Stone.t 
“‘ A sketch was presented by Mr. Whitley, of an inscribed stone. 
“about 5 feet high, of granite, at the Mowhay gate, Nanscowe. 
“The inscription VLCAGNI FILI SEVER—.” Mr. Kent had 
“written to Mr. Whitley that a similar sketch was communicated 
“by him to the Secretary of the British Archeological Associa- 
“tion, and was published in their Journal for March, 1845. Mr. 
* Kent, in a letter to Dr. Barham, described it as the stone of 
“<Ulcagnius, filius Severi’—a Roman or Romanized Briton— 
“cremation had been used.” It is to be observed that the inscrip- 
tion occupies two adjacent faces of the stone. 
I will close this paper with the Norman-French legend (prob- 
able date about 1350), upon the slab (shaped as a coffin-lid) in St. 
Breoke church, shewing also how similar{ in design the stone is, 
to that at Tintagel, and to another at Bitton in Gloucestershire. 
Slabs of the same character, but without the head, occur at 
Buryan, Bodmin, &c. The Rev. Canon Rogers and Mr. Kent 
were perplexed by the Inscription.§ The former surmised that 
it commenced with “Gomapre,”’ the latter ‘“ Homapre”—for 
“Humphry”; and the History of Cornwall|| (Truro), gives it 
as ‘“‘Tomap-e, &c.” The real name is “Thomas Vicary;” the 
actual words being 
“+ Tomas de Vicarie, de Nansetn, git ici, Deu de sa alme eit 
mei.” for,— 
“ + Thomas Vicary, of Nansent{ lies here. God have mercy 
on his soul.” 
* Inseribed. “‘ Trenacatus ic iacit filius Maglagni.” The Ogham being 
‘‘ Trenaccat: &c.” The form of the letter Gis the same on this stone as 
on that at St. Breoke. 
¢ Royal Inst: of Cornw: Report, 1856, p. 25, and 40th Rep: p. 24, &e. 
{See Mr. H. M. Whitley’s paper, p. 47 of this present R. /. Journal ; 
also, Boutell’s Chr: Mts: pp. 133-5, and the annexed Plate. 
§ R. I. of C., 27th Report, 1845, Ap. v, p. 32. 
|| Vol. i, p. 126. 
q St. Breoke was formerly taxed under the name of Powton, Nansen, 
Nansent or Lansant. Many Churches were referred to under the names of 
the Manors. Dr. Oliver’s Mon: p. 436, &e. 
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