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animals are not unlike some seen on monuments in Jona. It 
has no Runic inscription. 
<¢ No. 3.—This cross, the largest but one on the island, 
stands in front of the church gate of Kirk Michael. The rich 
carving presents to us figures of stags, dogs, horses, horsemen, 
and at the base we have the peculiar scale-covered animals, 
which have been more fully developed in No. 1. 
‘«¢ The inscription on one side reads from the bottom up- 
wards, as is generally the case :—‘ Jualfr sunr Thurulfs eins 
Rautha risti Krus thana aft Frithu muthur sino,’ i. e. Joalf, 
son of Thorolf the Red, erected this cross to his mother, 
Frida. 
«No. 4.—This cross stands on the north side of the gate 
of Kirk Michael. It is ofa later date than the former ones. 
The inscription, which is on the back, is rather doubtful, but 
seems to be :—‘[raisti krus]| thana aft Mal Muru fustra sin 
M‘Tader Dufgals kona is athisi ati.’ It is interesting from its 
containing Gaelic names. It is also written with runes more 
approximate to the Anglo-Saxon runes than are the other 
Manx inscriptions, but retaining the Manx variation in the 
runes for ‘b’ and ‘0.’ 
‘¢ No. 5.—This cross stands on the wall on the south side 
of the church gate at Kirk Michael, and appears to be earlier 
than any of the previous crosses, and contains the name of 
the maker ‘ Gaut,’ or, as he calls himself, ‘Gautr Bjornson,’ 
~ on the large Andreas cross, and here states that he made this 
and all which were then in Man. It is also remarkable as 
giving the manner in which the name of the island was pro- 
nounced by the Norwegians, ‘ Maun;’ it also contains the ubi- 
quitous name of Smith. The inscription is—‘ Mail Brigdi 
sunr Athakans smith raisti krus thana fur salu sini sin brukuin 
Gaut girthi thana auk alai Maun,’ i.e., Malbrigid, son of Atha- 
kan (the) smith, erected this cross for his soul. 
Gaut made this (cross) and all on Mann. 
“¢No. 6.—This elegant cross stands to the north of Bishop 
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