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dexter coiner of the slab as missing : it Las, however, since been found, and 

 cemented in its place. 



(72). G 8. Plate XXII I, fig. 3 ; BAV, plate 1, fig. D. Slab, 6 feet 4 inches 

 by 2 feet 8 inches, tapering to 2 feet, bearing a cross of similar pattern to the 

 last ; differing chiefly in the absence of the cresting to the pointed top of 

 the cross-head and in the addition of a base composed of two oblique 

 divergent lines. 



(73). Clamped to the south wall of St. Mary's. Plate XXIII, fig. 1. Slab, 



feet 91 inches by 1 foot 7 inches by ?> inches. It bears a cross with 

 hollowed arms, the head in cavo rilievo, as in no. 48. Below is a rectangular 

 panel containing a lozenge with interlacing diagonals, all di-awn in double 

 lines. 



(74 . G 24. Plate XXIII, fig. 6 ; B W, plate 2, fig. Q. Slab, 5 feet 10 inches 

 by 1 foot 6 inches, bearing a Latin cross with hollowed angles. The upper 

 cantons have a diaper of stepped lozenges. The lower part of the slab is so 

 worn that nothing of the design can be made out. There was an inscription 

 on the stem of the cross, reading downwards. This is likewise defaced, and 

 nothuig but the opening OR can be made out with any certainty. It is 

 followed by the merest ghosts of lettei-s that look like "OO 5 • • • l*ut ou 

 these it is quite impossible to speak 'with any assurance. It is remarkable 

 that this is the only one of the more elaborate slabs that bears an 

 inscription. 



(75). G 23. Plate XXIII, fig. 7; BW, plate 2, fig. P. Slab, 4 feet by 



1 foot 6 inches, bearing a Latin cross with hollowed angles. The central part, 

 on which a circle is cut, is in cavo rilievo. A stepped pattern runs down the 

 sides of the stem, below the arms of the cross, and the head is likewise stepped 

 at the top. The de.xter side of the pattern is much worn. 



(76,. G2. Plate XXIII, fig. 5; BW, plate 1, fig. B. Slab, measuring 

 6 feet 8 inches by 2 feet 31 inches, tapering to 2 feet 1 inch. The centre of 

 this tine slab is occupied with a cross similar to that in no. 69, but with 

 circular hollows in the angles, and without the cresting at the top. The base 

 of the stone and the whole background are occupied with a diaper of squares. 

 The dexter side of this slab is very badly worn, much of the design being 

 completely effaced. 



(77). Gil. Plate XXIV, fig. 6. Slab, 6 feet by 1 foot 2 inches, bearing 

 a much worn pattern. It seems to have resembled no. 76, with the substitu- 

 tion of an interlacement for the diaper on the dexter side. The treatment of 



