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whizzed. On the pillars near the door are deep scratches sup- 

 posed to be marks made in sharpening arrows, before leaving 

 church for arrow practice. Others of these marks are ascribed 

 to the sharpening of the swords of the warlike villagers. The 

 windows in the church are fine, and are of 14th century work- 

 manship. The large window was put in some 50 years ago. In 

 the north transept are some monumental slabs, one with the Um- 

 fraville arms, a cross with crosslets ; another with a shield (a 

 stag upon it) a cross and sword ; and others to former Eectors 

 and members of the Eeed family. In this transept was standing 

 against the wall an old Eoman monumental tablet, removed by 

 Archdeacon Singleton (once Eector here) from Bremenium. The 

 inscription is nearly worn out now, but is thus given in Hodgson 

 as translated by him: "Julia Lucilla saw that this stone was 

 erected to "^^ *' '^ '^ ^- her very meritorious husband, who 

 was an inspector under the surveyor of the Flaminian Way, and 

 a pensioner under the surveyor of the public works. He lived 

 47 years, 6 months, 25 days." There is a tablet in the chancel 

 to the family of Reed of Troughend, on which a scroll asserts 

 that the family has been seated in Eedesdale for the last 900 

 years. There are also monumental slabs for Howards of Over- 

 acres, (decendants of Lord William Howard) formerly lords of 

 Eedesdale ; and also for Benefactors of the Poor of the Parish. 

 The sedilia for the ancient priests to sit in during service still ex- 

 ists in the chancel, and a piscina was laid bare in the south tran- 

 sept during the restoration. In forming a chamber for the 

 harmonium in the north chancel wall, the remains of a leper 

 window were brought to light. ■ In it, and used as walling stones 

 were found some burial slabs with a dagger on them, denoting 

 the male sex. Two slabs were also to be seen above the door- 

 way into the church, with on one a dagger, on the other a pair 

 of shears, the sign of a female. A coat of arms with three fishes 

 was noted. The stone-coflS.ns outside the church, were removed 

 from the chancel some years ago. There are some remarkable 

 figures, as well as singular inscriptions on the tombstones out- 

 side ; but there are few old country churchyards that do not 

 realise the ''uncouth rhymes and shapeless sculpture decked" of 

 the well-known "Elegy." 



The immense number of skulls and other bones found under 

 the floor of the church during the restoration was brought under 

 notice by Dr. Eobertson, and was afterwards discussed at Otter- 



