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a majestic figure of whom is beneath, in an arched recess, 
holding a scroll in His left hand, giving His blessing with 
His right, and trampling on demons personified by swine. 
Then follows an inscription of nine lines : — 
-f-THIS SIGBEC 
UNSETT^EH 
W^ETEEDIM 
G.EEF/EBOLD 
ILEFT^EBBABiE 
YMB CYNING 
ALCFBEDiEG 
ICEGiEDDE 
OSUM SAULUM 
commemorative of the king for whom this monument was 
erected, and of whom the effigy in profile is beneath in an 
arched recess, holding a hawk in his left hand above a 
perch. The eastern face presents a continuous scroll with 
foliage and fruit, and monsters, quadrupeds and birds 
introduced, feeding upon it. 
On the northern side, we have in Runic letters, nearly 
six inches long, the Holy Name -hGESSU, then a scroll, 
then an inscription, OSLAAC CYNING; then a knot, 
then a second inscription, WILFRID PREASTER; then 
an oblong space filled with chequers, then a third inscription, 
CYNISWID ; then another knot, then a fourth inscription, 
CYNIBURUG, and lastly a double scroll. 
On the southern side, at the top, we have first, the 
beginning of the name CRISTUS corresponding to 
GESSU on the north. Below this is a knot, an inscription, 
EANFLiED CYNGN, then a scroll, in the midst 
of which a dial is introduced ; a second inscription, 
ECGFRID CYNING; another knot, a third in- 
scription, CYNIBURUG CYNGN, another scroll, a 
fourth inscription, OSWU CYNING ELT, and a third 
knot. 
