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384 portions of two others, existing at the little clmrch of Penally, near Tenby. One perfect cross remains erect in the churchyard; two portions of a second were found employed as jambs of the fire-place in the vestry; these, by permission of the vicar, the Rev. John Hughes, were taken out, and one of them was found to he thus inscribed, Hec est crux quam ædifieanit meil domne. . . A large portion of the shaft of the third, most curiously sculptured on each of its four sides, was extricated from concealment under a gallery at the west end of the church, and it will be placed in a suitable position in the church-yard. It had been noticed by some writers as the coffin, according to local tradition, of a British prince. By comparison with the curious sculpture of the twelfth century, noticed by Mr. Wright in his account of Shobdon church, Mr. Way conjectures that possibly these crosses may have been reared at the period of Archbishop Baldwin's Mission, in 1187, but some of the ornaments appear to bear an earlier character.

Mr. George White, of St. Edmund's College, Old Hall Green, Herts, communicated the following note on the emblems of saints.

"I perceive with great pleasure that the interesting subject of the emblems of saints will again be brought forward by the Society; I beg to supply a few omissions and corrections of the article which appeared in the first number of the Archæological Journal.

Page 57. After "St. Waltheof," read Aug. 3.

Page 59. St. Henry VI. K. this is a mistake; Henry VI., though held in great veneration by his subjects, has never been canonized or added to the number of the saints. The mistake may have arisen from his name occurring on the day of his death (May 22.) in the Sarum Missal. But this was only the case with those printed in Henry the Seventh's reign, in order that mass might be recited for the repose of his soul.

Ibid. After "St. Withburga," read July 19.

Page 60. The ladder was an emblem of perfection, portraying the various steps by which the soul arrived at perfection. This figure is taken from Jacobs dream. It was also one of the emblems of our Saviour's passion.

Page 61. After St. Wolstan, read May 30.

Ibid. After St. Wendelin, read Oct. 20.

Page 63. Instead of "Seven cardinal virtues," read "Three theological virtues, Faith, Hope, and Charity; and four cardinal virtues. Justice, Prudence, Temperance, and Fortitude."

Ibid. "Seven Mortal," read "Seven Deadly.