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 AND WAYSIDK CROSSKS. .'511 on the south side of the cliurch, and not far from the porch, there is aiiotlier Larger and handsomer cross. It is a Greek, or Alahese cross, the hml)s of which are bound by a circle; on the western side of it there is a human figure extended in the usu;d way ; and on the east side there are five roundels, one in the centre and one at each extremity. These are sup- posed to represent the five wounds. This cross is also raised upon granite steps, and })resents an elegant appearance. Another form of the Cornish cross is figured in the annexed illustration, sketched from the churchyard in Sancreed, a parish about four miles from Penzance. It stands about six feet high above the ground, and is more ornamented than the generality of crosses in this part of the country. In this instance it will be observed that the disc or head of the stone is cut into the form of a cross, and the figure dis- {)layed upon it is crowned. The ornament on the front surface of the shaft seems to be a lilly in a vase, which is placed on a base. The triangular ornament run- ning up along the side of the shaft, is a pattern common upon British ornaments of jewellery, and upon articles of earthen- ware. These examples will serve, I trust, to give a general idea of the character of the Cornish wayside crosses. In minute detail and execution there is some dificrence between most of them, but in general outline they may be said to belong to one great class. There is a feature in these crosses which should not be overlooked ; it will be observed that they are Greek crosses, as are also those found in other outlying and rocky parts of Britain, whither the original inhabitants fled from the tyranny and persecution of the Saxons, who had been invited to de- CLurchyard, Sancreed.