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Rh THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE. 193 possession. The weight of these rings is 3137 gr., 2688 gr., 1380 gr., 730 gr., 725 gr., and 471 gr. ; or together, 19 oz. 11 gr. Although pen- annular ornaments of gold, of this type, are by no means of great rarity in England, and have been found in profuse variety in Scotland, it were much to be desired that the entire hoard could be deposited in the National collection. Mr. Tunstall, it has been stated, at first demanded the extra- vagant price of a thousand guineas, but it is believed that l. would now be accepted for the whole, the intrinsic value being about 751. See notices of discoveries of these plain penannular armilljB in England, in this Journal, Vol. vi., p. 59 ; and Sir William Betham's Memoir " on the Ring Money of the Celts," Trans, of Roy. Irish Acad. Vol. xvii. MaccuUoch has recorded a curious instance of the discovery of eighteen such gold rings, in one spot, in Isla. The penannular shape caused them to be converted into handles for a chest of drawers, the finder being ignorant of their value.' The Rev. J. W. Hewett, of St. Nicholas' College, Shoreham, presented several rubbings of indents of brasses and incised slabs, from the parish churches in Cambridge. From St. Clement's Chm'ch, — an indent of a cross, in the centre of which appears to have been represented the head of the deceased ; round the margia the following inscription : — ■ ^ ici : GIST : YOVN : de : helysingham : clerk : lADis : meyre : de : cavnbrigge : par : charite : PRiET : PVR : Lvi : qe [lalme : endormie : en : paix : serr]a : karavte : iovrs : de pardovn : avera : Qi MORVST : la qvynte : lovR : de : iven : le : an : de : GRACE : de : seygnovr : myl treiscent : VINGTE : NEVIME *. This curious slab was, in Blomefield's time, broken, and the fragments placed in different parts of the church ; it is now put together in the central aisle, though entirely covered by fixed seats, which were removed in order that this rubbing might be obtained. The portions of the inscription within brackets, now illegible, are supplied from Cole's MSS. Also, from St. Clement's Church. — The indent of figures of a man in armour, about 1 420 ; and of a civilian and his wife, under a double canopy, date about 1410. From All Saints' Church. — The indent of an effigy of a priest, under a fine triple canopy, with marginal inscription. Early fifteenth century. From St. Edward's Church. — Portions of the indent of a knight and lady, about 1390 ; and two later groups of a man, his wife, and children. Early sixteenth century. From Great St. Mary's. — A curious slab, on which appears an incised cross; in the centre of the cross — lllS, and at the ends of the arms, — NAER— REX— IVDE — ORV. Over this have been inserted brass plates, representing a man, his wife and children, now gone ; and in the indent of the inscription to these figures is a deeper indent of another inscription, probably of earlier date. 7 MaccuUoch, Western Islands, vol. ii. p. '233.