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 i 9 2 THE CHURCHES OF CORNWALL Considerable remains of painted rood-screen, with base in situ } and many good bench-ends have dis- appeared. Impost mouldings of tower arch are Norm. ; bowl of a font in rectory garden, and possibly base of one now in use are of same period. (Registers, 1687.) Padstow. — Large rectangular church of St. Petrock consists of chancel, nave, continuous N. and S. aisles, S. porch, and W. tower. Arcades of Caen stone have 7 arches each side; the 2 opening into chancel somewhat lower. S. aisle, which has that great rarity in Cornwall, arch into chancel, is c. 1375; 2 good flamboyant windows to chancel aisle wrought in Catacleuse stone. N. aisle c. 1400. Lower stage of tower 13th cent., and upper 15th cent. Three buttresses of S. chancel chapel have large heraldic figures — (1) a lion, (2) a human figure holding an impaled coat of 3 lions passant and a chevron between 3 wings for Coswarth, and (3) a talbot ducally gorged. Wagon roofs are well carved, especially S. aisle ; 8 small angels each side of wall-plates of S. chapel. Two late 15th cent, bench-ends form chancel seat; on one a fox preaching to geese. The 16th cent, pulpit is richly carved with symbols of the Passion. On chancel floor is brass to Laurence Merther, vicar, 142 1. Rood-stairs are in N. wall Beautiful cir- cular Catacleuse font has the 12 Apostles under an arcade; it exactly corresponds with font now in neighbouring church of St. Merryn. Against