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 214 THE CHURCHES OF CORNWALL In Carew's Survey of Cornwall (1602) it is stated of Sheviock : — "In the church there lie two Knights of that (Dawney) name, and one of their ladies by her husband's side, having their pictures embossed on their tombes in the side walles, and their Arms once painted round about ; but now by the malice, not of men, but of time defaced. They are held to be father and sonne, and that the sonne, slayne in our warres with Fraunce, was from thence brought home to be here interred. There runneth also a tale among the parishioners, how one of these Daunyes ancestowrs undertook to build the Churche and his wife the barne adjoyninge, and that casting up their accounts, upon finishing of their workes, the barne was found to cost three halfepence more than the Church : and so it might well fall out, for it is a great barne and a little Churche." A lofty gable of this great 14th cent, barn still stands, a little to S.W. of church. (Registers, 1666.) Sithney. — Chancel, nave of 4 bays, aisles, tran- septs, S. porch, and W. tower. Cruciform Norm, plan was much obliterated in 15th cent, by aisles; arcades each consist of 6 granite arches. Two carved Norm, jamb stones are built into porch ; shallow N. transept and E. wall of chancel have probably Norm, masonry in lower courses. S. porch entrance has panelled jambs, and window of N. aisle is also carved and panelled. The only remains of old wagon roofing is in porch. Three- staged tower has an elevation of 50 ft. Octa- gonal granite font is 15 th cent. In chancel are