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 58 THE CHURCHES OF CORNWALL Christ in Triumph. Over entrance to porch is symbol of pelican vulning itself, and immediately above two lines of inscription ; the lower one is I.N.R.I., the usual Latin title of Our Lord ; the upper one, somewhat defaced, has given rise to much wild speculation, but is intended for the Greek title, KY(rius) CH (ristus). Below W. window is an ancient clock-face with 24 small bosses for hours ; each boss has small hole in centre, showing that they once bore metallic discs. This clock was somewhat later than tower, for window-sill has been cut away to give room ; but it was here in days of Edward VI., when inven- tory names "four bellys and a clok," the only church clock mentioned in Cornwall. At Raunds, Northants, is another 24 hours clock-face. The original carved wagon roofs remain in nave and aisles, and happily the plaster between the intersect- ing timbers has not been removed. Under the tower are a number of old bench-ends carved with symbols of the Passion, IHS, a crowned M, her- aldic shields, a fox preaching, &c. On S. side a small portion of the old rood-screen may be noted. Turret stairways to rood-loft still perfect, but all present screen-work modern. Beneath tower is panel-painted letter of Charles I., and a set of dog- gerel bell-ringers' rhymes. Oak chest dated 1664. Church over-restored in 1870 at a cost of ^2500, and the tower in 1906. (Registers, 1554; Church- wardens' Accounts, 1 67 1.)