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 64 THE CHURCHES OF CORNWALL priory, Vyvyan, St. Edgar K., and Henry VIII., and figures of the 4 Evangelists with symbols, but wearing Tudor costume. On destruction of priory, which stood on the opposite side of the road, this monument, which Leland describes as very notable," was removed to present position. 1 The following are the more important of numerous later memorials : — John Vyvyan, 154S; Thomas le Moyle, a 15th cent, mayor; Richard Durant (mayor 1622 and 1628), 1632, with his 2 wives and 20 children ; Charles Blight (mayor 1658 and 1677), 1684; Peter Bolt, Merchant Adventurer, 1633 ; William Kendall, 1604 ; a lady of the Achym family, 1557 ; and Cicely Achym, 1639. In the churchyard, im- mediately to the E. of the porch, are 4 old grave covers, 2 of Norm, and 2 of E.E. date ; one of the latter has parts of a Norm. -French inscription ; there are also two fragments of like slabs. (Registers, 1558.) On sill of E. window of N. aisle rests the head of a mediaeval churchyard cross, sculptured with the rood. At E. end of churchyard are ruined remains, in good 14th cent, work, of large chapel of St. Thomas of Canterbury, with area of 45 ft. by 18 ft. 6 in. A crypt, running whole length of building, served as an ossuary or bone-hole. E. window retains 1 This tomb is fully described and illustrated in Journal of R.I.C., vols. v. and viii.