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 Divan Nates and Queries. 97 71. Some Notes on the Brasses, Heraldry, and Monuments in East Alungton Church. — These inter- esting memorials of the past do not appear to have received much attention from our county historians. The church is dedicated to S. Andrew, and is a large and spacious structure, consisting of a nave, chancel, north and south aisles, a tower at the west end, an octagonal stair turret outside the north wall, and a south porch entered by a drcolar-headed doorway. In this porch, to the right of the doorway which gives access to the church, is a holy-water stoup. Its height from the floor, as well as the height of both the outer and inner doorways of the porch, point to the lowering of the floor-level at some restoration or re- construction of the porch. Within the building, under the tower, there is a handsome alabaster font, with medallions in high relief on its sides. An inscription round the edge records that it was placed there in memory of Henry Reymundo For- tescue, who was for 54 years Vicar of this parish and died in 1898. The old font of plain stone, now disused, is placed on one side, also under the tower. There are three piscinae remaining. In a window in the north wall there is some coloured glass, representing a pnest holding a book in one hand and a chalice in the other. The arms of ** John Fetters Custemer of Devon, 1565," painted on wood, are hung up on the west wall of the nave. He gave 20s. to be paid yearly to the poor of this parish (as well as many others) '* out of Corneworthy," and his arms are to be found in the church of every parish thus benefited. A screen carved in oak runs across the nave and two aisles. The tracery of the upper part is Ferpendicular in character, but the panels below appear to be made up of miscellaneous pieces of carved oak — mostly old bench ends. The octagonal pulpit is also elaborately carved in oak, the body bearing Tudor characteristics, while the billetted cornice round the top is Jacobean and probably was added later. The following devices occur on the lower portions of the panels, viz. : — (i) Three Flumes or Frince of Wales' Feathers ; (2) Harp; (3) FortcuUis; (4) Rose; (5) Thistle; (6) Fleur-de- lys; (7) Unicorn; (8) Lion; — each suitably crowned with different kinds of crowns. There are also the following shields recording the various matrimonial alliances of the H