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day’s work I am going to take a rest for the present.

26th Augt.
Examined the unrecorded grave slabs at Coldingham
Priory. Of these there are four set against the West wall
of what I take to be the South Transept. The first stone
at the N. [North] end of the wall bears incised on its surface
within a border a plain Latin Cross with a very short upper arm.
Beneath the right arm is a hunting horn stringed
(not on a shield) and on the opposite side of the
cross a sword with a round pommel and
straight quillons. The slab is 6 ft. 1 ins [6 feet 1 inch] in height
above the ground and 2 ft. 9 ins. [2 feet 9 inches] in breadth. The
entire length of the sword 3 ft. 10 ins. [3 feet 10 inches] and of the blade 3 ft. 3 ins. [3 feet 3 inches].
No. 2. Within a border bears a Latin cross with the
ends of the arms “couped” obliquely. Beneath the
right arm is a shield charged with a cock ap:
:parently passant ? proper. on the opposite side a
sword with a round pommel and straight quillons
sloped downwards. Length of the slab 5 ft. 6 ins: [5 feet 6 inches]: breadth
3 ft. 3 ins. [3 feet 3 inches]. Both slabs of white freestone.
No. 3 A similar slab 5 ft. 6 ins x 2 ft. 6 ins [5 feet 6 inches x 2 feet 6 inches] much weathered
& broken showing a cross as on No. 2 but no arms
or sword.
No. 4 A similar slab 5 ft. 7 ins. x 2 ft. 6 ins. [5 feet 7 inches x 2 feet 6 inches] broken and
mended, shows a cross similar to No. 3 and a
sword but no sign of armorial bearings.
This turned out a thoroughly wet afternoon & evening.
Note the above crosses have all calvary steps.

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