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THE CHURCHES OF CORNWALL 129 have outlined the edges of these irregular stones with almost black cement, thus achieving an unsightly and extravagant effect at absolute variance with the original intention. The octagonal 14th cent, font is of Pentewan stone. Four good brass branched chandeliers, of kind usually termed " spider," are each engraved Ex dono Johannes Edwards de Truthwall } 1746. A most highly interesting early monumental stone was found in 1834, built into chancel wall. This rude pillar stone now lies at W. end of N. aisle. In front is the Chi-Rho monogram 1 (not a pastoral staff, as usually supposed), and on one side is in- scription NI SELVS IC IACIT. This stone cannot be more recent than 6th cent. Built into inner wall of this aisle, near E. end, is a large portion of knot- work shaft of an Anglo-Saxon cross of 8th or 9th cent. (Registers, 1599.) St. Just-in-Roseland. — The church consists of chancel with N. aisle of 2 bays, nave, continuous S. aisle, N. transept, S. porch, and W. tower. It is exquisitely situated on the verge of the sea in 1 Romilly Allen's Early Christian Symbolism, and Langdon's , Early Christian Monuments in Vict. Co. Hist, of Cornwall, vol. i. ~ Only six old stones have been found in England bearing the Chi- <o-'- Rho monogram, and they were all in Cornwall — namely, (i) at ji Doydon Head, St. Endellion ; (2) Phillack church, gable of porch ; (3) South Hill, in rectory garden ; (4) Lanteglos-by-Fowey, jamb ^ stone of S. doorway; and (5) St. Just-in-Penwith. The sixth was 2^ found at St. Helen's Chapel, Cape Cornwall, and used to rest in this church, but is said to have been thrown down a well by a recent iconoclastic Protestant vicar.