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* MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTION IN PETERBOROUGH CATHEDRAL. The following Notes occur on a fly-leaf at the end of a copy of Gunton's _History of Peterborough Cathedral_, and appear to have been written soon after that book was printed: "Among other things omitted in this history, I cannot but take notice of one ancient inscription upon a tomb in y^e body of the church, written in old Saxon letters, as followeth: [Cross] 'WS : KI : PAR : CI : PASSEZ : PVR : LE : ALME : ESTRAVNGE : DE : WATERVILLE : PRIEZ.' "This inscription may seem to challenge some relation to William de Waterville, one of the abbots of this church. (See p. 23.)" "On Sennour Gascelin de Marrham's tomb, mentioned p. 94., these letters seem to be still legible: 'CI : GIST : EDOVN : GASCELIN : SENNOVR : DE MARRHAM : IADIS : DE : RI : ALM.. ^{DI} EV EST MERCIS : PATER : NOSTER.'" "In St. Oswald's Chapel, on y^e ground round the verge of a stone: 'HIC IACET COR.... ROBERTI DE SVTTON ABBATIS ISTIVS MONASTERII CVIVS ANIMA REQVIESCAT IN PACE. AMEN.'" "In y^e churchyard is this inscription: [Cross] 'ANA IOANNIS DE S[=C]O IVONE QVO[=A] P[IO]RIS PMA [=A] M [=D]IIII PACE REQVIESCAT. AMEN.' "This may probably relate to Ivo, sub-prior of this monastery, whose anniversary was observed in y^e Kalends of March. (See page 324. of this book.)" "In y^e churchyard: 'Joannes Pocklington, S. S. Theologiae doctor, obiit Nov. 14, A. D^i. 1642.' 'Anne Pocklington, 1655.' 'Mary, y^e wife of John Towers, late Lord Bp. of Peterborough, dyed Nov. 14, A.D. 1672.' 'Quod mori potuit praestantissimae foeminae Compton Emery Filiae Joannis Towers S. T. P. Hujus Ecclesiae quondam Episcopi Viduae Roberti Rowell LL. D. Nec non charissimae conjugis Richardi Emery Gen: In hoc tumulo depositum: Feb. 4. A^o AEtatis 54, A^o Domini 1683.'" A marginal note states that "The Chapter-house and Cloyster sold in 1650 for 800l., to John Baker, Gent., of London." H. THOS. WAKE. * * * * * FOLK LORE. _Superstition of the Cornish Miners_ (Vol. viii., p. 7.).--I cannot find the information desired by your correspondent in the Cornish antiquaries, and have in vain consulted other works likely to explain this tradition; but the remarks now offered will perhap
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