and floral
ornament, except in the four compartments at the extreme east end
over the apse, where structural necessities imposed a variation. The
central space of the roof is filled with scrolls containing the
words, Laus, Potestas, Honor, Gloria, in ecclesiastical letter,
varied by insertions of the monogram of the Saviour, I.H.S., at
intervals recurring. "Below these, and towards the junction of the
roof with walls, appears what may be called a flying scroll of
inscriptions, being a series of Latin texts and chants, chiefly from
the Vulgate, capable of being read continuously, round the roof, and
interrupted only by the apse, which, as explained, has a separate
treatment." "In the apse, which, like Scottish apses of that period,
is not semicircular, but has three facets, being semi-hexagonal, the
frieze inscriptions are the University motto in its two clauses,
with Sursum Corda in the centre. These occupy severally the three
divisions into which the apse frieze falls, while in the
compartments above are the symbolical figures in gold usually
associated with the four Evangelists, viz. the Angel of S. Matthew,
the Lion of S. Mark, the Ox of S. Luke, and the Eagle of S. John.
The flying scroll attached to these figures is the text in
Revelation (iv. 8). The band at the springing of the arched roof is
variegated by a series of shields or disks, in which the sacred
monogram alternates with the emblems of the Passion. The order in
which the emblems have been placed is as follows:

_West End_

South side ends. North side begins.
15. Moon. 1. Sun.
14. Ladder. 2. Bag of Judas.
13. Spear and Sponge. 3. Lantern.
12. Dice. 4. Cock.
11. Seamless Coat. 5. Scourges.
10. Hammer and Pincers. 6. Pillar and Cords.
9. Three Nails. 7. Crown of Thorns.
8. Cross, I.N.R.I.

_East or Apse End_

"The figures of the sun or moon, which are usually represented in
the Crucifixion scene, on either side of, and close to, the cross,
have here by a certain liberty been made to commence and close the
series." ... "Fortunately the fretwork, when reversed, was found,
though fragile, to be fairly sound; and, although not all entirely
on a uniform pattern, a large section of it, whe