the transept and porch occurs another three-light window, with trefoliated O.G. heads and rude quatrefoliated spaces between the mullions and the lintel. The porch is one of the best specimens of Decorated work in the west of Cornwall its inner and outer doorway are deeply moulded and continuous; the inner one still retains the stone socket for the upper hinge, the hole being no less than 5 inches in diameter. I would call attention to the central moulding in the section of the inner entrance, as indicating considerable thought in the designer; its diameter is 3 inches, while the outer one is only 2 inches, and the inner one is only 2 inches; this, however, was not sufficient, for it will be seen that the tangent of the central moulding is in advance of the main diagonal of the jamb, as shown by the dotted line at A in the section. The sculpture on the corbels to the gable and the crucifix are semi-incised and sunk, produced by very simple means, but powerful in effect, and might be suggestive to modern architects in cases where money happened to be scarce (see cuts, next page). Of course I am not desirous to see long-tailed monkeys upon our porches, or the rules of perspective illustrated as in the animals at A, but a few leaves or some natural forms, and especially birds, might be most inexpensively portrayed by the same simple and easy method as this old thirteenth century carver adopted. The three monkeys keeping watch round the corners are expressive even in their present worn condition. The construction at the angle formed by the south transept and chancel differs from all the other churches of this plan already noticed. Externally there are no signs of any passage having existed within the angle, internally it is still more evident that no such arrangement was ever planned. The mouldings, therefore, which occupy this angle, if in situ, and I see no reason whatever to doubt it, would be indicative of an uncommon scheme of some sort, which I confess I am unable to explain, but upon which possibly some archaeologist A EAST END WEST END Germoc.-Crucifix on the Apex of the Gable, &c. may be able to throw light. I give a careful section of this moulded angle, which, it will be seen, is of the same character as the external doorway of the porch, indeed the whole of the south side of the church appears to be of the same date,probably about 1340. The mouldings stop at about 7 feet from the floor, and then start diagonally in an arched or curved form for about 12 or 13 inches in length, where they appear in a rough and uneven state, as if portions had been broken away. My first impression was that it formed the springer of the diagonal rib of a groined roof, which might have existed before the north aisle was added, and that the church was designed as a Decorated cross church, with an intersecting stone roof at the crossing. To this it may be objected that it is improbable such a roof would be constructed in a district so far removed from good masons, and in a church of such small dimensions and unimportant character. We must not, however, forget that St. Michael's Mount is close at hand (within 5 miles) and that the porch bears evidence of the presence of some one a little higher than the ordinary class of country builders. A stronger objection would be that the walls were insufficient for this purpose, being but of the ordinary thickness, and built of rubble. I could find no sign of a similar treatment at the other angle of the transept, and it occurred to me that it might have had to support some beam or loft belonging to some ritual arrangement, wherein the high altar and transeptal-chapel altar were both concerned; in other words, that the passage existed as in the examples referred to above, although neither projecting, nor on the ground, nor hagioscopic. In the middle of the west wall of the transept is a small stone corbel lower than any of the present roof-timbers; the sunk portion at the top shows its purpose to some extent, and it may possibly indicate the original springing of the first roof. All the existing roofs are of the usual barrel shape and ceiled. The font is of singular design, the bowl very rudely orna mented with three heads carved in relief, as here shown in the woodcut. A fragment of an old Norman font lies close by; its extreme diameter appears to be not more than 1 ft. 10 in. The whole of the church fittings require instant dismissal, and with the exception of the chancel the building demands a thorough reparation, the older portions and wrought stone work being in a deplorable state of dilapidation. In the north-east angle of the churchyard is a singular little structure commonly known as St. Germoe's chair. Mr. Rogers suggests that it might have formed part of sedilia or an aumbry; but the form, detail, and dimensions are so thoroughly those of the Holy Well often to be met with in this county, that I have little doubt it is an original example of relics of that class; but whether in situ, or removed from some other place, I cannot determine. There is nothing about it in common with the church, and I shall therefore reserve it for a future paper on the Holy Wells of Cornwall. (To be continued.) } CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ANCIENT GEOGRAPHY OF THE TROAD. ON THE SITE AND REMAINS OF LARISA. BY FRANK CALVERT, Hon. Corresponding Member of the Archaeological Institute. THE Larisa which forms the subject of the present memoir was one of the ancient towns situated between Alexandria Troas and Cape Lectum, and according to Strabo was contiguous to Colōnæ and the Acheum' near Hamaxitus, and in sight of Ilium, from which place it was distant about 200 stadia. This author tells us that there were many places of the name of Larisa in the Troad, but that in his opinion the Larisa in question was not the Pelasgic settlement mentioned by Homer,2 and in support of this view quotes the Iliad (ii. 840), Ἱππόθοος δ ̓ ἄγε φύλα Πελασγῶν ἐγχεσιμώρων, Strabo further observes that, when Hippothous, the son of the Strabo therefore assumes that the Larisa near Cyme, distant about 1000 stadia from Ilium, was more probably alluded to by the poet, the Larisa near Cape Lectum being too close, since Hippothous could not then be said consistently to have fallen far from home in the contest over the Patroclus. body of The inhabitants of Larisa were transferred by Antigonus to Alexandria Troas at the same time with those of Colōnæ and other towns and strongholds of the Troad.3 In Pliny's time Larisa, like Colōnæ, had disappeared.* Amongst modern writers, in Webb we find that Athenæus makes mention of the hot mineral springs near Larisa in the 1 Ην δὲ τῷ Αχαιίῳ συνεχὴς ἥ τε Λάρισα Kal Koλwvai, Strabo, Cas. 604. 2 Strabo, 620. Strabo spells Larisa with one, Homer and other authors VOL. XVIII. with two. 3 Strabo, Casaub. 440, 603, 604, 620. Pliny, 1. 5, c. 32. NN |