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IX. Observations on the Remains of a Stone Cross, or Pillar, at Hemsby, in the Hundred of West Flegg, in the County of Norfolk, with conjectures respecting its antient Designation and Use. In a Letter from the Rev. William Gibson, A. M. and F. A. S. to the Rev. John Brand, Secretary

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Not recollecting to have met with any notice respecting the subject of the annexed sketch, I venture to transmit it to you, with some remarks and conjectures concerning it, to be submitted, with your leave, to the consideration of the Society of Antiquaries, at some one of their future meetings.

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Copyright © The Society of Antiquaries of London 1803

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page 42 note [c] Were not these figures adopted from those ornamental ones between the ledges of the bases of the lavers, in the first temple, viz lions, oxen, and cherubim, as mentioned at die 29th verse of the 7th chapter of the 1st book of Kings? Josephus, in the 3d chapter of the 8th book of his Anti. Jud. instead of xεδθζμ as it stands in the Septuagint, writes Aετοσ, possibly because he was conscious that the term cherubim could convey no determinate idea to his pagan readers. But whether it might best be translated by the word eagle, or by any other word expressive of what is conceived of angelic appearances, in either case it is equally applicable to the point in questions if the double interpretation may not be thought more especially favourable to the supposition of an intended imitation. Such another coincidence, indeed, purely accidental, I presume could hardly be produced. —See also Ezekiel, ch. i. Ic.

page 43 note [dpage 46 note e] The annexed plan of a part of the parish of Hemsby, being laid down on no scale, pretends not to be correct, having been designed merely to convey more clearly an idea of the relative situations of the crosses, or pillars, in respect of the church, and of each ether; and of the bearings of the roads by which the supposed privileged space or fanctuary was defined. The slight deviations of these roads, from what are conceived to have been their ancient courses, near the southern and eastern crosses or pillars, are distinguished, the latter being marked by dotted lines.

page 47 note [f] Vid. Mag. Brit. Ant. & Nov. Vol. III.

page 47 note [g] Vid, Blomefield, Vol. II. p. 325.

page 48 note [h] Vid. Rapin. Vol. I. notes 3 and 5, p. 135, fol. edit. 1732.

page 48 note [i] Vid. Mag. Erit. Anti. & Nov. Vol. III.

page 48 note [k] Vid. Blomfield, Vol. I. p. 620. Vol. V. p. 1524, 1528, and in other places: also Martin's History of Thetsord, in the charter of the priory founded there by Roger Bigot.

page 48 note [l] Flec West H. hemesbei ten Algarus comes t. r. e. et Alwi' emit. Stigandus abstulit & dedit Almaro sri suo. v 7 hund nescit quomodo ex illo suit in episcopatum memorio 31c. Vid. Copy of Domesday, Martin's Thetsord, Appendix, p. 15.

page 49 note [k] Vid. Blomfield, Vol. II. p. 867.

page 49 note [l] Vid. Blomfield's History of Norfolk continued by Parkin, Vol. V. p. 1516.

page 50 note [m] William Castleton, the last prior of Norwich, was appointed the first dean, on the 2d of May 1539. Vid. Mag. Brit, Anti. & Nov. VoL III.

page 50 note [n] Vid Blomfield, Vol. II. p. 860.

page 51 note [o] Many houses more than came within the scope of the partial plan, fig 6. are situate westward of the church.

page 53 note [o] Vid. Spelm Gloss. v. Fridstoll.—When once the refugee had reached the altar, sridstoll, chancel, or any sanctified and sanctifying part, and had put himself under its protection, his person became sacred, and was protected by its influence, even though he departed from it to certain number of paces round the church. A privilege of a similar kind is still indulged, in cases of debt, to certain of out prisons.