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good preservation; all, except some of those in the first page, have been drawn to a uniform scale. Nos. 6, 7, 9, are in Mr. Bateman's possession.

Nos. 1, 2, are very rudely cut; probably they had been placed over the graves of peasants:—an example with three lines, on bars, intersecting the head of the cross, has lately been found at Brougham in Westmoreland. Nos. 4, 5, 6, 8, are very early examples, rudely incised:—No. 8 resembling a device on the head of the Runic cross at Lancaster, described in the Archæological Journal for March, 1846, p. 72. No. 7 of later date—examples of devices with six members within the circle are rare. No. 9 uncommon: apparently a boss on the centre of the shaft of the cross, and mouldings have been cut on the reverse side:—another example occurs nearly similar. Nos. 10, 11, are of early date. Several of these grave-stones have shears cut upon them, the mark of the woolstapler, and keys, probably the mark of the smith:—these latter are uncommon:—the balls on No. 11 are rather more pear-shaped than is here represented. There is one nearly similar at Chelmorton, with a sword by the side. No. 12 an early example:—another of the same kind has the spaces between the arms of the cross slightly sunk, and a knob below the head. No. 13 of later date, in low relief, the balls flattened. There is the head of another of the same kind, but with the balls larger, and mouldings cut on the reverse. No. 14 a very rich example, of perhaps late Norman design: it is represented about a foot longer than the original, in order to shew more fully the device. No. 15 a coped tomb of an ecclesiastic:—another fragment also has a chalice cut upon it:—this and No. 16 bear a close resemblance to some of the devices on the compartments of the remarkable Norman ornament on the outside of the tower of St. Peter's church, Northampton, the date of which is said to be c. 1110. No. 17 has been cut to the shape of a half-pillar. No. 18 a bow attached to a shaft: uncommon. No. 19 a later and elegant variety of No. 13, the balls being expanded. No. 20 a variety of No. 17. No. 21 the extremities of the arms of the cross are cut into the forms of foliage, in low relief, somewhat rudely executed; the lower part is supplied from one in Mr. Bateman's possession; this may be considered an enriched variety of No. 3 or 12. No. 22 a later and enriched variety of No. 20, in bold relief:—a fine example of this kind may be seen in Chelmorton church-yard, upwards of six feet long, and quite perfect, with the head of the cross surrounded by a raised circle. No. 23 part of the shaft of a cross resting on a hunting horn, attached by straps:—a good example of this kind is preserved in the porch of Darley church. No. 24, the latest example in this collection, is a very elegant design of an Early English character, but yet with a certain rudeness of execution : a modification of No. 12. A part of the head is broken off, but the design may be distinctly made out.