arches descend cherubim. Within three painted niches, are the figures of
Charity, Mercy, and Pity, round whom are entwined golden scrolls bearing
the following inscriptions:

"_Pour la Pitie Jesu regarde.
Et tiens cest Ami en saufve Garde_."

Jesu! for thy compassion's sake look down,
And guard this soul as if it were thine own.

On the second scroll is written:

"_Oh, bon Jesu! faite Mercy,
Al' Ame dont le Corps gist icy_."

Oh! good Jesu! Mercy shew
To him whose body lies below.

On the third scroll is written:

"_En toy qui es Fitz de Dieu le Pere,
Saufve soit qui gist sours cest Pierre_."

May he who lies beneath this stone,
Be sav'd in thee, God's only son![1]

[1] These translations are somewhat freely made.

Between each of these figures are painted blank trefoil niches; and below
the whole, on a plain tablet, the following inscription: