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THE PAINTED GLASS IN

appear unfavourable to the view I take of the original arrangement of the glass, I will add that no subject is more commonly represented in a window above an altar than the Crucifixion, and that it is by no means improbable that four altars, two under each window, were placed against the east wall of the Transept, or Antechapel, although no trace of them may now exist.

SOUTH WINDOW OF THE ANTECHAPEL.

This is a figure and canopy window, like the windows on the north side.

No. 1 light. Sc's . . . . . . . is written across the pedestal of the canopy. The figure is that of a Bishop. The tapestry of the niche is powdered with the letters P, crowned.

No. 2. Sc's Pelagius is written across the pedestal of the canopy. The figure is that of a Pope, having a tiara encircled with only one coronet. The niche tapestry is powdered with letters p, crowned.

No. 3. Sc's Alphegus is written across the pedestal. The figure is that of an Archbishop. The niche tapestry is powdered with letters A, crowned.

No. 4. Sc's Gemreta is written across the pedestal. The figure is that of a Bishop. The niche tapestry is powdered with letters G, crowned.

No. 5. Sc's Athanasius is written on the pedestal, with is crossed by the following portion of the founder's legend:—Orate p Willo. The figure is that of a Bishop. The niche tapestry is powdered with letters A, crowned.

No. 6. Sc's [Barn]ard' is written on the pedestal, which is crossed by the following portion of the founder's legend:— Wynton fu'd[atore]. The figure is habited as a monk, in a russet dress. The niche tapestry is powdered with letters B, crowned.

No. 7. Sc's ——— appears on the pedestal, which is crossed by the following part of the founder's legend:—Wynton fu'dator. The figure is that of a Bishop. The niche tapestry is powdered with letters H, crowned.

No. 8. Sc's Anselmus is written on the pedestal, which is crossed by the following part of the founder's legend:— Wykeham, turned the wrong side upwards. The figure is that of an aged man, wearing a green cap, gloves, an alb,