44 ANCIENT PAINTED WINDOW, HAULT HUCKNALL CHURCH. 



of the glass in the new quarries. There is an eye in the 

 centre of the sun. The copious streams of blood flowing 

 from the sacred wounds are remarkable for their volume, 

 perhaps designed to set forth the truth, that " With Him is 

 plenteous redemption." 



In the third light stands the figure of S. John. The 

 hair, the outer rim of the nimbus, and the figured border of 

 the robe (visible on the right shoulder), are stained ; all the rest 

 is white with light brown shading. The spots visible on the 

 face are caused by the corrosion or decay of the outer surface 

 of the glass from exposure. 



In the fourth light we find the figure of S. Ursula. 



The legend of this saint is given at great length by Mrs. 

 Jameson in her charming volume of " Sacred and Lege?idary 

 Art," p. 299. She is said to have been a princess, the daughter 

 of Theonotus, a king of Brittany. Her hand was sought in 

 marriage by Conon, son of Agrippinus, king of Britain. Having 

 made a vow of perpetual virginity, she departed with a large 

 company of virgins on a pilgrimage to the holy places in Rome. 

 They ventured to sea in a ship without sailors, and Avere driven 

 into the mouth of the Rhine as far as the port of Cologne. 

 Eventually they reached Rome, where they were received with 

 much reverence and honour by S. Cyriacus, bishop of that 

 city. Conon resolved to set out in search of her, and by a 

 miracle arrived in Rome as Ursula and her company were on 

 the point of departure. Being happily re-united with Ursula at 

 the feet of Cyriacus, and having learnt her determination, Conon 

 received baptism, changing his name from Conon to Etherius, to 

 express the purity of his soul. He no longer sought possession 

 of Ursula ; but rather, with her, the crown of martyrdom. After 

 a long and perilous journey they arrived in the port of Cologne 

 at the time the city was besieged by barbarians, who at once 

 attacked the holy company. Etherius fell, pierced by an arrow, 

 at the feet of the beloved princess, and the maidens were all 

 massacred : Ursula, distinguished for her beauty, was carried 

 before their leader, who at once wished to make her his 



