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cursory inspection of the masonry, for mason’s marks, was first 
made—not without results—on the face of the West wall, in 
addition to the usual signs, one of those circles to which attention 
has lately been drawn was found ; in this instance a simple circle 
‘with a central hole evidently not intended for a sun-dial. Before, 
however, the circuit of the Church had been completed, the Vicar, 
the Rey. F. H. Carbonell, appeared, and at once took the Members 
inside, first pointing out the dangerous process of decay which 
had been going on in the timbers of the roof (now being repaired), 
evidence of which was plainly visible in the rotten state of one 
of the main beams lying outside, the wonder being how it could 
have held together so long. Commencing with the window 
immediately to the West of the screen, on the North side, the 
- Vicar first of all gave a short account of the history of the glass, 
and the usual story of how John Tame, the wealthy London 
merchant, in the beginning of the 16th century built the present 
Church for the purpose of containing the glass which he had 
captured at sea—a story which he and other archeologists dis- 
eredited—giving as he proceeded in his description, many reasons, 
structural and otherwise, in support of the view that the glass 
was made for the Church and not the Church for the glass. But 
as to the designer and artificer of these 28 matchless windows 
authorities were not agreed ; if Albert Durer had nothing to do 
with them (as was now the prevalent idea) who was the English- 
man to whom they could be assigned? Without entering into 
the details of the interesting story which the Vicar, unfolded 
window by window, as he proceeded round the Church, finishing 
up with the great window at the West end (details which may be 
seen in “Proc. Glost. Arch. Sve.” Vol. If, also in “ Proce. 
B.N.H. and A.F.C.” Vol. IT.)}—it will be sufficient to mention that 
they contain a painted story of the Gospel narrative of the birth, 
sufferings, death and resurrection of Christ, succeeded by figures 
of the Apostles, Prophets, Saints and persecutors of the Early 
Church, and the final judgment; unequalled in design and 
