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admired. The finest example is that in the four-light window at 

 the east-end of the north aisle in which the crucifixion is repre- 

 sented with the usual accessories. The treatment of the chief 

 figure, however, is unusual, and caused an interesting discussion, 

 for instead of being central, as is generally the case, owing to the 

 window being divided into four compartments it necessarily is out 

 of the centre, the arrangement being the following ; the left hand 

 (north) figure represents S. Anthony and his pig, with the bell on 

 the tau cross which he holds in his left hand ; next in succession 

 on the right or (south) comes the Virgin Mary, then our Lord on 

 the cross, the last, or fourth figure on the south being S. John. 

 The head and face of our Lord is bent and turned to the right, 

 facing the two figures of the Virgin and S. Anthony which face to 

 the left, the fourth figure faces to the right. This position 

 naturally suggested the idea that the glass was originally taken 

 from a five-light window, and that one figure was missing, i.e„ the 

 6ne on the south which would follow next to S. John and balance 

 the figure of S. Anthony on the north. This idea was partly 

 Strengthened by Mr. Scarth's remark that it was well-known that 

 painted windows were brought from foreign churches formerly and 

 inserted in our own native ones. However, the general view 

 seemed to be that the glass was originally made for the church, 

 and the peculiar treatment of the subject was due to the form of 

 the window tracery. The head-lights were fiUed with angels 

 bearing shields, on which were figured the coat, dice, nails and 

 other emblems of the Passion. A window adjoining in the north 

 \vaM of the north aisle contained glass of the same date, one of the 

 two figures being S. James the Less, to whom the church was 

 dedicated. In a north window of the chancel was some 16th 

 century glass, on which were represented three figures — S. John, 

 S. Peter and S. Benedict, the right hand ' of the latter holding an 

 aspergillum. The figure of S. Benedict, with surplice and alb, 

 called forth an allusion to the mooted question of the present day, 

 whether after all the short surplice was the most ancient -of the 



