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THE ANCIENT GLASS IN YORK MINSTER. 
The central borders have (4) a crown on blue repeated. (5) a 
golden lion on red alternating with a diamond, the adjoining lights 
(3 and 6) have the trefoil repeated, the second and seventh have 
per pale red and blue, a diamond with gold centre and small 
circles between. The outer lights have red and green on either 
side of a gold zigzag. 
Fig. 33. Nave. Creat West Window. 
Archbishop Melton, in 1338, gave 100 marks for this stained 
glass window. The white glass cost 6d. per foot, and the coloured 
glass 1/- per foot superficial. The window contains 958 super, 
feet of painted glass. Many of the original heads had been 
destro)ied, and in 1757 new ones were inserted by Peckett. 
This window was entirely rebuilt in 1807, the original stone¬ 
work being carefully copied and the ancient glass re-set. The 
window is best seen from under the screen when the afternoon sun 
shows up the gorgeous colouring. 
