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THE ANCIENT GLASS IN YORK MINSTER. 
SOUTH TRANSEPT. 
XVI., XVII., XVIII., and XIX. Similar Modern Windows. 
South Transept. 
The four lancets at the south end have figures of St. George, 
St. Oswald, St. William, and St. Sampson, by Kempe. 
XX. The Wheel Window. The Union of the Roses. 
The Rose Window has a diameter of 22 feet 4 inches. Around 
a six-foiled centre are twelve trefoiled arches within a circle, and 
having an outer rim of twenty-four trefoiled arches within another 
circle. 
The centre is occupied with a Sunflower, the inner circle is blue 
into which golden rays pierce from the centre. In each arch of 
the outer circle is part of a rose branch curved and having leaves 
and flowers on alternate sides one above another. The flowers 
are formed of the Lancaster and York Roses combined, in allusion 
to the marriage of Henry VII. of Lancaster to Elizabeth of York 
in i486. 
XXI., XXII., XXIII., and XXIV. 
The Lower Lancets by Peckitt, 1754-1793. 
The four lower lancets are filled with figures in Oriental cos¬ 
tumes and standing on pedestals. 
XXI. depicts Abraham in blue robe with knife symbolising 
Laith. 
XXII. King Solomon in purple, and holding a sceptre and a 
model of the Temple and standing for Truth. 
XXIII. Moses holding a table of the Law and representing 
Righteousness 
XXIV. St. Peter with book and two golden keys, and below 
the arms of the See—cross keys and crown. 
These windows are by Peckitt of York, his name appearing 
below the figure of St. Peter, which figure was made in 1768. The 
other three windows were placed here after Peckitt's death in 
1793. The colour of the glass is fine, Peckitt’s ruby was especially 
famous. 
