CHAPTER XIX. 
YORK ARTIST GLAZIERS. 
Torre records : — On Monday next after the feast of St. Agatha, 
the Virgin, a.d. 1338, it was covenanted by indenture, that Thomas 
de Beneston, Vicar Choral, should, at his own proper costs, glaze 
two windows of this Cathedral Church, namely, on each side one, 
find all the glass for the same, and pay the workmen their wages 
for the finishing thereof. Thomas de Leedham, custos of the 
fabrick, became bound to pay him 22 'marks sterling, namely, 11 
marks for each window. 
Likewise in 1338, an indenture was made between Robert .. 
of the first part, and Thomas de Beneston, custos of the fabrick, 
of the other, for the making of a window at the west gable of the 
Cathedral Church, and to find all sort of glass for the same ; for 
doing his work the said Thomas was to pay him 6d. a foot for 
white, and i2d. a foot for coloured glass. 
In 1361, Agnes Holme left a sum of money to make a window 
in the Cathedral Church of St. Peter at York, and willed that a 
figure of St. James the Great should be in one light, and in 
another a figure of St. Katherine. 
The York Freemen’s List in 1381 and 1385 mentions “ glasen- 
wrights.” In 1391 and 1402 glaziers were enrolled. In 1410 a 
John Thornton was admitted a freeman of the city. Other glaziers 
were John Chambers, junior; Thomas Ros, John Newson, and 
William Gent. The Minster Fabric Rolls mention, in 1371, 
William of Auckland, glazier, and from 1399 to 1418, John Burgh 
and John his servant, also Robert Quarendon. From 1447 to 
1578 the Pety family were the Minster glaziers. 
The windows in the Lantern Tower were glazed in 1471-2 by 
Matthew Pety, the master glazier, John Pety the younger, and 
Robert Pety then an apprentice. Thomas Coverham, Thomas 
Clerk, Thomas Sherwynd, Thomas Franklan, Richard Hudson 
and Richard Cartmell being assistants. 
