1 86 THE ANCIENT GLASS IN YORK CHURCHES. 
Sir Robert Pety was free in 1471, Chamberlain in 1488, Sheriff 
in 1494-5. He was elected Alderman 29th November, 1504, vice 
Thomas Foulneby deceased, and was ordered “to leve his kepyng 
of hostery and take down his signe upon payne of forfettour of ye 
payn provided.” He was elected Lord Mayor in 1508 and died in 
office on “ Sunnday in the morning,” November the 12th, and on 
the following day “ was nobly entered at the parish church of St. 
Michael, called the Belframe, with the sword and mase, borne by 
esquyers afore the body and corse, and sex aldermen berying the 
sayd corse to the sayd church.” 1 His will is dated August 24th, 
1508, and was proved on the 13th of December. He desires to be 
buried at the end of the high altar in the choir before St. Michael, 
at the church of St. Michael-le-Belfrey. He wills that on the day 
of his burial that 20 lbs. wax in twenty candles be burnt, and ten 
scholars are to carry them ; 13s. to be given to the four orders of 
Friars in York, if present at his burial, for to pray for him. “ I 
bequeath to St. Peter’s work six tables of Normandy white glass, 
and ten schaffe of Renyshe glass. To St. Mary’s Abbey 13s. qd., 
beseeching them of clear absolution, because I have wrought much 
work there. To my brother Robert all my tools and screes, and a 
credill of Normandy glass, &c., also a wan of glass.” 
The window occupied by a figure of Solomon in the South 
Transept previously contained a figure of Sir John Pety, knt., 
kneeling at a desk at prayer, and beneath was inscribed, “©rate 
pro antma Jofjannes Petg, ©lastartt ct J&ajoris.lEbor quf abut, 
12 Nob. 1508.” 
Robert Petty, tapiter, was free in 1480, Chamberlain 1496, 
Sheriff 1499-1500, elected Alderman 1527, died 1527-8, leaving a 
widow, Alice, who subsequently was married to Henry Drayson, 
Alderman of York. 
The suppression of the religious houses and the pillage of the 
churches for a time put an end to the work of the glass painter. 
The art was revived by Henry Giles, (fig. 74) who dwelt in Mickle- 
gate, 2 York. The staircase, part of the original house, has a window 
of six leaded lights, the quarries in' the upper part were painted by 
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Giles, with his family register, “E54 S45, had issue six sons and 
eight daughters, viz.: Alice, Sarah, - Richard, Henry, Samuel, 
Edward, Hannah, Rachael, Sarah, Edward, Thomas, Elizabeth, 
1 R. H. Scaife. 
2 House occupied by Mr. Dodgson. 
