The Medieval Painted Glass of Boughton Aluph

OE BOUGHTON ALUPH. 133 PhUipott makes no mention of this window, but Cozens has an elaborate description dated September 14th, 1794, showing that since his time an almost complete rearrangement has taken place, and much glass has been introduced from other windows. His description is as foUows : (1) Figure broken and gone except feet which are naked and beneath them a Catherine-wheel. Motto : " .Archangel." (2) A bishop sitting, mitred, crozier in left hand, right hand lifting a chUd. Motto : " Episcopus." (3) Figure of St. Michael standing on the dragon. Motto : " St. Michael." (4) and (5) .An angel standing having six wings. (6) A King, a quiver in his right hand and an arrow in his left. Motto : " St. Edmond." (7) St. Christopher carrying the holy ChUd across a river. Motto : " St. Cristofor." (8) Broken and gone except the legs and wheel as (1). He then describes the King and Queen, whom he caUs male and female figures crowned with Ducal Coronets, and states finaUy that below the figures was a coat of arms, gules a fess argent between two cotises or, which is now gone and which I have been unable to identify. It is not unlike the Badlesmere coat, but the colours are wrong. As to the identity of the two crowned or coroneted figures several theories have been advanced : it has been suggested that they are intended for King Edward III and Queen PhUippa, or for the scene of the Coronation of the Virgin, though if the latter theory is correct it is curious that the figures have no nimbus. I have not found any positive evidence tending to throw Hght on this problem. The changes which have been made in the glass of the tracery since 1794 are sufficiently clear from a comparison of the two descriptions given above to absolve me from much comment upon them. It is evident that the glass in Hghts 1, 4, 5, 6, and 8, has been introduced from some other source. The bishop (who was probably St. WUHbrod) remains in