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on the pinnacle of the temple. WINDOW VIII. 1. Elisha raises the 2. The Triumph of David.[G] Shumanite's Son. 3. The raising of Lazarus. 4. The entry into Jerusalem.[H] [G] David enters on left balancing the huge head of Goliath on the point of a sword. On right are the women with musical instruments. [H] A man in a tree cuts down branches: others spread garments. WINDOW IX. 1. The Fall of Manna. 2. The Fall of the Rebel Angels. 3. The Last Supper.[I] 4. The Agony in the Garden.[J] [I] Christ on left stands and gives the sop to Judas, who bends over the table from right. He is red-haired. [J] A cup is shown at the left upper corner, and an angel is represented as coming down to comfort our Lord. The disciples are shown asleep at the bottom of the picture. WINDOW X. 1. Cain killing Abel. 2. Shemei cursing David. 3. The Betrayal.[K] 4. Christ mocked and blind-folded.[L] [K] Judas kisses Christ. Peter attacks Malchus. [L] Annas and other Jews look on from above. WINDOW XI. 1. Jeremiah imprisoned. 2. Noah mocked by Ham. 3. Christ before Annas. 4. Christ before Herod. WINDOW XII. 1. Job tormented. 2. Solomon crowned. 3. The Scourging of Christ. 4. Christ crowned with thorns. WINDOW XIII. The _East Window_ is quite different. For one thing it is much larger, and has nine vertical divisions instead of five. Here, in the tracery, in addition to other heraldic badges, is the "Dragon of the great Pendragonship," holding a banner with the arms of Henry VII. Also there is seen the ostrich feather of the Prince of Wales with the motto "Ich Dien."[7] In this window there are no Messengers with inscriptions; only six scenes from the Passion beginning at the bottom left hand corner, and each occupying three lights instead of two. In the first three lights below the transom is the Ecce Homo; in the centre three, Pilate washing his hands, the final moment in the trial. Our Lord is represented in the centre light with his back to the spectator. In the three on the right is Christ bearing the Cross. Here is shown Saint Veronica kneeling and offering to our Lord a handkerchief to wipe his face. The legend goes on to say that, when he returned it to her, his face was impressed upon it; and it is now one of the four great relics preserved in the piers
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