hood and mantle, aulmoniere at girdle.
152. Burwold, tall bearded figure in hood, satchel (?) hanging from
girdle.
153. Bp. Aelfwine.* Beautiful figure in cowl, curly hair and beard,
finely draped habit with loose sleeves.
154. Bp. Sigegar, book in left hand.
155. _Buttress._ Bp. Brithelm, head turned to right; decayed.
156. Bp. Cyneward.
157. Bp. Wulfhelm. A fine figure.
158. Bp. Elfege. A fine figure.
159. Edfleda, flowing hair, in supertunic or surcoat with long and
wide sleeves, head covered with veil, which hangs behind, no wimple.
Nothing conventual to suggest Edfleda.
160. _Buttress._ K. Edward the Elder. Fine figure, right hand on
knees, left on cord of mantle.
_Missing._
161. Edgitha. Very tall figure, right hand on cord, left holds end of
veil.
_Missing._
_Central Window (South)._
162. Q. Edgiva, kirtle only, with crown and veil, no wimple.
_Central Window._
163. Ethilda. Wears supertunic over her kirtle, veil and wimple.
_Central Window (North)._
164. Hugh. A sword hangs from his girdle on left side.
165. Elgiva.
166. Q. Edgiva; hands gone.
167. _Buttress._ K. Ethelstan, defiant attitude, right foot on stool,
wears brooch.
168. K. Charles the Simple. A squat figure with very big head,
trampling.
169. Otho, close-fitting tunic, over which is mantle with handsome
fastening.
_Missing._
170. Guthrum. Knight in surcoat, mail hauberk and chausses, shield on
left side.
171. _Buttress._ K. Alfred, seated; both hands gone, front decayed,
and clamped.
172. Earl of Mercia.* Knight in helmet with cross-slit, holding right
hand up and shield upon left arm; the surcoat turned over below the
waist shows a suit of mail. Well preserved.
173. St. Neot (more probably St. Decuman, as St. Neot was not
beheaded). Bp. holding with both hands the upper part of his head,
which has been cut off across the brows.
174. Ethelfleda,* the Lady of the Mercians. A striking and beautiful
figure with flowing hair, long veil hanging below the waist,
supertunic held by brooch, but without sleeves, the tight sleeves of
her kirtle being visible to the shoulders.
175. Ethelward. Woman with flowing hair, veil; hands gone.
176. Grimbald. Priest; hands gone.
177. St. Elfege, Archb.; hands gone; a noble figure.
178. _Buttress._ St. Dunstan, upper part decayed.
179. Turketul. Short figure, trampling, in very pointed cloak, big
head in cap.
180. John Scotus.* A beauti
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