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DD1
God

               
             

X3
angel

Y1
angel

Y2
angel

X4
angel

             
         

W1
angel

W2
angel

 

V1
angel

V2
angel

 

W3
angel

W4
angel

         
       

T1
Adam

U3

U4

T2
Noah

   

T3
Abra-
ham

U9

U10

T4
Jacob

       
                           
     

S1

 

S2

S3

 

S4

S5

 

S6

S7

 

S8

     
   

R1

 

Q1
Judah

   

Q2
Moses

   

Q3
Aaron

   

Q4
Joseph

 

R20

   
   

P1
Hosea

P2
proph-
et

N1
Isaiah

L1
David

L2
Solo-
mon

N2
Jere-
miah

P3
Ezekiel

P4
Daniel

N3
proph-
et

L3
Heze-
kiah

L4
Josiah

N4
Esdras

P5
prophet

P6
Jonah

   

O2
Joel

           

 O5 Malachai

   

M1

M2

       

M3

M4

       

M5

M6

   

J2 Bull

   

H1
Apos-
tle

   

H2
Apos-
tle

   

H3
Apos-
tle

   

H4
Apos-
tle

   

J3 Eagle

E1 Angel

F1 St Stephen

F2 John Baptist

 

B1
St Peter

B2
St Paul

 

F3
a pope

F4
a pope

 

B3
St James

B4
St Thomas

 

F5
saint ?

F6
St Agatha

E2 Lion

 C1 St Clement

 

 C3 an archbishop

   

C4 bishop

   

C6 an archbishop

 

C7
a saint

   

C9
a saint

 

A1
a bishop

A2
St George

A3
St Laur-
ence

A4
a
priest

A5
St Christ-
opher

A6
a king

A7
a
bishop

A8 an
arch-
bishop

A9
a bishop

A10
a bishop

A11
arch-
bishop

A12
an
abbot

A13
an abb-
ess

A14

A15
St Marg-
aret

A16
St Kath-
erine

A17
an abb-
ess

A18
an abb-
ess

Main lights

15a-15j The Creation and Fall of Man
14a-11j OT scenes
11a-11c Scenes from the Apocryphal Acts of St John
11d-2j The Book of the Revelation of St John the Divine
1a-1j Donor, saints & historical figures

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15a 1st day ; fall of rebel angels Gen 1 1-4
15b 2nd day - firmament blue & white globe - Gen 1 6-8
15c 3rd day - trees - Gen 1 10-13
15d 4th day - sun & moon - Gen 1 14-19
15e 5th day - birds & fish - Gen 20-23
15f 6th day - man Gen 1 24-31
15g 7th day - Creation all round him Gen 2 1-3
15h The Temptation & Fall Gen 3 1-7
15j Expulsion from Paradise Gen 3 23-24
14a Cain murders Abel Gen 4; 8
14b Noah & the Ark Gen 7 & 8
14c Noah's drunkenness Gen 9; 21-23
14d The Tower of Babel Gen 11 4-9
14e The Meeting of Melchisedek & Abraham Gen 14; 18-20
14f Jacob obtains Isaac's Blessing Gen 27; 22-27
14g Vision of Jacob's Ladder Gen 28; 12-13
14h Joseph & his brethren Gen 45 1-14
14j Jacob blesses his sons Gen 49; 1-2
13a Moses found by Pharaoh's daughter Ex 2; 5-6
13b Moses and the Burning bush Ex 3; 5-6
13c Moses & Aaron before Pharaoh Ex 7; 10
13d Egyptians drown in the Red Sea Ex 14; 27-28
13e Moses receives the Tablets of Stone Ex 31; 18
13f Moses and the serpent of Brass Numb 21; 8-9
13g Samson in the House at Gaza Judges 16; 25-26
13h David & Goliath 1 Sam 17; 49
13j The Death of Absalom 2 Sam 18; 9 & 15
11a St John tortured by Domitian
11b St John sailing to Patmos
11c St John teaching
11d St John and the Angel Rev 1; 1
11e The Son of Man Rev 1; 12-17
11f The Seven Churches of Asia Rev 1; 20
11g The Elders worship God Rev 4; 4
11h God in Majesty Rev 4; 5-9
11j The Elders Worship God Rev 4; 10
10a St John weeps Rev 5; 2-5
10b God and the Lamb in Majesty with the Elders Rev 7; 11
10c God the lamb and the book Rev 5; 6-7
10d The Elders worship the lamb Rev 5; 8
10e Creation worships the lamb Rev 5 13-14
10f The Opening of the first seal Rev 6; 1-2
10g The Opening of the 2nd seal Rev 6; 3-4
10h The Opening of the 3rd seal Rev 6; 5-6
10j The Opening of the 4th seal Rev 6; 7-8
9a The Opening of the 5th seal Rev 6; 9-11
9b The Opening of the 6th seal Rev 6; 12-17
9c The Angels with the Winds and the Seal Rev 7; 1-3
9d The Sealing of the 12 tribes Rev 7; 4-8
9e A great multitude Rev 7; 9
9f Angels around the throne Rev 7; 11-12
9g Angel with a censer at the altar Rev 8; 3-5
9h Seven angels given 7 trumpets
9j The first angel sounds the trumpet Rev 8; 7
8a The Second angel sounds the trumpet Rev 8; 8-9
8b The Third angel sounds the trumpet Rev 8; 10-11
8c The Fourth angel sounds the trumpet Rev 8; 12-13
8d The Fifth angel sounds the trumpet Rev 9; 1-11 Locusts from the Bottomless Pit
8e The Army of horsemen Rev 9 16-19
8f The Sixth angel sounds the trumpet Rev 9; 14-15 The Loosing of the 4 angels
8g The Mighty Angel and the Seven Thunders Rev 10; 1-7
8h St John takes the book from the angel Rev 10; 8-11
8j St John measures the temple Rev 11; 1-2
7a The Two Witnesses Rev 11; 3-6
7b The slaying of the two witnesses Rev 11; 7-10
7c The Witnesses ascend to heaven Rev 11; 12-13
7d The Seventh angel sounds the trumpet Rev 11; 15-17
7e The temple of God and the Ark of his testament Rev 11; 19
7f The Woman with Child and the dragon Rev 12; 1-5
7g War in Heaven Rev 12; 7
7h The Woman flees from the dragon Rev 12; 14-16
7j The dragon makes war on the Woman's seed Rev 12;17
5a The dragon gives power to the beast Rev 13; 1-2
5b The Worship of the dragon and the Beast Rev 13; 4
5c The Beast makes war with the saints Rev 13; 7
5d The Second Beast brings down fire from heaven Rev 13; 11-13
5e The Lamb on mount Sinai and the Redeemed Rev 14; 1-2
5f The Angel with the Everlasting Gospel Rev 14; 6
5g A angel announces the fall of Babylon Rev 14; 8
5h The harvest of the earth and the Vintage of the Wrath of God Rev 14; 14-19
5j The treading in the Winepress Rev 14; 19-20
4a The Plague angels and the Harpers Rev 15; 1-2
4b The angels receive the vials Rev 15; 7 and 16; 1
4c The first vial Rev 16; 2
4d The second vial Rev 16; 3
4e The third vial Rev 16; 4-7
4f The fourth vial Rev 16; 8-9
4g The fifth vial Rev 16; 10
4h The sixth vial Rev 16; 12
4j The seventh vial Rev 16; 17-19
3a The great whore riding on the beast Rev 17; 3-4
3b The Merchants mourn the fall of Babylon Rev 18; 10-11
3c The Elders worship God Rev 19; 1-4
3d The Angel bids St John Write Rev 19; 9-10
3e The King of Kings and the armies of heaven Rev 19; 11-16
3f The angel summons the fowls Rev 19; 17
3g The King of Kings and his armies fight the beast Rev 19; 19
3h The Beast taken Rev 19; 20
3j Satan Chained in the Bottomless pit Rev 20; 1-3
2a The Judgment for the first resurrection Rev 20; 4
2b Satan loosed with Gog and Magog Rev 20; 7-8
2c The Dead rising for Judgment Rev 20; 12
2d The Saved and the Last Judgment Rev 20;12
2e The Judge at the Last Judgment Rev 20;12
2f The Damned and the Last Judgment Rev 20;12
2g The New Heaven and New Earth Rev 21; 5
2h The New Jerusalem Rev 21; 9-22
2j Christ in Majesty Rev 22; 9-13
1a King Ebrak and Officials (his arms below right?)
1b King Lucius (centre) and two other kings (mostly C19 arms below)
1c 3 Kings: (L to R) Edgar, Edwin and ? (mostly C19 arms below)
1d 3 Kings: (L to R) Edward the Confessor, William I, Edward III with their arms beneath
1e The donor Bishop Skirlaw before an altar
1f (L to R) St William, Pope Celestine and a prelate (arms for York, Skirlaw and St William below)
1g (L to R) St John Beverley, Pope Calixtus and St Egbert (arms below reconstructed)
1h (L to R) St Paulinus, St Gregory & St Wilfred prelate (arms for York, Skirlaw and St Wilfred below)
1j (L to R) St Pirannus, St Eleutherius and an archbishop-saint (arms of York and St Wilfred below and these two impaling)