r, S. George, Joshua,
S. Michael, Gideon, and S. Alban. Brass plates below give the roll of
honour.
[Illustration: Head of S. Peter in Ancient Stained Glass.]
Five windows of the eastern chapel have now been refilled with-stained
glass, one facing north to the late Dean Barlow, 1908; another behind
the altar was given by Canon Argles (afterwards Dean) in memory of his
father-in-law, Bishop Davys. In the south-east corner the east window is
to the memory of Dean Butler, 1861, and the south one to Canon Alderson;
the churches pictured are S. Mary's, Lutterworth, All Saints', Holdenby,
and a view of the south-east of this cathedral. The next window is in
memory of Canon Twells, author of several hymns, including "At even ere
the sun was set." In S. Oswald's Chapel is a very beautiful window given
in 1900. In the north choir aisle is a memorial window to Thomas Mills,
Hon. Canon, 1856. In the south transept some in memory of Payne Edwards,
LL.B., 1861; Sir Chapman Marshall, Kt., Alderman of London, whose son
was Precentor here; and James Cattel, cathedral librarian, 1877. In the
north transept are several given by Mr G.W. Johnson, two in memory of
his father and mother, one to the Prince Consort, and some unconnected
with any names; there are also two in memory of George John Gates, 1860,
and John Hewitt Paley "juvenis desideratissimi," 1857.
The architecture of =The Parvise=, over the western porch, has been
already described. It now contains the library, removed to this place
from the new building by Dean Tarrant. The collection was begun by Dean
Duport, who presented books himself, and obtained more from the
Prebendaries and other persons; it was afterwards enriched with the
whole of the valuable library of Bishop Kennett, and part of Dean
Lockier's, and has since had many considerable additions. The
manuscripts are not numerous, the chief being the very important book
known as Swapham. The greater part of this has been printed by Sparkes.
His publication includes Abbot John's Chronicle, The History of Burgh by
Hugo Candidus with its continuation by Swapham, the Chronicle of Walter
of Whittlesey, and two other works. There are also kept here some of
the fabric rolls of the monastery. Bishop Kennett's library contained a
most valuable collection of tracts and pamphlets published in the latter
part of the seventeenth century. There are also some books of much
earlier date, a few of great rarity. A memorandum written i
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