t his sons christned were."

COL. 2.

"Towards the chappel Wulfere 'gan goe,
"By guiding of Werbode, Christy's foe."

COL. 3.

"Into the chappel entred the King,
"And found his sons worshipping."

COL. 4.

"Wulfere in woodness his sword out drew,
"And both his sons anon he slew."[22]

_Sixth Window._

COL. 1.

"King Wulfere, with Werbode yoo,
"Burying gave his sons two."

COL. 2.

"Werbode for vengeance his own flesh tare,
"The devil him strangled, and to hell bare."

COL. 3.

"Wulfere, for sorrow, anon was sick,
"In bed he lay, a dead man like."

COL. 4.

"Seynt Ermenyld, that blessed Queen,
"Counselled Wulfere to shrive him clean."

_Seventh Window._

COL. 1.

"Wulfere contrite, hyed him to Chad,
"As Ermenyld him counselled had"[23]

COL. 2.

"Chad bade Wulfere, for his sin,
"Abbeys to build his realm within."

COL. 3.

"Wulfere in haste performed than,
"Brough that Peada his brother began."

COL. 4.

"Wulfere endued with high devotion,
"The abbey of Brough with great possession."

_Eighth Window._

COL. 1.

"The third brother, King Ethelred,
"Confirmed both his brethren's deed."

COL. 2.

"Saxulf, that here first abbot was,
"For Ankery's, at Thorney, made a place."

COL. 3.

"After came Danes, and Brough brent,
"And slew the Monkys as they went."

COL. 4.

"Fourscore years and sixteen,
"Stood Brough destroyed by Danes teen."

_Ninth Window._

COL. 1.

"Seynt Athelwold was bidden by God's lore,
"The abbey of Brough again to restore."

COL. 2.

"Seynt Athelwold to King Edgar went,
"And prayed him to help him in his intent."

COL. 3.

"Edgar bade Athelwold the work begin,
"And him to help he would not lyn."

COL. 4.

"Thus Edgar and Athelwold restored this place,
"God save it and keep it for his grace."[24]

"But to proceed, notwithstanding all the art and curiosity of
workmanship these windows did afford, yet nothing of all this could
oblige the reforming rabble, but they deface and break them all in
pieces, in the church and in the cloyster, and left nothing
undemolisht, where either any picture or painted glass did appear;
excepting only part of the great west window in the body of the church,
whi