tracery to about three-quarters of
the height of the whole window. Into the upper part are crowded five
trefoils of different shapes, and piled one on the top of the other. The
mouldings of the shafts have a slenderness and delicacy characteristic
of the whole of the choir and the vestibule. The slenderness is one of
the chief arguments for the later date assigned to them. All the shafts
have rich capitals. The next window is filled with even more curious
tracery. It is divided into four lights, rising only to almost half the
height of the whole window. The central mullion is thicker than the
other two. Above these lights are two gables, to the crown of which the
two side mullions run, through an arch below them. Above the gables are
two more arches with trefoils in their heads, and in the crown of the
window a circle cinquefoiled. The unusual feature of the design is the
gables with the lights running through them. They were probably inserted
to strengthen the wall. The next three windows are of splendid design,
resembling that of the clerestory of the nave, but richer. All the
mouldings are of the same character. Under the windows runs an arcade of
blind tracery, two lights to each division, with a cinquefoil ornamented
with a sculptured boss above. These bosses contain alternately foliage
and human heads wreathed in foliage. The capitals are also ornamented
with leaves and curious animals. The vault is of richly-moulded ribs,
and on each side of these is a pattern of white lozenges on a red
ground. The vestibule, as a whole, is one of the most beautiful parts of
the minster, not less for its fine proportions and detail than for its
magnificent stained glass.

#The Chapter-House# is entered by a doorway of most beautiful design,
planned in the same manner as the western entrance of the cathedral, but
plainer in decoration. It consists of a large arch divided into two
smaller arches, each of which contains a door. In the head of the larger
arch is a quatrefoil, at the bottom of which are two carved brackets for
sculpture. Between the two smaller arches is a niche, with a canopy
decorated with a double row of gables and finials. The niche contains a
statue of the Virgin Mary and Infant Christ, so mutilated that little of
their ancient beauty is left. Below this niche are four narrow shafts
with capitals. On each side of the doors is a rich cluster of shafts,
boldly cut and varied, with finely-carved capitals. The mouldi