St Neot, St Anietus
South aisle 2
Entries in grey
are not obtained from documentary evidence, but
are inferred from content, context, etc .
Date of manufacture and insertion
16th century
Number of lights
4
Maker
Not known
Main subject
2a .
St Mark
2b .
St Luke
2c .
St Matthew
2d .
St John the Evangelist
1 .
Hymn of Zacharias
(Luke 1:68–69 )
on scrolls
Tracery subject
B1 .
Sheep (probably emblem of donor, Motton)
A1 .
Monogram of the Blessed Virgin Mary
A2 .
Chalice
Donor
Motton family
Notes
Gilbert, Davies. Some collections and translations respecting St. Neot and the former state of his church . Hedgeland, JP. A description, accompanied by sixteen coloured plates, of the splendid decorations recently made to the church of St. Neot, in Cornwall , p 40 . 1830 , London, W Clowes .
Grylls, Revd Henry.
Descriptive Sketch of the Windows of St. Neot Church , p 30 . 1844 , Truro, Heard
(No XIII ,
the Mutton window),
on which some of the descriptions below are based.
RICJ 2000 : 36.
Mattingly J, Swift MG,
Pre-Dissolution stained glass in Cornwall—a gazetteer ,
St Neot ,
(originally published in
Vidimus
Vol 31, July 2009 ).
Laudatus Dominus Deus Israelis, quia visitavit et
fecit redemptionem populo suo, et erexit cornu salutis nobis in domo Davyd servi sui
(Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David)
(Luke 1:68–69 )
Orate pro anima Johannis Motton huius ecclesiae benefactor
(Pray for the soul of John Motton, a benefactor of this church)
Photograph CVMA inventory
no 005009 .
Photograph copyright © English Heritage (formerly the National Monuments Record).
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B1 .
A sheep, probably the rebus or reference to
the surname of the donor, John Motton.
A1 .
Monogram of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
A2 .
A chalice containing the Host,
marked with the IHϲ monogram, and nails used in
the Crucifixion.
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B1 .
A sheep, probably the rebus or reference to
the surname of the donor, John Motton.
2a .
St Mark with his emblem, a winged lion.
2b .
St Luke with his emblem, a winged bull.
2c .
St Matthew with his emblem, an angel.
2d .
St John the Evangelist with his emblem, an eagle.
Initium evangelii Iesu Christi Filii Dei;
sicut scriptum est in Esaia propheta
(The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; as it is written in the prophet Isaiah)
(Mark 1:1–2 ) .
Sancte Marce ora pro nobis
(St Mark pray for us)
2a .
St Mark with his emblem, a winged lion.
2a detail.
St Mark with his emblem, a winged lion.
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Fuit in diebus Herodis regis Iudaeae sacerdos
quidam nomine Zacarias
(There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias)
(Luke 1:5 ) .
Sancte Luca ora pro nobis
(St Luke pray for us)
2b .
St Luke with his emblem, a winged bull.
2b detail.
St Luke with his emblem, a winged bull.
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Liber generationis Iesu Christi filii David filii Abraham
(The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham)
(Matthew 1:1 ) .
Sancte Mathae ora pro nobis
(St Matthew pray for us)
2c .
St Matthew with his emblem, an angel.
2c detail.
St Matthew with his emblem, an angel.
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In principio erat Verbum et Verbum erat apud Deum et Deus erat Verbum
(In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God)
(John 1:1 ) .
Sancte Johannes ora pro nobis
(St John pray for us)
2d .
St John the Evangelist with his emblem, an eagle.
2d detail.
St John the Evangelist with his emblem, an eagle.
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