St Neot, St Anietus
North aisle west
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
- Twelve scenes from the life of St George
3a. George fights against the Gauls 3b. The Gauls behead George 3c. The Blessed Virgin Mary restores George to life 3d. The Blessed Virgin Mary arms George 2a. George slays the dragon 2b. George is led before the king 2c. George’s body is lacerated 2d. The emperor’s son rides upon George 1a. A stone is hung from George 1b. George is put into molten lead 1c. George is dragged by a wild horse 1d. George is beheaded - Tracery subject
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B1. Medallion of the Order of Red Cross Knights—George slays the dragon A1, A2. Symbol of St George—a red cross on a white background - Notes
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- , (No , the St George window).
- Axworthy, William A. Historical Sketch of the Parish of St Neot , p 28. Paignton, Torbay Printing Works, . Axworthy acknowledges at the beginning that much of his description of the windows is taken from Grylls.
- Details=RICJ : 36-7.
- Churchwardens’ a/c (oral-Jo Mattingly) repaired Fouracre & Watson, cost £1.50.
- Restored by Barley Studio, York, in .
- Mattingly J, Swift MG, Pre-Dissolution stained glass in Cornwall—a gazetteer, St Neot, (originally published in Vidimus Vol 31, ).
Scenes from the life of St George.
Photograph CVMA inventory no 005006.
Photograph copyright © English Heritage (formerly the National Monuments Record).
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B1. Medallion of the Order of the Red Cross Knights: St George on horseback slaying the dragon
Photograph CVMA inventory no 021661.
Photograph copyright © Barley Studio.
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Hic Georgius pugnat contra Gallicanos (Here George fights against the Gauls)
3a. George fighting against the Gauls.
Photograph CVMA inventory no 021657.
Photograph copyright © Barley Studio.
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Hic Gallicani mactant Georgium (Here the Gauls slaughter George)
3b. The Gauls, having made George prisoner, behead him at the shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who is seen with n her infant child in the corner.
Photograph CVMA inventory no 021658.
Photograph copyright © Barley Studio.
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Hic beata Maria resuscitat eum a tumulo (Here the blessed Mary restores him to life from the tomb)
3c. The Blessed Virgin Mary, attended by an angel, restores George to life
Photograph CVMA inventory no 021659.
Photograph copyright © Barley Studio.
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Hic beata Maria armat Georgium (Here the blessed Mary arms George)
3d. The Blessed Virgin Mary arms George with his helmet; whilst one angel behind holds his sword and spurs, and a second his sword and shield.
Photograph CVMA inventory no 021660.
Photograph copyright © Barley Studio.
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Hic mactat draconem (Here he kills the dragon)
2a. George slays the dragon. The king and queen of Egypt look on from a tower, whilst their virgin daughter is seen in the distance, bound, and attended by her little dog.
Photograph CVMA inventory no 021662.
Photograph copyright © Barley Studio.
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Hic capitur et ducitur ante regem (Here he is taken and led before the king)
2b. George, guarded and bound, is led before the king on a charge of treason.
Photograph CVMA inventory no 021663.
Photograph copyright © Barley Studio.
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Hic corpus eius laceratur (Here his body is lacerated)
2c. George is tortured, by two men who are tearing his flesh with iron rakes.
Photograph CVMA inventory no 021664.
Photograph copyright © Barley Studio.
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Hic filius imperatoris equitat super eum (Here the emperor’s son rides upon him)
2d. George, saddled and bridled, and on all fours, is ridden by the king’s son, who is brandishing a knotted whip over him, whilst one attendant is urging him on with the point of his spear, and another with a club.
Photograph CVMA inventory no 021665.
Photograph copyright © Barley Studio.
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Hic pendent molarem ad eum (Here they suspend a great stone to him)
1a. George undergoes another form of torture, one executioner drawing him up to a gibbet by his hands tied behind him, whilst another attaches a heavy stone to his feet, the king looking on.
Photograph CVMA inventory no 021647.
Photograph copyright © Barley Studio.
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Hic ponitur in furno cum plumbo (Here he is put into a furnace with lead)
1b. Another torture. George is thrown headlong into a furnace of molten lead by an executioner, whilst a person, habited as a monk, stirs the fire beneath; the king and another looking on.
Photograph CVMA inventory no 021667.
Photograph copyright © Barley Studio.
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Sanctus Georgius hoesius (St George …)
1c. The fifth torture. George is dragged by his feet, by a wild horse, which is ridden by one individual, and led by another. The inscription quoted by is Hic trahitur n cum equo indomito (Here he is dragged by a wild horse).
Photograph CVMA inventory no 021668.
Photograph copyright © Barley Studio.
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Hic Georgius decollatus est (Here George was beheaded)
1d. The termination of George’s sufferings, by his being beheaded in the king’s presence, with his confessor shriving him.
Photograph CVMA inventory no 021669.
Photograph copyright © Barley Studio.
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Illustration of window in display panel,
probably a reproduction of one of the sixteen coloured plates
in
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many of which are missing from this digitised copy.