J Polsue, A Complete Parochial History of the County of Cornwall, vol IV p 325. William Lake, Truro, -
“Two or three other lesser windows of stained glass are memorial, but without inscriptions”.
Restored
in memory of William and Elizabeth Foster, whose arms are at base, by their children.
Subject=PC : 89 and RICJ 2000 : 50.
Mattingly J, Clare S.
Important Medieval Glass Conserved at St Winnow, Cornwall,
VidimusVol 30, .
Mattingly J, Swift MG,
Pre-Dissolution stained glass in Cornwall—a gazetteer,
St Winnow,
(originally published in
VidimusVol 31, ).
Pedigree of the dedicatees of the window:
Pedigree will scroll horizontally if wider than screen.
Larger version.
Whole window
Tracery
A1 (tracery left).
Arms of Kayle of Cornwall are
quarterly, battelly counter-battelly argent and sable
(Burke, Bernard, The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, p 553. , London, Harrison & Sons).
Arms of Arcedekne of Cornwall are
argent three chevronels sable
(Burke , op. cit., p 22).
B1 (tracery top centre).
Probably the arms of Courtenay as Earl of Devon.
Quarterly first and fourth or, three torteaux, for Courtenay;
second and third or a lion rampant azure for Redvers (the old Earls of Devon)
(Burke , op. cit., p 234)
The supporters of these arms were two boars argent bristled, tusked and unguled or,
which resembles the crest here.
A2 (tracery right).
Probably the arms of Courtenay,
or, three torteaux,
(Burke , op. cit., p 234)
with a label for difference (the brown band across the top, originally with three vertical bands, the outer
two of which have been lost).
4a.
St George
4b.
The Virgin and Child
4c.
St Christopher
4d.
St Michael
3a.
Image of donor
3b.
Image of donor, possibly William Kayle of Ethy in St Winnow. He is wearing
armour on which are the arms of Arcedekne (1st and 4th) quartered with Kayle
(2nd and 3rd).
3c.
Image of donor, possibly Philippa Trenoweth, the wife of William Kayle, who may be the figure
shown in 3b.
3d.
Inserted half-figure of a bishop
2a.
Probably St Winnow (Winwaloe)
2b.
Blessed Virgin Mary, from an otherwise lost Annunciation scene
2c.
St Mary Magdalene
2d.
A bishop saint traditionally identified as St Leonard
1a.
The arms of Foster of Lanwithan (dedicatee of restoration) are
per pale sable and gules on a saltire ermine a bugle horn between four escallops.
(Burke , op. cit., p FIS–FOX,
Burke, Bernard, Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, vol I p 694. 8th edition, , London, Harrison & Sons).
1b.
Donors
1c.
Donors
1d.
The arms of Rich (dedicatee of restoration) are
quarterly or and azure
a chevron between three roundles each charged with a lion rampant all counterchanged.
(Burke , op. cit., p 851).
