Of =Stained Glass= the only ancient examples are some fragments that have been collected from different parts of the church, mostly as it seems from the cloister, and put together in two central windows in the apse.  These are well worth observing with care.  No scenes of course can be made out, but the faces, when examined closely, are found to be singularly good.  Most of the pieces formed portions of a window or series of windows representing incidents in the life of S. Peter.  This is apparent from the few words that can still be made out on the labels, which are all fragments of texts referring to that Saint.  The large west window is in memory of soldiers of Northamptonshire who fell during the South African War, 1899-1902; the window has five lights in two tiers; in the upper are representations of King Peada, S. Paul, S. Peter, S. Andrew, and Bishop Ethelwold; in the lower, S. George, Joshua, S. Michael, Gideon, and S. Alban.  Brass plates below give the roll of honour.

[Illustration:  Head of S. Peter in Ancient Stained Glass.]

Five windows of the eastern chapel have now been refilled with-stained glass, one facing north to the late Dean Barlow, 1908; another behind the altar was given by Canon Argles (afterwards Dean) in memory of his father-in-law, Bishop Davys.  In the south-east corner the east window is to the memory of Dean Butler, 1861, and the south one to Canon Alderson; the churches pictured are S. Mary’s, Lutterworth, All Saints’, Holdenby, and a view of the south-east of this cathedral.  The next window is in memory of Canon Twells, author of several hymns, including “At even ere the sun was set.”  In S. Oswald’s Chapel is a very beautiful window given in 1900.  In the north choir aisle is a memorial window to Thomas Mills, Hon. Canon, 1856.  In the south transept some in memory of Payne Edwards, LL.B., 1861; Sir Chapman Marshall, Kt., Alderman of London, whose son was Precentor here; and James Cattel, cathedral librarian, 1877.  In the north transept are several given by Mr G.W.  Johnson, two in memory of his father and mother, one to the Prince Consort, and some unconnected with any names; there are also two in memory of George John Gates, 1860, and John Hewitt Paley “juvenis desideratissimi,” 1857.

The architecture of =The Parvise=, over the western porch, has been already described.  It now contains the library, removed to this place from the new building by Dean Tarrant.  The collection was begun by Dean Duport, who presented books himself, and obtained more from the Prebendaries and other persons; it was afterwards enriched with the whole of the valuable library of Bishop Kennett, and part of Dean Lockier’s, and has since had many considerable additions.  The manuscripts are not numerous, the chief being the very important book known as Swapham.  The greater part of this has been printed by Sparkes.  His publication includes Abbot John’s Chronicle, The History of Burgh by Hugo Candidus with its continuation