Old Hall glass inscriptions

This is a record of the inscriptions on the stained glass of the windows of the Old Hall, so that the coats of arms can be identified.

All the stained glass in the Old Hall was manufactured by Hardman & Co. of Birmingham: the oriel window in 1854, and the other windows in 1858/59. The south window on the west side seems to have been the last window to be installed. All the glass consists of coats of arms of people associated with the college, as detailed below. The inscriptions identifying each person are all in Latin, and in gothic script. In the oriel window, the inscriptions have faded, and might be very difficult to read: hence this list.


Oriel Window
Collegii Reginalis
Insigne Antiqum
Collegii Reginalis Insigne
Concessum Anno 1576
Margareta Regina Uxor Hen
rici VI prima fundatrix 1446
Elizabetha Regina Uxor Ed-
wardi IV Altera Fundatrix 1465
Dn̄a Margeria de Ros Præ
cipua Benefactrix Circa 1478
Dn̄a Ioanna Ingaldesthorp
Benefactrix 1491
Georgius dux Clarentiæ
Benefactor
Ricardus tertius Angliæ et
Franciæ Rex Benefactor
Marmaducus Lumley Ep̄s
Linc 1450 Benefactor
Dom ̄ Iohanna de Burgh
Benefactrix
Ric̄us Neville Dom de Warwick
Cujus Filia Anna Reḡ Erat Benefac̄
Ric̄ Widville Comite Rivers cujus fili
a Elizabetha Reḡ erat altera fundatr
Andreas Dokett Principalis Hosp ̄
Sc̄i Bernardi Præses Coll Reḡ 1446
Thomas Wilkinson STP
Præses 1484
Ioannes Fisher STP
Præses 1505 Epus Roff
Robtus Becensawe
STP Præses 1508
Ioannes Iennins STB
Præses 1518
Thomas Farman
STP Præses 1525
Gulmus Frankland STB
Præses 1526
Simon Heynes STP
Præses 1528
Gulmus Mey LL D Præses 1539
et 1559 Archiepus Ebor electus
Gulmus Glyn STP Præses
1553 Epus Bangorensis
Thomas Peacock STB
Præses 1556
Ioannes Stokes
STP Præses 1560
Gulmus Chaderton STP Præ
ses 1568 Epūs Cestr ̄ dein Lincoln
Humphredus Tindall STP
Præses 1579 Decanus Eliensis
Ioannes Davenant STP Præ
ses 1614 Epus Sarisbiriensis
Ioannes Mansell STP
Præses 1622
Edwardus Martyn STP
Præses 1631 et 1660
Antonius Sparrow Præses
1662 Epus Oxon dein Norwic ̄
Gulmus Wells STP
Præses 1667
Henricus Iames STP
Præses 1675
Ioannes Davies STP
Præses 1717
Gulmus Sedgwick STP
Præses 1732
Robertus Plumptre STP
Præses 1760
Isaac Milner STP Præses
1788 Decanus Carleolensis

Photo oriel window
Top row: left, the Boar’s Head and the Arms of the College; centre, the two foundress Queens; right, the two principal benefactrices.
Row 2: Four early benefactors, and the fathers of Anne Neville and Elizabeth Woodville.
Rows 3-6: All the Presidents from Andrew Dokett to Isaac Milner, omitting the Presidents during the commonwealth period, between the two presidencies of Edward Martin. The arms shown for Robert Bekensaw are incorrect, and appear to be the arms of Grey/Booth, representing a benefactor of a much later period. The arms shown for Thomas Farman are also incorrect, and appear to be the arms of Robert Bekensaw. The correct arms for Thomas Farman do not appear anywhere.


East side middle window

Ioh…s

Towers Epūs Petriburgen

1639…Soci…

Ioh…s

Poyneh Epūs Roffen 1550 Winton

1551…cius

Ioh…s

Tayler Epūs Lincoln 1552

S…cius

Edm…s

Scamler Ep̄ Petriburgen 1561 Norwicen

1585…nus

Nic…s

Robinson Epūs Bangor 1566

S…cius

Ioh…s

Mey Epūs Carleslen

1577…cius

Gul…s

Colton Epūs Exon 1598

A…nus

Ioh…s

Iejon Epus Norwicen 1603

S…cius

Ric…s

Milbourne Ep̄ Meneuen 1615 Carleolen

162…cius

PhotoMembers of Queens’ who became bishops. Poyneh is a mis-spelling of Poynet or Ponet. Iejon is normally Jegon.


East side south window

Geo…s

Monteigne Epūs Lincoln 1617 London 1621
Dunelm 1628 Archiepūs Ebor 1628

S…cius

Rob…s

Townson Epūs Sarum 1620

…cius

Gul…s

Roberts Epūs Bangor 1637 Socios

S…

Hu…

Oldham Epūs Exon 1505

A…nus

Si…

Patrick Ep̄ Cicestren 1689 Elien

1691…Soci…

Ioh…s

Ryder Epūs Laonem 1742 Dunen et
Connoren 1743 Archiepūs Tuamen 1752

S…cius

Ric…s

Newcome Ep̄ Landaven 1755 Asaphen 1761

S…us

Geo…s

Henrī Law Epūs Cestren 1812
Bathon et Wellen 1824 Sociu

Rob…s

Bickersteth Ep̄ Ripon 1856

S…hola…

PhotoMembers of Queens’ who became bishops (continued).

It is to be noted that if Hugh Oldham (Bishop of Exeter 1505) in this window had been swapped with John Towers (Bishop of Peterborough 1639) in the middle window above, then both windows would have been in perfect chronological order.


West side north window

Th…as

Barrie Benefactor

1446

Hen…us

Beaufort Benefactor

1447

Do…m

Hugo Wyche Benefactor

1448

Io…s

Marke Benefactor

1470

Ric…s

Tertius Benefactor

147…

Io…es

Colynson Benefactor

1478

Io…s

Alfrey Benefactor

1481

Io…s

Drewell LL D Benefactor

1494

Hug…o

Trotter STP Benefactor

1503

PhotoEarly benefactors, in chronological order.


West side south window

Gul…

Alnewick: Epus: Lincoln: Benefactor

1450

Th…

Smith: Eq: Aur: Socius: Benefactor

1573

Edu…

Storye: Epus: Cices: Benefactor

1502

Rog…

Manners: Dom: de: Rutland: Alum: Benefac…

…or…1613

Ioh…

Davenant: Epus: Sarum: Præs: Benef…

…or…1637

Hen…

Hastings: Dom: de: Hunt: Alum: Benefact…

…or…1613

Rob…

Mapletoft: Dec: Eli: Alumnus: Benefact…

…or…1676

Geo…

Harry: Grey: Dom: de: Stamford: Alum: Ben…

…or…1764

Rob: Moon: Socius: Benefactor

PhotoMore benefactors. The final one (bottom right), Robert Moon, Fellow, was the benefactor who paid for the stained glass in the 1850s.