Details of Upper Part of Rood Screen.]

other figures on both right and left. The lower consists of eleven

panels, each representing a saint, some male and some female. The tenth

panel has near the foot the Gray shield in colours. On the north wall

the upper painting has the middle part entirely rubbed off, and also, to

a considerable extent, the central part of the upper division; but what

remains shows a large head and shoulders, surrounded with a glory.

Probably this part of the picture was a representation of the Trinity.

To the right of this is a female saint with a sword piercing a king’s

head; at her feet and behind her there probably was another figure, now

wanting, to balance the two figures on the left, namely, John the

Baptist, holding the lamb in his arms, and behind him the Virgin and

Child. The lower division has in the centre a representation of the

entombment, with three figures on either side. The panels of the other

picture are not in their correct places, but they represent some figures

on horseback, and others on foot--subject uncertain.

As already mentioned, the skew putts contain arms. These are as follow,

viz.:--

S.W. Wemyss of Reres 1st and 4th lion rampant, 2nd and 3rd a bend.

S.E. A lion rampant within a bordure engrailed for Gray, impaling

the dexter half of the foregoing arms, namely, 1st a lion rampant,

3rd a bend.

N.E. Scotland, lion rampant within a double tressure flory counter

flory.

N.W. Lion rampant; for what family is uncertain.

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