| ST. AUGUSTINE | |
|---|---|
| 1. | Her fader and modr of sanct Austyne Fyrst put hym her to lerne doctryne |
| 2. | Her taught he gramor and rethorike Emongys all doctors non was hy lyke |
| 3. | Her promysed he wth hys moder to abide Bot he left her wepyng and stal ye tyde grace de diu (on the ship's sail) |
| 4. | There taught he at rome the sevyn science Yt was gret prece tyll hys presence |
| 5. | Her prechyd Ambrose and oft tymys previd Qd lettera occidt wych Austin mevid |
| 6. | Her Poinciane hym tald ye lyffe of Sanct Anton And to Elipius he stonyshed said thus anone Qd patimr surgut indocti et Cœlum rapiu't Et nos cu doctrinis i inferr demergimur |
| 7. | Her sore wepying for hys gret syn He went to morne a garth wythin |
| 8. | Her wepyng and walyng as he lay Sodenly a voice thus herd he say Tolle lege Tolle lege |
| 9. | No word for tothewarke here myght he say But wrote to the pepil for him to pray |
| 10. | Her of Sainct Ambrose chrysteyned was |
| 11. | The gret doctor Austyne throgh Godes grace Te Deum laudamus Te Domm confitemur |
| 12. | Her deyd his moder called Monica As thai were returning in to Affrica |
| 13. | Her was he sacred prest and usyd Of Valery the Bishop thoffe he refusyt |
| 14. | Her after (Godes word mylde and mek taught he) Hys (men of) religion as ye may see |
| 15. | Her fortunate the heretyk concludit he Informyng the laws of Maneche |
| 16. | Consecrate Byshop was this doctour By all the cuntre with gret honour |
| 17. | As ys woman come to hy for consolacion She saw hym wth the Trinite in meditacion |
| 18. | When he Complyn had said and come to luke He was full cleyn owt of ys knafys buke (Penitet me tibi ostendisse librum) |
| 19. | They beried hys body wyth deligence her in hys aun kirk of Yponese. |
| 20. | Her Lied-brand the kyng of Luberdy Hym translate frō Sardyne to Pavye |
| 21. | Thei shrynyd hys banes solemnly In sanct Peter kyrk thus at Pavye |
| 22. | Thys prior he bad soon do evynsang her And helyd hym that was sek thre yer |
| 23. | Her he apperyd unto these men thre And bad yam go to . . . . . . yt hale |
Between the compartments devoted to the lives and deeds of St. Anthony and St. Cuthbert are pictures of the twelve Apostles with the words which, according to tradition, each one contributed to the Creed.
| APOSTLES AND CREED | |
| ST. PETER | I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth |
| ST. ANDREW | And in Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord |
| ST. JAMES | Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary |
| ST. JOHN | He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried |
| ST. THOMAS | He descended into Hell: rose again the third day from the dead |
| ST. JAMES | And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty |
| ST. PHILIP | From whence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. |
| ST. BARTHOLOMEW | I believe in the Holy Ghost |
| ST. MATTHEW | The Communion of Saints |
| ST. SIMON | The Forgiveness of Sins |
| ST. THADDEUS | The Resurrection of the Body |
| ST. MATTHIAS | And the Life Everlasting. |
At the time of the Reformation these paintings were all whitewashed. Dean Percy (1778) removed the whitewash from some of them, and they are now all restored to their original condition as far as possible.
Retro-choir.—The extreme eastern bay of each aisle, and the passage behind the altar, form the retro-choir, which is Late Decorated.
Its acutely-pointed windows are practically of identical pattern, the mullions and side-mouldings having richly floriated capitals.