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Beneath the diamond panes in this window are some larger pieces of armorial glass. The early 16th century coat of arms belongs to the Dormer family. It was probably given by Alderman Fletcher, who presumably got it from a Dormer manor house. (Picture 4). The 7th Earl married Gwendoline Dormer in 1883, making it appropriate at Wytham. The Willoughby crest below was inherited by the Earls of Abingdon who incorporated the 'fret' from the Norris arms. The two shields commemorate the marriage in 1648 of Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey, and Bridget, Baroness Norris. Their son, James Bertie, was made Earl of Abingdon in 1682. The other armorial glass, the shield at the top of the east window, displays the connections of the Bertie family about 1630, before they came to Wytham. This shield's setting matches that of Bertie impaling Norris (now beside the Willoughby crest) so that it must date after 1648. Both shields once had similar settings of curling flourishes or strapwork in which they would have been displayed - perhaps in the manor houses at Rycote or Wytham. (Picture 4). On the south side of the nave the easternmost window contains stained glass in 19th century style, showing Christ and Mary Magdalen in the garden, installed by the villagers in 1912 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the rebuilding of the church. The Latin inscription may be the work of Rev. Christopher de Labat, a classical master at St. Edward's School Oxford, Rector of Wytham 1906-1914. (Picture 5)
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