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 Notes on Flemish Brasses 
 in the Coiinty of Middlesex
 
 THE LIBRARY 
 
 OF 
 
 THE UNIVERSITY 
 
 OF CALIFORNIA 
 
 LOS ANGELES
 
 4 
 
 Notes on Flemish Brasses 
 
 IN THE 
 
 COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX. 
 
 ANDREW OLIVER, A.R.I.B.A. 
 
 REPRINTED FROM " THE LONDON AND MIDDLESEX 
 NOTEBOOK." 
 
 1892.
 
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 Notes on Flemish Brasses in Middlesex. 
 
 THESE are five* in number, and consist of the following 
 examples : 
 
 1. Head of a bishop or an abbot, 1360. British Museum. 
 
 2. Louis de Corteville and wife, 1496. Museum of 
 
 Geology, Jermyn Street, S.W. 
 
 3. Margaret Saunders, 1529. Fulham. 
 
 4. Andrew Evyngar, 1535. All Hallows, Barking. 
 
 5. Henricus Oskens, 1535. South Kensington Museum. 
 
 Permission is not granted by the authorities to copy the last 
 named at South Kensington. 
 
 I. Head of a Bishop or Abbot, 1360. British Museum.! 
 
 This fragment has evidently been part of a larger memorial. It 
 consists of the mitred head of a bishop or abbot resting on a 
 cushion which is elaborately worked. Over the left shoulder may 
 be seen the head of the pastoral staff, in the head of which is the 
 Agnus Dei, with the flag surrounded by foliage. The lower part of 
 the leaf, which forms the head, is supported by the figure of an 
 angel. Over the head is an elaborate canopy, the centre one con- 
 taining the figure of the Divine personage holding in a cloth the soul 
 of the deceased, on the head of which is a mitre. On either side 
 of this is placed an angel holding a candle. Next to the angels' 
 figures are the figures of saints, two on each side, those on the 
 left being St. Peter and a saint with a palm-branch ; and on the 
 right St. Paul and another saint. Between the canojiies and the head 
 underneath, is a fillet enriched with a flowing pattern of delicate 
 design. The fragment is in a splendid state of preservation and 
 contains the original filling in. 
 
 * Palimpsest fragments are iiot included, 
 t Boutell's Brasses, 2nd Scries, illustration. 
 
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 Notes on Flemish Brasses in Middlesex. 
 
 2. Louis de Corteville and Wife, 1496. Museum of Geology, 
 Jermyn Street. 
 
 This is the largest example. It is made up in four pieces, with 
 smaller strips at the top and bottom to complete the inscription ; 
 these last have been wrongly placed. It consists of the figures of 
 De Corteville and his wife ; their heads lie on cushions, and angels 
 hold shields of arms over. In addition the knight's shield shows 
 the crest — a dog's head couped. Behind the figures is a curtain of 
 tapestry work, which terminates in a deep fringe. The figures are 
 on dogs, and a pavement of chequerwork is under them, which 
 gives a curious appearance. The knight, who is bareheaded, wears 
 plate armour in conjunction with mail, which is seen at the thighs and 
 neck. Upon the elbows and shoulders are seen tags or arming 
 points. In front of the cuirass is placed the lance-rest. The sword, 
 in a rich scabbard, hangs diagonally behind the figure. The dress 
 of the wife consists of a long gown heavily furred, and with a hood 
 over the head. 
 
 The shields of arms, placed over the heads of the figures bear the 
 knight's arms, and the lady's arms impaled with the husband's. At 
 the angles are shields of arms similar to those quartered on the 
 husband's shield, instead of the Evangelist's symbols. 
 The inscription is in Flemish, and is as follows : 
 
 " Hier licht begraue [shield] Joncvr' Colyne uan Cijestre F^ Elyas 
 twijf was ua Lodewijc Cortewille die ouerleet Jnt Jaer xiiij. xcvi. den 
 xij*^° dach [shield] uan Janwe. 
 
 " Hier licht begrauen Lodewijc [shield] Cortewille Sciltenape 
 heere uader Cortewille F^ Mergillis ruddere heere ua Reinghelst die 
 ouerleet Jnt Jaer xv*-' eii [shield] iiij. den xx. dach ua Janwe." 
 
 Translated, this reads : 
 
 " Here lies buried the young lady, Colyne Van Cffistre, daughter 
 of Elyas, who was wife of Lodewiic Cortewille, and died in the year 
 1496, the 1 2th day of January. 
 
 " Here lies buried Lodewiic Cortewille, Esquire, Lord of Corte- 
 wille, son of Mergillis, Knight, Lord of Reinghelst, who died in the 
 year 1504, the 20th day of January." 
 
 3. Margaret Saunders, 1529. Fulham. 
 
 It is stated on p. 99 of Faulkner's " Fulham " that this brass was 
 found in 1770 in digging for the foundation of a pillar (an illustration
 
 Notes on Flemish Brasses in Middlesex. 3 
 
 is also given on the same page). It is now placed on the east wall 
 of the south aisle. 
 
 The brass consists of a half effigy dressed in a veil, marked 
 with a cross, and with a cloth passing under the chin. Beneath the 
 half effigy is this inscription, and on either side is placed an angel : 
 
 " Hie jacet domicella Gandavi Suanders Margareta nata Flandrie 
 que ex magistro Gerardo Hornebolt Gandavensi Pictore nominatis- 
 simo peperit domicellam Susannam uxore magistri Johannis Parker 
 Archarii Regis, que obiit Anno Dni MCCCCCXXIX xxvi Novebris 
 orate p' aia." 
 
 Beneath this inscription is placed a shield of arms. 
 
 4. Andrew Evyngar, 1535. All Hallows, Barking. 
 
 The brass was formerly surrounded by an incised inscription cut 
 on the slab, one side of which is now lost, having the Evangelist's 
 emblems at the corners. The brass consists of the figures of Evyngar, 
 his wife, son, and six daughters standing under a canopy of pointed 
 arches, supported at the sides by columns. 
 
 In the upper portion, in the centre is a " Pieta," which is carried 
 on a corbel. On either side of the brass are shields, that on the 
 right bearing the arms of the Merchant Adventurers, viz., barry 
 nebulee of six, argent and azure, a chief quarterly, ist and 4th gules, 
 a lion passant or ; 2nd and 3rd or, two roses gules. The left shield 
 bears the arms of the Salters' Company : per chevron, azure and gules, 
 three sprinkling salts, argent. Owing to an engraver's error the 
 chevron is shown reversed. 
 
 The man wears a loose flowing gown over an underdress, of which 
 the chest and arms are visible. A belt is worn over the last garment, 
 and may be seen under the cloak. The feet are covered by broad- 
 toed shoes. 
 
 The son's dress is similar, except that no sleeves are worn to the 
 cloak. 
 
 The wife is dressed in a large-waisted dress, with an ample skirt 
 secured round the waist by a broad belt fastened by a large buckle, 
 from which hangs a rosary terminating in a large tassel. Over the 
 head a veil is worn, and a ring is placed on one of the fingers. 
 
 The daughters' dress is similar to their mother's, except that the 
 rosary is omitted and a narrow girdle is crossed over at the waist 
 
 Between the principal figures at the bottom of the brass is a shield, 
 with the merchants' mark thereon. Underneath is all that remains
 
 4 Notes on Flemish Brasses in Middlesex. 
 
 of the inscription, viz., " Of x\ndrew Evyngar, citesie and Salter, and 
 
 ellyn hys ." 
 
 Waller's Brasses shows the inscription complete. 
 
 5. Henricus Oskens, 1535. South Kensington Museum. (It 
 was originally at Nippes, Cologne.)* 
 
 Henricus Oskens, the person commemorated, is represented as 
 kneeling between St. Peter, who is holding the key of heaven, and 
 the patron saint of the person, viz., the Emperor St. Henry, who 
 wears a crown, and is in armour, with a cope over ; in either hand 
 is an orb and a sword. In the centre, beneath the figure of Oskens, 
 is a small vase, to which is attached by a cord, a shield bearing " party 
 per pale an ox statant." 
 
 In the background is a figure of the Blessed Virgin Mary holding 
 the Holy Child, who grasps a small tau cross. An aureole occupies 
 the entire space behind the figures. Over the figures is a canopy 
 like the branches of trees, in which is a representation of the Annun- 
 ciation at the top. This super canopy springs from a cornice, which 
 is carried on columns of Renaissance design. At the bottom of the 
 brass is this inscription : 
 
 " Me fieri fecit Henricus Oskens Cantor et Canonicus hujus 
 ecclesie dum vive et orate pro eo obiit autem ann. domini millesimo 
 quingentesimo Trescemo quinto die vero ultimo novembris."* 
 
 Andrew Oliver, A.R.I. B.A. 
 
 * Creeny's Momimental Brasses, illustration.
 
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