18^2 f / .\\\'N.N.\\N%\'N.'V.'VX'\.% (Tbe flDonumental Biasees of 'HlHatvpichsbive* / THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES 2)^^-ci ^ y RcM.nv The Monumental Brasses of "Warwickshire. Only one hundred copies of this book have been printed. f .r- This copy is No..^r:£.:;../: 'z JU<)ci^''^i\y'i XLbc riDonuinental Braesee of TOanvicl^obirc. onximental §XMdt6 of Hccucatelg UvansccibeC), witb Uvanslatlons an^ Bescuiptive IRotes. BY THE REV. E. W. BADGER, M.A., ASSISTANT MASTER IN KING EDWARD's SCHOOL, BIRMINGHAM. Bii*mtnol3ani : CORNISH BROTHERS, 87, NEW STREET. MDCCCXCV. PRINTED AT THE HERALD PRESS, BIRMINGHAM, BY WRIGHT, DAIN, PEYTON, AND CO. PKEFACE The notes, now collected, and which received the Darwin medal for Arcbfeology, originally appeared in " The Midland Naturalist" for 1886, and were reprinted by per- mission of the editors of that magazine. As far as was possible an alphabetical arrangement was followed, but this had to be occasionally abandoned for reasons which are given from time to time. A reference to the index will overcome any difficulties which a faulty arrangement may cause. The writer begs to thank the clergy of Warwickshire for their unfailing courtesy in allowing him to take rubbings. He trusts that the list of Warwickshire Brasses is fairly complete. Any value it may have in this respect is largely due to the valuable and unstinted information and assistance of J. A. Cossins, Esq., at whose suggestion the work was undertaken, and by whose experience it was guided. 94.S608 fIDonumental Brasses of ManvicFisbirc. No complete account of the extant Monumental Brasses of Warwicksliiro has yet been published. Some are men- tioned and figured by Dugdale in his " Antiquities," some are described in " The Churches of Warwickshire " by Staunton and Bloxham, in "The Warwickshire Antiquarian Magazine" (two works which came to an untimely end), and in mono- graphs upon particular churches or towns. In the following pages will be found an alphabetical list of all places, it is hoped, in Warwickshire where brasses still remain, and a minute description of these memorials, the result of personal examination. Where it is possible these accounts will be pre- faced by an abstract from the catalogue in Haines' " Manvial of Monumental Brasses," and followed by references to illustrations, and any interesting information concerning the person commemorated. Only a few short prefatory notes on Monumental Brasses in general will be given here ; those who wish complete information on this subject are advised to consult the Eev. H. Haines' " Manual of Monumental Brasses," the Eev. C. Boutell's " Monumental Brasses and Slabs of the Middle Ages," and Messrs. Waller's " Series of Monumental Brasses." A monumental brass may be described as a plate of brass with an effigy or inscription or both engraved upon it, inlaid in a stone slab, and firmly fixed thei'e by being imbedded in pitch and rivcttcd. The earlier specimens usually take the form of effigies ; later brasses are generally quadrangular. At the bead of the figure a canopy is sometimes placed ; and armorial bearings, evangelistic symbols, and other ornaments are not uncommon additions. The accompanying inscriptions are found on scrolls, on strips of metal placed round the edges of the slab, but most often on plates at the feet of the effigies. The engraved plates were sometimes gilt, but generally burnished, and the incised parts were filled up with a black or coloured resinous substance. 2 THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. The plate of which brasses are made, and the art of engraving them, was probably brought from Flanders or France ; indeed, some of the early brasses in England, on comparison with existing Continental examples, betray unmis- takable marks of foreign production. Foreign brasses consist of large quadrangular plates, engraved with elabo- rate back-grounds and certain conventional ornaments ; English brasses represent effigies without backgrounds. With the few exceptions suggested, however, the brasses extant in England are the work of English artists ; and the metal itself was made in England at least as early as 1565, when Queen Elizabeth granted a patent for its manufacture. It is much to be regretted that, while we may feel confident that certain groups of brasses are the work of the same artists, we arc unable to discover who the artists were. The origin of the use of brasses may perhaps be accounted for in the following way. Marble monuments, with their carved canopies and life-size effigies, however majestic, took up a great space. Effigies in low relief, placed on the floors of churches, were in the way, and, like incised slabs, liable to wear ; Limoges enamels were still less suitable for use in a similar position. Hence, about the thirteenth century, monumental brasses came into use, following the incised slab in treatment, and the Limoges enamel, to a certain extent, both in treatment and material, and were at once cheap, convenient, and durable. To the archaeologist the use of the study of brasses is manifold. They accurately represent the vesture of the ecclesiastic, the armour of the knight, and the less extra- vagant fashions of civil costume. They supply the herald with armorial bearings ; and in the mouldings and tracery of their canopies afford valuable data for the history of Architecture. The inscriptions acquaint the genealogist with facts of family history, and the palaeographer with the forms of letters in use at different periods ; while all may learn from them something of the thoughts and aspirations that have swayed the generations of the past. Fac-similes of Monumental Brasses may easily be obtained by laying paper (paper-hangers' lining paper is most con- venient) upon the brass, and rubbmg the paper with shoe- makers' heel-ball. Care should be taken to first brush out all dust from tlie incisions in the brass, and to fix the paper securely by weights or wafers. Kub hard so as to produce a good black impression ; a result which will be further facilitated by carrying the heel-ball in the trousers' pocket previous to use, by which method the heel-ball is slightly warmed. THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. S Many pleasant holidays may be spent in collecting rubbings of these interesting memorials. This piu'suit invigorates the body, quickens the imagination, and links one more closely with the bygone. There is the refreshing walk through country lanes far from smoke and noise, and then in some remote church, whose windows have let in the light of centuries, one stoops down in the quiet aisle and with rustling of paper and rattle of heel-ball takes a rubbing of the effigy of some warrior who haply fought at Cregy or of a courtier who once kneeled to hand the signet-ring to a Tudor. ASTLEY. I- — -i Id'h of ihs Astley /((rnily (?), circa 1400, iii mantJe, lairer half of elfujy and inscription lost. Haines. — This brass is lying loose on a tomb near the west door. Its length is 2ft. 6in. by 13in. The head, lower part of the effigy, inscription, and canopy, if it had one, are all lost. The lady wore upon her head a veil or kerchief, the ends of which fall upon the shoulders. Her outer garment is a mantle reaching to the feet and drawn together across the chest by a tasselled cord passing through two metal \oo])'& (fermaih's), one fastened in front of each shoulder by a jewelled metal stud. Beneath the mantle is seen the kirtle, a long close-fitting dress with sleeves reaching to the knuckles. Over the kirtle is a dress with the sides cut away from the shoulders to the waist, leaving large openings through which the arms pass. The edges of these openings were generally trimmed with fur. In the present example this border was represented by enamel, which has all disappeared. The front of this garment is ornamented or fastened with metal clasps. The hands of the effigy are in the attitude of prayer. A similar brass is figured in" Haines' Manual, " p. 1G9. In "Dugdale's Warwickshire," p. 118 (edit. 1730), is figured a lady under a canopy, with the following imperfect inscription: "... morust lo primer jour d'aprill Tan de grace mill : coco et . . . del alme de qucle dicu cit mercy : Amen." This may be translated : " . . . died the first day of April in the year of grace one thousand four hundred and . . . on whose soul God have mercy: Amen." Possibly this inscription belongs to our brass, though this is mere conjecture. The other brasses in the church which are figured in "Dugdale," I.e., are gone; their matrices are, however, visible. II. — At the west end of the nave, over a pew, is a mutilated plate with an inscription in black-letter or Gothic characters, which reads as follows : — THE MONUMENTAL BEASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. cbarite pra» for ^^ sowllc of 3ohn Crugcjc som I Bjc^t' (]cntilnia Si :iGarbara bis vvif wbicbc Jobn Gruci.... [_••■» ^^ Countte of /iftiOD \?c jvut Dag of Ciccembcr Bno oni /ift^ v^jjitv | ..f \}c reign of IRgng Ibcnvg ^c jEitjbt i*j\'tb Ji v?c gaiD :©arbara Dic5 1 ....as of Bn<3 Dni /Ifto Dc 5 wbosc sowllc 5bu bave m It is evident that the husband died first, and that the blank spaces were left in order that the date of the wife's death might be filled in when it occurred. Many similar instances will be found. III. — Near the last inscription is a small quadrangular plate, 12in. by 8in., bearing the following inscription m Eoman letters : — I AM SURE THAT BIY EeDEEMEU LIVETH AND THOUGH WoRMES DESTROY THIS BODYE YET I SHALL SEE GOD IN MY FLESH. Here lyeth the body of William Beck of Aftlcy whoe departed this life March 21 An" Domini 1623 and hath giuen ycrcly vi'* viii*^ to the saide parish of Astley for euer. ASTON. I- — Thoft. Unite, Esq., late justice of North Wales and lord of this town, 1545, ^i^ad ^ost, and udfe Marcjery, with one son and two daus., Marg. inscr. pecul. Haines. — This brass lies on a slab on the floor in the N. aisle of Aston church. Its length, to the outside of the marginal inscrip- tion, is Gft., and its width 2ft. Sin. The effigies of Thos. Holte and his wife are 2ft. long, those of the childi-en about 8in. The inscribed plate beneath the effigies is 2ft. by Sin. Haines (pp. 29, 243) considers this brass and those at Coleshill, Hampton-in-Arden, Middleton, Whitnash, Solihull, and Shuckburgh to be the work of local artists. At the four corners of the slab are the four evangelistic symbols, an angel for St. Matthew, a winged lion for St. Mark, a winged ox for St. Luke, and an eagle for St. John. The common use of these symbols in tliis position is supposed by some to be the origin of the well-known rhyme : Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John BietiS the bed which I lie on, etc. THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. Between these symbols, on strips of brass, is the following inscription in black letter : — m- ©f \)5 cbarltgc pra^ for tb---. I £500lle6 of ITbomas Ibolte csquBcr late justice of IRortb THHales anO lorOc of tbis townc of aston BnD | iTftargcrgc bis Wgfc wicb n:botna6 | (5ecca6c& tbe jjiii <>a^c of ^arcbc Bnno Dni /IRcccccjlp wbose soollcs (SoJ) parDon. Above the effigies, on a shield, are the arms of Holte, Az., two bars, or, in chief a cross pattee fitchee, of the second ; impaling Willington, Gu., a saltire vaire, arg. and az. Thomas Holte, whose head is mifortunately lost, is attired in the robes of a justice. Possibly he wore a coif, or close skull-cap. (Compare the brass at Middleton.) On his shoulders is a tippet and hood, under which is a cloak fastened on the right shoulder. Beneath this is a gown with wide sleeves. The last two were generally lined with a fur called minever, but there is only a faint suggestion, if any, of this in the present example. The justice holds in his hands, which are raised in prayer, a scroll, the symbol of his office ; at his right side he wears a tasselled pouch or purse called a (jypciere, attached to his girdle. His feet are encased in wide shoes. Margery Holte wears the dress in fashion during the first half of the 16th century. Her head-dress is that called, from its shape, the kennel or diamond- shaped head-dress. It was a sort of bonnet having a round cap at the back, and in front long lappets which hung down each side of the face, and were supported by wires so as to foi-m an angle over the forehead. In the present example there are additional lappets or streamers. The lady's gown is high-nocked and has a deep pointed collar, and is confined at the waist by a belt with a metal clasp. The sleeves are very large, and are ornamented with two rows of puffs, four bands, and wide scalloped cuffs. The voluminous folds of the dress, and the way in which it is tucked up at the side, are marks of the style of a provincial artist. Beneath the effigies of the justice and his wife is the following inscription in black letter : — trbomas Ibolte bcre l\?etb in nrauc, Jbu for tbvn passion 0\\ bBin tbou bave conipastMon, IHnC) bl6 soolc &o sane. Under this inscription, on separate plates, are the effigies of a son in a gown like his father's, but without the cloak, and of two daughters attired like the mother. There is a poor b , THE MONUMENTAL BUA.SSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. representation of the brass in Dugdale (p. 879). Dugdale (p. 872) says that Thos. Holte " being a learned Lawyer and Justice of North Wales in Henry Vlllth's time, as also in Commission for the peace in this Shire the greatest part of that king's reign, wedded Margerie the eldest of the seven daughters and co-heirs to William Willington of Barcheston Esquire (a wealthy merchant of the Staple) who survived him, and afterwards became the wife of Sir Ambrose Cave, Knight. And by her he left issue Edward Holt, Esquire, which Edw. having had his education with Sir John St. Leger (then of Weoley Castle in Com. Wigorn,) as by his father's will appears, was in 14 Eliz. constituted one of the Justices of Peace for this County, and in 26 Eliz., Shiriff ; and dyed 3 Febr. 35 Eliz." Aston Hall was built in 1618 by Sir Thomas Holte, the grandson of the Thomas commemorated by this brass. It will be noticed that the effigy of Margery Holte was placed on the grave before her death. H. — In the S. aisle, on the floor, is a large stone inlaid with four brass plates. The first is set diamond-wise, and is 15in. square. It bears the crest of Lloyd: out of a five-leaved coronet or, a demi-lion ramp, arg., and the arms of the same : — per fesse, sa. and arg. a lion ramp, counter-changed impaling Bridgeman, Sa., ten plates, four, three, two, one, on a chief arg., a lion pass, of the field. Beneath this is a plate 18in. by 9in., bearing the following inscription : — Here Lyeth the Bodv of MART Late wife of ROBERT LLOTD Of JSTON in the County of SALOP Esq. Eldest Daughter of Sir 10 HN BRIDGEMAN Of CASTLE BROMWlCH'm this County Baronett Who departed this hfe the 25th day of August A.D. 1689. Below this is a third plate 18|in. by 9|in., inscribed : — Here also Lyeth Inter'd the Body of Charlotte Bridgeman, one other of the Daughters of S''. lOHN Bridgeman of Castlebromwich Baronet She Erected that Monument on the south side of this Chancel in Memory of her Parents She Departed this Life y^ z^'^^ day of August 1750 IN the 76'^ Year of her age THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. 7 Close to the above is a lozenge-shaped plate, 14|in. by 12in., bearing the name Charlotte Bridgeman, and the arms of Bridgeman described above. BAGINTON.— '?"■ Wm. Bagot, 1407, with arms on jupoji, and wf. Maryt. [Whatton), in mantle [head restored), hath with SS. collars, lanje. Haines. These fine effigies, which have been relaid and re- enamelled, and are now fixed upon the south wall of the chancel, are nearly 4ft. lOin. long. The knight, who is clad in mixed armour of mail and plate, wears upon his iiead a sliarp-pointed helmet called a hascinet, the border of which is chased with a scroll-pattern. The sides of the head and neck are defended by the camail of chain mail, which was fastened by laces to the helmet, and had an opening for tlie face. Kound the knight's neck is the collar of SS., of which little is known beyond the fact that it is a badge of tlie house of Lancaster, first granted by Henry IV. The body-armour is a haherrjeon, or short hauberk of chain-mail, the edge Of which is seen below the jujion, which is a short, sleeveless garment fitting close to the body, escalloped at the lower edge, and made of velvet or silk. In the present instance the jupon is embroidered with the arms of Bagot : arg. a chev., gu., between three martlets sa. ; a crescent for differ- ence. The shoulders are covered with ejxmlieres of five or six plates ; the upper arms with hrassarts, wliich are fastened by two straps ; the elbows with coutes, and the forearms with vamhraces. Upon his hands, which are upraised, the knight has gauntlets, the knuckles of which are armed with pointed projections called [/adlini/s, used sometimes for offence. The thighs, knees, and legs of the effigy are encased respectively in plate armour, called cuisses, (/enouiUieres with plates below them, and jomhs (which are fastened with straps). Gussets of mail are seen at tlie knees and insteps. Upon his feet, which rest upon a lion, the kniglit has pointed snUcrcts and rowelled spurs. An ornamental transverse belt surrounds his hips, and supports at his left side his sword, with its straight cross-guard, and at his right ananelace, misericorde, or dagger. The scabbards and hilts of these weapons are richly encrraved. At the knight's right side is his wife. Her head rests upon two cushions, tlic lower of which is plain, the upper being richly ornamented and tasselled, and set diamond-wise. The lady's hair is dressed in two large plaits which are kept in place, one on each side the face, by a narrow ornamented 8 THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. band, presumably of metal. Bound her neck is a collar of SS. Her fur-lined mantle with its fermailes, the sideless dress and kirtle, are very similar to those of the lady at Astley (see above). In the present example, however, there is an ornamented belt encircling the kirtle. At the lady's feet are two lap-dogs with collars of bells. An engraving of the brass with a mutilated inscription, and shields bearing the arms of the knight and lady, is given by Dugdale, who states that Sir Wm. Bagot was a knight of the shire in several of Eichard II. 's Parliaments. At Boling- broke's rebellion ho remained faithful to Eichard, with whom he was a favourite, and in consequence was imprisoned by the usurper, who, however, eventually set him at liberty and restored his lands, and, it would seem, decorated him with the collar of SS. It is said that Henry Bolingbroke slept at the castle of the Bagots at Baginton the night before liis meeting with Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk, in the lists at Coventry. Eeaders of Shakespeare's "Eichard II." will remember that Bagot is one of the characters in the play, and that the interrupted duel forms one of the chief scenes. BARCHESTON. L—Hiujh Hiuiifmy, priest, 1530, ill acddeinical dress. Haines. This effigy is in a side chajpel ; its length is 13in. ; the inscr. is on a plate, liin. by 3in., at the feet of the figure. The brass is in good preservation, no part of it being lost. Hugh Humfray is tonsured, his hair is cut short in front, but hangs down m bushy masses over his ears. He is vested in hood, tippet with a border, probably of fur, cassock, and gown. The last has wide sleeves edged with fur, and large side pockets, and was worn by M.B.'s and Scholars of Divinity. The collar and cuffs only of the cassock are visible. The hands of the effigy are raised in prayer, and are disproportionately large ; the shoes are absurdly broad ; indeed, the drawing of the figure altogether is rough and coarse. The inscription, which is in black letter, is as follows : — Orate pro aia bugonis bumtrav? maoistri arciii nee now in sacra sea tbcologle bacbelerit cuius anime propicictur Dcus. Bmen. [quntre/ou, oakieaf] Translation : — Pray for the soul of Hugh Humfray Master of Arts and also Bachelor of Divinity to whose soul Grod be merciful. Amen. THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. 9 A similar figure will be found engraved in Haines' Manual, p. 85. The living of Barcheston was presented to Hugh Hum- fray by Eobert Throckmorton in 1503, and was vacated by his death in 1530. II. — In the same chapel is a brass plate 20|in. by 12in., with these arms : — Arg. on a chev. between three bugle- horns sa. stringed of the same and garnished or, as many mullets of the last ; and beneath them this inscription : — ViVIT POST FVNERA VIRTVS | ExWIAS HIC DEPOSVIT FlAMOCHVS | CoLBVRN, FILIVS JoHANNIS CoLBVRN, E | NOBILI FAMILIA IN AGRO WaRR ORIVNDVS I VIR FVIT MORIBVS INTEGERRIMVS, NEC NON FIDE I ThESEIA QVIQVE SEMPER IN AFFLICTIS REI-PVBLICAE | STATIBV3 REGIIS PARTIBVS CONSTANTER ADHAESERAT, | BELLICA LAVDE NVLLI SECVNDVS, INVICTVS MaRTIS j ALVMNVS, QVI POST VARIOS VTRIVSQ. FORTVN^ CA | SVS ET EXOPTATAM ReGIS ET Regni Restavratio I NEM 18° DIE Decemb : Ao. /etat : svae 52 Ac. DoNI 1G64 CVM | ingenti omnivm mcerore spiritvm eflavit. Translation : — Worth outlives Death. Here are laid the remains of Flammock Colburn, son of John (!olburn, sprung from a noble family in the county of Warwick. He was a man of the greatest integrity, and of fidelity like that of Theseus, and one who in the troublous times of tlie State ever remained a firm adherent of the King's party, in military glory surpassed by none, an un- daunted warrior, who after various changes of fortune good and ill, and after the longed-for Restoration of the King and Monarchy, expired on the 18tli day of December, A.D. 1GG4, aged 52, to the intense regret of all. BARTON.— Z^:*/"'. rjury, 1558, tmd wife Elizabeth {TJnderhill) . . . W08, (ejf. lost] (ind 3 cJiildren. Haines. This brass has been sadly interfered with. The efiigy of the lady is lost, and the plates which are left have been re- laid in a new stone, without any regard to ordinary usage. The remaining effigy is 1ft. lOin. high, and represents a civilian with closely cropped hair, moustache, and pointed beard. Round his neck is a ruft', and he wears a gown open ui front and reaching to the feet. The sleeves of the gown reach nearly to the knees, but are mere strips depending from the shoulders. Beneath the gown is a short, doublet buttoned to the chin and belted ; its sleeves arc moderately 10 THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. tight and have no cuffs. Trnnk-hose, hose, and low shoes complete the costume. The figure is well drawn and in good preservation. Opposite the effigy is a shield, 6|in. long, hearing the arms of Bury : Arg., on a chev., sa., three squirrels cracking nuts, ppr. [Kittermaster, Warw. Arms and Lineages, p. 16, puts the chev. between the squirrels] . Below this, to the left, is a plate 7|in. sq., engraved with the figures of two boys and a girl, the former dressed like the father ; the latter has her hair brushed back under a Paris hood, and wears a ruff, and a dress with pointed stomacher, tight sleeves puffed at the shoulders, and a plain skirt projecting from the hips. Beneath these plates is another, 2ft. 2in. by 1ft. 2in., bear- ing this inscription in Eomau capitals : — VnDER this stone ARE BVRIED THE BODIES OF EdMVND BvRY AND I Elizabeth his wife which Eliz: was the 7 davghter OF Ed I ward Vnderhill of Neather Etington in the covNTiE OF I Warwick Esq: the saide Edmvnd deceased THE 22 OF Janvary | 1558. bvt the saide Eliz: svrvivinge the saide Edm: tooke to | hir seconde hvsband Thomas Tawyer OF Kavndis in the gov I tie of Nouthamp: gent. WHOM she also overlived & THEN RE | TVRNINGE INTO WaRWICKS : HIR NATIVE COVNTRIE & DESIRINGE AP | TER THIS LIFE ENDID TO HAVE HIR BODY LAIDE IN THE CHAN | CELL OF THE PISH CHVRCH OF Barton on the Heath in the covn | tie of Warw : aforesaide W'^H THE BODY OF THE SAIDE EmVND (sic) HIR | FIRST HVSBAND CAVSED this STONE TO BE PREPARED AnO DnI | 1608 FOR A memorial of the saide elizabeth. william. | john. Margaret. | when Christ which is ovr life shall appeare THEN shall we ALSO APPEARE W^" HiM IN GLORY. CoLL. 3. 4 | William, John, and Margaret are the names of the three children represented above. As the brass was put down fifty years later than Edmund Bury's death, we may fairly presume that the costume represented is not quite that worn in 1558. (Compare Compton Verney, III.) To the right of the inscription is a shield 6-|in. long, bearing tlie arms of Underhill : Arg., a chev., sa., between three trefoils slipped, vert. In the fourth line the engraver by mistake put Edward for Edmund, and has imperfectly corrected his error. There seems also to have been an erasure after the name Margaret. THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. 11 Dugdale in quoting this inscription gives "Sawyer" for Tawyer, and inserts "Edmund" in tlie fourth hue from the end. CHADSHUNT. L— William Askell, civilian, 1613. Mural. Xave. This brass is not mentioned by Haines. It consists of two plates set in a mural tablet 1ft. Oiii. square, with a moulded border, and is over a pew on the south side of the nave. The upper plate is 1ft. -lin. by 5in., and bears this inscription : — Here lyeth the body of William Askell op Geydon gent: who de- ceased the VI OF Febrvarie Anno Dni 1613. ^tatis sv^ xlviii. Beneath this is a plate about 1ft. by ll|iu., having its upper corners moulded off. Upon it is engraved the figure of a civilian, very similar to that at Barton described above. In the present instance the hair is longer, the sleeves of the gown a little shorter, and those of the doublet have cuffs. William Askell is kneeling on a tiled floor, his knees resting upon a tasselled cushion. Before him is a prayer desk or small table covered with a fringed cloth, upon which rests a book-desk bear- ing an open book. The present writer is indebted to the Kev. C. Francis, Kector of Tysoe, for information of the existence of this brass, a further account of which will be found in the " Midland Antiquary " of April, 1885. II. — On the north side of the aisle, upon the floor, is a plate of brass, 1ft. Yjin. by 4|in., bearing this inscription : — Heare lyeth bvryed the body of ThEOPHILVS WiLKINS late of GrEADON who died on THE FIRST DAY OF AvGVST. 1613. CHARLECOTE.— There were two brasses in this church, one in memory of John Marskre, chaplain, circ. 1500, the other to Edm. Wykham, gent., of the same date. I am informed by the Vicar of Charlecote that both these memorials disappeared at the rebuilding of the church in 1851, and that a search for them was unrewarded. COLESHILL. l.—Wm. Abcll, Vicar, 1500, with chalici', .siniiU, c/umccl. Haines. This effigy is 13in. long ; the plate bearing the inscr. is about 13in. x 3in. Wm. Abcll is tonsured and clad in some 12 THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. of the Eucliaristic vestments. These are: — (1) The Amice, an oblong piece of Hneu having an ornamental lappet, called an appdvel, sewn on one of its long edges. It was worn round the neck and fastened by strings crossed upon the chest, and resembled a deep embroidered collar. (2) The Chasuble, an oval vestment with an aperture in the centre through which the head passed, the vestment falling over the shoulders before and behind. In the present instance the chasuble is plain, but it was not unfrequently ornamented back and front with a Y-shaped orphrey. It was made of various materials and varied in colour with the festival or season of the Christian year. (3) The Alhe, a white linen vestment like a cassock, but fuller, reaching to the feet, and with close-fitting sleeves. It was girded at the waist and generally ornamented with apparels on the upper side of the cuffs, and at the edge of the skirt in front. In the present instance it is plain. In addition to these vestments the celebrant at mass wore the stole, which resembles a long narrow scarf generally embroidered and fringed at the ends, and the maniple, which may be described as a miniature stole worn upon the left wrist. The chasuble, stole, and maniple would always be of the same colour. Wm. Abell is without the two last (compare the brass at Whitnash), and Haines considers this a mark of provincial production. The priest holds a large chalice, over which is a wafer with the letters ibs. The following is the inscription : — fDic jacet Dns willm' abell qiToDm vlcarl' istf ecclic qui qui^c"Dn6 willm' obitt jviii" Die mcs mage, ano Dni m 5 cui' aFe ppiciet' De' ame. Translation : — Here lieth Sir William Abell formerly vicar of this church, which Bir "William died the 18th day of the month of May, A.D. 1500; whose soul God pardon. Amen. In inscriptions clergy who were non-graduates are called (luviimis ; graduates are called vuu/istcr (see Fuller, Church Hist., vi., 5, 10). This distinction will in future papers be suggested by translating duminus ' sir,' and nuKjister ' master.' There is an engraving of this effigy in the Imperial Dictionary, under the word " brasses." II. — Alice, daic. of Simon Diyhij, and w. of Roht. Clifton. Esq., 1506, C. Haines. This figure is about 2ft. long, and is considered by Haines to be the work of a provincial artist. The lady wears the THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. 13 kennel-sliaped head-dress, Avitli long lappets ; her dress is high in the neck, and has sleeves reaching to the knuckles. Bound the waist is a loose belt, terminating in two rosette- like ornaments, probably of metal. From the belt depends a chain, to which is fastened a highly ornamental pendant of open metal-work, representing either a i^omander to hold scent or preservatives against infection, or a receptacle for a heated metal ball for warming the hands. Dugdale gives an illustration of this brass, and supplies the following imperfect inscription, which still runs round the edge of the tomb : — " Of your charitie pray for the soule of j Alice Clifton late the wyfie of Eobert Clifton, Esq. and daughter of Simon Digby Esq., wh: Alice | . . . | and the year of our Lord God MCCJCCCVI. on whose soules Jhu have mercy. Amen." From Dugdale we learn that Simon Digby, the father of Alice Clifton, first supported the House of York in the Wars of the Koses, and received considerable benefits in conse- quence. He afterwards "fought stoutly " for the House of Lancaster at Bosworth, and reaped a rich reward. He was Constable of the Tower m the reign of Henry VII., and acquired the Manor of Coleshill in that king's reign, after the execution of Sir Baldwyn Mountfort, the previous holder, who assisted Perkin Warbeck. III. — Sir John Fenton, L.B., Vicar, Official of Coventry, 15GG. C. Haines. The influence of the Eeformation will be noticed in the altered dress of this cleric, who is vested in a long Genevan preaching-gown with high collar and wide sleeves, beneath which the collar and cufi"s of his cassock are visible. The priest wears long hair, and is not tonsured. He points with his right forefinger to a closed book inscribed with the words VCrbii C)ei, which he holds in his left hand. At his feet is a plate 1ft. 5in. by l-gi^^- bearing this inscription : — 1berc lictb tbc boD\2 ot Sgr Jobn dFcnton prcst JGncbclar of law sunitBinc vicar of tbi6 cburcb aiil> 0ffii3ball of Covcntrcc. "Mbo ^^ccca6yc^ tbc jvii ^aK of /Iftavjc 15(3(5. Mbosc soulc 3c5U5 parDon. Bmcii The title "Syr" should be noticed as an exception to Fuller's rule quoted above. The post-Keformation prayer for the dead will also be noticed. In Latham's Dictionary this passage is quoted : " (Official is that person to whom the cognizance of causes is com- mitted by such as have ecclesiastical jurisdiction. — Aylife, Varcrijon Juris Canduiri." 14 THE MONUMENTAL BEASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. The three brasses described above have been restored by Messrs. Waller. The last is illustrated in Bloxam's Goth. Arch., page 250; and Birni. Archreol. Soc. Trans., 1874, p. 18. IV. — Inscription. Mary Milward, 1G51. C. This inscription is not recorded by Haines. It is in very refined Gothic characters, and is engraved on strips of brass 4|in. wide set round a large flat stone. 1bcrc Ivctb tbe boCi^ of /Iftarg /iRilwarD I late wife to Jobn /IftihvarCi of JGraMgayb in tbe county of 2)arb\"> JBsqv, wbo lived at I ColiJbill IfDall witb tbe IRigbt I UDonble tbe 5LaOg ©ffal^ of wbom 6be was mucb regarDeS anC> DieD tbere Bii^i. 17. 1651. V. — Arms and Inscription. Richd. Beresford, 1651. N. Two plates, the upper one 1ft. 2in. by lliin., bears the arms and crest of Beresford. The lower plate, 1ft. llin. by lOin., bears this inscr. : — Here lyeth interred the body of Kichard Beresford gent, who tooke to wife Alice the davghter of Thomas Wilington gent. They were married 19 yeares, and had issvE 4 sonnes and 4 davghters. He de- parted this life the 4th of September 1651. Aged 37 yeares. COMPTON VERNEY. I.— Anne, dau. of Rich. Verney, Ksq., and wife of Master Edw. Odyngsale, of Long Itch- imjton. 1523. Haines. This effigy is 1ft. lOfin. long, and represents a lady in the usual prayerful attitude. Upon her head is a kerchief, beneath which is a ivimple, drawn closely under the chin, and covering the neck and sides of the face. A loose outer gown, with wide sleeves, is so draped at the left side (cf. the Aston brass) as to disclose a kirtle. Above the effigy is a small shield, 5|in. long, bearing part of the Verney arms : ar., three crosses moline gu., apparently quartering Green : three bucks trippant. On a mutilated plate, 1ft. Sin. by 3in., below the figure is this inscription : — ©tt seor cbar^te pra^ for tbe sole off Bnne ©d^ngsa . . . off mayster JEOwarDe ©Ctgngsale off Xonge sg^ngeton . . Dogter of /Hb IR^cbarDe Dernev? Bsguyer gc xcb^chc OeptgDe ge gere of o lorDe niocccccjjiii o wbose sole Jbu bave meg THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. 15 There were originally four evangelistic symbols, of which only one, that of S. Mark, is left, at the riglit hand top corner. Dugdale gives a fair illustration of this brass, but with different armorial bearuigs. II. — Richard Verney, Esq., 1536 — 7, (ind w. Anne, with 9 sons and 5 daus. Haines. The effigies are about 1ft. lOin. high. The husband, who is bare-headed and wears his hair long, is represented in armour rather different fi"om any yet described. The ■pauJdnms, or shoulder-pieces, are composed of plates arranged in ridges. The cuirass has a central ridge called a tajml, and a skirt of oblong plates, from which depend three tuilles, one at each side and one in front. Under these is a hawberk. The hands are encased in gauntlets of plate, which leave the fingers exposed. The sword is fastened to a belt hanging diagonally across the body. The (jenuuillieres have plates above and below them, and ornamental appendages at the sides. The greaves are prolonged over the ankles ; the feet are covered by broad sabbatons, to which spurs are attached. The lady wears the kennel-shaped cap, and an outer dress with tight sleeves, and wide-frilled cuff's. This dress, being cut low and square upon the chest, shows an under garment fastened at the neck with a button. The outer dress has a wide border, and is confined by a waistband with a rosette in front ; it is gracefully caught up at the left side, showing an under skirt. Above these figures is a shield. Sin. long, with Verney and Green quartered, six quarterings being now vacant. Below the figures are two groups of children. The daughters are dressed like their mother ; the sons wear short dresses or kilts reaching to the knee, hose, and square-toed shoes. One of the boys wears a gypciere, and anotlier has something like a Scotch sporran hanging in front of his kilt. At the corners of the tombstone were evangelical symbols, only three of which are left. On narrow strips of brass round the edges of the stone is this mutilated inscription : — Off goiir Cbar\2tc iprapc for tbe soullCi? ot .... CtcptcD out of tbis P5ent worlDe tbc iTViiitiJ ^aBC of tbc monctbc of September in tbc \2cvc ot our XorD (5o^ moccccc 16 THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. Dugdale gives an illustration of this brass, with a different coat t)f arms, and says Richard Verney "was in that esteem with King Henry VIII. that, being informed of some infirmity in his head, he afforded him a speciall licence . . that he should wear his bonnet at all times and in all places, as well in the king's presence as elsewhere." III. — Geo. Verney, Esq., 1574. Haines. This is a figure 1ft. lOiii. high, representing a man in armour of the seventeenth century ; indeed, the effigy might be a portrait of one of Charles the First's cavaliers. His hair is long and curled ; he wears a deep falling collar and trunk-hose. The most noticeable features of the armour are the pointed breast-plate, the large Uissets over the thighs, the cscalloped border of the lining of the pauldrons, and the numerous rivets with which the plates are fastened together. The sword-belt is arranged diagonally across the body, the sword has the modern guard, and the dagger is at the back of the figure. Apparently the knight wears jack-boots (which meet the (jenoidllieres) , with spurs and spur leathers. The brass was evidently, as Hanies says, engraved about 1G30, i.e., sixty years after Geo. Verney's death. (Compare the brass at Barton.) Above the effigy is a fine shield, Sin. long, well engraved, with the quarterings of Verney, Lovell, Lucy, Green, Beauchamp, and others. There is also this inscription on a plate, Sin. by llin. : — Here LIES George Verney |ofCompton Esq: sonneof Sr| Eich- ard Verney Knight and | hvsband of Jane the davghter | op William LvcY OF Charlcot | Esq.bywhomeheehadone | sonne and FOWER DAVGH I TERS. HeE DIED THE EIGHT | DAY OF APRILL Anno Dni 1574. Dugdale gives a fair representation of this brass, but with different armorial bearings. There are several tombs in the church, with brass shields bearing the Verney arms. Haines considers Nos. I. and II. the work of Warwick- shire artists, and No. III. by the same artist as the brasses at St. Columb, Cornwall. COUGHTON. I.— Sir Geo. Throhnorton and u\ Katli. c. 1500. Haines. Two effigies 3ft. high, of decidedly provincial workman- ship. The knight's head rests upon his tilting-helmet, under which is a cushion. The helmet bears the crest an elephant's THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE, 17 head sa., eared or. The epaiilieres have ridges called pass- guards to protect the neck, and upon the breast-plate is fixed a lance-rest. The coutes are heart-shaped and ornamented, the two tuilles are fastened by straps to the cuirass and are scored to represent separate plates. The genouillieres are absurdly large and have cuspidate edges. The lady wears the kennel- shaped head-dress, a mantle fastened with a band across the chest, an under-di'ess with ornamental collar, and a loose twisted waistband with circular clasp and pendant ornament. Above the knight's head is a shield bearing the arms of Throkmorton : Gu., on a chevron arg.. three bars gemel, sa. Above tlie lady's head is a shield with Throkmorton impaling Vaux. Beneath the knight are the effigies of 8 sons, and beneatli the lady those of 11 daughters. Below the sons is a shield of four quarterings : 1 Throkmorton, 2 Olney, 3 Spiney, 4 . Upon the lady's side is a shield, Throkmorton impaling Aberbury. Upon the sides of the tomb were four shields, two of which are lost, the two remaining bear the quarterings of all the families mentioned except Vaux. The following is tlie inscription : Of voure Cbarite prav?e for tbc Soule of s\?r George tTbrof^* merton l^nggbt, BnD ^aiiie 1katbcr\2n b^s vvgfe. one of tbc Daugbters of s^r 1H\2COla5 Dause I 'ffcn^gbt (ILorD IbarroCeii) Tivllb\?cbe 5^r Oeorcje Deceased tbc . . . Dav of | . . . Jn tbc ^ci'c of tbc incarnac\2on of our lorJ5 go& B mccccc . . . aiiD Oamc HvatBii C)\k5 tbc . . . Day Of . . . Bno mvc ... on \vb05c 50uU ibu bave meg amen. Dugdale, who gives an illustration of this brass, states that the tomb was prepared in the knight's lifetime, which accounts for the omission of the dates. II. — Inscr. Dame Elizuheth Throkinnrton last ahliess of Deni/e. 1547. Haines. Upon a plate 20in. by 4i-in. between four evangelical symbols is this inscription : Oft \20urc cbaritc pra\: for tbc soule of Same Eli3abctb cec5»v>D tbc riittij Dav? of Jnnuarre, 3n tbc vcrc of our i lorC> iioO a mcccccrlvii, wbo Ivctb bere tuniUatc in tb\j5 tombc 1 on wboct^ i?oule anD all cbrs^etcn soulcs 5bcs5u bavc mc\j ainc | i^' vivlt poat funera vtu». 18 THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. Above and below the inscription is a lozenge-sbaped plate with the arms of Throkmorton. Tlie brass has been restored. III. — Inscr. Sir John Thrukmnrtun, 1580. A plate, about 21in. by lOin., upon the south wall of the chancel. It is not mentioned by Haines. The inscription is in black letter, the letters being in relief, and runs : — 1bere lictbc intcrrcC) \:><^ boMc of Sir 5obn C^broJ^mortcii ftnigbt of I dfcchcnbam, tbc fiwtbc sonnc of Six Q)COxc^c (Ibrol^morton hiuabt of i Covtibton, sonitinic /Ilbastcr of ^<^ 1Rcauc5t5 unto qiiccnc /Hbaric of bap= 1 pie mcmorie, wbo in respcctc of bis faitbful service bcstowcD upon 1 bim v'^ office of 3-u5t(cc of Cbc^ter aiic* of bir Cornsaile in v^ marcbes of i lUales in \v«:b rome be contine\ve^ Eriii veares c'C siipplicd wtb in \jc j same time nc place of vice president i}c space of iv> gears, be ba^ to I wife jiftarcierie puttenbam Baiic?bter of Ikobert puttcba Baquier ! b\; wbom be baC J55ue v sonnes Si iiii i?augbter5, be ^eparte^ tbis lite nc 22 of /Ifcan B^ 15S0. bii? wife 5urvivinge wbo liveC> | anC> DieCi bi6 wiOoe e^ . . . anO is berc also interred. Above this is a shield with the Throkmorton arms. No. II. is upon an Altar-tomb at the north side of the chancel. Upon the same tomb is a brass cross and inscription tt) Sir C. Throkmorton. d. 1840, and an inscription to Dame Elizabeth Throkmorton, d. 1850. COVENTRY, St. Michael's. l.—M,n-ia lUnton, 1594, n-itJi ftiur infants. Haims. The plate containing the figures is 8|in. by llin. ; that with the inscription 1ft. 4|in. by llin. Tlie lady is represented as kneeling at a prayer-desk, upon which is an open book. She wears a liigh-crowned hat with curled brim, and ruffs at the neck and wrists (?). Her over- gown has a wide turned-back collar and plain skirt, and is confined at the waist by a belt. It is sleeveless, and allows the striped sleeves of the under dress to be seen. Upon a tiled floor near the prayer-desk lie four infant children in cJiri/soms and swaddling clothes. The chrysom was a " white cloth with which children were invested " at their baptism. If the child died before it was a mouth old the chrysom became its shroud. Swathing bands were wrapped round the under clothes, giving the child the appear- ance of a mummy. These children all died in their infancy. THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. 19 The inscription is : — Mariae Hinton Faeminae Lectissimae VxoRi Dilectae Probae et Pi^ Maritvs Amoris Hoc Svi Monvmentvm Posvit. Ouae pietatis eras, quae relligionis amore, Et matronali ciinctis gravitate probata, Vivens et morions constans exemplar amicis Vivendi in vita, moriendi in morte relinquis. Sic tibi, sic vivit vitac bona fama pcractac ; Sic tibi, sic vitae constat spes viva perennis. Obiit Annum agens tricessimum Aprilis 27°, 1594. Translation :— To Maria Hinton, a woman of a thousand, a wife beloved, righteous, and dutiful, her husband has set up this memorial of his affection. Approved by all for holiness of life And love, and all that can adorn a wife. Alive or dying thou dost ever give A pattern how to die and how to live. Thus lives thy good report of life well passed, And certain hope of life that aye shall last. She died in her 30th year, April 27th, 1594. Maria Hinton was tho wife of Dr. William Hinton, Vicar of St. Michael's and Archdeacon of Coventry. (Sharp's Antiquities of Coventry, p. 12, and Poole's Antiquities, pp. 138-9, where an illustration of this brass is given.) II. — Ann, w. of Wii}. Scwell, Vintner, 1609. Haines. Like the above, this brass consists of two plates; the upper being llin. by 8J,in., the lower 1ft. 4 Jin. by Siin. The lady kneels upon a tiled floor before a prayer-desk. She wears a high broad-brimmed hat, wreathed round the crown. This is worn over the " Paris head," " a kind of close linen cap projecting forward at each side of the face, often with ... a lappet dependent behind " (Haines). Eound the lady's neck is a large ruff ; her dress has tight sleeves, a plaited stomacher, and plain skirt. To her memory is the following inscription : — hek zealovs care to serve heu god HER constant LOVE TO HVSBAND DEARE HEU HAUMELES HARTE TO EVERIE ONE DOTH LIVE ALTIIOVGH HER COUPS LYK HEIIE GOD GRAVNTE VS ALL WHILE GLASS DOTH UV TO LIVE IN CHRIST AS SHE HATH DONE. 20 THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. NER DEPTED THIS LIFE Y'' 20^" OF DECEM : 1609 OF THE AGE OF 46 years; an hvmble follower of her saviovr christ AND A worthy STIRROR VP OF OTHERS TO ALL HOLY VERTVES. Illustrations of the brass will be found in Bloxam's Mon. Arcli., p. 254, and Poole's Antiquities of Coventry, p. 138. III. — Inscr. John Wightivick, 1637. This memorial, not mentioned by Haines, is upon a plate 19in. by 13in., fixed upon the west wall of the nave. In obitvm Johannis Wightwick optimae spei jvvenis CoLLEGij Pembrochiensis socij filij natv minoris Johannis Wightwick armigeri hvivs Civitatis senescalli qvi obijt 19" Mart. 1637, 17 annos natvs. Ne gives sint vrbe vnivs nominis vna Tres, vnvm mortis systvlit atka manvs. Et ne tres vno cognomine nvtriat vnvm Caenobivm socios, vnvs ademptvs erat. Atq. domo patris ne sint vnivs in vna Tres nati, natis e tribvs vnvs obit. Hi tres vnvs erant, quodq. est mirabile dictv, Vnvs erat major, ivnior et minimvs. Major erat civis virtvte minor tamen ortv FiLIVS, ET minimvs TEMPORE ERAT SOCIVS. HaEC VKBS MAJOREM LVGET, GENITORQ. MINOREM, GyMNASIVM OB MINIMVM PeM]3R0CHIENSE GEMIT. CVR NON VOTA TRIVM VALVERE VT VIVERET ILLVM, Trivni credo PERPLACVISSE DEO. Translation : — On the death of John Wightwick, a youth of the greatest promise, fellow of Pembroke College, younger son of John Wightwick, Esq., Sherifl' of tliis City, who died March 19, 1637, aged 17 years. Lest there should be three citizens of one name in one city, death's gloomy liand plucked one away. And lest one college should foster three fellows of one surname, one was taken away. And lest there should be three sons in one home of one father, one of the sons died. These three were one, and strange to tell, the one was the greater, the younger, and the youngest. He was the greater citizen in point of worth, but the younger son, and the youngest felloAV. This city mourns the greater, the father bewails the younger. THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. 21 Pembroke Collenfe laments the yomigest. Why did not the prayers of the three prevail that this prodigy should live ? I believe that it pleased the Triune God otherwise. ly .—Inscrijition. Captain (rervase Scrope, 1705. Mural. This memorial, not mentioned by Haines, is upon a large plate, 2ft. 2in. by 1ft. lOin., within a moulded stone border. At the top is a small shield, with the arms of Scrope, az., a bend or., and the legend, mm luiec, sed inc. Then follows : — Here lyes the Bodv of Capt". GERVASE SCROPE of the Family of the SCROPES of Bolton in the County of York who departed this life the 26"May of Aug'. Anno Dni 1705 Aged 66 AN EPITAPH Written by Himfelf in the Agony and Dolorous Paincs of the Gout, and dyed soon after. Here lyes an Old Tofsed TENNIS BALL, Was Racketted from Spring to Fall With so much heat and so much haft. Time's arm for shame grew tyr'd at laft. Four kings in CAMPS he truly seru'd And from his Loyalty ne'er sweru'd. FATHER ruin'd, the SON slighted. And from the CROWN ne'er requited, Lofs of ESTATE, RELATIONS, BLOOD, Was too well known but did no good. With long CAMPAIGNS and paines o' th' GOVT He cou'd no longer hold it out. Always a reftlcfs life he led. Never at quiet till quite dead. He marry'd in his latter dayes ONE who exceeds the common praise ; But wanting breath still to make known Her true AFFECTION and his OWN, Death kindly came, all wants supply'd. By giving REST which life deny'd. An illustration of this brass is given in Poole's Anti(i. of Coventx-y, p. 140. In addition to these there arc several other inscriptions on brass plates, the most noteworthy being : — " Here lyeth Mr. Thomas Bond, Draper, sometime mayor of tliis cittie, and founder of the hospitall of Bablake, who gave divers hinds and tenements for the maintenance of ten poore men so long as the world shall endure, and a woman to looke to them, with many other good gifts ; and died the 22 THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE, xviii. dav of March in the year of our Lord God MDVI." Lisle Cave, Esq., 1622. Mrs. Mary Vavasour, 1631. The Houble. Carohne Hood, 1858. Poole quotes the following from Sir John Harrington (temp. James I) : — " The pavement of Coventry Church is almost all tombstones, and some very ancient ; but there came in a zealous fellow with a counterfeit commission, that for avoiding superstition, hath not left one pennyworth nor penuy-breadth of brass upon all the tombs of all the inscrip- tions, which had been many and costly." (Poole, p. 141.) Holy Trinity Church. 'Tohn Wkitheml, mayor, and an., circ. 1600. Haines. This brass is wrongly assigned by Haines to S. Michael's. It is 2ft. 4^ii). by ISin., and is inlaid in a mural tablet with moulded border. The mayor wears a ruff and his official fur- edged gown. His hair is brushed back from the forehead, and he wears a moustache and pointed beard. At the ends of a prayer-desk, before which he stands, kneel his wives. The one upon his right hand wears a high-crowned hat with narrow curled brim, over a " Paris head;" a ruff, an outer gown open down the front and confined by a sash, and an under dress. The wife on the left side is similarly dressed, but without the hat. Her French hood is depressed in the centre. Below the former wife kneel three girls and a boy ; under the latter, three boys and two girls, a prayer-desk separating the groups. The girls are dressed like the lady last described; the boys wear short doublets, knee-breeches, hose, and shoes. At the mayor's right hand are the arms of Coventry, at his left those of Whithead. There is the following somewhat fanciful inscription : — Carmen in obitvm viri charissimi Johannis Whit- head QUONDA PrAETORIS HUIUS CIVITATIS DiGNISSIMI. EoMA NVMA JACTAT DECORAT LaCEDAEMONA PRISCA JvsTA Therapnaevs jvra Lycvrgvs AGENS. Non minor est nobis PRAECISO STAMINE vitae, qvi .jacet hic clavsvs lvmine cassvs hvmo. Virtvtis cvrsv constans Athleta Jehovae, QVAM LONGE ABERAT SVBDOLA GrAECA FIDES. mortvvs ante diem proh, saevo fvnere raptvs Tempore praetvrae, mortvvs ante diem. Tempore praetvrae, tribvs et plus partibvs anni Officio fvnctvs, scandit in astra poll THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. 23 111 English thus : — Epitaph upon the death of tlie well- beloved John Whithead, sometime most worshipful mayor of this city. Kome boasts of Nuuia : ancient Sparta's famed For equal laws by her Lycurgus framed. As great our chief who, in death's gloom profound, His life-thread snapt, here rests beneath the ground. God's steadfast champion in virtue's race, No subtle Grecian yuile niii-ht him disgrace. Ere his day, dead, to cruel fate a prey. He died in harness, ah ! died ere his day. He died in harness, scarce a year was given In which to rule, ere he was called to heaven. For an illustration of this brass see Poole, p. 140. Mention should here be made of an ancient brass tablet, dated 15G8, now in St. Mary's Hall, on which are engraved the conditions of the lease of Cheylesmore Park, granted by the Duke of Noithumberland to the Mayor, Bailiffs, and Commonalty of Coventry. EXH A.LL, near Alcester.— -^<^/'m Wahingiutm, K^q., 15GG, and iv. Klenor. JhdneK. One of the most pleasing brasses in the county, the style and drawing being admirable. The man is 1ft, llin, high, the woman 1ft. lOin. The former has close-cropped hair, moustache, and beard. Bound his neck is a ruft', which fits closely upon a narrow gorget of plate. The pmtldrons are large, and have a lining with escalloped border ; they are fastened by staples and spring-pins. The cuutcs are small and elegant, and the hinges of tlie vdmhniccs are plainly shown. The hands, which are well drawn, are bare. The breast-plate is ridged, and to it are fastened, by hinges, two large tassets, which arc kept in their place by straps passing round the thighs. The i/cndnilliercs are similarly fastened. The sword-belt docs not go round the body, but is fastened to a ring at the right side of tlie breast-plate ; the sword has the modern guard. This armour belongs to a period about fifteen years later than 1566, so that we seem to have here another instance of a brass put up some time after the decease of the person it represents. (See Compton Verney III.) The lady has a Frencli hood, a ruif, and a loose outer gown thrown open from the neck downwards, except where it is conlined by a sash at the waist. A riciily-embroidered bodice and petticoat are thus disclosed, the former having striped sleeves with cull's. Above the eiligies are two sliiclds, c;u;h 24 THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. Gin. long. One, part of which is lost, bears the arms of Walsingham : Quarterly, 1 and 4, paly of six, arg. and sa., over all a fess gu. ; 2 and 3, gules, a cross coupee compony arg. and az., bet. IG bezants. The other shield is for Ashe- FiELD . arg. a trefoil slipped sa.. bet. 3 mullets, gu. The inscription is upon a plate 1ft. 7i^in. by 4iin. Ibcrc lietb buricD tbe boDies of 3-obn Malsingbam late of JEjball in ^e | Countv? of "M^V JSsquire an marke vt well or ye begynne I XLo Deatbe are ye subject anC» tbrall, tahe bcDe tberefor anO file from synne I (Tliird line illi'(iil>le ) BnO liefe agaync sball springe anD growec, wbere Oeatbe batb reapt anD also mowen Within this enclosed space were the effigies of Alice Wagstaff and her children. The lady's rigure and a group of cliildren arc lost ; one girl only is left, dressed in French hood, ruff, and gown witli falling collar and tight sleeves puffed at the shoulders and frilled at tlie wrists. There are two plates, Sin. by 4in., near the head of the principal figure. That on the right enumerates [Zbc parent of tbis Blys] ZTbomas ffurnor tbe sonne of lailliTi ffurnor S, Blys ffurnor tbe i>augbter of Millm ^Tgrrolc. 26 THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. The left hand plate details Ibcr brctbcrnc S, sisters Mtlliam ffurnoc anO Jobn ffurnor 2lnne Junior aiiD Jone ffuruor At the bottom of the tombstone is a plate 20Jin. by 4in., inscribed thus : — XLbh3 Coimscell cjooD tbis motber Ocare, unto beu cbfI5ren gave 1 Jn Iteffe to learne, soucbc Deatbe to Dse, a better lieffe to bave | JSo coursae of kgnOc bcr llcfe sursesC), tbe twents* tourtb of UXs^vc I for wbose swete soule amonge tbe rest, 5 Do mo5t bumblg prag | Bnno Oni 1 1563, There has been an attempt, probably by a Puritan, to erase the word " pray" in the last line of this post-Kefor- mation prayer for the dead. II. — Anne Wagstaff, 1G24. Haines. A small plate, 1ft. by 5in., in a moulded tablet upon the south wall of the chancel, bears this inscription : — Anne Wagstaf Davght' to Io' Hanslepp OF Btonithorpe heare doth lye whose vertvovs life did well deserve eternal memorye. qve obbiit an" DOMINI 1024. III. — James Wright, Gent., 1685. Haines. Like No. I., this brass has been placed at the west end of the nave. It consists of two plates ; the upper one, which is 2ft. square and placed diamond-wise, bears the crest, a dragon's head ppr. issuing out of a ducal coronet or., and the arms of Wright :- — az., two bars arg., in chief three leopards' heads or., impaling Wagstaff arg., two bends engr., sa., the under one couped at the top, in chief an escallop of the second. The lower plate, 2ft. 9in. by lOin., is inscribed : — Hac iacet svb vrna corpvs Iacobi Wright generosi QVi obiit dvodecimo die septkmbris ano christi MILLIMO SEXOENTESIMO & OCTOGESIMO QVINTO ^TATIS SVjE 61, CVIVS ANIMA REQVIESCAT IN PACE Hac bene qui meruit tumulatur Regis in urna Et patriae uiuens uerus amator erat Optima prima fere manibus Rapiuntur auaris Implentur muneris deteriora suis. THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. 27 Translation : — Under this tomb lietb the body of James Wright, gentle- man, who died on the 12th of September, 1685. May his soul rest in peace. Beneath this tomb is buried one who deserved well of the king, and who in life was a true lover of his country. The best things are generally the first to be snatched from our greedy hands, the worse things are filled with their full numbers, i.e., are undiminished. In order to make any sense of the last line, "numeris" has been conjectured for " muneris," which will neither scan nor give sense. There seems to have been an attempt to change " tumulatur," in line 1, into tumulator, which means nothing. Eegis is curious Latni. The seventeenth century prayer for the dead is remarkable. HASELEY. — Clement Throkmorton, Esq., 1573, and w. Kath., with 6 sons and 7 daus. Haines. Upon an altar-tomb in the chancel is this interesting memorial, part of which is palimpsest. This word is more properly applied to a M.S. in which the first writing has been defaced to make room for later matter ; but the term palim- psest is also applied to (1) brasses engraved anew upon the reverse side of the original ; (2) those altered to suit another name and date ; (3) unaltered effigies with new inscriptions. The present brass is an example of the first kind ; part of the inscription has lines of drapery on its reverse side ; and the group of sons is upon a plate bearing some beautiful architectural details. These portions have lately been fitted with hinges, so that both sides may be examined. The eflfigies of the knight and his lady are 2ft. 3in. and 2ft. liu. long respectively. The former is recumbent, his head resting upon a tilting-helmct ; but his feet are incon- sistently represented as standing amongst grass and flowers. His armour is chiefly of plate, but he wears a hauberk of mail ; and there are ruffs round his neck and wrists. There is no need to describe the armour in detail, but reference may be made to the two tuilles over the tliighs, the broad sahbatuns on the feet, and the rivets which fasten the plates together. The lady, who is at the knight's left side (armori- ally speaking, her proper position), wears a Paris hood, and a gown with out-standing collar, and tight sleeves pufled at the shoulders. J^eneath this is another dress, with profusely embroidered skirt. Euffs are seen at the neck and wrists ; and from the waist-band, attached to a long ribbon, hangs a book with two clasps. Below the knight are six sous, in long 28 THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. gowns aud doublets ; and opposite to them are seven daiigliters, dressed like their mother. Above the parents are two shields and a lozenge. The centre shield bears Throk- MORTON, with quarterings of Aberbury, Olney, Spiney, , and Wike. The lozenge, which has been relaid upside down, of course bears the lady's arms, Nevell, and the shield on the left shows the husband's arms impaling the wife's. At the bottom of the tombstone are two shields like those already described. The inscription is : — ^ Iberc Uctb tbc boDge of Clement tlbrol^nioiton Bsqufer tbc tbirDe 1 Sonne ot & (Bcorgc tTbroftmorton IRnicjbt, anD TKatberin mcvcll bis w^ffe tbe ffirstc auD elDcste 2)aiiabter of S"-- BOwarD IRcvcU Unigbt. of wboni be begatc s^je sonnes anD seven 1 Dautiters, be DeparteO tbi5 worlD tbe son&age beinge tbe jiiii"' of | December in tbe ^erc of our lovOc (3oD ^CCCCC seventge an5 tbree anO in tbe ssjtene ^ere of tbe raigne of our most Gracious anD sufferaigne laD^e auene Blisabetb, The Sir George Throkmorton referred to is the knight whose effigy is at Coughtou (see above). Dugdale gives an illustration of this brass. HILLMORTON.— -i lady, circ. 1410. Haines. This fine effigy, 4ft. Gin. long, is very similar to the brass at Merevale. It is underneath the floor of a pew in the south aisle of the church, and is in fairly good preser- vation. The lady is clad in a close-fitting kirtle, with sleeves reaching to the knuckles. Over the kirtle is a mantle drawn together by a cord. The head-dress is that known as the creqdne (see Merevale), with which is worn a graceful kerchief. At the lady's feet are two small lap-dogs. From her hands proceeds a scroll, part of which, containing the angel's salutation to S. Mary the Virgin, is lost. The follow- ing words are left : — Bve .... truer ventris tui. 3bu fili Dei miserere mci. That is in English : — Hail .... fruit of thy womb. Jesu son of God have mercy on me. There is no other inscription left ; on either side of the effigy is the matrix of a small shield. Dugdale records " two gravestones of marble having small portraictures in brass," a description which does not suit this example. THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. 29 There are no brasses at Ipsley, as Haines states, but two incised slabs. ITCHINGTON, 'LO'NG.—John Bosivorth, yeoman, 1674, and ws. Haines. A large plate, about 2ft, 2in. square, set in a stone tablet with pillars, mouldings, &c. At the top of tne plate is the figure of a man in a long belted doublet, kneeling upon a cushion. The letters i b are engraved near his head. Upon his right side is depicted a lady kneeling upon a cushion and holding a book. She wears a cap with acutely pointed sides, a bodice, skirt, and apron. The name Ellin or is inscribed near her. On the opposite side kneels a similar figure, with the name Isabella. At the bottom of the brass on the left is a skull and cross-bones, and on the right an hour-glass and cross-bones. The drawing is poor, and the spirit and style of the whole composition is debased. The following inscription is beneath the figures : — Behold the charity of John Bosworth or Yardley in the covNTY I OF Worcester Yeoman he departed this life the X™ of March 1G7| I in the lxxxii^ yeare of his age he gave BY his last will AND TESTAMENT | VNTO DIVERS TRVSTEES FOR THE VSE AND BENEFIT OF THE POORE OF | THE PARISH OF LoNG ItCHINGTON in THE COVNTY OF WaRWICK AND | THEYR SVCCESSORS THE SVMME OF XV^ IIII^ YEARLY FOR EVER TO BE | PAYD AND ISSVED OVT OF ONE MESSVAGE CALLED BY THE NAME OF | BrOWNE SCITVATE LYING IN BiCNILL ALIAS BiCKINHVLL IN THE COVNTY OF Warwick and alsoe one close of land in v parts combionly KNOWNE BY THE NAME OF WaDDICE AND ALSOE ONE LITTLE CRAFT CALLED Broad Craft and allsoe iiii rvdges of arrable land IN I A common FEILD CALLED EwETREE FEILD LYING IN YaRDLEY in THE I COVNTY OF WORCESTER VIZ V^ IIII^ TO BE BESTOWED IN xii twopenny i wheaten loaves every sabbath or lords day to be sett on the | commvnion table and to be distribvted by the chvrchwardens | and overseers of the poore vnto xii of the poorest of this parish | viz the other x^ to be bestowed for the maintaynance of a good & | able schoolmaster to teach the poore of this parish sonnes and | davghters to read the grajimer & other litkptatvre & allsoe to write | & cast accompt as in my will is more at large expressed | All yov that passe mee by as yov are now sok once was i As I AM NOW SOE shall YOV BEE Remember the poore & imitate mee 30 THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. MEREVALE.— i^oiL Lord Ferrers of Chartley 1412(9), and ii\ Marr/t. [SjJencer^'j Haines. These magnificent effigies lie upon the floor of the chancel. The knight is 5ft. 2in. high, and is clad in the plate-armour of the early part of the fifteenth century, viz. : bascinet, gorget (instead of the mail camail), epaulieres, brassarts fastened with straps, coutes, vambraces, gauntlets showing the finger-tips and armed with gadlings, cuisses, genouillieres, jambs, sollerets, and rowelled spurs. At the armpits are circular plates called roundels, which served to cover the joints of the harness. The breast-plate has a skirt of seven overlappmg taces, to the lowermost of which at its centre are fastened three smaller plates forming the baguette. Below this skirt is a row of rings, every third ring having another depending from it. This edging of mail may be part of a mail shirt, but is probably merely a survival in the shape of a fringe. The knight's sword has a straight cross-guard (part of which is lost) and is fastened to an ornamental belt, arranged diagonally across the hips. Part of a dagger remains at the left side, and the scabbards of this and the sword are ornamented with the usual rows of guttes or drops. The knight's head rested upon a tilting-helmet, which is lost ; the jKinache of peacock's feathers which adorn it is, however, in good preservation. At the feet of the effigy is an animal resembling a bear. The lady's effigy measures 5ft., and is at the knight's left hand, the head resting on two cushions. She wears the crcspine head-dress, which confined the hair in a net, and formed two small bunches over the ears, the whole being kept in place by a band encircling the head. Over this is thrown a kerchief. The rest of the costume is a long mantle fastened across the chest by a cord, and a tightly- fitting kirtle, with tight sleeves reachmg to the knuckles and buttoned beneath the forearm with eighteen buttons. A small dog, with a collar of bells, is at the lady's feet. There is neither inscription nor canopy, and as the brasses, both of which have been broken, have been relaid in a new stone, there are no matrices. Haines refers to illustra- tions of this brass in Gresley's Forest of Arden, and Boutell's Series. Gresley seems to suppose that the knight's effigy represents Eobert Earl Ferrers, who founded the Abbey of Merevale in 1148, and was there buried in an ox-hide, a most improbable supposition. MERIDEN. Elizth. liotton, 1638, with anagraw, Haines. THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. 31 An effigy, 2ft. 4in. long, representing a young lady of very comely appearance. She wears a cap with escalloped edges, beneath which her hair hangs in graceful curls. Her bodice, which is tied at the waist with a ribbon, has a double falling-collar and double cuffs, both with escalloped edges. The upper parts of the sleeves have lappets caught up above the elbow and tied with a bow. The skirt of the dress is plain, and short enough to reveal a pair of high-heeled shoes with rosettes in front. On a plate, 2ft. 4in. by 1ft. 4in., below the figure is this inscription, with an anagram upon the lady's name, i.e., a re-arrangement of the letters of her name in the form of a motto : — Memoriae Sacrum SVB ISTO LAPIDE MaRMOREO PLACIDE RECVMBIT ElIZA- BETHA EOTTON, SiNGVLARIS FoRM^ AC VIRTVTIS VIRGO FILIA ET H.ERES ThOM^ EottON GENEROSI, ET MaRGARETvE VXORIS EIVS, QViE IN FLORIDA (HEv) IVUENTVTE EX HAC Vita siigravit 14° die Decembris A° ^tatis sv^ 20 ET SaLVTIS NRiE 1638 The Text at her Funerall. Math. 9, 24. The maide is not dead but sicepeth. - ( Elizabeth Rotten ^"^§^•(1 to A blest Throne. Freinds weepe noe more: when this Nights SLEEPE is gone I shall a rise, and goe to a blest THRONE. Translation of the Latin : — Sacred to memory. Beneath this marble stone peacefully rests Elizabeth Kotton, a maid of rare beauty and virtue, the daugliter and heiress of Thomas Eottou, gent., and of Margaret his wife ; who in the bloom (alas) of her youth departed out of this life on the 14th of December in the 20th year of her age, and in that of our salvation 1638. MIDDLETON. I.— Rich. Bynnhani, justice <>f the Kinu's Bench, 1476, and uitlow Mar(jaret. Haines. These effigies, which arc 8ft. 2in. and 3ft. long respec- tively, are in good preservation, but iiave been relaid (at the entrance of the chancel), as there arc no matrices for the four shields of arms shown in Dugdale's illustration of the brass. The justice wears a coif or skull-cap, a fur- lined gown, open in front, with high collar and wide sleeves, and a large cloak fastened upon tlie right shoulder with two buttons. Upon 82 THE MONUBIENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. his feet (which rest upon tnri, with trefoil and other phmts springing from it) are pointed shoes. The lady wears a wimple or Ixtrhe, the sign of widowhood ; a large kercliief, and a Ions' loose cloak, beneath which is a kirtle girded at the waist. Upon her right wrist hangs a rosary of forty beads, four larger beads marking the decades. Attached to the rosary is a tassel. Upon a plate 2ft. 9in. by Sin. is this inscription : — Die jacent DiTs TRicarDus :fl3sn(}bain miles et Justiciari' De banko Dtii regis qui obiit jjiio | t)ic maii aiio Dni milli'o ccecJljjvio j£t O'na marciarcta sui cosors quou' aiabs ppicietiir Deus ame*. In English : — Here lie Sir liichard Byngham, knight, and justice of our lord the King's Bench, who died the 22nd day of May, a.d. 147G, and Lady Margaret his wife ; to whose souls God be merciful. Amen. There is an illustration of this brass in the Trans, of Arch. Sect, of Birmingham and Mid. Inst., 1874, p. 17. II. — Dorothy, w. of Ant. Fitzherbert, 1507. Haines. Upon the north wall of the chancel, in an arched recess, is a small brass shield with these arms : Arg., a chief vaire, or. and gu., over all a bend sa., for Fitzherbert impaling WiLLOUGHBY or., two bars gu., charged with three water bougets, arg. Underneath, on a small plate, is this inscription : — 1bie jacet Dorotbea filia Derici Milouobb^ I militis ae ujor Bntonii tfit3berberta- obiit | quto Die noucbrisTio Dni nioccccco scptio. Translation : — Here lieth Dorothy, the daughter of Henry Wiloughby, knt., and wife of Antony Fitzlierbert ; she died on the 4th day of November, a.d. 1507. The letters are carved in relief and are beautifully formed ; the ground of the plate is coarsely scored, probably to prepare it for the enamel which we may suppose once sur- rounded the letters. The original gravestone has lately been uncovered during some alterations to the chancel, and this brass, which had been fastened to the wall upside down, has now been relaid in its origiiuil position. Margaret Byngham, commemorated by No. I., was a sister of Sir Baldwin Frevill, and widow of Sir Hugh THE MONUMENTAL BKASSEH OF WAEWICKSHIRE. 33 Wiloughby, of Wollaton, in Nottinghamshire, and great- grand-mother of Dorothy Fitzherbert. Antony Fitzherbert was a justice of King's Bench. Dugdale gives an illustration of this brass. At Napton-on-the-Hill there is, behind the organ, an incised slab and a stone with matrices, and a brass shield inlaid in it. PAOKING-TOM {aWEAT).~Johu Wright, Vicar, 1527. Haines. Nothing remains of this memorial save the inscription, upon a plate 1ft. by 4iu. There are matrices for the four evangelical symbols, and a small figure of a priest in eucha- ristic vestments (see the account of a priest at Coleshill). The words of the inscription are — 1bic jacct Dii5 Jobes Mrggbt 1 qun&a vicarius istius ecclie q obiit I v>iuo Dice iiic^' amxcii anno Dni I m'"o ccccco iiv\i<^ cus ale ppciat' De'. In English : — Here lieth Sir John Wriglit, sometime vicar of this church, who died the 8th day of Marcl), a.d. 1527 ; to whoso soul God be merciful. PRESTOM 'BKGOT— Elizabeth, w. of Wm. BandoU, '* legis consiliarius,'' lij'd5. Haines. This effigy, which is now upon the 8.W. wall of the chancel, has lost its head. It represents a lady in a bodice, with lappets at the waist, and frilled cnlfs. The skirt of her dress is quite plain. The following inscription is upon a plate 1ft. 7in. by 9in. : DoRMiTORivM ElizabethjE Eandoll Eichi Knightley DE Bvrghe hall in Com : Staff : Abmig fih^e secvndje coNivGis Willi : Eandoll legis Consiliarii, qym per BEEVES ALIQVOT IN HAC PAROCHIA MENSES DEVOTISSIMA DEO, AMICISSIMA POPVLO, PRiECHARISSlMA MARITO SVO FiELICITER M;XIT, ET DEIN CVM OPTIMA APVD PIOS MEMO RIA, NON SINE PLVRIMA LAMENTATIONE, SPIRITVS EIVS REDIIT DEO ILLIVS DATORI 12° DIE DECEMBEIS A° DNI : 1G35 CVIVS TAMEN CAKO VIVA SVB SPK HIC SECVRE REQVIESCIT AC PLENA INTEGRA'] P IkSVM SVUM REDEMPTIONTS Ad VENTV SVO PROXIJIO AD OPTIMAM KESVRRECTIONEM. 34 THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. Translation : — The resting-place of Elizabeth Eandoll, second daughter of Eichard Kni^htley, of Burgh Hall, in the county of Stafford, Esq., wife of William Kandoll, barrister-at-law. For a few brief months she dwelt happily in this parish, most devoted to her God, most friendly to the inhabitants, most especially dear to her husband, and then with blessed memory among the good, and amid very much sorrow, her soul returned to God who gave it, December 12th, 1685. Her flesh, however, living through hope, rests here tranquilly and in full assurance of perfect redemption to a blessed resurrection through her Saviour at His next coming. RYTON-ON-DUNSMORE. J.—Rich. Wylmer, farmer, 1527, ((nd w. Joan. Haines. Unfortunately nothing remains of this brass except a group of six girls, and a plate, 23in. by 3in., bearing this inscription : — Bll cr^sten pepllc walFigng alone •• be bolDe tbe images of S»s stone : wber l\?en | URncbars) M)i:lnF s. b^s w^fte Jobne : tbe jriiij ^n^ of me^ vvt gooi^i recorDe be | &e;ncD owt of ^s vvorlD 15c sere of o^ lorJ) a | mv> jjvii to wbose soUgs S^esus gcvc coforD I farnF of s's townc well knowne was be : of go^ cbarite sag pi* m anD nvc. For the rubbing of this brass I am indebted to a lineal descendant of Kich. Wylmer, Mr. Joseph J. Green, of Stansted Montfichet, Essex, who informs me that he pur- chased the brass of the vicar and churchwardens at a time when it was in danger of being entirely lost. Glad as we may be that the brass is being carefully preserved, we feel bound to protest against the conduct of the vicar and church- wardens of Kyton, and regret the want of an adjective strong enough to characterise them. II. — Muses Machani, 7ninister, 1712, cct. 63. Haines. Upon the north wall of the chancel is a plate 15in. by 5in., inscribed as follows : — Here lyeth the Body of Moses Macham Minister of Ryton | who died June y" 29''' 171 2. Aged 63 years. Lo here doth ly a shineing light, wrapped up in the shades of night I the Sheppard is took from his sheep, but o would they his doctrine keep | and practice y" Rules that he did give, so shall y^ Pastor and y" People live. THE MONUMENTAIi BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. 35 At tlie bottom riglit-liand corner is engraved a skeleton underneath a tree ; and near this is a dark lantern standing upon a coffin, the former being the precise length of the latter. The wife of Moses Macham lies buried in the south-east part of St. Philip's Churchyard, Birmingham. SOLIHULL. 1.— William Hyll, (jent., 1549, us. habell and Aj/nes, and 18 children. Haines. The seven plates forming this memorial are now fastened upon an oak tablet which is hung upon the north wall of the tower. The effigies are about 2ft. long. One represents a man with long hair, who is clad in a loose gown edged with fur and having wide sleeves. This garment, which is thrown open at the chest, shows an under-tunic buttoned at the neck. The cutis of this dress are also visible. Fastened to the left side of the girdle is a gypciere. The ladies wear the kennel- shaped head-dress, small shawls upon their shoulders, and dresses with puffed and banded sleeves. The dresses are gracefully draped at the sides and reveal plain under-skirts. The shoes of all three effigies are broad- toed. The figures are smgularly like those at Aston, with which they should be compared. A plate 2ft. by 3Mn. bears this inscription : — ©f ^0 cbarite pra^ tor tbc soll^iS of Milliam Ib^ll cjetilman anJ) for 1 Jsabcll aiiD agues b^s wsfEgs wicb Mtlliam C»ecc55v?0 tbe vi Dag of | December pu tbe ^cvc of ovv lorDe goD a mo ccccejlli' on wbose | sole 5bu bave mareg amen. Beneath this are figures of 18 children, not arranged under their respective mothers as is usually the case, but in three groups, viz., four sons, eleven daughters, a son and two daughters. There is an illustration of the brass in Part I. of the " Warwickshire Antiquarian Magazine." II. — William Hawes, w. Ursula, and 8 chit., IGIO. This brass, not mentioned by Haines, is in a tablet with moulded border, at the east end of the north aisle. It is about 2ft. by 19in. William Hawes has close-cropped hair, moustache and beard, ruff, and gown with false sleeves (com- pare the brasses at Chadshunt and Barton). He kneels upon a cushion at a prayer-desk, upon which is an open book. Opposite to him is his wife in a Paris hood, rufl", and dress with plaited stomacher. Upon the tiled pavement behind the father kneel four sons in cloaks, doublets, and knee-breeches ; on the opposite side arc four daughters dressed like the mother, but without hoods. 3G THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. Above the husband's head is a shield with these arms : sa., a chevron arg., betw. three leopards' heads or. for Hawes, and this inscription : 1610 vVili.i' IIawes jetatis 80. Over the wife's head is this shield : gu., a chevron arg., pellettee, charged with two bars gemel of the Sold, bofcw. three lions', heads erased or. for Colles, .'ind the inscr. 1610 Vesvla Colles ^tatis 70. Between the shields, within a doublo-raj^ed nimbus, are the words " Jchouah god." At the bottom of the plate are these lines — Here Willm Hawes and Vesvla his wife Ther bodies lie ther sovles w'^" Christ in life Whose holy spirit did so direct ther wayes That in his feare they lived to aged dayes In endles joye they now w'^'^ Christ eebiaine By whose blood all salvation doe obtaine. Below this monument hangs a tablet of wood, upon which, between two trees, the one bearing hips and the other Arm's, are two epitaphs, one of fifteen verses in Latin, the initial letters spelling "gvlielmvs hawes," the other of thirty verses in English. Both will bo found in the " Warwickshire Antiquarian Magazine," Part I., p. 26. On the wall of the north transept are the following inscriptions upon brass plates : — III. — Here lyeth the body of Anne Averell | wife of George Averell gent: aged | 92 yeares, bvried the 9th day OF I December 1638. IV. — Heere lyeth the body of George | Averell gent aged 98 YEARES EV | EYED THE XXII DAY OF JvNE 16 87 HeE | had issve by Anne his wife fo\tie | sonnes and three davghtees. V. — Here lyeth y^ body op Henry Averell | gent sonne of George Averell gent | who lived a batchelovr and departed I this life y^ seventh day of Novemb I in the yeare of ovr Lord 1650. ] and in the 78" yeaee of his age. VI. — This ftone is not placed here to | peipetuate the memory of the Perfon | interred beneath it, but to preserve j her Aihcs, facred from violation. Therefore Good Friend, for JESVS fake forbear To dig the Dust enclosed here. 1746. Compare Shakespeare's epitaph at Stratford. THE MONUBIENTAX. BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. 37 SUTTON COLDFIELD. I.— Barbara Eliot, 160G, and 2 chil. Haines. On the north wall of the chancel is an efSgy 19in. high of a lady in a large calash or hood, ruii, and dress with tight sleeves, plain cuffs, stomacher compoKed of overlapping scales, and plain skirt projecting at the hips, where it is probably extended by a fartliinijaU of whalebone. The lady also wears low-heeled shoes tied with a ribbon. Standing upon a tiled floor alongside their mother are a boy, di-essed in a gown partially open down the front, like that worn by the boys of Christ's Hospital, and a girl dressed like her mother, but with a Paris hood instead of the immense calash. This inscription is upon a plate 21in. by Sin. : — Hic JACET Barbara Eliot filia Raphaelis Simonds ge NEROSI VXOR MAGISTRI EoGERI ElIOT RECTORIS IIVIVS ECGLESI^ QViE OBHT MENSE SePT. AN° Dni MILLESI. SEX CENT : SEXTO AN° ^TATIS SV^ VICESIM. QVARTO ET HABVIT EJUTV. PiAPHAELEil ElIOT ET ElIZABETHa ElIOT In English : Here lieth Barbara Eliot daughter of Eaphael Simonds gent., wife of Master Eoger Eliot rector of tliis church ; Avho died in the month of Sept. A.D. 1G06, in the 24th year of her age, and had issue Eaphael Eliot and Elizabeth Eliot. Eoger Eliot, mentioned in the inscription, was presented with the living of Sutton in 1595 by a widow lady named Elizabeth Ehot. (See Dugdale, p. 642.) II. — Josias Bull, (jent., 1621, ivith 5 children. Haines. Upon the wall facing the last is the effigy of a man, 16in. long, in ruff, civilian's gown reaching to the ankles, doublet, knee breeches and hose ; a similar figure to that at Barton. Above his head is a shield. Tin. long, with the arms of Bull impaling Botlier. Upon a plate, lOin. by Gin., is this inscription : — Here vnder resteth y" body of Iosias Bvll late of this towne gent : he tooke to wife Kathekine Walshe widdowe davghter of Willm Botlier of Tyes in Essex Esq. By whom he had issve 4 bonnes and 1 davghter : Josias Henry, George, John, and Ann : He deceased the 29™ of March Ano 1C21. Abovt y^ age of 50 yeares The children aie represented upon a small plate beneath the inscription. 38 THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. STRATFORD-ON-AVON .— ^wie [Hathaivay], iv. of Will. Sh(ikes2:iear(', IG'iS. Haines, In the chance], near the grave of Wm. Shakespeare, is a brass plate 15|m. by 7jiu., with this inscription : — Heere lyeth interred the body of Anne wife Of William Shakespeare who depted this life the g"' day of avgv. 1623 being of the age of 67 jeares Vbcra, tu mater, tu lac, vitamqii. dcdisti Vac mihi pro tanto munere saxa dabo Qiiam mallem amoucat lapidcm bonus angel' ore Exeat Christ! Corpus, imago tua, Scd nil vota valcnt : vcnias cito Christe, resuiget Claufa licet tumulo mater et astra petet. The following is a rough version in English : — Thou, mother, gavest life and suck to me : And I, alas, give but a stone to thee. Oil ! might some angel roll the stone away That thou, like Christ, might'st rise again to-day. Vain wish : come quickly Lord, then shall she rise — Thoueii now entombed — and ascend the skies. ••■&■" TANWORTH. I. — Robert Fulwode and iv. Maniuret. 1531. Unfortunately nothing remains of this brass (which is not recorded by Haines) except a group of ten children, and the following inscription (mentioned by Dugdale) upon a plate 2ft. 2in. by 3|in. : — ©rate p aiab' IRoberti fulwo&e Brmigerl d /iRargarete i _ — THjorfs suae. Qui q De | IRobert' tuit Bjcellentiffie Doctrinat' sfue litterat' in coie lege Snglic et obiit | w ^'^ mentis octobrs Bo &ni mocccccojjjjo cui' ale pptcietur Deus. amen. Translation : — Pray for the souls of Eobert Fulwode Esq., and Margaret his wife. Which Eobert was excellently well learned or read in the common law of England, and died the 20th day of the mouth of October, a.d. 1531. Vvliose soul God pardon. Amen. THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WABWICKSHIRE . 39 II. — Margt. dau. of Simon Ralegh, Esq., and to. of Andrew Archer Esq. 1614. Haines. This is a mm-al brass 19in, by 13|in., now set in an oak frame. The drawing is extremely delicate and refined. The lady kneels at a prayer-desk, upon which is an open book. Upon her head is a graceful Paris hood, underneath which her hair is brushed back. Her neck is encircled by a ruff, and she wears a bodice with tight sleeves, and a plain skirt. Over these is a loose sleeveless gown of brocaded material, open in front, and arranged in graceful folds upon the tiled floor. On the lady's right is a shield of arms with tasteful mantling: Archer, az., three arrows, or., impaling Ralegh Arg., a cross moline, betw. twelve crosses crosslet gu. Above the arms are the crests of the two families, respectively a dragon's head arg., issuing out of a mural coronet gu., and a boar's head erect, arg. Beneath the figure is this inscription : — MEMORLE SACRVM Margaretae Archer filise Simonis Ralegh de Farmborough Armigeri quae fuit mitiffima coniux Andree Archer de Tanworth Aimigeii nee non adiutrix paupcrum et sgrotantium dum vixit quas obiii: deci : tertio die August! An° 1614. In English : — Sacred to the memory of Margaret Archer, daughter of Simon Ealegh of Farmborough Esq., who was the most gentle wife of Andrew Archer of Tanworth Esq., and during her lifetime the helper of the sick and needy. She died the 13th day of August a.d. lGl-4. There is an illustration of the brass in Dugdale. Wl. — Inscription. Anne Chambers. 1G50. A brass plate about 16iu. by 12iii., now in an oak frame. At the top are engraved the crest and arms of Chambers. Then follows : — M. s. A. c. Juxta hunc locum jacct humatum exspectans iustorum rcsurrcctionem corpus Anna: uxoris | amantifsima; Johannis Chambers de Woodend hujus parochiit generosi quae obijt in Domino | 15" die February 1650 annoque a:tatis sua; 35° unica cxistcns filia ct hxres Edvvardi | Baylycs nupcr de Hasclor trcs filios (scilt) WJllum, Edmund, ct Johe""m Chamhcis | unamquc filiam nomine Elizabeth post sc ex eodem marito rcliquit. 40 THE MONUaiENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. Siste pedem qusso, cujus cinis estque requiras : Hie pietas, virtus, forma, pudorque jacet. Virgo pudica fuit, pia conjux, almaque mater Ouse multo fletu conditur hoc tumulo. Digna quidem vixifse diu florentibus annis Ablata est generis spcsque decusque sui. Nondum terdenos cum quinis vixcrat annos Parca ferox ultra cum superefse negat. Nil pietas virtus possunt, nil forma pudorque. Nil juvcnta potest : mors rapit omne cito. Et nunc Anna vale ; tu terquc quaterque bcata es, Vivere ciii Chris :o contigit atque mori. J. C. compojuit E. C. scLilosit W. C. dedit. Translation : — Sacred to the memory of Anne Chambers. Near this place lies buried the body of Anne the dearly beloved wife of John Chambers of Woodend in this parish gent. ; who departed in the Lord Feb. 15, 1050, in the 85th year of her age, being the sole surviving daughter and heiress of Edward Bayleys late of Haselor. She left behind three sons, to wit, William, Edmund and John Chambers, and one daughter Elizabeth — by the same husband. Stay, prithee, and ask wliose ashes these are : here lieth Affection, virtue, beauty, and modesty. She was a modest maid, a dutiful wife, a loving mother, who mid much 'grief is buried in this tomb. Worthy indeed to have lived to a hale old age yet she was snatched away, the hope and pride of her race. Ere she had lived thirty and five years, grim fate forbade her longer to survive. Affection, virtue avail nought, nought beauty and modesty, nor youth : death seizes everything anon. So now Anna, fare thee well : thrice, yea, four times blessed art thou wliose hap it was to live and die in Christ. John Chambers composed this. Edmund Chambers engraved it. William Chambers presented it. IV. — Inscription. Margaret Chambers, 1666. A plate 1ft. by 9|-in., in an oak frame, very similar to the last, but with larger and more deeply incised letters. The inscription is : — THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHiRE. 41 Hie iacet corpus Margaretae uxoris amantiffime Edmundi Chambers de Studley in com. Warr. Gen. fili:e et heredis Thomas Anderron defuncti quae obiit i6° die Maii Anno dom. 1666°, Annoq. setads suae 30°. Hie maneas paulum festinans quseso viator Aspicc quos cineres haec capit urna pios. Virtutum cultrix & rclligionis amatiix Vxor & alma parens hac tumulatur humo. Natura poteras bene Margarita uocari Viua ferens talem nomine & ore tuis MARGARETA uale, tu felix tcrq. beata Quae iufu Christi fcandis ad aftra poli Translation : — Here lieth the body of Margaret the dearly beloved wife of Edmund Chambers of Studley in the county of Warwick gent., daughter and heiress of Thomas Anderton defunct; who died May 16, 1666, aged 30. Pause here a little in thy haste, I pray thee, traveller : behold what pious ashes this urn doth hold. A cultivator of the virtues, a lover of religion, a fostering wife and mother is here mterred. By nature thou wert well fitted to be called pearl, exhibiting it alike in name and conversation while living. Margaret, farewell : fortunate art thou and thrice blessed, since at Christ's bidding thou soarest to heaven. V. — Insrription. John Chambers. 1670. A plate llin. by 8in., in an oak frame, veiy similar to Nos. in. and IV. The inscription and six elegiacs are not very deeply incised, and cannot be accurately made out from the rubbing in the writer's possession. TYSOE. !• — Thumas Mastrupe, priest, 1463. Haines. In the north aisle is an effigy, 14in. long, of a tonsured priest, holding a chalice, and clad in amice, chasuble, apparelled albc, maniple, and stole. (Compare the brass at Coleshill.) Upon a plate, 16in. by 2in., is this inscription : — Iblc iacet On" Cbom? /nbasstrupe qiiDa capcllan' ieti ccce CJul obitt I ssir &ic nics' novcbii "B^ Dm mocccc^IpUi cul' ale ppicict' Dcu6 amc. Here lieth Sir Thomas Mastrupe, sometime chantry-priest of this church, who died the 29th day of the month of November, a.d. 1403. Whose soul God pardon. Amen. 42 THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. II. — Xicholas Broivne and iv. Jane, 1598. Haines lias made a slight mistake in describing this brass, which lies in the north aisle near No. 1. It consists of a demi-figure of a woman, Sin. long, and a plate, 19 Jin. by 5in., with an inscription. The figure is similar to that of Barbara Eliot at Sutton Coldfield, the costume being a large hood, ruff, dress with tight sleeves and pointed stomacher of over- lapping scales. The inscription is as follows : — In hoc tvmvlo condvntvr corpora Nicholai Browne et Jan^ vxoris eivs, fili^ natv maxim.e EOBERTI GiBBS DE HoNNINGTON ArMIGERI, ET MaR- GERi^ Pridiox prim^ eivs vxoris. Qvae Jana diem Obijt vndecimo die Avgvsti, Ano Domini Milesimo qvingentesimo nonagesimo octavo. Translation : — In this tomb are buried the bodies of Nicholas Browne and Jane his wife, who was the eldest daughter of Eobert Gibbs of Honnington Esq. and Margery Pridiox his first wife. Which Jane died on the 11th of August, A.D. 1598. III. — Tomizane Browne second iv. of Xich. Browne 1611. This is not mentioned by Haines. It is a plate, 10|in. by 7iin., and lies near the last. Upon it is engraved a shield, bearing a chevron between three horses' heads couped at the neck and bridled. A similar coat is ascribed (Kittermaster's Arms, &c., of Warw.) to the family of Horsey, of Honnington. The inscription is : Here lyeth the body of | Tomizane Browne second | wife OF Nicholas Browne | who deceased y" 5 day of may | 1611. UFTON. — Pdch. Woddomes, pai'son, dc, 1587, and xv. Margery, tcith 7 chil. Haines. At the east end of the north aisle is a plate, 18in. by 16 Jin., engraved with the kneeling figures of a man and three sons, all in the gown so frequently described in these pages (see Chadshunt, Barton, Solihull II.), aiid a lady and four daughters. The lady has a high-crowned wide-brimmed hat, a ruff, and sleeveless gown open in front and worn over a dress with tight sleeves. The girls are similarly dressed, but wear closely-fitting caps instead of the hat. A prayer desk, upon which are two open books, separates the groups. THE MONUMENTAX, BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. 43 Beneath the figures is this inscription : — fbcic Igetb tbe JSoDDgcs of IRtcbarO Mo&Domes pars 1 son aiiD pattron anD vossioner of tbc Cburcbe SI pauisbe | of ©ufton in tbc Gountie of Wlarrif^e wbo OieO one | jflR^Dsomer Dai^e. 1587. BnD /iftargerg bis vviffe w^f 1 bcr seven cbilOrgn as namclge IRicbarD 5obn S. 5obn | Bnne Jone Blisabetb B^les bis iiii Davvgbters | wbose Soule rcstetbe witb (BoD. Vossioner" is supposed to mean advowson-holder. ( ( WARWICK, St. Mary's. I.— Thus, de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, 1-iOl, and Countess Martjt. Haines. These magnificent effigies, which are 5ft. long, are now mural, and are placed above the entrance to the Beauchamp Chapel. The Knight wears a bascinet, chain cainail, and suit of plate armour with roundels at the elbow-joints and gussets of mail at the armpits and insteps. The skirt of his hawberk, ornamented with a fringe of small bunches of rings, is visible beneath the jupon. The edges of the bascinet are ornamented with the w'ell-knowai '• ragged stafi^," the epaulieres, coutes, gauntlets, genouillieres, and sollerets are profusely chased. The jupon, a short close-fitting cassock with escalloped skirt, is diapered witli an elaborate design, and upon it are emblazoned the Beauchamp arms, Gu. a fess bet. six crosses crosslet or. Bound the Knight's hips is a trans- verse belt supporting a sword and dagger, all highly decorated. At his feet is a chained bear. At the Eaii's right side is the Countess, whose hair, gathered in a caul at the top of her head, falls down on each side of her face to be again gathered in a smaller caul on each side. Upon her kirtle, with its long buttoned sleeves, are emblazoned the arms of Ferrers of Groby, to which family she belonged : and upon her mantle the Beauchamp arms. A small lap-dog sits at her feet. Thomas Beauchamp, 4th Earl of Warwick, had a chequered career. He served Edward III., and was appointed one of the governors of Kichard 11. When that King assumed the government, Beauchamp retired to War- wick, built the N.E. tower of the castle, and enlarged S. Mary's Church. The Earl was subsequently charged with high treason and condemned to death, the sentence being changed for one of banishment to the Isle of Man. Upon the deposition of Kichard by Henry IV., Warwick was recalled and reinstated. Haines gives references to illustra- tions of this brass in Dugdale, Gough, Vol. II., PI. 2, and Waller, PI. 6. The first-named gives a picture of the original tomb, which w^as destroyed by fire. 44 THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. II. — Thos. Oken, 1573, and w. Jone. Haines. These figures are 23in. high, and are now mural in tlie N. transept. The husband has close-cropped hair and a pointed beard. He wears a fur-lined civilian's gown with false sleeves, over a long belted doublet. Upon his feet are round-toed shoes. The wife wears a small circular cap with lappets covering lier ears, and a loose over-gown with falling collar and puffed sleeves. It is confined by a sash at the waist, but being open from that point downwards displays an under- dress, the neck of which is visible above the falling collar. Round the lady's neck is a narrow ruff, or it may be the edging of the jmrtlct, " a kind of habit-shirt of fine materials with ornamental edging." The following is the inscription : — qiuc ©f sour cbajgte tbanl?6 for tbe Soules ot ^bomas Qken Si Jonc I bgs wgff on whose Soules 3c6\.\5 batb m'cg Jcsixe batb nrcv_ amen | Ikemembej gc cbargte foj tbe pore tor ever 21° DiTi mccccclislii. The story of Thomas Oken's dream will be found pleasantly told in " Historic Warwickshire," by J. Tom Burgess. Thomas Oken's benevolence appears to have reached " all sorts and conditions of men " in Warwick, Banbury, and Stratford, to the Bailiff and Aldermen of which place he bequeathed money, part for the delivery of a sermon to them, " the rest they themselves to make merry with, and at the end of their mirth, give God Thanks and say the ' Lord's Prayer.' " III. — Inscription. Eliz. Chowne. 1597. A plate 20in. by lOin., on the floor of the chancel, not mentioned by Haines. An Epitaphe vpon the death of M^f^ Elizabeth Chowne who died the last day of Avgvst, 1597. Here lies Elizabeth, twice happie wife, Of two good virtvovs men, blest from above ; With both, so withovt both, a godly life Till seaventie five she lived, in perfect love. Eesting a widdow eyght, and twentie yeares, JOYEING to see HIR DEAREST ISSVE WED, Before hir God in glory shee appeares, Hir corps feede woormes, hir Sowle by Christ is fed. Anno ^tatis sv.e 75°. THE MONUMENTAL BKASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. 45 IV. — htscription. (Jisseley Puckering, 1G36. Haines. This memorial, which is near the last, consists of three brass plates. Upon the first, 17iin. by lO^in., is the follow- ing inscription : — Memorise Sacrvm. ceciliie pvckering fille natv Secvnd.e Thom^ Pvckering MiLITIS ET BaRONETTI QV^ XtO DESPONSATA OBIIT 9° DIE Aprilis Anno Dni 1636 iETATISQ. SVyE 13". In English : — Sacred to the memory of Cisseley Puckering second daughter of Thomas Puckering Knight and Baronet ; who being wedded to Christ died the 9th of April, a.d. 1636, in the 13th year of her age. A second plate, about the same size as the last, bears this anagram (compare Meriden) : — Miftres Ciflelcy Puckering I flecp fecurc, Chrift's my King. Death's terrors nought affright mee, nor his fting I fleep fecure, for Chrift's my fovereigne King. A third plate, 22in. by 13|in., bears this epitaph : — Birth, breeding, beauty, grace and carriage fweet In thee Deare Saint did all togither meet. The funnc ne'rc faw a comelier face then thine Nor Heaven received a fpirit more Divine. Thrice happy Parents fuch a child to breed Bcgott agaync of God's immortall feed. Ceafc forrow then fith Saints and Angels fing To fee her matcht with an etcrnall King, V. — Inscription. Thomas Rons of Rouslench. 1645. Upon a plate 14in. by 8in. : — Memori^ Sacrvm Thome | Rovs filii natv quakti Thome | Barronetti Rovs DE Rovslench in comi- i tatv Wigornie qvi primis A _ ANNIS iETATIS SVyE t)miT | NONO DIE SePTEMBRIS ANNO | DnI 1645. 46 THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIEE . In English : — Sacred to the memory of Thomas Eous fourth son of Thomas Eons of Rouslench in the county of Worcester Bart., who died in liis infancy, a.d. 1645. WARWICK, S. Nicholas —i^o/.^. Willardsey , first vicar, 1424. llaines. A very graceful figure, 17in. long, now in the vestry. It represents a tonsured priest vested for mass, in amice, chasuble, apparelled albe, maniple, and stole (see CoLEsmLL). The amice, maniple, stole, and apparels of the albe are ornamented with cinquefoils. The folds of the chasuble are excellently represented. The inscription is upon a plate, 18in. by 4in., and runs: Ibic iacet IRoblus lldtllarOseg prim'jncari' isti' | Bcclie qui obiit £vp Ote mens' marcii anno Dni | niilTo cccci-jiiii. cui' aie ppicictur Dcus ame. Translation : — Here lieth Robert Willardsey first vicar of this church who died the IGtli of March a.d. 1424. Whose soul God pardon. Amen. This brass was stolen at the restoration of the church, but was fortunately recognised in a bric-a-brac shop in London by the late Eev. W. Staunton, and has been replaced in S. Nicholas' Church. WELLESBOURNE-HASTINGS.— Sir TJws. le Straunije, Constable of Ireland, 142G, ucitli SIS. collar. Haines. This particularly neat, soldierly-looking, effigy is about 2ft. long, and lies in the chancel. The knight is clad in a complete snit of jdate armour, not a link of mail being visible ; compare the brass at Wixford. The most noticeable features of this brass are the collar of SS. (see description of the brass at Baginton), the skirt of six overlapping plates called taces, and the shield-shaped plates at the armpits, which take the place of the usual roundels. At the four corners of the stone are shields, two plain and two emblazoned with the arms of Le Stkaunge, gu., two lions pass, in pale arg., crowned or. The following is the inscription, which has been restored: — 1bic iacet Ciominus ^boms le Strauncie niilc5 | nupcr Constabulariua IRegis in Ibibernia qui obiit 1 tertio <5ic /nbaii Bnno Ooniini mcccc 1 j£Vi ct regni IRcgiy Ibcnrici sejti quarto cuius anima: ppitietur Deus. THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. 47 Translation : — Here lieth Sir Tlios. le Straunge, Knight, late the King's Constable in Ireland, who died on the 3rd day of May, a.d. 1426, and in the 4th year of the reign of King Henry VI. : to whose soul God be merciful. Dugdale gives an engraving of this brass. WESTON - UNDER -WE ATHERLEY. I — hiscription. Anne Danet, 1497. Haines. Of this memorial, which is upon the chancel floor, nothing but the inscription remains, upon a plate about 18iin. by G^iu. Dugdale gives an illustration showing an effigy and shields of arms, and the matrix of a child's figure. At the top left corner of the stone is the matrix of a shield ; the other matrices are not visible, and may have been filled up with cement. Inscription : — Iberc iKtb Bnne ^anet \ovt of ©euaiD Danct (Scntilman i Doucibter Si con of tbc bcires of Jobn buggefforD lorD of | BDmonDc^cotc Molffricbstone Si /Ifceuston "Wllapenbur^ imiolstorp I Si Bgtborp in tbe coimtcs of tClarr Si legscct, wbicb anne I OcccsscC* tbe jviii ^a^ of Bugust tbe \?crc of 01- loiC) goD mo ccccljiiivii. ©n wbose sowle 5bu bave meg amen II. — Insciiptiun. Mar/jaret, w. of Sir Kdw. Saunders, hit. 1563. Haines. A large plate, 2ft. 5in. by 22in., inlaid in a Purbeck moulded panel, at the end of the north aisle. At the top of the plate are engraved the arms of Saunders Per die v., sa. and arg., three elephants' heads erased, counterchanged, and tusked or. ; Englefeld, Throkmorton, and Danvers. lielow these are the following Latin elegiacs : — Margerie Savnders artvs svnt morte solvti, PeRPETVA FiELIX MENS REQVIETE JACET. DoNEC ENIM VIXIT C(ELESTIA SEMPER AMABAT, Assiova VENERANS KELIGIONE DEVM. CoivGis Edwardi casto flagkavit AMORE, Prefvit et magna cvm ratione domi. MoRBVS ET EXHAVSTVM CORPVS CVJI FRANGF.RE CEPIT Ad dominvm ivnctas svstvlit illa manvs. Inde crucis Christi simvlachrvm l^ta poposcit Hoc OCVLIS animo sensibvs ^.gra notat. 48 THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. HiNC NEQVIT EVELLI MENS IN MEDITANDO TRIVMPHANS, Atqve SWM COLVIT NON SACIATA DEVM. Egregiam \t;tam mors est pr^clara secvta ; Margerie f^lix vitaqve morsqve fvit. And for the benefit of those who do not read Latin the following translation comes directly below the elegiacs : — Here Margery Savnders lieth whose mortall lymes ar cede BvT to enioy imortall rest her sowl to Heave ys fledd. Whyles lyf did last she was a paterne of good lyfe, Devowte to God, good to the poore, a chast Id perfit wyf. A howswyf of great skill, settinge her hole delight In- her iust love ad wedded mate s" Edward Savnders Knyght. For Christ his crose she calld amiddis the pangis of death Which she with mind and ie behelld vtill her later breath And so gave vp her gost to God which lyf did lend Who for her good and worthi lyf gave her a happi end The corps of Dame Margerie Savders dawghter of s" Thomas | Englefelde Knyght ad of Dame Elizabeth his wyf on of y" I Davghters of s" Kobert Throgmorto Knight lieth I THIS TOMB I WhOS SOVL GoD PDO SHE DIED Y" 11 OF OcTOBRIS Ac Dm 1563. " Sir Edward Sannders Knight" is described on a tablet of alabaster on the north wall as " sometime Chief Justice of England, and after Chief Baron of the Exchequer." Ill, — Inscription. Joyce Tomer, 1566, Haines. A small plate, 18in. by 8|in., on the south wall of the chancel. Joyce Tomer was evidently Sir Edw. Saunders' family doctor, for the inscription says : — ArTIS • ApOLLIEE • FVERAS * QVI " MISTA ' lODOCE : HeV • MORTIS • lACVLO * VICTE " ToMERE ' lACES : CviVS • IN • INTEBITVM • TVLIT * HEC * SOLATIA * TRISTEM : Savndervs • VERE * piGNORA : : amicitm; (scroll) (cinquefuils) Anno • Diii : 1566 : Decembris 22 (scroll) Then in very elegant Gothic characters is appended this translation : — Heare ■ lyeth • Joyce • Tomer • slayne • by • death : That : : had : : of : : physsicke : skyll : : (scroll) Whose : losse : these : comfortes • Saunders • shewes : As : : tokens : : of : : good : : wyll : : [scroll, dc.) The word " mista" is of course a Latinised form of the Greek au/^t???, " one initiated." THE MONUMENTAL. BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. 49 WHATCOTE. — TFw. Auldmjton, parson, 1511 (?). Haines. In the cliancel is the figure of a priest, about loin, high, head lost, vested for mass (see Coleshill, Tysoe, Warwick), and holding a chalice. The drawing is coarse. Upon a plate, y^in. by 2|in., is inscribed :^ — - pra^ for tbc sowl of S^. M^llm aul | Dington sointsme parson bere | ow wbos sowlc ibli bavc mgrcg. Wm. Auldington was succeeded at Whatcote by Eobt. Maud in 1511 (see Dugdale), and probably died in that year. WHICHFORD.— ^^ninii/i(iiii Weehhi /'est, Feb. 27th, 1886. 52 THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. Dugdale mentions brasses at Withybrook to Eichard Wrigbt and wife, 1501, and to Christopher Wren and wife, 1543. It is impossible to say whether this is part of one of these memorials. MORTON-MORRELL— I am indebted to J. A. Cossins, Esq., for a rubbing of this brass plate, which reached me too late for notice in its proper alphabetical order. The plate is inlaid in a stone with incised inscription to the memory oi Jnna Bat/shmc. It is 15in. square, and bears the crest, a bugle-horn stringed, and some good mantling sur- rounding a shield on which is a similar horn between three roses. Upon a shield of pretence are two squirrels addorsed cracking nuts. SHUCKBURGH, UPPER.— By the kind permis- sion of Lady Shuckburgh I have been able to obtain rubbings of the brasses in Shuckburgh Church, which is situated in her ladyship's grounds. The rubbings were, however, obtained too late for notice in alpliabetical order. Dugdale gives illus- trations of three memorials, comprising altogether sixteen brass plates. Since Dugdale's time the sixteen plates (which are still extant) have been unfortunately removed from their original matrices, mixed up, and relaid in great confusion. Wrong inscriptions and arms have been associated with the effigies ; the inscriptions have been placed in wrong positions upon the tombstones, and four memorials have been con- structed out of the original three. I will describe the brasses as they now exist, and point out the mistakes which have been made. I. — Man/t. dau. of Thns. Shiihhumjh and u\ of John Cotes. Circ. 1500. Haines. This brass consists of a shield, 6|-in. long, bearing the Shuckburgh arms, sa. a chevron between three mullets, pierced, arg. Below this and above the effigy is a plate, 20in. by 3|in., with this ijiscription : — Ibic iacet /iRargarcte Cotes iij' ^obii Cotes filii et bereD' | trbome Cotes De boningbam arniici'i quo&a fiUe ^bos Sbiihburrgb I senior' Oe SbuJ^burrgb arniig'i cui' aFe ppicietur Ocus. amen. In English : Here lieth Margaret Cotes wife of John Cotes (son and heir of Thomas Cotes of Honingham, Esq.) late daughter of Thomas Shuckburgh Esq, Lord of Shuck- burgh : whose soul God pardon. Amen. THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. 53 Below this is an effigy, about 20in. long, representing a lady in a flowing dress. Only the plate bearing part of the dress remains ; the rest of the figure has been incised in the stone recently, and was doubtless copied from Dugdale's engraving of the original figure. The shield does not properly belong to this memorial, and the inscription should be in its usual place at the feet of the effigy. See Dugdale's illustration. II. — Tomas Shukburghe Esq d- w. Elizabeth. 1549 (or 1560?). Haines. At the head of the tombstone is a shield, llin. long, with the arms of Shuckburgh quartering Napton arg. on a fesse, az., three escallops of the first. Below this are the figures of a knight and lady, about 22in. long. They are evidently by a provincial artist, and should be compared with the brasses at Aston, Compton Verney II., and Solihull I. The knight's hair is long and curly, his armour is of the ridged type, with pass-guards, roundels at the elbow joints, three tuilles, and cuspidate genouillieres. He wears sabbatons, a hawberk of mail, and gauntlets which leave the fingers exposed. Upon his breast- plate (or possibly hung to a band surrounding his neck) is a small crown. The same feature will be noticed in the brass of R, Verney, already referred to ; indeed, the absolute similarity of the brasses is most striking. The lady wears the kennel-shaped head-dress, an outer dress with puffed and banded sleeves, and a flowing skirt which is caught up under the left arm and reveals an under- dress. There is no inscription, but the following, upon a plate, 2ft. by 4in., which has been assigned to other effigies, doubtless belongs to this brass. See Dugdale. Ibic 5acet_^oma5 Sbuhbufcibc armic^er Si BU3abetbc vjor eC quon&a | ^\\e S. patronu6_C>e suploii Sbuhburgbe qui obiit Bnno Oiil | /llbilleijimo qufgetesimo t£ (Ij ?) pcio" Die mcnsis I Octobiis Quorii animab* proptttctur Deus. amen. Translation : Here lie Thomas Shuckburgh, Esq.. and Ehzabeth his wife, late lord and patron of Upper Shuck- burgh, who deceased a.d. 15 . 9 (or 15G0) on the first day of October. Whose souls God pardon. Amen. Part of the date appears to have been obliterated ; pro- bably the word was " quadragesimo," as Thomas Shnckijurgh was, according to Dugdale, " in Commission for Conservation of the peace from 18 H. 7. to the end of that King's Kaign, and for many years in H. 8. Time." 54 THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. III. — Anthony Shukbiirgh Esq. S iv. Anne, 1594. Haines As now arranged, this memorial consists of a shield like the one already described in No. I., the inscription just quoted, and two effigies, about 2ft. long. Nothing of the man remains but the head, with close-cropped hair and beard, moustache, and ruff. The rest of the figure has been engraved upon the stone recently. The lady's effigy has lost part of the head dress, which is that known as the " Paris hood." She wears a ruff, an under-dress with embroidered skirt, and gathered in pleats at the throat, and gown with wide falling collar, open in front, except just at the waist, where it is confined by a loose sash. The figure should be compared with that at Exhall. The shield of arms over Margt. Cotes belongs to these figures, but the inscription is wrongly assigned to them, for they represent Anthony Shuckburgh and his wife, 1594. The late style of costume proves this, and any doubts will be set at rest by a comparison with Dugdale's illustration. Upon the same stone should also be a group of three boys in civilian gowns and ruffs, another of five girls attired as the lady described above ; two shields emblazoned arg. two bars gules for FoxLEY, and a plate, llin. by 9in., engraved with the Shuckburgh crest altered and a shield of six quarterings, Shuckburgh, Dyseet, Lunell, and three others. The groups of children, the last-mentioned shields, and the following inscription of Anthony Shuckburgh form the fourth brass as they are now placed : — Ibecc Is burieD tbe JSoDlcs of Bntbong Sbuftburgb Bsquire | auD Bnne bis wlffc: tbe sa^De Bntboni? Departed) tbis Igfe tbe | first of Bprill in tbe ^eare of our lorDe (BoD 1594. Mors Mortem Vinci t ; per mortem post mortem Viuemus. In English : Death conquers death : through death we shall live after death. WIXFORD. I- — Thos. de Crime, Esq., and iv. Juliana, 1411. Haines. This is the finest brass in the county. The two effigies, each 5ft. long, are placed beneath a double canopy 8ft. high and 3ft. 2in. wide, with crockets upon the pinnacles and finials. At the upper left corner of the tomb is a shield bearing the Beauchamp arms ; on the right of this another THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. 55 shield bore the arms of Cruwe (a iiou rampant) impahng the arms of Juhana de Cruwe. A third shield bore the lion rampant, now obliterated, and a fourth (restored) has the cross of S. George. Below the shields and between the pinnacles and finials are four representations of a left foot, and the same badge occurs in the pediment of the canopy, in panels at its base, within circles at its lower corners, and between the words of the marginal inscription. No explana- tion of this seems forthcoming, except that it is " a family badge." At the base of the canopy in the centre is another shield of arms. The knight is in a complete suit of plate armour; bascinet with opening for the face, gorget, breast- plate with skirt of seven taces, and baguette, epaulieres, palettes at the armpits emblazoned with the cross of S. George, brassarts with straps and buckles, coutes, roundels, vambraces, and gauntlets. The legs are covered with cuisses, genouillieres, jambs, and the feet with soUerets. The sword- belt has been omitted. At the knight's feet is a lion. The lady, who is at the knight's right hand, wears the crespine head-dress, kerchief, mantle drawn together with cords, and a kirtle fitting closely, with long sleeves reaching to the knuckles, and buttoned underneath with sixteen buttons. At her feet is a lap-dog with a collar of bells. Eound the margin of the tomb is this inscription, with the family badge after each word : — tjic jacent n:boma6 Oe Cruwe Brnilgci I qui Istain capcllam fecit fieri qui obiit ... Die niensis . . . Bnno Domini niillimo cccc" 1 . . . et Juliana ujor eius que obiit | vicesinio Die mensis Deccmbr Bnno Dtii milleeimo cccco unDecimo quom animabs ppicietur Deus. 2lmc. Snien. Here lie Tijomas de Cruwe, Esq., who caused this chapel to be built, who died . . . day of the month . . . A.D. 14 . . . and Juliana his wife who died on the 20th day of December A.D. 1411, on whose souls God have mercy. Amen. Amen. This brass is well figured in the Cambridge " Camden Society Transactions," and in Wallers' " Jjrasses." 56 THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. II. — hiscription. Jane Alline, 1587. Upon a plate, 17|iu. by 7|-in., on tlie floor of the nave is the following : — Ifjcrc lietb tbe boD^e ot 5anc ailinc sometime tbe \vi \ fte of Bohn Blline wbicb M^ bequeatfje ber selfe to | be burieO in MijforDe Cburcbe anO tlDis saiD Jane I Blline baD Jssbevv bg ber trewc anD lawefnll busbanD | tcnn cbelDren tbat is to sa^e anne /iRargret /iRarge | rg Bnne Bli3abetb 5obn /Ifcarye aise 5obn Jssabell tbis I 5ane Zllline OepaiteD tbis transitory life tbe jviiitb | Daye of 2lpreU anno Domini : 15S7. Jesus. III. — Piise Grifyn, 1597. Haines. A plate 15iin. by lOin., upon which is engraved a shield with the arms of Griffyn sa., a griffin segreant arg. with eleven quarterings. Below this is engraved an arch upon columns, beneath which at a prayer desk kneels a boy in a civilian's gown. Underneath is this inscription : — Here lyeth the bodie of Kise Grif- fyn FOVRTH son of RiSE GrIFFYN OF Brome in y^ Covntie of Warwike Esqv- lER, he deceased . . . Daye OF Janvary and being in his infancye being bvt THREE qvarters olde Anno Dni 1597. The whole is in an oak frame in the vestry. WOOTTON-WAWEN. — John Harewell, Esq., and wife, 1505. The figures are about 3ft. long, and lie upon an altar-tomb in the chancel. Above the effigies are two shields, one of which is ar. upon a fess wavy sa. three hares' heads couped or, for Hare- well. Below the effigies are groups of five sons and five daughters, and below these two more shields with various quarterings. The man wears his hair long. Over his mail shirt is plate-armour of a heavy massive kind, the upper edges of the pauldrons being lengthened and curved upwards (especially THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIEE . 57 upon the left shoulcler) to form i^ass-guards and protect the neck fi-om a sword-cut. Haines says "the breast and back- plates have a large skirt apparently composed of small oblong plates, with one tuilette depending from it at the front and two at the sides. This peculiarity ... is perhaps intended for the skirt of lamboys (Gall, lamheau), which was a puckered skirt of cloth or velvet, worn over the thighs, and sometimes imitated by plate-armour." The feet of the knight are encased in broad sabbatons, and his sword is worn at the left side. The lady wears the kennel head-dress, a close-fitting under- dress, and an outer gown with loose sleeves. Bound her waist is a belt fastened with three metal rosettes, from which depends a chain supporting an elaborate pomander. Compare Coleshill II. Round two edges of the tomb runs this inscription : — 1blc tacet 3of3cs barewell Brmig' & Dna Bnna quonOtn ujor eiu5 Be imp I ujor BDwarDi (5re\) militis qui quipm Jobannes obiit J Die aprilis Bnno Onl m vc v^ ;i£t que quiDni Bnna obiit t>\c Bo Dni nio v quor afabs ppicietur Deus. Translation: Here lieth John Harewell Esq. and Dame Anna late his wife and formerly wife of Edward Grey, knight; which John died the 10th of April 1505, and which Anna died the ... . day .... a.d. 15 . . . whose souls God pardon. These spaces were left to be filled in when the wife died. II. — Inscription. Lady Agnes Smyth, 1562. Upon a plate, 20-|in. by 6in., mural, in the S. Chapel used as a vestry. Here lyeth the bodie of Ladye Agnes Smyth LATE WIFE OF b" JOHN SmYTH KnIGHT ONE OF THE Barons of thescueqvler, davghter of John Har WELL Esq. & one of y" coheires of Thomas Harwell Esq. her brother w*=" Agnes dyed y= 15™ of Febr. 1562 BILLESLEY. — Lucy ( Baldwin) u\ of Bernard Whallci/. 1700. A brass shield, about 18iu. long, upon the front of the west gallery. It is not recorded by Haines. Beneath the 58 THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. arms of Whalley and Baldwin impaled, is tiie following inscription : — IN MEMORY OF LUCY THE DAUGHTER OF JOHN BALDWIN OF GEASHILL in IEELAND esq? AND THE BELOVED WIFE OF BERNARD WHALLEY of BILLESLEY IN WARWICKSHIRE esq«- WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE SEPT XXVII MDCC THIS WOMAN WAS FULL OF GOOD WORKS AND ALMS DEEDS WHICH SHE DID EATINGTON or ETTINGTON, LOWER.— In the ruined church in Lower Eatington Park are several brasses, all exposed to the weather. One is a figure, 3ft. high, of a man with moustache, peaked beard, ruff, doublet, and civilian's gown of the lOth and early 17th century. Alongside this is a figure, the same size, of a lady, wearing a Paris hood, with the lappet thrown forward, a large ruff, embroidered stomacher and underskirt, and an outer gown loosely confined at the waist by a sash, and thrown open to display the under-skirt. The skirt is kept extended by a farthingale. There is a group of four children, girls. These efSgies are of excellent workmanship, and ought to be more carefully preserved. In another part of the tower is a plate 2ft. 4in. by 1ft. 5in., set in a wooden frame, with the following inscrip- tion, which may refer to the above : — Here lye bvried the bodies of Thomas Vnderhill of this TOWNE I Esq: and Elizabeth his wife, who lived married TOGETHER IN | PERFECT AmITIE ABOVE 65 YEARS, AND HAD ISSVE BETWEENE THEM XX | CHILDREN, VIZ : XIII SONBS & VII DAVGHTERS, SHE DIED 24 JUNII A° D. j 1G03, AND HE THE 6 DAY OF OcTOBER NEXT AFTER. ThEIR FrVG^VLITY IN | PROVISION FOR THEIR CHILDREN, THEIR CHARITABLE DISPOSITION TO RELIEVE THE NEEDY, AND GREAT BOVNTY IN HOSPITALITY WAS A PLEA | SINGE SPECTACLE TO THEIR NEIGHBOVRS AND MAY BE AN ALLVRINGE | PRESIDENT TO THEIR POSTERITY. As THEY LIVED TO THE LIKINGE | AND WITH THE LOVE OF MORTALL MEN, SO THEY DIED IN THE TRVE | SERVICE THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. 59 AND LOVE OF THE IMORTALL GoD, THE POORE, THEIR TENANTES j NEIGHBOVRS, AND FRIENDS WILL FOR A TIME BEWAILE THE WANT OF THEM BVT I THE AnGELLES OF HeAVEN AND SaINCTS OF GoD WILL PERPETVALLYE REJOICE IN THE COMPANY OF THEM, FOR GoD THEY FEARED, GoD THEY SERVED j GoD THEY LOVED AND TO GoD THEY DIED. ThEIR WARFARE IN God's CHVRCH | MILLITANT IN EARTH HATH BENE SHORT, ' BVT THEIR GLORIE IN HIS | CHURCH TRIVMPHANT IN HeAVEN WILL BE ETERNALL. Upon another plate, 1ft. llin. by 9|in., near which is a leaden shield with the arms of Underhill, is the following inscription in script-hand : — Here lieth the Body of Kichard Eden late of Staples Inn | London, Gent., son of Edw'* Eden of Lambcote by Anna Maria his wife Daughter of Eichard Fauconrt of Glaiston in the county of Kutland Esq. born February the second | 1701 departed this life the second of March 1719 j in the nineteenth year of his age. There is also a small brass plate, lOin. by 9in., bearing a shield of arms. In the restored aisle of the church, now used as a private chapel, is the following inscription : — Orate pro aTa 5obani" De i _ IHnDeibul et aguetis uj cji HAMPTON - IN - ARDEN. — Inscription. John Adkins and Katherine AdJdns. 1720, 1729. Since the account of a brass in Hampton-in-Arden (page 24) was printed, a second example, not then fixed in the church, has been placed on the south wall of the tower. It is a shield 21in. long and 12iD. wide. It contains the following inscription : — John Adkins I Sep' l^' 1729, 73 Died-/ Aged Katherine Adkins ( Apr^ i** 1720, 61 Our Flesh Also Shall Rest in Hope. Our Flesh is Sown and Like y* Grain Corrupts to rise and Spring again ■ Its Growth is Owing to Decay Twill Ripen by the Harvest Day. Thy Angels, Lord, the Reapers are May it be their Peculiar Care That they this Wheat From tares discern And Gather it into thy Barn. This brass is not mentioned by Haines. 60 thk monumental bkasses of warwickshire. Brasses in Private Possession. BADDESLEY-CLINTON HALL.— i lady in heraldic mantle. Circ. 1500. By the kindness of Mrs. Bering, of Baddesley-Clintou Hall, I am enabled to furnish an account of this brass, of which Haines makes no mention. It is preserved in the private chapel of the Hall, and probably was once in the parish church. It represents a lady kneeling upon a cushion embroidered with quatrefoils, her hands clasped in prayer. Upon the first and third fingers of the left hand are rings. She wears the kennel-shaped head-dress, a mantle drawn together with long tasselled cords, and a kirtle. Upon the mantle are emblazoned the arms of Brome : sa., on a chev. arg. three broom sprigs vert., quartering Arundell sa., six hirondelles, arg.j 3. 2. 1. The kirtle appears to be emblazoned ermine. It IS supposed by a writer (the Eev. Father Norris) in The Oscotian, Vol. IV., No. 15, Dec, 1885, that "it is a memorial of Elizabeth Arundell who married Nicholas Brome, or of their daughter Constance who married Sir Edw. Ferrers." The figure has been prepared by coarse hatching to receive enamel or some resinous composition, to express the sable tincture, but no traces of colouring matter remain. OSCOT COLLEGE.— G^^o. and John Elyott, (jentle- men. 1551 and 1557. In the museum of Oscot College, which is so near to Birmingham that it may be considered as virtually in Warwickshire, is the brass efSgy of a knight, 1ft. 10|in. long. The knight's head rests upon a helmet, his hair is short, and he wears a forked beard and moustache. Eound his neck and wrists are frills. The breast-plate is long- waisted and has two tassets of several plates, rounded off at the bottom ; pauUlrons, large, with passguards ; skirt of mail, with vandycked edge. Upon the feet are sabbatons, and rowelled spurs. There is also in the museum the following inscription, in Gothic characters, upon a brass plate about 2ft. by 5in. :— Here under this stone lyeth buryed In the mercy of God the I bodyes of George Elyott and John Elyott gentilmen beynge too | brothers whiche George decessyd the vi day of September A" MVLl | and the sayd John decessyd the XX day of October A" MV^LVII. whos | dethes have you yn Eemembrance calling to God for mercy. THE MONDMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. 61 The effigy may represent one of the brothers, though there is nothing to prove this. It is not known whence the brass came. I am indebted to Mr. Thomas Wareing for a sight of a rubbing of these plates. WROXALL.— -1 i'ddij. Circ. 1430. Haines. This effigy, 2ft. lin. long, is now in the possession of J. B, Dugdale, Esq., of Wroxall Abbey, who kindly allowed the writer to make a rubbing. The lady wears that develop- ment of the crespine head-dress, called the horned head-dress, which arose from the side cauls of the former being so enlarged that the outer edges stood above the forehead. Over this is thrown a kerchief which falls upon the shoulders. Over her kirtle the lady wears a long gown with falling collar. It is girt high up, and has very deep sleeves, close and edged with fiu- at the wrists. A precisely similar figure will be found in Haines, p. 210. The brass is '• said to have been originally in Brailes Church, but no matrix corresponding to it remains there." Haines. ILMINGTON. I.— Inscription. The Brent Family. 1531—1666. A plate about 80in. by 24in. on the wall of the N. transept, not mentioned by Haines. The Brents of Stoke have had a place of bvrial here SINCE I the coming OF THKIR AVNCESTER OVT OF SOMERSETSHIRE I ABOVT THE YEARE 1487 BVT THE CONCEALKD NAME OF JoHN | BVSTON WHO MARRIED MaKGEKY DAVGHTER OF GeORGK CoLCH I ESTER THEN OF StoKE AND AdMINGTON EsQVIER ABOVT the yeare | 1498 and dyed 1531 | Their son William Brent Lord of Stoke and Adming- TON dyed I 1595 WITH Elizabeth his wife here bvried | Their son Richard Brent maried Mary davghter of John HvGGEFORD I EsQVIER AND KaTHERINE HeNNAGE HIS WIFE 1572 AND DYED 1587 HERE BVRIED | ThEIR SON RiCHARD Brent married Elizabeth davghter of | Giles Reed Esqvier AND KaTHERINE GrEVILL HIS WIFE ANNO 1594 AND | DYED 1652 He was herb bvried bvt his wife at Bredon with | her FATHER. 62 THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRl!:. Their son Richard Brent married Margaret davghter of S" John | Peshall Baronet and Anne Sheldon his wife And 1 622 FOVR OF WHOSE | CHILDREN (viZ) FrANCES, MaRY, ElIZABETH, and Giles lye here bvriisd anno 1657 | The s" Makg. Brent died Jvne 10th 1666 here bvried | Cut ^amiltae pioptcictuc Dene ^cmpiis eDai rcium, pertunt et nomina eaja ©mnia mors poscit, lei* est won poena periie. The Latin is very faulty. II. — Inscription. Egidim Palmer, 1665. A plate about 27in. by 13iu., in moulded tablet, with shield of arms, on the wall of N. transept. Not in Haines. Egidivs Palmer de Compton Armig. Filivs 8'^ Johanis Palmer et Eleanorae Rovse obijt le'^" die 8°"'^ Ano 1665 Anno Aetatis 50" in Cvivs memoriam maestissima vxor Eliz FiLiA Henrici Jones de Chastleton in Com Oxon Armig'. Hoc vltimv Amoris monvmentv posvit. Reliqiiit Siwstites Johane 7inicu Film tres Filias viz Elizahetha Anna et Maria. Postqva Hic Militia Complevisset (in Rebelles Scotos vexillarivs Anno 1638 in Rebelles Hybernos Dvx Anno 1642 in Rebelles Anglos Dvx major Anno 1645) per gradvs Militares svmmv in patria Honore obtinvit. III. — Tmcription. Edmund Jones, 1667. A plate lOin. by 8in., on the wall of N. transept. Not in Haines. Here heth the body OF Edmvnd Jones gent the 6" SONNE of Henry Jones of Chastleton IN the Covntie of Oxon Esq" who deceas- ed the 14''" Day of Febrvary Ano Dni 1667 FT iETATIS SViB 44. THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF WARWICKSHIRE. 63 With this is a small shield emblazoned with a gryphon, and the motto Silentio et diligentia. The same shield occurs in several places on the floor of the transept. IV. — Inscription. Dorothea Palmer, 1763. A plate 16in. by 12in., in a moulded tablet. Beneath a lozenge emblazoned with the arms of Palmer and Lyttelion, impaled, is the following inscription : — Neak Tms Place lyes intered THE Body of DOROTHEA PALMEE THE Widow and Eeliot oii- GILES PALMER late of COMPTON SCORPHIN Esqvire, and only Davghteu of HVMPHREY LYTTELTON late of SHERIFFS NAVNTON, in the Covnty of Worcester Esqvire Deceased : Who died the Thirty-first Day of March 1763 IN the 77^^° Year of her Age. FINIS. INDEX. Abbess, 17. Abell, 11. Adkins, 59. Admington, 61. AUine, 56. Anagram, 31, 45. Anderton, 41. Archer, 39. Arundel, 60. Asheton, 49. Askell, 11. Astley, 3. As ton, 4. Auldyngton, 49. Averell, 36. Bablake Hospital, 21. Baddesley-Clinton, 60 Bagintou, 7. Bagot, 7. Bagsbaw, 52. Baldwin, 57. Barchestou, 8. Barton. 9. Beauchamp, 43, 55. Beck, 4. Bennet, 50. Beresford, 14. Billesley, 57. Boles, 51. Bosworth, 29. Bond, 21. Botlier, 37. Brailes, 61. Brass, 1, 2. Bredou, 61. Brent, 61. Bridgman, 6. Brome, 60. Browne, 42. Bull, 37. Bury, 9. Buston, 61. Byngham, 31. Cave, 22. Chadsbunt, 11. Chambers, 39, 40, 41. Cbarlecott^ 11. (;basileton, 62. Cheylesmore Park, 23. Chowne, 44. Chrysoms, 18. Clifton, 12. Colborn, 9. Colchester, 61. Coleshill, 11. Comptou Scorphiu, 63. Compton Verney, 14. Consiliarius (legis), 33. Cotes, 52. Coughton, 16. Coventry — St. Michael, 18. Holy Trinity, 22. Crugge, 4. Cruwe, 54. Danet, 47. Digby, 12. Deuye, 17. Eatington, Lower, 58. Eden, 59. Ehot, 37. Elyott, 60. Ettiugtou, Lower, 58. Exhall, 23. Faucourt, 59. Fenton, 13. Ferrers, 30, 60. Ffurnor, 26. Fitsjherbert, 32. Fulwode, 38. GaydoD, 11. Goashill, 58. Gibbs, 42. Glaiston, 59. Greenhill, 51. Grevill, 61. Griffyn, 56. Halford, 24. Hampton-in-Ardeu, 24, 59. Hauslepp, 26. Harbury, 25. Harewell, 56. ilaseley, 27. Hathaway, 38. Hawes, 35. 66 INDEX. Henuage, 61. Scrope, 21. Hillmorton, 23. Sewell. 19. Hinton, IS. Shakspeare, Ann, 38. Holte, 4. Shakspeare'.'iepitaphimitated,36. Hu^'geford, 61. Sbeldou, 62. Humfray, 8. Sheriff's Naunton, 63. Hyll, 35. Shuckburgb, 52, 53, 54. Simonds, 37. Ilmingtoii, 61. 62, 63. Smyth, 57. Ipsley, 29. Solihull, 35, Itchington, Long, 14, 29. S.S. Collar, 7, 46. Stoke, 61. Jones, 62. Stratford, 38. Justice of King's Bench, 31. Suttou Coldfield, 37. Knightley, 33. Tanworth, 38. Tawyer, 10. Lambcote, 59. Throkmortou, 16, 17, 18, 27. Le Straunge, 46. Tomer, 48. Lloyd, 6. Tyes, 34. Lyttelton, 63. Tysoe, 41. Macham, 34. Uftou, 42. Marskre, 11. Underbill, 10, 58. Mastrupe, 41. Medley, 50. Vause, 17. Merevale, 30. Vavasour, 22. Meriden, 30. Verney, 14, 16. Middleton, 31. Vexillarius, 62. Milward, 14. Vossioner, 43. Morton-Morrell, 52. Wagstaff, 25, 26. Napton, 33. Walshe, 37. Nevell, 28. Walsiugham, 23. Warwick — Odyngsale, 14. S. Mary, 43. Offaly, 14. S. Nicholas, 46. Official, 13. Wellesbourne Hastings, 46. Oken, 44. Weston-under-Weatherley, 47. Oscot, 60. Whalley, 57. Whatcote, 49. Packington, Great, 33. Whichford, 49. Palmer, 62, 63. Whithead, 22. Peshall, 62. Whitnasb, 50. Preston Bagot, 33. Wightwick, 20. Pridiox, 42. Wilkins, 11. Puckering, 45. Willardsey, 46. Putteuham, 18. Wiloughby, 32. Withybrook. 51. Ralegh, 39. Wixford, 54. Ilandoll, 33. Woddomes, 42. Reed, 61. Wooiton-Waweu, 56. Rotton, 30. Wright, 26, 33. Rous, Rousieuch, 45. Wroxall, 61. Ryton, 34. Wykham, 11. Wylmer, 34. Saunders, 47. Savage, 25. Yardley, 29. 1 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LIBRARY Los Angeles This book is DUE on the last date stamped below. -m Badgei^- .l8U2 Konumental B Ti | Tn _hrasses^ oJE- lYarwickshire NB I8h2 Mliim UC SOUTHERN REGIONAL LIBRARY FACILITY AA 000 282 066 o