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A SUMMARY CATALOGUE OF SEPULCHRAL MEMORIALS AND REMAINS OF ANCil:NT ART EXISTING IN PARlSH CHURCHES,

HUNDRED OF. BLYTHING, SUFFOLK. BENACRE, Mon1tments. I, Mural, of white marble, " Exuviee Edwardi North de Benacre, Arm, fil, natu minoris Edwardi North Arm. ob. 12 Feb. 1707-8, set, 44. Arms: North, im• paling Colby, Ar. a chevron between three escallops or, 2. Mural tablet of black marble, " Francisca uxor Edwardi North, Arm. fil. et heer, Edmundi Eade, B.D. oh. 26 Apr, 1663, set, 30." Arms : North. 3. Small tablet. North Carthew, only son of Thos, Carthew. Esq. and Sarah his wife, d. 9th Sept. 17 I 6, agecl 5. Arms : Carthew, Or, a chevron between three mews proper. Various stones in the floor for North's, and Carthew's, and Gooch's. 4. In the south aisle, tablet of white marble, John Joseph Gooch, Esq, third son of Sir Thomas Gooch, Bart. and Dame Anna Maria his wife, d. 3 May 1794, aged 23, at Clifton, buried in the cathedral of Bristol. , 5. Large mural, of white marble, in the nave, for Sir Thomas Gooch, Bart. who died lO Sept, 1781, aged 62, Dame Anne his wife, d. 17 April 1767, aged 45. Sir Thomas Gooch, Bart. who died 7 April 1826, aged 81 : and Dame Anna Maria Gooch, the wife of Sir Thos. Gooch, who died 28 Sept. 1814, aged 72. BLYTHBURGH, Monuments. I. In the north aisle, an altar tomb of Purbeck marble ; this is called the tomb of Anna, King of the East Angles, who, with Ferminus, his son, was killed in a battle in this parish in 654, by Penda, the Mercian ; but the style of the tomb renders such a supposition absurd; it was more probably erected in memory of some individual either of the family of Swillington or Hopton, who were lords of the manor. There is an engraving of it in Kirby's " Twelve Prints." 2. Another table monument of Purbeck, which had on the top a figure in brass, with shields for arms, all now lost. Here were numerous brasses, all of which are gone. BLYTHFORD, Monument. Mural, of white marble, for John CATALOGUE ot HPtJLCHRAL MONUMENTS, &c. 475 Dresser, Esq. born 20 May 1746; buried 18 Feb. 1822; High Sheriff for the county I809, BRAMFIEI,D, Monuments. I. Against the north wall of the chancel, on an altar-tomb, lies the full length of a woman in white marble ; she reposes on a bed, and holds an infant in her arms. Above, in a niche, is the full-sized figure, in marble, of a man in armour, kneeling, his hands clasped, and erect before him ; his head naked ; the whole inclosed in an iron railing, For Arthur Coke, Esq. third son of Sir Edward Coke, Knt. Lord Chief Justice; and for Elizabeth his wife, daughter and heir of Sir George Waldegrave, Knt, She died 14 Nov, 1627; and he 6th Dec. 1629. Arms: Coke, with quarterings, impaling Waldegrave, with his quarterings. This tomb was made by Nicholas Stone, at the cost of 1:30[, See Walp. An, of Painting. 2. A small tablet placed in the piscina: " Edwardi Nelson, A.M. ro IJ1r11roi-:" ob. 18 Nov. 1744, Arms: Nelson, Per pale arg. and sa. a chevron between three fleurs de lis, all coun• terchanged. 3. A mural monument of marble, for Elizabeth, wife of Regi• nald Rabett, Esq, who died 15 July 1760, aged 68; and for Reginald Rabett, Esq. her husband, who died 25 Jan. 1763, aged 70. Also for Rev. John Rabett, their younger son, died 8 Jan, 1763, aged 39. Arms: Rabett, Arg, a chevron sa, guttee d'or between three rabbit's heads couped of second. On an in• escutcheon, Rust? Per chevron or and gu. three lions passant counterohanged. 4. Nave, north wall, a mural monument of white, surmounted by a pyramid of black marble; for Reginald Rabett, Esq. of Bramfield Hall, d. 30 May 1810, aged 39; and Mary his wife, who died 22 Feb. 1832, aged 59. BRAMPTON. Monuments. I. Mural, of black and white mar• ble, handsome, for Robert Leman, Esq. of Brampton, who died April 22; 1788, aged 84; and Mary his wife, daughter of Nunn Pretyman, Esq. who died 5th Aug. 1762, aged 58, and their children. Arms: Leman, Arg. a fess between three dolphins embossed arg. impaling Pretyman, Gu, a lion passant between three mullets arg. 2. Plain mural monument of white marble, for N. T. O. Le• man, Clerk, Rector 43 years, who died 81 Jan. 1887, aged 77. Arms: Leman, quartering Orgill, Arg, a fess between three 476 CATALOGUE OF SEPULCHRAL MONUMENTS, &c. crescents, each surmounted by a fleur de lis or; and impaling Anderson, Arg. a chevron between three crosses flory sa. Many stones in the floor for Lemans and Talbots. CHEDISTON, Brass. A stone which had a brass figure, now gone; but there remains a shield of arms, on a bend double• cotised four escallops. CooKLEY. Brass. Figures of a man and woman: for Mar• geri Browne, late the wife of William Browne, deceased, died 17th Sept. 1594, The foresaid William dyed 22 Nov. 1587, and lies buried in the church of Rendham ; figures of four sons and three daughters; height of the figures 18! inches. CRATFIELD, Brasses. I. No figure: " Hie jacet Robertus Warner, sen. gen. filius et heeres Gulielmi Warner nuper de Cratfield, gen. eet, 80, 1650. Eliz. uxor, filia Alexandri Cour• top de Crornbrooke, co. Cantuar. Arm." Arms : Warner, a bend engrailed between six roses. 2. No figure. William Fiske, son of Wm. Fiske, gent. died 8 April 1640, aged 70. Also Elizabeth his wife, daughter of John Richman, of Hedenham, Norfolk, Monument. 1. Mural, of white marble, for Sarah, widow of Robert Mynne, gent. d. 6 Dec. 1724, aged 82. DARSHAM. Brasses. I. In the chancel, the figure of a woman. Mrs. Anne Bedingfield, late wife of Eustace Bedingfield, of Holme Hall, Norfolk, Esq. died 29 March 1641, aged 80. Arms: Bedingfield, impaling Hawke, four bendlets, a chief erm. Height of the figure 18! inches. Etched in Cotman's Suf• folk Brasses, 47. 2. " am•m .m«ratb bttt trottb tvr @n wf}ofjt fjOUlt @ob babe m'tit. ~mtn." 3. On a small slip of brass : " @tatt P' a'i'a ,ll!tatiOttt lttbt cui' a'i't p'pit'tt' meu' ." Monuments. I. A large mural one of black and white marble, richly gilt and ornamented, for Sir Thomas BedingfielBLYTHING HUNDRED, SUFFOLK. 477 Hagbech Hall, and Dame Frances his wife. She died 6 March 1801, aged 30. Arms: Peyton, Sable, a cross engrailed or. 3. In the nave, white marble, against the wall, for Charles Purvis, Esq. of Darsham House, and of Bath, died lO Dec. 1808, aged 65. Geo. Purvis, Esq. Capt. R.N. Commissioner of the Navy, and M.P. for Aldeburgh, Suff. died lO March 1740, aged 61. Elizabeth, wife of George, d. l June 1739, aged 45. Charles Wager Purvis, Esq. R. Adm. died 15 Jan. 1772, aged 57. Amy Purvis, relict of the last, died 2 I Dec. 1777, aged 58. Henrietta Maria, daughter of said Charles Wager Purvis and Amy, died 27 Feb. l 769, aged 13. Purvis arms : Az. on a fess arg. between three mascles or, three cinquefoils of first, impaling Cruttenden, Az. a chevron or, guttee DuNWICH. New church; a mural monument for Col. Barne, lately erected. FaosTENDEN. Monuments. J. On the north wall of the chancel, a small tablet for. Thomas Pretyman, Rector, who died 31 August 1756, aged 43. 2. A mural monument of white marble with a black tablet, " M. S. Gulielmi Glover, Armig. filii unici et heredis Gulielmi Glover, quondam de Ash juxta Campsey in agro Suff. Ob. 1 l March 1660, eet, 42." Arms: Glover, Sa. a fess embattled erm. between three crescents arg. impaling, Or, on a chief in• dented gu. three crescents arg. 3. On the south wall of the chancel another mural monu• ment: " M. S. Gulielmi Glover, Armt, hujus Ecclesiee Pa• troni, ob. 20 Sept. 1726, eet, 83." Arms: Glover, impaling Sparrow, Erm. three roses arg. barbed and seeded proper. 4. On the same wall a small oval tablet, for Miss Louisa Leekey, daughter of Deputy Leekey, of Basinghall Street, Lon• don, died 25 June 1797, aged 29. In the floor, other stones for Glovers, &c. HALESWORTH. Brass. In a chapel on the north side: "Hie jacet Johanna Crosse, nuper uxor Joh'is Crosse, gen. et Maria Keble dure filire Jacobi Keble, gen. qure sepeliebantur in annis D'ni 1644 et 1645." This is now covered by pews. Monuments. I. Mural, of white marble: "Henricus Beding• field, Eques auratus, filius quartus Johannis Bedingfield, de Halesworth, Armig. Capitalis J usticiarius de Coiiiuni Banco, &c. 2K 478 BLYTHING HUNDRED, SUFFOLK.

Ob. Feb. 6, 1686-7, eet. 54." Arms: Bedingfield, impaling Bedingfield. 2. On a wooden tablet, framed, and painted in oil, are the arms of Ashton, Arg. on a mullet sa, an annulet or, -with quar• terings : also Brereton of 24 coats, for Richard Assheton, borne 26 July 1622, sonne and heire of Raphe Assheton, of Kirkby, co. Line. died May 28, 1641. S. An oval tablet of white marble in the vestry, for Rev. Wil• liam Cross, A.M. Rector of this parish, and Vicar of Amwell, Herts. Died 31 Dec. 1821, aged 56. 4. Mural, of white marble, in the nave, for Isaac Avarne, Clerk, A.M. Rector 34 years. Died 17 July 1820, aged 80; buried at Buckland, co. Herts. 5. Another neat mural tablet of white marble; for James Reeve, Esq, who died 10 Dec. 1826, aged 62: also for Frances his wife, died 13 July 1838, aged 65. HENSTEAD, Monuments. 1. Against the north wall of chan• cel, four upright slabs of white marble, for I. Robert, third son of Edmund Bence of Benhall, died 19 Dec. 1765, aged 72. 9. Robert Sparrow, of Worlingham, d. 15 Sept. 1765, aged 60, 3. Anpe, wife of Robert Sparrow, and daughter of Robert Bence, died 8 Nov. 1776, aged 68. 4. Lawrence, only son of Robt. and Mary Bence, daughter of Lawr. Eachard, A.M. died 31 March 1747, aged 41. 5. Mural, of artificial stone, for William, son of John and Elizabeth Clarke, late Commander of the ship Iris, slain in an engagement with a Dutch ship in the Indian Ocean, 7 Nov. 1804, aged 37. 6. Another similar monument. " In a vault in the burial• ground of St. Paul at Deptford, Kent, are deposited the remains of George Mitchell, only surviving child of Richard and Sarah Mitchell, and of Frances his wife, who died 180!3." Arms: Mitchell, Az. a chevron gu. between three swans arg. impallng Pell, Erminois, on a canton arg. a pelican vulning herself. 7. Small mural, Laur. Eachard, A.M. Rector, oh. 2~_April 1714, and Anne uxor ob. "I Sept. 1721, Arms: Eachard, Erm. on a bend az. three mill-rinds or; impaling, Az. a lion passant or. "' 8. Mural monument of white marble, east wall of chancel, for Mary, daughter of Rev. Brock Rand, of Hardwick, Norf, BLYTHING HUNDRED, SUFFOLK. 479 and second wife of Robert Sparrow, Esq. of Worlingham Hall, Suff. Died April 1, 1809, aged 63, Arms: Sparrow, Az. three roses, and a chief gu. Quartering Bernard and Bence, on an inescutcheon, Rand, Or, a lion rampant gu. charged with three chevrons arg. HEvENINGHAM, Brasses. '' fDra:te pt a:tt•a .f)l!ta:gtl't' fltogert .f)l!ta:rb4l qi ollttt x0 bit augul'tt, \!,0 m·nt .f)l!t°Fc xt. cut' a•e p•ptctet' Det." On another plate below, is this inscription : '~. B,on me :tremerga:t te'pel'tilf!I aque neque a:lll'Orllta:t me profu'lYu' neque urgta:t l'UPtr me puttul' Ol' l'uum." Monuments. 1. In the chapel or burial-place on the north side of the nave is a table monument of wood covered with a massive slab of granite, on the edge of which was an inscription in brass, now lost. Upon the head and feet are the arms of Heveningham, Quarterly or and gu. in a border engrailed sa. charged with escallops arg. On the slab lie the figures in wood, as large as life, of a man and woman. It is believed these were to commemorate Sir John Heveningham, Knt, and Margaret his wife; · they are mentioned in W eever, P: 855. 2. Upon the north wall of the chancel, a small mural monu• ment of marble, for Rev. Samuel Fairclough, and Frances his wife; no dates. Arms: Fairclough. Or, a lion rampant sa. armed and langued gu. between three fleurs de lis az.; impaling Fowke, Vert, a fleur de lis arg. Sixteen English verses. HuNTINGFIELD, Brasses. 1. Against the north wall of the chancel stands an altar tomb, covered with a very thick slab, in which is a large brass plate with a long inscription in black letter of twenty lines in English, for John Paston, Esq. second son of Sir William Paston, Knt. ·Arms: Paston, of eight coats. 2. A small plate, for Elizabeth Cooke, daughter of Edward Cooke and Brydget his wife, who died 9 Nov. 1586. Monuments. 1. On the north wall of the chancel, a mural monument of white marble, for Francis Jones, M.A. Rector; died 10 Oct. 1763, aged 36. Arms: Jones, Arg. a chevron sa, between three spear-heads az. impaling Massie, Az. a chevron a1·g. between three fir-cones proper. 2. On the same wall a mural monument of different marbles, for Anne, daughter of John Moulton, Esq. first married to Ni• cholas Smithe, of Huntingfield Hall, Esq.; secondly, to John 2K2 480 CATALOGUE OF SEPULCHRAL MONUMENTS, &c. Paston, of Sporle, Esq. (See Brass 1.); thirdly, to Edward Bedingfield, Esq. of Oxborough. She died 20 June 1595. Bridget, her daughter by John Paston, married Edward Coke, Esq. Attorney-General, afterwards Sir Ed~ard. Arms: Moul• ton, Barry of six, gu. and arg. on a chief of second three mart• lets az. Arrowsmith, Gu. two broad arrows in saltire or; im• paling Moulton ; Paston impaling Moulton; Bedingfield impal• ing Moulton ; Coke, of four coats, impaling Moulton. 3. Over the door of the chancel, a mural monument of differ• ent marbles. "In memoriam Revdi. Edmnndi Stubbe, S. T. P. per annos 38 hnjus ecclesire Rectoris, &c. ob. 9 Apr. 1659, eet. 67: uxor ejus Margareta fil. Wolfrani Smyth de Laxfield, co. Suff. Gen. Edwardus fil' et heres, in Med. Doctor; ob. 5 Oct. 1659, set, 30." Arms: Stubbe, Sa. on a bend between three pheons arg. three round buckles of the first. 4. On the south wall of the nave, a monument of white mar• ble, surmounted by a black obelisk, for Richard Aldous, gent. died 28 Aug. 1739, aged 71. Mary, his wife, died 16 March 1753, aged 77. Arms: Aldous, a lion rampant holding in his dexter paw an annulet. 5. A small mural monument of white marble against the south wall of the chancel, for Gertrude Julia Clarissa Uhthoff, died Dec. 14, 1827, aged 55. On the north side of the chancel is the burial-place of the Vanneck family. This is above ground, and there are five or six coffins, but no monuments. KNoDISHALL. Brass. In the chancel; the figure of a man and his two wives, the right hand one lost, inscription below: " J!!tt ja:ttt ijot)a:nuer, IDtttne», ~rmtger, ,fl!ta:ttltltf,,, ulia 1J,ot)tr, tiokell, ~nuigert, et J}l!targartta quoutram uxorefS ejttfSlfettt IDof)'tfS roeuuev, qut qutil'm IDotJ•uer, oflttt ttj0 l)te mens. iDete'flt, ~0 11:)'ttt Jl!l.tttt,Jx. (JUOt' 4't'4t, p'ptttetur JDtufj. ~men." Below three children, arms gone. Height of fig. 22! inc. LEIS1'0N. Monument. On the south wall of the chancel, of white marble, for Hon. Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Edward Lord Viscount Hinchinghrooke, wife of William Smith, the comedian. She died 13 Dec. 1762. Two stones had brass figures, now lost. MIDDLETON. Brasses, I. Figure of a man in a long cloak. BLYTHING HUNDRED, SUFFOLK, 481 Anthony Pettow, yeoman, who died 16 Nov. 1610, aged 54. Etched in Cotman's Suff. Brasses, 39, height 21 inches. 2. The figures of a man and woman, inscription gone, date about 1510. Cotman's Suff. Br. 22; height of figures 12 inc, Monuments. I. Against the south wall of the chancel, a monument of marble for Rev. Thomas Meadows, Rector of Benacre and Frostenden, died I Sept. l 7 42. He had three wives. Frances, his third wife, daughter of John Woodcock, died 21 Sept. J 725, aged 52. Arms : Meadows, Az. a chevron erm. between three pelicans or, vulning themselves; impaling Woodcock, Or, on a bend engrailed gu. three cross-crosslets fitchee of the field. Sarah, second wife, daughter of Thos. Long, Preb. of Exeter, died 5 Nov. 1732, aged 44. Arms: Meadows, impaling Long, Sa. semee de cross-crosslets, a lion rampant arg. 2. Of white marble, against the north wall, for Daniel Pac• kard, Clerk, A.B. Rector of this parish and Vicar of Westleton, d.14 Nov. 1819,aged 65. Ann, his wife, d. 31 May 1828, aged 73. RuMBURGH, Monuments. I. In the chancel stands a table monument of wood, the inscription on which is obliterated; but on the north wall is a mural monument of the same material, and for the same person. viz. Katherine, the wife of Samuel Davy, daughter of Mr. Samuel Chandler and Susan his wife, daughter of Capt. Francis Saunders of Great Yarmouth. She died 12 Sept. 1705. aged 24. Arms: Saunders, Per chevron sa. and arg. three elephant's heads erased or. 2. Against the north wall of the nave, of stone, small, for Edmund Harvey, of Yoxford, Esq. who died 15 May 1774, aged 48 ; and Elizabeth his wife, who died March 23, 1780, aged 65. Arms: Harvey, Or, a chevron gu., in chief three leopard's faces arg. impaling Davy, Sa. a chevron engrailed ermine between three annulets arg. 3. On the south wall of the chancel, of stone, small, for Rev. William Tyson, Incumbent, d. 31 May 1823, aged 63. SIBTON. Brasses. I. Figure gone; a coat of arms remaining. Quarterly, I and 4, an escallop; 2 and 3, Per fesse, in chief a bend engrailettt bttt lYtt tttrt, I.Dtttml>ttt a0 :1.D'nt Jfl!ttllt0 ttttt0 j0• tUjtttJ a'Pt Jl'.,ttietut Dtut.'' 5, Another, small, '-Hie jacet Robertus Chapman ats Barker, ob. ult. Aprilis Ao, D. l5ll." Rom. capitals. 6. Another plate for Thomas Copland and Ollive his wife, She died 23 Dec. 1589, aged 68. He 25 Nov. 1595, aged SS. " Qualis vita, Finis ita." 7. Another: " @tatt 11ro antma ijob'tt Q!f)apman quonbam ~ar== lter. @ut ollttt texto llte mentit Dtttmllrt; anno momtnt Jfl!ttuto ttttlxxb. Q!ujut antme 11'11tttetut: meut). amtn." 8. Figures of a man and woman, beneath him three infant sons: and beneath her three infant daughters, for John Chap. man alias Barker, who died 9 March 1582, aged 52. Figures ) 8 inches high. Monuments. l. Mural, north wall of chancel, of black and veined marble, with bust of a man and woman. In memory of Sir Edmond Barker, Knt. lord of the manor of Peasenhall, Pen• sioner in Ordinary to King Charles II. married Mary, eldest daughter of Sir William Cooper, Bart. of Ratling Court, Kent. Died vij of Xbr 1676, aged 61. Arms: Barker, Per chevron arg. and gu. a crescent counterchanged; impaling Cooper, Arg. three martlets gu. on a chief engrailed of the second three an• nulets or. 2. On the same wall, white marble, surmounted by an obelisk of black, for Dorothea, wife of John Freston Scrivener, Esq. and daughter of Roger Howman, of Norwich, M.D. She died 1794, aged 59, and was buried at Withecombe Rawleigh, in Devon• shire, BLYTHING HUNDRED, SUF}'OLK, 488 S. In the nave, north-east corner, mural, of white marble, surmounted as the last; for Marianne Scrivener, who lies buried in the Protestant cemetery of Aix-la-Ohepelle, in Germany. Died ll Aug. 1781, aged 28, Arms: Scrivener, Erm. on a chief indented az, three leopard's faces or. 4. An oval marble tablet, south wall near the porch door. For the Rev. James Carter, Rector of Kelsale cum Carlton, and Vica1· of this parish 40 years; died 26th Dec. 1786, aged 66. Mnry his widow died 23 Oct. 1793, aged 'H. 5. In the aisle, of white marble, M. S. Johan. Scrivener, arm. uxorem habuit un. fil. et cohered. Guildford Walsingham, de Scadbury in corn. Cantii, Arm. ob. 5 Nov. 1662, eet. 83, Arms: Scrivener, impaling Walsingham of eleven coats. 6. Another, " Memorise Sacrum Rev

Sotherton in 5, 9, and 14 Edw. I. The figure is 7 feet long, is of stone, and was originally painted. There is a small etching of this by C. F. from a draw• ing by Miss Sheriffe. SouTHWOLD. Brasses. 1. Plate. For Mr. Christopher Yonges, who died 14 June 1626. Four verses. 2. A modern one for Mary, wife of Francis Wayth, d. 1809. Monuments. 1. On the north wall of the chancel, white mar• ble, &c. for Thomas Nunn, gent. who died 24 Sept. 1762, aged 76. Arms: Nunn, Sa. a saltire between four lion's gambs erased and erect or. 2. In the south wall, a square ornamented niche, with a slab before, on the front of which are nine blank escocheons. 3. On the south wall, a mural tablet of white marble, for John Thompson, Esq. and Ann, his wife, daughter of Edmund Jenney, Esq. of Bredfield. He died 1 Feb. 1806, aged 69. She 9 Dec. 1811, aged 61. Arms: Thompson, Per fesse arg. and sa. a fesse counterbattled or, between three falcons counterchanged, belled and jessed of the third; impaling Jenney, Erm. a bend gu. cottised or. 4. Another mural monument of marble, for Captain James Walsh, R.N. died 4 Nov. 1809, aged 39. 5. 111 the south aisle a handsome mural monument, for John Robinson, Esq. and Elizabeth his relict. He died 24 May 1802, aged 70. She 1 Nov. 1810, aged 78. Arms: Robinson, Vert, on a chevron between three bucks tripping or, three trefoils gu. 6. A small tablet, for Benjamin Hickey, Lieut. R.N. died 25 Dec. 1815, aged 81. -SPEXHALL. Brass. l. A plate, for " Maria uxor Will'mi Downinge, filia primogenita Joh. Browne, gent. ob. 31 Dec. 1601, set, 31. There were three other brasses in 1808; one for Silvester Browne, who died in 1593; another for John Browne, gen. ob. 17 Aug. 1591, and the third a woman; but these last were all gone in 1830. Monument. Small tablet against the north wall of the chancel, for Mary, daughter of Abel and Ann Clifton, of Yarmouth, who died 17 July 1795, aged 16. Arms: Clifton, Chequy, or and gu. a bend erm, with three other quarterings, BLYTHING HUNDRED, SUFFOLK. 485 STOVEN. Brass. Small plate, for Henry Keable, who, died 28 Jan. 1628, aged 64. THEBERTON. Brass. A small plate: " @rate p' a'i'a 11taterine D«VSt THORINGTON. Brasses. l. A plate, for Robert Gould, late minister of this parish, who died 11 July 1620, aged 62. 2. There was, a few years since, another small brass with this inscription, now lost: " Xp't Jjf)'U bere ltollerti molle mir.,erert.'' Monuments. I. Against the east end of the chancel, a mural monument of, white marble, "M. S. Alex. Bence, Ar. fil. unici Alex. Bence, Arm. et Christianee uxoris ejus; ob. 1742, eet, 31." On a tablet below, " Maria Bence supradict. soror, ob. 1756, set, 48. Alex. Bence, Arm. ob. 1759, eer, 88.'' Arms: Bence, Arg. on a cross between four frets gu. a castle arg. 2. A plain black marble tablet, for Jane, daughter of Francis Monke, Esq. first married to Roger Day, gent. and after to Richard Lovelace, of Kingsdown, co. Kent, Esq. She died 12 June 1630. Also for Robert and Thomas Coke, sons of Henry Coke and Margaret, his wife, daughter of said Richard Love• lace by a former wife. Robert died 20 Dec. 1630. Thomas died 18 April 1631. 3. Mural, on the north wall of the nave, for Ann Golding, daughter and heiress of Alexander Bence, Esq. and wife of George Golding, Esq. of Poslingford. Died 1794, aged 80. UBBES'l'ON. Monuments. I. A small tablet of black marble in the chancel, " Mary, wife of Sir Robert Kemp, Bart. erected this monument to the memory of her mother, Mrs. Mary Sone, relict of John Sone, gent. and daughter of Wm. Dade, Esq.

She was born 7 Aug. 1615, and died 10 June 16850" Arms: 4:86 CATALOGUE OF SEPULCHRAL MONUMENTS, &c. Sone, Per pale or and az. on a fesse wavy, between four quatre• foils, two crescents, all counterchanged; impaling Dade, Gu. n chevron between three garbs or. 2. A heart-shaped tablet of black marble; in a border of shells, fruit, &c. for John Sone, gent. who died i4 Oct, 1641, aged 49. Arms : Sone, impaling Dade. 3. A stone tablet fixed in the wall, for John James, M.A. Vicar 44 years; died 14 Nov. 1748, eet, 71. Deborah, his wife; died 2 Feb. 1757, aged 67. 4. 4,i oval tablet of black marble, in a wreath of stone, fur Francis Legg, gent. who died 14 March 1671; he was in the service of Sir Robert Kemp, and his predecessors 50 years. Arms: Legg, Arg. a chevron between three legs couped above the knee sa, 5. In the nave, a small monument of stone, inclosing a black marble tablet, for Mr. William. Clouting, who died 29 Sept. 1752, aged 57. Elizabeth, his wife, died 13 Dec. 1770, aged 80. UGGESHALL, Monument. Mural, of white marble, very neat, for Charlotte, wife of Rev. Thomas Sheriffe, Rector, died 7 Aug. 1798, aged 89; Arms: Sheriffe, Az. on a fess engrailed between three griffin's heads erased or, a fleur de lis of the first between two roses gu. barbed and seeded vert; impaling AfHeck, Arg. three bars sa, WALPOLE. Monuments. l. On the north wall of the chancel, a small monument of black and white marble, for Samuel and Mary Badeley. He died 10 April 1780, aged '72. She 12 Jan. 1794, aged 75. Also Esther Badeley, who died 21 Feb. 1805, aged 69. 2. Mural, on north wall, white marble on dove-coloured ground, for William Philpot, Esq. of Huntingfield, patron of this living, died 23 Sept. 1814, aged fll. Also for Penelope, his niece, died l July lSl I, aged 22. Also Letitia Mary, his daugh• ter, wife of Rev. Benjamin Philpot, Incumbent of this parish, died 14 Feb. 1819, aged 26. Arms: Philpot, Quarterly, l and 4. Philpot, Sa. a bend erm.; 2 and 3, arms of the city of London. 3. On the south wall of the nave, a stone monument, for George Jordan, son of Thomas Jordan, Esq. of Chiselhurst, Kent: died ·18 Feb. 1813, aged 48. W ANGFORD, Brass. A plate, for Christopher Rous, Esq. son and heir of Sir John Rous of Henham Hall, Suff. Knt, who BLYTHIMG HUNDRED, SUFFOLK, 487' married Elizabeth Fitch, eldest daughter of Sir William Fitch, of Essex, Knt. and died 23 March 1635, aged 30"' John Rous, his son, born 10 March 1633; died 26 May 1634, Arms: Rous, impaling Fitch. Monuments. l. In a large arch on the north side of the chan• cel, a handsome monument of white, surmounted by a pyramid. of blue marble, " Depositum Dorn. Johannis Rous, Barti. ob. 8 Apr. 1'180, est, 74;" with a full account of his wives and chil• dren. Arms: Rous, Sa. a fesse dancette or, between three crescents arg. 2. On the same wall, a square monument of white marble, lir• mounted by a pyramid of dark grey, " Subtus reeonduntur exuvlee D'ni iohannis Rous, Barti, Ob. 30 Oct. 1771." Char• lotta Rous, fi.lia preedicti Joh'is et J udithre ux8• oh. 20 Dec. 1770; eet, 19. B. Ott the south wall, a mural monument of stone, painted and gilt, with pilasters of black marble, for Sir John Rous, of Henham, Knt. and Dame Elizabeth, his wife, daughter of Sir Christopher Yelverton, Knt. Justfoe of the Court of King's Bench. He was buried 10. Sept. 1652. She 23 March 1633. Also Elizabeth, second daughter of Sir John Rous, Bart. who died 25 Aug. 1663, aged 14. Arms : Rous, impaling Yelverton, Arg. three lions rampant and a chiefgu. 4. "In the aisle, north wall, a mural monument of white mar• ble, for Reginald Hammond, gent. who died 24 Feb. 1752, aged 66. Also Eleanor, widow of Samuel Barker, of Lowestoft, mer• chant, and daughter of said Reginald, who died Feb. 26, 1792, aged 76. 5. On the north watl of the chancel, a handsome mural monu• ment of white marble on a grey ground, consisting of a rectan• gular tablet, over which is a female figure kneeling at an urn, partly covered by drapery. In memory of John, first Earl of Stradbroke, Viscount Dunwich, Baron Rous, and sixth Baronet. Born 10 July 1750; died 17 Aug. 1827, leaving five sons, and three daughters. Also of Frances Juliana Warter, his first wife, who died in June 1790. Arms above, Rous, with supporters, coronets, motto, &c. WENHASTON. Monuments. 1. Against the east end of the chancel, a handsome monument of white marble, for Philippe 488 CATALOGUE OF SEPULCHllAL MONUMENTS, &c. Leman, who died 12 Feb. 1757. Arms: Leman, quartering Suckling. 2. · A mural monument, with pillars supporting a circular pediment, for Eliza, relict of Edward Rooe, of Normanton Turberville, Esq. co. Leicester, and eldest daughter of Thomas Leman, Esq. Died 20 Jan. 1747. 3. On a table monument, north side, within the communion rails, Joshua Collen, of Roulstone Hall, Essex, gent. d. 18 Sept, 1669, aged 73. He married the daughter of Geo. Lester, of this parish, gent. She d. 15 Nov. 1679, aged 61. Arms: Collen, a grit!n segreant. 4. Within the communion rails, on the south side, a table monument of stone, covered with a thick slab of black marble; for the Rev. Thomas Leman, of Wenhaston Hall, who died 17 March 1826; buried at Bath. Arms: on a large brass plate, above the inscription, Leman, impaling Nind, Arg. two bars gu. On the sides of the tomb are shields of arms, of Leman and their marriages, one of which contains Leman of sixty-four coats. Mr. Leman was well known for his antiquarian knowledge. W ESTHALL, Brass. In the south aisle, against the wall, stands an altar tomb, above which is a plate of brass with a long in• scription, for the family of Bahun, of this parish, deducing their descent from Thomas Plantagenet, Duke of Buckingham and Gloucester, son of King Edward IH. who married Eleanor, eldest daughter and heiress of Humphrey Bahun, Earl of Here• ford. The date at the bottom, Nov. 16, 1602, (See this printed in the Gentleman's Magazine for June 1844.) Several stones from which brasses have been reaved. WESTLETON, Monuments. 1. On the north wall of the nave, a small mural monument of white marble, for John Woodcock, of Halesworth, who died 7 Dec. 1801, aged 50. 2. Another small one, for William Woods, gent. who died Nov. 29, 1830, aged 48. In the middle of the chancel lies a very large stone, originally richly covered with brasses; the figure, appa• rently of a priest, stands under a canopy, which is supported by pillars, ending above in crockets, and there was a fillet of brass round the edge for an inscription. It probably covers the body of Robert Rowse, Vicar of this parish, who died BLYTHING HUNDRED, SUFFOLK. 489 in 1496, and by his will directed that he should be buried in this chancel. W1sSE'l'. Brass plate. For Elizabeth Blomfield, daughter of Stephen Blomfield, of Aspall Stonham, who died 27 May 1638, aged 19. WRENTHAM. Brasses. 1. A female figure in a loose dress, buttoned from top to bottom, with very full sleeves; two shields of arms above, one blank, with an impalement of Ufford; the other imperfect. An inscription below in black letter, which may be seen in Cotman's Suff. Brasses, pl. 7, informs us that this was for Ela Bowet, who died 1400. She was the daughter of Sir Robert de Ufford, Knt. and wife of Richard Bowet, Esq. Height of the figure 29! inches. 2. A man in armour, except his head, which is bare, short hair, ruff. Arms above, Brewster, a chevron erm, between three etoiles, and Brewster quartering on a cross engrailed five cinquefoils; impaling Foster, three bugle-horns strung. Under him an inscription : " Humphrye Brewster, Esquier, died 29 June 1593, aged 67. Length of the figure 25 inches. See Cot• man's Suff. Brasses, 35. Monuments. 1. On the north wall of the chancel, of stone, with a black marble tablet: " M. S. Amiee Skippon, ux. Phi• lippi Skippon Mil, ob. l l Dec. 1676, set. 26. Arms: Skippon, Gu. five annulets or, 2, 2, 1; impaling Brewster. 2. An oval tablet on south wall, " S. M. Henrici Wotton, SS. Th. B., Rectoris de Wrentham, ob. 11 Nov. 1679." Many stones in the floor for Brewsters, &c. YoxFORD. Brasses. I. Within the rails, the figure of a woman in a shroud, at her feet are seven children, four of them in shrouds: " Hie jacet Tomesiue Tendryng nup uxor Will'i Tendryng, Arm. una filiar, Will'i Sidney, Armi. et Thomesine Barrington, ob. 4 Oct, 1485." Arms: Sydney, impaling Bar• rington. Height of the figure 47 ! inches. See Cotman's Suff. Brasses, 17. 2. The figure of a woman, and below her a small one of a child; for Christian Foxe, the wife of John Foxe, died 14 Dec. 1618, aged 29. See Cotman's Suff Brasses, 41. Height of the figure 18 inches. 3. Under the bust of a figure: '490 CATALOGUE OF SEPULCHRAL MONUMENTS, &c. " •tt jatet @lhalletf.J 11tttvbet fiUa frf.)om«f.Sitte •opton nup' uxortf.S «f.Jome 11tnvbet, armig'i. (!ue olltit b llte gjuli; anno momtni JJl!tiuto tttt0 lxxi0• Qtujur, anime p'l,litietur JI'. lame'.'' When the church underwent repair a few years since, this stone was broken, and nothing of it now remains but a brass shield of the arms of Knyvet, impaling Lunsford, quartering Barrington. 4. A small brass : " •tt tatet Bill'm'f.S «ttttrrvng er Jjof.)'f.S «enllrvng fiut •m·mt «entrrvnt, armtgert, quor' a'i'all' p'ptttetur meu~, lame'.'' This has also disappeared. 5, The figures of a man and woman} he in armour, his feet on a lion, four shields at the corners. Arms: Norwich, a lion ram• pant debruised by a bendlet, The inscription is lost; but the persons commemorated were John Norwich, Esq. and Matilda, his wife: he died 1400. Length of the figures 38! inches. See Cotman's Suff. Brasses, 10. 6. The effigy of a female; inscription below, '' Hie jacet se• pulta Domina Johanna Brooke, uxor Roberti Brooke Militis, Jo, gena. fil. Humfridi Weld, Arm. ob. 12 Maij 1618, eet. 38," Length of the figure 26! inches. See Cotman's Suff. Brasses, 42. 7. In the nave, a small plate : "6rate p' a't'«llf gJof.J'i~ ~tottow et agnttt!\ ux'if.S tt', qi olltit Xbit0 lJte J}l!tartit a0 m·nt J}l!t0• Fe. xt. Qtuj' 4't't P'»tttet' m· :· 8. A small plate: Robert Rivet, of Yoxford, d. 5 June l/593. This remains under the pews. 9, A small plate: for Francis Foxe, merchant, who died 3 Oct. 1612. This is now nailed upon the wall of the chancel. 10. In the aisle, the figure of a man in a gown, with a long inscription under him, for Anthony Cooke, who died on Easter Monday 1613. Height of the figure 20£ inches. See Cotman's Suff. Brasses, 40. Monuments. I. Marble, mural, "In memoria Johannis Cop• land, M. B. ob. 5 Mart. 1758." Arms: Copland, Arg. two bars gu. a bend az. on a chief or, three cross-crosslets of the second; impaling Cooper, Az. a tortoise erect or. BLYTHING HUNDRED, SUFFOLK. 491 2. Another, ditto. '' In memoria Danielis Copland, A .M. fil. Joh'is, &c. per annos XL. hujus Parochiee Vicarii, ob. 29 Mart. 1798, eet, 66." Arms : Copland, and on an inescutcheon Hall, Barry of twelve, erm, and gu. three escutcheons or. Anna ux. ob. 1818, eet, 80. 3. A very large marble mural monument formerly in the chan• cel, now in the north aisle, " Hie situs est Gulielmus Betts, gen. &c. ob. l '709, eet, 59. Doro. Betts, wid. ob. 18 Jul. 1732, eet, 79." Arms : Betts, Sa. a bend arg. three cinquefoils gu. 4. On the south wall of chancel, a mural monument of mar• ble. '' Gulielmus Bernardus, arm. ob. 6 Junii 1660, eet. 58.'' Arms obliterated. 5, In the north aisle, a handsome mural monument of white marble, for Eleazar Davy, Esq. High Sheriff for Suffolk 1770, I. P.; died 24 Jan. 1803, aged 79. Hon. Frances Anne, his wife, daughter of George Evans, Lord Carbery, of Ireland, died 5 July 1802, aged 67. Arms: Davy, Sa. a chevron engrailed erm. between three annulets arg. impaling Evans. 6. Removed from the north wall of the chancel into the north aisle, is a tomb of Purbeck marble, a table, and over it a canopy; on the upright part, under the canopy, were brasses, now all lost. This is very similar to the one in Blythburgh church, called the Tomb of Anna, and probably was erected to one of the families there mentioned, who were owners of a large estate in this parish. 7. In the south aisle, a large mural monument of marble " M. S. Caroli Blois, Baronetti, qui ob. 26 Feb. 1760, eet, 29. Mater ejus filia Rob'ti Kemp, Baronetti, ob. 15 Nov. 1762, eet, 60, Maria filia, ob. 1766, set, 33." Arms: Blois, Gu. a bend vaire arg. and az, between two fleurs de lis of the first. 8, Jn the part of the south aisle belonging to Cockfield Hall, a large mural monument of several kinds of marbles, for the Rev, Sir Ralph Blois, Bart. who died 8 May 1762, aged 59, Arms: Blois, impaling Rabett. (See Bramfield.) 9. A large mural monument of marble, an open compass pediment, supported by Doric pillars: on a tablet, " Robertus Brooke, miles, et Elizabetha uxor ejus. Ob. ille 10 Jui. 1646, eet, 74. Hooe 22 Julij 1683, eet, 82," Arms: Brooke, Gu. on a chevron arg. a lion rampant sa, crowned or ; impaling Cul• peper, Arg. a bend engrailed gu. Ufford. D. A. Y.