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HUNDRED OF BOSMERE AND CLAYDON, SUFFOLK. AKENHAM, Brass. " Orate p aia Sissilie Jory, quoda uxis Petri Jory cuj' aie ppiciet' de"," Monument. Table, at the west end; for Elizabeth Fynn, wife of Robert Fynn, died 14 Sept. 1683. Also Robert Fynn, died 6 July 1686. AsHBOCKING, Brasses. 1. Several plates, taken off a stone, but now let into a frame of wood. Inscription in black letter, for Edmond Bockinge, Esquire, died 10th Aug. 1585, aged 57. Arms : Bocking, a fess wavy between six cross-crosslets fitche : quartering Tey, and impaling Payne, A fess between three lion's or leopard's faces. The figures in brass are of a man and wo .• man; he in armour, head bare, between two wives, beneath each of which is a daughter? Height of the figure 26 inches. 2. A small plate, for Thomas Horseman, died 1619, with lines serving as an acrostic. Monument. In the south wall, an ogee arch, ornamented with crockets and a finial, on each side a pinnacle : there is no ap• pearance of any slab below, but it is most probably sepulchral; perhaps for the founder. BADLEY, Brasses. I. A plate, " Hie jacet primogenitus filius et exitus Edmundi Poley arm. et Dorotheee," Died 1615, soon after birth, 2. A plate, " Hie jacet corpus Edmundi Poley, armigeri," et ob. ult. Oct. 1613, eet, 69. Arms: Poley, a lion rampant, im• paling Seekford, Erm. on a fesse three escallops; and Poley, impaling Cockran, on a bend three leopard's heads. 3. Plate, for Edmund Brewster, of Gray's Inn, Esq. died 6 Aug. 1633. Monuments. I. In the north wall of the chancel, a large mural monument of marble, a long copy of verses, and a long inscrip• tion in Latin for Edmund Poley, Esq. and Mirabel his wife; he died last of Dec. 1548, and she 25 Feb. 1558. John Poley, BOSMER.E AND CLAYDON HUNDRED, 8UFFOLK, 539 eldest son, and Anne his wife, daughter of Thomas Lord Went• worth, of Nettlestead; John died 1589, and Anne 1575. Richard Poley, son and heir of John, and Mary his wife, daughter of Sir John Brewse, of Wenham, Knt.; Richard died 1592, and Mary 1593, &c. Arms: Poley, quartering Gislingham, Alcock, Bad• well, Weyland, Gedding, Aspall, Peche, Peverill, and another. 2. Against the south wall, large, of white marble : " Hie jacet Henricus Poley, arm. filius et hreres Edmundi Poley mil. ob. 7 Augti 1707, eet. 54." Arms: Poley. Several stones in the floor for Poleys and their connections. 3. Against the south wall, on the outside of the chancel, a large mural monument of stone, for Henrietta Maria, wife of Charles Robins of the Middle Temple, Esq. daughter of William Duncombe, of Batlesden, co. Bedford, Esq. died 5th Feb. 1728, aged 42. Arms : Robins, Per pale gules and sable, two flaunches and three fleurs de lis in pale counterchanged ; impaling Dun• combe, Per chevron engrailed gu. and sa, three talbot's heads erased counterchanged. BAILHAM. Brass. A stone had arms and an inscription, but nothing remains but the crest of Steresacre : two arms erect, vested chequy, holding between the hands an etoile of seven points. Monuments. I. On the north wall of the chancel, in a square recess of white and black marble, are the figures of a man and woman kneeling at a faldstool, on which lies a open book ; facing the spectator is Death, a dart in his right hand, which is raised and pointed towards the man : the man in a short cloak, beard picked. Under the man there is no inscription; but under her, " Hie infra jacet Elizabetha Acton uxor Joh'is Ac• ton, arm. ob. 27 March (no year), ret. 36." Arms: Acton, Gules, a fess in a bordure engrailed ermine; impaling Reyney, Gules, two wings conjoined and displayed ermine. Various marbles in the floor for the Acton family, who have a vault here. BARHAM, Brasses. l. The effigies of a man in a loose gown, trimmed with fur, and on his left side his wife; from their mouths were labels, now gone, and other plates, now lost. On a fillet round the edge of the stone, " Orate pro a'ia Roberti Southwell armigeri, Apprenticii ad leges et unius Justiciarios ad pacem D'ni Regis 1vand, et pro aia Cecille uxoris ejus uni!I 540 CATALOGUE OF SEPULCHRAL MONUMENTS, &c.
filia~ Thome Sheryngton, armi. dum vixit de Barsschfii de• functi. Qui quidem Robertus obiit xxiij die Sept. anno D'ni Mittimo quingintesimo xiiijv, Quorum aiabus propicietur Deus, Amen." Arms: Southwell, three cinquefoils, each charged with six annulets; impaling Sherington, Quarterly, 1 and 4, two crosses patee in pale between two flaunches chequy : 2 and 3, a bend. Height of figure 2 feet 4£ inc. 2. A plate, for Frances Southwell, the wife of Robert South• weJI, Esq. eldest daughter of Thomas Hynson, of Tawstock, co. Devon, Esq., died 23 Jan, 1607, eet. 29. Monuments. 1. Against the north wall of the chancel, of vari• ous-coloured marble, rising from the floor nearly to the roof. It consists of a large altar tomb, six feet high, attached to the wall, on which lies the effigy of a man in a close doublet, falling band, and picked beard, on his back, his hands clasped over his breast. Between him and the wall lies the figure of a woman, on her left side, her head supported by her right hand. Above them a large niche with circular arch and pediment, supported by two porphyry-coloured pillars; within the niche, on a square tablet of black marble, is this inscription in capitals : " This monument is sente over from the cittie of Limerick, in Ireland, by Sr Richard Southwell, Knt. second sonne of John Southwell, of Barham, Esq. and Margarett his wife, as a pious remem• brance of them to be left ·to their posterity. An. D'i 1640." Arms: Southwell impaling Sherington, 2. On the west side of the last, in the substance of the wall, a table monument, having over it an ornamented flat ogee arch with crockets, finials, and pinnacles. On the table was the figure in brass of a man in armour, with three shields of arms in the front, all now gone. This is probably the monument of Richard Booth, Esq. of Shrubland ; or of his son, who died 11 Edw. IV. 3. In a chapel or dormitory on the north side of the chancel, stands a handsome table of marble; on the side: " Edwardus Bacon de Shrubland, armiger, Domini Nicholai Bacon, Equitis Aurati, et Angliee Magni Sigilli Custodis, filius tertio genitus; ob. 8 Sep. 1618, eet. 70. Helena fil. et heeres Thornee Little, de Bray, in corn. Berk. arm. nupta dicto Edwardo: vixit 37 an• nos, et ob. _24 July 1646." Arms: Bacon, Gules, on a chief argent two mullets sa, quartering Quaplod ; Little, of eight BOSMERE AND CLAYDON HUNDRED, SUFFOLK. 541 coats, Little, Booth, Codmanston, Cavalere, Lytton, Oake, Weyland, Little. 4. Small mural, of white marble, for Penelope Bacon, daugh• ter of Anthony Mannock, of Suffolk, gent. wife to Lyonell Bacon, sonne of Edward Bacon, of Shrubland, Esq. She died 9 Aug. 1628. Arms: Bacon quartering Quaplod, impaling Mannock. BARKING. Monuments. I. Against the east wall of chancel, mural, of white marble, for Margaret, wife of Ambrose Uvedale, Rector of the parish, daughter of William Cleland, Esq. R. N. She died 6 May 1810, aged '"/8. Also of said Ambrose Uvedale, who died 21 Aug. 1818, aged 84. 2. Mural, of white marble, for Isaac Paske, Esq. of Needham Market, died 28 April 1784,.aged 54. Arms : Paske, Quarterly sable and argent, in first and fourth quarters, three fleurs de lis in pale or. 3. In the south aisle, large mural, of white marble, sur• mounted by a pyramid of a darker colour. In memory of John Crowley, Esq. of Greenwich, in Kent (only son of Sir Ambrose Crowley, Knt.) who died 2 Jan. 1727, aged 39. He married Theodosia Gascoyne, daughter of the Rev. Dr. Gas• coyne, &c. Arms : Crowley, Vert, on a chevron or, an etoile of sixteen points between two roses gu. impaling Gascoyne. 4. On the north wall, of white marble, for Theodosia, wife of Charles Boone, Esq. and daughter of John Crowley, Esq. Alder• man of London; died 9 Jan. 1765, aged 40. Arms: Boone, Azure, on a bend argent, cottised or, between six lions rampant of the last, three escallops of the second ; on an escutcheon of pretence, Crowley. 5. On the south wall, upon the half of an urn, placed on dove• coloured marble. In memory of Theobald Gascoyne, Esq. died 16 Oct. 1714, aged 26. Arms: Gascoyne. BATTISFORD, Brass. A plate, for Mary Everton, wife of George Everton, gent. died 10 May 1608, eet, 103. Monuments. I. Mural, of different marbles, surmounted by a pyramid, on the top of which is a boy blowing a trumpet, for John Lewis, gent. died 7 Dec. 1724, aged 33. Arms: Lewis, Argent, a lion rampant guar
A window of stained glass has lately been put in at the east end of the chancel, containing, among other ornaments, nume• rous coats of arms of families connected with the parish. CRETING ST, MARY, Monument. In the transept, mural, of white marble, with a black tablet, for Rear-Admiral Samuel Uvedale, died 13 Dec. 1808, aged 79. Also Mrs. Margaret his wife, who died 16 Dec. 1814, aged 69. Arms: Uvedale, Arg. a cross moline gu.; impaling Cooke, Vert, a unicorn passant argent, on a chief or, a human heart between two crosses potent gules. HELMINGHAM, Monuments. 1. Mural, against the north wall of the chancel, of white marble, a tablet surmounted by a pyramid, for Lady Mary Tollemache, who died 2 Dec. 1715, and for Lady Grace Tollemache, who died 27 March 1719. They were daughters of Lionel Earl of Dysart, and Grace his wife. Arms: Tollemache, Arg. a fret sable. 2. A large marble sarcophagus, fixed in the north wall, with a figure reposing thereon, holding on his knee, . with his left hand, an earl's coronet; near him a female figure weeping; be• hind them, blue-veined marble, and two Ionic pillars supporting a pediment; on the face of the sarcophagus is a long inscription, stating that the monument was erected in 1729, pursuant to the will of Sir Lionell Tollemache, Bart. Baron of Huntingtower and Earl of Dysart, who was born 30th of Jan. 1648, and died 23 Feb. 1727. Arms: Tollemache, impaling Wilbraham, Arg. three bends wavy azure. 3. Another sarcophagus of white marble on the same wall ; upon it stands a bust, on a pedestal, and behind it a pyramid of reddish marble, surrounded by military trophies, for Thomas Tollemache, Lieut.-General, killed in the attempt to destroy the harbour of Brest, 1694. 4. On the south wall of the chancel, a black tablet,« in a white frame, for Hugh Bokenham, son of Anthony Bokenham, Esq. of Thornham Hall, who died l 669; Hugh Bokenham, son of Anthony Bokenham, Rector of this parish, who died 1679 ; and Anthony Bokenham, son of Anthony, second son of Edmund B. aforesaid, Consul at Smyrna 1659, and afterwards Rector of this
• This has lately been removed from the chancel, and placed on the south wall of the nave at the west end. BOSMERE AND CLAYDON HUNDRED, SUFFOLK, 545 church; died 1703, Arms: Bokenham, Vert, a lion rampant or, a mullet for difference; impaling Townsend. 5. A plain marble tablet, b " M. S. viri Rev. Thomes Ross, A.M. hujus Ecclesire per annos 23 rectoris; qui ob. die 5° Aprilis 1733, set, 60." 6, In the nave, and on the north wall, was a black tablet, c in a border of alabaster gilt, for Dame Catharine Tollemache, wife of Lionel Tollemache, of Helmingham, Knt. and Bart., sole daughter of Thomas Lord Cromwell; she died 24 March 1620, aged 63. Arms: Tollemache of eight coats, viz. Tollemache, Curson, Visdelou, Joce, Creke, and Soterley, impaling Cromwell. 7. On the south side, is a very large monument of stone reaching from the top of the pews nearly to the roof: it contains in niches four figures of men kneeling in prayer; the first three in a row, the fourth above; they are bare-headed, and in the dress of the beginning of the seventeenth century; the monu• ment was erected 1615. Under each figure is a copy of English verses; I. Lyonel Tollemache, who married the heiress of Joce. 2. Lionel, son of the first, who married a daughter of Lord Wentworth. 3. The son of the last, who married a daughter of Sir Ambrose Jermyn. And 4. Sir Lionel Tollemache, Kut. and Bart. who married the daughter of Lord Cromwe11. Arms : 1. Tollemache, impaling Joce; 2. ditto, impaling Wentworth; 3, ditto, impaling Jermyn; 4. ditto, impaling Cromwell. , 8. On the opposite side; in a sort of alcove, with a double arch, a man in armour, his head, which is bare, resting on his right hand, he reclining on his right side: " D. Lionellus Tolle• mache," &c. The inscription long. Obiit Sept. 6, 1640, set, 49. Arms, above, Tollernache of eight coats; and Tollemache im• paling Stanhope, and Tollemache impaling Cromwell. The church of Helmingham has lately undergone a thorough repair, new windows have been put in, the monuments new painted, and somewhat differently arranged, the nave filled with open seats, &c. Further monuments:- 9. On the north wall of the nave, a monument consisting of a slab of dove-coloured marble, in the form of an obtuse-pointed arch, against which is suspended a medallion, bearing a portrait of the deceased, in statuary marble ; the slab rests on a table sur-
b This has in like manner been degraded as that above for Bokenham. c This is now on the south wall of the chancel. 2P 546 CATALOGUE OF SE_PULCHRAL MONUMENTS, &c. mounted by various warlike instruments, all of white marblee-« Erected in memory of Lionel Robert Tollemache, Esq. Ensign in the Guards, who was killed at the siege of V alenciennes in July 1793. 10. On the same wall, another mural monument, consisting ofa large square white marble tablet; on one side sits a female figure looking upwards; on her knees lies an open book, on which her right arm rests; her left arm leans on the base of an urn, placed on a rock; on the other side is a boy weeping, his right hand before his eyes, his left resting on a lamb, which stands by his side. In memory of Maria Countess of Dysart, eldest daughter of David Le:wis, Esq. of Malvern Hall, co. Warwick, and wife ofWilbra• ham, Earl of Dysart. She died 14 Sept. 1804. Arms: Tolle• mache, impaling Lewis, three eels interlaced, quartering, a wolf saliant. Supporters, coronet, &c. HEMINGSTONE. Monuments. I. In a niche of the north wall of the chancel stands a sarcophagus of white marble, for John Brand, Esq. of Hemingstone Hall, who died 1803, aged 47; and Elizabeth his wife, who died 1792, aged 24. 2. A similat one, for Miss Emma Brand, who died 18 Jan. 1805, aged 16, and for Miss Elizabeth Brand, who died at Stir• ling, Aug. 27, 1812, aged 23. 3. Against the north wall of the nave, a monument of stone, white-washed, a shell-like pediment supported by two pillars, between them an inscription in capitals, being a copy of English verses, for William Cantrell, who was one of the trustees of Thomas Duke of Norfolk. No date. Arms: Cantrell, a pelican in her nest feeding her young, impaling Bennet; Quarterly, 1 and 4, Ermine, an inescutcheon, and over it a bend engrailed; 2 and 3, on a bend between two cross-crosslets, three mullets. Below is a table monument, on the front of which are the arms of Cantrell, impaling a chevron vaire between three roundels, on a chief a greyhound currant; also Cantrell impaling Bennet. HENLEY. Monument. Against the north wall of the chancel, a tablet of black marble in a border of white, for Mrs. Elizabeth Vere, late wife of John Vere, gent. who died 8 Nov. 1717, aged 64. Arms : Vere; Quarterly gules and or, four mullets coun• terchanged; impaling Glanville, Arg. a chief indented az. M1cKFIELD, Brasses. I. A small plate, capitals: " Petrus Preston, filius Petri Preston et Thomasinee, obiit 40 Marcij 1631, eetatis sure 25. Mors mihi lucrum," BOSMERE AND CLAYDON HUNDRED, SUFFOLK, 547 2. The figures of a man and his wife, height 8£ inches. Be• low, in capitals, " Here lyeth the bodyes of Peeter Preston and Thomasine his wife. Hee departed this life ye 25 of February 1616; and shee died ye 22 of June 1617; they had issue five sonnes and too daughters." 3, A small plate, fixed in a square of black marble, for Bridget, relict of Richard Meers, late of Harleston, apothecary, who died 11 Aug. 1761, aged 80. 4. A sma11 plate, capitals, " Hie jacet Francisca Dade una filiarum Thomee Dade de Tannington in comitatu Suffolcire, armigeri, ex Agneta Dade prima uxore sua genita, qure obiit Afio D'ni 1615." NETTLESTEAD. Brass. In the nave, a small figure, 17 inches high, .t' a man in armour, with long hair, sword, and dagger; the inscription below him lost. Monuments. 1. Mural, against the north wall of the chancel, of various kinds of marble, consisting of a large niche, in which are the busts of a man and a woman, holding each other by the hand, a skull being placed between them : he has a picked beard, and long hair; she has a kerchief, or veil, fixed on the top of her head and hanging down behind. The recess has a pillar on each side supporting an open circular pediment; below, on a tablet of white marble, an inscription for Samuel Sayer, Esq. sometime of London, who built a faire almeshouse at Bewdley, in Wor• cestershire, for six poor men, and died 1st of Sept. 1625. Also for Thomasine his wife, daughter of John Lea, gent. of Codden• ham, who afterwards married Henry Dade, Esq. oflpswich; she died 8th of Aug. 1647. Arms: Sayer, Gules, on a bend cotised or, three cinquefoils az. 2. On the same wall, a small square frame of white marble, gilt and carved, inclosing a piece of black marble, There is no inscription ; but above is the coat of Wingfield. RINGSHALL, Monuments. I. Mural, a plain tablet of veined marble on the south wall of the chancel, for Elizabeth Watson, daughter of Josiah Bullock, of Faulkbourn Hall, Essex, Esq. and wife of Jonathan Watson, of Bury St. Edmund's, Esq. who died 20 June 1763, aged 38. Also for Jonathan Watson, Esq. who died 31 Oct. 1803, aged 84. He was F.R.S., Justice of the Peace, Deputy Lieutenant for the county, and Major of the East Suffolk Militia, And two of their children, 2 P2 548 CATALOGUE OF SEPULCHRAL MONUMENTS, &c.
2. On the north wall, a tablet of black marble in a frame of stone: "Hie exuvias deposuit Gulielmus Chapman, Jan. 3°, anno eetatis 64°, Dom. 1715. Elizabetha conjux preeivit 22 Nov. 1709; a", eet. 64°." 3. In the churchyard stands a sarcophagus of white marble, inclosed in iron palisades, in a state of great dilapidation: for Dame Catharine Teresa Barker, wife of Sir 'William Barker, Bart. of Ringshall Hall, daughter and coheiress of Samuel Keck, Esq. one nf the Masters in Chancery. She died 7 May 1736, aged 56. Arms : Barker, Per fesse nebulee, three martlets on an escutcheon of pretence, Keck. Quarterly, land 4, On a bend flory counter-flory five fleurs de lis : 2 and 3, a fesse dancette, STONHAM AsPALL, Brasses. I. The figure of.an ecclesiastic in a gown and ruff; and beneath, " Johannes Metcalfe, filius Marire, filire Johannis Felgate et Elizabethre uxoris ejus, qui in• stitutus fnit ad bane ecclesiam vicesimo tertio die Februarii anno D'ni 1574, post triginta et duos an'os residencies sure ibidem, et apud mortem suii. dedit inhabitantibus diversas terras nuper Felgates, charitatis gratia, et hie quiescit." Height 18 inches. 2. A group of children still remains on a stone which had the effigy of a woman above it, part of which is now lost. Monuments. 1. In the north wall of the chancel, under a plain sharp-pointed arch, and on a low altar tomb, lies the mutilated effigy of a knight in armour. The legs, arms, and face are gone, the trunk only remaining; the helmet appears to have been pointed, and to have had a gorget of mail attached to it: the sword belt remains; the armour flowered. The head rested on a double pillow. 2. In the south aisle, a stone in the floor, which had an m• scription round the edge; now very imperfect : HIC; JACET; , , HUMATUM , , , , , , TO , , , AM • , • . , , • • , AIE , , , PICIETUR, This probably marks the burial-place of Robert de Sto~lrnm, who made his will in 1397, and directed therein, that his body should be interred in the chapel of St. Margaret in the church of Stonham Antegan, and the whole inscription may have been: "Hie jacet inhumatum corpus Roberti de Stonham cujus aie propicietur Deus." 3. In the churchyard, on the south side of the chancel, stands an altar tomb inclosed in iron palisades. It consists of a stone BOS~ERE ANO CLAYDON HUNDRED, SUFFOLK. 549
table, on which rests the figure of a young man carved in white marble, reclining on his right arm, his left arm was elevated, but is now broken off at the wrist. On his head is a large wig, and there is a cravat about his neck. Inscription : " Hie jacet corpus Antonii Wingfield filius Antonii et Marire Wingfield de Stonham Aspal in comitat, Suffolcire, Generosi, qui obiit nono die Novembris, Anno Domini 1714, eetatis sure 22." Also for his mother. Arms: Wingfield, This appears to have deserved a better fate than a perpetual exposure to wind and weather ; from which it has suffered considerably. EARL SToNHAM, Monuments. I. In the north transept, against the west wall, white marble, for Thomas Goodall, gent. who died 16 May 1687, aged 73, Arms: Goodall, Gules, an eagle displayed arg. legged and beaked or, on a canton of the second a chaplet of roses proper. 2. On the same wall, a square stone for Thomas Goodall, father of the last mentioned, who died 26 June 1630. 3. In the south transept, on a stone having a raised cross, now much broken, the following inscription round the edge, for Joan wife of Robert de Bassenborne : ICI : GIST: IONE: QE : FUST: FEMME: ROBE •••.• , •• ASSENBORNE : PRJEJ: PUR: LAME: QE: DEU: • • CES: PECHES : LI : PARDONE, SToNHAM PARVA. Monuments. I. Against the· north wall of the chancel, a plain and neat monument of white marble, for the Rev, Richard Vernon, who died 12 Jan. 1824, aged 30. 2. Against the north wall of the nave, a small monument, consisting of a square tablet of black marble, on the upper part of which is engraved the half-length figure of a man in a furred gown, short hair, and long square beard, under an arch ; below, an inscription,, " To the memorie of Gilbert Mouse, borne in this parish, Servt to the Rt. Hon. Sr Christopher Hatton, L0
Chancellor of England, afterwards to Sir John Puckeridge, L0 Keeper of the Qt Seale, and from him to Lo Elsmeere, Ld Chancellor of England. Having served about the space of 34 years, he died 18 July 1622, aged 86," WESTERFIELD, Monuments. I. Against the north wall of the chancel, a plain right-angled tablet of white marble, for Major John H. Whitefoord, late of the 15th Regt. of Hussars, eldest son of Sir John Whitefoord. Died 15 Dec. 1825, of an accidental shot received from his friend's gun while out shooting. 550 CATALOGUE OF SEPULCHllAL MONUMENTS, &C,;
2. Against the south wall, a plain tablet of white marble, for Rev. Peter Lathbury, Rector of the parish, who died 16th April 1768, aged 48. Also Alice his relict, who died 27 March l 792, aged 59. 3. Against the south wall of the nave, a small tablet of white marble, for the Rev. James Hitch, 34 years Rector of this parish, who died 13 March 1824, aged 62. Also Elizabeth his wife, who died 17 Feb. 1823, aged 42. 4. On the north wall of the chancel, of white marble, large, for Deborah, wife of Sir John A. Whitefoord; who died at Brussels 9 Feb. 1829, in the 65th year of her age, in conse• . quence of her clothes taking fire. W1LLISHAM, Monuments. Tablets on the outside of the chancel, for John Brownrigg Leake, gent. of Hadleigh, who died 14 Oct. 1825, aged 70, For Gilbert Leake, sixth son of Luke and Elizabeth, who died 17 Nov. 1749, aged 19. For Luke Leake, Rector of N ettlestead, Vicar of Offton, and Curate of this parish, who died 25th Dec. 1749, aged 69. For John Brownrigg Leake, Rector of Naughton and of Nettlestead, who died 9 Jan. 1801, aged 81: and for Bridget, the wife of John Brownrigg Leake, Clerk, who died 12th Nov. 1775, aged 56.
HUNDRED OF CARLFORD. BEALINGS MAGNA. Brasses. I. A large stone in the floor had a figure in brass, an inscription, and four shields at t~e cor• ners, all of which are lost, except one shield, bearing the arms of Sampson; a cross flory, between four escallops. 2. Another shield of Sulyarcl. In the chest. Monuments. 1. Against the south wall of the chancel, is a monument of various marbles; having in a square niche, two busts, in front, their hands joined ; two books standing up be• tween them ; below, are the figures of four children kneeling; in profile. Inscription: " Hie jacet corpus Johannis Clench, filii secundi Johannis Clench nuper unius Justiciariorum D'nee Elizabethre Regime ad Placita, obiit 9° die Aprilis 1628, eet, 68. Et Johannes ux, ejus, qure obiit 1 Dec. 1629, set, 710." Arms: Clench, Gu. six annulets conjoined in pairs or, two pairs in chief and one in base, on a chief of the last a crescent, Also Clench, quartering Almot, Creting, and Holmes, CARLFORD HUNDRED, SUFFOLK, 651 2. Mural, on the south side of the nave, of freestone, with a pediment and frieze, " Parentibus suis charissimis Thomes Sek• ford de Sekford, Armo, Margaretre uxori ejus de filiabus Joan• nis Wingfield de Letheringham Militis, Thomas Sekford, filius, Regire Majesfati a libellis supplicium per annos 25, &c. posuit 1583, Obiit Pater 30 Sep. 1575, set, 80. Obiit Mater 29 Oct. 1557, set. 64." Arms: Seekford, Erm. on a fess gu. three escallops arg. quartering Venour alias Hunter, Hackford, and Q-~,11ey; and Seekford, with said quarterings impaling Wing• field, quartering Bovil and Gowsell. BRIGHTWELL, Monuments. l. At the east end of the chan• cel, mural, of white marble, having in an oval the three-quarter length of a female, holding in her left hand a skull, and in her right hand a palm branch, and a scroll, on which are " Her dying words, My mortal shall put on immortality." For Anna, eldest daughter of Thomas Essington, Esq, and Anne his wife, who died II Sept. 1660, aged 17. At the top of the monu• ment sits a cherub. 2. On the south side, small, mural, of white marble, contain• ing the full-length figure of a boy, his left hand locked in a hand issuing from a mantle on the side, near the feet of the figure on the right side, " His own words, Christ will raise me." Erected to the memory of Thomas Essington, son of Thomas Essington, Esq. and AJ.ne his wife; born II April 1651; died 26 Aug. 1656. 3. North side, mural, of white and streaked marble, the upper part of which is a pyramid of a darker coloured marble, for Arthur Barnardiston, Esq. son of Arthur B. Esq. who was a younger son of Sir Nathaniel Barnardiston, of Ketton Hall, in Suff. Knt, He was a merchant at Smyrna, and died April 3, 1737, aged 52. Arms: Barnardiston, Azure, a fess indented erm, between six cross-crosslets arg. Morice, Gu. a lion ram• pant reguardant or; and Jennens, Az. a chevron between three griffin's heads erased arg. on a chief or a lion passant gu, be• tween two torteauxes. CLOPTON. Monuments. I. In the chancel, a small square stone in the north wall, "Joh. Causton, de Schola North Wal• sham, Norf. C. C. Cant. Alums. Socs, Presses, Rector de Ottley and Clopton, ob. 1631, set, 64.'' 2. Mural, of white stone, neat, on the south wall of the nave, for John Jeaffreson, gent, who died l May l 'T46, eet, 77. Ann 552 CATALOGUE OF SEPULCHRAL MONUMENTS, &c. his wife died 26 Oct. 1751, eet, 74. Arms: Jeaffreson, Azure, a fret arg. on a chief of the second three leopard's faces gu. GRUNDISBURGH. Brasses. 1. A plate, in capitals, '' Here lyeth Thomas Sullyard, Esq. second sofie to Sr John Sullyard, of Weatherdyne, Knight, who maryed Bridget Manocke, one of the daughters of Francis Manocke, of Stooke Nayland, Esq. and dyed the xxii Nov. 1612." 2. Another plate, inscription in capitals: '' Here lyeth Anne Manocke, widdow, sometyme wyfe to Francis Manocke, ofStooke Nayland, Esq. who dyed the xv of August 1610, and had issue by him one soiie and three daughters." 3. Another, inscription : " JEn btben @o'tr gra:'ttt tb'la~tpng lptre. «o tbt ~oull of gJotJn \4tuall an'tr Jlllargerp bt~ tupfe, tubttb 'trttt~~p'tr a~ pee ~ball btrt, tbt bj 'trap otl ~epttmber, «bt pert of nure Uo r'tr xbc an'tr one. BbtrefOrt ~ap we tuh goo'tr 'trtbottott, a: pater naeter \4bt an'tr Q!t~t'tre, «bat ~o'tr otr bt~ m't» tn beben gr'uttt to tf)em metre. \4.Jlll.~.Jll,." He built a chapel on the south side. These three plates are nailed up against the wall at the east end of the south aisle. ~ Monuments. I. Mural, on the north wall of the chancel, large, of white marble, on the top, in a sort of triumphal arch, is a boy blowing a trumpet; for Sir Charles Blois, of Cockfield Hall, Suff. Bart. the first of the family who bore that title. He died 9th April 1738, aged 80. Arms: Blois, quartering Kemp and Hawtrey. 2. Mural, of grey marble, with black border, for William Bloys, Esq, who died lO Jan, 162 I, aged 59, &c. Arms : Blois, impaling Howard : Blois impaling Wingfield: Downing im• paling Blois: Acton impaling Blois : and Hodges impaling Blois. 3. Smaller, mural, of' white marble, consisting of a frame, in the upper part of which is an oval tablet, backed by drapery drawn up on each side. " Martha natu minima Roberti" Brook, Eq. Aur. filia V. A. 28. Obijt 18 Sept. 1658." Arms: Blois, impaling Brooke. Beneath this tablet, are the figures of a man and woman kneeling at a faldstool, facing each other; behind him are four sons, and behind her three daughters, all likewise kneeling. Below, " Gul. Blois, jun, arm. conjugi dulcissimee ac :ppetuum desiderand, M, F. C." CARLFORD HUNDRED, SUFFOLK. 553 4. Mural, on the south wall, of white marble, bordered with black: "M. S. Johannis Higgs, S.T.B. hujus ecclesiee per annos xxxvi Rectoris, &c. Ob", prid, non. Octobris, a0• Sal. 1816, eet, 89." Arms: Higgs, Az. a chevron or between three roses. 5. Mural, in the aisle, small, of white and streaked marble, for Benjamin Beaumont, Esq. son of Benjamin Beaumont, Esq. by Elizabeth Southwood. He died 30 June 1733, aged 54. Arms, Beaumont, Arg. seme de lis, a lion rampant or. Many stones in the pavement for the family of Blois. lIASKETON. Monuments. 1. Mural, north wall of the chan• cel, a small square tablet of black, on white marble, for William Goodwyn, Esq, born 16 March 1611; died 20 March 1660-1. William Goodwyn, his eldest son, merchant, died at Smyrna 16 Aug. 1664. Also Robert Goodwyn, third son, died at Smyrna 20 Sept. 1665. Arms: Goodwyn, Or, a fess between six lion's heads erased gu. Rawlin, Az. three swords in pale arg. hilted and pomelled or, the centre one erect, the others points downwards. Also Edgar and Throckmorton. 2. Mural, on the south wall, a small tablet of black marble, for William Farrer, sonne of William Farrer, Parson of this parish, died 28 July 1635, aged 15. 3. On the north wall of the chancel, an oval tablet of black marble, with gold capitals: for Rev. John Freeland, Rector of this parish; died 1805, aged 37. Also his wife and children. 4. A mural tablet of white marble on the south wall of the chancel, for Sophia Lydia, wife of Rev. Henry Freeland, Rector of this parish, and youngest daughter of Thomas Ruggles, Esq. of Spains Hall, Finchingfield, Essex, Esq. Died 15 Feb. 1827, aged 30. MAR'l'LESHAM. Monuments. I. Mural, on the south side of the chancel, an oval tablet of white marble, on a square of black, for George Doughty, Rector of this parish, ob. 14 March 1724, set, 69. Mary his wife, daughter of Samuel Park, Esq. ob. 6 Feb. 1748, eet, 76. 2. On the same wall, square of white marble, with pilasters, for George Doughty, Esq. of Theberton Hall, died 22 August 1798, aged 59. High Sheriff for the county 1793. And Anne his wife, daughter of John Goodwin, Esq. of Martlesham Hall, who died May 11, 1829, aged 89. Also Chester their youngest 554 CATALOGUE OF SEPULCHRAL MONUMENTS, &c. son, of the R.N. who died 23 Nov. 1802, aged 28. Arms: Doughty, Arg. two bars, between two mullets sable pierced, im• paling Goodwin. These three monuments have very lately been erected. OTLEY. Monuments. l. Mural, north side of the chancel, of black and white marble, consisting of an open circular pediment, supported by two pillars of black marble ; inscription on a tablet, for John Gosnold, Esq. third sonne of Robert Gosnold, of Otley, Esq. He was Gentleman of the Privy Chamber to King Charles. Died 17 Feb. 1628, aged 60, Arms: Gosnold, Per pale ere• nelle or and az. ; and Gosnold, impaling Windsor, of sixteen coats. Also ,vindsor, impaling Poole, and Gosnold, impal• ing Naunton. He married Winifred, daughter of Walter Windsor, Esq. third son of William Lord Windsor, and of Margaret his wife, daughter of Sir Jeffrey Poole, Knt. son of Sir Richard Poole, Knt. and the Lady Margaret Countess of Salisbury his wife, daughter of George Duke of Clarence, bro• ther to Edward IV. 2. A mural tablet of white marble, on the north wall of the nave, for Mrs. Ann Russell, who died 22 Nov. 1826, aged 87. PLAYFORD. Brass. A very splendid monument for Sir George Felbrigg, who died in 1400. It was highly ornamented with inlaid brass, and on a fillet which runs round the edge of the stone is an inscription, part of which has been lost. An etching of this is in Gough's Sepulchral Monuments, vol. ii. pl. 47, p. 134, and also in Cotman's Suffolk Brasses, No. vi, The stone on which was this figure had for a long time been covered by the pews near the pulpit ; but, in consequence of some repairs in the church a few years since, it was laid open, and the brass, torn from the stone, by some most barbarous hand, and broken into two pieces, was for some time kept in the church chest: it has, however, lately been again attached to the stone, which has been removed from its original situation, and now lies within the communion rails. Monument. I. On a lozenge of white marble, south wall of the chancel, " To the memory of my deare deceased parents, I, Dame Anne Everard, relict of Sr Anthony E. of Much Wal• tham, in Essex, Knt. dau, to Sr Anthony Felton, of Playford, Knt. of the Bath, and Elizh his wife, dau, of ye Ld Grey of Grooby, they being buryed in this church, &c. Ano, D'ni 165'7." CARLFORD HUNDRED, SUFFOLK. 555 Arms : Felton, Gu. two lions passant in pale erm, crowned or ; impaling Grey : Everard impaling Felton. RusHMERE, Monuments. I. On the south wall of the nave, a plain oval tablet of white marble; for Peter Edge, A.M., Pre• bend of Raffoe, and Rector of Drimholm in Ireland; who died 29 Dec. 1782, aged 59, Arms: Edge, Per fess sable and gu. an eagle displayed arg. on a chief or, a rose between two annu• lets of the second. 2, Mural, of grey marble, on which is a round tablet, for Mrs, Anne Edge, relict of the Rev. Peter Edge, who die Minter, a pillar enwrapped with an adder ; impaling, Bendy of six, on a fesse three roundels. WITNESHAM, Monuments. 1. Mural, south side of the chan• cel, of white and coloured marble : " M. S. Elizabethee Sarai King, Rev. Johannis King uxoris, et Rev. Thom re Bishop unicee filiee et heeredis, Obiit die 30 Dec. 1813, eet, 61." In the same vault rests the body of her husband, the Rev. John King, 23 years Lecturer of the Corporation of Ipswich, 31 years Master of the Grammar School there, and 46 years Rector of this parish. He died 26 Jan. 1822, aged 83. Arms: Bishop, Arg. on a bend J cotised gu. three bezants. On an escutcheon of pretence, Ca• rew, Or, three lions passant in pale sa. 2. Mural, same side, of marble, an oval tablet: for Lieut. Charles King, of the Royal Artillery, who was wounded in the battle near Fort Detroit, in Upper Canada, 28 Nov. 1812, and died of his wounds Feb. 22, 1813, and was buried at Niagara, aged 25 • .S. North side, mural, of black marble, with a white tablet, for John King, Esq. of the Middle Temple, Barrister at Law, eldest son of the Rev. John King, Rector of this parish. He died 24 Oct. 1815, aged 37. Arms: King, Sable, a lion ram• pant, between three cross-crosslets; quartering Bishop and Ca• rew, and impaling Staple, Or, a chevron ermine between three staples sable. 4. On the south wall of the nave, white marble, for Philip Meadows, of Burghersh House, in this parish, Esq.; died 16 Oct. 1824, aged 73. Arms: Meadows, Sable, a chevron be• tween three pelicans vulning themselves arg. beaked and mem• bered gu. on a canton of the second a lion sejant az. a label of three points gu.; quartering Brewster. Note. A few months ago being at Yoxford, I examined the church chest, and I found therein three brasses, which I persuaded the church• warden to have let into a piece of stone, which is now fixed in the wall of the south aisle. They are, the inscription for the two sons of Thomas Tendring, Esq, seep. 490; the inscription for Elizabeth Knyvet, see same page ; and the brass shield of Knyvet impaling Lunsford, quarter• ing Barrington. Ufford. D.A. Y.