Ancient funerall monuments within the vnited monarchie of Great Britaine, Ireland, and the islands adiacent with the dissolued monasteries therein contained: their founders, and what eminent persons haue beene in the same interred. As also the death and buriall of certaine of the bloud royall; the nobilitie and gentrie of these kingdomes entombed in forraine nations. A worke reuiuing the dead memory of the royall progenie, the nobilitie, gentrie, and communaltie, of these his Maiesties dominions. Intermixed and illustrated with variety of historicall obseruations, annotations, and briefe notes, extracted out of approued authors ... Whereunto is prefixed a discourse of funerall monuments ... Composed by the studie and trauels of Iohn Weeuer.

Braborne.

Hic iacet Wilhelmus Scot de Braborne A••. qui obijt 5. Febr. 1433. cu∣ius anime.* 1.1

Sis testis Christe quod non tacet hic Lapis iste Corpus vt ornetur sed spiritus vt memoretur. Quisquis eris qui transieris sic perlege plora Sum quod eris sucramque quod es pro me precor ora.

Hic iacet magnificus ac insignis miles Iohannes Scot quondam Regis do∣mus,* 1.2 inuictissimi Principis Edwardi quarti, Controll. et nobilissima integer∣rimaque Agnes vxor eius. Qui quidem Iohannes obijt Ann. 1485. die mens. Octob. 17.

This Sir Iohn Scot was also of the priuy Councell, and knight Marshall of Caleis,* 1.3 who with others was sent vpon an Embasie, Ann. Reg. Ed. 4.12. to the Dukes of Burgundy and Britaine, to bring backe againe the Earles of Pembroke, and Richmund, whose escape did much perplexe their kings suspitious thoughts. Iohannes Scot miles cum CC. soldariis ex mandato Do∣mini Regis apud Sandwicum pro salua custodia eiusdem inter Bund. Indent. de Guerra apud pelles. West.

Hic ... Wilhelmus Scot myles,* 1.4 ob. 1350.

I take this man to be that William Scot, who with others of eminent de∣gree and qualitie, was knighted by Edward the third, the tenth of his raigne vpon the creation of Edward his sonne Earle of Chester, and Duke of Cornwall.

Of your ... Dame Elisabeth Poynings,* 1.5 late wife of Sir Edward Poynings

which Dame Elisabeth deceased, Aug. 12. 1524.

* 1.6This Elisabeth was the daughter of Sir Iohn Scot, of Scots Hall, where the family of these Scots haue so long flourished in worshipfull estimation.

* 1.7Hac necis in cella iacet hic prudens Isabella Que nulli nocuit, sed Domino placuit. Sponsa fuit fata venerabilis, et peramata, Clifton Geruasij militis egregij. Ante fuit dicta Wilhelmi Scotti relicta, Harbard vocata, vel Fynche certe scies. Dicitur hic alias .... mille quater centum, Petit L. cum septem ..., monumentum. Nouembris deca bis hijs numerando dabis.

* 1.8Geruasium Clifton istam genuisse Iohannam; Sta lege cui Iohn Digge sociatus erat. Morte .... cadit corpus, sequitur cito mater. Filia preuenit hanc cui solet esse sequax. Christetuas famulas fac post te scandere celos, Et post coniugia regna tenere tua.

* 1.9Subiacet hac Petra Dionisia nunc caro tetra; Que fuerat nata Fynche aut Harbard vocitata; Vincent Armigeri: cui parce Iesu mulieri. Dormit non moritur licet hic terra sepelitur. Qui bene pensetur qui credit non morietur Anno milleno C. quater .... cape pleno Bis quater appone .... celi iunge corone .......... Cui sit saluamen Deus omnipotens precor. Amen. Hic iacet expertus sub marmore miles opertus * 1.10Gower Robertus anime sis Christe misertus.

From this familie Iohn Gower the Poet was descended.

* 1.11One of the Pasheleis lyeth here interred, the Lord of Halle and Mote in Sussex. From whom the Scots deriue a descent.

* 1.12Iohanna Pashlee filia Iohannis de sole secunda vxor Edmundi Pashlee.

Notes

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  Wil••iam
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  Sir 〈…〉〈…〉 the controuler of 〈◊〉〈◊〉
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  Sir William Scot knight. Hollinshed.
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  Elisabeth Lady Poynings.
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  Camden in Kent
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  Is••bell Ladie 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
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  Ioane the wife of Io. Digges.
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  Dionisia Finch. Vincent Har∣bard alias F••nch in the genealo∣gie of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of Nedde. fel••••.
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  Sir Robert Gower knight
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  Pashley.
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  Ioane Pashley in the window.