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.

Saint Michael Bassishaw or Bassingshall.

Iohn Burton lyeth vnder here, Sometimes of London Citizen and Mercer; And Ienet his wife with their progeny, Been turned to erth, as ye may see. Frends free, what so yee bee, Prey for vs we you prey, As you see vs in this degree; So shall you be another dey.

He deceased in the yeere 1460. he was a great benefactor to the building of this Church, as appeareth by his marke placed throughout the whole roofe of the Quire, and middle Isle of the Church.

Huc ades atque tuis metire viator ocellis Quam breuis inclusos illigat vrna duos. Vt modo tu, vir fuit hic, hec & femina quondam, Nunc gelidi pars est huius vterque soli. Nomen Abel, More erat cognomen & Exoniensum Cesarij Doctor iuris in vrbe fuit. Agnes alterius nomen, coniuxque Iohannis More fuit, huius Abel qui modo frater erat. Vt cupis ergo tibi faciant post funera viui Has modo tute breues quisquis es ede preces▪ Hic Abel primo hic Agnes releuetur ab Agno, Qui prius agnino sanguine lauit oues. Obijt Abel 1486. Agnes 1499. quorum animabus.

Notes

• Iohn Burton 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Ienet his 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• ••holl Moore Doctor of Law, ••nd Agnes his brothers wife.