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.

The Charter-house.

* 1.1Sir Walter Manny Knight of the Garter, Lord of the towne of Manny in the Dioces of Cambrey, beyond the seas; in that raging pestilence in the 23 of King Ed. the 3. when Churches & Church-yards in London might not suffice to bury the dead, purchased a piece of ground in this place cal∣led Spitle croft, containing 13 acres and a Rodd, and caused the same to bee enclosed for burials, and dedicated by Raph Stratford Bishop of London; in which place, and in the same yeere, more then 50000 persons were bu∣ried, in regard of such a multitude here interred: he caused a Chappell here to be builded, wherein Offerings were made, and Masses said for the soules of so many Christians departed. And afterwards about the yeere 1371. he caused here to be founded, an house of Carthusian Monkes, which he cal∣led the Salutation: which house at the dissolution, was valued to be yeerely worth, sixe hundred forty two pounds, foure pence halfe penny.

* 1.2Iohn Stow saith, that he had read this Inscription following, fixed on a stone crosse, sometime standing in the Charter-house Church yard.

Anno Domini M.ccc.xl.ix. Regnante magna pestilentia, consecratum fuit hoc Cemiterium, in quo & infra septa presentis Monasterij, sepulta fue∣runt mortuorum Corpora, plusquam quinquaginta millia, preter alia multa abhinc vsque ad presens, quorum animabus propitietur Deus. Amen.

* 1.3This inscription vpon the foresaid Stone Crosse, as also the relation be∣fore, was taken out from the words of his charter, the substance whereof followeth.

Walterus Dns. de Many, &c. cum nuper pestilentia esset tam grandis & vi∣••lenta in ciuitate London quod Cemiteria Ecclesiae ciuitatis non possunt suf∣ficere pro sepultura a personarum in eadem pestilentia discedentia, nos moti pi∣etate habentes respectum, &c. Purchased 13. acres of land without Smith∣field Barres, in a place called Spitle croft, and now called new Church-Haw, for the buriall of the persons aforesaid, and haue caused the place to be blessed by Raph then Bishop of London: in which place, plus quam Quinquaginta millia personarum de dicta pestilentia morientium sepulti fuere. And there for our Ladies sake wee founded a Chappel, & of the holy order of the Cartusians, made there a Monastery, by consent of the Prior or Cartuse Maior in Sauoy, &c. for the health of King Edward the third, and Dame Margaret his wife: Hijs Testibus. Iohn Hastings of Penbroke, Humfrey Bohun of Hereford: Edmund Mortymer of Mar••h, and William de Monteacuto of Sarum, Earles. Iohn de Barnes Maior of London; William de Walworth, and Robert de Gayton Sheriffes. Dat apud London 20 Martij, Anno Regni Reg. Ed. 3.45.

* 1.4Sir Walter Manny, or de Manie, the foresaid Founder, was buried here in his owne Church, who deceased in the same yeere that he laid his foun∣dation,

137••. His death was much lamented, by the King, the Nobilitie, and commons of all England; for, with singular commendations, hee had for a long time serued vnder Edward the third in the French warres, and was employed by him vpon seuerall Embasies, and his truth and good councell was euer much auailable to the whole state of the kingdome. His obsequies were performed with great solemnity; King Edward the third, and all his children, with the greatest Prelates, and Lord Barons of the king∣dome, being there present.* 1.5 His wife Margaret, was here entombed with him; by whom he had issue, Thomas Manye, who in his youth was drow∣ned in a Well at Detford in Kent, and Anne, then his onely daughter, and heire, married to Iohn, Lord Hastings, Earle of Penbroke:

Margaret,* 1.6 Lady Manye, saith Iohn Stow, here interred, (yet the Cata∣logue of Honour will haue her to be buried in the Minories) died the 24. of March, 1399. she was the onely daughter of Thomas of Brotherton, Earle of Norfolke, and Marshall of England, second sonne of King Edward the first, and her fathers onely heire after the death of her brother Edward, which happened in the same yeare that his father departed the world. She was for the greatnesse of her birth, her large reuenewes and wealth, created Dutchesse of Norfolke for terme of life: she had beene first married to Iohn Lord Segraue,* 1.7 and her last husband was the foresaid Sir Walter Manny.

Here sometime was interred the body of Philip Morgan, Doctor of Law,* 1.8 Chancelour of Normandy, and Bishop of Ely; a very wise man, who with great commendations gouerned that See nine yeeres sixe mo¦neths, and foure daies, and departed this life at Bishops-Hatfield, Octo∣ber 25. 1434.

Many funerall monuments were in this Church,* 1.9 as you may finde them mentioned in the Suruay of London.

This religious house is now turned into an Hospitall, consisting of a Ma∣ster, a Preacher, a Free-Schoole with a Master and an Vsher, fourescore de∣caied gentlemen Souldiers, and forty schollers, maintained with sufficient cloathing, meate, drinke, lodging, and wages; besides Officers and Mini∣sters to attend vpon them all; so that the whole number now in the house with the attendants, is one hundred and fourescore. The greatest gift that euer at any time in England, no Abbey (at the first foundation thereof) ex∣cepted, or therewith to bee compared, being the gift of one man onely, whose name was Thomas Sutton of Castle Campes, in the County of Cam∣bridge Esquire, borne at Knaith in the County of Lincolne, who liued to the age of 79 yeares, and deceased the 12. day of December, 1611. somewhat before this his famous Foundation was fully accomplished.

Notes

• * 1.1

  The foundati¦on of ••he Charterhouse.
• * 1.2

  Stow Suruay.
• * 1.3

  Ex Mss. in bib. Cot.
• * 1.4

  The death of the Founder.
• * 1.5

  Margaret, La∣dy Many, and Du••chesse of Norfolke.
• * 1.6

  Suruay. 〈◊〉〈◊〉
• * 1.7

  Vin••e••t C••t••l. Norf.
• * 1.8

  Philip Morgan Bishop of Ely.
• * 1.9

  Suttons Hospi∣tall.