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.

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Title: 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.
Author: Weever, John, 1576-1632.
Publication: London :: Printed by Thomas Harper. 1631. And are to be sold by Laurence Sadler at the signe of the Golden Lion in little Britaine,; [1631]
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Subject terms: Sepulchral monuments -- England -- Early works to 1800.; Epitaphs -- England -- Early works to 1800.; England -- Biography -- Early works to 1800.
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Cite this Item: "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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A14916.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 17, 2024.

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Little Saint Bartholomewes.

This Hospitall for the poore and diseased,* 1.1 was founded by the forena∣med Rahere Prior of great Saint Bartholomewes, to be gouerned by a Ma∣ster, and eight Brethren, being Priests for the Church: and foure Sisters, to see the poore serued. It was valued at the suppression to 305. l. 6. s. 7. d. yearely. The Church remaineth a Parish to the Tenants dwelling in the precinct of the Hospitall; in which are many faire Funerall Monuments. Whose Inscriptions (or the most of them) are set downe in the Suruay of London, these following onely omitted.

Hic iacent Thomas Malefant Miles Baro de Winwore,* 1.2 et Dominus de S. George, in Com. de Clamorgan, et Dominus de Okneton et Pile, in Com. de Penbroke in Wallia, qui obijt 8. die Maij 1438. et Domina Margareta vxor eius, filia Thome Asteley. Ar. Nep. de Domino de Asteley, et Henricus ••ili∣us ••orundem Tho. et Margarete. Quorum animabus propitietur Altissi∣mus. Amen.

The xiiiic yere of our Lord seventy and three,* 1.3 Passyd Sir William Knyght to God Almightie; The fiftenth dey of Iuil; Master of this place. Iesu for his mercy reioyce hym with his grace.

The xiiiic yere of our Lord and eight,* 1.4 Passyd Sir Robart Greuil to God Almight, The xii dey of April: Broder of this place, Iesu for his mercy reioice him with his grace.

Philip Lewis restyth vnder yis ston,* 1.5 Yat in Iun deseisyd the dey six and twenty, Wyth Agnes hys wyf, yat were both on, The xiiiic yere of our Lord and seuen and fifty.

Subiacet ecce pede Iohn Stafford mortis in ede* 1.6 Iustus, deuotus, discretus, et ad pia motus: Qui bona plura loco dum vixit contulit isti: Mille quater centum quater et sexto quoque Christi, Luce Nouemberis deca ter . . . . . . . . . . Vt sit propitius anime Christus precor. Amen.

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* 1.1

The foundati∣on of Saint Bartl. Hospital.

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* 1.2

Sir Tho Mali∣lant or Neu∣fant, & Marga∣ret his wi••e.

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* 1.3

Sir Will. Knight Priest.

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* 1.4

Sir Rob. Greuil Priest.

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* 1.5

Philip Lewis & Agnes his wife.

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* 1.6

Io. Stafford.

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