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.

Thistleworth.

Al yow that doth this Epitaph rede or see, * 1.1Of yowr mere goodnesse, and grete cheritie, Prey for the sowl of Maister Antony Sutton, Bacher of Diuinity, Who died in secundo die Augusti, Annoque Domini, M.ccccc.xl. and three.

* 1.2Orate pro anima Henrici Archer, qui obijt 2 die Septemb. Anno Domini 480. cuius anime......

If the date of this Inscription were true, this Archer did line in the raigne of Lucius, the first Christian King of this Monarchie, but questionlesse, this was the ouersight of him which inlaid the monument, leauing out the fi∣gure of one, which might haue made it right, 1480.

Here lyeth Iohn Robinson, With his wyfs Katherin and Ione,* 1.3 Who dyed M.ccccc. and three: On whos sowls Iesu haue mercy.

Hic iacet Clemens Colyns de Isleworth Vicarius,* 1.4 vtriusque iuris Doctor. qui obijt, 1498.

Prey for the sowls of Iohn Holt,* 1.5 Margerie, and Elizabeth his wyffs, and for the sowls of all his children, who died Anno Dom. 1520.

In the yere of owr Lord God, M.ccccc. the fourth dey of December, Margerie to God her sowl she did surrender; Iesu full of mercy, on her sowl haue mercy, For in thy mercy she trusted fully.

Pray for the sowl of Audry the wyf of Gedeon Aundesham,* 1.6 who dyed, 1502.

Here lyeth Iohn Sampol yeoman,* 1.7 Vsher of the Kings Chamber, who dy∣ed the yeare 1535.

Sampoll antiently called Saint Paul, a familie of which name flourished at Melwood in Lincolnshire, of which hereafter.

Hic. Dominus Iohannes Payne Vicarius ..... 1470.* 1.8 Quisquis eris, qui transieris, sta, perlege, plora▪ Sum quod eris, fueram quod es, pro me precor ora.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Antony Sutton.
• * 1.2

  Hen••y Archer.
• * 1.3

  Io Robinson, Ka∣therine and Ioane his wiues.
• * 1.4

  Clement C••lyns
• * 1.5

  Io. Holt, Margery and Elizab••th his wiues.
• * 1.6

  Audrie Aunde∣sham.
• * 1.7

  Io. Sampoll.
• * 1.8

  Sir Io. Payne Priest▪