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.

Stepney.

Here lieth Henry Steward,* 1.1 Lord Darle, of the age of three quarters of a yeere, late sonne and heire of Mathew Steward Erle of Lennoux, and Lady Margaret his wife. Which Henry deceased the xxviii day of Nouember, in the yeere of our Lord God. M.ccccc.xlv. Whose soule Iesus pardon.

This Henryes second brother was likewise christened Henry, and stiled Lord Darle, or Dernley, a noble Prince, and reputed for person one of the goodliest Gentlemen of Europe; who married Mary Queene of Scotland, the royall parents of our late Soueraigne Lord Iames the first, king of great Britaine, father of our most magnificent Monarch Charles the first, now happily raigning.

Vndyr this ston closyde and marmorate Lyeth Iohn Kitte Londoner natyffe.* 1.2 Encreasyng in vertues rose to high estate,

In the fourth Edwards Chappell by his yong lyffe, Sith whych the sevinth Henryes servyce primatyffe Proceding stil in vertuous ••fficase To be in fauour wi••h this our kings Grase. With witt endewyd chosen to be Legate Sent into Spayne, where he ryght ioyfully Combyned both Prynces, in pease most amate: In Grece Archbyshop elected worthely; And last of Carlyel rulyng pastorally Kepyng nobyl Houshold wyth grete Hospitality: On thowsand fyve hundryd thirty and sevyn, Invyterate wyth pastoral carys, consumyd wyth age, The nintenth of Iun reckonyd ful evyn, Passyd to hevyn from worldly pylgr••mage: Of whos soul good pepul of cherite Prey, as ye wold be preyd for; for thus must ye lie. Iesu mercy Lady help.

* 1.3Here lieth Sir Henry Collet knight, twise Maior of London who died in the yere of our redemption, 1510.

This H••nry was sonne to Robert Collet of Wendouer, in Buckingham∣shire, and father to Iohn Collet Deane of Pauls, in the first time of his Ma∣ioraltie the Crosse in Cheape-side was new builded in that beautifull manner as it now standeth.

Richardus iacet hic venerabilis ille Decanus * 1.4Qui fuit etatis doctus Apollo sue; Eloquio, forma, ingenio, virtutibus, arte Nobilis, eternum viuere dignus erat. Consilio bonus, ingenio fuit vtilis acri, Facunda eloquij dexteritate potens. Non rigidus, non ore minax, affabilis omni Tempore; seu puero seu loquerere sexi. Nulli vnquam nocuit, multos adiuvit, & omnes Officij studuit demeruisse bonos. Tantus hic et talis, ne non deleatur ademptus Flent Muse, et laceris mesta Minerua comis. Obijt anno 1532. etat. circiter 40.

This Pace succeeded Collet in the Deanrie of Pauls, a man highlie in fa∣uour with king Henry the eight, by whom he was employed as Embassa∣dour to Maximilian the Germane Emperour: as also to Rome in the be∣halfe of Cardinall Wol••ey, who stood in election for the Popedome. Hee writ diuers learned treatises yet extant. Nam vir erat (saith Bale) viriusque literaturae peritia praeditus. Nemo ingenio candidior, aut humanitate amici∣tior: He was a right worthie man, and one that gaue in counsell faithfull adu••ce; learned he was also, and indued with many excellent good gifts of nature,* 1.5 curteous▪ pleas••nt, and delighting in Musicke, highlie in the Kingsfauour, and well heard in matters of weight.

Here was I borne, and here I make myne end* 1.6 Though I was Citizen, and Grocer of London, And to the office of Schrevalty did ascend; But things transitorie passe and vanische sone, To God be geeuen thanks if that I haue ought done. That to his honowre, and to the bringing vp of youth, And to the succowre of the Age; for sewerly this is soth.

By Avise my wyff children were left me non Which we both did take as God had it sent; And fixed our myndes that ioyntly in on, To releue the poore by mutuall consent. Now mercifull Iesu which hast assystyd owre intent, Have mercy on owre sowles, and as for the residew, If it be thy will thou mayst owre Act continew.

Vpon the same marble these verses following:

The fyve and twentyth day of this monyth of Septembyr, And of owre Lord God the fifteenth hundryd and fowrty yeere, Master Nicholas Gibson dyde as this tombe doth remembyr, Whose wyff aftyr maryed the worschypful Esquier, Master William Kneuet, on of the kings privy chamber. Much for his time also did he endeuer To make this Act to continew for euer.

This pious act here mentioned in this Epitaph, is a free-Schoole, founded at Radcliffe in this Parish, by the said Nicholas and Avise for the instructi∣on of threescore poore mens children, by a Schoolemaster and an Vsher; with an Almeshouse, for fourteene poore aged persons: and this Foundati∣on continues to this day.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Hen. Steward Lord Darle.
• * 1.2

  Io. Kitt, or Kite Bishop of Car¦lell.
• * 1.3

  Sir Hen. C••lle•• Lord Ma••••r.
• * 1.4

  Rich. Pa••e Dea••e of S•• Pauls.
• * 1.5

  Stow Annal. Cent. ••.
• * 1.6

  Nic. Gibson Sheriffe of London.