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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Hic iacet Thomas Bourchier miles filius Henrici comitis Essex;* 1.1 ac Isabella vxor eius nuper comitissa Deuon. filia et heres Iohannis Barry militis, qui obijt....1491....et Isabella ob. 1 die Marcij 1488. quorum animabus.

This Thomas Bourchier was the first sonne (saith Vincent) of Henry Bourchier,* 1.2 the first of that surname, Earle of Essex, and this Isabell, the

daughter and heire of Sir Iohn Barry Knight, was, when the said Thomas married her, the widow of Humfrey Lord Stafford of Southwike, sonne of William Stafford of Hooke, Esquire, created Earle of Deuon by King Ed∣ward the fourth; to whom the said King gaue all the Honours, Mannors, Castles,* 1.3 &c. which were Thomas Courtneys, the fourteenth Earle of De∣uon: who, neuerthelesse, grew ingratefull to King Edward his aduancer, in reuolting from him at the battaile of Banbury, for which cowardise (hee being apprehended) was without processe executed at Bridgewater, the se∣uenteenth of August, anno 1469. hauing beene Earle but three moneths.

* 1.4Hic iacent Rogerus Damory Baro tempore Edwardi secundi, et Elizabe∣tha tertia silia Gilberti Clare comitis Glocestrie et Iohanne vxoris eius filie Edwardi primi v. cate Iohann. de Acris.....

This Roger Damory was Baron of Armoye in Ireland, and Elizabeth his wife, the Founder of Clare Hall in the Vniuersitie of Cambridge, of which more hereafter.

Iean Lucas gist icy * 1.5Dieu de salme eit mercy.

This is an ancient monument, so is the familie.

At the north end of this Towne was a Frierie, whose ruines, not altoge∣ther beaten downe,* 1.6 are to be seene at this day; founded by Baron Wake, Lord of this Towne, about the raigne of King Iohn, dedicated to Saint Francis, and surrendred the 9 of May, 26 Henry 8. Here lieth Thomas He∣ton & Ione his wife, which Thomas died xix. Aug. M.cccc.ix. and Ioyce, ...

...Will. Litlebury, and Elizabeth his wife; he died xxii▪ of Iuly, M.cccc.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Sir Hen. Bour∣chier Knight.
• * 1.2

  Discouery of Brookes Er∣rours.
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• * 1.4

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 Lord Damory and Eliz••b••th his wif••.
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  〈…〉〈…〉 Essex. 〈…〉〈…〉 and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 his wife. 〈…〉〈…〉 and Eliz. his wife.