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.

Baldock.

Here is an ancient Monument, and an old Inscription which I often meete with.

Farwel my frendys, the tydabidyth no man, I am departed hens, and so sal ye But in this pasage the best song I can Is Requiem Eternam, now Iesu grant it me. When I haue ended all myn aduersity Grant me in Paradys to hav a mansion That shedst thy bloud for my redemption.

Prey for the sowlys of William Crane,* 1.1 Ioane and Margaret his wyffs, ... which William died ... 1483. ... on whos.

Orate pro... Wilielmi Vynter generosi et Margarete consortis sue,* 1.2 qui quidem Wilielmus obij•• 2 Iunii 1416. et Margareta ob ... Octob. 1411. eorum animabus, parentum, amicorum, bene factorum suorum, Deus omni∣potens pro sua magna miserecordia propitietur. Amen.

This French Epitaph following was not long since to be read, engraued vpon the monument of one of the Argentons.

Reignauld de Argentein ci gist Que c••st Chappell feire fist Fu't cheualier sainct Mairie Chescinipardon pour l'alme prie.

Englished.

Regnald de Argentyne, here is laid, That caused this Chappell to be made:

He was a Knight of Seynt Mary the Virgin, Therfor prey pardon for his sin.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Will Crane, Ioan and Marg. his wiues.
• * 1.2

  Will. Vynter and Margaret his wife.