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.

Saint Peters Church in Saint Albans.

This Church and Churchyard was stuft full with the bodies of such as were slaine in the two battells,* 1.1 fought here at Saint Albans. In which I finde a funerall Monument for my valiant countreyman, Sir Bertin Entwi∣sell, who fighting on the Kings partie, died of a wound receiued in the first battell. Vpon whose Tombe this Inscription, inlayd in brasse, is yet to be read.

Here lyth Syr Bertin Entwisel knyght, which was borne in Lancaster

Shyre, and was Vicound and Baron of Brykbeke in Normandy, and Baliffe of Constantin. Who died the xxviii of May, M.cccc.lv. on whos sowl Iesu have mercy.

Of which Sir Bertin, thus speaketh Leland in his Commentaries. Ther is a Viscownt of Brykbek in Normandy, saith he, callyd Bertyne, or Ber∣frame Cnitwesell, that cam into England, and was much on the factyon of kyng Henry the sixth, and slayn at on of the Battels at Saint Albons, and beryed in the Peroche Chyrch of Seynt Peter, vnder the plase of the Lecto∣rium in the Quyre, wheras a memoriall of hym ther yet remeyneth. Ther was a dawghter of this Viscount callyd Lucy, of whom Master Bradene of Northamptonshyre is descendyd; and in the same Shyre is a mean gentyl∣man of that name▪

These Entwisells were gentlemen of good respect in our countrey in our fathers dayes, whose mansion house retaines the name of Entwisell to this houre: The last heire of which house (as I haue it out of the collections of M. Dalton, alias Norroy king of Armes) was one Wilfred Entwisell, who sold the land that was left him, and serued as a Lance at Muselborrow∣field, in the second yeare of the raigne of king Edward the sixth; after that he serued the Guyes in defence of Meth. After that he was one of the foure Captaines of the Fort of Newhauen; where being infected with the plague, and shipped for England, was landed about Portsmouth, and being vncer∣taine of any house, died vnder a hedge, in September, Ann. 1549.

Raph Bapthorpe the father,* 1.2 and Raphe the sonne, of Bapthorpe in the East∣riding of Yorkeshire; which for many descents hath yeelded both name and habitation to that knightly familie; fighting in this Towne vnder the banner of King Henry the sixth, lost their liues, and here lye buried toge∣ther; with this Epitaph.

Cum Patre Radulpho Babthorp iacet ecce Radulphus Filius, bot duro marmore pressus humo. Henrici sexti Dapifer, Pater Armiger eius, Mors satis id docuit, fidus vterque fuit. C. Domini quater M. semel. L. semel V. semel anno Hos necat haud solos mors truculenta duos. Lux hijs postrema Maij vicena secunda; Det Deus hijs lucem, des sine fine diem.

Behold where two Raulph Babthorps, both the sonne and father lie, Vnder a stone of marble hard, interr'd in this mould drie: To Henry sixth the Father Squire, the sonne he Sewer was, Both true to Prince, and for his sake they both their life did passe. The yeare one thousand and foure hundred fiftie five, Grimme death, yet not alone, did them of breath depriue. The last day of their light was th'twentith two of May: God grant them light in heau'n, and without end a day.

In the yere of Crist on thowsand fowr hundryd ful trew wyth fowr and sixteen* 1.3 [Rychard Skipwith gentylman in birth, late felow of new Inne.

In my age twenti on my sowl partyd from the body in August the sixtenth day, And now I ly her abyding Gods mercy vndyr this ston in clay, Desyring yow that this fal see, vnto the Meyden prey for mee That bare both God and man. Like as ye wold that oder for yee shold, When ye ne may nor can.

* 1.4Hic duo consortes Skipwith que Ioanna Ioannes Compa••sant vna, generosus & vnus, et alter: Vt pariter pausant in pace precare quiescant, Tu qui metra legis, fic quod requiescere possis.

Hic iacet Georgius S••ipwith Ar.

In this Church are others of this familie interred, whose Monuments are quite defa••ed; of which name, Gentlemen of ancient descent, faire pos∣sessions, and knightly degree, do at this day flourish at Cotes in the Coun∣ty of Leicester.

* 1.5Iunior ense rui, fueram tunc Ensiser vni 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Borca comiti, dicto cognomine Percy 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Perij periit sibi, (proh dolor) ensis ademit Trans••ur sum stadij: pax sit eique mihi: Ipse Thomas dictus, Pakington eramque vocatus:

Hic iacet Edwardus Beulled Ar. quondam Magister Ludi venatici in∣〈…〉〈…〉 Abbatis de Sancto Albano & Alicia vxor eius,* 1.6 qui Edwardus 〈…〉〈…〉. M.ccc.lxxv.

William Wittor and his wyff Grase, * 1.7Vndyr this ston ben buryed her, In hevyn good Lord grant them a plase; As thow them boght with thy blood so der. Which William as her hit doth apper. The ninth dey of March past this present lyff, On thowsand fowr hundryd and six yer Of Crist; whos grase be ther preservatyff.

* 1.8Hic iacet Edmundus Westby quondam Hundredarius Sancti Albani, & 〈◊〉〈◊〉 vxor eius silia & heres Ade Stonham et consanguinea, et heres Alicie 〈◊〉〈◊〉.... ob. vltimo di•• Iulii M.cccc.xlvii.

* 1.9Hic iacet Cecilia Westby vxor Bartholomei Westby, que obiit 2. Iulii Ann. M.cccc.lxxxxv.

* 1.10Hic iacet Willelmus Westby quondam Hundredarius et Baliuus Liber∣tatis.........

* 1.11Hic iacet Edmundus Westby Armiger. Iusticiar. pacis in Com. Hert. et Hundredarius ac Baliuus de Franchesia Sancti Albani, et Margareta vxor eius, qui Ed. obiit xviii Septemb. M.cccc.lxxv.

Henry the sixth was in this Edmunds house (Hundreder of S. Albans) during the time of the first battell in the Towne.* 1.12

Hic iacet Thomas Astry gener. filius Radulphi Astry militis,* 1.13 et Elisabetha vxor eius ••ilia Willelmi Skipwith Armigeri, qui quidem Willel. ob..... M.ccccc.vii.

Hic iacet Richardus Raynshaw Armig. seruiens ad arma Regis Henrici octaui .........* 1.14

Here lyth Thomas Blake gentl. and Maud his wife.* 1.15 Which Tho. died the third of December, 1536. 38. Hen. 8.

De Sudeley Domina natus Iohn Lind que vocatus,* 1.16 Morte ruit stratus hic Armiger intumulatus. Aula Mareschallum quem regia nobilitauit. Egra lues rapuit, raptum cineri sociauit. Supplico qui graderes seu in marmore lumina figes. Ora, cum superis sit sibi pausa pijs. ob. 3. Septemb. Ann. 1464.

Hic iacet Iohannes Bernwel de villa Sancti Albani in Com. Hert. gen. qui obiit....* 1.17 1400.

Dummodo vixisti quia spemque fidem tenuisti; Ful••or & Ecclesie, cultor fuerasque Marie. Vita, salus, requies tibi cum deitate Iohannes Sit Bernwel, prima mors, et tua vita secunda.

Hic iacet Symon Bernwel qui ob. 28. Ian. Ann. 1455.* 1.18

Hic iacet Reginaldus Bernwell qui ob. 12. April. 1477.* 1.19

Here lyeth Brian Lockley, who died .... 1507...... and Alice Lock∣ley,* 1.20 who died.... 1546.

Here lyeth Richard Lockley, Elisabeth and Agnes his wyfs.* 1.21 Whych Ri∣chard dyed, Ann. 1544. for their sowls and al Christian sowls of yowr cherite, say a Pater Noster and an Ave.

Vnder a marble stone in the Quire a religious man lieth interred, whose name is worne, or stolne out with the brasse; onely the forme of a Rose re∣maineth: and in the turnings of the leaues this Inscription.

Lo al that ere I spent, somtym had I. Al that I gav to good intent, that now hav I. That which I nether gav nor lent, that now aby I. That I kept, til I went, that lost I.

An old translation from these Latine couplets following.

Quod expendi, habui. Quod donani, habeo. Quod negaui, punior. Quod servaui, perdidi.

Hic iacet Dominus Edwardus Hill miles ordinis Sancti Iohannis Baptiste,* 1.22 qui obiit..... Ann... M.cccccxxxvi.

This knight was one of the Fraternitie of that religious order of S. Iohns Ierusalem; an Hospitall. Of which I haue spoken in another place.

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  Raphe Babthorpe and Raphe his soone.
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  Rich. Skipwith.
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  Tho. Astry and Elis. his wife
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  Rich. Raynshaw Sergeant at Armes.
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  Tho. ••lake.
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  Io. Lind, Mar∣shall of the Kings Hall.
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  Io. Bernwell.
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  Simon Bernwel.
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  Reinold Bernwel
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  Brian Lockley. Alice Lockley.
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  Rich. Lockley, Elis. and Agnes his wiues.
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  Sir Ed. Hill knight.