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 Stephens within Saint Albans.

* 1.1Hic iacent Willelmus Robins Armiger nuper Clericus Signeti Edwardi quarti nuper Regis Anglie; & Katherina vxor eiusdem Willelmi, qui quidem VVillielmus obijt iiij. die Mensis Nouembris, Ann. Dom. M.cccclxxxij. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 animabus.....

Clericus Signeti, or Signetti, Clarke of the Signet, is an officer continu∣ally 〈◊〉〈◊〉 attendant on his Maiesties Secretarie, who alwayes hath the custodie of the priuie Signet, as well for sealing his Maiesties priuie letters, as also 〈◊〉〈◊〉 grants as passe his Maiesties hands by Bill assigned; Of these there be 〈◊〉〈◊〉 that attend in their course, and were vsed to haue their diet at the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 table. More largely you may reade of their Office in the Statute 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Ann. 27. Hen. 8. ca. 11.

* 1.2Here lyeth Robert Turbervile Esquire, and Dorothy his wife, whych Ro∣bert died 26. Feb. 1529. and Dorothy 7. Octob. 1521.

Sancta Trinitas vnus Deus miserere nobis.

* 1.3Here lyeth Sir Iohn Turbervile Vicar of this Church, who died ..... 1536.....

* 1.4Quos tegit hec petra iunxit thorus & domus vna, Iam puluis factus, William Dauy nomine dictus, Cum Margareta sponsali fedore iuncta: Cum prece deuota qui transis sta, precor ora.

* 1.5Hic iacet Iohannes Gril, quondam Magister Sancti Iuliani, & Vicarius istius Ecclesie, qui ob..... 6. die Decemb. 1449. Cuius Anime propitietur altissimus.

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