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.

Watford.

Hic iacet Hugo de Holes miles,* 1.1 I••sticiarius Banci Regis tempore regui 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Ann. 1415.

Hic iacet Margareta que fuit vxor Hugonis Holes.....ob. 1416.5. die Marcij.

Here lyeth Iohn Heydon of the Groue Esquyre,* 1.2 who dyed ... 1400..

Here lyeth.... William Heydon of Newstreere Esquyre, and Ioane his mo∣ther, who buylded the south Isle of this Church, and dyed, Ann. 1505.

Here lyeth.... William Heydon.... 1500.

The rest of the inscriptions for these Heydons are quite gone; a name of singular note and demerit in other parts of this kingdome: the losse of one of which name is at this houre much lamented, namely, of Sir William Heydon knight, a worthy gentleman, a valiant Souldier, and an expert Engi∣ner: who came vnfortunately to his end at the Isle of Rhee. An. Dom. 1027.

Hic iacet Iohannes de Hakom & Matildis vxor eius qui obiit 4. die Aug. Ann: 1365. Ed. 3.39.* 1.3

In this Church are diuers funerall Monuments to the memorie of the much honoured families of the Russels, and Morisins. Of whom I shall haue occasion by order of method to speake hereafter.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Sir ••ugh 〈◊〉〈◊〉. ••night, and Margaret his wife.
• * 1.2

  I••hn Heydon▪ W••ll•• He••don and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 his mother
• * 1.3

  Io. de H••kom and A•• aud his wife.