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.

Coringham.

* 1.1The Monuments in this Church, (which haue beene many) are quite defaced. I read in an old Manuscript, thus much of the Baudes there buri∣ed, and in other places sometimes Lords of the Towne, and Patrons of the Church.

Anno Domini 1174. Sir Symon de Baud or Bauld, Knight, died in the holy land.

* 1.2Anno 1189. Nich. Bauld Knight died in Gallicia in Spaine.

Anno 1216. Sir Walter Bauld died at Coringham.

Anno 1270. Sir William Bauld died at Coringham.

Anno 1310. Sir Walter Bauld died at Coringham.

Anno 1343. Sir William Bauld died at Coringham.

Anno 1346. Sir Iohn le Bauld died in Gascoigne.

Anno 1375. Sir William Bauld died at Hadham Parua.

Anno 1420. on the feast of Saint Bartholomew, died Thomas Bauld, or Bawde, the first Esquire at little Hadham.

Anno 1449. Tho. Bawde the second Esquier, died at little Hadham.

Anno 1500. Mens. Iunij obijt Dominus Thomas Bawd miles, obijt apud London, cuius anime propitietur deus.

Anno 1550. obijt Iohannes Baud Ar. apud Coringham.

This ancient familie of the Bawdes, Stow saith, as he had read out of an ancient deed, gaue vnto the Deane and Chapter of Pauls, vpon the day of the conuersion of Saint Paul, a good Doe; and vpon the feast of the com∣memoration of Saint Paul, a fat Bucke; in consideration of twenty two A∣cres of land, by them granted, within their Mannor of Westley in Essex, to be inclosed into their Parke of Coringham. Sir William Baud about the third of Edward the first, was the first that granted this deed, which was confirmed by his sonne Walter, and others of his line.

This Bucke and Doe were brought vpon the said festiuall daies, at the houres of Procession,* 1.3 and thorow the Procession to the high Altar; the manner of it is reported by Stow, who partly (as he saith) saw it, thus.

On the feast day of the commemoration of Saint Paul, the Bucke being brought vp to the steps of the high Altar in Pauls Church, at the houre of Procession, the Deane and Chapter being apparelled in Coapes and Vest∣ments, with Garlands of Roses on their heads,* 1.4 they sent the body of the Bucke to baking, and had the head fixed on a Pole, borne before the Crosse in their Procession, vntill they issued out of the West dore; where the Kee∣per that brought it, blowed the death of the Bucke, and then the Horners that were about the Citie, presently answered him in like manner. For the which paines, they had each man of the Deane and Chapter, foure pence in money, and their dinner, and the Keeper that brought it, was al∣lowed, during his abode there for that seruice, meate, drinke and lodging, at the Deane and Chapters charges, and fiue shillings in money, at his go∣ing away, together with a loafe of bread, hauing the picture of Saint Paul vpon it, &c.

There was belonging to the Church of Saint Paul, for both the daies, two speciall Sutes of Vestments, the one embrodered with Buckes, the o∣ther with Does, both giuen by the said Bauds.

Baud is the surname (saith Verstegan) of a worshipfull familie in Eng∣land,* 1.5 and of a Marquesse in Germany, anciently written Bade, and the let∣ter D vsed of our Ancestors in composition, as th: so the right name is Bathe, and so this family (might be) tooke the name of some office belong∣ing to the Bathe, at the time of the Coronation of some King, when as the Knights of the Bathe are wont to be made.

Notes

• * 1.1

  In bib. Co••.
• * 1.2

  The worthy 〈…〉〈…〉 he 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.3

  S••ru••y in Fa∣r••••g ward 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.4

  A Bucks head borne before the Procession at Pauls.
• * 1.5

  In our name•• of contempt.