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.

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Title: 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.
Author: Weever, John, 1576-1632.
Publication: London :: Printed by Thomas Harper. 1631. And are to be sold by Laurence Sadler at the signe of the Golden Lion in little Britaine,; [1631]
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Subject terms: Sepulchral monuments -- England -- Early works to 1800.; Epitaphs -- England -- Early works to 1800.; England -- Biography -- Early works to 1800.
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Rochford.

I am looking for some Monument or other in this Church, to the me∣morie of some one of the Lords of ancient Nobilitie, to which this Towne gaue the Surname of Rochford (as now it giues the title of Viscount Roch∣ford to that truly honourable and right worthie gentleman Henry Cary, Lord Hunsden, and Earle of Douer.

* 1.1Pris pur Anne Snokeshall fille Iohn filol de Landmare, qe gist ici: Dieu de salme eit pite et mercy, qe ob iour de Seynt Valentin ••an I••su crist, M.ccc.lxxxxvi.

* 1.2Of your cherite prey for the sowl of Rose Crymvill, wyf of Richard Crymvill. Which Rose desesyd viii. April, M.cccccxxiiii. on her sowl Iesu haue mercy.

Hic iacet Maria Dilcock, que obiit xiiii die Decembris, Ann. Dom. M. Vc. Cuius anime. ....

The Tower and the Steeple of this Church was built from the ground, as the inhabitants by tradition affirme, by Richard, Lord Rich, Baron of Leez, and Chancellour of England. A most prudent and iudicious States∣man, a singular treasure and supporter of the kingdome: who for his great good deserts receiued the office of Chancellour of England at the hands of King Edward the sixth.* 1.3 Howsoeuer the Armes of the Butlers, Earles of Or∣mond (whose inheritance this Towne was in times past) are cut in some places on the stone.

* 1.4Robert Lord Rich, and Earle of Warwicke, lately deceased, founded here sixe Almes houses, for fiue poore impotent men, and an aged woman.

But here let me conclude what I haue spoken of this towne, with the words of Camden.

More inward (saith he) is Rochford placed, that hath giuen name to this Hundred;* 1.5 now it belongeth to the (now Earles of Warwicke) Barons Rich, and in old time it had Lords of great nobility, surnamed thereof; whose inheritance came at length to Butler, Earle of Ormond and Wilt∣shire, and from them to Sir Thomas Bullen, whom King Henry the eight created Viscount Rochford, and afterward Earle of Wiltshire; out of whose progenie sprung that most gratious Queene Elizabeth, and the Barons of Hunsdon.

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* 1.1

Anne Snokeshall

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* 1.2

Rose Crymvill.

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* 1.3

Camden.

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* 1.4

Hospitall at Rochford.

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* 1.5

Camd. in Essex.

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