Hatfield Brad-oke.
* 1.1So called (saith Camden) of a broad spread Oake, in which Towne Ro∣bert de Vere, the third Earle of Oxford, and great Chamberlaine of Eng∣land,
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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- 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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- Weever, John, 1576-1632.
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- London :: Printed by Thomas Harper. 1631. And are to be sold by Laurence Sadler at the signe of the Golden Lion in little Britaine,
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A14916.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 17, 2024.
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founded a Priorie for blacke Monkes. About the beginning of the raigne of King Henry the third, valued at the suppression at 157. l. 3. s. 2. d. ob. per annum: which Priory Aubrey de Vere (the third of that Christian name, Earle of Oxford) enfeoffed with the Tithes of this Towne, and to the instrument of his donation, he affixed, by a harpe string (as a labell to the bottome of the parchment) a short blacke hafted knife, like vnto an old halfe penny whitle, instead of a Seale. These are the words in his Grant.
Per istum cultellum Albericus de Vere tertius feoffauit Prioratum et Con∣ventum de Hatfeeld Regis,* 1.2 alas Brodoke, cum omnibus decimis in villa pre∣dicta: Habend. &c. a festo Assumptionis beate Marie virginis in puram & perpetuam Eleemosinam, &c.
Of this old manner of signing and sealing of deeds, you may read Lam∣bard in his perambulation of Kent, pag. 318.
This Robert was first entombed in the Church of his owne foundation, and at the dissolution remoued into the Quire of this Parish Church, where he lieth crosse-legged, with this inscription now almost worne out.
Sire Robert de Veer le premier, count de Oxenford le tierz git ci, Dieux del alme si luy plest sace merci. Oi pur lame priera, xl iors de pardonn anera. * 1.3 Pater Noster.
Sir Robert Vere the first, and third Earle of Oxford, lieth here. God if he please have mercy of his soule; whosoeuer shall pray for his soule, shall obtaine fourty dayes Pardon. He died in the yeare 1221.
Hic iacent Thomas Barington Ar. & Anna vxor eius,* 1.4 qui quidem Tho∣mas obijt v. Aprilis M.cccc lxxij. & Anna obiit proximo die sequenti. Quo∣rum animabus propitietur Altissimus.
At Barington Hall (within this Parish) (saith that learned delineator of Great Britaine M. Camden) dwelleth that right ancient familie of the Ba∣ringtons,* 1.5 which in the raigne of King Stephen, the Barons of Montfitchet inriched with faire possessions, since which time this house is much eno∣bled by the marriage of Sir Thomas Barington knight, with Winifred the daughter and coheire of Sir Henry Pole knight,* 1.6 Lord Montague, sonne of Margaret Plantaginet, Countesse of Salisbury, descended of the bloud royall, being the daughter of George Duke of Clarence.
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* 1.1
The foundati∣on of the Pri∣orie.
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Ex Mss. in bib. Colt.
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* 1.3
Robert de Vere Earle of Ox∣ford.
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Tho. Barington and Anne has wife.
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Camd. in Essex
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