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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Saint Nicholas Olaue.

Here lyeth the body of William Fyloll,* 1.1 sonn and heyr apparaunt to Wil∣liam Fyloll of Woodlond in the county of Dorset knyght, and to Dame Dorothy hys wyff dawter and heyr to Iohn Ifeyld of Stondon, in the Shyre of Hertford Esquyr. Whych William the sonn dyed in the lyff of his fade•• wythowt yssue the iiii day of Septembyr, in the yere of owr redemption, M.cccccix. and in the yere of his age the syxteenth. Whos soul God par∣don. Amen.

Orate pro animabus Iohannis Westcliff & Ioanne vxoris sue,* 1.2 qui quidem Iohannes quondam fuit Maior ville Sandwici & obijt 19. Decemb. 1473. quorum animabus propitietur Deus. Amen.

Ici gist William Newport iadis Citizen & pessamere de Londre & Massie sa femme,* 1.3 & leur enfens de ens engendre: Dieu de lour alues eit pitye. Amen. Amen.

This Newport was one of the Sheriffes of London in the yeare 1375.

Hic iacet Willelmus Read Ciuis & Piscenarius London qui obiit .... & Margeria vxor eius,* 1.4 que obiit sexto die Iunij, Anno Domini Millesimo qua∣dringentesimo quadragesimo septimo.

Vpon the same marble stone as followeth.

Who that passyth by this way, Qui pro alijs orat, pro se laborat. For mercy of God, behold, and pray Qui pro alijs orat, pro se laborat. For all souls cristen, and for vs Qui pro alijs orat, pro se laborat. On Pater Noster, and an Ave. Qui pro alijs orat, pro se laborat. To the blessyd Saynts, and owr blessyd Lady, Qui pro alijs orat, pro se laborat. Saynt Mary to pray for vs. Qui pro alijs orat, pro se laborat.

Many Monuments of the Dead in Churches in and about this Citie of London, as also in some places of the countrey, are couered with seates or pewes, made high and easie for the Parishioners to sit or sleepe in, a fashion of no long continuance, and worthy of reformation.

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* 1.1

Will. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.

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* 1.2

Io. Westcliff•• & Ioan his wife.

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* 1.3

Will. Newport and Moss••s his wife.

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* 1.4

Will Read and Ma••g. his wife.

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