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.

The foundation of the Blacke Friers in Dunwich.

This religious Structure was founded by Sir Roger de Holishe, Knight, of the order you haue heard before, of the time, dedication, value, or sur∣render, I finde not any thing. Persons of note buried in the Church of this Monastery, were as followeth:

* 1.1Sir Roger de Holishe, Knight, the foresaid founder▪ Sir Raufe Vfford, and Dame Ione his wife. Sir Henry Laxiffeld Knight. Dame Ione de Har••ile. Dame Ada Crauene. Dame Ione Weyland, Sister of the Earle of Suffolke. Iohn Weyland, and Ione his wife. Thomas, sonne of Richard Brews, Knight. Dame Alice, wife of Sir Walter Hardishall. Sir Walkin Hardesfield. Austin Valeyus, Raph Wingfeld, Knight. Richard Bokyll of Leston, and Alice,

and Alice his wiues. Sir Henry Harnold Knight and Fryer.

The grey Friers of Dunwich was founded first by Richard Fitz-Iohn and Alice his wife,* 1.2 and after by King Henry the third: of which I haue no further knowledge.

Herein lay interred the bodies of Sir Robert Valence, the Heart of Dame Hawise Ponyngs. Dame Ideu of Ylketishall. Sir Peter Mellis, and Dame Anne his wife. Dame Dunne his mother. Iohn Francans, and Margaret his wife. Dame Bert of Furniuall . . . . Austin of Cales, and Ione his wife. Iohn Falley••, and Beatrix his wife, Augustine his sonne . . . . Wilex••es. Sir Hubert Dernford. Katherine, wife of William Phellip, Margaret, wife of Richard Phellip. Peter Codum.

I had the notes of these buried in these Monasteries, as also of diuers o∣ther Monasteries in Suffolke and Norfolke, out of the painefull collections of William le Neue Esquire, Yorke Herauld, truely copied out of the anci∣ent originals thereof, remaining in his custody.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Burials in the blacke Friers at Dunwich.
• * 1.2

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 in the blacke Friers of Dunwich.