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.

Sotterley.

Towards the vppermost end of the Chancell of this Church, lieth a large Grauestone, with two full proportioned pictures in brasse, and this Inscription at the feete of them.* 1.1

Orate pro animabus Thome Playsers Armigeri, nuper huius Ecclesie Pa∣troni,

et Anne vxoris eius et sororis et heredis Rogeri Henays nuper de Ta∣dington Armigeri, qui quidem Thomas obijt xxi. die mensis Septembris, anno M.cccc.lxxix. et predicta Anna obijt x. die mensis Octobris ex tunc prox. sequent. Quorum animabus propitietur Deus, Amen.

In the same Chancell is a Tombe of free stone, couered with a faire mar∣ble, with this following Inscription in brasse about it.

Here lyeth buried, the body of VVilliam Playfers Esquire,* 1.2 sonne and heire to Thomas and Anne his wife, who married Iane, daughter of sir of Knots Hall, Knight; by whom hee had issue, diuers chil∣dren, and dyed the xi. day of Nouember, anno M.D.xii.

Adioyning to this, is another Tombe, with the Effigies of a man cut in brasse, and this Inscription at his feete.

Here vnder lyeth buried, the body of Christopher Playfers Esquire,* 1.3 true Patron of this Church, sonne and heire to VVilliam and Iane his wife, who had two wiues: videlicet, Dorothy, one of the daughters and heires of VVilliam Aselak, of Carrow in the County of Norfolke Esquire, by whom he had issue, Thomas; and by Anne, daughter to VVilliam Read of Becles Esquire; he had issue, seuen sonnes and foure daughters, and he dyed in the yeare of our Lord God, M.D.xlvii,

Here likewise lye buried, the bodies of Thomas Playfers Esquire,* 1.4 and of VVilliam Playfers Esquire, Patrons of this Church; but they dyed but of late yeares. Thomas died the 19 of September, 1572. and VVilliam, the first day of Iune, 1584.

Orate pro anima Roberti Bumpsted generosi, qui obijt xv. die mensis A∣prilis, anno Domini, M.cccc.lxxxii.

Notes

• * 1.1

  The Playsere ••nd Anne his wi••e.
• * 1.2

  Will. Play••ers▪
• * 1.3

  Christopher Playfers.
• * 1.4

  Tho. and Will. Playfers.