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.

Brome.

In the Chancell of this Church is erected a marble Tombe some foure foot high, vpon which lie the figures of Sir Iohn Cornwalleis knight, in Ar∣mour, with a white staffe in his hand,* 1.1 and a greyhound at his feet, and Mary his wife, with a Hound at her feet. Which Tombe beares this Inscription.

Iohannes Cornwalleis miles Willelmi Cornwalleis Armigeri filius, in Domo Principis Edowardi Oeconomus, et vxor eiusdem Maria Edwardi Sulliard de Essex Filia. Qui quidem Iohannes xxiij Aprilis, Anno Dom. M.D.xliiii. obiit Astrugie in Comitatu Buckingham, cum ibidem Princeps Edwardus versaretur.

* 1.2On the North side of the Isle neare vnto the former monument standeth a marble Tombe, vpon which lie the pourtraitures of Sir Thomas Corn∣walleis knight, in Armour, and Anne his wife.....

Of these two, and of the familie of Cornwalleis, thus Camden writes,* 1.3 concurring with the words in these Inscriptions. At Brome, saith he, dwelt a long time the Familie of Cornwalleis, of knights degree: of whom Sir Iohn Cornwalleis was Steward of Edward the sixth his houshold, while he was Prince: and his sonne Sir Thomas, for his wisedome and faithfulnesse became one of the priuie Councell to Queene Mary, and Controllour of her royall House.

Here also in the said Isle is a Monument,* 1.4 whereupon is the Effigies of Henry Cornwalleis Esquire, in Armour kneeling thus vnder written.

Hac conditione intraui vt exirem. Cui nasci contigit mori restat.

In the said Chancell lieth a Tombestone with this Inscription.

Orate pro anima Edwardi Cornwalleis Armigeri, qui obijt iiii die Sep∣tembris, anno Domini, M.D.x. cuius anime propitietur Deus. Amen.

Vnder this is the forme of an heart ioyning to it, streaming forth these sentences. Within the circumference of the Heart this word Credidi. From the Heart, these lines.

Redemptor meus viuit. In nouissimo die super terram stabit. In carne mea videbo Deum Saluatorem.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Sir Iohn Corn∣walleis knight, and Mary his wife.
• * 1.2

  Sir Tho. Corn∣walleis knight, and Anne his wife.
• * 1.3

  Camd. in Su••••.
• * 1.4

  Hen. Cornwalleis