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.

Somerley.

The habitation in ancient times of Fitz-Osbert, from whom it is come lineally to the worshipfull ancient Familie of the Iernegans, Knights of high esteeme in these parts, saith Camden in this tract.

Vpon an ancient Knight (saith the same Author in his Remaines) Sir Iernegan, buried crosse legd at Somerley in Suffolke, some hundred yeares since is written.

Iesus Christ, both God and man, Saue thy seruant Iernegan.* 1.1

This Knight, as I gather by computation of yeares, was Sir Richard Ier∣ningham or Iernegan, who for his staid wisedome, was chosen to be one of the priuie Chamber to King Henry the eight, vpon this occasion follow∣ing.

Certaine Gentlemen of the priuy Chamber,* 1.2 which through the Kings lenitie, in bearing with their lewdnesse, forgetting themselues, and their duty towards his grace, in being too familiar with him, not hauing due re∣spect to his estate and degree, were remoued, by order taken from the Councell, vnto whom the King had giuen authoritie to vse their discreti∣ons in that behalfe, and then were foure sad and ancient Knights put into the Kings priuy Chamber,* 1.3 whose names were Sir Richard Wingfield, Sir Richard Ierningham, Sir Richard Weston, and Sir William Kingstone.

Or it may be, Sir Robert Ierningham, knighted by the Duke of Suffolke, Charles Brandon, at the battaile, and yeelding vp of Mont de dier, a towne in France.

But which of the Family soeuer he was, the name hath beene of exem∣plarie note before the Conquest; if you will beleeue thus much as follow∣eth, taken out of the Pedegree of the Ierninghams, by a iudicious gentle∣man.

Anno M.xxx. Canute, King of Denmarke, and of England after his re∣turne from Rome, brought diuers Captaines and Souldiers from Den∣marke, whereof the greatest part were christened here in England,* 1.4 and be∣gan to settle themselues here, of whom, Iernegan, or Iernengham, and Ien∣nihingho, now Iennings,* 1.5 were of the most esteeme with Canute, who gaue vnto the said Ierningham, certaine royalties, and at a Parliament held at Oxford, the said King Canute did giue vnto the said Ierningham, certaine Mannors in Norfolke, and to Iennings, certain Mannors lying vpon the sea¦side neere Horwich in Suffolke, in regard of their former seruices done to his Father Swenus King of Denmarke.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Sir Iernegon or Ierningham.
• * 1.2

  Stow Annal. An. reg. Hen. 8.10.
• * 1.3

  Ric. Wingfield. Ric. Ierningham Ric. Weston. Will. Kingstone, Knights.
• * 1.4

  Ierningham.
• * 1.5

  Iennings.