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.

Saint Peters in Norwich.

Of mistrys Ann Flints soul,* 1.1 Iesu mercy haue, Whych was the Dowter of Willyam London, Whos body died, and was beryed her in * 1.2 yis graue, The xi. dey of Iun, by recourse and computatyon XV.C. and xxix yer of our Lordys incarnatyon, And to al * 1.3 yem * 1.4 yat for her thus do pray, Iesus grant yem Heuyn at ther dethys day.

Here be diuers Funerall Monuments of the Osbornes,* 1.5 for whom I haue not any Inscription.

Elisabeth sponsa Willelmi Elys generosi* 1.6 In qua forma decor, & virtus floruit, isto Marmore clausa iacet: et eam lux septima Marci E medio tulit, anno Christi mil. quater et C I simul, V. ter. et X requies cui sit fine fine.

Orate pro anima Iohannis Mers Auditoris Episcopi Lincoln. et pro quibus idem Iohannes nece tenetur orare ..... anno Domini M.ccccc.vii.* 1.7

Prudens Mercator, et nobilis istius vrbis Ter Maior Thomas Elys hic iacet et sua sponsa* 1.8 Margareta simul: .... viginti Coniugio soboles, et sic in honore per annos Quatuor et quinquagenos vixere, salutis Anno Milleno Quadringeno decas octo

Septeno, quinta Septembris luce sic ipse Decessit, requies et lux sit vtrique perhennis.

* 1.9Here lieth Henry Wylton, sumtym Alderman of this Citte, And Margaret my wyff whech leuid in this ward in felicite, And now lyue here vndyr thir marbyll ston in mortalite, Wherfor we prey you of your Cherite, That yow will prey for vs that we may

Cum to liue in ward celestiall, with a Pater noster and an Aue. obijt Henricus xii Decemb.... M.ccccc.vij. Margareta ... M.ccccc.

* 1.10Aylmer Ricardus procerum de stipite natus, Is quondam Maior vrbis iacet hic tumulatus. Natis ... suis ... consorte Iohanna Moribus ornatus bonis omnibus atque benignus. Anno milleno D. bino cum duodeno, Idus Septembris trino migrauit ab orbe. O bone Criste Iesu fons vite, spes medicine, Votis inclina te quesumus aure benigna Vt sibi sit requies, celo viuat sine fine.

Here is a stately Funerall Monument erected to the memory of Francis Windham,,* 1.11 from his middle, in his Iudges robes, with a blacke cap on his head, his right hand leaning on a deaths head, and in the left hand, a booke: within an Arche supported vp with pillers or pillasters, ouer his head, his cote and Crest on the top of the Arch. I finde no Inscription.

* 1.12Orate pro anima Iohanne London filie Willelmi London Armigeri .... cuius anime ...

* 1.13Of your cherite pray for the soul of Izod Read, late wyffe of Edward Read, Alderman of this Citty of Norwich, which died the xiii. of Septem∣ber, in the yere of our Lord, M.ccccc xxiiii. on whos soul, Iesus haue mercy.

In the south Ile of this Church is a monument for the continuall remem∣brance of that valiant Souldier and Commander, Peter Read, who was knighted by Charles, the fift Emperour, at the winning of Tunis, in the yeare of our Lord God, 1538. as appeares by this Inscription following vpon his Tombe.

* 1.14Here vnder lieth the corps of Peter Read Esquire, who hath worthily serued, not onely his Prince and Country, but also the Emperour, Charles the fift, both at the conquest of Barbary, and at the siege of Tunis, as also in other places, who had giuen him by the said Emperour, for his valiant deeds, the Order of Barbary; who died the 29 day of December, 1566.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Anne Flint.
• * 1.2

  thi••
• * 1.3

  them
• * 1.4

  that
• * 1.5

  Osbornes.
• * 1.6

  Elis. Ellis.
• * 1.7

  Iohn Mers.
• * 1.8

  Tho. Ellis Maior of Nor∣wich, and Marg. his wife.
• * 1.9

  Henry Wilton, and Mar. his wife.
• * 1.10

  Rich. Ailmer and Ioan his wife.
• * 1.11

  Judge Windam.
• * 1.12

  Ioan London.
• * 1.13

  Izod Read.
• * 1.14

  Sir Peter Read knighted by Charles the fift Emperour.