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On the South side of the Chancell of East-Winch Church, is an ancient Chappell, called Howards Chappell, in which are these Monuments fol∣lowing.
In the South Wall of the said Chappell, this enarched Monument, as it is here set forth, diuers of the Escocheons being decaied (which are left blanke) and onely this inscription now remaining thereon. ..... anima∣bus Domini Roberti Howard militis et Margerie vxoris sue .....
On the Pauement of the said Chappell, be these two stones as they are here defigured, whose inscriptions through time are decayed, or rather stolne away by some sacrilegious persons, a crime (as I haue said elsewhere) too frequent, and too little punished; but without doubt these Monuments were here placed for some of the Ancestors of this most honourable family, this being their peculiar Chappell and place of Buriall.
In the East Window of the foresaid Chappell, this ancient effigies of late was perfectly to be seene, (the portraiture of the same being exactly ta∣ken by the learned Gent. Sir Henry Spelman, the memory thereof (as of diuers other Monuments) an by him preserued) in relation to which, this worthy Knight writ these verses.
Creditur has sacris candentem ardoribus aedes, (Quas dicat hic supplex) instituisse Deo.
This ancient Chappell of the Howards, hath of late yeeres beene most irreligiously defaced by vncouering the same; taking off the Lead, and com∣mitting it to sale, whereby these ancient Monuments haue layne open to ruine: But now in repairing by the order of the most Honourable preser∣uer of Antiquities (as well in generall, as in his owne particular) Thomas Earle of Arundell and Surrey, Earle Marshall of England, and the Chiefe of that most Honourable family.
To this I also offer in obseruation, both that the Posture, fashion of the Armour, and coate of Armes (wherwith it is habited) denotes great anti∣quitie: and it should seeme by the Banner-fashiond Shield, that this was the portraiture of some Banneret, Ancestor of this Illustrious family; for that Banners, and the manner of this bearing of Armes was onely proper to Bannerets, Knights of the Garter, Barons, and higher nobility.
In this Church of East Winch is a very faire Font of ancient times, e∣rected by some of this family, as appeareth by their Armes being disposed in diuers places of the same; the which for the curiosity of the work, consi∣dering the antiquity, giues me occasion here to present the true forme of one part thereof vnto your view.