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.

The Priory of Carmelites or white Friers.

* 1.1Was Founded by King Edward the first, Anno Domini 1278. herein lay buried Dame Maud, wife of Sir Laurence Huntingdon, who died, 1300.

Sir Iohn de Monte Acuto obijt 1392. Nicholas Castle Esquire, who died 1309. and Elisabeth his wife, these are all I finde here to haue beene buried, and this is all that I can speake of this religious house.

The blacke Friers was founded by Godfrey Pelegren,* 1.2 and Thomas Fal∣stolfe.

The Grey Friers by William Gerbrigge.* 1.3

Neare to this Towne was a Colledge of Saint Iohn Baptist, first founded by Robert de Castre;* 1.4 after by Iohn Falstolfe Esquire, Father to Sir Iohn Fal∣stolfe that Martiall Knight, who had a faire seat at Caster, and who was Knight of the Garter, in the raigne of Henry the sixth.

Thomas Talbot sometimees keeper of the Records in the Tower did col∣lect out of an old Calender in a Missale the names of certaine eminent per∣sons; for the soules of whom the Religious Votaries in and about Yar∣mouth were bound to pray: the most of which number were buried in the Parish Church, and in their Monasteries, as followeth.

Margaret the wife of Sir Iohn Falstolfe,* 1.5 daughter of Sir Iohn Holbroke knight, Iohn Fastolfe and Ione his wife. Richard, Alexander, William, Tho∣mas, Robert Fastolfs, Clarence Fastolfe, the wife of Sir Robert Ilketishale Knight, who dyed 1393. William Ilketishale their sonne, Parson of He∣singham, who dyed the Ides of December 1412.

Iohn Falstolfe Doctor of Diuinitie, a Frier Preacher: Richard Falstolfe, an Augustine Frier, with many more of that ancient and noble Familie.

Godfrey Pelegren aforesaid and his wife, Thomas the sonne of Sir Thomas Bowet Knight▪ Ione the daughter of Iohn Wilshire, wife to Robert Cromer.

Registred and buried in the Augustine Friers these. William de Vfford, Earle of Suffolke,* 1.6 who dyed 15. Feb. 1382. Michaell and Michaell de la Pole, Earles of Suffolke: Sir Thomas Hengraue Knight, of Hengraue in Suf∣folke (of which Familie, and the owner of which Lordship, was that re∣nowned Lawyer Edmund de Hengraue, who flourished in the raigne of Edward the first) who died the 23. of May, 1349. Sir Robert Bacon. Richard Earle of Clare: Roger Fitz. Osbert. Lady Katherin his wife, Sir Henry Bacon: Sir Robert Bacon Knights: Lady Sabina the wife of ... Bacon, Iohn Bacon his sonne, and nine other children. Ione of Acris, Countesse of Glo∣cester.

William Woderow and Margaret his wife, Founders of this Monasterie of Augustine Friers; as I haue it in my notes from William Le Neue. Sir Henry Bacon of Garleston, or Garneston, obiit 1335. Dame Alice Lunston, obijt 1341. Dame Elianor wife of Sir Thomas Gerbrigge of Wickhampton obijt 1353. Dame Elianor .... Dame Ione Caxton obijt 1364. Dame Si∣bill Mortimer, wife of Sir Raphe Pygott of Gelston, obijt 1385. Sir Iohn Laune of Flixtonforth, and Mary his wife. Iohn Haukin Esquire, obijt 1385. Iohn Belhowse Esquire, obijt 1399. Alexander Falstolfe. William March Es∣quire, obijt 1412. Iohn Pulham gent. obijt 1481.

Notes

• * 1.1

  The white Friers.
• * 1.2

  The Blacke Friers.
• * 1.3

  The Grey Friers.
• * 1.4

  The Colledge of S. Iohn Bap∣tist.

  Sir Iohn Fal∣stolfe knight of the Garter.
• * 1.5

  Burials and persons to be prayed for in religious hou∣ses in & about Yarmouth.
• * 1.6

  Ed. de Hen∣graue a re∣nowned Lawyer.