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Author: Weever, John, 1576-1632.
Title: 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.
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Print source: 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.
Weever, John, 1576-1632., Cecil, Thomas, fl. 1630, engraver.
London: Printed by Thomas Harper. 1631. And are to be sold by Laurence Sadler at the signe of the Golden Lion in little Britaine, [1631]
Subject terms:
Sepulchral monuments -- England -- Early works to 1800.
Epitaphs -- England -- Early works to 1800.
England -- Biography -- Early works to 1800.
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THE AVTHOR TO THE READER.
A TABLE OF THE DISCOVRSE summed into certaine Chapters or Heads, bea∣ring these following Contents
Errata.
A TABLE OR INDEX OF PROPER NAMES AND OTHER OCCVRRENCES CON∣TAINED IN THIS BOOKE OF ANCIENT FVNERALL MONVMENTS.
part A
part B
part C
part D
part E
part F
part G
part H
part I
part K
part L
part M
part N
part O
part P
part Q
part R
part S
part T
part V
part W
part Y
part Z
A DISCOVRSE OF Funerall Monuments, &c.
CHAP. I. Of Monuments in generall.
CHAP. II. Of Funerall Monuments, Graues, Tombes, or Sepulchres. Of the ancient custome of burialls. Of Epitaphs, and other funerall honours.
CHAP. III. Of Sepulchres answerable to the degree of the person deceased. The diuers manner of bearing man and woman to the Graue. When both Sexes began to be borne alike.
CHAP. IIII. Of the excessiue expenses bestowed at Funeralls in former times.
CHAP. V. The reasons wherefore so many haue made their owne Monuments in their life-time. Of the care that all or most of all men haue of decent buriall. The buriall of the dead, a worke acceptable vnto God. A funerall Hymne of Aurelius Prudentius to the like purpose.
CHAP. VI. Of the care and cost anciently vsed in the preseruing whole and entire the bodies of the dead. Strange wayes, customes, and fashions of buriall.
CHAP. VII. Of Cenotaphs, Honorarie and religious. Of the reuerence at∣tributed to these emptie Monuments.
CHAP. VIII. Of the sanctity ascribed sometimes to ancient Funerall monuments; and of the ardent desire most men haue, and euer had, to visit the Tombes and Sepulchres of eminent worthy persons.
CHAP. IX. Of the punishments both by humane Iawes, and Gods seuere iustice, flicted vpon such malefactors in foregoing ages, who vio∣lated Sepulchers▪ Of Church-robbers.
CHAP. X. Of the rooting vp, taking away, erazing and defacing of Funerall Monuments in the reignes of King Henry the eighth, and Edward the sixth. Of the care Queene Elizabeth, of famous memory, had, for the preseruation of the same. Her Procla∣mation in the second of her raigne against defacing of Monuments.
CHAP. XI. Of the conuersion of this our Nation from Paganisme to Christianity, including generally the Foundations of religious houses in the same; and the pietie in the Primitiue times; both of religious and Lay persons.
CHAP. XII. Of the fall or backsliding as well of religious persons, as of lay-people from the foresaid zealous ardour of pietie.
CHAP. XIII. Of the abrogation, abolition, and extinguishment of the Popes supreme and exorbitant authoritie, within the King of Englands Dominions.
CHAP. XIIII. Of the policie vsed by King Henry the eighth, and his Coun∣cell, in the expelling of the Popes authoritie out of his Dominions.
CHAP. XV. The policie vsed by the King and his Councell for the dissolution and extirpation of Religious Foundations, and Religious Orders, with∣in this Realme of England and Wales. The reformation of Religion. of Inscriptions in Churches. The Kings warrant of the surrender of Religious Houses. An information made to Queene Elizabeth of the seuerall abuses done vnto the State generall, and Crowne, by the corruption of such as were imployed by her Father vpon the suppression of Abbeyes.
CHAP. XVI. The time of the institution of Religious Orders. Their seurall names and Authours, and the infinite encrease of their Fraternities and Sisterhoods.
CHAP. XVII. Of the sundrie wayes and meanes by which Religious Votaries, and others of the Clergie, enriched themselues, and other Churches Of Pardons, Pilgrimages, and Romescot.
The Articles of the Bull of dispensacyon with Simony, Vsury, and of goodes wrongfully keped; reserued to the Commissary only.
Vpon the yeare of Iubelie aforesayd kept by this Pope Alexander▪
CHAP. XVIII. Of Parishes, Bishoprickes Of the power and sanctitie of Bishops and Priests. Of Sanctuaries, and of the Ecclesasticall state of England and Wales.
ANCIENT FVNERALL MONV∣MENTS WITHIN THE Diocesse of Canterbury.
The Foundation of Christ-Church in Canterbury.
Holy crosse Church in Canterbury.
Saint Peters in Canterbury.
Saint Mildreds in Canterbury
The white Friers obseruants.
The blacke Friers Minorites.
The Monastery of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, commonly called, Saint Austins.
Hackington, commonly called S. Stephens, by Cant.
Reculuer.
Minster in the Isle of Tenet.
Sandwich:
Ashe-Church.
Sibbertswood.
Ikham.
Chiselherst.
Monkton in the Isle of Tenet. At the West end of this Church are these verses to be read:
Wingham.
Knowlton.
Monkton.
Saint Laurence Church.
Barham Church.
Douer.
Herne.
Braborne.
Folkston.
Lidde.
Begebury.
uechurch.
The Priory neare Rumney.
Bilsington.
Boughton vnder Bleane.
Swynfeeld.
Shelwich.
Wye.
Ashford.
Feuersham.
Tunstall.
Sittingborne.
Lenham.
Chaloke, a Church founded by the Apuldorfeilds.
Ospringe.
Chilham.
Tenham.
Vpchurch.
Horton Monkes.
Bobbing.
Bradesoke.
Dauington, or Daunton.
Milton Church.
Eastbridge.
Graueney.
West Langdon.
Great Chart.
Little Chart.
Minster in Shepey.
Vlcombe.
Leedes.
Rainham.
Mottenden, or Motindene.
Boxley.
Bocton Malherb.
Newenden.
Combewell.
Romden.
Ossham.
Kennington.
Willisborough.
Bradgare.
Narden.
Pluckley, anciently written Plokele.
Bethersden vnder Pluckley hill.
Charing.
Lyd.
Chart Magna.
Seuington.
ARCHBISHOPS OF CANTER∣BVRY CANONIZED SAINTS.
ANCIENT FVNERALL MONV∣MENTS WITHIN THE Diocesse of ROCHESTER.
Gillingham.
Ailesford.
Addington.
Otteham.
Pensherst.
Tunbridge.
Senenoke.
Seale.
Wrotham.
Chidingston.
Itham or Igtham.
Cobham.
Shorne.
Heigham.
East-Malling.
Mepham.
Shorham.
Codham.
Downe.
Aynsford.
Snothland.
Northfleete.
Chalk.
Swanescombe.
Stone.
Dartford. Hic iacet Iohannes Hornley Theologie Baccal.: ▪qui obijt. 1477.
Crayford.
Erith.
Lesnes Abbey.
Wolwich.
Eltham:
West Peckham.
Bromley.
Lewsham.
Greenwich.
Depeford.
Chetham.
Otford.
ANCIENT FVNERALL MONV∣MENTS WITHIN THE Diocesse of LONDON.
Saint Pauls Church.
Saint Faiths Church.
Saint Martins Ludgate.
Christ Church.
The blacke Fryers.
Saint Andrewes Wardrobe.
Saint Gregories by Pauls.
Saint Fosters.
Saint Peters Cheape.
Saint Martins.
Saint Annes Aldersgate.
Saint Iohn Zacharies.
Saint Leonards Fosterlane.
Saint Margaret Moses.
Saint Albons Woodstreet.
Saint Michaels Woodstreet.
Saint Mary Aldermanbury.
Saint Olaues Iewrie.
Saint Michael Bassishaw or Bassingshall.
Saint Lawrence in the Iewrie.
Guild Hall Chappell.
The Hospitall of Saint Tho. of Acars, or Mercers Chappell.
Saint Mary Bow.
Saint Anthonies commonly called Saint Antlins.
Saint Michaels at Queene-Hithe.
Saint Mary Aldermary.
Saint Martius Vintrie.
Saint Iames Garlickehyth.
Saint Michaels Pater Noster in the Royall.
Alhallowes the great.
Alhallowes the lesse.
Inscriptions in the Stilliard, the house sometime of the German-Merchants.
Saint Mary Bothaw.
Saint Michaels Crooked lane.
Saint Laurence Poultney.
Saint Mary Abchurch.
Saint Mary Colechurch.
Alhallowes Barking.
Saint Mary Wolnoth.
Saint Nicholas Acons.
Saint Edmunds Lumbardstreet.
Saint Peters Cornhill.
Saint Michaels Cornehill.
Saint Benets Grasse Church.
Saint Bartholomewes exchange.
Saint Bennets Finke.
Saint Martins Outwich.
Augustine Fryers.
Saint Botolphs Bishopsgate.
Saint Helens.
Saint Trinities in Leaden-Hall.
The Priory of Christ-Church by Aldgate.
Saint Dunstans in the East.
Saint Olaues Hart street.
Saint Katherines by the Tower:
New Abbey in East-Smithfield.
The Minories.
Saint Botolphs Algate.
Saint Mary Bethlem.
Saint Mary Spitle.
Saint Leonards Shordich.
The Priory of Holywell.
The Priory of Clerkenwell.
The Priory of S. Iohn of Ierusalem.
The Charter-house.
Great Saint Bartholomewes.
Little Saint Bartholomewes.
Saint Sepulchers.
Saint Bridgets or Brides.
The White Friers.
Black Friers Church in Oldborne:
Saint Dunstans in the West.
The Temple Church.
Saint Clement Danes.
Sauoy.
In iuramento Magistri.
Regule quedam obseruande.
Saint Martins in the fields.
Saint Mary Rounciuall.
Hospitall of Saint Iames.
The Foundation of the religious house of Conuerts in Chancerie lane, (anciently called New-streete,) now knowne by the name of the Rolles.
Saint Stephens Chappell.
Westminster Abbey.
Chappell of our Lady in the Piew.
Saint Margaret in Westminster.
Almes-houses of Henry the 7.
An Almes-house founded by Margaret, Countesse of Richmond.
An Hospitall founded by Lady Anne Dacre.
Almes-houses founded by Cornelius Van Dun.
The Hermitage, Hospitall, and Free-Schoole at Highgate-hill.
Our Ladies Chappell of Muswell, or Mousewell hill.
The Hermitage at Kilbourne.
The Hospitall of S. Giles in the Fields for Leprous people.
The Hospitall of Saint Mary Bethlem, commonly called Bedlam.
S. Peters Chappell within the Tower.
Burials of the dead in the fields, neare to the Citie of London.
Certaine Burials of British Kings in and about London, the places of their interments vncertaine.
The vncertaine buriall of Edward and Richard, the sonnes of King Edward the fourth.
Chelsey.
Kensington.
Fulham.
Cheswicke.
Braineforde.
The Monastery of Sion.
Thistleworth.
Hownslow Chappell.
Stanes.
Hellingdon great.
Harrow on the Hill.
Acton.
Hendon.
Finchley.
Hadley.
Enfield.
Harnsey.
Edmundton.
Honor Altissimo.
Newington:
Tottenham.
Kilborne.
Hackeney.
Islington.
Saint Pancras.
Hospitall of Saint Giles in the Field.
Stepney.
Saint Leonards in Stratford Bow.
Hertfordshire.
Alhallowes in the Towne of Hertford.
Saint Nicholas.
Port Or: three Eagles heads gules.
Ware.
Watton.
Hunsdon.
Eppalets, or Hippolites, vulgarly Pallets.
Baldock.
The foundation of the Priory of Wymley or Wymondley.
Ashwell.
Hinxworth.
Barley.
Roiston.
Pelham Furnix.
Burnt Pelham.
Sabridgworth vulgarly Sabsworth.
Bishops Stortford.
Brawghing.
Saint Margarets by Hodsden.
Brocksbourne.
Cheston.
Bishops Hatfield.
Harding.
Saint Albans Abbey.
Aliud.
Saint Peters Church in Saint Albans.
Saint Michaels within Saint Albans.
Saint Stephens within Saint Albans.
Saint Germans.
The foundations of Sopwell, S. Iulians, and Saint Mary Pree.
Redborne.
Mergate.
Flamsted.
Hempstede.
Berkamsted.
Kings Langley.
Richmansworth.
Watford.
Aldenham.
South Mimmes.
Standon.
Digswell.
Hitching.
Kinesburne or Kinesbourgh.
Essex.
West Ham.
Waltham Stow.
Ilford.
Raynam.
Barking.
Dagenham.
Wennington.
Aueloy.
South Okenden.
Coringham.
Ralegh.
Rochford.
Pritlewell.
Stangate.
Saint Osithes.
Woodham waters.
Woodham Mortimer.
Maldon.
Colchester.
Earles Colne.
... Coggeshall.
Bocking Dorewards.
Haulsteed.
High Esterne:
Barmiston.
Castle Heningham.
Sible Heueningham.
Chesterford.
Saffron Walden.
Liston.
Leez Abbey.
Rickling.
Thaxted.
Little Easton.
Tiltey.
Great Easton.
Hatfield Brad-oke.
Great Dunmow.
Little Dunmow.
Boreham.
Mary the Queene.
Newport.
Pleshy.
Hatfield Peuerell.
Harlow.
Danbury.
Great Baddow.
Chensford.
Engerston.
Waltham Abbey.
Horne-Church.
Romford.
Vpmenster.
Arkesden:
Stansted Mont-fichet:
South Church.
Shopland.
Canewdon.
Great Stanbridge.
Writle.
Finchingfeeld.
Debden or Depondon.
Great Thorndon.
Willingale.
Stanbridge.
Ashdon.
Additions, or certaine Epitaphs and Inscriptions vpon Tombes and Grauestones within certaine Churches in the Citie of London: Collected by my selfe and others not many yeares agoe, of which, few or none, of any Antiquity, are remaining in the said Churches at this present day; such is the de∣spight not so much of Time, as of maleuolent people to all Antiquities, especially of this kind.
In Saint Pauls.
Saint Giles Criplegate.
The oath of Garter principall King of armes at a Chapter holden at Greenwich in the 28 yeare of King Henry the eight.
The creation of the Prouinciall Kings of Armes, viz. Claren∣cieux and Norroy, for which are to be prouided.
The manner of the creation of a Prouinciall King of Armes.
The Oath of the King of Armes at the time when he shall be crowned.
Necessaries to be prouided for the Creation of an Herald of Armes.
The manner of the Heralds creation.
The Oath of the Herald at the time of his cre∣ation before his Soueraigne.
Things necessarie to be prouided for the Creation of a Pursuiuant at Armes.
The manner of the Pursuiuants Creation.
The aduertisment and oath of a Pursuiuant of Armes at the time of his creation.
A Catalogue shewing what Kings of Armes were in former Ages, and now out of vse in this Realme: as also the Succession of the Kings Heraulds, and Pursuiuants of Armes haue from ancient times to this present day succeeded one another.
And first, The Succession of the principall Kings of Armes.
A Succession of the Prouinciall Kings of Armes.
The names, surnames, and seuerall adiuncts of these Kings of Armes, accor∣ding to the foresaid Catalogue beginning at Edward the first, and continued to these times.
Heralds of Armes, their Names, Sirnames, and Additions from former times to this present yeare, 1631.
In the time of Henry the eight, created as followeth.
Heralds created in the happy Raigne of Queene Elizabeth.
In the raigne of our Soueraigne Lord and King now liuing, these.
The Priuiledges granted to Kings, and Heralds of Armes, translated out of the French in the Theater of Honour.
S. Benet Pauls Wharfe.
Saint Michaels Querne.
The loboryouse Iourney and serche of Iohan Leylande, for Englandes Antiquitees, giuen of him as a New yeares gift to Kynge Hen∣ry the Eyghte in the thirty seuenth yeere of his Reygne.
Iohannes Leylandus Antiquarius.
Saint Botolphs Aldersgate.
Saint Mary Magdalens Milkestreete.
Saint Michaell Bashishaw.
illustration
Saint Mary Magdalen in old Fish-streete.
Saint Nicholas Cold Abbey.
Saint Michaels Pater Noster in the old Royall.
Saint Nicholas Olaue.
Of the Diocesse of London, the Battels therein fought, and of the Burialls of the Dead slaine in those terrible conflicts.
BISHOPS OF LON∣DON CANONIZED SAINTS.
ANCIENT FVNERALL MONV∣MENTS WITHIN THE Diocesse of NORVVICH.
In Suffolke.
Dunwich.
The foundation of the Blacke Friers in Dunwich.
Bury Saint Edmunds, or Saint Edmundsbury.
Saint Maries Church in the Abbey yard.
Mortonus.
Kediton, or Kedington.
Ixworth, or Ikesworth.
Clare.
Stoke Clare.
Sudbury. Saint Gregories.
All Saints in Sudbury or Allhallowes.
Long Melford.
Butley.
Hadley.
Ipswich in times past Gipswich.
The Priory of Saint Trinity.
The Friars Preachers.
The white Friers Carmelites.
The Grey Friers.
The Blacke Friers.
Wolsey Colledge.
Woodbridge.
The names of certaine persons registred in this Monastery in a Table, for whose soules the Prior and Couent were bound to pray and say Masse.
Vfford.
Campsey or Camesey.
Letheringham.
Buers.
Thebarton.
Wingfield.
Donnington.
Waldingfield magna.
Barton magna.
Debenham.
Babewell.
Blithborrow.
Mettingham.
Brusyerd.
VVangford.
Bungey.
Sotterley.
Eay, or Eye.
Ockley or Okeley.
Brome.
Helmingham.
Hintlesham.
Flixton.
Walton or Waletune.
Edwardstow.
Heringfleet.
Brisete.
Leyston, or Laiston.
Hicham.
Laneham.
Cnobersburg or Burgh Castell.
Gorlston.
Lestoffe.
Somerley.
Snape.
Hoxon.
Wykes.
Neyland.
Stoke iuxta Neyland.
Tendringhall Chappell, in the Parish of Stoke iuxta Neyland.
Dodnash.
Sibbeton, or Sibton.
Redlingfield.
Rendlesham.
Ratisford.
Rombuth, or Rombrughe.
Saint Genouefa Fernham.
Certaine Church collections within this County, taken by William Haruey Clarencieux, King of Armes, now in the hands of William le Neue, Yorke Herald.
Norfolke.
Norwich. S. Trinities, the Cathedrall Church.
Saint Peters in Norwich.
Saint George, Norwich.
Saint Michael of Gosney, Norwich.
Saint Lawrence, Norwich.
Religious Houses in and about the Citie of Norwich.
Attilborrough.
Windham.
Reynham East.
Stratton▪
Thornage.
Snoring.
Blackney.
Sculthorpe.
Statton Saint Michaels.
Stratton Saint Mary.
Bunwell.
Tybenham.
North Walsham.
Ashwelthorp.
Spikesworth or Spixford.
South-acre.
Castell-acre.
West-acre.
Catton.
Frettenham, or Frekenham.
Snitterton, or Snisterton.
Ingham, or Hyngham.
Hickeling.
Wallpoole.
Tirrington.
A note out of a Booke in the hands of Thomas Tilney Esquire, touch∣ing Sir Fredericke Tilney his ancestor, knighted at Acon in the Holy Land, by King Richard the first.
Fincham. S. Martins.
Saint Benets in the Holme.
Clipesby.
Oby.
Elingham.
Narborough.
Stow.
Rougham.
Sandringham.
Holme iuxta mare.
Hunstanton.
Penteney.
Fornset Saint Peters.
Wendling.
Elingham neere Bungay.
Hempton.
Shornborn.
Langley.
Stiskey.
Cockthorpe.
Cley iuxta mare.
Plumsted.
Hunworth.
Burrughmagna.
Thetford.
Saint Peters.
Saint Cuthberts.
Middleton.
East Winch.
Weeting.
Farsfield.
Framlingham.
Keteringham.
West Dereham, or Derham.
Buckenham New.
Buckenham old.
Erpingham.
Cromer.
Carow.
East Harling.
Debenham.
Suffield▪
Bromholme.
Antingham.
Ringland.
Beston.
Kinningall.
Walsingham.
Rising Castle.
Flytham.
Yngham.
Linne.
Loddon.
Yarmouth.
The Priory of Carmelites or white Friers.
Snoring.
Shelton.
Marham.
Shouldham.
Chappell in the field.
Raueningham.
Tomeston, or Thonston.
Cockford.
Tylney Smeeth.
Haius Pater cum duobus filijs.
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