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Notes on the Parchment: "John Warren, Beaconsfield, 1609"

Description of Rubbing: He is facing the right with his hands in prayer. He has medium length hair that ends around the nape of his neck and is loose. He also has a full beard with…

Vicar

Notes on the Parchment: "Robert Hanson 1545"

Description of Rubbing: He is facing forward with his hands in prayer. His hair is loose in a mushroom shape and ends at his ears.

He has very detailed and flowing robes with many layers…

Knight

Notes on the Parchment: "Chalfont St. Giles William Gardiner 1558"

Description of Rubbing: He is facing right with his hands in prayer. His hair is loose, to his shoulders and he has bangs.

He has detailed typical armor for a knight.…

Inscription: There is a Latin Inscription that is upside down on the bottom (a full marginal inscription should be included but is missing in our rubbing).

Visible Latin Inscription: "propicietur Deus Hic iacet venerabilis"

English…

Notes on the Parchment: Hedgerley Children of Eduard Bulstrode

Description of Rubbing: There are 3 girls on the right and 11 boys on the left with the last 5 boys farthest left being very crowded. They all have their hands in prayer.

They are…

Wife of Richard Barnes Bishop of Durham

Inscription: Border - FRIDESMONDA BARNESTA EX ILLVSTRI AC GENEROSA GIFFARDORVM FAMILIA ORIVNDA CASTISSMA CONIVNX RICHARDI BARNESII EPI DVNELMEN HIC SEPVLTA JACET (possible translation - Fridesmonda Barnes…

Robert Ingleton was Chancellor of the Exchequer to Edward IV

Notes on the Parchment: "Thornton Robert Ingylton & 3 wives 1472"

Description of Rubbing: Robert is in full plate armor except his head is bare and he has short hair. He is standing…

Notes on the Parchment: "Children of Edward Bulstrode Upton 1517"

Description of Rubbing: There are 4 males on the left side facing right. There is a gap and then 6 males on the right facing left. Behind them on the right are 2 females also facing…

Notes on the Parchment: "Sedgefield 1470"

Description of Rubbing: There are 2 skeleton figures within fabric.

The left figure is a smiling skeleton with teeth showing and has the full body exposed and is facing right. It has some shading and…

Inscription: In Latin:

"Isto sub marmore corpora requiescunt humata Rogeri Fel-|
thorpis qui obiit quinto die mens Aprilis anno domini Mo CC [...] |
. L . o quar et Cecilie uxoris eiusdem quorum animabus propic.

The English Translation:…

Notes on the Parchment: "John Waliston Smith 1469 Isabell and Joan two wives Chenies"

Description of Rubbing: There are 3 figures.

The first female on the left is facing forward and her hands are praying. Her tunic is long and has pleats and…

Inscription:

M S Here lyeth interred Ms Anne Vnderhill daughter of Richard Leuer of the title Leier in the countie of Lane: Esq. late wife of Thomas Shuttleworth Esq. by whom thee had issue 3 sonne & 3 daughters riz: Richard Shuttleworth of…

Our Brass is incomplete. There are center figures missing of this brass and the inscription is missing sections as well.

The French Inscription in our Brass is:

"ymond de Felbrig gist [...] en remebaunce de alice qe fust sa |
e qe gist a…

Inscription: In Latin:

"Isto sub marmore corpora requiescunt humata Rogeri Fel-|
thorpis qui obiit quinto die mens Aprilis anno domini Mo CC [...] |
. L . o quar et Cecilie uxoris eiusdem quorum animabus propic. "

The English Translation:…

Notes on the Parchment: "children of Robert Ingylton 1472 Thornton"

Description of Rubbing: This rubbing is in a line and separated into 3 sections. Going left to right:

Left section is a group of 8 children. There are first 5 females who are…

Inscription: Has names that will be described in description but last part has two lines of gothic font in Latin.

Latin Inscription:

"Orate pro animabus Willelmi Bradschawe Generosi et Alicte uxoris eius qui [...?]|
quidem Willelmus obiit…

The Latin Inscription has blanks in the wife's date which is presumed to be because she was still living when the brass was commissioned.

The Latin Inscription:

"Orate pro anima Roberti Doughty qui obiit iiio die Maii ao domini Mo CCCCo…

Notes on the Parchment: "Chalfont St. Giles Civilian & 2 wives 1540"

Description of Rubbing: The image is of Elizabeth, William, Cecily.

The civilian has his hands praying, and he is looking straight forward. His hair is cut into a bob…

Civilians

Description of Rubbing: There are 4 rubbings all together.

The large left rubbing is a male who is facing the right. His hands are in prayer. He has slightly wavy hair past his shoulders with straight bangs. He has a robe and shirt…

Notes on the Parchment: "small brasses Chalfont St. Giles"

Description of Rubbing: The top rubbing is of the 5 sons. They are very crowded with 3 in front, 1 partially seen behind them and 1 barely seen behind them all.

They are looking to the…

Wife of William Cheyne of the Isle of Sheppey, her father was Thomas Boleyn

Description of Rubbing: She is standing facing left. Her hands are not praying they are open in front of her chest with all 5 fingers showing on both hands. She has a…