Rubbing2024.9 - M.S.III William Burgh and Elizabeth
Title
Rubbing2024.9 - M.S.III William Burgh and Elizabeth
Description
Knight and wife
Inscription:
The Latin Inscription:
"Hic iacet Willelmus Burgh arm<iger> unus fundator istius cantarie qui obiit viio die augusti | Ao domini Mo CCCCLXXXXII cuius anime propici<etur> deus Et orate pro bono statu Elizabeth uxoris eius."
The English Translation:
"Here lies William Burgh, esq. a founder of this chantry who died on the seventh day of august | in the year of our Lord 1492, on whose soul God have mercy And pray for the good health of Elizabeth his wife. "
(Translated by Bard Swallow)
Notes on the Parchment: "Catterick Wm Burgh 1492"
Description of Rubbing: There are three pieces to this rubbing.
William is on the left. He is standing facing the right with his hands in prayer. He is in full armor with no helmet on. His hair was straight and was to his shoulders.
His armor has palettes, rerebraces, gauntlets, cuirass, taces, gorget, bainbergs, baldric (the sword was behind him towards the left), rowel spurs and rounded Sabatons. He is standing on a mound of dirt or grass at his feet. There are a lot of crosshatch details.
Elizabeth is on the right and is facing the left. Her hands are in prayer. She has a patterned headdress past her shoulders. The dress has a square neckline and large defined wrist cuffs. She has a belt that goes down her right side. Her dress has some folds and pleats but most are down at the bottom of the dress. Her feet are not showing and she has some crosshatching.
Underneath both figures is two lines of Latin. The Armorial Bearings were removed by 1834
Inscription:
The Latin Inscription:
"Hic iacet Willelmus Burgh arm<iger> unus fundator istius cantarie qui obiit viio die augusti | Ao domini Mo CCCCLXXXXII cuius anime propici<etur> deus Et orate pro bono statu Elizabeth uxoris eius."
The English Translation:
"Here lies William Burgh, esq. a founder of this chantry who died on the seventh day of august | in the year of our Lord 1492, on whose soul God have mercy And pray for the good health of Elizabeth his wife. "
(Translated by Bard Swallow)
Notes on the Parchment: "Catterick Wm Burgh 1492"
Description of Rubbing: There are three pieces to this rubbing.
William is on the left. He is standing facing the right with his hands in prayer. He is in full armor with no helmet on. His hair was straight and was to his shoulders.
His armor has palettes, rerebraces, gauntlets, cuirass, taces, gorget, bainbergs, baldric (the sword was behind him towards the left), rowel spurs and rounded Sabatons. He is standing on a mound of dirt or grass at his feet. There are a lot of crosshatch details.
Elizabeth is on the right and is facing the left. Her hands are in prayer. She has a patterned headdress past her shoulders. The dress has a square neckline and large defined wrist cuffs. She has a belt that goes down her right side. Her dress has some folds and pleats but most are down at the bottom of the dress. Her feet are not showing and she has some crosshatching.
Underneath both figures is two lines of Latin. The Armorial Bearings were removed by 1834
Source
Badham, Sally. 2008. "The West Family of Hinton Martell, Dorset, and Their Monuments at Christchurch Priory." Transactions of the Monumental Brass Society XVII (PART 6). https://www.mbs-brasses.co.uk/public/files/2008-transactions-volume-xvii-part-6-comp.pdf.
Date
1492
Relation
Rubbing2024.59
Rubbing2024.61
Rubbing2024.60
Format
Parchment 76cm x 117cm
Rubbing 74cm x 102cm
Coverage
Catterick, Yorkshire
Files
Collection
Citation
“Rubbing2024.9 - M.S.III William Burgh and Elizabeth,” Exhibits, accessed April 15, 2025, https://exhibits.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/29230.