9 o 



Euetscfc Slafcs in CroxaU CImrri), 



Drawn by Mary Ussher. 



HIS incised alabaster slab lies immediately in front 

 of the Holy Table, and is to the memory of John 

 and Mary Curzon, children of Thomas and Margaret 

 Curzon. 



The inscription is as follows : — 



"§k farm! tat^atu ^oljis (ffimcui tt Igtari-e 



Cuntw libtrani SI) ami €\xnsm annigeri b-flmuti bx 



Crosljall qxa hi iiutoairria com ub 



h,u luce m$ttbmix& (i&natn aiab' jygiritiur irnts Qxatn. 



On a scroll above the boy's head are the words — Ego a 

 innocencia mea igressus sum; over the girl's — REDIME ME 

 •}• miserere mei ; between the two— Dns Miserere mi. The 

 boy is represented in a civilian's dress, turned back at the collar, 

 with loose sleeves and round tipped shoes The girl in a close- 

 fitting gown, with flowing skirt. Her hair is long and let down over 

 her back and shoulders, confined by a fillet round the forehead, 

 thus signifying she died young and unmarried. She seems to 

 have a necklet round her neck. Their heads rest on embroidered 

 cushions. No dates are given, but I believe I am correct in 

 stating that they are the children of Thomas and Margaret 

 Curzon, nee Hartington, the former of whom died in 14S5, whose 

 monuments will be described in a succeeding number. In addi- 



