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[[PSE JACEJT HIC SUB PULVERE PRES[BYTERI]. 

 On one portion; and, "OBIIT 18 KALEND MARCH A. 

 DOMINI, M« ] ^ " (1499) in Arabic letters, on another portion. 

 " In Dugdale's Monasticon," John Grant was confirmed Abbot 

 of Keynsham, 1487 ; and it is an encouraging and interesting 

 fact that it is due to the labours of some of the Members of our 

 Club, that the actual spot in which the Abbot was buried has 

 been discovered, and also the date of his death. 



Three other incised slabs, lying side by side, were to the 

 memory of the Deschell family. One was thus inscribed : — 



"JESU MISERERE ELEANOR DESCHELL QUONDAM 

 -CONSORTIS JOHANNIS DESCHELL CUJUS CORPUS 

 HIC REQUIESCIT, ANNO DOMINI MCCCCC. JESU 

 FILIUS DEI MISERERE MEI, AMEN." 



A second to the memory of " Johannis Deschell " himself, the 

 husband of Eleanor. The name only was legible. A third had 

 the name obliterated, and only the words 



"HIC REQUIESCIT CORPUS CUJUS xiNIMA PRO- 

 PITIETUR." 



Another slab, which had been turned with its face downwards, 

 had the following inscription, and a cross and scroll in the centre : — 



"HIC JACET JOHN SPALDYNG— CUSTOS AC FRA- 

 TRIBUS SEMPER AMABILIS ET GRATUS ET CUSTOS 

 SANCTE ANNEI SILVA CUJUS ANIME PROPITIETUR, 

 MAG. DEUS." 



The scroll contained the following : — 



"[VOLO.] ME JUDICARI. DOME SECUNDUM 

 [MISERICORDIAM TUAM]." 



Other fragmentary inscriptions were scattered about — one was 



