298 Edingdon Monastery . 



side^ a stone to " John Allarabi-igg-e, clerk^ sometime chaplain to 

 the Dowager Lady Beauchamp ■''' ^ Some other large blue stones 

 with marks of brasses were likewise removed. On the south side is 

 a fine marble and alabaster monument to Sir Edward Lewis, of the 

 Van, Co. Glamorgan (see above, p. 290), with effigies of himself 

 and his wife, with children kneeling in front. Above is a cherub 

 hovering over the recumbent figures with a crown of glory in his 

 hand. The lady, by whom it was erected, was by birth a Sackville, 

 married first Edward Seymour, Lord Beauchamp, an eldest son and 

 heir in the Seymour family (in the third generation from Protector 

 Somerset) who, had he not died young in the lifetime of his father 

 and grandfather, would have been the second Duke of Somerset, 

 restored. 



Epitaph. 



Heeee lye the bodtes of the eight woe^.'- 8^ Edwaed 

 Lewts late of the Vane in the covntie of Glamaegan 

 KN'f one of the Gentlemen of the Peivie Chambee 

 TO Peince Henet and aftee to King Chaeles : and 



of the eight HON^'-.e ANNE LaDT BeAVCHAMPE HIS WIFE 



the widowe of Edwaed Loede Beavchampe davghe^ 

 OF Eobeet Eable of Doeset, by the Lady Maegaeet 

 Howaed, sole dayghtee OF Thomas Duee of Noefolke 

 They had issve lyving Fowee sonnes, Edwaed, 

 William, Eichaed, and Robeet and one dayghtee 

 Anne Lewys, 



He depaeted this life the 10^^ of octobee 1633. In 

 memoeie of whome his moyenefyll Lady eeected 

 this monyment foe him and hee selfe whoe 



DECEASED THE 25 o[f] S[EPTEMBEE 1664.] 



In one line along the slab, under the figures : — 



Since Childeen aee the living coenee-stone, 

 Wheee Maeiage bvilt on both sides meetes in one, 

 Whilst they sdeviye, oue lives shall have extent, 



VpON EECOED in them OVE MONYMENT. 



The arms on the shield are Lewis impaling Sackville, viz., Dexter, 



Quarterly. L Sable a lion rampant Argent, Lewis. 2. Sable a 



1 From 1641 to 1660 Joliu Allambrigg was Rector of Monkton Farley. In 

 16G2 oue of this name resigned Whaddou {Wills Inslitiitions). 



