By Mr. Edtvard Kite. 3 



Montagu, third son of Henry, third Earl of Manchester, a.d. 1635, 

 conveyed it again to the family of Montagu, in whose hands it 

 remained until purchased by Captain Rooke, R.N., the late 

 proprietor. 



The first of the memorials referred to, is a fine Monumental 

 Brass in the floor of the Transept, bearing the engraved effigies of 

 Robert Baynard, Esq., (fourth in descent from Edmund, above 

 mentioned,) and Elizabeth his wife, daughter of Henry Ludlow, 

 Esq., of Hill Deverill, (see plate). Robert Baynard, who died in 

 1501, is represented in a suit of plate armour, as worn at that 

 period; the head and hands are bare, the hair long; round the neck 

 is a gorget of mail, and a skirt of the same appears beneath the 

 body armour, over which is a tabard, or surcoat, embroidered with 

 arms of Baynard, quartering those of Bluet. A large sword hangs 

 from the left side, and the feet rest on two dogs. 



The female figure has the Tiennel, or triangular head dress, which 

 was adopted at the close of the fifteenth century, and a loose 

 mantle bearing the arms of Baynard, quartering Ludlow. The 

 gown, which appears beneath, is cut square to the neck, the sleeves 

 are tight, with fur cufis, and the end of the girdle forms a long 

 pendant, reaching almost to the feet. 



The inscription is as follows : — 



" 5jtc jarct SClDlicrtuiS 33annarli, armtger, btr cttrcfltuiS ct It^ii pcrCtuiS, fn 

 nrmts! feclIirtiS multum iStrcnttuS, tiaptfcr prcttptiUiS tntrr prtmoiS, parW 

 rnns'crfaatnr BtltgEiittiSsitmu^, iiparcm l^afifn^ Cltjabct^ lfct)0tt!S;Simam, mm 

 tntillcm Clit^ rt filtaliuS ^ii6cuumcrati£i ; qui nfiiit y jr^JJ iftc SJuan^tt Slo Ont 

 tnccccc prima, cauarum aiiimabuS propiiictur J3cuS, amen." 



" Here lyeth Robert Baynard, Esquire, a good man and skilled in the law, 

 a very active soldier, one of the best of house-keepers, and a zealous promoter 

 of peace. He had a most loving -wife, Elizabeth, with as many sons and 

 daughters as are reckoned below. He died 26 August, A.D. 1501. On whose 

 souls God have mercy. Amen." 



Beneath the inscription are the effigies of eighteen children, 



thirteen of whom are sons, and five daughters. The second son is 



represented as a priest ; tlie remainder have loose gowns, trimmed 



at the nock and sleeves with fur ; the eldest (whose primogeniture 



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