154 ANCIENT MEMORIAL BRASSES OF DORSET. 



And on the stone next to this is a brass of a man in armour, 

 represented as if reclining slightly on the right side, with the 

 face looking in that direction. The hair is long and flows over 

 the shoulders. The sword belt is tied diagonally amid the 

 waist and hip, the -sword coming out behind the legs. The 

 inscription is gone. 



Size. Effigy of man in armour, 26in. by Sin. ; effigy 

 of Elizabeth Longe, i3in. by 4in. ; inscription, isfin. by 

 3 Jin, 



The brasses were loose at the Rectory in 1902. The above 

 quotations are given from Hutchins as being perhaps the only 

 guide to their former position ; whether this was their original 

 position is open to question. The matrix or casement fitting 

 Wm. Longe's brass has been identified by the writer on a slab 

 still in the north, or Longe chantry, but now partly buried 

 below the west wall. Near is the headless Rector's slab in 

 indifferent condition. 



The so-called Wm. Longe brass is heavy for its size, being 

 nearly fin. in thickness, and still has pitch adherent to the 

 back. 



" Nowe at Purscandell is the chiefe seate of the Hanumes, 

 unto whom it came by an Heire of John Longe, descended 

 from a great Familie of that name in Wiltshire." (Coker, 



P- 97-) 



The following information respecting William Longe and 

 Elizabeth Longe is obtained from inquisitiones post mortem. 



William Longe. Inquisition taken out June 25th. 16 Hen. VIII. 

 Held lands in Caundell Purs (co. Dorset) of the Abbess of 

 Shaftesbury. Died May i5th, 16 Hen. VITI. 



Heir, his daughter, Elizabeth Longe. 



Elizabeth Longe. Daughter and heir of William Longe, of 

 Caundell Purs. Inquisition taken out Oct. 28th, 20 Hen. VIII. 

 (1529). Died January 2 2nd, 20 Hen. VIII. 



