236 ANCIENT MEMORIAL BRASSES OF DORSET. 



Her will was proved February 7th, 1603-4. 150 for my 

 funeral. Poor of Abbot sbury, 20. * * * My late 

 husband, Sir Giles Sirangways. To my daughter, Fitzjames, a 

 silver basin, worth 20. To my daughter, Lady Elizabeth BarcHey, 

 a cup worth 10. * * * * My brother, Nicholas Wad ham, 

 Esq., and Nicholas Strangways, my brother, Exors. * 



Sir Gyles left two daughters and four sons ; Edward and 

 Nicholas, died s.p. ; the latter married Elizabeth Berkeley ; 

 George Strangwayes, Esq., married Ursula, daughter of Richard 

 Sydenham, of Wynford Eagle, Esq., and died s. p. 1607; John 

 Strangwayes, Esq., of Melbury, the eldest son, married Dorothy, 

 daughter of Sir John Thynne, of Longleat. She died and was 

 buried at Melbury, September, 1592 ; he died in the year 1593, 

 and was buried at Melbury. His will was dated July loth, 1593, 

 and proved in the January following. 



The shield to the dexter bears : Quarterly of six, Strangwayes, 

 as on sinister shield, but Impaling, ist, gules, a chevron bet-ween 

 three roses argent, Wadham ; 2nd, argent, on a chief gules, two 

 bucks' heads caboshed or, Popham, quartering gules, a chevron 

 argent, between ten bezants, Zouch, 3rd, a bend fusil e ermine, Read ; 

 4th, or, on a chevron gules three martlets, Cheddelwood or Ched- 

 worth ; 5th, sable six lions rampant or, St. Marty n ; 6th, barry of 

 five, or and azure, an eagle displayed gules, Nevell. 



Above the shield is the following inscription : 



"ZTbe atmes of Spr 6$les Stranowapes 1fcni0bt 

 anb of 3lat>$ 3one bis wpfe, ZTbe elfcest Dowobter of 

 3obn Wafcbam of 



Near the monument (when in its former position on the floor 

 below the Tower), in a pew, says Hutchins,.is a small brass plate 

 in the pavement in memory of Elizabeth Strangwayes, who 

 " died young," having this inscription : 



1 Brown's Abstracts of Somerset Wills, 1st series. 



