240 ANCIENT MEMORIAL BRASSES OF DORSET. 



by Isabella, daughter and heiress of John Twyford, Esq. 

 Around the tomb, on brass strips, in black-letter characters, is 

 the following, literally transcribed : 



"1bic jacet Mills Btoungng armicjer filf Sobis 

 Xtoungng be /Iftelburp Sampforb armfgert et 

 Hlianora usor ei' filia et una bereb ZTbome fits* 

 IRscoll bni be bull iu* Berfeele in com Gloucestr' 

 et Ikatina u^ ei' tilia Xaurenc' Bru be Soutbcote 

 iu* IRebpns in com Barscbpr ac Hlicia Button 

 postea uf p fcict' Millml filia Jobis Burton et 

 Ssabelle u^' is ef filia et beres 5pb'is ZTwpforfc 

 atmigetf q^ qufba Hlicia bane tubam cu toto 

 apparatu in omnib3 be novo fieri fecit et construct 

 HO b'ni /iDillessimo cccco tjpijo be bonis suis ppiis 

 et evens' quoj animab3 ppciet' be' Hmen/ r 



William Pruning, born in 1432, the eldest son (above), 

 married Katherine, daughter of Sir John Wadham, and died 

 s.p., leaving his nephew, William, son of Alexander Brunyng, as 

 his heir, failing issue. 



After William Bruning's death Katherine, his widow, married 

 Henry Strangways, Esq. ; and, being seized of the manors of 

 Melbury Sampford and Melbury Osmond, as her jointure by 

 settlement, the reversion whereof belonged to the said William 

 Earning, the son, it was arranged by an indenture dated 

 June 3oth, 15 Henry VII. (1500), that the premises should be 

 conveyed to trustees, as to the manor of Melbury Osmond, 

 immediately to the use of the said William Bruning and Anne, 

 his wife, and of the heirs of the body of William ; and as to the 

 manor of Melbury Sampford, after the decease of the said 

 Katherine, to the use of the said William Bruning and of the 

 heirs of his body, and for default of such issue to the use of the 

 said Henry Strangways and of the said Katherine, and of the 

 heirs male of their bodies; remainder to the use of the said 



