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unusually has the head turned a little to the right, showing 

 one side of veil only. She has quite a small neck ruff, and 

 her dress consists of a close fitting bodice with slightly puffed 

 sleeves and frilled wrists, open in front showing stomacher, 

 and plainly draped skirt, with a richly embroidered panel ; 

 from her girdle is suspended a clasped and embroidered 

 book. 



The Shield of Arms shows no tinctures remaining, but is 

 plainly Uvedale impaling Ernie Argent a cross moline gules, 

 for Uvedale of Wickham House, Hants, derived from Peter de 

 Uvedale, Justiciary of England in 1333, and Argent on a bend 

 sable three eagles displayed or. Ernie or Ernley (a place name 

 derived from a Suffolk village). 



The following inscription, placed in the Church in 1620 by 

 Sir Edmund Uvedale, is part of " the Pedigree of the 

 Uvedales in Dorset, issuinge out of Wickham House in 

 Hampsheere," and mentioned among many others by 

 Hutchins as being in the former south aisle with numerous 

 shields of arms, but gone in 1867, has to do with this brass, 

 and was in Roman letters : 



Henrie Uvedale, twice Sherif of the countie 

 of Dorset, and Justice of Peace of the same, 

 had issue by Isabell Ernley, of Wiltes, Sr. 

 Edmund Uvedale, and died and buried at 

 Moore-Kirchel Ano. Dni. 1599 



The inscription below Isabel Uvedale's effigy in Old English 

 letters is as follows : 



Ssabel TUvefcale lietb bete, tbat was tbe vertuous 



wtef, 

 <W Ibenrie 1Hx>efcale, Esquier, and brouobt bim b$ bet 



lief, 



Gbilfcerne to bis joie, well nurtured bs ber 



bates* 



