MONUMENTAL EFFIGIES 



of Lord High Treasurer, and is habited in 

 the mantle of the Garter — then crimson, 

 lined ermine, as shown — worn over a com- 

 plete suit of armour, with large articulated 

 tuiles of ' Almayne rivet ' over trunk hose. 

 This is apparently to a great extent a con- 

 ventional suit, but based by the sculptor upon 

 those which the armourer Jacobi made for 

 Sir Christopher Hatton, the Earl of Leicester, 

 Sir Henry Lee and others. The effigy lies 

 upon a platted mattress — an ugly fashion of 

 the time, which modern sculptors have had 

 the bad taste to reintroduce — rolled up un- 

 der the head, which is supported by a cushion. 

 The face of the effigy is a striking portrait, 

 well recognized from Mark Garrard's fine 

 picture at Burghley. 



Sir William Fitzwilliam, died 1 599, and 

 Dame Ann his wife. Marholme. 



The effigies, carved in clunch, lie hand- 

 in-hand on a tomb of the same stone with 

 shields within arched panels on the side. 

 Fitzwilliam wears an articulated gorget fast- 

 ened with Almayne rivets, a breastplate with 

 a tapul, large articulated tuiles of Almayne 

 rivet over trunk hose, a bragetto, articulated 

 cuissarts, genouilleres, jambes and soUerets, all 

 the details being most carefully rendered. 

 The absence of the tabard shows very clearly 

 the shoulder defences of the time, the whole 

 suit being no doubt an accurate copy of real 

 and well fitting armour. The head rests 

 upon an armet. Dame Ann, daughter of Sir 

 William Sidney, is shown simply dressed in 

 a small jewelled French hood, a red em- 

 broidered bodice buttoned up to the throat, 

 with high collar and rufF, and a loose scarlet 

 gown with fronts of arabesque work. 



Sir Edward Montagu, died 1601, and 

 Dame Elizabeth his wife. Weekley. 



The interest of the effigy of this personage 

 consists principally in the armour exhibited 

 having the appearance of being a copy of a 

 real suit. The tuiles, of uncommon moderate 

 dimensions, the fitting and careful construc- 

 tion of the elbow-pieces and gauntlets deserve 

 attention, and in all probability the face is a 

 portrait. The head rests upon a close helmet. 

 The figure of Dame Elizabeth, daughter of 

 Sir James Harrington, presents a simple and 

 picturesque dress, and free from the ungainly 

 extravagances not unusual at this time. 



Lady Elizabeth Knightley. Died 1602. 

 Norton. 



This is the alabaster effigy of Lady Eliza- 

 beth, Dame Knightley, fourth daughter of 

 Edward Duke of Somerset, Protector of 

 England. It lies upon an alabaster altar- 



tomb with an arched canopy, supported by 

 two circular Corinthian columns of black 

 marble. The lady is shown in a jewelled 

 French hood, a large single rufF, a plain 

 bodice with an elaborately embroidered skirt 

 and a mantle lined with ermine. The hands 

 and features are very small. On comparing 

 this memorial with that set up by James L 

 in 1606 in the Abbey, to Mary Queen of 

 Scots, it is evident that both are from the 

 studio of the same sculptor — Cornelius Cure. 



John Rede. Died 1604. Cottesbrooke. 



On an alabaster tomb in the form of a 

 sarcophagus, in front of a recessed Corinthian 

 arch, lies the alabaster effigy of John Rede. 

 He is shown in a suit of armour well repre- 

 senting that worn at the beginning of the 

 seventeenth century, including a plate gorget, 

 a peascod breastplate and back-piece, articu- 

 lated tuiles of Almayne rivet over trunk hose, 

 and articulated half cuissarts. The figure 

 lies upon a platted mattress rolled up to 

 support the head, the clumsy fashion then 

 lately introduced from the Low Countries. 

 In front of the tomb are eight female figures, 

 his daughters, kneeling in pairs, seven in the 

 usual dress of the day and one in black, with 

 hood a caleche, representing Theodozea who 

 died unmarried. There is one male figure 

 kneeling apart in a suit of armour, the only 

 son, who died in 1603. 



Sir George Fermor, died 161 2, and 

 Dame Mary his wife. Easton Neston. 



The alabaster effigies lie upon an altar- 

 tomb in front of a wide monument placed 

 against the north wall of the chancel. This 

 comprises a semi-circular arch surmounted by 

 an entablature, supported by two circular 

 Corinthian columns, with an obelisk at each 

 end. The whole monument is exceedingly 

 rich with heraldry, arranged with excellent 

 taste, and is in the finest possible condition. 

 The knight wears a suit of armour so care- 

 fully rendered that it must have been copied 

 from the real harness that served the wearer 

 in the Low Countries. The plate gorget, 

 peascod breastplate, deep articulated tuiles of 

 Almayne rivet over trunk hose, and the half 

 cuissarts are very characteristic of the time. 

 The head rests on a helmet and the heels on 

 gauntlets. Dame Mary, daughter and heir 

 of Thomas Curson of Addington, co. Bucks, 

 wears a plain gown tied all down the front 

 with bows of ribbon and a small hood i 

 caleche. Both faces are undoubtedly portraits. 



William Russell, Lord Russell of 



Thornhaugh. Died 1613. Thornhaugh. 



The stone effigy of this illustrious soldier 



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