64 State cf Tainting from the Reign of 



She was daughter and at length fole heirefs 

 of Thomas le Dcfpenfer earl of Glocefler^ 

 widow of Ricliard Beau champ earl of Wor- 

 ceiler, and afterwards by difpenfation mar- 

 ried to his coufin diat potent and warlike 

 peer, Richard Beauchamp earl of War- 

 wick. Their portraits on glafs with others 

 of their lineage were long extant in the 

 church at Warwick. Her great templys f 

 with the baleys fold to the utmoil, llie gave 

 to the monks of Tewkfbury, fo that they 

 gnicht not with her burial there, and what 

 elfe flie had appointed to be done about 

 the fame. To our ladv of W^alfinofham, 

 her gown of green alyz cloth of gold with 

 wide ileeves, and a tabernacle of filver like 

 in the timbre to that over our lady of Ca- 

 verfliam, and ordered that her great image 

 of wax, then at London, fhould be offered 

 to our lady of Wcrcefler. To the abbey 

 of Tewkfbury flie gave her wedding gown> 

 and all her cloaths of gold and cloaths of 

 filk without furs, faving one of rulTet vel- 

 vet which fhe bellowed on St. Winifrede. 



f Jewels hanging on the foreheads of ladies by bod- 

 Jcins thruil into their hair. See Dugdalc's Warvvick- 

 Ihircp. 413. , 



But 



