ancient memorial brasses of dorset. 159 

 Wareham, St. Mary's. 



Position. — Fixed against south wall of chancel. 



Size. — This is given separately. 



Description. — Four 17th Century inscribed brasses in plain 

 Roman type, and one of 16th Century date in Old English, 

 having a little ornamental detail as filling. These epitaphs 

 are curious, in matter and spelling. 



GEORGE BURGES. 



(1) Size of plate, 20in. wide above, 17oin. below, llfin. 



high. 



Here lyeth y*' body of Mr. George Burges, 

 twice Maior of this Towne, who died 



Febr. 13°, 1640. 

 If honest birth, good breeding, courage, witt. 

 Contempt of wealth, firme friendshipp, may befitt 

 An Epitaph or Bountie, serve to raise 

 Thy sleeping Ashes into waking praise, 

 This Tomb's thy Trumpett, and thy Legacy 

 In zeale, left to this House shall never dy. 



Struxit amoris ergo 



Anna Vxor eius. 



ANNE FRANKE. 



(2) Size of plate, 18in. wide by 6^in. deep. 



Here lyeth the bodye of Ann Franke the wyfe of 

 Richard Franke, sumtyme Draper in Wareham, shee 

 Desesed the xviii. daye of Apryll in An°. 1583, being 

 then the eayge of xxx yeres. 



A matron sage, in maners mild, in modistie did exsell, 

 In Godlinis, in governement shee ever guyded well ; 

 In wedlocke chast in faythfull hand shee yelded up 



her lyfe. 

 Beloved, bewayled by man, by maj^d, and wyfe. 



