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figures let into the stone, below on the tomb are four blank 

 shields. The monument is against the Eastern wall of the 

 North aisle. 



Size. — John Clavell's effigy 12in. high by Sin. wide, the 

 shield above, 6Jin. by 8|in., the inscription below 15in. 

 by 2|in. His first wife and children llin. by lOin. wide, 

 the shield over, 4fin. by 6in. His second wife llin. by 

 7in. with an inscription 16in. by 2|in., the shield over, 

 5in. by Gin. 



Description. — John Clavell of Barneston and afterwards of 

 Wareham was born and baptized 2 May, 1541 ; he died 5 Jan., 

 1609, and was buried at Knoll ; his will was proved 17th 

 Feb., 1609. He probably erected this monument very shortly 

 after his second marriage. He is shown kneeling at a desk 

 on which is an open book, his hands are clasped in prayer, 

 he is clad in plate armour similar to that of Nicholas Martin 

 of Athelhampton at Puddletown,* but his helmet and 

 gauntlets are to be seen on the ground beside him. 



Over his head is a shield of arms, quarterly, bearing 1 and 4, 

 Vaire a chief gules Estoke,t 2 and 3, Sable six escallops three 

 two and one argent also Estoke. Crest, a buck's head couped 

 ducally gorged gules pierced between the attires by an arrow 

 flighted proper, Clavell. Below is the following inscription 

 iij Old English characters : — 



XLbc t\^oure of 5obn Clavvell JEsquicr bou5l»an& of 

 tbese two wifes, ina^e. B. /ID(XC(ICCXJ1*55 



* Page 202, Proceedings, 1902, The Ancient Memorial Brasses of 

 Dorset. 



t In the Sixteenth Century the Clavells had adopted for their paternal 

 coat the arms of Estoke. The same arms are attributed in Mr. Dennis 

 Bond's MS to Avis dau. of Walter Clavell of Winfrith (uncle of this 

 John) who married Robert Bond of Lutton in 1565. But, in the 

 Visitation of Dorset of 1623, their arms are given as, Argent, on a 

 chevron sable three caps of maintenance or, and also in " Coker." Burke 

 gives Clavell, Argent on a chevron sable three steel caps argent. 



