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It. for payling about the windowes in the church yard. It. to the cutler of Banbery for making clene the ii hand sword. 1585. It. for a pynt of sallet oyle to oyle the armor It. to the armorer for himself and his man, for wags, meat, & drincke 1595. viiid iiijd • xd It. paid John Hobcroft and Rich. Adams, of Fretwell, the 7 of December, 1595, in full recompence of ther demande for a chalice and cover; the Bayd Adams d my uncle, Tho. Fermor, when the churchwardens of Fretwell were comaunded to p'vide a communion cuppe, at wch tyme be dd' them uppon the chalice xl, & dd' a bill of his hand for the receyt of the same, wch as they say weyed 14 oz., valued by them at 4' 8d ev'y oz. so paid them more then the xl they furst rec.

Anno 1580. xii* • • xxv* iiijd It. receved at Som'ton at my goynge to London, wch was in my uncle's caskett the xth of August, 1580 It. rec. of Sr John Fetiplace uppon an obligac'on the 4th of October It. rec. of St John Danver uppon an obligac'on the 29 October. It. rec. of old gold, one staw ryall, a duckett, half a ducket, a crusadowe, half an angell, vi³ in silver 1587. Receyved of Thom's Mountagne for a bloudshed 6 made by his wife on Edward Bollis, iii iiijd; and for a rescue by his wife made on Alexander Hamond, v³ 185 xyli • lxxvi xiiiiiii cccccxxxviiili liiij vid vii³ iiijd The rarity of evidences relating to monumental art and the sculptors by whom sepulchral memorials were executed, must render the following document, although comparatively of a late period, highly interesting to many readers. The tomb and effigies still exist at Somerton. Notices of the family memorials there, with a pedigree, and a view of the church, Gent. Mag. vol. xcvii. pt. 1, p. 113. See also Collins' Peerage, ed. 1812, vol. iv. p. 200. See THIS Indenture, made ye twentyth day of September in ye three and twentith yeare of ye Raigne of our Sou'aigne Ladye Elizabeth, by ye grace of God of England Fraunce and Ireland Queen, Defender of ye Faithe, &c. Between George Shirley of Staunton Harrolde in ye county of Leic' esquier, one of ye execut' of ye testament and last will of Thomas Fermor of Sommerton in ye county of Oxeu esquier deceassed, of ye one p'ty. And Richard Roiley of Burton uppo Trente in ye county of Stafford Tumbe maker, and Gabriell Roiley of Burton uppō Trente afforesaid Tumbe maker, sonne of ye said Richard Roiley, of ye other p'ty. Witnesseth, yt it is by these pñts graunted covenaunted codiscended and agreed uppō for, by and between, ye said p'ties for them selves, and all and singular ye heires execut' and assignes of all, and any, of ye said pties, and of every of them, for, uppō, and cōcerninge, all and singular ye grauntes, articles, devises, covenauntes, agreemts, matters, and thinges, herafter in these pñts mentioned or cōtained, whereon ye said Richard and Gabriell Roiley, for, and in cōsideratio of ye sommes of money herafter in these putes mentioned, Do bargaine, covenaunt, and agree, for them, and every of them, and for th'eires execut' and administrat's, of either of them, and every of them, to and with ye said George Shirley his execut' and assignes and every of them, by these p'ntes, artyficially cunningly decently and substancially to devise, worke, sett up, and p'fectly and fully finish at Somerton afforesaid in ye said county of Oxenford, before the Feaste of Pentecoste commonly called Witsontide next ensewinge ye date herof, at or neare ye grave of y said Thomas Fermor there, a very faire Tumbe of very good faire well chosen and durable Alabaster stone, containcinge in lengthe six foote and a halfe by ye standard, and of ye breadth of fower Feete hy the standard, and of ye height of five Foote by ye standard, wth two endes and one (two erased) uttermost syde all throughe out adwrought adorned gilded engraved portraited and sett forthe all as herafter enseweth ;-That is to saic, ye said Richard and Gabriell Roiley their execut' assignes or some one of them, shall and will worke, make, 4 Star-ryal, properly spur-royal, a gold coin of the value of 158. ⚫ Crusador or cruzado, a Portuguese coin of uncertain value. 6 Bloodshed, bloodwit, the fine imposed for shedding blood.― Cowcl.