Special Types: Heart Brasses.

Some others which differ in various ways from the two types described in the text are included below:

Anne Muston, Saltwood, Kent, 1496.

Unknown, Fakenham, Norfolk, c. 1500.

Unknown, Higham Ferrers, Northants., c. 1510.

Crystofer Tonson and wife, Melton Mowbray, Leics., 1543.

Thos. Hodges, Wedmore, Somerset, c. 1630.

Grace White, Ludham, Norfolk, 1633.

In the Saltwood and Wedmore brasses it is distinctly stated that only the bowel or heart is buried there.

Sir Thos. Hodges was killed at the siege of Antwerp 1583, and asked that his body should be buried there and his heart sent home to his wife.

At Saltwood an angel, rising from a cloud, holds a heart.

At Fakenham there are four double hearts inscribed “Jhu, mercy,” “Lady, help.” It is evidently to the memory of a husband and wife whose names are unknown.

Shroud Brasses.

John Brigge, Sall, Norfolk, 1454.

John Manfield, Taplow, Bucks., 1455.

Thos. Pethyn, priest, Lytchett Maltravers, Dorset, c. 1470.

Man and wife, Sedgefield, Durham, c. 1470.

Thos. Fleming, New Coll., Oxford, 1472.

A Priest, Stifford, Essex, c. 1480.

Man and wife, Baldock, Herts., c. 1480.

Tomesina Tendryng, Yoxford, Suff., 1485.

Thos. Spryng and wife, Lavenham, Staff., 1486.

Several at Hitchin, Herts., 1480-1490.

A Man and wife, Sawston, Cambs., c. 1500.

A Lady, Gt. Fransham, Norfolk, c. 1500.

Ralph Hamsterley, a priest, Oddington, Oxon., c. 1500.

Wm. Gibsson and wife, Watlington, Oxon., 1501.

Thos. Tyard, priest, Bawburgh, Norfolk, 1505.

Joan Strangbon, Childrey, Berks., 1507.

Man and wife, West Molesey, Surrey, c. 1510.

Hen. Scolows and wife, St Michael Coslany, Norwich, 1515.

John Goodryngton, Appleton, Berks., 1518.

Unknown, Wooburn, Bucks., c. 1520.

Unknown and wife, Childrey, Berks., c. 1520.

John Claimond, Corpus Christi, Oxford, c. 1530.

Eliz. Rok, Penn, Bucks., 1540.

Wm. Fyssher, master, Wigston’s Hospital, Leicester, 1543.

Lucas Goodyere, Aldenham, Herts., 1547.

Hugh Brystowe, priest, Waddesdon, Bucks., 1548.

Unknown, Chicheley, Bucks., 1560.

A Lady, Leigh, Kent, c. 1580.

Thos. Nele, Cassington, Oxon., 1590.

John Maunsell, Haversham, Bucks., 1605.

Eliz. Popeley, Birstall, Yorks., 1632.

Lady Mary Howard, West Firle, Sussex, 1638.

Wives of Clere Talbot, Dunston, Norfolk, 1649.

Philipp Tenison, S.T.P., Bawburgh, Norfolk, 1660.

Skeleton Brasses.

Rich. Notfelde, St John’s, Margate, Kent, c. 1446.

Thos. Childes, St Lawrence, Norwich, 1452.

Three Skeletons, Weybridge, Surrey, c. 1520.

A Skeleton in shroud, Hildersham, Cambs., c. 1530.

Barbara Ferrer, St Michael-at-Plea, Norwich, 1588.