Highways and Byways in LincolnshireRawnsley, W. F. (Willingham Franklin)
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Highways and Byways in Lincolnshire
Rawnsley, W. F. (Willingham Franklin)
Lincolnshire (England) -- Description and travel
The next compartment shows the half-length
figures with their names below of “Willm Disney Esquier” in armour
and helmeted, and “Margaret Joiner” his wife; he in profile, she
three-quarters face, they are kneeling at a faldstool with open books,
their hands joined in prayer, and between them on a scroll: “Sufferance
dothe Ease.” Behind him are four sons and behind her five daughters, all
with hands joined in prayer and with their names engraved on labels above
them. The next compartment shows three shields with the arms of Hussey,
Disney and Ayscough, in which Hussey has three squirrels sitting up,
Disney has three fleurs de lys, and Ayscough three asses coughing. In the
compartment below these are the half-length figures of Richard Disney,
full face in armour with very high shoulder-pieces, and his two wives who
are three-quarter face; and below are their names engraved thus: “Nele
daughter of Sr Wilton Husey Knyght, Richard Disney, Janne daughʳ of Sʳ
Wilton Ayscoughe Kᵗ.” Behind the first wife are ranged in two tiers her
seven sons and five daughters and their names were engraved above them.
“Sara, Ester, Judeth, Judet and Susan” are still there, but the sons’
names are gone; a bit of the brass which held them, about six inches by
one and a half, having been cut out, in connection, it is said, with a
lawsuit arising out of Richard Disney’s will. They can be supplied from
Gervase Holles’ MS. as William, Humphrey, John, Daniel, Ciriac, Zachariah
and Isaac.
The lowest compartment has this inscription:—
“The lyfe, conversacion and seruice, of the first above named Willm
Disney and of Richard Disney his Sonne were comendable amongest their
Neigbours trewe and fathefull to ther prince and cutree and acceptable to
Thallmighty of Whome we trust they are receved to Saluation accordinge to
the Stedfast faythe which they had in and throughe the mercy and merit
of Christ oʳ Savior. Thes truthes are thus sette forthe that in all ages
God may be thankfully Glorified for thes and suche lyke his gracious
benefites.”
[Sidenote: THE DISNEYS]
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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