Historical and Descriptive Sketches of the Town and Soke of Horncastle [1820]: in the county of Lincoln, and of several places adjacentWeir, George
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Historical and Descriptive Sketches of the Town and Soke of Horncastle [1820]: in the county of Lincoln, and of several places adjacent
Weir, George
Horncastle (England)
“Orate p’ a’ia Johanne d’ne Cromwell que obijt decimo die martij Anno
d’ni mill’mo cccclxxix cuj’ a’ie p’piciet’ Deus Amen.”
On the other side of the Lord Treasurer is the figure in brass of Matilda
Lady Willoughby, {91b} under a canopy charged with saints, and at her
feet the following inscription:
“Hic jacet d’na Matilda nuper d’ni Willughby quondam uxor Roberti
d’ni de Willughby militis ac consanguinea et heres illustris d’ni
Radulphi nup’ dn’i Crumwell militis fundatoris hujus collegii ac
specialis benefactrix ejusdem collegij que obijt xxxo die aug’ Anno
Domini Mill’imo cccclxxxxvij cujus anime p’picietur om’p’ns deus
Amen.”
The corner shields from this stone, and also those from that of Joan Lady
Cromwell are gone. {92a} The canopies have sustained but little injury.
In the middle of the floor of the choir is the figure in brass of a
priest, under which is the following inscription to the memory of William
Moor, the second provost of this college:
“Vir virtute vivens Will’us vulgo vocatus
Hujus Collegii de Tateshale secundus
Hic Eboracensis fuit eccl’ie cathedralis
Sacre Scripture baccalaurius arte p’batus
Octobris dena mensis cu’ luce novena
Bil’ d’ni C quater I sexto continuat’
Boor micuit more mitis bene morigerat’
Prudens p’positus et egenis semp’ habundus
Canonicus Rector et de ledenham specialis
Jam sub tellure fit vermibus esca paratus
Mente pia morit’ cujus corpus sepelitur
Sp’us in celis ejus sine fine locatur.”
A brass figure of a priest, about five feet long, with the figure of the
deity on his breast, and several saints down his robe, is now loose in
the choir. Mr. Gough, in his “Sepulchral Monuments,” describes this as
the figure of William Moor, and attached to the above inscription. {92b}
On the floor between the nave and the choir is a brass figure much worn,
under which, though scarcely legible, is this inscription:
“Hic jacet Hugo . . . quondam . . . d’ni Rad’i de Cromwell Militis
d’ni de Tateshale qui obiit ultimo die Septe’bris A’o d’ni mill’mo
ccccxi cuj’ a’ie p’piciet deus Amen.” {92c}
In various parts of the floor of this church are traces of brass figures,
which are now gone, one, in particular, against the door in the north
aisle appears to have been exceedingly rich.
The south side of the transept is now partitioned off, and used as a
school, in which the children are instructed on the plan of Dr. Bell.
The living is a donative, extra judicial, in the presentation of the lord
of the manor. It was once held by the Reverend Obadiah How, D.D. a man
of considerable learning, and the author of several theological
treatises; he died in 1685, and was buried in the church of Boston, of
which he was vicar. It was afterwards held for more than forty years by
the Reverend Michael Taylor, who died in 1730, and was buried in the
midst of the nave of this church.
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