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A14916 Ancient funerall monuments within the vnited monarchie of Great Britaine, Ireland, and the islands adiacent with the dissolued monasteries therein contained: their founders, and what eminent persons haue beene in the same interred. As also the death and buriall of certaine of the bloud royall; the nobilitie and gentrie of these kingdomes entombed in forraine nations. A worke reuiuing the dead memory of the royall progenie, the nobilitie, gentrie, and communaltie, of these his Maiesties dominions. Intermixed and illustrated with variety of historicall obseruations, annotations, and briefe notes, extracted out of approued authors ... Whereunto is prefixed a discourse of funerall monuments ... Composed by the studie and trauels of Iohn Weeuer. Weever, John, 1576-1632.; Cecil, Thomas, fl. 1630, engraver. 1631 (1631) STC 25223; ESTC S118104 831,351 907

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pope_n appointment_n at_o ciutta_n vecchia_n 〈…〉_z not_o far_o from_o rome_n he_o perform_v 〈◊〉_d worthy_a action_n for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o church_n and_o be_v ever_o ready_a with_o 〈…〉_z and_o armour_n for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o king_n with_o great_a care_n and_o cost_v 〈…〉_z the_o relic_n of_o saint_n austin_n as_o i_o have_v say_v before_o 〈…〉_z have_v strenuous_o govern_v his_o church_n the_o space_n of_o 26._o year_n 〈◊〉_d eternitatis_fw-la vocatus_fw-la erat_fw-la die_fw-la sancte_fw-la juliane_n virgin_n ann_n 13●9_n and_o be_v bury_v in_o a_o little_a chapel_n wherein_o usual_o every_o day_n a_o mass_n be_v 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o whole_a estate_n of_o the_o church_n militant_a upon_o earth_n under_o a_o marble_n stone_n inla●d_v with_o brass_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o a_o bishop_n with_o this_o epitaph_n en_fw-fr iacet_fw-la hic_fw-la thomas_n morum_fw-la dulcedine_fw-la tinctus_fw-la abbas_n egregius_fw-la equitatis_fw-la tramite_fw-la cinctus_fw-la firma_n columna_fw-la domus_fw-la in_fw-la iudicio_fw-la bene_fw-la rectus_fw-la nec_fw-la fuct_n hic_fw-la presul_n dono_fw-la they_o turbine_fw-la ●l●xus_fw-la in_o pielate_fw-la pater_fw-la inopum_fw-la damnis_fw-la miseratus_fw-la nec_fw-la fraud_n patience_n curarum_fw-la presbyteratus_n jussu_fw-la pontificis_fw-la summi_fw-la ...._o capit_fw-la isle_n c●tibus_fw-la angelicis_fw-la nos_fw-la some_fw-mi iungito_fw-la christ_n after_o the_o death_n of_o findon_n one_o of_o this_o fraternity_n call_v ralph_n de_fw-fr borne_n 54._o be_v elect_v who_o present_o upon_o his_o election_n take_v his_o journey_n to_o avi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d the_o pope_n court_n where_o he_o be_v confirm_v and_o consecrate_v by_o the_o bishop_n of_o ho●tia_n have_v laudablie_o govern_v this_o house_n 25._o year_n he_o die_v a_o venerable_a old_a man_n ann_n 1334._o and_o be_v here_o honourable_o entomb_v in_o the_o northwall_n pervigil_n in_o populo_fw-la morum_fw-la probitate_fw-la decorus_a abbas_n hoc_fw-la tumulo_fw-la 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