Volume 2

The historical antiquities of Hertfordshire. With the original of counties, hundreds or wapentakes ... : faithfully collected from public records ... and other select authorities together with an exact transcript of Domesday book so far as concerns this shire, and the translation thereof in English to which are added the epitaphs and memorabel inscriptions in all the parishes ... / by Sir Henry Chauncy.

Henry Chauncy

Date:: 1826

Credit: The historical antiquities of Hertfordshire. With the original of counties, hundreds or wapentakes ... : faithfully collected from public records ... and other select authorities together with an exact transcript of Domesday book so far as concerns this shire, and the translation thereof in English to which are added the epitaphs and memorabel inscriptions in all the parishes ... / by Sir Henry Chauncy. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Hund. of Another Stone is thus Inscribed. pein ie Hic jacet Johannes Feild et Margeria ror ejus qui quivem Johan. obttt 17 Die mensis Junii An. Dom. 1474 et prefata Margeria obtit 27 Die De- cembris Anno Dom, 1485. Quorum anunabus propttictur Beus. Amen. On the North Side of the middle Isle, a Stone has these Words. © pour Charity pray for the Soules of Robert Batty] and Joane hig Gite, and William their Son; which said Robert Battyl, Biey Nov. the ——- Anno Dom. 1557. of nfose Souls Jesu habe sMlercp. Che aforesaiay William fad bp Joane his Gite, four Sons and six Daughters. In the Burying-place on the North Side of the Chancel, isa Monument erected in Marble upon the Side of the Wall. William Sidley, the Son of Richard Sidley, of Digswell in the Couuty of Bertford, Esq; diedin June, Anno Dom. 1658, aged 63 Years, and was Interred near this Place, in the Memory of whom this Monument was erected, Anno Dom. 1673. His first Wife was Anna, the Daughter of Henry Butler of Honvon, Esq ; by whom he had Issue, Anna, Elizabeth, Susanna and Mary, Co-Heirs. She departed this Life the first day of April, Anno Dom. 1647. His second Wife was Mary, the Daughter of Sir vobert Honiwood, of Charing in Kent. Another Marble has this Inscription. tere lyes the Body of Humphry Shalcross, of Bigstwel! in the County of Hertford, Esq; Aged Threescore and ten Years, and ten days; who departed this Life on the 25th day of August, in the Year of our Lord, 1665, in hopes of a glorious Resurrection. Another Inscription upon the Marble on the Wall. In Memory of Elizabeth Katharina Shalcross, Wife of Humphry Shalcross of @igswell, Esq; by whom he had thirteen Sons and two Daughters, and lyeth Buried near this Place. Obiié 15 Febr. 1677, tat. 72. In Memory of Francis Shalcross, eldest Son of Humphry Shalcross of Digsinell, Esq; and Elizabeth Katharina Kemp, his Wife. He died the 26th of February, Anno Dom. 1681, Atatis 51. A Tomb on the South Side of the Church Yard. Here lyeth Interred the Body of John Champney, Gent. Master of Art, Rector of the Parish of Migswell, and constant Preacher of God’s Word here divers Years together, who was Buried in this place ac- cording to his desire, the 9th of September, 1645, being aged 42 Years, and left Issue one Son and one Daughter, viz. Justinian and Maury. In Memoriam dilectissimi Filit dictt Johannis Champney hoc Monumen- tum posuit, Pia Mater Sarah Champney. April 14th 1648. A Coat of Arms in the North Window of the Burying-place quartered as followeth. The First Gules, three Crescents Argent. The Second Or, a Cross fleury Sable. The Third as the Second. The Fourth as the First. WELVES, WELWLNE. . W HEN King Etheldred had contracted an Alliance with Richard Duke of Normandp, by the Marriage of Emma his Daughter, by whom he had Issue Edward the Confessor : He began to value himself much more by the Power of this Re- lation, and willing to relieve his People from the barbarous

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