. The Victoria history of the county of Hertford. Natural history. A HISTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE Lying loose in the church is a fragment of an oak screen ; it is about 3 ft. 6 in. long and 13 in. high, and consists of portions of traceried heads of three panels of late 15 th or early i6th-centur7 date. In the centre of each is a carved shield with nondescript animals as supporters. The arms belong to the Newport family. The first bears a fesse between three crescents ; the second, party a lion ; the third, on a cross five leopards' heads. All these appear on John Newport's brass. In the east wind
. The Victoria history of the county of Hertford. Natural history. A HISTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE Lying loose in the church is a fragment of an oak screen ; it is about 3 ft. 6 in. long and 13 in. high, and consists of portions of traceried heads of three panels of late 15 th or early i6th-centur7 date. In the centre of each is a carved shield with nondescript animals as supporters. The arms belong to the Newport family. The first bears a fesse between three crescents ; the second, party a lion ; the third, on a cross five leopards' heads. All these appear on John Newport's brass. In the east window of the north aisle are some. FuRNEUx Pelham Church ; Roof of the South Chapel fragments of 15th-century glass. On a modern screen inclosing the vestry at the west end of the south aisle are the royal arms, carved in wood, bearing the dates 1634, 1660 and 1831. At the west end of the south aisle is an altar tomb of Purbeck marble. The front and east end are panelled and traceried ; each panel contains a shield with the indents of a brass. On the top are brasses of a man and his widow under a canopy, parts of which remain. There are indents of one daughter, four shields and inscription, probably of 15th-century date, and they possibly refer to William Newport (ob. 1434) and Cecilia his wife, the latter of whom died in 1477 and desired to be buried beside her husband in the chantry aisle of the ; In the south chapel is an altar tomb of white stone with a black marble slab on the top ; on the north side and west end are three shields of arms. On the wall above is a brass inscription to Edward Cason, 1624. On the floor of the chapel is a slab with indent of a knight in armour, and part of a marginal inscription to John Newport (1523) and a shield of arms. On the north wall of the north aisle are a Purbeck marble tablet with small brasses of a man in armour, his wife, two sons and three daugh- ters, all kneeling ; a shield of arms : Party gules and azure a lion argent
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