The wanderings of a pen and pencil . s into the vicinity. The churchis worthy of inspection; there is the UntonChapel, and many tombs commemorating the Barkers,Seymours, and Pyes, and the Purefoys of Wadley; itis of an early style of Gothic architecture, with a low tower, thesteeple having been destroyed during the civil wars. The Un-ton Chapel is to the north side of the church, having monu-ments to the memory of Sir Alexander, Sir Edward, Sir Thomas, and SirHenry Unton. The tomb of Sir Alexander Unton has figures of brassof himself and his lady, habited in surcoats emblazoned with arms. SirH
The wanderings of a pen and pencil . s into the vicinity. The churchis worthy of inspection; there is the UntonChapel, and many tombs commemorating the Barkers,Seymours, and Pyes, and the Purefoys of Wadley; itis of an early style of Gothic architecture, with a low tower, thesteeple having been destroyed during the civil wars. The Un-ton Chapel is to the north side of the church, having monu-ments to the memory of Sir Alexander, Sir Edward, Sir Thomas, and SirHenry Unton. The tomb of Sir Alexander Unton has figures of brassof himself and his lady, habited in surcoats emblazoned with arms. SirHenry Unton of Wadley (his residence) was knighted for bravery at thesiege of Zutphen. He was twice ambassador from England to , in his Worthies, says he was the son of Sir Edward Unton, byAnne, relict of John Dudley, Earl of Warwick, and eldest daughter ofEdward Seymour, duke of Somerset. Being in France in 1592, and sensibleof an injury offered by the Duke of Guise to his royal mistress, he sent himthis challenge : —. CHALLENGE. Forasmuch as lately, in the lodgings of my Lord du Mayne, and inpublic elsewhei-e, impudently, indiscreetly, and over boldly, you spake badlyof my sovereign, whose sacred person here in this country I represent; tomaintain both by word and weapon her honour (which never was called inquestion among people of honesty and virtue), I say you have wickedly liedin speaking so basely of my sovereign, and you shall do nothing else but liewhenever you dare to tax her honour. Moreover, that her sacred person(being one of the most complete and virtuous princes that lives in theworld) ought not to be evil spoken of by the tongue of such a perfidioustraytor to her law and country as you are: and hereupon I do defy you, and I. L 260 WANDERINGS OF A PEN AND PENCIL. challenge your person to mine, with such manner of anns as you shall likeor choose; be it upon horseback or be it upon foot. Nor would I have youto think any inequality of person between us,
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