The wanderings of a pen and pencil . altar is the tomb of JohnFoljambe, son of Thomas, who in 1358 was aprincipal contributor to the foundation. The armsare on the slab, but the brass inscription andmotto have been taken away. There is also amonument of Robert Purseglove, bishop of Hull,who died 1579. His effigy, in pontificals, is upona slab of black marble, with a tedious inscriptionin Latin verse. In the centre of the chancel is araised tomb to Sampson Meverell, date 1462. Hewas in the service of Lord Audley, Earl of Salis-bury, &c, and was knighted in France (where hefought in two battles)
The wanderings of a pen and pencil . altar is the tomb of JohnFoljambe, son of Thomas, who in 1358 was aprincipal contributor to the foundation. The armsare on the slab, but the brass inscription andmotto have been taken away. There is also amonument of Robert Purseglove, bishop of Hull,who died 1579. His effigy, in pontificals, is upona slab of black marble, with a tedious inscriptionin Latin verse. In the centre of the chancel is araised tomb to Sampson Meverell, date 1462. Hewas in the service of Lord Audley, Earl of Salis-bury, &c, and was knighted in France (where hefought in two battles) by John, duke of was knighted at St. Luz, knight constable. Hewas afterwards constable in this land, and died inthe residence of John Stafford, archbishop of Can-terbury. In the centre of the upper slab are represented the three personsof the blessed Trinity, — the Father, the crucified Son, and the Holy arms at each corner are — 1. Blank. 3. Bend. Six scallops. 2. Griffin rampant. 4. Griffin TIDESWELL. 321 T* Underneath the slab which is supported by a series of rests, and grated inby many iron bars, is the representation in stone of the lean corpse of theknight constable : such was once a favourite funeral conceit; and the churchclerks of our day take advantage of this, by informing the credulous visitorthat, they are a goin to show em the tomb of a man as died wickedly atry in to fast forty days, like our Blessed Saviour. The ebbing and flowingwell near Tides well, whencethe place derives its name, ismentioned in local history. Anote in Camdens Britannia,— replying fiercely to a notewhich says, Of the won-derful well, which ebbeth andfloweth four times in thespace of one hour, or there-abouts, &c.— has this denial: As to what he says of thejustness of the tides, there isno such thing; for sometimesit does not flow once in twodays, and sometimes it flowstwice in an hour. I believeit rarely flows at the presentday. A few days since Ipic
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