. Devon notes and queries. hands raised in prayer. She stands on a ornamental pedestal,raising her to the same elevation as the adjoining form of mounting a young person or child on apedestal by the side of the parent was occasionallyadopted at this era, as in two instances found among theCobham brasses, Sir Reginald Braybroke, with two sons,one on each side, 1405 ; and Sir Nicholas Hawberk, withone, 1407. Over the figures is a fine canopy, battlemented, withpierced quatrefoils in the frieze, while at each end and inthe centre are lanthorn lights, and the whole supported onpillars
. Devon notes and queries. hands raised in prayer. She stands on a ornamental pedestal,raising her to the same elevation as the adjoining form of mounting a young person or child on apedestal by the side of the parent was occasionallyadopted at this era, as in two instances found among theCobham brasses, Sir Reginald Braybroke, with two sons,one on each side, 1405 ; and Sir Nicholas Hawberk, withone, 1407. Over the figures is a fine canopy, battlemented, withpierced quatrefoils in the frieze, while at each end and inthe centre are lanthorn lights, and the whole supported onpillars at the sides. Unfortunately these have disappeared,as also a considerable portion of the canopy and parts of thesmaller figure. The inscription, in Norman French, on a panel at thebase reads :— Amys q passes ycy p J oh Corp <S» Elyenore . . aucy,Pes dieux pur charite q de W almes aie merce, amen. (She) Obiitin die sci georg Anno Dm MilVimo Ixxxx primo. (He) Obiit indie sci Joh* Ewagliste A 0 Dni MilVmo ccc lxim0- f. A Lady unknown, St. Saviours Church. Devon Notes and Queries. 67 Risdon (1640) records the inscription and supplies themissing words as being fils de son Fitz.* It has been thus translated by Dr. Oliver:— Friends who pass this way for John Corp and Elyenore . . also,Pray God of your charity that He may have mercy on their souls, died on St. Georges Day (23rd April), in the year of our Lord, died on the day of St. John the Evangelist (27th Dec), in the year ofour Lord. 1361. There are no arms and none were recorded. The Corp family from the appointments of costume onthe brass, appear to have been of good social station. Theywere colleagues of the noted Hauleys, in the reigns of HenryIV., V., and VI. (1399-1422), and probably engaged in the samekind of foreign mercantile pursuits. Lysons states that JohnCorp (which must have been the younger) had a licencein the year 1402 (3 Henry V.) to fortify his mansion at theentrance of the port of Dartmo
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