Monumental brass c.1380s, Fletching Church, Sussex, of Sir Walter Dalyngrygge, brother of Sir Edward Dalyngrigge. Arms of Dalyngrygge depicted on his tabard: Argent, a cross engrailed gules
English: Monumental brass, c.1380s, Fletching Church, Sussex, Sir Walter Dalyngrygge and wife. Arms of Dalyngrygge depicted on his tunic: Argent, a cross engrailed gules. It is the oldest example of a canopy in the country, and is unusual because of the central shaft between them. He is depicted in full armour of the mixed mail and plate period, hands together in prayer, feet resting upon a lion. His lady has a small dog at her feet. The sides of the table tomb are panelled as if to contain weepers. His elder brother Sir Edward Dalyngrigge (c. 1346 – 1393/4), fought at Crecy and Poitiers and was a favourite of Richard II and built Bodiam Castle. Identifier: sussexarchaeolog02suss (find matches) Title: Sussex archaeological collections relating to the history and antiquities of the county Year: 1849 (1840s) Authors: Sussex Archaeological Society. 1n Subjects: Publisher: Lewes, Eng. (etc.) Sussex Archaeological Society Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: th this marble hard doth William Prestwick lie; A constant, patient, humble man, devout, urbane, And just to all. The poor a mighty loss sustain. Clergy will weep, and common people deeply mourn, So great a father from his much-loved college torn; This rule of holy life, the weakest mens defence, This man of counsels wise, alas ! is hurried hence. His outstretched corse lies buried here; his vital breath Novembers earliest-coming morn exchanged for death, When fourteen hundred years their course had gone about. And three times twelve. May Christ his every sin blot out.—Amen. Of the history of this so highly-eulogised personage verylittle is known. That his father s name was John, and hismothers Joan, is all that I have been enabled to glean re-specting his parentage and family. This information isderived from a brass plate which, when a lad of fourteen, Iwas so fortunate as to discover among some rubbish in thechurch. It is now deposited in the parish chest. The plate isinscribed— Text Appearing After Image: I Foot c A.D 1395. 18th Richard II. • DALTNG I-lUGGrE AND LADY. FLETCHING- CHURCH, SCSSEX MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF SUSSEX. 309 ©rate pro antmafm* Soframttsi presttotjfe, p(at)rts?fetllfelmt pr^ttotjfe, CImu, & Softamte consortiasue, m(at)rts prelrtctt OTtlltelmus? presttotjiu Quorumammabus proptcteC ircu& 9tomn Pray for the souls of John Prestwick, father of WilliamPrestwick, clerk, and Joan, his wife, mother of the saidWilliam Prestwick. To whose souls God be merciful. Amen. An erroneous impression prevails that Prestwick was Priorof Warbleton. The office which he held, however, was that ofDean of the College of St. Mary within the castle of Hastings.In the list of deans of that establishment, given by Tanner,his name follows that of William Tanfeild, who was dean inthe year 1415. Tanner does not attach any date to thename of Prestwick, but as he mentions William Walesby ashis successor, in 1436 (the year indicated upon the monu-ment), there can be no doubt of the identity of Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.