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 GLOUCESTERSHIRE

ALMONDSBURY. 

[Communicated by the Rev. R. Jeffcoat, M.A.]

Helmet, funerary, crested, a wheatsheaf.

Tradition. The family of Veele (Vele) crest, a garb or, enfiled with a ducal coronet gu.

There is a tomb of Sir Edward Veele, ob. 1577.

AMPNEY CRUCIS. 

[Communicated by the Rev. T. C. Johnson, a former vicar.]

Helmet.

Tradition. Associated with, and hanging over, the monument to George Floid or Lloyd, buried 10 October 1584, and his wife Anne, daughter of Richard Watkins. The effigy of the man is in armour and particularly well sculptured.

BRISTOL. 

[Communicated by Mr. F. T. Pritchard.]

Achievement of Sir W. Penn. Sword, breastplate, tassets, gauntlets, spurs, helmet with the Penn crest and banners, a ''demi-lion rampant arg., gorged with a collar sa., charged with three plates''. (Fig. 1623.)

On a cartouche above are his arms, ''arg. on a fesse sa. three plates, a crescent for difference''.

Tradition. Sir W. Penn, General and Vice-Admiral of Great Britain, born 1621; died 1670.

Inscription: "To the just memory of S^r. William Penn sometimes Generall born at Bristol in MDCXXI son of Captain Giles Penn severall yeers Consul for the English in the Mediterranean of the Penns of Penns Lodge in the county of Wilts & those Penns of Penn in the county of Bucks & by his mother from the Gilberts in the county of Somerset originally from Yorkshire addicted from his youth to maritime affaires he was made Captain at the years of XXI Rear-Admirall of Ireland at XXIII Vice Admirall of Ireland at XXV Admirall to the Straits at XXIX Vice Admirall of England at XXXI and Generall in the Dutch Warr at XXXII, whence reteiring in Anno MDCLV he was chosen a Parliament man for the Town of Weymouth MDCLX & Commission^r. of the Admiralty & Navy, Governor of the Town and Forts of Kingsale, Vice Admirall of Munster & a member of that Provinciall Counsell: in Anno MDCLXIV was chosen great Captain Com̄ander under his Royall Highness in the signal & most evidently successfull fight against the Dutch Fleet. Thus he took his leave of the sea, his old element, but continued still his other employes till MDCLXIX att which time through bodily infirmities contracted by the care & fatigue of publick affaires he withdrew prepared & made for his end & with a gentle & even gale in much Peace arrivd & anchor'd in his last & best port at Wanstead in the county of Essex the XVI Septemb^r. MDCLXX being then but forty nine yeers & seven months old."

Cf. Bloxam, "Monumenta Sepulchralia," p. 136; Dingley, "History from Marble" i, p. lx.

[The Rev. G. K. Wood, Almondsbury, courteously supplied the photograph.]

CIRENCESTER.

In "N. and Q.," 5th series, vol. x, p. 11, there is a record of gauntlets in the church.