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 Thomas Grey, Marquess of Dorset, ob. 1501, is buried here, and also Thomas Grey, Marquess of Dorset, ob. 1530, with his wife, "whose statues in alabaster excellently cut" remain (Dugdale, "Warwickshire," ed. 1765, p. 80). Crest. Out of a ducal coronet the head of an ass ppr. (Chamberlayne.) Cf. Bloxam, "Fragmenta Sepulchralia," p. 135. ASTON. Bloxam refers to a bequest of armour to this church by John Arden in 1526. Tradition. There are altar tombs to many of the Holt and Arden families, a brass to Thomas Holt ob. 1545, and an altar tomb to Sir Edward Devereux, ob. 1622. "Thomas (Holt) who being a learned lawyer and Justice of North Wales in H. 8. Time as also in the Commission for the Peace for this Shire the greater part of that King's reign." He had a son Edward Holt, Sheriff of Warwickshire, 26^{th} Eliz., ob. 3 Feb., 35 Eliz. (1592), succeeded by Thomas his heir and son, Sheriff, 42 Eliz., "made knight and baronet, and built Aston House, he died 1654" (Dugdale, "Warwickshire," ed. 1765, pp. 610, 611). Cf. Bloxam, "Monumenta Sepulchralia," p. 133. 1772a. 1772b. COLESHILL. Bloxam records the existence of and illustrates a fine tilting helm, which is no longer in the church. (The helm was there in 1850.) The illustration in Bloxam bears a great likeness to the helm in the Wallace Collection, considered to be of English workmanship and of circa 1515. This helm is fully described in Laking, ii, pp. 138-140, Fig. 479, and in the Wallace Catalogue (1920), No. 78 (illustrated). The provenance of the Wallace helm is unknown. There are many effigies in the church to the Digby family: Simon Digby, ob. 1519; John Digby, ob. 1558; Sir George Digby, ob. 1586; and Reginald Digby, ob. 1549. Cf. Bloxam, "Fragmenta Sepulchralia," p. 134; "N. and Q.," 5th series, x, p. 73 (helmet in situ in 1841). COMPTON WYNYATES. 1. Helmet. 2. Coat of arms. 3. Gauntlets. 4. Spurs. 5. Escutcheon. Tradition. There is a mural monument to Sir William Compton, d. 1663, third son of the second Earl of Northampton, an eminent Cavalier leader, and an effigy of Sir William Compton, d. 1528 (which was recovered from the lake), who was present at the battle of the Spurs. Arms. ''Sa. a lion passant guardant or, between three esquires' helmets arg.'' (Compton.) Crest. On a mount a beacon fired ppr., behind it a riband, inscribed with the words .

Cf. Bloxam, "Fragmenta Sepulchralia," p. 136.