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 Devon and Cornwall Notes .and Queries. 83 south wall is a marble monument to the memory of John Prouz, of Chagford, Armiger, second son of Humphrey Prouze, Esq., by Katharine, his first wife, daughter of Tristram Arscott, of Annery, erected by Judith, his widow, whom he had married in 1632. He was buried 26 May, 1664, at Chagford, and administration was granted to his widow, 15 July, 1664 (Probate Registry, Exeter). She re- married in 1665 Edward Cannock, of St. Olaves, Cornwall, and John Prouz having left no son to inherit, the old family soon disappeared from the parish. The epitaph runs thus : — In Memoriam Viri Clariss Johannis Provz, Armig : Antiqviss Provzorvm Familia orivndi. Confidens Domino, Regi Fvit Ille Fidelis ; Et Charvs Conivx, Et amico Fidvs, in lUo Vltima Provzov Proles (De Stirpe Virili) Arvit Extincto H^EREDES Svnt Nomine Natae, Spiritvs aethereas illo est Sublatvs in avras, Qvo privs ascendit Christvs ad astra Die. MiERENS POSVIT IVDETH RELICTA, ET FILIA GEO: SOVTHCOT Eqvit, avrat. Obijt 19:"° die Maij 1664 TRANSLATION. In Memory of that most illustrious man, John Pruuz. Armiger descended from the very ancient Family of Prouz. Trusting in the Lord, he was loyal to the King, a dear husband, and a faithful friend. With him the race of Prouz (in the male line) became extinct, [but] heir[? esses] were born of the name. His ethereal spirit has been uplifted to the regi.ns whither first ascended Christ, to the Star of Day. Judith his mourning relict, daughter of George Southcot, a Knight of golden [spurs], erects [this tablet]. He died 19 May, 1664. A pair of (duplicate) cartouches of arms, borne quarterly, surmount the side-pillars of the tablet, above which a cherub's head sustains a shield of twelve quarterings beneath a capital letter F or L, fancifully treated, over which is a mullet, possibly intended for a mark of cadency. Some of these coats have become indistinct, and those