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 MONUMENTAL EFFIGIES of Lord High Treasurer, and is habited in the mantle of the Garter — then crimson, lined ermine, as shown — worn over a com- plete suit of armour, with large articulated tuiles of ' Almayne rivet ' over trunk hose. This is apparently to a great extent a con- ventional suit, but based by the sculptor upon those which the armourer Jacobi made for Sir Christopher Hatton, the Earl of Leicester, Sir Henry Lee and others. The effigy lies upon a platted mattress — an ugly fashion of the time, which modern sculptors have had the bad taste to reintroduce — rolled up un- der the head, which is supported by a cushion. The face of the effigy is a striking portrait, well recognized from Mark Garrard's fine picture at Burghley. Sir William Fitzwilliam, died 1 599, and Dame Ann his wife. Marholme. The effigies, carved in clunch, lie hand- in-hand on a tomb of the same stone with shields within arched panels on the side. Fitzwilliam wears an articulated gorget fast- ened with Almayne rivets, a breastplate with a tapul, large articulated tuiles of Almayne rivet over trunk hose, a bragetto, articulated cuissarts, genouilleres, jambes and soUerets, all the details being most carefully rendered. The absence of the tabard shows very clearly the shoulder defences of the time, the whole suit being no doubt an accurate copy of real and well fitting armour. The head rests upon an armet. Dame Ann, daughter of Sir William Sidney, is shown simply dressed in a small jewelled French hood, a red em- broidered bodice buttoned up to the throat, with high collar and rufF, and a loose scarlet gown with fronts of arabesque work. Sir Edward Montagu, died 1601, and Dame Elizabeth his wife. Weekley. The interest of the effigy of this personage consists principally in the armour exhibited having the appearance of being a copy of a real suit. The tuiles, of uncommon moderate dimensions, the fitting and careful construc- tion of the elbow-pieces and gauntlets deserve attention, and in all probability the face is a portrait. The head rests upon a close helmet. The figure of Dame Elizabeth, daughter of Sir James Harrington, presents a simple and picturesque dress, and free from the ungainly extravagances not unusual at this time. Lady Elizabeth Knightley. Died 1602. Norton. This is the alabaster effigy of Lady Eliza- beth, Dame Knightley, fourth daughter of Edward Duke of Somerset, Protector of England. It lies upon an alabaster altar- tomb with an arched canopy, supported by two circular Corinthian columns of black marble. The lady is shown in a jewelled French hood, a large single rufF, a plain bodice with an elaborately embroidered skirt and a mantle lined with ermine. The hands and features are very small. On comparing this memorial with that set up by James L in 1606 in the Abbey, to Mary Queen of Scots, it is evident that both are from the studio of the same sculptor — Cornelius Cure. John Rede. Died 1604. Cottesbrooke. On an alabaster tomb in the form of a sarcophagus, in front of a recessed Corinthian arch, lies the alabaster effigy of John Rede. He is shown in a suit of armour well repre- senting that worn at the beginning of the seventeenth century, including a plate gorget, a peascod breastplate and back-piece, articu- lated tuiles of Almayne rivet over trunk hose, and articulated half cuissarts. The figure lies upon a platted mattress rolled up to support the head, the clumsy fashion then lately introduced from the Low Countries. In front of the tomb are eight female figures, his daughters, kneeling in pairs, seven in the usual dress of the day and one in black, with hood a caleche, representing Theodozea who died unmarried. There is one male figure kneeling apart in a suit of armour, the only son, who died in 1603. Sir George Fermor, died 161 2, and Dame Mary his wife. Easton Neston. The alabaster effigies lie upon an altar- tomb in front of a wide monument placed against the north wall of the chancel. This comprises a semi-circular arch surmounted by an entablature, supported by two circular Corinthian columns, with an obelisk at each end. The whole monument is exceedingly rich with heraldry, arranged with excellent taste, and is in the finest possible condition. The knight wears a suit of armour so care- fully rendered that it must have been copied from the real harness that served the wearer in the Low Countries. The plate gorget, peascod breastplate, deep articulated tuiles of Almayne rivet over trunk hose, and the half cuissarts are very characteristic of the time. The head rests on a helmet and the heels on gauntlets. Dame Mary, daughter and heir of Thomas Curson of Addington, co. Bucks, wears a plain gown tied all down the front with bows of ribbon and a small hood i caleche. Both faces are undoubtedly portraits. William Russell, Lord Russell of Thornhaugh. Died 1613. Thornhaugh. The stone effigy of this illustrious soldier 19