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Article NOTES UPON FUNERAL SOLEMNITIES. ← Page 4 of 6 →
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Notes Upon Funeral Solemnities.
wore probably the holy banners used in the procession with one of the armorial bearings of the deceased . As an ecclesiastic he would naturally not have the usual atchievement , or , as it is now usually called , hatchment , which consisted of the coat armour , crest and helmet , mantles , sword , spurs , and target .
An account of the funeral expenses of Sir Thomas Kytson , of Hengrave , in the year 1540 , extracted from an old account book , entitled " Coosts layd out at the Monthes Mynde" mentioned by Gage , in his " History of Hengrave , " furnishes a very good instance of the ceremonies attending burial of persons of distinction at that period
, and more particularly gives us an insight into thc connection which exists between thc duties of the herald . of old and those of the modern undertaker . We venture to give some of the items which are interesting as illustrating our subject : —
Paide for the hyre of the Mercer ' s * cloth for the heyrsse . xijrf , Paide to Mr . P . sson ( Parson ) for Dirige and masse ,. . ijs . Paide to the dark for his peales ijs . v ' mcl Paide to ye Beedle of ye beggars for seeing the ordering of poor people iiijs-. Paide to Doctor Wilson for preaching the sermon . . vjs . ynjd . Item for one yarde of velvette which was for a mantle for the helmette xxs .
THE IIERAULUS . Paide to Bleive Mantel , offycer at armys , for his diett for ix days , for seeing every thing in order at Hengrave , ijs . vjrf . the day , for his horse hire with his man . . xxij . ? . vyt . Paide to Mr . Garter for his pains takying .... xxs , Paide and laide out by ye hands of Mr . John Croft , Esqueyr , for coosts and chardge , and in meat and drynke , wode for the heyrsse mrkyng of hit , and for the settyng of hit up , and in dole , with other chardge and necessaries done at the monthes mynd at Hengrave . . . xxxvZ . xviij .-. vid ,
Then comes the preparation of the achievement to be placed over the tomb of the deceased , as appears by the bill of the painter , Thomas Parys . Paid for a cote of sarsanet with arrays on it . . xxs . Paid for a helmett , for an arming sworde and a creste for the helmet xxixs .
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Notes Upon Funeral Solemnities.
wore probably the holy banners used in the procession with one of the armorial bearings of the deceased . As an ecclesiastic he would naturally not have the usual atchievement , or , as it is now usually called , hatchment , which consisted of the coat armour , crest and helmet , mantles , sword , spurs , and target .
An account of the funeral expenses of Sir Thomas Kytson , of Hengrave , in the year 1540 , extracted from an old account book , entitled " Coosts layd out at the Monthes Mynde" mentioned by Gage , in his " History of Hengrave , " furnishes a very good instance of the ceremonies attending burial of persons of distinction at that period
, and more particularly gives us an insight into thc connection which exists between thc duties of the herald . of old and those of the modern undertaker . We venture to give some of the items which are interesting as illustrating our subject : —
Paide for the hyre of the Mercer ' s * cloth for the heyrsse . xijrf , Paide to Mr . P . sson ( Parson ) for Dirige and masse ,. . ijs . Paide to the dark for his peales ijs . v ' mcl Paide to ye Beedle of ye beggars for seeing the ordering of poor people iiijs-. Paide to Doctor Wilson for preaching the sermon . . vjs . ynjd . Item for one yarde of velvette which was for a mantle for the helmette xxs .
THE IIERAULUS . Paide to Bleive Mantel , offycer at armys , for his diett for ix days , for seeing every thing in order at Hengrave , ijs . vjrf . the day , for his horse hire with his man . . xxij . ? . vyt . Paide to Mr . Garter for his pains takying .... xxs , Paide and laide out by ye hands of Mr . John Croft , Esqueyr , for coosts and chardge , and in meat and drynke , wode for the heyrsse mrkyng of hit , and for the settyng of hit up , and in dole , with other chardge and necessaries done at the monthes mynd at Hengrave . . . xxxvZ . xviij .-. vid ,
Then comes the preparation of the achievement to be placed over the tomb of the deceased , as appears by the bill of the painter , Thomas Parys . Paid for a cote of sarsanet with arrays on it . . xxs . Paid for a helmett , for an arming sworde and a creste for the helmet xxixs .