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All Saints church Ashwellthorpe Norfolk. Shields left to right:

  • 1: Thorp (Azure, three crescents argent) quartering Baynard (Sable, a fess between 2 chevronels or);
  • 2: Northwood (Ermine, a cross engrailed argent)
  • 3: Clifton of Buckenham Castle, Norfolk (Chequy or and gules, a bend ermine)
  • 4: Argent, a chevron between 3 bear's heads couped sable muzzled or (Berney).
(Source: Blomefield, Francis, Essay toward a Topographical History of Norfolk, Vol.4, p.640, re Massingham Parva[1]): "Sir Robert bore azure, 3 crescents, argent, impaling Hengrave—Argent, a chief indented, gules, as carved on the porch of this church. Sir John de Thorp succeeded, aged 15 ; he married Joan, one of the daughters and coheirs of Roger Atte-Ash or Eshe, and died in 1340. oan his widow, in 1345, married to Sir Roger le Strange, but having no issue by Sir John de Thorp, on her death it descended to Edmund de Thorpt, brother to Sir John de Thorp, which Edmund married Joan, daughter of Robert Baynard; in the 38 of Edward III. Sir Edmund de Thorp made John de Holm, chaplain, and others, his attornies, to deliver seisin of this manor, and others, to William de Bergh, rečtor of Cantele. Edmund Berry, Robert, parson of Creyk, Thomas de Bumpsted, citizen of Norwich, and Adam de Redgrave, parson of Bathele, by deed, dated at Massingham Parva, on the feast of St. Ambrose. He died in 1393, and was buried in the chancel of Ashwelthorp, in Norfolk, giving legacies to his tenants here, &c. and to Sir Edmund, his eldest son, all his goods in his manor house in this town, who was married before his father's death, in 1368, to Margaret, daughter of Richard de la Rivere, October 6; but this wife dying, he afterwards married Joan, daughter and heiress of Sir Robert de Northwood, or Norwood, of Northwood-Berningham in Norfolk, and of Northwood in Kent, widow of Roger, Lord Scales, of Newcells. In 1399, on his going into France, he made his will, wherein he gives this manor to his wife, for life, if it should fall into his hands, being then held by his brother Robert, and sealed with azure, 3 crescents, argent, He was slain at the fiege of Lovers castle, in Normandy, in 1417, and his body was brought into England, and buried in the church of Ashwellthorp, under a stately tomb, where he and his lady lie. Bcth these statues are in full length, of white alabaster, under a neat canopy of wood. The arms of Thorp, azure, 3 crescents, argent, quartering Bainard, sable, a fes, between 2 chevronels, or, being cut on his armour, with a chaplet round his head, and a collar of S.S. On the south side of this tomb are 4 shields, supported by as many angels, viz. Thorp impaling Bainard, argent, 3 bars, gules, (quere if not Moulton) impaling Northwood ;-ermine, a cross ingrailed, argent ; checque, or and gules, a bend over all, ermine, Clifton;— argent, a chevron, between 3 bears heads couped, sable, musled, or, Berney. On the north side, or, a lion rampant, gules, armed azure, Felbrigg ; argent, 2 bars, and a canton, gules, Boys;— gules, a saltire ingrailed, argent, Kerdeston, and checque, or and gules, a fess, ermine, the antient arms of Thorp; and at the head of the tomb, the arms of St. George, argent, a cross, gules, and quarterly, France and England. This Sir Edm. left 2 daughters and coheirs, Joan, who married Sir Robert Echingham", knight, and afterwards Sir John Clifton, knight, of Buckenham Castle; but on default of issue, the estate of the Thorps was settled on her sister Isabel, who married Philip Tilney of Boston, in Lincolnshire, Esq;"
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