Identifier: transactionsofbr24bris (find matches)
Title: Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society. cn
Subjects: Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society
Publisher: Bristol, Eng. : The Society
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
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74, and was buried at Westbury. On the walls of his tomb,beneath the chancel, were found in 1852 a representation of his funeralprocession from Northwick to Westbury. His effigy, representing acadaver, or corpse, now rests on the south of the high altar, in an elegantraised tomb provided for it by Oriel College, Oxford, over which hepresided as provost. There are similar effigies of Paul Bush, first Bishopof Bristol, in his cathedral, and of Bishop Wakeman, first Bishop ofGloucester, at Tewkesbury Abbey. At the east end of the north aisle of the church is the effigy of SirRichard Hill. The knight rests on his right arm within an arched tomb.He is bare-headed, and has a long moustache and beard. His hands alsoare bare, and rest, the left on his sword and the right on a cushion. Theshoulders are protected by large pauldrons. The sword has not themodern guard hilt as we might expect it to have in 1627. The breastplateis long-waisted, and projects at the lower end. Over the trunk hose are
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TOMB OF SIR RICHARD HILL. F F. Tuckctt, Photo. i Westbury-on-Trym. 29 tassets; i.e., overlapping plates riveted together and rectangular. Beneaththe tassets may be seen the escalloped border of the lining. The legs areprotected by steel armour, and on the feet are broad sollerets. The classical ornamentation of the tomb is very good, though dis-figured, as we frequently find in the 17th century, by grotesque skulls.I think the effigy must have been carved in the lifetime of the knight, asthe style is somewhat earlier than the date of his death. The inscriptionis as follows :— Here under lyeth the bodie interred of Sir Richard Hill,of Redland Court, in this Parish, Knight, who deceased the 29th day ofMay, in ye yeare of our Lord God 1627, aged 70 years. The monumentformerly stood on the north side of the north aisle, and was removed in1866. On a bracket to the right of this tomb are Sir Richards mantledcrest and his arms:—Quarterly 1st and 4th gu. a saltire vaire between fourmullet

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