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MARSTON MORETAINE. (St. Mary the Virgin.)

1. Bascinet, only the skull of the original head-piece remains. Possibly English, first half of the XVth century. A buffe, which has been cut down and of somewhat later date, has been riveted to the skull-piece probably early in the XVIth century (vide ante, vol. i, p. 261, Fig. 306).

The crest, in oak, is the head of a stork.

Tradition. The funeral of Thomas Reynes, ob. 1451, Lord of the manor of Marston Moretaine, whose arms were chequey or and gu. a canton ermine.

2. Close helmet, XVIth century, crested, a horse's head out of a ducal coronet. Gorget plates added. Illustrated and described in "Proc. Soc. Ant.," xxv, N.S., p. 164, Figs. 2 and 3.

Tradition. The tomb of Sir Thomas Snagge (Speaker of the House of Commons) over which it hangs. Thomas Snagge, ob. 1594, his son Thomas, ob. 1626, who left a son Thomas, ob. 1642, whose arms were arg. three pheons sa. quartering also arg. a chev. gu. fretty or, betw. three roses slipped ppr. (Decons) and Reynes (supra). Thomas was followed by Thomas, ob. 1687, Thomas, ob. 1698 (Snagge impaling Nicholls). There are effigies of Thomas Snagge and Elizabeth Decons, his wife, figures of five sons and two daughters, with arms of Snagge, Decons, and Reynes.

Cf. "Vic. C. H." (Beds), iii, p. 312 (illustration of interior of church with helmets).

TURVEY. (All Saints.)

[Communicated by Dr. M. G. Foster.]

1. Close helmet, circa 1580-90, formerly crested, a Saracen's head (Fig. 1577).

2. Close helmet, XVIIth century, barred (Fig. 1577).

3. Sword, with Solingen blade by Johannes Wund, engraved with name Adolphus Grat. (Fig. 1578.)

4. Pair of spurs.

5. Pair of gauntlets.

6. Iron coronet.

All the pieces now in St. Mary's Chapel.

Tradition. Associated with the burials and monuments of the Mordaunt family.

There are four Mordaunt tombs: (1) Sir John, ob. 1504, a late Gothic panelled tomb of Purbeck marble with effigies; (2) John, 1st Baron Mordaunt, ob. 1562; (3) John, 2nd Baron, ob. 1571; and (4) Lewis, 3rd Baron, ob. 1601.

Crest. A Saracen's head in profile, ppr., wreathed round the temples, arg. and sa. (Mordaunt.)

The manor has been in the Longuet-Higgins family since 1742.

Cf. Harvey, "Hist. of Wylley Hundred"; C. Longuet-Higgins, "Turvey Church and its Monuments."

[Photographs courteously taken by Mr. Longuet-Higgins.]

WILLINGTON. (St. Lawrence.)

1. Helm, with large bevor and visor in one piece, on dexter side of visor large opening with protective flange; attached to bevor is a large gorget plate, with escalloped edge. On sinister side of gorget plate is affixed a hinge for attachment to breastplate. Early XVIth century. Crested, a griffin's head. The crest is of later date (vide ante, vol. ii, p. 149, Fig. 488).

Tradition. Worn by Sir John Gostwick at the Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1520.

2. Helmet with umbril, and barred, XVIIth century, crested as in (1) (Fig. 1579).

Fig. 1579. Willington

The manor of Willington was acquired by Sir John Gostwick in 1529 (arms, arg. a bend cotised gu. between six Cornish choughs sa., Gostwick), who died 1545, succeeded by his son, William, d. 1549, who left a son