SOUTHACRE. (St. George.)
A report has been received that there is armour in this church.
WOODRISING. (St. Nicholas.)
[Communicated by Miss V. Winearls.]
Helmet.
Tradition. None. The family of Southwell was the most important in this place. From the time of Henry VI to a date some time before 1643 the manor remained in the family, when it was sold by Sir Thomas Southwell to Sir Francis Crane. Arms. Arg. three cinquefoils gu. (Southwell.) Crest. A demi Indian goat arg. armed, eared and ducally gorged gu.
FROM A CHURCH IN NORFOLK.
Armet, Italian, with a later addition of the mezeil (vide ante, Vol. ii, Fig. 442c).
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
BRAYBROOKE. (All Saints.)
[Communicated by Major C. A. Markham.]
Helmet, believed to be of the XVIIth century and funerary.
Hanging over the monument to Sir N. Griffin, ob. 1565 (Fig. 1689).
Note.—The helmet and perch have been lowered in the photograph to bring them into the illustration.
BRINGTON, GREAT. (St. Mary the Virgin.)
1. Helmet, XVIIth century, with spike, probably made for a funeral.
2. Helmet, XVIIth century, with spike, probably made for a funeral.
3. Parts of an Elizabethan helmet of about 1570.
4. Three XVIIth century gauntlets.
5. Sword.
6 and 7. Two small swords.
The above (illustrated in Fig. 1690) belong to the Spencer chapel (Figs. 1691 and 1692).
Tradition. These pieces are associated with the Spencer family and hang in the family chapel where there are buried:
(a) Sir John Spencer and his wife Isabella (ob. 1522, altar tomb).
(b) Sir William Spencer and his wife (ob. 1532, altar tomb).
(c) Sir John Spencer and his wife (ob. 1586, altar tomb).
(d) Sir John Spencer and his wife (ob. 1599, altar tomb).
(e) Sir Robert, Lord Spencer (ob. 1627, altar tomb).
(f) Sir Edward Spencer, ob. 1655.
(g) Sir William, 2nd Lord Spencer (ob. 1636, altar tomb), and others of the family.
The illustrations of the chapel are from Baker, "History of the County of Northamptonshire," i, p. 94, pub. 1822-30.
CANONS ASHBY. (St. Mary the Virgin.)
[Communicated by Major C. A. Markham.]
1. Helmet, made for and used at a funeral, with lambrequin made of two pieces of blue cloth, and wreath
of two rolls of material, blue and white, twisted together; crested, a demi-lion painted blue and holding
a sphere, on a perch to which is affixed the coat of arms (2).
2. Coat of arms bearing az. a lion rampant and in chief a sphere between two estoiles or (Dryden). The coat is made of blue silk.
3. Shield, bearing the Dryden arms.
4. On an iron bracket a large banner of fine blue silk, with blue and gold fringe, bearing the Dryden arms with Ulster hand.
