times, which were to be compared to the tournaments of the nobles. It was held long anterior to the charters of incorporation.
Cf. Shaw, "Hist. of Staffordshire," ed. 1798, vol. i, p. 316 (where it is noted that the museum contained armour); B. Stone's "Photographs," Cassell, 1907.
MALVEYSIN RIDWERE. (St. Nicholas.)
1. Helmet, crested, a wolf's head.
2. Pauldrons.
3. An escutcheon, bearing az. a sling or hand bow between two broad arrows arg. (Cawarden), quartering arg. three bends gu. (Malveysin.)
The above hang in the north aisle. "This aisle, the hallowed cemetery of
the lords of the Manor, from the time of its erection in the XVth century, contains
the bones of many a
hardy Knight and gentle
dame." Beneath an arch
on the north side is the
effigy of Hugo Malveysin
in mail, to the west of
this tomb that of Sir Henry Malveysin, also in mail.
In the centre of the chapel the altar tomb of Sir
Robert Malveysin in plate armour, "slain near Shrewsbury,
1403," beyond this the altar tomb of Thomas
Cawarden, ob. 1592. On the floor of the chapel, four
gravestones to (1) John Cawarden, grandson of Sir
R. Malveysin, ob. 1477; (2) Hugo Davenport, ob.
1473; (3) John Cawarden, ob. 1485; and (4) David
Cawarden, ob. 1555. Above the tomb of Thomas
Cawarden hangs an escutcheon in stone bearing the
Cawarden arms, and above a helmet crested with a
demi-wolf's head.
Crest. A wolf passant holding in the mouth an arrow, the point embrued, all ppr. (Cawarden.)
Cf. E. Reynolds and H. Heywood, "The Three Redwares," 1839-48 (a MS.); Shaw, "Hist. of Staffs," pub. 1798, i, p. 194, where it is stated that the armour was said to have been recently placed there. The armour is illustrated on Plate IX, from a drawing by Thomas Barritt, the antiquary, "the most fortunate collector of old armour," p. 194 (n. 3).
STAFFORD.
In the Stafford Castle and Costessey Hall armour sale in 1885, lot 51, "An old church helmet, £5 5s."
STOWE BY CHARTLEY. (St. John the Baptist.)
[Communicated by Miss E. B. Miller.]
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Fig. 1731. Stowe by Chartley
Helmet, early XVIth century, circa 1825 skull, with XVIIth century additions of mezeil, chin-piece, and front gorget plate (Fig. 1731).
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Fig. 1732. Stowe by Chartley
Tradition. Associated with the tomb of Sir Walter Devereux, 1st Viscount Hereford, which was erected before his death in 1558 (Fig. 1732).
