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Lady Or Drapers' Chapel.

Whether there be a crypt below this Chapel is not known, but a brick vault has been so built as possibly to be within a crypt. The vault was let in 1690 to George Bohun, Esq., on payment of £10, and an annual rent of 5s This was discontinued in 1752. It contains 13 adult and 4 children's leaden coffins, on which the destroying influence of time has had no respect-

Arms Bohun impaling Bathurst.

"Abraham | Bohun Obiit Oct 27 | 1685 etates | svœ 79. |

He resided at Coundon and left a legacy to Bablake School.

Arms as last in a lozenge.

"Mrs Elizab | eth Bohu | n obit the | 28 of July | 1713 aged | 98.

She was the daughter of Geo. Bathurst, Esq.

George Bohun (of Coundon the last heir male of the family) died Nov 15 1709 aged 65He represented Coventry in Parliament 1690-he gave 2 large brass chandeliers to the church which were engraved with the family arms (1692) John Bohun (his brother) died Nov 19 1690 aged 35. He gave £100 for charitable uses, at his burial Dec 2 there were 25 coaches beside the hearse with escutcheons and 200 large candles were burning in the church during the funeral.

Susannah Clarke (eldest daughter Mr Geo Bohun) died May 15 1721 aged 38.

She married Gilbert Clarke, Chilcote, Co. Derby, they lived at Newhouse, Coundon.

Berkeley Arms with crest—a boar head.

"George Berkeley | son of Rowland | Berkeley esqre | by Mary his wife | daughter of George Bohun esqre | ob Apr 18 | 1701

An infant. Also another infant, same Arms no inscription.

M. B dyed July ye 2 | 1737 | aged 34.

Arms, Bohun.