The Ancient Sepulchral Effigies and Monumental and Memorial Sculpture of Devon (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1877 Excerpt: ...this Lady Elizabeth Luttrell, widow of Sir Andrew, who purchased of the Lady Joan Mohun (widow of John, the last Lord Mohun, K.G., and whose effigy is in Canterbury Cathedral), 50th Edward III, 1377, for the sum of 5000 marks, the reversion of the Castle of Dunster, the manors of Minehead, Kilton, and Carhampton, with the hundred of Carhampton. The original receipt of this purchase, with the seals of Mohun and Luttrell attached, is now in the possession of G. F. Luttrell, Esq., of Dunster Castle, through whose kindness the following transcript is given: Sachent touz gentz que cestes lettres verroient ou avroient moy Johanne que fu la femine Johanne de Mohun de Donsterre Chevaler avoir receuz de Elizabeth que fu la femme Andreu LutreH' Chevaler cynke mille marcz de bon monoie en plein paiement pour le Chastell' de Donsterre et le manoirs de Myneheved, Culveton, et Karampton' ove le hundred de Karampton ove toutes lour appurtenantz. Dea queux cynke mille marcz je me tiegne bien et loialment estre paiez et la dite Elizabeth (piites par ycestes. En tesmoignance de quele chose a ycestes jay mys mon seal. Donne a Londres le vintisme jour de Novembre Fan du regnc le Roy Edward tierz pus le conquest cynquantisme. It is not known where this lady and her husband were buried, but probably at Dunster. It was to Sir Hugh Luttrell, son of Sir.Andrew and Lady Elizabeth Luttrell, that Hugh Courtenay, Earl of Devon, descending from Sir Edward Courtenay (brother of Lady Elizabeth Luttrell) and Eineline Dauney, whose effigies are in Sheviocke Church, "gave and granted unto our dear and beloved cousin Hugh Luttrell, Knt., and Lord of D'onstarre, to wear our badge, viz., a white boar armed tVor, with tlus difference only, that he put one double rose d'or in the shoulder vf...