Natural look - Landkey church Devon
The crude unsightly overpaint has now been removed to reveal the earlier more natural paint schemes flic.kr/p/yaWAiT by Macneilage Conservation www.mcneilage-conservation.co.uk/index.php?page=st-paul-s...
" In departure of the illustrious man Sir Arthur Acland, golden knight, who departed from this life on the 26th day of December in the year of Our Lord 1610 of his age 37
Also the noble and truly virtuous ladie Elynor daughter & coheire of Robert Malet of Wolleigh in the countie of Devon esq; wife first to Sir Arthur Acland of Acland knight; and afterwards to Sir Francis Vincent of Stoke Daubernon in ye countie of surrie knight & Baronet; who exchanged this life for a better August ye 10th 1645 aged 72
"Madam to say you'r dead were but to tell
A lie or make the poet infidell,
You in your vertue live immortall that,
Free fro(m) ye dart of death or stroke of fate,
You in yo(u)r children live yo(u)r progenie,
And that's a kind of immortalitie,
Yo(u)r body doth but sleep yo(u)r grave's a bed,
Yo(u)r stone a pillowe whereo(n) to lye yo(u)r head,
Till vertue, children, body, soule anon,
Shall all meet in the Resurrection"
Sir Arthur b1573 was the heir of Hugh Acland 1622 of Acland, Sheriff of Devon by Margaret 1619 daughter of Thomas Monke of Potheridge House Merton by Frances daughter of Arthur Plantagenet, 1st Viscount Lisle illegitimate son of King Edward IV
He bought Killerton manor from Thomas Drewe son of Edward Drewe 1598 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/1pD8bM ===
He m Eleanor 1573-1645 co-heiress of Robert Mallet 1577 of Wooleigh Barton in Beaford , Great Torrington by Elizabeth Rolle www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/DM413t who later married Arthur's uncle Sir John Acland 1620 of Columb John www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/Vsm767 who left his estates to Arthur's father Hugh.
Children
1. Sir John Acland, 1st Baronet c.1591-1647, ancestor of the Aclands of Killerton === m his step sister Elizabeth 1671 daughter of Anthony Vincent of Stoke D'Abernon.+++ by Sarah flic.kr/p/d8QLSS daughter of Sir Amias Paulet of Hinton St George flic.kr/p/q6UTJm and Margaret Hervey flic.kr/p/wmSsae
2. Elizabeth b1596 m1 Thomas son of William Waldegrave & Jemima Bacon m2 Sir Anthony Vincent, 2nd Baronet
3. Anne dsp
Widow Eleanor m2 Anthony Vincent of Stoke D'Abernon +++
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Acland_(died_1610)
- Landkey church Devon
Picture with thanks - Mike Searle CCL
Natural look - Landkey church Devon
The crude unsightly overpaint has now been removed to reveal the earlier more natural paint schemes flic.kr/p/yaWAiT by Macneilage Conservation www.mcneilage-conservation.co.uk/index.php?page=st-paul-s...
" In departure of the illustrious man Sir Arthur Acland, golden knight, who departed from this life on the 26th day of December in the year of Our Lord 1610 of his age 37
Also the noble and truly virtuous ladie Elynor daughter & coheire of Robert Malet of Wolleigh in the countie of Devon esq; wife first to Sir Arthur Acland of Acland knight; and afterwards to Sir Francis Vincent of Stoke Daubernon in ye countie of surrie knight & Baronet; who exchanged this life for a better August ye 10th 1645 aged 72
"Madam to say you'r dead were but to tell
A lie or make the poet infidell,
You in your vertue live immortall that,
Free fro(m) ye dart of death or stroke of fate,
You in yo(u)r children live yo(u)r progenie,
And that's a kind of immortalitie,
Yo(u)r body doth but sleep yo(u)r grave's a bed,
Yo(u)r stone a pillowe whereo(n) to lye yo(u)r head,
Till vertue, children, body, soule anon,
Shall all meet in the Resurrection"
Sir Arthur b1573 was the heir of Hugh Acland 1622 of Acland, Sheriff of Devon by Margaret 1619 daughter of Thomas Monke of Potheridge House Merton by Frances daughter of Arthur Plantagenet, 1st Viscount Lisle illegitimate son of King Edward IV
He bought Killerton manor from Thomas Drewe son of Edward Drewe 1598 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/1pD8bM ===
He m Eleanor 1573-1645 co-heiress of Robert Mallet 1577 of Wooleigh Barton in Beaford , Great Torrington by Elizabeth Rolle www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/DM413t who later married Arthur's uncle Sir John Acland 1620 of Columb John www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/Vsm767 who left his estates to Arthur's father Hugh.
Children
1. Sir John Acland, 1st Baronet c.1591-1647, ancestor of the Aclands of Killerton === m his step sister Elizabeth 1671 daughter of Anthony Vincent of Stoke D'Abernon.+++ by Sarah flic.kr/p/d8QLSS daughter of Sir Amias Paulet of Hinton St George flic.kr/p/q6UTJm and Margaret Hervey flic.kr/p/wmSsae
2. Elizabeth b1596 m1 Thomas son of William Waldegrave & Jemima Bacon m2 Sir Anthony Vincent, 2nd Baronet
3. Anne dsp
Widow Eleanor m2 Anthony Vincent of Stoke D'Abernon +++
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Acland_(died_1610)
- Landkey church Devon
Picture with thanks - Mike Searle CCL