Wiltshire, Stockton
1596 Brass of Jerome Poticary, clothier aged 52, which he shares with his second wife Eleanor and children at the top of his monument. Whilst his first wife's inscription is in english, his is in latin which translates - "
" Whoso gazest on this face, art's counterfeit, be assured you see delineated a monument
of real worth. Imagine you now see the living form of one who was a great benefactor to his country, and his friends : an observer of real piety and justice : whose unswerving faith was known at home — was known abroad : to whom snowy flocks rejoiced to yield their
fleeces : for whom a thousand skilful hands plied their (willing) tasks : who made the wide world rich with his country's looms. With two wives, with thrice three children, was he blest : these repeating their father's, those their husband's virtues. Every thing was in accordance with his saintly name," Jerome " faintly his life, faintly his death : and now, having reached a better world, among the saints he lives.
Erected by Christopher Potecary to Jerome Potecary, his mosl: loving father of happy
memory who died 3rd May AD 1596 and in the 52nd year of his age."
Jerome was the son of Richard Potecary and Joanna a native (and perhaps heiress) of Stockton lands
He m1 Elizabeth www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/3217101711/
Children - 2 son and 4 daughters
1. Christopher of Heytesbury d1650 , his descendants also living at Warminster
He m2 Eleanor www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/3217984228/
Children - 2 sons and 2 daughters
2. Jerome b 1594
3, John (posthumous b1596)
1, Elizabeth b 1591
2. Susannah b 1592
The monument holds all the brasses www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/3217101699/
Wiltshire, Stockton
1596 Brass of Jerome Poticary, clothier aged 52, which he shares with his second wife Eleanor and children at the top of his monument. Whilst his first wife's inscription is in english, his is in latin which translates - "
" Whoso gazest on this face, art's counterfeit, be assured you see delineated a monument
of real worth. Imagine you now see the living form of one who was a great benefactor to his country, and his friends : an observer of real piety and justice : whose unswerving faith was known at home — was known abroad : to whom snowy flocks rejoiced to yield their
fleeces : for whom a thousand skilful hands plied their (willing) tasks : who made the wide world rich with his country's looms. With two wives, with thrice three children, was he blest : these repeating their father's, those their husband's virtues. Every thing was in accordance with his saintly name," Jerome " faintly his life, faintly his death : and now, having reached a better world, among the saints he lives.
Erected by Christopher Potecary to Jerome Potecary, his mosl: loving father of happy
memory who died 3rd May AD 1596 and in the 52nd year of his age."
Jerome was the son of Richard Potecary and Joanna a native (and perhaps heiress) of Stockton lands
He m1 Elizabeth www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/3217101711/
Children - 2 son and 4 daughters
1. Christopher of Heytesbury d1650 , his descendants also living at Warminster
He m2 Eleanor www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/3217984228/
Children - 2 sons and 2 daughters
2. Jerome b 1594
3, John (posthumous b1596)
1, Elizabeth b 1591
2. Susannah b 1592
The monument holds all the brasses www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/3217101699/