A Short Account of the Possessors of Oulton

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. 1869. Excerpt: ... APPENDIX. No. I. HE Brereton Chancel now passes by the name of 'Egerton's Chancel.' It is inclosed by a screen of carved oak, round the upper part of which is inscribed, ' Pray, good people, for the prosperous estate of Sir Rondulph Brereton, of thys werke edificatour, wyth his wyfe, dame Helenour, and after thys lyfe transytorie to obteyne eternal felicitie. Amen. Amen.' In this chancel is an altartomb of white alabaster, which has been originally painted and gilt; round the edges of the slab runs the following inscription: 'Hie jacent Randulfus Brereton, Miles Baronit3 ac Camerar Ccstr', et D, na. Elynora uxor ejus, qui quidem Randulfus et Elynora dum bumanis vixerunt, banc tumbam fieri fecerunt, scilicet in festo Sc'i Micbaelis Archangeli, anno d'ni millesimo quingentesimo vicesimo secundo, quorum a'i'abus p'pitietur Deus. Amen? On the side of the tomb are seven figures in niches, under very elegant Gothic canopies; and on the slab are the recumbent figures of the founders of the oratory, Sir Randle Brereton, of Malpas and Shocklach, and his Lady Eleanor, daughter of Peter Dutton, of Hatton, Esq. beautifully executed in white marble (alabaster--Ed.). The knight is in plate armour, with a collar of SS., a lion at his feet, and his head reposing on his helmet, with the crest of Brereton. The lady's head reposes on a double cushion, supported by a figure in a robe; her hair, bound with a narrow ribbon, appears under a veil, and the lower part of her mantle is guarded by a small dog on each side, as is usually the case in the monumental figures of females of this and the preceding century. The cords which hold her mantle over the breast are tastefully drawn together on the waist, and terminate in tassels at the knee.'--Ormerod, vol. ii. p. 343. No. II. Will...