Monumental Inscription Detail

Place:

St Mary Magdalene, Tortington

Inscription:

BEHOULD AND SEE A FREIND MOST DEARE
THE LORDE HATHE TAKEN HIM AWAYE
AMEND YOUR LIVES WHILST YOU BE HERE
FOR FLESH AND BLUDD MUST NEDES DECAY
ROGER GRATWIK LORDE OF THIS MANNOR OF TOR
TINGTON CHEYNESS, AND PATRONE OF THIS CHURCH.
ENDED THIS MORTALL LIFE Y XXV DAY OF JULY 1596
MADE BY WILLIAM GRATWIK OF EAST MALLINGE
IN KENTT HIS EXECUTOR.

Monument details:

Type: Brass.

Monument Condition: Unknown.

Inscription Condition: Unknown.

Person commemorated (or mentioned):

Last name: Gratwik.

First Name(s): Roger.

Birth date: Not given.

Death date: 25 Jul 1596.

Age: Unknown or not given.

Comments:

Roger Gratwyk, Lord of the manor and patron of the living, built Tortington Place which was largely constructed with materials from the dissolved priory.

Source: Church Guide

Transcription details:

Transcribed by: Mark Collins.

Batch: Unknown.

Image:

Image of a monument

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