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| Keywords: RichardFortescueFilleighBrassFacingRight.JPG en Monumental brass depicting Sir Bernard Drake d 1586 formerly affixed to tomb-monument he had erected in memory of his brother-in-law Richard Fortescue d 1570 in Filleigh Church North Devon He kneels toward the right Arms of Drake of Ash nr Musbury are shown in the dexter escutcheon A wyvern gules The escutcheon to sinister shows the arms of his wife Gertrude Fortescue A matching brass of similar form from the same monument depicting Richard Fortescue exists in the same church kneeling to the left The inscription in Gothic lettering below is as follows Quoted in Nichols John Gough The Herald and Genealogist Vol 8; Friend Hilderic Bygone Devonshire; Lysons Magna Britannia Vol 6 1822 Antiquities Ancient Church Architecture <blockquote> Forget who can yf that he lyft to see <br /> Fortescue of ffylleghie the seventhe of that degre <br /> Remembrance of a frynde his brother Drake doth showe <br /> Presentinge this unto the eyes of moo more <br /> Hurtfull to none and fryndlye to the moste <br /> The erthe his bones the heavens possese his goste <br /> Richard ffortescue died at Filleghie ye last day of June 1570 <br /></blockquote> own photo enhancement own photo enhancement 1570 St Paul's church Filleigh Monuments and memorials in Devon Interiors of churches in Devon Drake of Ash arms Fortescue arms | ||||
