Memorial to Richard Twedye
The memorial to Richard Twedye at Stock Church in Essex. The memorial is in Brass and consists of the coat of Arms at the top, a full length effigy and an inscription below. the inscription reads -The corpes of Richard Twedy, Esquire, lyeth buried here in tombe
Bewrapt in clay so reserved until the joyeful dome
Whoe in his lyffe hath served well against the Ingleshe foes
In forren lands, and eke at home his countrye well yt knowes
The prince he served in courte full long a pensioner fitt in personage
In his Country a Justice eke a man full grave and sage
Foure almes howses here hath he builte for foure poore knightes to dwell
And them endewed with stypendes lardge enough to kepe them well
In ffiftye eyghte yeares his course he ran and ended ye 28th of Januarye, 1574
Picture taken in 1998
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