Henry Bexwell - St Mary - Bexwell, Norfolk - Coats of Arms on Waymarking.com

"Against the south wall of the nave is a mural monument of alabaster; on the summit are these three shields; Bexwell impaling, argent, on a chevron, between three pellets, two in chief charged with as many martlets, and one in base with a trefoil, argent, three mascles, or, Pratt; Bexwell alone, and Pratt alone. On a black marble in the centre:

In hac nave subpositæ sunt reliquiæ Henrici Bexwell in hoc agro Norfolc. armig. in quo gens illa nobilis et antiqua mascula desinit, ad senium vergens uxorem duxit Ursulam e proximâ Prattorum de Riston nobili itidem prosapiâ oriundam, e quâ tres habuit liberos, Gregorium Susannam, vivente patre mortuos, et Franciscam solummodo superstitem. Natus erat Henricus Octob. 17, 1581, obiit Julii 8, 1654. Mœrens Ursula hoc sic fixum voluit.

—On each side of this inscription is a lace or fillet by way of ornament; over that, on the right hand, is an hourglass, and over that on the left, a book is carved. On the basis;— Tu temet lector lectites diesq; tuos numera, &c. Ut Psal. 90, 12."

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Bearer of Coat of Arms: Noble (aristocratic) family Full name of the bearer: Henry Bexwell Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?: Against the south wall of the nave, St Mary's church, Bexwell Material / Design: Stone Blazon (heraldic description): three shields - Bexwell impaling, argent, on a chevron, between three pellets, two in chief charged with as many martlets, and one in base with a trefoil, argent, three mascles, or, Pratt; Bexwell alone, and Pratt alone. Address: St Mary A 1122 Downham Market to Swaffham road Bexwell, Norfolk England PE38 Web page about the structure where is Coat of Arms installed (if exists): [Web Link] Web page about the bearer of Coat of Arms (if exists): Not listed

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