Tomb, Sir John Davis, Kt. Church of St.James the Less, Pangbourne, West Berkshire.
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N 51° 28.996 W 001° 05.285
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The large tomb of Sir John Davis, Knight, and his two wives is a focal point in this Market Town Church
Waymark Code: WMFRAE
Location: Southern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/22/2012
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Pevsner describes this tomb as 'large of grey stone, three recumbent effigies, coupled Tuscan columns left and right'. It commemorates Sir John Davis and his two wives, the first, in about 1593, a widow whose married name was Rowse, the widow of Sir Henry Rowse of Devon, and Elizabeth White, his second wife whom he married in 1609.
The inscription above the tomb reads:-
under
part of this Monum lieth
y Bodie of Sir John Davis Kt who
received y hon of Knighthood
& Baronett at y taking of
Cades in Spain in y reign
of Q Eliz. He died May y
14 1625 in y 63 yeare
of his Age
'..y taking of Cades in Spain..' occurred on 30th June, 1596, during the Anglo-Spanish War, with the British landing forces under the command of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex. John was one of thirty-three men knighted on 15 September by the earl for services rendered. For details of this expedition see:-
Capture of Cadiz
A treatise on the life and times of Sir John may be found here:- Sir John Davis
..and a further transcript and more information here:-
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