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John Chichester (died 1569)
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Sir John Chichester of Raleigh in the parish of Pilton, near Barnstaple in North Devon, was a leading member of the Devonshire gentry, a naval captain, and ardent Protestant who served as Sheriff of D
Arms of Sir John Chichester shown within a strapwork surround from his monument in Pilton Church: Chequy or and gules, a chief vair
Arms of Sir John Chichester shown within a strapwork surround from his monument in Pilton Church: Chequy or and gules, a chief vair
Small monumental brass (c. one ft high) in St Brannock's Church, Braunton, Devon, of Lady Elizabeth Bourchier (died 1548), daughter of John Bourchier,
Small monumental brass (c. one ft high) in St Brannock's Church, Braunton, Devon, of Lady Elizabeth Bourchier (died 1548), daughter of John Bourchier, 1st Earl of Bath & wife of Edward Chichester (died 1522) of Raleigh, Pilton. She kneels at prayer before a prie dieu on which is an open book. Gothic text inscription under: "Here lyethe Lady Elyzabethe Bowcer daughter of John Erle of Bathe & sumtyme wyffe to Edwarde Chechester Esquyer the whyche Elyzabethe decessyd the XXXIIIth day of August in the yere of O_r Lorde God M Vc (i.e. 5*c)
Heraldic escutcheon on the monument to Sir John Chichester (died 1569) of Raleigh in Pilton Church, Devon. Showing arms of Chichester impaling Bourchi
Heraldic escutcheon on the monument to Sir John Chichester (died 1569) of Raleigh in Pilton Church, Devon. Showing arms of Chichester impaling Bourchier (Argent, a cross engrailed gules between four water bougets sable, here restored incorrectly as gules), representing the marriage of his parents
Heraldic panel on monument to Sir John Chichester (died 1569) in Pilton Church, showing his children and their marriage alliances
Heraldic panel on monument to Sir John Chichester (died 1569) in Pilton Church, showing his children and their marriage alliances
Faithful Fortescue
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Sir Faithful Fortescue, of Dromiskin in County Louth, Ireland, was life Governor of Carrickfergus in Ireland, long the chief seat and garrison of the English in Ulster and was a royalist commander dur
Effigies in Weare Giffard Church, Devon, of Hugh Fortescue (1545–1600), Sheriff of Devon in 1583, and of his wife Elizabeth Chichester, aunt of Faithf
Effigies in Weare Giffard Church, Devon, of Hugh Fortescue (1545–1600), Sheriff of Devon in 1583, and of his wife Elizabeth Chichester, aunt of Faithful Fortescue, who was baptised in that church
Memorial to Faithful Fortescue in St Mary's Church, Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight
Memorial to Faithful Fortescue in St Mary's Church, Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight
Galgorm Castle, which Fortescue built in 1618
Galgorm Castle, which Fortescue built in 1618