Image: Somerleyton eglise bas relief

Description: Monument in Somerleyton Church, Suffolk, to Sir John Wentworth (1574-12 Oct 1651) of Somerleyton, Lovingland, Suffolk, MP for Great Yarmouth in 1628 (WENTWORTH, Sir John (c.1578-1651), of Somerleyton, Suff. Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1604-1629, ed. Andrew Thrush and John P. Ferris, 2010[1]), who married Ann Soame, second daughter of Sir w:Stephen Soame (c. 1540 – 23 May 1619), merchant, landowner, MP and Lord Mayor of London (1598-9). He had been married for 52 years at his death. Arms: Azure, a saltire ermine between four eagles displayed or (Papwoth, John Woody, Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms Belonging to Families in Great Britain and Ireland, Vol.II, London, 1874, p.1066, granted in 1576 by Robert Cooke, Clarenceux King of Arms, to "Sir John Wentworth of Somerleyton", apparently the father of the man in this monument.) impaling: Gules, a chevron between three mallets or (Soame) (Burke, Sir Bernard, The General Armory, London, 1884, p.947 "Soame of Thurlow, Suffolk, Baronet" and granted in 1572 to Sir w:Stephen Soame (c. 1540 – 23 May 1619), knight, merchant, landowner, MP and Lord Mayor of London (1598-9)).
Title: Somerleyton eglise bas relief
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