kids encyclopedia robot

Image: Tomb of Camoys

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Original image(3,072 × 2,304 pixels, file size: 2.99 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Description: Monumental brass of Thomas de Camoys, 1st Baron Camoys (c. 1351 – 28 March 1421), KG, and of his second wife Elizabeth Mortimer. St. George's church, Trotton, West Sussex, England. Inscription at bottom: "Orate pro a(n)i(ma)bus Thom(a)e Camoys et Elizabeth(ae) eius consortis, qui quond(am) erat d(omi)n(u)s de Camoys baro et prude(n)s Consul Regis et regni Angli(a)e et strenuus Miles de Gartero suu(m) fine com(m)endavit Xpo xxviii die mens(is) Marcii A(nno) D(omi)ni M° CCCC° XIX° quor(um) a(n)i(m)a(bus)[bz] p(ro)piciet(ur) Deus, Am(e)n. ("Pray ye all for the souls of Thomas Camoys and of Elizabeth his consort, who once was Lord of Camoys, a baron and a wise counsellor of the king and of the kingdom of England and a vigourous Knight of the Garter. He commended his end to Christ (Xpo, Christo, Chi-Rho symbol) on the 28th day of the month of March in the year of our Lord 1419. On the souls of whom may God be favourably inclined, Amen"). (Collectanea Topographica et Genealogica, Volume 5, Page 280, note k[1]). Reproduction published in Dallaway's Rape of Chichester, p.224
Title: Tomb of Camoys
Credit: Own work
Author: Tango
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0
License: CC BY-SA 3.0
License Link: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0
Attribution Required?: Yes

The following 2 pages link to this image:

kids search engine