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In the north aisle these two effigies, both holding books, are covered by a fringed alabaster
blanket, similar to the one at Frowlesworth which hides any
period dress the pair
might have worn. Henry is depicted with curly hair, a beard and what looks like a black skullcap.
His wife, Barbara, wears a long headdress. Not only are the two effigies
covered by blankets
but also are the tomb-chest and the arch under which the two effigies lie.
Over the arch are the following arms:
- Argent, a lion rampant between five cross crosslets fitchy gules (Faunt) impaling
Argent, two bends nebul gules (Syor)
- Faunt impaling Sable, three pairs of gauntlets argent (Purefoy)
- Faunt impaling Argent, on a chief or three crows sable (Corbyn)
- Faunt impaling Argent a lion rampant within a bordure engrailed sable (Harpur)
- Faunt impaling Argent, a maunch sable (Hastings)
- Faunt impaling Sable, a fret azure (Harrington)
- Faunt impaling Azure, semy-de-lis, a lion rampant or armed and langued gules (Beaumont).
There are signs on the interior of the arch of two other plaques – these must have already
been missing in 1800 for Nichols makes no mention of them.
On the tomb-chest, beneath the figures, are seven small shields containing the following arms:
- Faunt
- Faunt impaling Argent, on a bend engrailed azure, three cinquefoils ermine, on a chief
of the second a cross between two fleurs-de-lis (Morgan)
- Faunt impaling Or, a bend engrailed vert between two bendlets sable (Hanbury)
- Argent, a greyhound sable, on a chief azure three fleurs-de-lis (Halford) impaling Faunt
- Argent, a canton sable (Sutton) impaling Faunt
- Or, on a bend engrailed gules three crosses fitchy (Woodcock) impaling Faunt
- Faunt impaling Argent, two bars azure (Coke)
- Faunt
On either side of the monument two angels are pulling away curtains from the back wall disclosing
two cherubs, one with a cannon ball at his feet and the other carrying one on his shoulder. Between
the cherubs the restored inscription, Nichols states that it was scarcely legible in 1792, reads:
Here lieth the body of Henry Fawnt esq, 2nd sonne of Anthony Fawnt, of Foston esq and
Elizabeth
his wife, daughter of Sir Andrew Noel of Dalby, in com Leicester, knt. who
died the 3rd of May 1665 in the 84th year of his age. He married 1st, Margaret,
daughter of William Underne, gent, who died without issue. 2nd. Barbara,
daughter of Thomas Love, gent, who died in the 63rd year of her age 1645 by whom he had 5
sonnes and 6 daughters: Henry, William, Anthony, died all young: the rest were married
as followeth: Walter to Mable, daughter of Francis Morgan of Kingsthorpe in com. Nor.
esq; George to Dorothy, daughter of Edward Hanbury of Kelmarsh in con. Nor. esq;
Elizabeth to George, sonne of Sir Richard Halford
of Wistow, bart; Mable
to Henry, 5th sonne of Sir William Sutton of Arum in com Nt. bart; Margaret to
Edward Woodcock of Keyham, gent: Mary, at whose charge this mon
ument was erected, to Edward Wigley of Scraptoff, gent, who had issue by
her Henry and Mary, both deceased; and Barbara to Richard Bradgate of
Peating Parva, esq in ye com. Leicester, esq. by whom she had issue 1 son and 1 daughter
Henry
and Mary. Mary erected this monument. Jane died an infant. Barbara
married Richard Bradgate of Peatling Parva in ye com Leic Esq.
Above the inscription is an achievement of arms Quarterly of four
1. and 4. Argent, a lion rampant between five cross crosslets fitchy gules (Faunt)
2. Argent, two bars and in chief as many mullets sable (Moyne)
3. Or, a saltire sable, in chief a mullet gules (Clervaulx).
Henry Fawnt, Lord of the Manors of Claybrook and Starthorpe, Nottinghamshire, was a
descendant of William Percy, who came over with the Conqueror. He was the brother
of Sir William Fawnt, Lord of the Manor at Foston.
The church of St Bartholomew
Sepulchral Effigies of Leicestershire and Rutland
Text copyright Max Matthews 2002. Selected text copyright Bob Trubshaw 2025–6.
Images copyright Max Matthews 2002 or Bob Trubshaw 2002, 2025–6.
No copying or reproduction without prior written permission.
Published by Heart of Albion Press
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