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James Andrew is depicted in his study working at his desk with his books on the wall.
James Andrew / Anagram / Reede I was man
Deo & Posteritati Sacrum / Sub hoc arcu marmor cui tital / ‘Andreas fui’ contegit Jacobum /
Andrewe vere Andream / Leicestria oriund Cantabrigiae
Artium Magister ingenuus /
Probus pius ultra bienium / Conjugatus prolem nom sescepit / Ast natura pie imitatus privignis /
Suis aliis que munificentior / Vixit pieque obdormivit / Die 6 Augusti 1604 natus /
Die 5 August 1638 obiit. / Haec dilectionis pignora /
Ei reponit Margareta Conjux ejus charissima / Laus Deo.
The Latin inscription, which begins with a rather obscure anagram, translated reads:
'Sacred to God and Prosperity.
Beneath this monument is the tomb of James Andrew of Leicester, which bears
the inscription This was Andrew. Master of Arts, Cambridge. An honest and faithful husband,
he was married for only two years. He was a dutiful stepson and lived generously until he died.
Born on August 4, 1604. Died August 5, 1638. This monument was erected
by his ever-loving wife Margaret. Praise be to God'.
The floor slab mentioned is now lost.
Anagrams on memorials were a fashion of the early 17th century. Another example in Leicester
is to be found on the memorial to Mary Major in St Margaret's Church.
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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