2011
TF0785 : Brass of Knight on coffin slab, St Michael's church
taken 13 years ago, near to Faldingworth, Lincolnshire, England
Brass of Knight on coffin slab, St Michael's church
14th Century Brass.
An inscription reads:
ISSY GYT SIRE YCHARD LE FIZ
SIRE IOHN DE
BUSLINGTHORPE DEL ALME
DE QY DEUS AYT MERCY
Translation:
Here lies Sir Richard the son of Sir John de Buslingthorpe upon whose soul may God have Mercy
The Boselyngthorpe (Buslingthorpe) family held the manor here for over 300 years, from about 1170 to the 15th century. The manor has vanished, but traces of the moat can be seen near the churchyard.
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