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English: Mural monument to Anthony Dennis (d.1641) of Orleigh Court, Buckland Brewer parish, Devon & of his wife Gertrude Grenville. Buckland Brewer Church, north wall of north aisle ("Orleigh Chapel")

The mural monument to Anthony Dennis (died 1641) and his second wife Gertrude Grenville is situated in the north east corner of the north aisle ("Orleigh Chapel") of Buckland Brewer Church.(Described in Rogers (1938), p. 26–27) The couple are shown kneeling opposite one another with an altar between them. In an oval medallion above is inscribed:

"To the pious memorie of Anthony Dennis of Orleigh Esq. who first married Elizabeth ye daughter of Thomas Wyse of Sydenham, Esq. by whom he had 1 sonne and 2 daughters deceased. He secondly espoused Gertrud daughter to Sir Bernard Grenvill of Stowe Knt. by whome having plenteous issue left surviving only 3 daughters. He deceased June ye 19th A(nn)o D(omin)i 1641 Aetat suae (i.e. "of his age") 56 "

Below are shown figures of his 11 children, eight kneeling in prayer, three lying down denoting their deaths as infants. Only three of the names inscribed above each survive: "Mary", "Arthur" and "Elizabeth".

Below are shown further lines of verse:

"Here sleeps his corps whose worth and fame shall be
A living sermon to posterity
Whose name shall outlive time the future age
Shall stile him loyall loving prudent sage
Learning's Maecenas wisdom's quintiscence
Whose breast contain'd a sea of eloquence
He sleeps he is not dead he liveth for ever
Pale death has got its due but he dyes never"

"GertrVDa VXor sVa CharIssIMa strVXIt"

The last line is a chronogram, with capitals representing Roman numerals inserted into the Latin phrase: Gertruda uxor sua charissima struxit(Described in Rogers (1938), p. 27) ("Gertrude his dearest wife built (it)"). The numbers when added together each as a separate unit come to 1643, presumably the date the monument was erected (V+D=505; V+X=15: V=5; C+I+I+M=1102; V+X+I=16). A similar chronogram is contained in the 1638 Fortescue family mural monument in Weare Giffard Church

The armorials shown include the following:

  • Dennis: Azure, three Danish battle-axes or
  • Grenville: Gules, three clarions or
  • Vyell of Trevorder; Argent, a fesse linette gules between three pellets
  • Wise of Sydenham: Argent, three chevronels ermine
Date Monument 1641; 24 March 2011, 20:22:59 (according to Exif data)
Source Self-photographed
Author Lobsterthermidor (talk · contribs)

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