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English: Monumental brass depicting Sir Bernard Drake (d.1586) formerly affixed to tomb-monument he had erected in memory of his brother-in-law Richard Fortescue (d.1570) in Filleigh Church, North Devon. He kneels toward the right. Arms of Drake of Ash, nr. Musbury are shown in the dexter escutcheon: A wyvern gules. The escutcheon to sinister shows the arms of his wife, Gertrude Fortescue. A matching brass of similar form, from the same monument, depicting Richard Fortescue exists in the same church, kneeling to the left. The inscription in Gothic lettering below is as follows: (Quoted in: Nichols, John Gough, The Herald and Genealogist, Vol. 8; Friend, Hilderic, Bygone Devonshire; Lysons, Magna Britannia, Vol. 6, 1822, Antiquities: Ancient Church Architecture)
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| current | 20:30, 6 April 2012 | | 3,648 × 2,736 (6.27 MB) | Lobsterthermidor (talk | contribs) | {{Information |Description ={{en|1=Monumental brass of Richard Fortescue (d.1570) in Filleigh Church, North Devon. He kneels to the right, this brass was erected by his brother-in-law Sir Bernard Drake, as the inscription below records. Another bras... |
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