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English: Monumental brass of Nicholas Wadham (1508-1508) infant son of Sir Nicholas I Wadham (d.1542) of Merryfield, Ilton, by his 2nd wife Margaret Seymour (aunt of Queen Jane Seymour, 3rd wife of King Henry VIII), Ilton Church, Somerset. The lowest brass inscription relates to his 4th wife Jane Lyte. Above the infant wrapped in swaddling clothes (thus called a "chrysom brass") is an escutcheon showing the arms of Wadham (Gules, a chevron between three roses argent) impaling Seymour (Gules, a pair of wings conjoined in lure or). Inscriptions: Top: "Pray for the soule of Nycholas Wadh(a)m son to Sir Nycholas Wadh(a)m knygtt & capten of the Ile of Wyght whyche dep(ar)ted owte of this worlde the VIII day of December in the yere of our Lorde M VC VIII on whos soule J(es)HU(s) have marci amen". Bottom: "Here lyethe dame Joane Wadame late the wife of Sr Nycholas Wadame knight which dame Jane was doughter to Richard Lyte esquire who dyed the XX day Augustii 1557". (Augustii, Latin: "of August")
Date Brass c.1508; photo 2014
Source Self-photographed
Author (Lobsterthermidor (talk) 21:02, 9 September 2014 (UTC))

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