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Latitude: 51.7532 / 51°45'11"N
Longitude: -2.0226 / 2°1'21"W
OS Eastings: 398538
OS Northings: 206055
OS Grid: SO985060
Mapcode National: GBR 2P4.5FC
Mapcode Global: VHB2H.W6MB
Plus Code: 9C3VQX3G+7X
Entry Name: Jefferis Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 3.5M South of Church of St Michael
Listing Date: 24 June 1985
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1088433
English Heritage Legacy ID: 127186
ID on this website: 101088433
Location: St Michael's Church, Duntisbourne Rouse, Cotswold, Gloucestershire, GL7
County: Gloucestershire
District: Cotswold
Civil Parish: Duntisbourne Rouse
Traditional County: Gloucestershire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Gloucestershire
Church of England Parish: Duntisbourne Abbots St Peter
Church of England Diocese: Gloucester
Tagged with: Monument
SO 90 NE DUNTISBOURNE ROUSE DUNTISBOURNE ROUSE VILLAGE
6/86 Jefferis monument in the churchyard
approximately 3.5m south of
Church of St. Michael
GV II
Chest tomb. Dated 1611. Limestone with contemporary brass
inscription plate. Long and narrow with plain ends and sides.
Very thick chamfered top and chamfered base. Inscription plate on
south side reads: 'AN / ELEGIE OF ELIZABETH JEFFERIS WYDOWE OF
JOHN / JEFFERIS OF DVNSBVRNE VPON HIS DEATH WHO / DECEASED THE XII
DAY OF SETEMBER 1611 / TWO BODYES ONE VNITED HART CONTEINED / FAST
LINCKT IN LOYAL LEAGVE OF TRVE AFFECTION / BVT DEATH, THAT SVCH A
SWEETE CONTENT DISDAIND / MAD OF ONE HALFE TO IMMANVRE DISCRETION /
ONE HALFE YET LIVES ALASSE, WHY LIVES IT LONGER? / IT LIVES TO MAKE
MY GRIEFE AND SORROWES STRONGER / YET TILL THE TIME MY FATALL THRED
BEE SPUNNE / MY HALFE SHALL PAY PERPETVALL OBSEQVIES / AS FRESH AS
WHEN MY FIRME LOVE FIRST BEGVNNE / AND DECK THY HEARSE WITH ENDLESS
ELEGIES / WHEN IN SELFE SAME THRISE DESIRED SHRINE / MY BODY SHALL
THE LAST REST TAKE BY THINE / WE HAD VIII CHILDREN IIII SONNES / &
IIII DAVGHTERS AS FOLLOWETH / JOHN ELIZABETH / GEORGE ANNE / THOMAS
SVSANA / JOHN ELIZABETH / THIS JOHN JEFFERIS DECEASED WAS YE
YOVNGEST SONNE / OF HIS FATHER RICHARD JEFFERIS OF DVNSBVRNE.' A
very early example of a brass inscription plate.
Listing NGR: SO9853806055
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