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The Late Brother Francis Adams Stradling,
quarian particulars . The family chapel of the castle ( St . Donatt ' s ) is enriched with numerous monuments , so curious and elaborate , as to have induced that judicious antiquary , Sir R . C . Hoare ( the friend of the present representative , William Stradling , Esq ., of Chilton Priory ) , to send artists twice for the purpose of making drawings . Sir Thomas Stradling is entombed under a stately marble monument , with this inscription : —
" Here lies Sir Thomas Stradling , the and Baronet of England , and the last of Hie nomi ; lie was the second son of Sir Edward Slradltnpr , Dart ., by Elizabeth , daughter of Sir Edward Mansell , of Mar « am , Bart ., and younger brother of Edward Stradling , Esq ., deposited within this tomb . He died at Montpelier , the 27 th of September , 1739 , N . S ., and wa * buried here the 17 th of -March fo'lowine ; : by his death , the title and family , after its continuance near 700 years , became extinct . —j-Etatis Sua ? 23 . "
The reason for inscribing this falsehood is thus explained : this Sir Thomas was a vicious and dissipated youth , who died at Montpelier , whither he went for the recovery of his broken constitution ; a rival in excesses , a Sir John de la Fontaine Tyrwhit , accompanied him , both agreeing that the survivor should inherit the estates of the deceased—an agreement which the right heir could , of course , altogether demolish . Sir Robert Stradling , Knight , great grandson of Sir William L . Esteiiing , and the first who wrote the name in that mannermarried
, Howisia , daughter of Sir Hugh Brin , Knight ; " A chieftain of Welsh blood , by his mother ' s side ; who was the lawful heiress , from failure of male issue , to the castle and manor of Llanddunwyd , or St . Donatt ' s . Through her , the Stradlings acquired a rightful title , hy just heirship , to their estate . " Sir Robert , by his lady Howisia , had a son , whose name was Sir Gilbert Stradling , Knight , by whom the succession was carried on .
Sir Edward Stradling , Knight , the twelfth in descent , married Jane , daughter of Henry Beaufort , son of John of Gaunt , Duke of Lancaster and King of Castille , and grandson of King Edward the Third . It appears that this Henry Beaufort , who was afterwards Bishop of Winchester , and a Cardinal , was , when young , betrothed to Alice , one of the daughters of Richard Fitz-Alan , Earl of Arundel .
The betrothment of that day was , of course , much more solemn than that which is now allowed b y law as marriage at the Registry Office ; but as a fair opportunity offered for promotion in the church , he was ordained soon after the birth of his child . Sir Edward Stradling , the famous second Baronet of the name , and tbe 19 th in descent , at the commencement of the civil war in the time of Charles the First , raised a regiment of 1055 men , and armed and
clothed them at his own expense . As their Colonel , he led them to the battle of Edge Hill , where he was taken prisoner , and conveyed to Warwick Castle . He died at Oxford , and was buried in the chapel of Jesus College , where he was educated . To this college he gave a massive silver bowl . Whilst a prisoner , he had his portrait taken by Jansen , which he sent to his friend , the then worthy owner of Keven Mabley . He is represented in full dress of buffwith gauntlets of the same ; over
, a steel cuirass is a black sash , as mourning for his father , with a goldhilted sword . On his Tight hand is a shield , bearing Argent and Azure , on a bend gule-s three cinque-foils , or crest , a stag , ttippartt , with the motto "Dyw a dygon" beneath , 1643 , iEtatis Sua . 43 . On the left is the Castle of Warwick , with the red flag flying on the turret , and the gallows below it . On the bastion is " Warwick Castle . " This portrait was presented to Mr . W . Stradling a few years since at Keven Mabley ,
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The Late Brother Francis Adams Stradling,
quarian particulars . The family chapel of the castle ( St . Donatt ' s ) is enriched with numerous monuments , so curious and elaborate , as to have induced that judicious antiquary , Sir R . C . Hoare ( the friend of the present representative , William Stradling , Esq ., of Chilton Priory ) , to send artists twice for the purpose of making drawings . Sir Thomas Stradling is entombed under a stately marble monument , with this inscription : —
" Here lies Sir Thomas Stradling , the and Baronet of England , and the last of Hie nomi ; lie was the second son of Sir Edward Slradltnpr , Dart ., by Elizabeth , daughter of Sir Edward Mansell , of Mar « am , Bart ., and younger brother of Edward Stradling , Esq ., deposited within this tomb . He died at Montpelier , the 27 th of September , 1739 , N . S ., and wa * buried here the 17 th of -March fo'lowine ; : by his death , the title and family , after its continuance near 700 years , became extinct . —j-Etatis Sua ? 23 . "
The reason for inscribing this falsehood is thus explained : this Sir Thomas was a vicious and dissipated youth , who died at Montpelier , whither he went for the recovery of his broken constitution ; a rival in excesses , a Sir John de la Fontaine Tyrwhit , accompanied him , both agreeing that the survivor should inherit the estates of the deceased—an agreement which the right heir could , of course , altogether demolish . Sir Robert Stradling , Knight , great grandson of Sir William L . Esteiiing , and the first who wrote the name in that mannermarried
, Howisia , daughter of Sir Hugh Brin , Knight ; " A chieftain of Welsh blood , by his mother ' s side ; who was the lawful heiress , from failure of male issue , to the castle and manor of Llanddunwyd , or St . Donatt ' s . Through her , the Stradlings acquired a rightful title , hy just heirship , to their estate . " Sir Robert , by his lady Howisia , had a son , whose name was Sir Gilbert Stradling , Knight , by whom the succession was carried on .
Sir Edward Stradling , Knight , the twelfth in descent , married Jane , daughter of Henry Beaufort , son of John of Gaunt , Duke of Lancaster and King of Castille , and grandson of King Edward the Third . It appears that this Henry Beaufort , who was afterwards Bishop of Winchester , and a Cardinal , was , when young , betrothed to Alice , one of the daughters of Richard Fitz-Alan , Earl of Arundel .
The betrothment of that day was , of course , much more solemn than that which is now allowed b y law as marriage at the Registry Office ; but as a fair opportunity offered for promotion in the church , he was ordained soon after the birth of his child . Sir Edward Stradling , the famous second Baronet of the name , and tbe 19 th in descent , at the commencement of the civil war in the time of Charles the First , raised a regiment of 1055 men , and armed and
clothed them at his own expense . As their Colonel , he led them to the battle of Edge Hill , where he was taken prisoner , and conveyed to Warwick Castle . He died at Oxford , and was buried in the chapel of Jesus College , where he was educated . To this college he gave a massive silver bowl . Whilst a prisoner , he had his portrait taken by Jansen , which he sent to his friend , the then worthy owner of Keven Mabley . He is represented in full dress of buffwith gauntlets of the same ; over
, a steel cuirass is a black sash , as mourning for his father , with a goldhilted sword . On his Tight hand is a shield , bearing Argent and Azure , on a bend gule-s three cinque-foils , or crest , a stag , ttippartt , with the motto "Dyw a dygon" beneath , 1643 , iEtatis Sua . 43 . On the left is the Castle of Warwick , with the red flag flying on the turret , and the gallows below it . On the bastion is " Warwick Castle . " This portrait was presented to Mr . W . Stradling a few years since at Keven Mabley ,