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of

Ancient Heraldic Glass in Slapton Church

Devon & Cornwall Notes and Queries vol. VI, (January 1910 to October 1911), pp. 187-188.

by

Oswald J Reichel & H.G. Howard

Prepared by Michael Steer

The Notes follow an enquiry and initiate debate about the presence of a third son's cadency mark in the arms of Bryan painted on ancient armorial glass in the church. The articles, from a copy of a rare and much sought-after journal can be downloaded from the Internet Archive. Google has sponsored the digitisation of books from several libraries. These books, on which copyright has expired, are available for free educational and research use, both as individual books and as full collections to aid researchers

Note 173. ANCIENT HERALDIC GLASS IN SLAPTON CHURCH (VI., par. 137, p. 149). - Mr. Drake asks if any reader can explain the presence of a third son's cadency mark in the arms of Bryan. If he will refer to De Banco Roll, No. 408, m. 164, he will find that Sir Guy de Bryan had three sons, viz., Guy, William and Philip. After purchasing Northam in 1362, he settled the manor on his son William for life, with remainder to Philip, William's brother, for life and reversion to himself and his heirs. William predeceased his father ; and in 1386, Sir Guy re-settled Northam manor upon Guy, son of his deceased son William, with remainder to Sir Philip Bryan for life and reversion to William's right heirs {Pat. Rolls, Richard II., 1385-9, p. 162). Sir Guy died in 1390 (I.P.M., 14 Ric. II., No. 8, p. 124), when his two granddaughters, Philippa, aged 12, wife of John, son of Sir John Devereux, and Elisabeth, aged 9, wife of Robert, son of Sir John Lovell, were found to be his co-heiresses. The younger Guy de Bryan died in 1397 (I.P.M., 22 Ric. II., No. 11, p. 228).                            Oswald J. Reichel.

Note 174. ANCIENT HERALDIC GLASS IN SLAPTON CHURCH (VI., par. 137, p. 149). — I have in my copy of the de Brian pedigree (furnished by Guy Treherne, Esq., of 5, Blooms- bury Square, W.C.) three sons of Sir Guy, k.g. - Guy, William and Philip. Guy and William appear to have married in turn Alise, daughter of Sir Robert de Burn. Philip has no wife mentioned, and is the youngest child apparently of Sir G. de Brian and his second wife, Elizabeth Dispenser, née Montacute. Mr Treherne is an authority on This family, and will gladly answer any enquiries.                            H.G. Howard.