“Hic jacet nobilis Baro Radulphus Cromwell Miles D’ns Cromwell quo’dm Thesaurarius Anglie et fundator hujus Collegii cum inclita consorte sua Margareta una herede d’ni Dayncourt qui quid’m Radulphus obiit quarto die mens. Januarij Anno d’ni Mill’o cccclv. Et p’dicta Margareta obiit xv die Septe’br Anno d’ni mill’io ccccliij Quor’ A’iab’ pp’ietur Deus Amen.”
The whole of these figures, the canopy, and the arms are gone, and only half the inscription is now remaining.
On the north side of the Lord Treasurer, is the figure in brass of Joan Lady Cromwell, [91a] under a canopy adorned with saints, and under her this inscription in black letter:
“Orate p’ a’ia Johanne d’ne Cromwell que obijt decimo die martij Anno d’ni mill’mo cccclxxix cuj’ a’ie p’piciet’ Deus Amen.”
On the other side of the Lord Treasurer is the figure in brass of Matilda Lady Willoughby, [91b] under a canopy charged with saints, and at her feet the following inscription in black letter:
“Hic jacet d’na Matilda nuper d’ni Willughby quondam uxor Roberti d’ni de Willughby militis ac consanguinea et heres illustris d’ni Radulphi nup’ dn’i Crumwell militis fundatoris hujus collegii ac specialis benefactrix ejusdem collegij que obijt xxxo die aug’ Anno Domini Mill’imo cccclxxxxvij cujus anime p’picietur om’p’ns deus Amen.”
The corner shields from this stone, and also those from that of Joan Lady Cromwell are gone. The canopies have sustained but little injury.
In the middle of the floor of the choir is the figure in brass of a priest, under which is the following inscription, in black letter, to the memory of William Moor, the second provost of this college:
“Vir virtute vivens Will’us vulgo vocatus
Hujus Collegii de Tateshale secundus
Hic Eboracensis fuit eccl’ie cathedralis
Sacre Scripture baccalaurius arte p’batus
Octobris dena mensis cu’ luce novena
Mil’ d’ni C quater I sexto continuat’Moor micuit more mitis bene morigerat’
Prudens p’positus et egenis semp’ habundus
Canonicus Rector et de ledenham specialis
Jam sub tellure fit vermibus esca paratus
Mente pia morit’ cujus corpus sepelitur
S’pus in celis ejus sine fine locatur.”
A brass figure of a priest, about five feet long, with the figure of the deity on his breast, and several saints down his robe, is now loose in the choir. Mr. Gough, in his “Sepulchral Monuments,” describes this as the figure of William Moor, and attached to the above inscription. [92a]