"The third effigy, William, son of Uchtred, who first assumed the Lumley name, is probably genuine. He appears in a full suit of chain armour, over which is a surcoat, with the drapery hanging in easy folds below the girdle. The legs are crossed, and rest on a lion. A shield on the left arm. The head rests on a cushion.
"The second William de Lumley appears in plate of a much less genuine description....
"And the third William is like unto him, save that his legs be straight and his hair wantonly crisped.
"And Roger is like William, but sore mutilated.
"Robert de Lumley, extremely like Roger....
"Sir Marmaduke Lumley, in mail....
"Ralph, first Baron Lumley ... one of those removed from the cemetery of the Cathedral Church of Durham, a close coat of mail, the visor ribbed down the front with two transverse slits for the sight, the breast covered with the shield, the sword unsheathed and upright, the point resting against the visor, the legs straight, resting on a couchant hound.
"Sir John Lumley, almost minutely resembling the last.
"George Lord Lumley. An effigy, recumbent like his predecessors.... The dress is probably intended for the robes of the baron.
"...Sir Thomas Lumley, Knight. The figure is in mail....