te, who diedin 1662. Under this tomb was also a ragg stonewith an inscription to the aldermans wife, Magdalen,who died in 1675. Neither the black marble tombnor the ragg stone can now be found. A palimpsest shield, 5i by 4f inches, found about1855 amongst some rubbish in the churchyard is nowin the… … PALIMPSEST SHIELDfromBETCHWORTH. (About one-fourth full size.) Impressions from a palimpsest brass escutcheonfound in a very decayed condition amongst rubbish inthe churchyard of Betchworth, Surrey. The two facesof this plate are here represented. The more ancient,possibly engravedabout the…
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