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Abbot of St. Albans (vague) ( - )

Relevant locations: Title (royalty or holy order) St. Albans Abbey, St Albans
References in Documents:
Thoresby, Musaeum Thoresbyanum (1713)

An Assonagh of Escocheon used at the Funeral of the Princess Eliz. Sonan, Sole-Daughter and Heir Apparent of Ann Sonam, a converted Indian Queen in Maryland: It is a Does Skin fixed upon a round Hoop near a Yard in Diameter, adorned with their Shell-money, viz. Roanoke Silver and Peak Gold, with some rude Lines and Colours, probably designed as the Arms; brought me from thence by Mr. James Green a Native of this Parish. A Shred of the Velvet Pall, now wholly divested of its Blackness by lying many Years over the Countess of Shrewsbury's Coffin in the Vault at Sheffield. A Ribband uncorrupt; and Hair white and fresh from a young Gentlewoman's Head buried 35 Years in the Church at Leedes. A Fragment of Duke Humphrey's Coffin, brought by Mr. H. Sligh from the Vault, then newly discovered, at St. Albans. In July 1683, was taken out of another Vault there a small Bit of Leather, being Part of the Boots of one supposed to be the Abbot of St. Alban's 500 years ago; his Vestments of Cloth of Gold were then fresh, sent me by Mr. Stock of Manchester; as was also,