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| Keywords: RichardDuke MargaretBasset Brass OttertonChurch Devon.JPG en Monumental brass coffin plate of Richard III Duke 1567 “ 19 April 1641 lord of the manor of Otterton Devon Otterton Church now affixed to west wall originally affixed to his coffin within the Duke family vault in the church per church leaflet the bones in the Duke vault were removed and buried in the graveyard in the 19th century He married Margaret Bassett d 1619 a daughter of Sir Arthur Bassett 1541 “1586 MP of Umberleigh Devon Inscription Memoriae sacrum Ric ard i Duke Ar migeri qui obiit 19 Apr ilis An n o D omi ni 1641 reliquit filios 5 filias 2 Sacred to the memory of Richard Duke Esquire who died on the 19th of April in the year of our Lord 1641 He left sons 5 daughters 2 At the top is an escutcheon with the arms of Duke impaling Basset with the crests of the respective families above On the left of the shield are shown the 5 sons kneeling and to the right the 2 daughters also kneeling In the right margin under a winged hourglass is a human skull holding in its teeth a cloth inscribed Omnis caro foenum All flesh is grass Isiah 40 6 own photo Lobsterthermidor <span class signature-talk ></span> 21 24 12 September 2014 UTC photo 2013 Monumental brasses in Devon St Michael's church Otterton Duke of Otterton arms Basset arms | ||||
