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Page 180:-
church, a very large Gothic fabric, with a square tower; it has
no particular ornaments, but double aisles, and at the east four
chapels, or choirs.' Mr. Gray's account then proceeds to the
inside of the church,[1] which he describes with his usual
accuracy and ease. Speaking of the four chapels or choirs, he
says, 'there is one of the Parrs, another of the Stricklands, the
third is the proper choir of the church, and the fourth of the
Bellinghams, a family now extinct. The Bellinghams came into
Westmorland before the reign of Henry VII, and were seated at
Burneside.[2] In the reign of Henry VIII, Alan Bellingham
purchased of the king the 20th part of a knight's fee in
Helsington, parcel of the possession of Henry Duke of
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[1]
The following epitaph, composed for himself, by Mr. Ravlph Tirer,
vicar of Kendal (who died in 1627) and placed in the chancel, may
be worth the reader's perusal on account of its quaintness, and
yet uncommon historical precision.
London bredd me, Westminster fedd me,
Cambridge sped me, my sister wed me,
Study taught me, Liuing sought me,
Learning brought me, Kendall caught me,
Labour pressed me, Sickness distressed me,
Death oppressed me, & Graue possessed me,
God first gave me, Christ did saue me,
Earth did crave me, & Heauen would haue me.
X.
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[2]
In the reign of King Edward II. Richard Bellingham married
Margaret, daughter and heiress of Gilbert Burnshead, of
Burnshead, Knt. near Kendal.
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-- Holy Trinity Church
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-- Kendal
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