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Effigy commonly supposed to represent Henry de Raleigh (d.1301), the westernmost of an adjacent pair of so-called "crusader" effigies, north wall of south choir aisle/ambulatory, Exeter Cathedral [1] Chequy or and gules, a chief vair, the arms of Raleigh of Raleigh Pilton, later adopted by Chichester
He was the eldest son and heir of Sir John Chichester (died 1586), of Raleigh, Sheriff of Devon in 1585, by his wife Ann Dennis, [1] the eldest daughter of Sir Robert Dennis (died 1592), of Holcombe Burnell, in Devon. He was a minor aged 8 at the death of his father in 1586 [1] and went into wardship.
Frances Harington, Lady Chichester (1587-1615), 1st wife of Sir Robert Chichester (1578–1627), [9] Knight, of Raleigh, in the parish of Pilton in Devon. Her kneeling effigy survives Pilton Church, with the Harington arms. She danced at court in The Masque of Beauty on 10 January 1608. [10]
Arms of Sir John Chichester shown within a strapwork surround from his monument in Pilton Church: Chequy or and gules, a chief vair. Sir John Chichester (1519/20 – 1569) of Raleigh in the parish of Pilton, near Barnstaple in North Devon, was a leading member of the Devonshire gentry, a naval captain, and ardent Protestant who served as Sheriff of Devon in 1550-1551, and as Knight of the ...
Edward Chichester (died 1648), Effigy in Eggesford Church, Devon. He wears the coronet of a viscount Arms of Chichester of Eggesford: Chequy or and gules, a chief vair a crescent sable for difference. Edward Chichester, 1st Viscount Chichester (1568 – 8 July 1648) was an English peer.
An effigy is a sculptural representation, often life-size, of a specific person or a prototypical figure. [1] The term is mostly used for the makeshift dummies used for symbolic punishment in political protests and for the figures burned in certain traditions around New Year, Carnival and Easter.
Arms of Chichester: Chequy or and gules, a chief vair Sir John Chichester (died 31 March 1586) lord of the manor of Raleigh in the parish of Pilton, near Barnstaple, North Devon, was Sheriff of Devon in 1576/7 [1] and/or in 1585 [2] and died of gaol fever contracted whilst acting as a magistrate at the Lent Black Assizes of Exeter in 1586.
Richard Bluett (died 1614) (son), whose monument with effigy exists in Holcombe Rogus Church. He married Mary Chichester (1548–1613), a daughter of Sir John Chichester (died 1569) of Raleigh. They 6 sons and 5 daughters, as is stated on their monument. Arthur Bluett (died 1612), his eldest son, predeceased his father.