Gents Mag 1749 p.551
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Gentleman's Magazine 1749 p.551
adventured upon it; and, after my small skill in these matters, think that it is to be read thus: : : IC JACIT EVA QUONDA UXOR WILLI FIL ROGERI i.e. Hic jacet Eva quondam uxor Wilhelmi Filli Rogerii. Here lieth Eve heretofore the wife of William Fitz-Roger. - The obliterated H at the beginning of Hic, the final M thrown off in quondam, and the abbreviations in Willi. and Fil. sufficiently justify your correspondent's observation, that it is certainly incomplete in itself. I dare say, the curious part of your readers would be obliged to the same hand for a draught of the antique Roman Catholick cross on the top of the stone, taken with the same exactness, as the letters are exhibited. For though they have mostly some general likeness, yet is there a great variety in their form. Besides, a sketch of the covering stone, with the cross embossed (I suppose) on it, and the engraved inscriptiom, with the hollowed under-stone, would give more satisfaction to the enquirer, than twenty paragraphs, though work'd up with the utmost perspicuity, can inform the understanding. I shall defer giving any thoughts of the other inscription, or entering any farther into the present, till I shall see how far my sentiments here suit with those of better judgments: of which, doubtless, you receive many, from the number and variety of your ingenious correspondents. Yours, &c. Z. &. To GEO. SMITH Esq; SIR, WIthout any design of forestalling your own interpretations (which, on the contrary, I am in hopes you will favour us with) I have adventur'd to try my skill in enucleating the two inscriptions you were pleas'd to communicate to the world in September last. I perceive you think the first inscription to be imperfect, but, unless you have some valid reason for thinking so, from an ocular inspection of the stone, I should believe it complete as it is, it affording a good, and, in my opinion, an entire sense. HIC JACIT EMA QUONDA UXOR WILLIELMI FILII ROGERI In English. Here lies Emma late wife of William son of Roger. At that time of day, before sirnames were in vogue, this was the usual method of describing persons, Wills, fil, Rogeri, Johes, Fil, Stephani, &c. Dates also were then but too often omitted, and for these two reasons I incline to esteem the inscription perfect. The other inscription: I read thus DEOR DE TORCI MIL. and explain it, DEOR (or perhaps THEOR) DE TORCI knight. De Torci or de Forcy, was one of the great men that came into England with Wm the Conqueror, (See the roll of Battle Abbey) and the Family continu'd here flourishing long after. I am Yors, &c. PAUL GEMSEGE. |
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