rate had it torn
from the stone, and it was for some time lying in pieces at the mercy
of any pilferer. Mr. Albert Way, the Director of the Society of
Antiquaries in Feb. 1844, wrote to me, to ask what was become of the
figure; and, in consequence, as I had not an opportunity of visiting
the church myself, I wrote to Mr. Arthur Biddell for information; and
the following is a copy of his answer, dated Feb. 23, 1844:
'Felbrigge's monument was removed, much against my wishes, from its
former place in the N. E. corner of the church to the chancel under the
communion table, where it is fixed; forming part of the pavement. The
broken pieces of brass are again fixed in the stone; but so many of the
pieces were long ago lost, and I think those which were lately
separated from the stone are not placed in their original position: so,
except the figure, there is little remains to convey an idea of the
ornamental and beautiful work by which the figure was surrounded.'"]

_Skipwith._--

"'Here lyeth the body of William Skipwith, Baronet, who deceased the
25th of February, 1764, aged fifty-six years. He descended from Sir
Henry Skipwith of Prestwould, in Leicestershire, created baronet by
King James I., was honoured with King Charles I.'s commission for
raising men against the usurping powers, and proved loyal to his king,
so that he was deprived of his estate by the usurper, which occasioned
his and his sons' death, except Sir Gray Skipwith, grandfather of the
abovesaid Sir William Skipwith, who was obliged to come to Virginia for
refuge, where the family hath continued ever since.'

"Inscription copied from tombstone of Sir William, who lies buried at
Greencroft, near Petersburg, Virginia."--See _South. Messenger_, vol.
ix. p. 591.

I should be obliged for information as to Sir Henry.

T. BALCH.

Philadelphia.

[Sir Henry Skipwith was created a baronet Dec. 20, 1622, and in 1629
obtained, jointly with Sir Thomas Walsingham, Knt., a grant of lands in
the counties of Leicester, Derby, &c.; in 1631 a grant of free-warren
for his lands in Leicestershire; in 1636 was high sheriff for the
county; and in 1637 certain amerciaments against him on account of that
office, which had been returned into the Court of Chancery, were
certified to the Court of Exchequer. Heartily espousing the cause of
Charl