th in monuments, only three other instances being known,
viz., Newton Solney, Tolland Royal, and Dodford.

This tomb has usually hitherto been assigned to Lord Wenlock, who was
killed by the Duke of Somerset at the fatal battle of Tewkesbury.
Against this theory is the fact that the tomb is of much earlier date
than that of Lord Wenlock's death, and the fact that Lord Wenlock
built a chantry chapel in Luton Church for his wife Elizabeth and
himself, to which, according to Leland, he is said to have been
removed. The figure is supposed, with considerable probability, to
represent Sir John de Burley.

In the north aisle, on a brass plate inserted in a flat stone is a
Latin inscription to Amie Wiatt, of Tewkesbury, who died on August
25th, ... Following the inscription is a set of elegiac verses, the
initial letters of which form the lady's name.

"A me disce mori, mors est sors omnibus una
Mortis ut esca fui mortis ut esca fores.
In terram ex terra terrestris massa meabis
Et capiet cineres urna parata cinis.
Vivere vis coelo, terrenam temnito vitam:
Vita piis mors est mors mihi vita piae.
Iejunes, vigiles, ores, credasque potenti.
Ardua fac: non est mollis ad astra via.
Te scriptura vocat, te sermo, ecclesia, mater;
Te que vocat Sponsus, Spiritus atque Pater."

A punning epitaph, also acrostic in form, but in English, is to be
found in the nave, to one Merrett, a barber chirurgeon, who died in
1669.

"T hough only stone salutes the readers eye,
H ere in deep silence precious dust doth lye,
O bscurely sleeping in Death's mighty store,
M ingled with common earth till time's no more;
A gainst Death's stubborn laws who dares repine,
S ince so much _Merrit_ did his life resigne.

M urmurs and tears are useless in the grave,
E lse he, whole vollies at his tomb might have;
R est here in peace, who like a faithful steward
R epaired the church, the poor and needy cured.
E ternall mansions do attend the just,
T o clothe with immortality their dust,
T ainted (whilst under ground) with worms and rust."

In the pillar nearest to the north door in the nave is all that
remains of the stoup or benitier for the holy water. We may probably
attribute the wanton damage it has sustained to one of the zealots who
ministered here after the Reformation.

=South Aisle.=--This aisle has five Early Decorated wind