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Re: Window Coat of Arms Hampshire Church
« Reply #9 on: Monday 09 April 18 07:40 BST (UK) »
Hi Flattybasher.  I was aware of the Felicity Beard research - we have even been in touch about her research.  She is tentatively in agreement with me that the tomb may be that of William Tournay.  However, I had not read her paper before although I was aware of it.  But your reply has helped me to solve another puzzle.  I had made another post on this site about another coat of arms in the church roof which I was trying to identify.  I finally found it yesterday from an old book on Church Heraldry printed in 1911.  It is the coat of arms of the "All Saints".  I could not work out why there was coat of arms for the All Saints in a church dedicated to St John the Baptist.  Felicity's paper answers the question as it says that the church was rededicated to St John when the brothers appropriated it on 17 July 1304 and they were responsible for the church repairs.  So thank you again for drawing my attention to it.