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Hi Nigel and thankyou.
As it transpired Dame Agnes SAUNDERS was the daughter of John HUSSEY of Shapwick, Dorset.
Her sister was Margaret, the first wife of John MAYNARD (will 1557, buried Stepney)
John MAYNARD's daughter Fraunces first married Walter ROBERTS and second to William BIRDE. They appear in Dame Agnes SAUNDERS 1588 will as "my neece Ffraunces BIRDE . . . . and her husband Mr William BIRDE".
Dame Agnes SAUNDERS mentioned in her 1588 will that if she died in Stepney, then she wished to be buried by her late brother John MAYNARD. Wills of long ago rarely included the words "in-law", like we do today.
Dame Agnes SAUNDERS ended up being memoralised in St Etheldreda's Church, Hatfield, Hertfordshire with her daughter Elizabeth BROCKET. Her memorial confirms that she was the daughter of John HUSSEY.
This is my transcript of the memorial stone ;
IN THE MEMORY OF DAME AGNES SANDERS, WHO DECEA
SED THE XX DAY OF OCTOBER ANNO DNI 1588
FREIND AS THOV BY THIS MONVMENT DOST PAS
AND HERE SEEST WHAT I AM : READE WHAT I WAS
HVSSY MY FATHER WAS, AND I HIS HEYE
MY HVSBANDES MOORE, CVRSON, AND SANDERS, WERE.
BY MOORE, I OF TWO DAVGHTERS WAS A MOTHER
WHEREOF BLOVNT, ONE, BROCKET ESPOVSED ANOTHER
ONE DAVGTER AND SOLE HEYRE, OF CVRSONS BED
I THEN BROVGHT FORTH, WHOM I TO FARMOVR WED
OF SANDERS LORD CHEIFFE BARON, ONE, NO MORE
BVT ONLY NAME I LASTLY HITHER BORE,
WHERE SHE WHOM I ENCLOSED IN MY WOMBE
BY CVRSON HATH ENCLASD ME IN THIS TOMBE
IF OF MY VERTVES THOV WOVLDST MEMORY SEE
IN HIR I LEFTE THEM WHO IN THIS LAID ME
THEN LET THIS SACRED ACTE HIR LOVE SET FORTH
AND HIR RELIGIOVS LOVE DECLARE MY WORTH.
Io: hufsey esquire of the houfe of
shapwick in dorfetfhire
Roger moore of burcester efquire
Tho: carfon of waterperry esquire
Sir Edw: Sanders knight, Lo: cheife barro'
Sir mychaell Blount of maple dirrham
Sir Io: brocket of brocket hall
Sir george farmour of eastoneston
In northton shire
Dame Mary Farmer
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