subject, a tender relation, and a stedfast friend, he blended the accomplishments, concentrated the worth, and exemplified the character of an English country gentleman, bequeathing to his descendants at the close of a useful life the richest of all legacies, a virtuous example."
The Roof of the Chapel is richly decorated, with the legend running round it, "Thou art the King of Glory, O Christ; When Thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, Thou didst open the Kingdom of heaven to all believers. Day by day we magnify Thee". The square panels of the roof, diagonally divided and with a star surrounding the letters "I H S" in the centre, bear alternately the following words:
dolor (sorrow)labor (labour)
amor (love)
honor (bonour)laus (praise)
amor (love)
On the Floor are two memorial stones of the Barnbys discovered under the family pew during the Restoration:
"Here lyeth the Body of Thomas Barnby of Barnby, Esquire who was buried the ninth day of April, 1668.
Inter pios memoriam consequitur immortalem." ("Among the just he attains immortal memory.")
The second has this inscription: "Hic jacet Maria uxor Nicolai Bowdin de Bowdin Armiger, filia Thomas Barnby de Barnby Hall armiger, quae obiit decimo quinto die Septembris Anno Domini 1665." (The Latin is given as in the original).
There are several memorials of the Spencers in the pavement: "Here lieth the Body of Sarah the wife of John Spencer who was buried the 29 day of October 1657, aged 31 years and 9 weeks. The Body of Sarah the daughter of John Spencer was buried in the other quire the 16th day of July, 1656, aged 3 years and"* *
