SLABS in Badley Church
Originally numbered differently but now changed to same numbers
as used by Roy Tricker in his books
1) possibly the de Badele family
2) originally a brass
3) Edmund Brewster 1633
4) Thomas Poley 1677
5) Edmund Poley 1613
6) unreadable
7) originally a brass
8) Elizabeth Crompton 1636
9) Henry Poley 1630 (infant)
10) John Poley 1615 (infant)
11) Peter 1604 & Randolph 1605 Scrivener
12) Ceciley Poley 1679
13) Mary & John Crompton 1641
14) Katherine Crofts 1686
15) Katherine Gipps 1705
16) Edmond Poley 1714
17) Dorothey Poley 1625
18) Edmond Poley 1640
19) Dame Frances Crompton 1661
20) Sir Edmund Poley 1671
21) Dame Hester Poley 1714
Several other people were recorded as buried in church :-
Chancel - John Poley 1589,
Richard Poley 1592 & Mary Poley 1593,
Katherine Poley 1601,
Mrs Boyse 1601,
Dorothery Poley 1680,
Mary Portington (nee Poley) 1690/1
William Poley 1672.
Body of Church - Mary Poley 1612,
Ann Poley 1679.
Under 1st stone on left hand side going at alter - William Pearch 1737.
1)
next to pews at back south of font
Unreadable
believed to be one of De Badele family
2)
inside main door
Unreadable
3)
1st in Aisle going to alter, brass inscription:-
Heere lyeth the bodie of Edmund
Brewster sometymes of Grayes
Inn in the Countie of Middlesex
Esquire who dyed the sixth day
of August in the year of our
Lord God 1633
4)
2nd in aisle going to alter
Here lyeth the body of Mr Tho
Poley yovngest sone of Edmund
Poley of Badley Esqr whoe dyed
the 5 day of December anno dni: 1677
aetatis Svae 53
5)
3rd in aisle going to alter, with 3 brass Coat's of Arms - Poley, Seckford & Cockram
hic lacet corpvs
Edmundi Poley armigeri ex, antiqva orvm de Bad=
ley et praenobili Wentworthorv Eamitia oruvndi Domi=
ni villae de badley dignissum, viri inlegerrimi et singvla=
ri, pietatis, prvdentiae ivstitiae, atq3 havd Vvlgaris in pa=
triam, coqnalo q3 svos amoris lavde celeberrimi qvi vl=
timo die Octobrus, anno etatis svae 69o Christi vero incar=
nati 1613o placide in Domino obdormivit cvi' venerabilem
prosapiam, monument v Illvd, qvodipse dvm vixit, in svpe=
riore hvivs aedis parte, in gratam svorvm memoriam
extrvendvm cvravit, plenivs descriptam contine
6)
north of aisle opp. 7)
Unreadable
7)
south of aisle under chest
Unreadable
8)
chancel - aisle
Unreadable except the date 1636
Commemorates Elizabeth Crompton daughter of Sir John
Crompton of Skern, Yorkshire, she died in 1636, buried 25th Feb
9)
chancel - north, brass inscription:-
Read if thou canst & mourne not his name & stogke being knowe
for they will tell what pitie twas, he has but borne & shavne
Hic lacet primo genitus filius et exitus Edmundi
Poley ar: et Dorothae vxoris eivs, cvi natura
dedit et in mvndvm enim venit 16 die Aprilis
ano salvtis 1615 ante dies pariendi completas
eodem qs die mvndvm vidit et vicit privs ex fide
parentvm svorv~ in fide christiana baptizatvs
et nominatis Johanes Postridieqs hic sepvltvs
Qui si primatias svas sancti trinitatl dedica
Vervnt, et in eivs memotvam hvnc lapidem
super sepvlchrum svvm povri cvravervnt
10)
chancel - north
Here lyeth the body of
M. Henry Poleye eldest
sonn of Edmond Poleye
Esqvire which he had
by his second wife the
Lady Crompton
--------Mo--s--&-X
Xvd .of...........
Anno Domini
11)
chancel - north east
Hic lacet sepvltvs Petrvs Scrivener, filius et heres
apparens Radvlphi Scrivener de Belstead Parva gen: qvi
obijt in fide Christiana 17 die Decembris in ano 1604 et in ano
estatis sve qvinvptvs fuit Susane Shorland qvar TE filie
Johanis Shorland de Wynston Gen: et Marie vxoris eivs
Ex qva svssepit Radvlphvm vnigenitv filiv~svvm qvi
obijt primo die maij in ano Dõ 1605 an TEagvam elatem
Septem mesivm copletvs est et hic sepelitvr ivxta pa
Trem svam qvorv anime reqvciescvnt cum deo et in eo:
Rv~piam me~oriam prefata susana hoc monvmetv posvit
12)
chancel - north east
Here lythe the body of Mrs
Cicely Poley second daughter
of Edmond Poley Esqr of Badley
in the County of Suffolk by his
second wife The Lady Crompton
who died November 4
Ano Dni 1679
13)
chancel - centre east
Unreadable
to Mary and John Crompton 1641
14)
chancel - south east
Here lyeth the body of Catherina
Crofts 5 Daughter of Sr Henry
Crofts of Little Saxham in the
County of Suffolk Knight by his
First wife Elizabeth Wortley
of Wortley in the County of
York Knight who dyed the
1 of Jan 1686
15)
chancel - south east
here lyeth ye body of
Catherine Gipps 2d
daughter of Sir Richard
Gipps of Horringer in the
County of Suffolk Knight
who died October 23
1705 Age 23
16)
Chancel - south east
her lyes ye body of
Edmond Poley Esq
third son of Sir Edmond
Poley of Badley in ye county
of Suffolk who departed
this life May ye 16 1714
17)
alter - north
Staye passinger reade what this Marble tells
Stones seldom speake but vtter miracles
Heere a parte (bvt small parte) of her lyes vnder
Who was her Sexe's Pride, her ages wonder
Goodness grace, beavtye, vertve, spottlesse truethe
Gray headed ivdgement in fresh flowering youthe
Chastitye, witt, zeal, pietye all these laye
In this covlde case now casde in this covlde claye
& these (from heaven spring) then to heavnne ascended
From their grave wien to his grace her corpse descended
Whom who will see entyre mvst (where shee shines)
Raize his head heavne-high mong the chervbines
Obijt ano salvitas 1625
Charissim ae optime Q meritae conivgi
Dorotheae Pooley Edmundvs
Pooley maritvs hoc saxvm maerens
posvit
18) Alter - north
Hic Lacet corpvs
Edmvnd Poley armig.ri ex antiqva
Poleyorv de Badley et Brewsorvm
de Wenha familia orivndi viri dignis
simi & intergerrimi atq ob singvlarem
pietatem prvdentia ivstitia amoremq
in patriam cognatosq vos celeberr
dvas dvxit vxores, prima Dorothae
filiam Anthonii Warner de Strad
brooke 2 dam domina Crompton Johannes
Croftes de Saxham Eqvitis avrati?
filiam adhvc superstitem oijt 13 tio?
die septemb.s ano AEtatis 48
A christo vero nato
1640
19)
Centre - alter
in hope of a happy resurrection
her rests ye body of Dame Frances
Crompton widow, who was first married
to Sir John Crompton Kt. of Skerne in ye
County of York afterwards expoused
to Edmund Poley Esq of Badley in the
County of Suffolk she was second daugh
ter to Sir John Croftes Kt. of Little
Saxham in ye County of Suffolke
died in ye yeare of our Lord 1661
& at ye age of 72
20)
alter - south
Depofitvm eximii viri
Dni Edmundi Poley Equ. Aurati
omni ae stimio majoris
cui Esther
filia D; henr Crofts de Saxham Equ : Aur:
Felici juncta fuit connubio
Ex qua numerofam fuscepit fobolem
Edmundum Francifcam Estheram Gulielm Carolum
deo praemifsos
Elizabet: hemicum Juditham Edmund Gulielmum
patri superstites
In quo feliciter conspiraverunt fcienti oe; f
Etiamnum felicius nifi rata confpirasent
Mercurio Juvenis litavit vir Marti
AEque domi ac militiae clarus
Nempe fub mufis Cantabrigia meruit
Sub Regio vexillo Oxonij
Abi Viator: dic posteris
Hucusque Virtus in terris potuit progredi
Hucusque in coelum tendere
quo demum rapta fuit X11º kal Novemb:
anno AEtat : LIIo Ærae Chr: CICDCLXXIº
21)
alter - south
Here lyes ye body of Dame
Hester Poley relict of
Sr Edmund Poley of Badley
daughter of Sr Henry
Crofts of Little Saxham in
the county of Suffolk who
departed this life ye 22 day
of June 1714