Memorial: M5876

Effigy in St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol commemorating William Canynges d. 1474,

Location

St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol, England

Transcript

'Mr William Canings Richest merchant of ye towne of Bristow Afterwards chosen 5 times Mayor of ye said towne for ye good of ye Comon Wealth of ye same Hee was in order of Preisthood 7 years afterwards Deane of Westbury 5 died ye 7th of Novem 1474 which said William did build within ye said towne of Westbury a Colledge which his canons [?] ye said William did maintaine by space of 8 yeares; 800 handy crafts men besides carpenters & masons every day 100 men Besides King Edward ye 4th had of ye said William 3,000 marks for his peace to be had in 2470 tonnes of shiping these are ye names of his shiping wth their burthen ye Mary Canings 400 tonnes Mary Batt 220 ye Mary Redcliffe 500 ye Little Nicholas 140 Ye Mary and John 900 Ye Margarett 200 ye Galliott 650 Ye Kathrine of Bost [on] 22 ye Kathrine 140 A ship in Iceland 100 [verse]'

Details

Description: Recumbent effigy of Canings dressed as a priest, a small bearded figure at his feet, head supported by small angels. Epitaph on a wooden board on the wall behind.

Type: Effigy
Position: South Transept
Materials: Alabaster

People

Canynges, William
Age: 75
Date of Death: 7/11/1474
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: merchant; shipowner
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Epitaph is a translation from 'Itineraria' of William of Wyrcestre' Ms Corpus Christi, Cambridge. The board dates from after 1660.
Bibliography: George Pryce 'Memorials of the Canynges Family and their times' 1854 p. 97; 'Mariners Mirror' vol. iii pp.57 and 347.

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