Shirley died Nov. 5th, 1546, and was the ancestor of the Underbills of Eatington,^ TaUicote and New Place, Stratford, &c.

"In the body of tlie church be severall marble grave stones," says Du2:dale, whereoa are portriar.ures in brasse, viz : The first of n Bum in a gown with lils wife, over whose heads arc two coats of arms, I a cheverou betwixt o trefoils 1 1 partr per cljeveron arg and sable, 2 morccocks, of the second, iu chief, and at their feet a plate with this epitaph:

Here Ij'eth buried under this stone

EDWARD UNDERHILL,

sometime gentleman of this town, ■with

Maegaret,

> ':' -r'. .'e, which Edward deceased this world

„lit ii'.'.li day of November, A.D. MDCLVL, oa

whose follys Jhesu have mercy, amen."

On another is the follo\'\'ing inscription :

" Here lyeth buried the bodyes of

THOMAS UNDERHILL,

of this town, Esquire, and

Elizabeth,

his wife, who lived married together in perfect amitle

almost sixty-five years, and had issue between

them XX children, viz : XIII sons and

yil daughters.

a Joiiu Uo'lcrhlll was born in St. Martin's p;'rU'n, Oxford, cnton-tl >"<-w CoHrjre ia that, city, twfcame au tmiDetit prtiictitr, chaplain to (iii'tu KlizatK-th, and rr.afie Bishop of OxforiJ us ]5Sy, and died ia Lj J.', and was protiably of the WiirwiokdUiro faruily.-- CoUecraaea Topitgraphica ct Gentolo;,'ica. vol. lu, p. 0(31, p. ISi.

b Th ^ch-'.r-hof r.'i-x.r Eir.'ndon, or Eatintrton. sltnatoil In tiicniannroftU.it name whi< ;i til; crmvn ;.'avi- t.ith-- cuiuas of Ki'n'.iWi.rtti. .~t!ll cnutuiasaum;; remains of itiu brajJd c:li;;i' -"^ iascrii-tioas of the aLicieuc faiuily of tho Underhills.