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.