lave, and place, artificially substantially durably and decently in or on ye uppennost p'te of ye said Tunibe, and on ye South side of ye churche of Somerton aforesaid, a very faire decent and well p'portioned picture or portrature of a gentleman representing ye said Thomas Fermor wth furniture and ornamentes in armour, and about his necke a double cheyne of gold wth creste and helmette under his head, wth sword and dagger by his side, and a lion at his fecte and in or on the uttemioste parte of the uppermost parte of the said Tumbe a decent and p'fect picture or portraiture of a faire gentlewoman wth a Frenchehood, edge and abilliment, wth all other apparell furniture Jewells ornamentes and thinges in all respectes usuall, decent, and semely, for a gentlewoman. And yt they y* said Richard and Gabriell Roiley their execut' or assignes or some one of them shall and will devise worke and sett upp artificially in or on ye uttermost syde of ye said Tombe decent and usuall pictures of, or for, one Sonne or (sic) two daughters of ye said Thomas Fennor wth their severall names of Baptism over or under ye said pictures, severally and orderly wth scutcheons in their handes, wherof ye said sonne to be pictured in armour and as liveinge, and ye one of ye said daughters to be pictured in decent order and as liveinge, and ye other daughter to be pictured as dieinge in ye cradle or swathes, and yt they ye said Richard and Gabriell Roiley their execut' or assignes or some of them shall devise, engrave, worke and sett up artificially durably and substantially in, on, or about ye said Tombe fower sheildes or escutcheons, ye one thereof to conteyne and represent y' very trewe armes of ye said Thomas Fermor onely, the second ye trew armes of ye said Thomas Fermor wth the trewe armes of Fraunces ye firste wiffe of ye said Thomas, the third they trewe armes of ye said Thomas and Bridget his second wife, and the fouerth ye trewe jiniies of ye said Bridgette onely. And ye same to be done in such places of ye said Tumbe as moste maie serve for ye shewe and settinge forth of ye same Tombe; and Further yt they ye said Richard and Gabriell their execut' or assignes or some of them, shall and will as well worke make ingrave and sett out wth good and conveuable oiles golde and colours round about ye edge and creste of ye said Tumbe wth or in one rowe of great and faire gilte engraven letters, ye epitaph and sentence hereafter ensueing. That is to saie:—
Thomæ Fermor armigero, viro animi magnitudine contra hostes, benificentia erga doctos, clementia et bonitate erga suos pietateerga omnes admirahili Domino huius territorii benignis- simo et novæ scolæ Fundatori optimo in p'petu' sui suæq' coniugis Brigittas Feminæ letissimæ memoriam ex testamento executores sui hoc monumentum flentes erexerunt. Obiit vero anno domini millesimo quingentesimo octogesimo, die augusti octavo.
As also all ye and all manner of ye devisinge coloringe gildinge garnishinge workmanshippe cariage conveyinge settinge up and full finishinge of ye said Tumbe, and all other thinges whatsoever conceminge ye said Tumbe, shall bee all throughley at or by th'only perill paines travell costes and charges of ye said Richard and Gabriell their execut' admiuistrats' and assignes in all thinges and respectes, (Savinge aud excepted) That ye said George Shirley his execut' and assignes wth in one month next after request to them or any of them to bee made by ye said Richard and Gabriell or either of them or the executs' or assignes of either of them shall appointe find and send to Burton afforesaid convenable and sufficient waines cartes and cattle to drawe leade carye and bring all ye peeces and p'tes of ye said Tumbe and all thinges therunto belongeinge and necessarie, to ye church of Sommerton afforesaid, and also to cause ye foundacion of ye said Tumbe to be made by a masonne, at ye costes and charges of ye said George Shirley his execut' and assignes. And the said George Shirley covenaunteth and graunteth for him his heires executs' administrats' and assignes and every of them, to and with ye said Richard Roiley and Gabriell Roiley and either of them, and ye executs' and assignes of either of them, by these p'ñtrs, that he ye said George his execut' or assignes, for and in consideration of all and singulery ye former covenauntes grauntes and agreementcs, by ye said Richard and Gabriell made as afForesaid by these p'uts, and for the said Tumbe to be well made and fully finished accordinge to ye trewe intente of these p'nts, shall and will well and truly paie or cause to be paid to ye said Richard and Gabriell Roiley or to one of tiiem, or to ye executs' or assignes of either of them, ye full somme of Forty poundes of lawefuU mony of England in manner and forme followinge. That is to saie. Five poundes wthin eight daies next after th'ensealinge herof, other Five poundes wthin twenty daies then next after, tenne poundes at or before ye Feast daie of ye nativity of our Lord God next cominge after ye date herof, other x.li at or before ye Feast of Ester there next after followinge, and other x.li bein ye rest and residue of ye said Forty poundes at such tyme and when ye said Tumbe shalbe made and fully Finished accordinge to ye trewe entent of these p'nts. In Witnes wherof they p'ties First above named to these Indentures Interchaungeably and ether to ether have put their bandes and scales, ye daye and yeare First above written.
Sealed and Delivered by ye wthin named Richard Roiley unto Thomas Poole to ye use of y' w"'in named George Sherlcy y^ xxvii daye of October in y* presence of WiU'm Tortone and John Toplines and Thomas Nodine.