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- 1579, 30 June, Thomas, the son of parson Crabb, of the plague. (The plague was here this year, 56 persons died of it.)
- 1613, 22 Dec. John Travenour, clerk, buried.
- 1626, Sussex, son of William Leak, Esq. 15th Sept.
- 1475, John Hungir, chaplain, buried in the church; he was a benefactor to Corpus Christi Gild, and to St. Peter's Gild at Palgrave. (R. Gelour.)
- 1414, 28 Sept. Stephen Cowper was buried at Diss, and gave his tenement called Cheppys, in Diss, to Thomas his son, on condition that he and his heirs for ever should, out of the said tenement, keep a lamp burning in this church, in time of service, on all holidays, before the crucifix, and also his anniversary every year.
- 1494, Ric. Edon de Diss, buried there: I will that the (town) village of Diss have my house and land in Sturston, (except my pasture at Overgate-went, and half an acre and a rood at Weteland-went,) and also my meadow in Skole, and half an acre at Sondewey there, and one acre and a half in Broome, for ever, on condition that the annual profits thereof be applied to pay the common fine (i. e. the lete fee) of the town of Diss for ever, and that they annually keep my obit for ever, for the souls of me and Agnes my wife, of Henry Edon and Margaret his wife, of Robert Avelyn and Emma his wife, and of Henry Clerk, and of all benefactors, 4d. to ryng; 3s. 4d. (pro certitudine) for a certyn.
