Roxby Church

The church is right on the road leading through Roxby. In 1999 we arrived in a van to discover what could be discovered in Roxby.

Lords of the manor built a manor house and were responsible for the court and the church for the manor. All that remains of the manor house is one corner. This picture shows how close the two were before the manor house decayed.

The church is as unadorned on the inside as it is on the outside. The ceiling is only the beams holding up the roof. The walls are a simple white masonry. The window at the front is the only colorful glass in the church, but the window is of recent origin.

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Thomas was buried in the church and the carving on the floor is a rather crude rendition of him in his armor.

His hair is long. His hands are folded in prayer. The sword he once wore is no longer visible. The armor was fit for fighting. The brass was described in the 1902 Yorkshire Archaeological Journal.

The inscription on the brass carving reads:

Pray for the soule of Thom's Boynton of Roysby Esquier who caused this chyrche fyrst to be halowed and was ye fyrst corsse that was beryed in yt and decessed the IIII day of marche the yer' of or lord god Mi Vc and IIIIJ on whose soule Thu have mercy amen.

He is not exactly handsome, but he has lasted quite a long time -- 1523 to present.

The inscription on Frances' stone reads:

Here lyeth the bodie of the Lady Frances Boynton sometymes wife of Sr
Matthew Boynton of Barmston and Barronet daughter of Sr Henry Griffith
of Burton Agnes Knt a familie discended from ancient and honourable ancesters.

Her life much more remarkable for graces then for dayes Yet in that more then ordinarilye Abreviated tyme, her Prudent and Provident disposeing of all thinges Pertaining to the duty of her Sex As also in her indefatigable dilligence in the faithfull Education of her children was so conspicuously manifested That besides the good acceptance thereof which God testified to her in Anumorous Posteritie Shee had also hereby Ingraven soe deepe An Impression in the hearts of all that knew her
Pious conversation That were it not that Mortalitie doth deface the memorie of thinges shee needed no other monument shee dyed about ye 3d of July in ye yeare of her age 36 Anno Dni 1634

The said Sr Matthew Boynton to manifest his love to his so well deserveinge wife hath with his owne hand inscribed and caused to be errected this marble (above text all in caps)

The inscription on Katherine's stone reads:

Under this marble
Resteth the body of the Religious
and Honerable Lady Katherine
Second Daughter of the Right
Honerable Thomas Lord Fairfax
of Gilling Castle Viscount Emuley
late wife of Sr. Arthur Ingram
of Temple=Newsom in this County
Knt who departed this life the 23d
of Febr Anno Dni. 1666