(86) EAST GRINSTEAD, St. Swithun
86S Mural monument for Robert and Henry PAYNE, both d. 1708
- Sanctuary East wall, South-East corner, above head height.
- 102(W); H inaccessible~Very good.
- Grey marble frame; a deep, broken curved pediment encloses a large urn in relief; on a cornice; below, M.I. (engraved) on a white marble tablet, set portrait-wise; below, base moulding with 2 cherubs as corbels flanking an escutcheon on the apron adorned with palms and other foliage.
- Robert Payne, Gent., of Newick, d. 7 Dec 1708, aet 74; his brother, Henry Payne, Gent., of Newick, d. 5 Jul 1708, aet 67; their father, Edward Payne; Robert and Henry Payne were domestic partners 40 years; virtues - monarchy, episcopacy, piety and charity.
