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Memorial and Mortuary Rings: Drury

A A2 In the 'Bury Wills and Inventories' (Camden Society) are various bequests of rings. Some of these entries are very curious. John Baret (1463) leaves to 'Elizabet Drury, my wyf, a ryng of gold with an ymage of the Trinitie.' To Dame Margarete Spurdaunce 'a doubyl ryng departyed of gold, with a ruby and a turkeys, with a scripture wrety with jnne, for a rememberaunce of oold love vertuously set at all times to the pleseer of God.' To his nephew, Thomas Drury, 'my best ryng of gold next my signet, therein is wretyn Grace me governe, with letteris of I and B, accordyng to my name innamelid.' To his niece Katerine, 'for a tookne of rememberaunce, a gold ryng, wretyn with jnne the gold ryng, In noi é Ihu signo me signo tab.' To William Clopton, 'the jemews and the rynges of sylvir, therin wretyn Grace me governe, for a tookne he vowchesaf in tyme comyng to shewe his good maistershepe to my wil.' To Thomais Brews, esquiyer, my crampe ryng, with blak innamel and a part sylvir and gilt.' Anne of Cleves, who survived Henry VIII., left by her will several mourning-rings of various values for distribution among her friends and dependents.