Stothard, Charles Alfred; Kempe, Alfred John: The monumental effigies of Great Britain: selected from our cathedrals and churches ; for the purpose of bringing together, and preserving correct representations of the best historical illustrations extant, from the Norman conquest to the reign of Henry the Eight (London, 1817)

siege and destruction of Therouenne. In 1514 he again passed the sea from England
to Calais, and was appointed Lord Deputy of that town ; and the same year, in
company with other nobles and gentlemen he attended to Paris the Lady Mary,
sister to Henry, who was there espoused to the Erench King. In 1520 Sir John
joined the gallant train of Henry, who exhibited at the celebrated
JDrup tTOr, a splendor and magnificence never exceeded in the court of any
English monarch.* 14th Henry VIII., 1522, Sir John Peche terminated an
existence which, as far as it appears connected with his sovereign and public life,
seems to have passed in uninterrupted prosperity. The place of his death is not
specified, but it is probable he was buried beneath the magnificent tomb erected to
his memory at Lullingstone in Kent. Tradition there records the visits of Henry VIII.
to Sir John Peche, and the Tilt-yard, the former scene of courtly splendor, is still
pointed out in front of the castle gates.
The tomb of Sir John Peche, situated on the North side of the chapel attached to
Lullingstone Castle, in a state of high preservation, ranks amongst the finest
specimens of the time in which it was executed. The canopy is richly ornamented
with arms and devices. In the spandrils on the South side are carved the rose
and pomegranate, the badges of Henry VIII. and Katherine of Arragon: in various
parts of the tomb the same badges appear, both single and conjoined. In the
spandrils on the North side is seen the Rebus for the name of Peche, formed by
peaches and letters united, which shew that the final vowel of the name was ac-
cented—.PecA-e. The same Rebus is repeated elsewhere on the monument. In the
centre of the canopy on the N. and S. sides are escutcheons, bearing the modern
arms of Peche—% rampawf surmounted by the crest
a peucA Beneath the escutcheon
on the South side, appears the motto of Sir John Peche, & fat% and in the
same situation, on the N. side, this inscription, Kte BWt fpflt, most probably
allusive to the tomb having been made during the lifetime of Sir John, by his order
and direction. The motto is repeated in various places about the monument; amongst
the heraldic devices is introduced the ancient coat of Peche, a
The efBgy, which lies at the lower part of the tomb, represents the knight,
wearing over his armour a rich emblazoned surcoat, wrought on the border with the
motto and devices of Peche. Beneath the surcoat and plate armour appears the
skirts of a haubergeon, wrought of small plates. The Tasses, which nearly cover
the Cuisses, are formed of The double-tailed lion crowned, is
placed at the feet of the figure, and not far from it, on the right side, the gauntlets
of the knight.
The arms of Sir John Peche, at the bottom of the first page are taken, from a
window in the chapel at Lullingstone.
Details:—Plate 1.—Fig. 1. The Gorget:—2, 3, and 4, Motto, and Devices on the
Surcoat. Plate II.—Fig. 1. Hilt of the Sword :—2. Specimen of the plates forming
the Haubergeon.
* At the justs and tournays held at the C%%7Mp cfc jDrap d'Or, Hail says, Sir John Pechie, with three
other knights, attended the king on horseback in his livery, which was white on the right side, and on the
ieft side gold and russet, both hose and garment.