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| Keywords: RogerLupton Died1540 MonumentalBrass EtonCollege.png Psalm 51 Miserere mei Deus secundum magnam misericordiam tuam Have mercy upon me O God according to thy loving kindness Text per King James's Bible Below is an heraldic escutcheon displaying the arms of Roger Lupton Argent on a chevron between three wolf's heads erased sable three lilies argent on a chief gules a Tau cross between two escallops or The Tau cross was a symbol of Saint Anthony of Egypt and thus probably referred to his Mastership of St Anthony's Hospital in the parish of St Benet Fink in the City of London The wolves were canting references to his surname from the Latin Lupus a wolf and the arrangement Sable three lillies argent three white lillies on a black field is the base part of the arms of Eton College Lack William; Stuchfield H Martin; Whittemore Philip; Monumental Brasses of Buckinghamshire London 1994 p 83 author Brass c 1540 brass rubbing 19th century Ashmolean Museum Oxford Monumental brasses in Buckinghamshire Eton College Chapel Monumental brasses in Berkshire Canons of Windsor Psalm 51 PD-old-100 | ||||
