CHURCHES of SUSSEX
Warnham Monument
This monument shows John Caryll, his wife and their nine children. He died
a year or two before Shakespeare.
He grew rich by making iron in the heart of the Sussex forest; but his family
supported the Stuarts and brought themselves to ruin.
He is in armour, with his curly hair and beard; she has a ruff and farthingale,
and below them kneels their eldest son. Behind him are his brothers with curly
hair, buttoned tunics, long frocks and skulls in their hands; and facing them
are their sisters, the youngest with with garlands of flowers in their hair
and the little one with a skull.
It is one of the most attractive monuments in Sussex, interesting for its
costume, especially for the curious headdress of the mother and her daughters.
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