![St Gregory's Church, Pottergate, Norwich, mural monument on north wall of chancel to Sir Joseph Payne (1600-1668), Knight Bachelor. See National Archives, PROB 11/328/159, "Will of Sir Joseph Payne, Alderman of Norwich, Norfol", date of probate 21 October 1668. Text per: Farrer, Edmund, Church Heraldry of Norfolk, Vol 3 (1893) Lynn, Norwich, Thetford, Yarmouth, p.59 [1]:
Contents
1 Heraldry
2 Inscription
3 Biography from www.norwich-heritage.co.uk
4 An Elegy upon Sir Joseph Payne, sometimes Major and Collonel of the Train'd Bands of the City of Norwich, who dyed in Harvest
5 Summary
6 Licensing
Heraldry
Three shields:
1: Sable, a fesse ragulée between three lion's gambs erect and erased or (Paine)
2: A sword in pale point uppermost in chief the date 1660 and in fesse J.P. (possibly a reference to his year as Mayor)
3: Gules, a castle triple- towered argent in base a lion passant guardant or (City of Norwich); crest: A lion's gamb erect erasedholding a ragged staff (Paine)
Inscription
" Josephus Paine, Eques Auratus, Huiusce Urbis Civis, Senator PrsBter, Tribunus, Pius, Prudens, Justus, Fortis, Familliam Honestam, Honore auxit IndustrisB, et Virtutis Proemia, &c obiit 15 August, 1668, atatis suae 68." "The Lady Emma Paine, wife to the Right Worshipful Sir Joseph Paine, Knt., died 28 of April, 1665, in 65th year. Robertus Paine, Josephi Paine, militis, &c. Filius primogenitus, &c., &c. Anno Aetatis 31 1656, Collectus ad tres Liberos preemissos, vid Rogerum, Mariam, et Josephum, qui hic sepulti adjacent."
Biography from www.norwich-heritage.co.uk
See: [2]
Sir Joseph was Sheriff in 1654 and Mayor in 1660. After the end of the civil war, on 24th of July 1660, he presented the King with £1,000 in gold from the citizens of Norwich. He was knighted at that time and was to have been a Knight of the Royal Oak, he was also made a Colonel of the city regiment.
He was a staunch royalist during the time of the civil war, when Norwich and much of East Anglia was Parliamentarian. He was, however, greatly respected by the people of Norwich, in fact when the Parliamentarian Government called for the arrest of the Mayor of Norwich, he was asked, by the Mayor, to calm the populace who had threatened to riot.
He and his wife, Emma Bencely, the daughter of Richard Bencely of Carlton, bought Strangers Hall in Norwich in 1659. After being knighted by the King he enlarged his house incorporating a separate Elizabethan building by adding two storeys against the hall on the west side. The building is raised over vaults dating back to the 14th and 15th century. The lower of the two Elizabethan chambers had a wooded ceiling with moulded beams. The upper contains a fireplace of carved stone bearing on it spandrels “1659” and the initials of Paine and his wife. The same date and initials are painted on the older fireplace in the parlour. After his death Matthew Stevenson published a poem in Sir Joseph's honour :
An Elegy upon Sir Joseph Payne, sometimes Major and Collonel of the Train'd Bands of the City of Norwich, who dyed in Harvest
Source: Stevenson, Matthew, fl. 1654-1685,, Norfolk drollery, or, A compleat collection of the newest songs, jovial poems, and catches, &c., pp.88-90 [3]
SO falls a shock in season; Heaven we see,
Has begun Harvest then as well as we:
Not without rain too, though in deep laments,
Our Eyes out-vie the melting Elements.
Yet weep not; Joseph is but sent before ye,
The Grave his Aegypt is, the Heavens his Glory.
Such was his just, and generous behaviour,
Got him the Peoples love and Princes favour.
To the Kings hand he owes his great renown:
But still the merit of it to his own.
He was till Nature's oyl decay'd, a Lamp
That did enlighten both the Court and Camp.
Whilst like the Orbs commanding from a far,
He that our Pilot was, is now our Star.
Which though by many sphears divided hence,
Govern this City still by influence.
The solemn pomp that did attend his Herse,
Lookt, as if death and tryumph had converse.
They parly, and deliberate of dying,
With lighted Matches, and with colours flying.
As if his Soul of honour ever tender,
In spight of death, wou'd upon terms surrender,
And bravely brav'd it out, till like Ostend,
Nothing remain'd, but Rubbish to defend.
With folded armes the men at armes marcht on
As from the Victory of Absolon.
The stand of Pikes their lofty heads did hide,
And Swords like Bandaliers hung a to-fide.
Muskets are charg'd, recoil from off their Rests,
And Funeral-fire knocks at the Souldiers breasts.
At last they roar it out as thither led,
Like the last Trumpet to awake the dead.
Whilst every Volly as it rends and raves,
Forestals an Earthquake and presents them graves.
To Charity the way he nobly led,
And dy'd to let us see she was not dead.
But what his bounty, with the highest, ranks,
It was not known till it could know no thanks.
That empty puff of praise he car'd not for,
The Benefactor is God's Creditor.
Before the Famin, Joseph layes up Corn;
And milk provided is for Babes unborn.
Just thus the God of Charity began,
First he made ready meat, and then made Man.
Pure Eleemosyne thus to contrive,
Like providence to keep the World alive.
Mammon well laid out, mony wisely given:
Like Forein Bills paid at first fight in heaven.
What can I further add? here in a word,
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