Hatchments in the Church of Saints Peter and Paul
(Numbers 1-9, 17-18 only)

1. Sinister background black

 Per fess azure and or a pale counterchanged three bucks’ heads erased or (Roper), impaling, Azure a chevron engrailed between three lions passant guardant or

Baroness’s coronet  Motto: Spes mea in Deo
Supporters: Dexter, A buck or;  Sinister, A heraldic tyger reguardant argent.

For Catherine, daughter of Philip, 2nd Viscount  Strangford, who m. as his 1st wife, Jan. 1703/4 Henry , 8th Baron Teynham, and d. April 1711.

2.  Sinister background black

Roper, impaling, Per saltire vert and argent a saltire gules (Gage)
Baroness’s coronet.
Motto and supporters: As 1

For Mary, dau. of Sir John Gage, 4th Bt., who m. as his 2nd wife, January 1715/16, Henry 8th Baron Teynham, and d.s.p. Jan. 1716/17

3. Dexter background black

Roper, impaling, Gules on a chevron or between three roundels argent three roundels sable.

Baron’s coronet. Crest: A lion rampant sable holding a ducal coronet or. Mantling (slight); Gules and argent   Motto: As 1. Supporters : Dexter as 1. Sinister: A Bengal tiger reguardant proper.

For Henry, 11th Baron Teynham, who m. 2nd  1760, Elizabeth, widow  of John Mills, dau. of Joseph Webber, and d. 10th Dec.  1786.

4. All black background

On a lozenge, surmounted by a baroness’s coronet.Arms: As 3. Motto: As 1. Supporters: Dexter : as 1   Sinister, A wolf reguardant proper.

For Elizabeth, widow of Henry, 11th Baron Teynham, d. 4th Nov. 1793.

5. All black background

Roper arms only

Baron’s coronet.
Crest, As 3.
Motto: As 1.
Supporters: Dexter, as 1 Sinister, A heraldic wolf reguardant proper .  All on a mantle gules and ermine.

Probably for Philip, 9th Baron Teynham, d unmarried 13th June 1727;  Henry, 12th Baron, d. unm. 10th Jan 1800: or John, 13th Baron, d. unm. 6th September 1824.

6. All black background

Roper arms only

Baron’s coronet.
Crest : As 3.
Motto: As 1     
Supporters: Dexter, as 1.

Sinister: A heraldic tyger reguardant argent.  Mantling: Gules and ermine.

For attribution, see 5

7. All black background

Roper arms only

Baron’s coronet.
Crest : As 3.
Motto: As 1     
Supporters: Dexter, as 1.

Sinister: A heraldic tyger reguardant  argent. All on a mantle gules and ermine

For attribution, see 5

8. Sinister background black

Argent three lozenge buckles tongues fesswise gules, a molet sable for difference (Jerningham), impaling Roper. Cherub’s head above and on each side of shield.

For Elizabeth daughter of Christopher, 5th Baron Teynham, who m.  Charles Jernngham, and d.

9. Sinister background black

Sable on a fess or between three cats passant argent striped sable a cross formy between two crescents gules (Tyler), impaling Roper . 
Motto: Resurgam  Two cherubs’ heads above shield.

For Betty Maria, daughter of Henry, 11th Baron Teynham, who married 1785, Francis Henry Tyler, of Lynsted Lodge, and died  1st March 1788 aged 26.

17. All black background

Sable a fess or between three cinquefoils argent, in a chief  a label of three points or for difference (Eve), impaling, Sable a fess dancetty between three cherubs’ heads or (Adye)

Crest: A horse passant argent Mantling: Gules and argent 
Motto: Virtus in actione consistit. On a wood panel.

Frame inscribed: Henry Eve M.D. ob July 1686. Interred the 31st. AEt. 31. also : Dorothy Eve, wife of Henry Eve, M.D. ob. Nov. 1691 Interred Dec 1.

18. Sinister background black

Sable a fess or between three cinquefoils argent, in a chief  a crescent or for difference (Eve).     In pretence, and impaling, Eve, without crescent.

Crest and mantling: As 17.
Motto: In vitae medio morimur

Frame inscribed: Mrs. Dorothy Eve, the wife of Charles Eve,  of Canterbury, Gent, died on June ye 16th 1755. Interred here the 26th instant  aged 31 years..

(M.I. confirms above details; she was the  daughter and heiress of Henry Eve)

Glossary: dexter: right hand  side looking from the back of the hatchment; sinister: left hand side.
Azure - blue; argent - silver; gules - red; or - gold; sable - black.
Fess - division of a shield formed by two lines drawn horizontally and occupying one third of it.
Saltire - cross X; Dancetty - zig-zag; impaled - two coat of arms side by side on the same shield; engrailed - scalloped partition line with the spikes outwards; erased - torn from the body, with jagged edges erect upright.  Further definitions and interpretation can be found through Burkes Peerage.