English: 19th century brass memorial tablet to Nott family of Bydown House, Swimbridge, at entrance to St Bridget's Chapel (North Chancel Chapel / North Aisle Chapel), built by Mules family, early 15th c. in St James's Church, Swimbridge, Devon. Inscription:
- "In memory of James Nott, Esqre, of Tordown, son of John Nott, Esqre, and Agnes his wife, the heiress of the Hamonds of Eastdowne. He was born July 27th 1726 and having lived to God in this world went to be with God AD 1790. Also of his father the above named John Nott who was born Feb 9th 1680 and died May 9th 1756. Also of his wife Amy, daughter of John Mules, Esqre, lineally descended through Mules of Helmeston and of Ernsborough in this parish (of whom was Sir John de Moeles or Mules who built this aisle) and through the barons of North Cadbury from Roger de Molis one of the warriors of the Conquest. Also in memory of John Nott, Esqre, of Bydown son of James and Amy Nott who during his short life here manifested through Christ the graces of a Christian. He was born in the year 1769 and died May 1st 1808 aged 38. IS XXVI 19: Thy dead men shall live together with my dead body shall they arise awake and sing ye that dwell in dust for the Earth shall cast out the dead".
Above are the arms of Nott:
Gules, on a bend engrailed or between four leopard's faces two and two argent an estoile of eight points between two martlets of the first (Nott, (Source: Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 15th Edition, ed. Pirie-Gordon, H., London, 1937, p.1699, Pyke-Nott late of Bydown)); impaling:
Argent, two bars gules in chief three torteaux (Mules of Ernsborough, Swimbridge & de Moels, feudal barons of North Cadbury, Somerset). Representing the 1762 marriage of John Nott (d.1756/90) to Amy Mules, a daughter of John Mules, Esq., of Tawstock (
Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the
Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.824, pedigree of Nott) "lineally descended through Mules of Helmeston and Ernsborough in this parish (of whom was Sir John de Moels or Mules who built this aisle) and through the barons of North Cadbury from Roger de Molis, one of the warriors of the Conquest" (text on brass tablet). Crest of Nott above:
A dove close gules holding in its beak an olive branch argent perched on two mascles interlaced or.