William Thynne

In the south choir aisle of Westminster Abbey is an altar tomb of alabaster and marble to William Thynne. In the two end bays are shields of arms and his recumbent effigy in armour lies on a rush mattress. The tomb was probably made by the Johnson workshop, of the Southwark school of sculptors. The Latin inscription can be translated:

Here lies William Thynne, Esq. brother of Sir John Thynne, knight, descended from the ancient family of the Bottevilles, who in his youth travelled to most parts of Europe, fought against the Scots at Musselburgh with undaunted courage. At length, enfeebled with age, he went to sleep in the Lord 14 March 1564. John Chamberlain of Prestbury, Esq., to his most dear kinsman, hath erected this monument. The day of death is the birthday of eternal life

Above the epitaph:

Christ is my life, and death my gain

The monument was restored in 1875 and the Tudor archway above it was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott. Further along the aisle is a monument to Thomas Thynne.