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The monument is dated 12th Dec 1646, so may refer to events in the English Civil War or its outcome. Regi & ecclesia points to the King and Church. Thoroton is the subject of the memorial. The Thorotons married into the Lovetot family, who held the manor of Car Colston. Judging by the style and quantityof the lettering, the monument may have been commissioned by the Thoroton Society c1900 to celebrate the life of Dr Robert Thoroton, the renowned local antiquary. If I have interpreted them correctly, the Arms above the inscription look back to the early C13. This is broadly the date of the earliest surviving architecture in this church: the base of the tower. ARMS: Quarterly 1 and 4, Argent a fess between three hunting horns sable, (Thoroton). 2 (Gules) a lion rampant queue fourche (argent) (Simon de Montfort). 3 Per pale indented (argent and gules) (Borne by de Montfort in honour of Hinckley) quartering (Azure) a fleur de lys (argent) (France). (Needs rephotographing under oblique lighting to enhance the missing lettering and confirm the lions forked tail. Photo Jun 2010).