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Arms are Skerne impaling Thornhull (argent, a chevron gules between three blackbirds sable beaked or). Arms of Skerne are quartered 1 & 4 (gules three castles triple towered argent), 2 & 3 (gules a lion rampant argent).

IF EACH THINGS END DOE EACH THINGS WORTH EXPRESSE
WHAT IS MANES LIFE, BVT VAINE VNPERFECTNES
HOW SWIFTLIE RVNE WE TO OVR FATALL ENDE
WCH HAVE NO HOPE IF DEATH BE NOT OVR FRENDE
I SKERNE DOE SHEW THAT ALL OR EARTHLY TRVSTE
ALL EARHLY FAYERS AND GOODS & SWEETES ARE DUST
LOOKE ON THE WORLDES INSYDE AND LOOK ON ME
HER OVTSTDE IS BVT PAINTED VANITIE.

ERECTED AND FINISHED BY MARGARET SKERNE HIS WIFE, WHICH CAVSED THIS WORKE TO BEE MADE ANNO DNI 1596