Vincent turned up, from a book marked Quid Non, which threw much light upon the question; but as Vincent's pedigree contained some grave chronological errors, I procured a search to be made among the ' Inquisitiones post mortem' at the General Record Office, and embody the results of that investigation in the following pedigraic sketch:—

pedigraic sketch

   The return of the jury, though no doubt in the main correct, gives a slight error of about two years in the age of David the son, which however is not of sufficient importance to affect our object of identifying the monument as that of Elizabeth, the daughter of Henry Lord Ferrers, of Groby. Vincent's pedigree gives the date of the death of this David, Earl of Athol, as Oct. 10, 43 Edw. III., or 1370, which affords about five years' survivorship for his wife, during which time she is described as becoming the wife of Malweyn, of Ashford. Had the Inquisitions recorded the name as Malmain or Valoignes, the association would have appeared intelligible; the Maimains having large property at "Waldershare and Pluckley, and the Valoignes great possessions at Ashford; as also had the Fogges, with one of whom, Thomas Fogge Esq., of Ashford, she is also associated, as Hasted says,