_Wooden Tombs and Effigies_ (Vol. viii., p. 255.).--In the church of
Chew-Magna, co. Somerset, is the effigy of Sir John Hautville, cut (says
Collinson, vol. ii. p. 100.) in one solid piece of Irish oak. He lies on
his left side, resting on his hip and elbow, the left hand supporting his
head. The figure is in armour, with a red loose coat without sleeves over
it, a girdle and buckle, oblong shield, helmet, and gilt spurs. The right
hand rests on the edge of the shield. This monument was brought many years
ago from the neighbouring church (now destroyed) of Norton Hautville. Sir
John lived temp. Henry III. The popular story of him is that he was a
person of gigantic strength, and that he carried, for a feat, three men to
the top of Norton church tower, one under each arm, and the third in his
teeth! (Collinson, vol. ii. p. 108.)