Editing John Speed (section)

===Monumental brass===
In 1944 [[William Burrell|Sir William Burrell]] and [[Constance Burrell|Constance, Lady Burrell]] included a [[monumental brass]], stated to be for the cartographer John Speed, among [[Burrell Collection|their collection]] donated to the city of [[Glasgow]]. It is described as a tomb brass representing a full-length male figure, 62.7 cm tall, facing three-quarters to the right [i.e. his left side turned away], his hands joined in prayer. He has short hair with a trimmed beard and moustache, and wears a gown and cape over a buttoned tunic surmounted by a ruff.<ref>"Tomb brass: John Speed (born 1542{{sic}}, died 1629)", Burrell Collection: European Bronzes and Brasswares (except Statuary), ID 5-6.142. View image and description in [http://collections.glasgowmuseums.com/mwebcgi/mweb?request=record;id=33158;type=101# Glasgow Museums collections navigator] (retrieved 12 July 2022).</ref> The expression "tomb brass" suggests that this figure may have belonged to a group set into the covering slab of a stone [[Tomb chest|table tomb]] (as opposed to a floor matrix), an inference supported by the comparatively unworn condition of the engraving.

The latten is torn away at the toe, suggesting a forceful detachment, but the rivet-holes by which the brass was originally attached to its stone matrix are neatly preserved, suggesting careful removal. The position of the figure indicates that there was once a corresponding, facing plate representing a wife. The squared edge of the brass plate below the foot possibly rested against another brass plate bearing an inscription. The descriptions by Newcourt, Strype and Granger of Speed's monument agree with the text (including the words "On the other side of him" to introduce the inscription for Susanna) given in [[Anthony Munday]]'s 1633 edition of Stow's ''Survey of London'',<ref>'The Remaines', in A. Munday (ed.), ''The Survey of London; contayning the Orignall, Increase, Moderne Estate and Government of that Citie, begun by Iohn Stow'' (Elizabeth Purslow for Nicholas Bourne, London 1633), [https://archive.org/details/b30331870/page/776/mode/2up?view=theater at pp. 776-77] (Internet Archive).</ref> and all clearly refer to the wall monument and inscriptions depicted by Smith and now remaining in restored form. If, however, the attribution of this brass to a tomb monument for John Speed is correct, it may enlarge the view of the original appearance of Speed's monument as it stood on the south side of the chancel of St Giles. The brass is on display in the Burrell Collection.