Drake Tomb, Southleigh Church
 from Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries
Vol. 7, pp. 110-113
 

The inscription reads
ARMIGER AURATUS ROBERTUS DRACUS
HIC JACET ILLE PIUS, PAUPERIBUSQUE BONUS
SEPTE GNATOS FRUGIET GNATASQUIQUE VENUSTAS
PARTURIIT CONUIX ELIZABETHA SIBI 1600
OBIIT 30 MAR
 

Five shields are represented:

1. [Center] Robert Drake and his wife Elizabeth Prideaux (Argent a Wyvern Gules impaling Argent, on a Chevron Sable, a Mullet Or, in chief a label of 3 points Gules)

2. [Left center] Robert's parents, John Drake and Amy Granville of Stowe (Argent a Wyvern Gules impaling Gules 3 Rests Or)

3. [Right center] Robert's son and daughter-in-law, William Drake of Wiscombe and Philippa Dennis of Holcombe (Argent a Wyvern Gules impaling Ermine 3 Poleaxes Sable 2 and 1)

4. [Left side, not pictured] Robert's grandson, Thomas Drake of Wiscombe and his wife Helen Walker of Bampton (Argent a Wyvern Gules impaling Argent on a Chevron terminated by a Stock and Ring between three Crescents Sable 2 Plates)

5. [Right side] Unknown (Argent a Wyvern Gules impaling a Fess between 3 Fleurs de Lys)