Panel of clear, coloured and stained glass, with brown/black painting, depicting the arms of De Bures of Acton in Suffolk. Possibly from Acton Church. English, about 1350 to 1375.

The blue and red glass surrounding the shield are later additions. The arms depicted are: ermine, on a chief indented sable two lions rampant or, overall a fess gules.

Bequeathed by Mr Henry Vaughan

The surrounding red and blue glass does not appear to be original to the object. If the fess in the on the centre of the shield is original, it may indicate a son's arms during the lifetime of the father.

Bequeathed by Henry Vaughan.

The arms of Sir Robert de Bures (c.1255-1331) as depicted on a brass in the Church of All Saints', Acton, Suffolk are: ermine, on a chief indented sable, two lions rampant or (and no overall a fess gules); otherwise emblazoned as: Per chevron indented sable and ermine, in chief two lions rampant or. He was succeeded by his second son Andrew de Bures (c. 1302-1360).
Sir Andrew de Bures, the second son, succeeded to all the landed estates which his father and step-mother had to leave.
He married Alice, daughter and heiress of Sir John de Reydon (or Roydon), of Overbury Hall, Leyham, Suffolk.
This lady brought to him in dower the Manor of Bowthorp, in Norfolk, Leyham, Whersted and Reydon (Roydon), in Suffolk.
It is recorded by Cotman ("Suffolk Brasses") that Sir Andrew, when a boy between the years 1301-1312, was granted a pension of 40 shillings by Thomas, Abbot of St. Edmundsbury, in consideration of services done and to be done by his father, Sir Robert.
Sir Andrew de Bures died 12 Apr. 1360 and was buried in the chancel of Acton church, as was also his son, Sir Robert .
Weever saw the inscriptions over their graves and recorded them.
At the present time both have disappeared, but their former situs is probably a nameless tomb in the chancel over which is a double floriated early English arch.

Note in Register: Copy of a label attached to the panel:
This shield bears the arms of the De Bures family of Acton near Sudbury. I met with the fragments at a shop in Bury St. Edmunds. The label on grisaille panel in libray window seems to refer to and to correspond with inscription with that upon the brass of Robert de Bures in Acton church, engraved in Mr. Walter's book on brasses. It would be desirable to offer the glass medallion to the Museum at Colchester where are deposited the antique objects found in the County of Suffolk.

A Sir Robert de Bures is listed as a leader of men from Essex on the Calais Campaign (1346/7) in the so-called Calais Roll.

2273-1900