In the aisle of the nave there are several ancient slabs on which the inscriptions are now virtually unreadable. The one in memory of Daniel Blackford, a local Royalist who fought in the Civil War, is reproduced in a frame on the north wall.
Next to his slab are two of which we know less, but which date from the same period. Fortunately a full recording of monumental inscriptions in the Church was made c.1830 by the Rev. Thomas Ward, a local antiquarian, and is preserved in the Birthplace Trust Record Office in Stratford. He gives the wording for the larger slab as follows:-
In memoriam Johannes Pippin Generosi qui mortem obiit decimo septime die Iunii Anno Domini 1647. Aetatis Sue 30
Reader if that thou draw Est near to see, who lies interr'd here. Summon Up all thy Pitties to Condole with them that Peppen knew. For since He is dead. Both Friends and Wife. Wanting Comfort anddespair of Life.
The inscription on the smaller slab, by the gangway to the door, can just be made out - at least in part - and reads:-
Here lieth the body of Thomas Pippen, the second son of John Pippen lately departed October the 17th, 1646.