▁amount ed ▁to ) ▁had ▁been ▁forg iven ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁possessed ▁some ▁wealth . ▁However , ▁it ▁was ▁cert ified ▁at ▁the ▁grant ing ▁of ▁prob ate ▁that ▁he ▁owned ▁little ▁wealth ▁of ▁his ▁own , ▁having ▁settled ▁his ▁estate ▁on ▁his ▁son ▁in ▁ 1 4 6 2 . ▁The ▁ins cription ▁on ▁Mal ory ' s ▁tomb ▁read : ▁" H IC ▁J AC ET ▁DOM IN US ▁TH O MA S ▁M ALL ERE , ▁V A LE NS ▁M I LES ▁O B ▁ 1 4 ▁MAR ▁ 1 4 7 0 ▁DE ▁PA RO CH IA ▁DE ▁M ON K EN K IR BY ▁IN ▁COM ▁W AR IC IN I ," ▁meaning : ▁" Here ▁lies ▁Lord ▁Thomas ▁Mall ere , ▁V ali ant ▁Sold ier . ▁D ied ▁ 1 4 ▁March ▁ 1 4 7 0 ▁[ new ▁calendar ▁ 1 4 7 1 ], ▁in ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁Mon ken kir by ▁in ▁the ▁county ▁of ▁War wick ." ▁The ▁tomb ▁was ▁lost ▁when ▁Grey fri ars ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁in ▁ 1 5 3 8 ▁by ▁King ▁Henry ▁VIII . ▁Mal ory ' s ▁grand son ▁Nicholas ▁eventually ▁inherited ▁his ▁lands ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁High ▁Sher iff ▁of ▁War wick shire ▁in ▁ 1 5 0 2 . ▁ ▁Altern ative ▁ident ities ▁There ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁scholar ly ▁research ▁on ▁the ▁subject , ▁but ▁no ▁candidate ▁for ▁author ship ▁has ▁ever ▁been ▁found ▁to ▁continu ously ▁command ▁w