, ▁and ▁The odore ▁probably ▁served ▁the ▁Lower ' s ▁as ▁a ▁scholar ▁of ▁history ▁and ▁the ▁Greek ▁language , ▁possibly ▁helping ▁to ▁educ ate ▁their ▁children . ▁ ▁The odore ▁stayed ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁with ▁Lower ▁at ▁Cl if ton ▁Hall ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁His ▁wife , ▁Mary ▁B alls , ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁P ly mouth ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁November ▁ 1 6 3 1 ▁and ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁ 5 6 ▁years ▁old ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁her ▁death . ▁As ▁per ▁the ▁br ass ▁pla que ▁which ▁marks ▁his ▁grave ▁in ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁St ▁Leonard ▁& ▁St ▁D il pe ▁in ▁Land ul ph , ▁The odore ▁died ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁January ▁ 1 6 3 6 . ▁The ▁br ass ▁pla que ▁prom in ently ▁displays ▁a ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁rem in is cent ▁of ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Pal ai olog os ▁em per ors ▁of ▁By z ant ium , ▁displaying ▁the ▁double - head ed ▁imperial ▁e agle . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁e agle , ▁the ▁arms ▁prom in ently ▁features ▁two ▁to wers , ▁believed ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁gates ▁of ▁Rome ▁and ▁Constantin ople , ▁and ▁a ▁small ▁cres cent ▁at ▁the ▁bottom . ▁The ▁cres cent , ▁the ▁meaning ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁unknown , ▁was ▁probably ▁not ▁something ▁used ▁by ▁The odore ▁himself , ▁likely ▁mistaken ly ▁added ▁by ▁Lower , ▁who ▁commission ed ▁the ▁monument . ▁Alternatively , ▁it ▁is ▁possible ▁that ▁the ▁cres cent