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Governor Edward Nott

(Arms)

Under this Marble Rests y$e$ Ashes of His Excellency Edward Nott Late Governor of this Collony who In his Private character was a good Christian and in his Public a good Governor he was a A lover of Mankind And Bountiful to his friends By y$e$ Sanctity of his Moralls and y$e$ Mildness Prudence and Justice of his Administration he was Deservedly Esteemed A Public Blessing while he Lived & when He Dyed A Public Callamity. he Departed This Life the 23$d$ Day of August 1706 Aged 49 Years.

In Grateful Remembrance of who se many Dutyes the General Assembly of this Collony have Erected this Monument

SYMBOLISM:—The symbolism on this tomb deserves more than passing notice. On the two sides angels are represented as seeking in vain to hide death from view. On the east end are the emblems of mortality, of the resurrection, of the book of deeds, and of the book of life, and on the west end the emblems of mortality, the symbol of the flight of time and the emblems of life, strength, and of nobility.