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of the extraordinary and amusing Epitaphs into the use of which people have been led, either by ignorance or a taste for satire, are so curious, that it may be well to insert a few of them here. Many of these are still remaining upon the gravestones or tablets where they were originally placed, and some of them are already well known from their having appeared in different Archæological Magazines or other Periodicals.

Few are better known than the famous Epitaph at Pewsey in Wiltshire:—

The following are from various sources:—

Ombersley, Worcestershire.