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And of Sarah his Wife who died July 4 th 1745 in the 45 th of her Age.

The Lord grant unto the Faithful here under lying that they may find mercy of the Lore in that day. [2] Tim: 1: 18.

And of Richard Redemptus their Son who diec 4 th day of June 1737 aged 4 weeks.

And of Elizabeth Eusebias their Daughter A* ho died 23 rd ^of August 175J, Aged lu years and a half

Also of Edward Erastus Deacon M:D: who departed this Life 13 th day of March 1813 Aged 72 years.

And of Elizabeth his Wife who departed this Life 21 st day of January 1812 Aged 66 years.

Here is another slab near Mr. Shaw's, representing early Manchester tobacconists :

Here resteth the Body of William Worrall of Manchesf Tobacconist who was buried April y e 3 d 1749 in y e 49 th year of his Age. Also Lydia his wife (& after W T ife to Sam 1 Barrow) bur' 1 Feb'y the 23 d 1772 Aged 70 y Also Samuel Barrow of Manch Tobacconist who was buried Jan r - v the 27 th 1756 Aged 42

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WW Tob nist

FREDERICK LAWRENCE TAVARE. Manchester.

CHESTER CATHEDRAL. On a tablet in the south transept of Chester Cathedral is the following :

Sacred to the memory of John Paul, late of the White Lion in this City, who departed this life July 10 th, 1805, aged 56. He was a sincere friend and an honest M*>n. And in his line of Business few superior.

W. B. H.

AMERICAN SCURRILOUS EPITAPHS. By this term I mean epitaphs imputing blame. Here are two instances : one from The Boston Traveller, the other from The Sussex (N.J.) Register. The first is from Milford, New Hampshire :

Caroline H.. wife of Calvin Cutter, M.D., Murdered by the Baptist Ministry of the Baptist Churches, as follows, Sept. 28th, 1838, set. 33. She was accused of lying in Chrrch Meeting, by the Rev. D. D. Pratt & Deac. Albert Adams- was condemned by the church unheard. She was reduced to poverty by Deac. William Wallace. When an ex parte council was asked of the Milford Baptist Church, by the advice of their Committee, George Raymond, Calvin Averill, & Andrew Hutchinson they voted not to receive any communication upon the subject. The Rev. Mark Carpenter said he thought as the good old Deac. Pearson said " we have got Cutter down and it is best to keep him [fur? ] down." The intentional and malicious destruction of her character and happiness as above described de- stroyed her life. Her last words upon the subject were, " Tell the truth and the iniquity will come out."

The second is from a burying-ground near Morristown, N.J. :

In memory of Charles H. Salmon, who was born September 10th, 1858. He grew, waxed strong, and developed into a noble son and loving brother. He came to his death on the 12th of October, 1884, by the hand of a careless drug clerk and two excited doctors, at 12 o'clock at night in Kansas City.

RICHARD H. THORNTON.

36, Upper Bedford Place, W.C.

SOMERBY, LINCOLNSHIRE. On the south wall of Somerby Church, near Grantham, is the following, copied by me in July :

Here lyeth the body of M rs lane

Brownlowe eldest davghter

of Sr Richard Brownlowe

Baronet and of his wife Dame

Elizabeth davghter to lohn Freeke Esq of yorn Cortney

in the Covnty of Dorset

She deceased the 16 yeare of

her 1 fe the 1 of lune 1670

She was of a solid sei a ovs

temper of a competent statvre

And a fayre compleaciton whose

Sovle now is perfectly butyfyed

With the frivtion [sic] of God in

Glory and whose body in His

Dew time he will rais to

The injoyment of the same.

a small slab beneath the above is

EPITAPH.

Here lyes a virgin whose clear conscience may "ompar'd with whitest vellom trvly say The spot lyes there who clens'd me wrott His name So firm vpon me I am still the same His whilst I liv'd He own'd me still I'm His Preserv'd by Him till I enjoy trve blis.

J. FOSTER, D.C.L. Tathwell Vicarage, Louth, Lines.

WATCHMAKER'S EPITAPH AT L YD FORD. The following epitaph to the memory of a ocal watchmaker may be seen above his

grave close to the porch of St. Pedrock's

/hurch, Lydford, Devon :

Here lies in horizontal position the outside case

George Routleigh, Watchmaker, whose abilities

n that line were an honour to his profession : integ-

ity was his mainspring, and prudence the regulator

if all the actions of his life : humane, generous, and

iberal, his hand never stopped till he had relieved

distress : so nicely regulated were all his move- ments that he never went wrong, except when set

i-going by people who did not know his key : even hen he was easily set right again ! He had the art if disposing his time so well that the hours glided

iway in one continued round of pleasure and lelight, till an unlucky moment put a period to his xistence ! He departed this Life, November 14, 802, aged 57 : wound up in hopes of being taken in and by his Maker, and being thoroughly cleaned nd repaired, and again set going in the world to ome.

ALAN STEWART.