ator!) hæc (ita fuperis eft vifum) revaluit, illa febre, proh dolor! in ipfo adventu correpta, vices cum affine mutavit, de morbo graviter laboravit, et (humanis prefidijs nequicquam adhibitis) infra quatriduum ab ineunte morbo obijt, maritoq. ejus acerbiffimum fui defiderium reliquit, matrona innocentia eximiâ, fanctitate præcipua, formâ excellens, pietate in Deum, affectu in maritum, cultu in religionem, nulli poftponenda, prid. Calend. Novemb. anno Chriftiano CISDCLI. cum vixiffet annos xx. menf. 1. d. xvII.— C. P. M. epigraphen hancce facrand. effe voluit, idem qui è regione cippum erexit, conjux ejus amantiff. H. S. 4.

In memory of Mr. Edward Miffenden, of London, merchant, an affectionate husband, an indulgent father, a fincere friend, a good Chriftian; died the 13th of April, 1727, aged 67; and is interred in a vault in this North-eaft corner of the Church, with Sufanna his wife, who was a perfon exemplary for every Chriftian, virtue, and worthily refpected by all her acquaintance; died April 6, 1706.

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Near this place lies all that is corruptible of Mrs. Mary Hardy, youngest daughter of Mr. John Dalling, fen. of this parish, and beloved wife of Mr. Thomas Hardy, citizen of London. Her whole the spent in acts of piety and charity, and in the exercife of all other Chriftian virtues; the beft of wives, the tendereft of mothers, and beloved by all her acquaintance. Heaven, whofe fovereign will must be obeyed, would not permit her husband to enjoy fo great a treafure longer than three fhort years; in which time the bore him two daughters, Mary, and Anna-Maria. The former is now with her Mother among the Saints; the latter furvives to be the foft comfort of her mourning Father. She died, in full affurance of a bleffed refurrection, on the 2d day of Septembr 1716, in the 33d year of her age. In the fame place lieth the body of Mifs Anna-Maria Hardy, obt 23d July, 1740, at 25. In the fame place lies the body of Mr. Thomas Hardy, citizen of London, who erected this monument to the facred memory of his moft dearly beloved wife, Mrs. Mary Hardy. He departed this life on the 16th day of September, ann. Dom. 1747, in the 72d year of his age

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Near this place lies the body of John Dauling, efq. counfellor, of the Inner Temple, London; well, fkill'd in the English Laws, particularly in drawing of Special Pleadings and Conveyances, and well learn'd in all liberal iciences; one of the Juftices of the Peace of the Quorum in Surry to his late Majefty King Charles the Second, and alfo one of the Clerks of the Petty Bag office in the High Court of Chancery. He was pious towards his God, and kind to his friends; a most affectionate husband, an indulgent father, and a ftrenuous afferter of his Country's liberty. Who died, greatly lamented, the 24th day of May, ann. Dom. 160s, aged 75 years. In the fame place are interr'd his grandfather and grandmother, his father and mother, and his two wives, with other near relations. Mary Brecknock, his eldest daugh ter by the fecond wife, dedicated this monument, anno Dom. 1723, to the pious memory of her dear father, who intends herself to be interr'd here. The abovefaid Mary Brecknock died Feb. 15, 1734-5, aged 71 years.

Ou flabs in the North aile:

body

body of Mr. John Dalling, fen. of this parish, gent. father of the abovemextioned John Dalling; who departed this life the 12th day of October, 1750, aged 73. Here alfo lieth the body of Mrs. Mary Dalling, wife of the above Mr. John Dalling, fenior, who died March the 27th, 1759, aged 73. Here alfo lieth the body of Mr, John Taylor, of Stamford, in the county of Lincoln, whỏ died June the 9th, 1759, aged 64.

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Here lyeth interred ye body of Samuell Dalling, gent. who died the 15th day of May in the 77th year of his age, in ye year of our Lord 168 ... Alfo the body of Mrs. Ann Dalling his wife, who died ye 31ft of March, 1687, in the 73d year of her age, who had iffue three fons and four daughters. Here lyeth alfo interr'd the body of Samuell, ye fon of John Dalling, gent, who departed this life ye 29th of March, 1706, aged 30 years.

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Here lyeth interred the body of Mr. John Dalling, late of this parish, who departed this life the 29th of April, 1711, in ye 60th year of his age. He married ye only daughter and heirefs of Mr. John Elwin, late of the town of Milton in Kent, by whom he had iffue three fons and two daughters. Two of his fons, Samuel and Thomas, died before him, and lve buried near this place. His mourn full relict and execatrix, with John, Ann, and Mary, furviving.

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Here lyeth the body of Mr. Andrew Daulinge, citizen of London, fon of Richard Daulinge, rector of Ringewold in Kent; was married to Ann Dalling, eldest daughter of Mr. John Dalling, of WefterHam in Kent, gentleman. He had iffue by her feven fons and two daughters, and left great with child. He departed this life the 25th day of June, 1714, in the 41ft year of his age.

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Memoriæ facrum. Sub hoc marmore jacet Virtutis fpeculum, Pietatis exemplar, Amoris turtur, Prudentiæ Sapientiæque thefaurariu', Elizabetha una filiaru' Richardi Wight nuper de Pickeringe Grange, in parochiâ de Ibstocke, in comitatu Leiceftrenfi, generofi, defunct. nuper uxor Joannis Daulynge de hac parochiâ de Wefterham in comitatu Cantij generofi, que Deo reddidit animam circa ætatis fuæ meridiem 29 die Augufti, anno falutis MDCLXI. Virtus poft funera vivit.

Hoc in memoriam chariffimæ fuæ conjugis pofuit dileéiifimus dolentiffimufque maritus J. D.

Here lies the body of John Daulinge, efe. to whom a monument adjoyning is

Sacred to the memory of Charles Lewis, A. B. ftudent of Chrift Ghurch Oxford, fon of the Rev. Marmaduke Lewis, rect of Lullingftone, and Bridget his wife; a youth of a most amiable difpofition and promifing genius, and who, had it pleafed the Supreme Being to have granted him length of days, would probably have been an ornament to that fociety of which he had the honour to be a member. But Death was permitted to blast the hopes conceived of him, ere he had attained his twenty-first year, fnatching by a fever this their dear and only offspring from the arms of his, affectionate and difconfolate parents, on 6th day of November 1782. Mr. Erafmus Lewis ob. April ... 1782,

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Rowland Lewis, rector of Perrivale, Midd, ob. March 19, 1785, æ. 56. Mrs. Hannah Lewis, ob, June 13, 1786, 2.70.

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Sub hoc tumulo, tribus defignato, primum occupavit locum Sufanna, uxor Edwardi Miffenden, unigenita filia defuncti patris Thomæ Manning de hofpitio Lincolnienfi, armigri, quinto poft mortem die pridie idûs Aprilis anno Domini MDCCVS. ætatis XXXVIL- Edwardum maritum et Thomam filiolum (quem unicum enixa eft) reliquit fuperftites.

De fuis omnibus optimè merita, Ab illis nunquam oblivifcenda. M. S. Edwi Miffenden, qui obt Aplis die 13°, A. D. 1727, æt. 68. A teneris unquiculis haud obfcura præbuit ingenij acuminis indicia, quæ pullulantia Schola Cantuasis irrigavit, dein maris iram rabiemque afpernatus, Mercaturæ (nec inaufpicatò) incubuit, huic tamen haud penitus operam dedit, ftabile pacis anhelans afylum. Egregiè doctus, egregiè pius, ab maris ftrepitu fe fubduxit, potiora aucupans, et Deo et fibi vixit. Cætera qualis fuit, dicat defiderium ejus apud eos quibus maximè notus fuit.

On a brass plate, now kept in the Veftry:

Richard Potter, late of £ftra', efquier, buried here, had by his iii wives Elizabeth, Ane, and Alice, xx children, whereof he lefte alive at his Deathe the iinith of Maye, 1563, jjj fonnes and r daughters.

Aepe in dufte, untill the morning. Come, lorde Jelus, come quicklye.

At the Weft end of the South aile are the King's arms, painted in the reign of Edward VI. as appears by the letters "R. E." and "D'n'e Salvu fac Regem," and in the North aile is another bearing the date 1662.

The Fout is handfome, being an octagon, on a fhaft of alternate niches and buttreffes. Each fide has a quatrefoil recefs with a fhield in it.

On the front of the Gallery at the Welt end of the Nave are four tables, containing the following account of Benefactions.

First Table.

Mr. Nicholas Manning, gent. gave the Branch next the Gallery on Whitfunday 1723. Mr. Peter Kelk, citizen of London, gave the fearlet cloth for the Communion Table ye 19th July, 1730.

Second Table.

Mr. Charles Weft, anno 1705, left the intereft of one hundred pounds Old South Sea Annuities to the poor of the parish for ever.

Ralph Manning, efq. late of this parith, A. D. 1786, left the intereft of one hundred pounds, Three pr Cent. Confolidated Annuities to the poor of this parifh for ever.

Third Table.

Erected a° 1712; Ranulph Manning, jun. Bryan Burton, Churchwardens.

Edward Colttherft, of Gingmontney in Effex, gent. gave the house and land called Wimble, as 1572.

Alice Plumley, of Weft", widow, gave 20 fhillings pr ann. for ever, to be equally diftributed to ten poor people on Christmas and Eafter day, as 1584.

John Bronger gave three fhillings and four pence pann. to the poor for ever, a 1615.

Arthur Willard, of Weft", gave the meffuage called Triborns to the Poor for ever a 1615.

John Trott, citizen and haberdasher of London, gave 26 fhillings pr ann, for ever to the Vicar and Churchwardens, to buy feven penny wheaten loaves every Friday for fo many Poor that come to Church and hear divine fervice, a 1629.

Gartrude Style of Weft, widow, gave 20 pound to fecure 20 fhillings pr ann. for ever, to be equally diftributed to 20 poor houtholders on Good-Friday ao 1635.

William Holmden, yeoman, of Weft, gave two crofts called Farlyes, to the Vicar and Churchwardens, for the poor for ever, as 1640.

Nicholas Crifp, efq. gave a filver Salver a 1692.

Sir John Crifp, bart. gave the marble pavement at the Altar ao 1702.

Thomas Knight, efq. gave a filver cup a 1709.

The Right Hon. Edward Earle of Jerfey, gave the cedar Altarpiece a 1709, and beautified at ye charge of ye parish ao 1712.

Mr. Thomas Hardy, citizen of London, gave two filver plates for the use of this Church March ye 25th, 1720.

Nicholas Manning, gent. and his wife, gave a filver flagon, to be used in the Church of Wefterham, a 1720.

Fourth Table.

Mr Thomas Hardy, citizen of London, May 28th, 1721, gave the branch next

the Chancel.

Mr. Richard Turner of this parish, by will proved Feb. 3d, 1800, after bequeathing several Legacies, gives the retidue of his property, amounting to feven hundred pounds, Three per Cent. Confolidated Annuities of the Bank of England, to Mr. Henry Green and Mr. Richard Green, in truft to apply yearly ten pounds of the annual dividend, in putting out to fchool fo many poor children of this parifh as the Truftees thal choofe fucceffively for ever; and the refidue of the faid yearly dividends (deducting the Trustees cofts and charges) in putting out and binding apprentices fuch poor children of the faid parifh as they fhall choofe fucceffively W. HAMPER.

for ever.

Mr.