What I was you know not--
What I am you know not--
Whither I am gone you know not--
Go about your business.
In Sarnesfield churchyard, near Weobley, is the tombstone of John Abel,
the celebrated architect of the market-houses of Hereford, Leominster,
Knighton, and Brecknock, who died in the year 1694, having attained the
ripe old age of ninety-seven. The memorial stone is adorned with three
statues in kneeling posture, representing Abel and his two wives; and also
displayed are the emblems of his profession--the rule, the compass, and
the square--the whole being designed and sculptured by himself. The
epitaph, a very quaint one, was also of his own writing, and runs thus:--
This craggy stone a covering is for an architector's bed;
That lofty buildings raisèd high, yet now lyes low his head;
His line and rule, so death concludes, are lockèd up in store;
Build they who list, or they who wist, for he can build no more.
His house of clay could hold no longer,
May Heaven's joy build him a stronger.
JOHN ABEL.
Vive ut vivas in vitam æternam.
The following inscription copied from a monument at Darfield, near
Barnsley, records a murder which occurred on the spot where the stone is
placed:--
Sacred
To the Memory of
THOMAS DEPLEDGE,
Who was murdered at Darfield,
On the 11th of October, 1841.
At midnight drear by this wayside
A murdered man poor DEPLEDGE died,
The guiltless victim of a blow
Aimed to have brought another low,
From men whom he had never harmed
By hate and drunken passions warmed.
Now learn to shun in youth's fresh spring
The courses which to ruin bring.
The following singular verse occurs upon a tombstone contiguous to the
chancel door in Grindon churchyard, near Leek, Staffordshire:--
Farewell, dear friends; to follow me prepare;
Also our loss we'd have you to beware,
And your own business mind. Let us alone,
For you have faults great plenty of your own.
Judge not of us, now We are in our Graves
Lest ye be Judg'd and awfull Sentence have;
For Backbiters, railers, thieves, and liars,
Must torment have in Everlasting Fires.
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Index.
Abdidge, John, 37.
Abel, John, 155.
Aberfeldy, Perthshire, 75.
Abesford, 63.
Adams, John, 39.
Adams's, W. Davenport, "Dict. of Eng. Literature," quoted, 136.
Adlington, 63, 64.
Aliscombe, Devon., 45.
Andrews's, W., "Historic Romance," quoted, 101.
Anne, Queen, 76.
Appleby, H. C., quoted, 128.
Ardwick Cemetery, 98.
Ashburton, 151.
Ashford, Mr., 139.
----, Mary, Booker's epitaph on, 138.
Ashover, Derby., 94.
Audley's _Companion to the Almanac_, quoted, 62.
Ault Hucknall, Derby., 22.
Axon's, W. E. A., "Lancashire Gleanings," quoted, 137.
Aylesbury, 39.
Bacchanalian Epitaphs, 54.
Bagshaw, Samuel, 46.
Bakers, Company of, 50.
Bakewell, Derby., 3-6, 133, 152.
Church, 3, 4.
Ball's, H. W. "The Social Hist. and Antiqs. of Barton-on-Humber,"
quoted, 147.
Barbadoes, 36.
Barber, John, 127.
Bardesley's, Rev. C. W. "Memorials of St. Anne's Church, Manchester,"
quoted, 53.
Barker, Christopher, 19.
Barnstaple, 89.
Barrow-on-Soar, Leicester., 88.
Barton-on-Humber, 146-148;
Ball's "Social Hist. and Antiqs. of," quoted, 147;
King's Head Public House, 148;
St. Peter's Churchyard, 146.
Barwick-in-Elmet, Yorks., 76.
Baskerville, John, 18.
Bath, 96;
Cathedral 97.
Battersea, 67;
The Church at, 67.
Battle, Sussex, Collection of Smoke money in, 61.
Becke, Rev. John, 86.
Beckley, 100.
Bede, Cuthbert, see Bradley, Rev. E., B.A.
Belbroughton, Worcester., 7, 8;
The Church at, 71.
Bellem, Worcester. 7.
Bellow, J. F., 116.
Benson, Miss, 109.
Berkely, Gloucester., 35.
Berkshire, 131, 132.
Beverley, Yorks., 98, 116;
The Minster, 69, 91;
St. Mary's Church, 98;
Tablet of two Danish Soldiers at, 116.
Biffin, Sarah, 124, 125;
see also Wright, Mrs.
Billinge, William, 65.
Bingley, 11.
Bingham, Notts., 3.
Birmingham, 19.
Birstal, 26.
Blackett, John, 48.
Bletchley, 89.
Blidworth, 26-28;
Archer's Water, 27;
Forest, 29.
Blidworth Rocking, 26, 28.
Bloodworth, Sarah, see Dale, Sarah.
Bodger, Samuel, 68.
Bolsover, Derby., 35.
Bolton, Lancashire, 120, 121.
----, Yorks., 112.
Booker, Dr., epitaph on Mary Ashford, 138.
Booth, Hannah, 92, 93.
----, John, 92, 93.
----, Tom, 24, 25.
Bowes, Yorks., 145.
Bradbury, Thomas, 139, 140.
----, William, 139, 140.
Bradley, Rev. E., B.A., (Cuthbert Bede), quoted, 7.
----, W., the Yorkshire Giant, 121, 122.
Breighmet, 121.
Bremhill, Wiltshire, 66.
Briscoe's, John D., "Hist. of Bolton," quoted, 120, 121.
----, J. Potter, 59, 141;
"Nottinghamshire Facts and Fictions" quoted, 59.
Bridgeford-on-the-Hill, Notts., 37.
Bridgnorth, 21.
Briggs, Hezekiah, 11.
Brighton, 70, 73;
Churchyard, 70;
Marine Parade, 73.
Bristol, 50.
Broadbent, John, 12.
Broomsgrove, 38.
Brown's, C., "Annals of Newark-upon-Trent," quoted, 130.
Buck, J., 102, 105.
Buckett, John. 56, 57.
Buller, Rev. H., 39.
Bullingham, 45.
Bunney, 29.
Burbage, Rich., 107.
Burkitt, Jonathan, 147, 148.
Burns's, Robert, epitaph on John Dove, 58.
Burton, 144.
----, Joyce. 151.
Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, 17, 69, 150.
Butler, Samuel, 98.
----, Samuel, author of "Hudibras," 125, 126;
O'Brien's epitaph on, 125;
Wesley's epigram on, 126.
----, Samuel W., 98, 99.
Buttress, Jas. Epps, 79.
Byfleet, 105.
Byng, Admiral, 77, 78.
Byrne, Simon, 30.
Byron's, Lord, epitaph on John Adams, 39;
on John Blackett, 48.
Bywater, Ann, 60.
----, John, 60.
----, John, son of above, 60.
Cadman,, a famous "flyer," 101.
Callow, Rev. William, 8.
Campbell, Capt. Patrick, 75.
Carlyle, Thomas, 80.
Carmichael, Capt. James, 72.
Caroline, Queen, 105.
Carter, S., 30.
Cartwright, Henry, 23.
Castleton, Derby., 154.
Catherine, Queen of Henry VIII., 10.
Cave, --., 88.
----, Edward, sen., 42.
----, Edward, jun., 42.
----, Jos., 42.
----, William, 42.
Cave, South, 140.
Caxton, William, 14.
Chapman's Dr. Thos., epitaph on Henry Jenkins, 112.
Chambers's, Dr. Robert, "Book of Days," quoted, 9, 10, 101, 105;
"Dom, Annals of Scotland," quoted, 114.
_Chambers's Journal_, quoted, 111.
Charles I., 113, 114, 128, 131.
---- II., 67, 113, 114, 133;
and Butler's "Hudibras," 126.
Charlton, John, 21.
Chatham, 59.
Checkley, Stafford., 85.
Chelsea Hospital, 66, 73.
Chepstow, Monmouth., 130-133;
Castle, 131, 133;
Church, 132.
Cheshire, 111.
Chest, Rev. --., 132.
Downton's epitaph on, 132.
Chester, 45.
Chesterfield, Lord, 17.
Chimney Money, see Smoke Money.
Chiswick, 97.
Clay, Hercules, 128, 129.
----, John, 63.
----, Mary, 63.
----, Thomas, 63, 64.
Cleater, S,. 152.
Clemetshaw, Henry, 91.
Cliff, Elizabeth, 151.
Clifton, Gloucester., 97.
Clockmakers, The Company of, and the restoration of Harrison's tomb at
Hampstead, 36.
Cocks, Rev. Chas. S., 8.
Cole, William, Dean of Lincoln, 87, 88.
Collison, David, 81.
Colton, Stafford., 46.
Corby, Lincoln., 50.
Corser, Annie, 134.
----, Henry, 134.
Corsica, Theodore, King of, 135.
Cotton, Rev. John, 16.
Coventry, 20;
St. Michael's Churchyard, 20, 29. 31.
_Coventry Mercury_, quoted, 20.
Crackles, Thomas, 80.
Crayford, 1.
Creton, 151.
Crich, Derby., 43.
Crompton, Jas., 121.
----, Mary, 121.
Cromwell, Oliver, 113, 132.
Cruker, John, 48.
Culloden, 110.
Dale, Elizabeth, (neé Foljambe), 133.
----, John, 133, 134.
----, Sarah, (neé Bloodworth) 133, 134.
Danish Soldiers, Tablet of the, at Beverley, 116, 119.
Darfield, Barnsley, 155.
Darlington, 13.
Darnbrough, William, 11, 12.
Darneth, Dartford, 59.
Dart, Rose, 89.
Dartmoor, 33.
Dartmouth, 76.
Davidson, Lieut. Alex., 78.
----, Harriet, 78.
Day, William, 86.
Deal, 78.
Deans, Jeannie, 27.
Defoe's, Daniel, "Robinson Crusoe," quoted, 136.
Delamoth, Mrs. Jane, 153.
Depledge, Thos., 156.
Dibdin, Rev. T. F., D.D., quoted, 10.
Dickinson, Mr., 110.
Dinsdale's, Dr. F., F.S.A., "Ballads and Songs of David Mallet," quoted,
146.
Dixon, George. 22.
Dove, John, 58.
Downton's epitaph on Rev. --., Chest, 132.
Dublin, 16.
Duck, S., 102, 105, 106;
Swift's epigram on, 105.
Dudley, Worcester, 138.
Dundas, Lord, 108.
Dunton, Bucks., 39.
Eakring, Notts., 23.
Easton, William, 80.
Ecclesfield Churchyard, 23.
Edinburgh, 17, 27.
Edmonds, John, 77.
Edwalton, 59.
Edward VI., 113.
Elizabeth, Queen, 19, 113, 114.
Ellenborough, Lord, 139.
Empedocles, quoted, 84.
EPITAPHS, BACCHANALIAN, 54;
Miscellaneous, 150;
Punning, 84;
Typographical, 14;
On Actors and Musicians, 90;
Bakers, 49, 50;
A Blacksmith, 43;
Booksellers, 40-42;
A Builder, 45;
Carpenters, 46, 50;
Carriers, 39;
A Coachman, 39;
A Dyer, 47;
Engineers, 37-38;
Gardeners, 51-52;
A Mason, 46;
Musicians and Actors, 90;
Notable Persons, 108;
Parish Clerks, 1;
Potters, 44-5;
Publicans, 54-56;
Sailors and Soldiers, 65;
Sextons and Parish Clerks, 1;
Shoemakers, 48;
Soldiers and Sailors, 65;
Sportsmen, 21;
Tradesmen, 33;
Watchmakers, 33-37;
Weavers, 47.
Eton, 60.
Evans's, John, "Life of S. W. Butler," quoted, 99.
Eyre and Spottiswood, printers, 19.
----, Vincent, 141, 142;
Briscoe's account of, 141.
Falkirk, Scotland, 110.
Faulder, George, alderman and printer of Dublin, 16, 17.
Fawfield Head, Stafford., 65.
Ferrensby, 111.
Field, Joseph, 84, 85.
----, Theophilus, 85.
FitzHerbert, Ralph, 7.
FitzOsborne, William, 7.
Flamborough Head, 82.
Flixton, Lancash., 92.
Flockton, Thos., 12, 13.
Foljambe, Elizabeth, see Dale, Elizabeth.
Folkestone, Kent, 61.
Fort William Cemetery, 75.
Fotheringay, 11.
Foulby, Yorks., 36.
Fountain Dale Cross, 28.
Fox, Henry, 47.
Franklin, Dr. Benjamin, 15, 16.
----, Deborah, 16.
Freland, Mrs. 59.
Garrick, David, 96;
Epitaph on William Hogarth, 97, 98;
on Jas. Quin, 97.
Gedge, L., 17.
_Gentleman's Magazine_, quoted, 5, 6, 42, 115.
George II., 105.
---- III., 125.
---- IV., 70.
Germany, 121.
Gibraltar, 73.
Gillingham, 99.
Gloucester, 57.
_Gloucester Notes and Queries_, quoted, 136.
Gloucestershire, 127;
St. Peter Abbey, 128.
Goëthe, J. W., quoted, 80.
Golding, Samuel, 73.
----, Phoebe, see Hessel.
Goldsmith, Thos., 76.
Grainge's, William, "Yorkshire Longevity," quoted, 111.
Grantham, Lincoln., 147-148.
Gray, Catherine, 45.
----, Robert, 49;
his Hospital, 49.
Greenfield, 139.
Greenwich, Kent, 56;
The Pig and Whistle Public House, 56.
Griffiths, Geo., 68.
Grindon, Stafford., 156.
_Guardian, The_, quoted, 87.
Guy, John, 127.
Hackett, Robert, 22.
Haddon Hall, Derby., 5.
Haigh, Brian, 152.
----, John, 152.
----, Martha, 152.
Hall, Micah, 154.
Hamilton, 83.
Hampstead, Middx., 35.
Hampsthwaite, Yorks., 122.
Hanslope, Bucks., 30.
Harding-Booth, 46.
Hardwick Park, 22.
Harrison, John, the Inventor, 36.
----, William, 81.
Harrogate, 109-111.
Hart, Thomas, 3.
Hartwith Chapel, Nidderdale, 11.
Haselton, Mary. 150.
Hawksworth's, Dr., epitaph on Joseph Cave, 42.
Hayley, W., 43.
Henry VII., 113.
---- VIII., 7, 113.
Hereford, 85, 155;
Cathedral, 85.
Hessel, Phoebe, 70-75.
Hessle, Hull, 47.
Heywood, John, 46.
Highgate Cemetery, 30.
Hill, Otwell, D.D., 87.
Hilton Castle, Durham, 101.
Hilton's John. Fool, 101.
Hinde, Thomas, 35.
Hippisley, John, 97.
Hiseland, William, 66.
Hobson, --, University Carrier, 39-40.
Hogarth, William, 97, 98, 101;
Garrick's epitaph on, 97, 98.
Horncastle, 83.
Hornsea, 86.
Howard, John, 53.
Hughenden Churchyard, 127.
Hulm, John, 20.
Hurtle, F., 8.
Hull, 60, 80, 84, 116, 119, 140;
Castle Street Burial Ground, 60;
Field, Jos., twice mayor of, 84, 85;
Hessle Road Cemetery, 80;
Holy Trinity Church, 84, 91;
St. Mary's Church, Sculcoates, 153.
Hythe Churchyard, Kent, epitaph on a Fishmonger in, 32.
Indies, East, 73.
Indies, West, 73.
Inglott, William, 90.
Ireland, 121.
Isnell, Peter, 1, 2.
Jackson, Thos., 100.
James I., 113, 132.
Jenkins, Henry, 112, 113;
Dr. Chapman's epitaph on, 112-113.
Jerrold's, D., epitaph on Chas. Knight, 107.
Jewitt, Llewellynn, F.S.A., quoted, 3.
Jobling, Mrs. C, 124.
Jones, Edward, printer, 14, 15.
----, John, 128.
Joy, Richard, "Kentish Samson," 123.
Juan Fernandez, Island of, 135.
Kettlethorpe, Lincoln., 86.
Kew, Surrey, 105.
Kimbolton Castle, Huntingdon, 10.
Kingston, Duke of, 23.
Kirk Hallam, Derby., 152.
Knaresborough, 108, 109, 110;
Blind Jack of, 108-111.
Knight, Chas., Jerrold's epitaph on, 107.
Knighton, South Wales, 155.
Lackington, James, 41.
Lambert, Daniel, the Lincolnshire Giant, 122, 123.
----, Geo., 91.
Lambeth, 52.
Lancashire, 111.
Largo, Fife, 135.
Leake, Thomas, 26-29.
Leeds, 12.
Leek, Stafford., 156.
Leen, river, 24.
Leicester, 122.
Leominster, 155.
Lillyard, Miss, 116.
Lillyard's Edge, Battle of, 115.
Lillington, Dorset., 87.
Lillywhite, the Cricketer, 30.
Lincoln, 87;
Cathedral, 87.
Lincolnshire, 142, 143.
Lisbon, 36.
Liverpool, 55, 124;
St. James's Cemetery, 124.
Llandaff, South Wales, 85.
London, 27, 36, 39, 49, 57, 62, 101, 114, 121, 126, 127;
Boar's Head Tavern, Great Eastcheap, 62;
Covent Garden Churchyard, epitaph of John Taylor, the Water Poet in,
57;
King's Bench Prison, 135;
King's College Hospital, 102;
Phoenix Alley, 57;
Portugal Street, 101;
Red Lion Square, 36;
St. Anne's Churchyard, Soho, 134;
St. Clement Danes Burial ground, 101;
St. Michael's Church, 62;
St. Paul's Church, Covent Garden, 125;
The Savoy, 14;
Tothill Fields, 139;
Westminster Abbey, 11, 14, 96, 126.
Longnor, Stafford, 46, 65.
Luton Churchyard, Bedford, 22.
Lydford, Dartmoor, 33.
Macbeth, John, 93, 94.
McKay, Sandy, the Scottish Giant, 30.
Malibran, Madame, 95.
Mallet's ballad of "Edwin and Emma," quoted, 145-146;
"Ballads and Songs," quoted, 146.
Manchester, 110.
"Manchester Lit. Club Papers," quoted, 99.
Market Weighton, 121.
Marlborough, Duke of, 65.
Marten, Sir Henry, 132.
----, Henry, 131, 132, 133.
Martin, John, 51.
Mary, Queen, 113, 114.
Masham, Yorks., 122;
Swinton Hall, 122.
Mauchline, Scotland, 58.
Mawer, Hannah, 148.
----, Rev. John, D.D., 148.
Maxton, Scotland, 116.
Medford, Grace, 89.