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The following epitaph is on the tomb of David Birkenhead, in Davenham
churchyard, Cheshire:
"A tailor by profession,
And in the practice, a plain and honest man:
He was a useful member of society;
For, though he picked holes in no man's coat,
He was ever ready to repair
The mischief that others did;
And whatever _breaches_ broke out in _families_,
He was the man to mend _all_,
And make matters up _again_:
He lived and died respected."
Forty years' service in Lord Penryhn's family induced Lady Penryhn to
bestow this stone to his memory.
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