romantic legend attaches to the epitaph. In the above year an unknown lady
of great beauty, who is conjectured to have loved "not wisely, but too
well," came to reside in the town. She was accompanied by a gentleman, who
left her after making lavish arrangements for her comfort. She was proudly
reserved in her manners, frequently took long solitary walks, and
studiously avoided all intercourse. In giving birth to a child she died,
and did not disclose her name or family connections. After her decease,
the gentleman who came with her arrived, and was overwhelmed with grief
at the intelligence which awaited him. He took the child away without
unravelling the secret, having first ordered the stone to be erected, and
delivered into the mason's hands the verse, which is at once a mystery and
a memento. Such are the particulars gathered from "The Social History and
Antiquities of Barton-on-Humber," by H. W. Ball, issued in 1856. Since the
publication of Mr. Ball's book, we have received from him the following
notes, which mar somewhat the romantic story as above related. We are
informed that the person referred to in the epitaph was the wife of a man
named Jonathan Burkitt, who came from the neighbourhood of Grantham. He
had been _valet de chambre_ to some gentleman or nobleman, who gave him a
large sum of money on his marrying the lady. They came to reside at
Barton, where she died in childbirth. Burkitt, after the death of his
wife, left the town, taking the infant (a boy), who survived. In about
three years he returned, and married a Miss Ostler, daughter of an
apothecary at Barton. He there kept the "King's Head," a public-house at
that time. The man got through about L2,000 between leaving Grantham and
marrying his second wife.
On the north wall of the chancel of Southam Church is a slab to the memory
of the Rev. Samuel Sands, who, being embarrassed in consequence of his
extensive liberality, committed suicide in his study (now the hall of the
rectory). The peculiarity of the inscription, instead of suppressing
inquiry, invariably raises curiosity respecting it:--
Near this place was deposited, on the 23rd April, 1815, the remains of
S. S., 38 years rector of this parish.
From St. Margaret's, Lynn, on William Scrivenor, cook to the Corporation,
who died in 1684, we have the following epitaph:--
Alas! alas! WILL. SCRIVENOR'S dead, who by his art,
Could make Death's Skeleton edible in each part.
Mourn, squeamish Stomachs, and ye curious Palates,
You've lost your dainty Dishes and your Salades:
Mourn for yourselves, but not for him i' th' least.
He's gone to taste of a more Heav'nly Feast.
The next was written by Capt. Morris on Edward Heardson (thirty years cook
to the Beefsteak Society):--
His last _steak_ done; his fire rak'd out and dead,
_Dish'd_ for the worms himself, lies _honest Ned_:
_We_, then, whose breasts bore all his _fleshly toils_,
Took all his _bastings_ and shared all his _broils_;
Now, in our turn, _a mouthful carve_ and _trim_,
And _dress_ at Phoebus' _fire_, one _scrap_ for him:--
His heart which well might grace the noblest grave,
Was grateful, patient, modest, just and brave;
And ne'er did earth's wide maw _a morsel_ gain
Of _kindlier juices_ or more tender _grain_;
His tongue, where duteous friendship humbly dwelt,
Charm'd all who heard the faithful zeal he felt;
Still to whatever end his _chops_ he mov'd,
'Twas all _well season'd_, _relish'd_, and approv'd;
This room his heav'n!--When threat'ning Fate drew nigh
The closing shade that dimm'd his ling'ring eye,
His last fond hopes, betray'd by many a tear,
Were--That his life's last _spark_ might glimmer here;
And the last words that choak'd his parting sigh--
"Oh! at your feet, dear masters, let me die!"
In St. John's churchyard, Chester, is an inscription as follows:--
Under this stone lieth the Broken
Remains of STEPHEN JONES who had
his leg cut off without the Consent of
Wife or Friends on the 23rd October,
1842, in which day he died. Aged 31 years.
Reader I bid you farewell. May
the Lord have mercy on you in the
day of trouble.
An inscription in St. Michael's churchyard, Macclesfield, illustrates the
weakness for the love of display of the poor at a funeral:--
MARY BROOMFIELD
dyd 19 Novr., 1755, aged 80.
The chief concern of her life for the last twenty years was to order
and provide for her funeral. Her greatest pleasure was to think and
talk about it. She lived many years on a pension of ninepence a week,
and yet she saved L5, which, at her own request, was laid out on her
funeral.
We give as the frontispiece to this volume a picture of the Martyrs'
Monument, in Greyfriars' churchyard, Edinburgh. The graves of the martyrs
are in that part of the burial-ground where criminals were interred, and
an allusion is made to this fact in the inscription that follows:--
Halt, passenger, take heed what you do see,
This tomb doth shew for what some men did die.
Here lies interr'd the dust of those who stood
'Gainst perjury, resisting unto blood;
Adhering to the covenants and laws;
Establishing the same: which was the cause
Their lives were sacrific'd unto the lust
Of prelatists abjur'd; though here their dust
Lies mixt with murderers and other crew,
Whom justice justly did to death pursue.
But as for them, no cause was to be found
Worthy of death; but only they were found
Constant and steadfast, zealous, witnessing
For the prerogatives of Christ their King;
Which truths were seal'd by famous Guthrie's head,
And all along to Mr. Renwick's blood:
They did endure the wrath of enemies:
Reproaches, torments, deaths and injuries.
But yet they're those, who from such troubles came,
And now triumph in glory with the Lamb.
From May 27th, 1661, that the most noble Marquis of Argyle was
beheaded, to the 17th February, 1688, that Mr. James Renwick suffered,
were one way or other murdered and destroyed for the same cause about
eighteen thousand, of whom were executed at Edinburgh about an hundred
of noblemen, gentlemen, ministers and others, noble martyrs for JESUS
CHRIST. The most of them lie here.
The above monument was first erected by James Currie, merchant,
Pentland, and others, in 1706; renewed in 1771.
Rev. vi. 9.--And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the
altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for
the testimony which they held.
10.--And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy
and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell
on the earth?
11.--And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was
said unto them that they should rest yet for a little season, until
their fellow-servants also and their brethren, that should be killed
as they were, should be fulfilled.
Chap. vii. 14.--These are they which came out of great tribulation,
and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the
Lamb.
Chap. ii. 10.--Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a
crown of life.
The following is stated to have been added to the monument at a subsequent
date, but at the present time there is not any trace of it:--
Yes, though the sceptic's tongue deride
Those martyrs who for conscience died--
Though modern history blight their fame,
And sneering courtiers hoot the name
Of men who dared alone be free,
Amidst a nation's slavery;--
Yet long for them the poet's lyre
Shall wake its notes of heavenly fire;
Their names shall nerve the patriot's hand
Upraised to save a sinking land;
And piety shall learn to burn
With holier transports o'er their urn.
JAMES GRAHAME.
Peace to their mem'ry! let no impious breath
Sell their fair fame, or triumph o'er their death.
Let Scotia's grateful sons their tear-drops shed,
Where low they lie in honour's gory bed;
Rich with the spoil their glorious deeds had won,
And purchas'd freedom to a land undone--
A land which owes its glory and its worth
To those whom tyrants banish'd from the earth.
For the accomplishment of this resolution, the three kingdoms lie
under no small debt of gratitude to the Covenanters. They suffered and
bled both in fields and on scaffolds for the cause of civil and
religious liberty; and shall we reap the fruit of their sufferings,
their prayers and their blood, and yet treat their memory either with
indifference or scorn? No! whatever minor faults may be laid to their
charge, whatever trivial accusations may be brought against them, it
cannot be but acknowledged that they were the men who, "singly and
alone," stood forward in defence of Scotland's dearest rights, and to
whom we at the present day owe everything that is valuable to us
either as men or as Christians.
[Illustration: THE PUZZLE.
_Reproduced from a picture published in 1796._]
It is an easy matter to arrange words forming a simple sentence in English
to appear like Latin. This was successfully done in 1796, when a print was
published under the title of "The Puzzle." "This curious inscription is
humbly dedicated," says the author, "to the penetrating geniuses of
Oxford, Cambridge, Eton, and the learned Society of Antiquaries." The
words have every appearance of a Latin inscription, but if the stops and
capital letters or division of the words are disregarded, the epitaph may
easily be read as follows:--
Beneath
this stone reposeth
CLAUD COSTER,
tripe-seller, of Impington,
as doth his consort Jane.
Ye Ende
Index.
Abdidge, John, 5
Abel, John, 216
Abery, Sarah, 37
Abingdon, John, 7
Acrostic, 170, 172, 173
Actors and Musicians, Epitaphs on, 73-91
Adderly, Sampson, 38
Alexander, J. H., 83
Alfred, King of Northumbria, 179
Aliscombe, 14
Alley, Samuel, 142
Amelia, Princess, 45
Amies, James, 220
Amputation, Death from, 228
Amys, Thomas, 209
Andrews, Sarah, 41
Appleby, H. C., quoted, 167
Architect, 216
Armison, Sarah, 40
Ashford, Mary, 199
Ashover, 77
Atholl, Duke of, 146
Attorney-at-Law, 216
Ault Hucknall, 93
Axon, W. E. A., quoted, 198
Bacchanalian Epitaphs, 105-118
Bagshaw, Samuel, 15
Baily, Mary, 41
Baker, 19
Bakewell, 121-125, 117, 214
Ball, H. W., quoted, 225
Barber-surgeons, 172-173, 177
Bardsley, Rev. C. W., 22
Barker, Christopher, 33
Barnstaple, 139
Barrow-on-Soar, 138
Barton, Norfolk, 209
Barton-on-Humber, 225
Barwick-in-Elmet, 65
Baskerville, 33
Bassoon player, 77
Bath, 80
Battersea, 55
Battle, wager of, 199-201
Beach, Mary, 43
Becke, Rev. J., 136
Beckenham, 42
Beckley, 85
Bede, Cuthbert, quoted, 125
Bedworth, 97
Beefsteak Society, 227
Belbroughton, 126
Bell, Nathaniel, 39
Bellow, J. F., 52
Bellows-maker, 17
Berkeley, 3
Besford, 39
Betts, Sarah, 41
Beverley, 52, 58, 81, 219
Biffin, Sarah, 162
Bill o' Jacks and Tom o' Bills, 201
Billinge, Wm., 49
Bingham, 120
Bingley, 130
Birmingham, 33
Birstal, 97
Blackett, Joseph, 17
Blacksmith, 11
Bletchley, 139
Blind Jack, 149-153
Bloomfield, Mary, 228
Boar's Head, 114-116
Bodger, Samuel, 56
Boles, Richard, 51
Bolsover, 3
Bolton, Lancashire, 158
Bolton, Yorkshire, 153
Bond, Thomas and Mary, 223
"Book of Days," quoted, 86, 128, 218
Booker, Dr., quoted, 199
Bookseller, 9
Booth, Jno., 75
Booth, Tom, 94-97
Boston, America, 28, 30
Botanist, 22
Bowes, 205
Bradbury, William and Thomas, 201
Bradley, William, 159
Bray, Henrietta M., 80
Bremhill, 50
Brewer, 105
Brickmaker, 14
Bridgeford-on-the-Hill, 5
Briggs, Hezekiah, 130
Brighton, 59
Briscoe, John D., quoted, 158
Briscoe, J. Potter, quoted, 110, 203
Bristol, 19, 222
Broadbent, Jno., 132
Bromsgrove, 6
Brousard, James, 36
Browne, Susan, 221
Buckett, Jno., 107
Builder, 14
Bullen, Rev. H., 7
Bullingham, 14
Bunney, 101
Burbage, 91
Burkitt, Jonathan, 226
Burned to death, 213
Burns, Robert, quoted, 109
Burton, 205
Burton, Edward, 202
Burton, Joyce, 213
Burton-on-Trent, 38
Bury, St. Edmunds, 31, 57, 211, 212
Butler, a, 106
Butler, Samuel, 81, 164-166
Butler, Samuel William, 82
Buttress, J. E., 69
Byfield, Sarah, 111
Byng, John, 67
Byron, Lord, 8, 17
Bywater, Jno., 112
Cadman, 86
Caerlaverock, 174
Campbell, Patrick, 65
Carmichael, Jas., 65
Carpenter, 15
Carrier, 8
Cartwright, Hy., 94
Cary, Rev. H. F., quoted, 183
Castleton, 216
Cave, of Barrow-on-Soar, 138
Cave, Edward, 11
Cave, Jos., 10
Cave, William, 11
Caxton, William, 24
Chambers, Dr. Wm., 24, 25
Chancel door, buried at the, 214
Chapman, Dr. T., 154
Chapman, Wm., 42
Charles I., 51
Charles II., epitaph on, 169
Charlton, Jno., 92
Chatham, 110
Chatsworth, 35
Checkley, 135
Chelsea Hospital veteran, 49
Chepman, William, 24-25
Chepstow, 170
Chester, 13, 57, 228
Clay, Hercules, 168
Clay, Thomas, 117
Cleater, Samuel, 214
Clemetshaw, Hy., 73
Cliff, Elizabeth, 213
Clifton, 80
Clockmakers, 1-5
Cloth-drawer, 17
Coachdriver, 7
Coffin, curious, 166
Coincidences, remarkable, 178
Cole, Dean, 137
Cole, of Lillington, 138
Collison, D., 70
Colton, 14
Cooks, 227
Corby, 20
Corporation cook, 227
Corser, Henry, 178
Coster, Claude, 232-233
Cotton, John, 28
Coventry, 34, 101, 103
_Coventry Mercury_, 34
Cowper, Wm., 182, 184-185
Crackles, Thos., 70
Crazford, 119
Creton, 213
Crich, Vicar of, 12
Cricketer, 102, 103
Cruikshank, George, 192-194
Cruker, Joseph, 17
Currie, James, 230
Cynical epitaph, 216
Dalamoth, Jane, 215
Dale, John, 177
Dalry, 222
Danish soldiers, 52-55
Darenth, 110
Darfield, 219
Darlington, 132
Darnborough, Wm., 131
Dart, Rose, 139
Dartmouth, 66
Davidson, Alex., 67
Day, Will., 136
Deaf and dumb man, 205
Deakin, Rowland, 157
Deal, 68, 69
Deal boatman, 68
Deans, Jeanie, 173-174
Death from political excitement, 204
Defoe, Daniel, 181
Depledge, Thomas, 219
Dereham, 182
Devonshire, Duke of, 35
Dinsdale, Dr. F., 207
Disley, 36
Dixon, Geo., 93
"Domestic Annals of Scotland," quoted, 156
Dove, John, 109
Drew, Mary, 210
Drowned, 212-213
Drunkard, 110
Dublin, 30
Duck, S., 87-90
Dunkeld, 156
Dunse, 83
Dunton, 7
Dwarf, Yorkshire, 160
Dyer, 16
Eakring, 94
Early English epitaph, 209
Earthenware, dealer in, 13
Earwaker, J. P., 37
Easton, Wm., 70
Ecclesfield, 94
Edensor, 35, 36
Edinburgh, 24, 32, 186, 229
Edmonds, Jno., 66
Edmonton, 183
Edwalton, 110
"Edwin and Emma," 206
Eltham, 39
Engine-driver, 6
Engineer, 6
Epitaphs on Soldiers and Sailors, 49-72
Epsom, 41
Eton, 111
Etty, Wm., 190-192
Exciseman, 116
Eyre, Vincent, 203-205
Fairholt, F. W., 190
Families, large, 221-222
Fatal prize-fights, 102
Faulkner, George, 30
Female soldiers, 58
Fiddler, 75
Field, Bishop, 135
Field, Joseph, 134
Fisher, Jno., 39
Flixton, 75
Flockton, Thomas, 132
Folkestone, 112
Fools, 85
Fort William, 65
Franklin, Abiah, 30
Franklin, Benjamin, 26-30
Franklin, Josiah, 30
Freland, Mrs., 110
Garden, burial in, 202
Gardener, 36
Garrick, David, 78;
quoted, 80, 188
Gaskoin, Jenny, 43-45
Gaskoin, Mary, 45
Gay, 210
Gedge, L., 31
_Gentleman's Magazine_, quoted, 123
George III., 43
George IV., 61
Giant, Yorkshire, 159
Gilling, 218
Gillingham, 84
Gladiator, 101
Glasgow, 83-84
Gloucester Abbey, 167
_Gloucester Notes and Queries_, 181
Goldsmith, Dr. O., 115
Goldsmith, Thomas, 66
Good and Faithful Servants, 35-43
Grainge, Wm., quoted, 153
Gray, Catherine, 13
Gray, John William, 213
Gray, Robert, 18
Great events, 155
Great Limber, 43
Great Marlow, 38
Greenwich, 107
Griffiths, George, 56
Grindon, 220
_Guardian_, quoted, 137
Guy, John, 166-167
Hackett, Robert, 92
Haigh, Brian, 177
Hall, Micah, 216
Hamilton, 72
Hampstead, 4
Hampsthwaite, 160
Hanslope, 102
Harrison, John, 4-5
Harrison, Wm., 71
Hart, Thomas, 120
Hartwith, 131
Haselton, Mary, 211
Hawksworth, Dr., 11
Hayley, quoted, 11, 182
Heardson, Edward, 227
Hedderwick, James, quoted, 84
Hedon, 221
Henbury, 46
Hessel, Phoebe, 58-64
Hessle, 16
Hewet, John, 210
Heywood, James, 15
High Wycombe, 5, 166
Hill, Dr. Otwell, 137
Hillingdon, 46
Hilton Castle, fool at, 86
Hindle, Thomas, 4
Hippisley, Jno., 79
Hiseland, Wm., 49
Hobson, carrier, 8
Hogarth, Wm., 187-190
Honest man, 220
Horncastle, 72
Hornsea, 135
Howard, John, 22
"Hudibras," author of, 164-166
Hughenden, 166
Hull, 70, 71, 72, 74, 112, 127, 134, 212, 215, 223
Hull Fair, giant at, 160
Hulm, John, 34
Huntrodds, Francis, 178
Huntsman, 92, 93, 94, 97
Hutchinson, Henry, 144-5
Hythe, 104
Innkeeper, 106-110
Irongray, 173
Island of Juan Fernandez, 180
Isnell, Peter, 119
Jackson, Thomas, 84
Jenkins, Henry, 153-156
Jennings, Ann, 222
Jewitt, L., quoted, 121
Jobling, Mrs. C., quoted, 163
Jones, Alderman J., 167
Jones, Edward, 25
Jones, Stephen, 228
Joy, Richard, 162
Keeper, 92, 94
Kelly, Rev. John, 145
Kempsey, 40
Kentish Samson, 162
Kettlethorpe, 136
King, John, 42
Kingsbridge, 214
Kirk Braddan, 140-148
Kirk Hall, 214
Knight, Charles, 91
Lackington, James, 9
Lamb, Charles and Mary, 183-185
Lambert, Daniel, 161
Lambert, George, 74
Lambeth, 22
Lanchbury, Sarah, 40
Large families, 221-222
Laurence Lideard, 222
Leake, Thomas, 97-100
Lightning, killed by, 210-211
Lillington, 137
Lillyard, Maiden, 158
Lincoln, 137
Little Driffield, 179
Liverpool, 105, 162
Lloyd, Sarah, 212
Loddon, 176
Logner Hall, 202
London, 7, 49, 86, 102, 108, 115, 192
Longevity, 37
Longnor, 15, 49
Low value of human life, 212
Ludlow, 7
Luton, 93
Lydford, 1
Lynn, 227
Macbeth, Jno., 76
Macclesfield, 228
Malibran, Madame, 78
Manchester, 22
Manxland Epitaphs, 140-148
Market Weighton, 159
Marrying man, 222
Marten, Henry, 170-172
Martin, John, 20, 147
Martyrs' monument, 229
Mason, 14
Mason, Mrs. Mary, 222
Mason, Rev. Wm., 222
Master of foxhounds, 92
Mather, Wm., 36
Mauchline, 109
Mawer, Rev. John, 207
Maxton, 158
M'Carrey, P., 142
M'Kay, Alex., 102
Medford, Grace, 139
Melton Mowbray, 112
Merivale, 134
Merrett, Thomas, 172
Metcalf, John, 149-153
Micklehurst, 112
Middleditch, Wm., 57
Middleton Tyas, 207
Miller, 19
Miller, Joe, 86-91
Miscellaneous Epitaphs, 209-233
Mob-Cap, 45
Model publican, 198
Moore, John, 217
Morecambe, 47
Morris, Captain, quoted, 227
Morville, 92
Mottram, 93
Murdered men, 218-220
Musicians and Actors, Epitaphs on, 73-91
Napier, J. M., 57
Napoleon, Emperor, 142
Negro servants, 46, 47-48, 142
Newark, 168
Newcastle-on-Tyne, 120
Newhaven, 105
Newport, Mon., 76
Newton, George, 93
North Scarle, 57
North Wingfield, 117
Norwich, 73, 80, 111, 221
Notable Persons, Epitaphs on, 149-208
_Notes and Queries_, quoted, 113
Nottingham, 95, 203
Nottingham Date-Book, quoted, 95
Ockham, 16
Okey, John, 158
"Old Mortality," 174-176
Ollerton, 106
Orange, Prince of, 52
Organ blower, 74
Organist, 73, 74
Oxford, 17
Pady, James, 14
Page, Jno. T., quoted, 187, 189, 194-197
Pannal, 106
Parish Clerks and Sextons, Epitaphs on, 119-133
Parkes, Jno., 101
Park-keeper, 37
Parkyns, Sir Thomas, 101
Parr, Edward, 57
Patcham, 218
Paterson, Robert, 174-176
Patrington, 221
Pearce, Dicky, 85
Peirce, Thomas, 3
Pennecuik, A., 156
Pershore, 40
Peterborough, 128, 138
Petersham, 37
Pettigrew, T. J., quoted, 113, 222
Petworth, 41
Philadelphia, 28
Phillips, John, 35
Phillpot, Geo., 68
Pickering, Robt., 71
Pickford, Rev. Jno., quoted, 52
Piper, Scotch, 76
Piscatorial epitaphs, 104
Pleasant, Toby, 46
Plumber, 16
Pope, 210
Portsmouth, 67, 194
Portugal, King of, 20
Potter, 13
Pounds, John, 194-197
Poynton, 37
Preston, 197
Preston, Richard, 132
Preston, Robt., 116
Prissick, George, 16
Pritchard, Mrs., 79
Protestant, a zealous, 202
Pryme, Abraham de la, 53
Punning Epitaphs, 134-140
Punster, 140
Putney, 67
Puzzle, the, 232
Pyper, Mary, 186-187
Quill-driver, 215
Quin, James, 80
Ragged Schools, founder of, 194-197
Railton, Martha, 206
Ratcliffe-on-Soar, 120
Raw, Frank, 120
Regicide, 170-172
Ridge, Thos., 94
Ridsdale, Jane, 160
Ringer, 130
Roberts, Anne, 80
Robertson, John, 222
"Robinson Crusoe," 181
Rochester on Charles II., 169
Roe, Philip, 125
Roe, Samuel, 122
Rogers, Dr. Charles, quoted, 174, 176
Rogers, Rebecca, 113
Ross, Frederick, quoted, 160
Rotherham, 19
Rothwell, Leeds, 132
Routleigh, George, 1
Rudder, Samuel, 181
Rugby, 10
Running footman, 46
Saddleworth, 132, 201
Sailors and Soldiers, 49-72
Salisbury, 102
Sambo's grave, 47-48
Samson, Kentish, 162
Sands, Rev. Samuel, 227
Santon, 148
Sarnesfield, 216
Saving money for a funeral, 228
Scales, Daniel, 218
Scarlett, Old, 128-130
Scatchard, Thomas, 202
Scipio Africanus, 46
Scotland, printing introduced into, 24
Scott, Jno., 105
Scott, Margery, 156
Scott, Sir Walter, 173
Scrivenor, Wm., 227
Scrope, Capt. G., 103
Sculcoates, 215
Seaham, 17
Seizing the dead for debt, 117
Selby, 66, 67, 120
Selkirk, Alexander, 180
Servants, Good and Faithful, 35-43
Sextons and Parish Clerks, 119-133
Shakespeare, Wm., 176
Sheffield, 9
Sherman, Mary, 222
Shoemaker, 17
Shorthand epitaph, 215
Shrewsbury, 86, 157, 178
Sign of the Boar's Head, 114
Silkstone, 13
Simpson, Jeremiah, 202
Skullcross, Philip, 215
Slaves freed, 46
Slater, Joseph, 2
Sleaford, 17
Smith, Isaac, 56
Smith, Robt., 121
Smoke money, 113
Smuggler, 218-219
Soldiers and Sailors, 49-72
South Cave, 201
Southam, 227
Southill, 67
Southwell, 8
Spalding, Jos., 66
Sparke, Rose, 139
_Spectator_, quoted, 68
Spofforth, 149
Spong, John, 16
Sportsmen, Epitaphs on, 92-104
Stalham, 220
Stamford, 161
Stanton Harcourt, 210
St. Helena, 142
St. Peter's, Isle of Thanet, 162
Stockbridge, 107
Stokes, Thomas, 205
Stone, John, 128
Stoney Middleton, 77
Strange farewell sermon, 12
Street, Amos, 97
Straker, Daniel, 52
Stratford-on-Avon, 176
Strutt, Matthew, 214
Strutton, Wm., 221
Suffolk, Earl of, 46
Sunderland Point, 47
Sutton Coldfield, 39, 198
Swain, Charles, quoted, 82
Swair, Edward, 19
Swift, quoted, 85, 90-91
Swift, Geo., 77
"Tales of a Grandfather," 157
Tappy, Jas., 39
Taunton, 18
Tawton, 139
Taylor, John, 13
Taylor, Jno., quoted, 108
Tear, Daniel, 148
Teetotal, author of the word, 197
Tennis ball, 103
Tewkesbury Abbey, 172
Thackerey, Jos., 106
Theodore, King of Corsica, 180
Thetcher, Thomas, 118
Thompson, Francis, 106
Thompson, Rev. Patrick, 140
Thornton, Abraham, 199
Thorsby Park, 95
Thursday, events on, 214
Tideswell, 177
Tidmington, 40
Tiffey, Jack, 140
_Times_, quoted, 3
Tipper, Thomas, 105
Tonbridge, 111
Tonson, Jacob, 26
Tradescants, 21-22
Tradesmen, Epitaphs on, 1-23
Trowsdale, T. B., quoted, 170
Turar, T., 19
Turner, Richard, 197
Twickenham, 43
Typographical Epitaphs, 24-34
Uley, 181
Upton-on-Severn, 107
Uttoxeter, 2
Vegetarian, 181
Wager of battle, 199-201
Wakefield, 73
Walcott, 217
Wales, Prince of, 44
Walford, Edward, 3
Walker, Helen, 173
Walker, John, 5
Wall, David, 77
Wallas, Robt., 120
Warren, Sir George, 37
Watchmakers, 1-5
Watson, Jos., 36
Waverley novels, 175
Weaver, 17
Weem, 64
Welton, 202
Westminster, 24, 78, 79, 165
Weston, 17
Whalley, 198
Whitaker, Dr., 198
Whitby, 178
Whitehall, Rev. J., 135
Whittaker, Wm., 67
Whitty, Mary, 38
Whitworth, Rev. R. H., quoted, 97
Wigglesworth, John, 198
Wilks, Major, 142
Williamson, Adam, 32
Wimbledon, 20
Winchester Cathedral, 51, 118
Windsor, St. George's Chapel, 45
Wirksworth, 215
Wiseman, Wm., 217
Wolstanton, 222
Woodbridge, 66
Wordsworth, Wm., 144
Worme, Sir Richard, 138
Worrall, Thomas, 126
Wrestler, 101
Wright, Joe, 20
Wrightson, Rodger, 206
Wynter, Sir Edward, 55
Yarmouth, 16, 56, 104
York, 191, 212
Yorkshire dwarf, 160
Yorkshire giant, 159
FOOTNOTES:
[1] Hooper's "Notes on the Church of St. Peter of Mancroft, Norwich"
(1895).
[2] "Annals of Newark-upon-Trent," by Cornelius Brown, published 1879.
[3] London, 1873.
[4] Jno. T. Page, in "Bygone Hampshire" (1899).
[5] Black's "Guide to Yorkshire."
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