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is a low circular headed Priest's doorway, doubtless original^ 

 five feet high and one foot nine inches wide. There is also a 

 piscina, without a shelf at the S. corner of the East end, and 

 above it a niche adorned with Early English work (PI. 32, 

 Fig. 2), from the appearance of the plaster there may be a 

 similar one the other side? There are no altar tombs. 



In the Church-yard is the grave of Benjamin Jesty who was 

 formerly an occupier of Downshay Farm, within the parish. 

 I transcribe the inscription on the head- stone of the grave: — 



S a cr e d 

 To the Memory 



OF 



Benj" Jesty (of Downshay) 



who departed this Life 



April 16th, 1816, 



aged 79 Years. 



He was born at Yetminster in this County 



and was an upright honest man: particularly 



noted for having been the first Person (known) 



that introduced the Cow Pox by inoculation, 



and who, from his great strength of mind 



made the experiment from the (Cow) on his 



wife and two sons in the year 1774. 



The above is authenticated in the following interesting note, 

 which I have the kind permission of the Kev. J. M. Colson, of 

 Swanage, to insert. 



Feb. 16, 1860. 

 *'My dear Sir, 

 *'I have a perfect recollection of old Jesty coming to our 

 house at Corfe, the one now inhabited by Mr. Bradley, to 

 borrow of my father a pair of saddle bags — to contain his^ 

 clean shirts when he was going to London to give evidence on 

 Ids discovery of YaQQination,— and being vice the saddle bagsy. 



