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dames Hey, Garl of Atarlborongh. 
By the Rev. W. P. S. Binenam. 
N looking over the Church this afternoon, we must all have 
observed in the south transept the monument erected to 
the memory of James, first Earl of Marlborough, with effigies of 
himself and his first wife. It is a stately tomb, and the question 
invariably asked by strangers is:—‘ What relation was that Earl 
to the Dukes of Marlborough?” The most usual answer is:— 
“None at all;” but this is not strictly true, as this Harl was great 
‘uncle by marriage to the Hero of Blenheim ; and the earldom had 
become extinct by the death of the fourth earl without issue, just 
ten years before the future duke was created Earl of Marlborough, 
There can, therefore, be but little doubt that Churchill chose this 
this title to perpetuate the memory of the “ Good Earl” who is 
buried in Westbury Church. 
This monument, erected by Henry, the second Earl, bears an 
inscription! which tells us more about the occupant of that tomb 
1 Inscription of monument in Westbury Church :— 
“D.0.MS. 
“Hic in pace requiescunt ossa et cineres D! Jacosr Ley, Equestris ordinis 
viri, et Baronetti, Filii Henrici Ley de Teffont Evias Ar: natu sexti, qui juvenis, 
Jurisprudentiz studiis mancipatus, virtute meruit ut per omnes gradus ad 
summum togate laudis fastigium ascenderet. Regii in Hibernia Banci 
Justiciarius sufficitur capitalis, et in Angliam revocatus, fit Pupillorum Procurator 
Regius. Dein Primarius in Tribunali Regio Justitiarius, que munia postquam 
magnd cum integritatis laude administrasset, illum Jacobus Rex Baronis Ley 
de Ley, (su familie in agro Devon. antiqua sede,) titulo ornavit, in sanctius 
adscivit concilium, Summumque Anglie Thesaurarium constituit, et Rex Carolus 
Marzipricit Comitis Auctario honoravit Regisque concilii instituit Preesidem. 
“Uxorem duxit Mariam filiam Johannis Perrry, de Stock Talmage, Oxon. 
Com., Ar. (cujus corpus juxta ponitur) ex qua numerosam prolem procreavit, 
Henricum nune Marlbrigii Comitem, Jacobum, Gulielmum, Elizabetham,Annam, 
Mariam, Dionysiam, Margaretam, Hesteram, Martham, Pheben ; qua conjuge 
fato functé Mariam despondit Gul. Bowrer Equitis Aurati viduam, post cujus 
obitum Janz, Domini Botteler filie enupsit, ex quibus nullam prolem suscepit. 
“lta Vir iste quem ad gravem prudentiam finxit natura, et doctrina excoluit, 
