292 Collections for a History of West Dean. 



[ Upon the right-hand door.'] 



A SOULE 



That had Great PARTS, & Many very Singular 

 Of a NATVEE in All most Sweete & Obliging 

 Of a very Generous and Cleare TEMPER 

 Perfectly Loyal to's Prince in all Sub & Supra Drences 

 ever Pre-Judging for A UTHORITIE 

 Of Create Eeueverence & Pietie to's PARENTS 

 Of a most Intire Affection to's WIFE 

 Of great Indulgence unto his CHILDREN 

 Of Vnmou'able Constancy to his FREIND 

 LEARNED, much beyond y^ Gentleman of This Age 

 in Languages & Arts chiefly Mathematical 

 Spake little, but to Purpose Could not Chide 

 Sufferd in Its Displeasure more then Did 

 Observ'd Things well ; Not to find Fault but Praise 

 Look'd thorough Men yea NA TIONS quickly spid 

 The TALENT ■a^^erznosi in Eache Got that. 

 Eeligion It had plac'd in highest Top o' th SPIRIT, & having 

 Many Scene The Best res'^rving yet Inferior Observances 

 for Any Person, Thing, or Rite y' shewed like SACRED, prizing s 

 All about DEVOTION as Not to slight Its SHADOWE. 



A most Candid Int'p'er of all Mens Actions hardly 

 Speaking 111 of Any, though 111 deseruing 

 Infirmities It had ; (Who Not?) Of Malice None 



Of Frailtie Some, w^h Still It Selfe did Own wt^out Disguise 



without Defense, but never w^'out Reuenge upon It Selfe 



in Penances of greate Retirm" — Prayer — Study — & Spare Dyet, &c. 

 Whom Nothing could prevaile with to Speake an UNTR UTM nor 



any Advantage engage in an Unhandsome ACTION 

 Would Doe no Wrong ; None, if foreseen SVEEER, being 



guarded w"- a PRVDENCE often to Prevent It euer 



a Courage, y' dared to be Honest ag* all Terrors. 

 Above Feares, Greifes, or any Cowing Passion, Fac'd DEATH 



familiarly, and Unconcemd Discours'd of It ; Shew'd 



such Patience & Passive Valo' i' the Cutting off 



his LEGG, as was to Admiration. 



A SOVLE (in fine) 

 Of QVALITIES, as weU as MAKE, DIVINE 

 Wh soaring Thus, up to These skirts of GL OR Y 

 Was quickly caught up Higher, & left Here 

 The Yet Unperfect FLESH, to be Matur'd 

 For GLORY ioo, gainst a (Hop'd) joint Glorious 

 BESVRRECTION. 



