RUABON TO WREXHAM. 1J7 



of Hugh Belht, of the ancient family of Morton in 

 Chefhire. He was bifhop of Bangor, was after- 

 wards tranflated to the fee of Chefler, and died in 

 the year 1596. Bellot wis one of thofe divmes 

 who adhered to the monaflic aufterities long after 

 both law and cuftom had rendered them unnecef- 

 fary : during the whole of his life he would never 

 admit a female into his family *. — There is under 

 the belfry an antique monument, which was fome 

 years ago difcovered in the ground by the workmen 

 who dug for a foundation for the iron gates of the 

 church-yard. The figure is of a knight in complete 

 armour j his feet reft on fome kind of animal, and 

 round his fhield there is an infcription, but this is at 

 prefent illegible. 



The altar-piece is a fine painting of the inflltvition 

 of the facrament. It was brought from Rome, and 

 given to the church by Elihu Yale, efq. a native of 

 America, who went on fpeculation to the Eaft Indies.- 

 Of this perfon, it is recorded by one of the travellers 

 in India, that he ordered his groom to be hanged 

 for having ridden his horfe on a journey of two or 

 three days for the fake of his health : he was tried 

 for this crime in the Englifh courts, and efcaped 

 with a high pecuniary puni{hment|. He died in 

 London in the year 1721, but was int?rred in this 

 church-yard with the following infcription on his 

 tomb : 



• Yorke, 22. 



f Harris's Collc(5tIon of Voyages and Travel?, i. 917. 



Born 



