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the year 1683 ; before which they were open to the tiles and 

 shingles, showing the naked rafters, and threatening the con- 

 gregation with the fall of a spar, or a blow from a piece of 

 loose mortar. 



On the north wall of the chancel is fixed a large oval white 

 marble monument, with the following inscription ; and at the 

 foot of the wall, over the deceased, and inscribed with his 

 name, age, arms, and time of death, lies a large slab of black 

 marble : 



Prope himc parietem sepelitur 

 GILBERTUS WHITE, SAMSONIS WHITE, de 



Oxon. militis filius tertius, Collegii Magdale- 



-nensis ibidem alumnus, & socius. Tandem faven- 



-te collegio ad hanc ecclesiam promo tus ; ubi prirnae- 



-va morum simplicitate, et diffusa erga omnes bene- 



-volentia feliciter consenuit. 

 Pastor Melis, comis, affabilis, 

 Maritus, et pater amantissimus, 

 A conjuge invicem, et liberis, atque 

 A parochianis impense dilectus. 

 Pauperibus ita beneficus 

 ut decimam partem census 



moribundus 

 piis usibus consecravit. 

 Meritis demum juxta et annis plenus 

 ex hac vita migravit Feb. 13. 

 anno salutis 172|- 

 JEtatis SU86 77*. 

 Hoc posuit Rebecca 

 Conjux illius msestissima, 

 mox secutura. 



On the same wall is newly fixed a small square table-monu- 

 ment of white marble, inscribed in the following manner. 



Sacred to the memory 



of the Rev d . ANDREW ETTY, B. D. 



23 Years Vicar of this parish : 



In whose character 

 The conjugal, the parental, and the sacerdotal virtues 



were so happily combined 

 as to deserve the imitation of mankind. 



* [The date of his portrait is 1725. T. B.] 



