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mortal spirits, on the 3d of July, 1672, in the 

 37th year of his age. The rest let a prayer 

 express. May his sons, his grandsons, and their 

 posterity, transcribe their father's character into 

 their own T" 



Epitaph over Mr Francis Willughby' s 

 Eldest Son, Francis. 



" Near this place lies Francis Willughby, 

 Baronet ; a youth of almost prodigious promise, 

 of most elegant manners, the most acute genius, 

 a judgment manly even in youth, and mature in 

 the powers of his mind, though not in age : 

 The eldest Son of Francis and Emma 



Willughby. Snatched away by 



an untimely fate, he bid farewell 



to life, in the 20th year of his age, on 



the 13th of July, which day was 

 the day of his birth and of his death. 

 O'er the warm ashes of the youthful dead, 

 The short-lived lily, rose, and violet spread, 

 Thomas Willughby, Baronet, has most devotedly 

 consecrated this monument of ready affection and 

 regret." 



Mr Ray continued to reside at Middleton, 

 engaged in the education of his friend's children. 

 He was so conscientious in the discharge of this 

 duty, as to refuse an inviting request from his 

 scientific friend, Dr Lister, to take up his abode 

 with him at York. 



He soon began to provide for the future wants 



