THE CHURCH. 109 



HERSOVLEIS AT REST Wxn.GOD, FOR 

 SHE WAS SVRE, YT. HER 



REDEMER LYVED, 



AND THAT THOUGH VVORMES DESTROY- 

 ED HER BODY, YET SHE SHOVLD 



SEE GOD IN TIER FLESH. 

 SHEE DYED THE 12xn OF JVLY, 1600. 



On the same wall, in the centre of a neat Tablet, 

 is a brass plate with an inscription, recording the 

 memory of The Rev. William Comber, predecessor 

 of the Rev. Joseph Smyth, who was an active 

 Magistrate, using every means to suppress vice 

 in the Town ; which will immortalize his memory. 



The inscription is expressed thus, 



THE REV. WILLIAM COMBER, A. M. 



Died March 24, 1810, ^Etat. 85, 

 and was buried near the Family Vault in 



STONEGRAVE CHURCH. 

 He was the revered pastor of this parish 



for upwards of 54 years, 

 and his grateful hearers thus briefly 



record his memory, 



for his unceasing attention to 



their spiritual and temporal interests. 



On the same wall also, is an ancient Monument 

 of the Hobson family late of Cropton, some bran- 

 ches of which occupied the Hall in Castle-gate, 

 now inhabited by Mr. Bearcroft. Near this is a 



