OSWALDKIRK. 



scarcely poetical enough to merit insertion. The 

 monument on the opposite side is to the memory of 

 her father ; a character of some celebrity in his day. 

 This monument bears the following inscription ; 



To the memory of 



Edward Thompson, of Marston, Esq., son of Ed 



ward Thompson, and Lucy, daughter pf 



Bradwardine Tindal, Esq. 



In 1724, 

 He married Arabella, daughter of Edvf. Duncb, Esq, 



In 1757, 

 He married Mary, the daughter of William Moor, 



of Oswaldkirk, Esq. 



By whom he had one daughter. 



He was member of parliament for the city of York, 



10 years. 

 A eommissioner of customs in Ireland, !7 years; 



Was then made one of the lords of the Admiralty. 



With all the virtue and accomplishments, which 



finish the private and social character, 



He was that zealous and true friend 



To our happy Constitution in church and state, 



That his death 



was a singular loss to the public. 

 Obt. July 25, A. D. 1742. 



jEtat. 45. 



On a black marble slab of extraordinary size, 

 covering nearly the whole space within the altar 

 rails, is a brass plate containing the following in* 

 ocription to the memory of his wife ; 

 Sacred to the memory of 

 Mary the daughter of William Moor, of 



