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memory. The Latin inscription is said by Hawkins to 

 have been written by Duncombe ; others attribute it to 

 the Rev. John Howe, the Chaplain of Cromwell, and son- 

 in-law of Hughes. 



Hughes was the author of several works ; and a sermon 

 of his, preached before the House of Commons, is still 

 preserved. 



The remains of George GefTery, A.M., Incumbent of 

 Churchstow and Kingsbridge, were deposited in the same 

 place twenty-seven years before. He died 12th May, 1641. 

 A translation of the inscription, as given by Hawkins, is 

 here copied, as a specimen of the pompous style of 

 epitaph adopted formerly : — 



"To the redolent, immortal, and ever-to-be-respected 

 memory of that most excellent man, George Hughes, 

 B.D., late of Plymouth : highly vigilant to unfold the 

 hidden truths of the Holy Scriptures; to incline man- 

 kind by his preaching, the Almighty by his prayers, 

 being particularly learned; who (like the luminary of 

 day) auspiciously commencing his career in the east 

 (having received his birth in London), thence beamed 

 a star in the west for a long time, diffusing light on 

 every side by his life, and wailing by his death. His 

 earthly course (truly useful) having been extended to 64 

 years, contributing good and enduring ill, he at length 

 found pure rest — for his soul in the skies, his body in 

 the grave beneath, on the 9th day of July, in the year of 

 grace 1667, with his fellow pastor, long most dear, 

 George Geffery, A.M., whose remains, thrice nine years 

 before, were deposited in the same place, and being first 

 turned to dust, are now to mingle with fresh ashes." 



(We omit the six poetical lines which accompany this). 



