APPENDIX. 



EPITAPH in Eastbourne Church, Sussex. 



Sacred to the Memory of HENRY LUSHINGTON, 



Eldeft Son of Henry Lushington, D. D. Vicar of this Parifli, and Mary his Wife; 



Whofe fingular Merits and as fingular Sufferings cannot fail of 



endearing him to the latefl: Pofterity. 



At the Age of Sixteen, in the Year 1754, he embarqued for Bengal 



in the Service of the India Company, 



and by attaining a perfeft Knowledge of the (Perftan) Language 



made himfelf eflentially ufeful. 



It is difficult to determine, whether he excelled more in a Civil or a Military Capacity. 



His Adivity in both recommended him to the Notice and Efteem of Lord Clive : whom, 



with equal Credit to himfelf and SatisfacStion to his Patron, 



he ferved in the different Charadlers of Secretary, Interpreter, and CommifTary. 



In the Year 1756, by a melancholy Revolution, he was, with others, to the Amount of 146, 



forced into a Dungeon at Calcutta^ fo fmall, that 23 only efcaped Suffocation. 



He was one of the Survivors, but referved for greater Mifery ; for by a fubfequent Revolution 



in the Year 1763, he was, with 200 more, taken Prifoner at PatnOy 



and, after a tedious Confinement, being fingled out with 



John Ellis and William Hay, Efquire?, 



was, by the Order of the Nabob Cojfim Ally Kawn, 



and under the Direction of one Someroo, an Apoftate European-, 



deliberately and inhumanly murdered : 



But while the Sepoys were performing their favage Office on the firft-mentioned Gentleman, 



fired with a generous Indignation at the Diftrefs of his Friend, 



he rufhed upon his Affaflins unarmed, 



and feizing one of their Scymitars, killed three of them and wounded two others, 



till at length oppreffed with Numbers he greatly fell. 



His private CharaiSter was perfetftly conlulent with his public one. The amiable Sweetnefs of 



his Difpofition attached Men of the worthieil Note to him ; the Integrity 



of his Heart fixed them ever firm to his Interefts. 



As a Son, he was one of the mofl: kind and dutiful ; as a Brother, the moft affectionate : 



His Cjenerofity towards his Family was fuch as hardly to be equalled ; 



his Circumfiances and his Age confiJered, fcarce to be exceeded. 



In (hort, he lived and died an Honor to his Name, his Frieuds, and his Country. 



His Race was fhort (being only 26 Years of Age when he died) but truly glorious. 



The rifing Generation muft admire, may they imitate fo bright an Example ! 



His Parents have ereiSed this Monument as a lafting Teflimony of their AiBidion and cf 



his Virtues. 



