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by him, and the old houfc repaired, which was built by Mr.. 

 Stainsfortb's prcdeceffor, Mr. Allgood, grandfather to Sir Lancelot ; 

 the following infcription ftill remaining over the entrance in 

 memory of it, much injured by the weather. 



Non tarn fibi, quam fucceflbribus fuis, 



Hoc sedificium cxtruxit Major 



Allgood, anno mirabili, 1666. 

 Nunc mea, mox hujus, fed poftea nefcio cujus. 



The church was repaired in 1 763 ; the walls of the fide-ifles 

 raifcd ; three fam-lights put in, on each fide ; and another at 

 each end, to the eaft. 



By the pulpit and window at the eaft end of the fouth ifle, is 

 the effigies in flone of one of the antient family of the Ridley's, 

 the Revd. Mr. Cuthbert Ridley, rector of this parifh, in a fuppli- 

 catory attitude, on his knees, venerable with years; a rufF about 

 his neck, the drefs of that age. Near him. are three of his fa- 

 mily fculptured in flone likewife ; one at the fouth corner of 

 the window, in the fame attitude ; his drefs a ftraight-bodied 

 coat, a fword, and a cloke loofely eaft over his moulders ; the 

 head broken off; before him, the following infcription under 

 the bottom of the window. 



SENSUS VIVUS. 



RECORDOR MISERICORDIAM 



DEI ERIPIENTIS EX HAG VITA 



IN VITAM ^TERNAM ALBANIUM 



RIDLEY, FILIUM CUTHBERTI RIDLEY, 



MISERI PECCATORIS, ANNO DOM. 1625. 



Above 



