PARISH OF OTTERHAM. 277 



A large stone was found under a seat circumscribed as 

 under : 



Here lyett ye body of Alice, y^ wife of William Grigg, deceased, who was 

 buried the 24th of January, 1684. 



In the middle of the stone the following : 



Here Alice Grigg doth intombed lie. 

 Whose spirit mounteth to the starrye skie, 

 Unto the poor she had a good regarde. 

 Which daily cry heaven be thy rewarde. 



On a stone affixed to the wall is the following inscription : 



In Memory of Johan, the wife of William Moyse, and daughter of Johan 

 Avery of Kernick, gent., who was buried here uaderneath, March 14th, in y© 

 year of our Lord 1720-1. Etatis suae, 48. 



Then below the burials of : 



Henry the son of William Moyse and Johanna his wife, Feb. 9, in the y'" 1700. 

 Another Henry do. do. June 18, do. 1702. 



Thomazine, dau. do. do. Mar. 26, do. ' 1709. 



Behold the husband and the wife, 

 Three children also here do lie. 

 Soon young as old depart this life, 

 Lord make us all prepare to die. 



In the Churchyard. 



Just outside the church and now clamped against the wall 

 is the following : 



Abel French, of Smallhill, gent., who departed this mortal life on the fourth 

 day of May, in the year of our Lord God, 1660. etatis (?)* 



On the middle of the stone is the following : 



To truth, to prince, to rich, to poor, to all, 



Steadfast, faithfull, kindly, good, and liberal; 



Hee always was, and tho his bones here lye. 



His works shall prayse him still his fame ne'er dye, 



Happy the dead tha' live and happy they 



Whome death will not have live, Life not have dye, [sic but query]. 



Lett my posteryty forbear to take 



My bed of rest their sepulchere to make. 



* This stone is much mutilated, in fact broken into two pieces, it is gratifying 

 however to know that it has received every care from the Architect, under whose 

 direction the church was rebuilt. 



