Out Visit to Holy Island in 1854, by Dr. Johnston. 39 



considerable trade in it, in which nearly two-thirds of the 

 population are concerned. Looked at some of the plants on 

 the heugh and saw none that were rare excepting Poa 

 rigida. Three or four bushes of sloe-thorn grow on the 

 seaward side, and they are kept almost level with the surface 

 nor dare throw out a blossom. The sea breeze forbids the 

 show. 



The day clearing up, two hours were spent in the Church, 

 Churchyard, and Priory ; and while Catharine sketched I 

 took copies of more tombstones that were interesting. In 

 the chancel is the following : — 



"Here lyeth'the Bodie of Ann Jones, sometynie wife to 

 Henry Jones, esqyir, which Ann died on the 19th of 

 Febrvarie, 1625. 



In obitvm delectissimte matris Ann Jones. 



Si qvis forte rogat, cvivs tenet ossa spvlcrom 



Ipse taeens docvi marmora dvra loqvi ; 



Si qvseris proavos, generoso sangvine dicta est, 



Si vitam, insignis regvla ivstitise. 



Si qvseris mores, mvlier nee amantior seqvi 



Nee pietatis erat nee probitatis erat, 



Hsec pro te tristis subscripsit carmina natos 



Qvse svnt officii sign a svprema svi : 

 Per me Petrum Jones." 



A neat and simple marble slab in the Church is : — 



" Sacred to the memory of Julia, wife of John Himsworth, 

 Esq., of Broomhouse, in the county of Durham, who died on 

 the 25th day of August, 1839, in the 24th year of her age. 

 This monument is erected by her husband in testimony of 

 his esteem and affection." 

 As might be anticipated, many of the stones in the Church- 

 yard are erected to commemorate men who have been 

 seafarers, or who have been drowned. I conjecture that the 

 following has some connection with Captain Nemesis Hall,* 

 whose praises at present fill the papers for his gallant deeds 

 in the Baltic, as his former deeds in China gained for him 

 his distinctive soubriquet : — 



" In Memory of 

 John Hall, of Holy Island, 

 Who died January the 20th, 1808, aged 61 years ; 



* John Hall was no connexion of Captain Nemesis Hall. He was an 

 officer of Customs, a native and freeman of Berwick-upon-Tweed. (Com- 

 municated by Mr. James Grey, a native of Holy Island.) — J.B.C. 



