i6 THOMAS KEN AND IZAAK WALTON 



woman of remarkable prudence, and of the 

 PRIMITIVE PIETIE, and her greate and generall 

 knowledge being adorned with such trew 

 humillitie, and blest with so much Christian 

 meekeness, as made her worthy of a more 

 memorable monument." 



" She died 

 (an illegible line) 

 Alas ! alas ! that she is ded 

 April 17, 1662." 



The epitaph as first written appears with the 

 words OF primitive piety, instead of the primitive 

 piety — by which Walton wished to imply that her 

 piety was that primitive piety which the Reformed 

 Church of England professed — therefore the correc- 

 tion was important. I am glad to be able to give 

 ^■& facsimile of the epitaph which was copied from 

 the Prayer-Book, and inserted in Mr. Bowles's book. 

 I may mention, as a very singular coincidence, that 

 some three or four years ago, and long before I had 

 seen or, indeed, known of this work by Mr. Bowles, 

 an old friend, knowing that I was interested in any- 

 thing referring to J. B. Nichols, author of " The 

 Literary Anecdotes," sent to me an old letter which 

 contains the actual tracing on silver paper from 



