66 THOMAS KEN AND IZAAK WALTON 



daughter Jane was married to Ken's great nephew 

 and biographer, attended him in his last moments. 

 In his diary this note was found — 



"i^tk (March 171 1). All glory to God. 

 Between 5 and 6 in y" morning, Thomas, late 

 Bishop of Bath and Wells, died at Longleat." 



So died Thomas Ken, deprived Bishop of Bath 

 and Wells, at Longleat in the chamber he had 

 long inhabited, which is still shown. He was 

 buried in the churchyard at Frome. " He lies 

 without a name or inscription or any memorial" 

 (so says Mr. Bowles), but he speaks of an iron 

 grating, with the mitre and crosier placed over his 

 grave, at the east end of Frome Church. 



"Far apart, and unconnected with any 

 relative in the lonely spot where he lies, 

 sine nomine, in the open churchyard, with- 

 out a name or any recording chronicle of his 

 fortunes, character, station or virtues, the 

 Right Reverend Thomas Ken, deprived Bishop 

 of Bath and Wells. He was buried here at 

 his own request, as the nearest place to that 

 where he died, in the consecrated ground of 

 his late diocese. . . . Some iron pales only 



