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Purdie's tomb, in the churchyard, near the Abbey must 

 not be forgotten ; here on a large red tombstone erected 

 by Sir Walter, can be read the inscription to his loyal 

 Woodforester, who died on the 29th Oct., 1829. (1) 



(1) On the west side is inscribed : 



IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE 



OP 



THE FAITHFUL 

 AND ATTACHED SERVICES 



OF 



TWENTY-TWO YEARS ; 



AND IN SORROW 



FOR THE LOSS OF A HUMBLE 



BUT SINCERE FRIEND, 



THIS STONE WAS ERECTED 



BY 



SIR WALTER SCOTT, Bart., 

 OF ABBOTS FORD. 



The inscription on the east side runs thus — 



HERE LIES THE BODY 



OF 



THOMAS PURDIE, 



WOOD FORESTER, 



AT ABBOTSFORD, 



WHO DIED 29th OCTOBER 



1829, 

 AGED SIXTY-TWO YEARS. 



u 



THOU HAST BEEN FAITHFULL 



OVER A FEW THINGS 



I WILL MAKE THEE RULER 



OVER MANY THINGS." 



MATTHEW CHAP. XXV. V. 21 St. 



