OF SELBOPvNE. 
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at the time of a repair in 17 21 ; when over it was opened a round 
one of confiderable fize, which affords an agreeable light, and 
renders that chantry the moll cheerful part of the edifice. 
The church and chancels have all coved roofs, ceiled about the 
year 1683 ; before which tliey were open to the tiles and flilngles, 
iliowing the naked rafters, and threatening the congregation 
with the fall of a fpar, or a blow from a piece of loofe mortar. 
On the north wall of the chancel is fixed a large oval white 
marble monument, with the following infcription ; and at the foot 
of the wall, over the deceafed, and infcribed with his name, age, 
arms, and time of death, lies a large flab of black marble : 
Props banc parletem fepelitiir 
GILBERTUS WHITE, SaAISONIS WHITE, de 
Oxon. militis filius tertiiis, Collegii Magdale- 
-nenfis ibidem alumnus, & focius. Tandem faven- 
-te collegio ad Iianc eccleliam promotus ; ubi piim^- 
-va morum fimplicitate, et diffusa erga omnes bene- 
-volenda felicitcr conrenuit. 
Pailor fidelis, comis, affabilis, 
Maritus, et pater amantiflimus, 
A conjuge inviccm, et lib?ris, atque 
A parochianis impense dileclus. 
Pauperibus ita beneficus 
ut decimam partem census 
moribundus 
piis uflbus confecravit. 
Merltls demum juxta et annis plenus 
ex hac vita migravit Feb. 13°. 
anno falut's 172^ 
^tatis fucs 77. 
Hoc pofult Rebecca 
Conjux il'ius mxiuSims, 
inox fecutura. 
On 
