Location: Churchyard.
TO THE MEMORY OF
THOMAS TIPPER, Who
departed this Life, May ye 14th, 1785,
Aged 54 Years.
Reader with kind regard this grave survey,
Nor heedless pass where Tipper's ashes lay ;
Honest he was, ingenious, blunt, and kind,
And dared do what few dare to :—speak his mind.
Philosophy and History well he knew,
Was versed in Physic and Surgery too.
The best old Stingo he both brewed and sold;
Nor did one knavish act to get his gold.
He played through life a varied comic part,
And knew immortal Hudibras by heart.
Reader, in real truth, such was the man;
Be better, wiser, laugh more, if you can.
.
Type: Unknown.
Monument Condition: Unknown.
Inscription Condition: Unknown.
Last name: Tipper.
First Name(s): Thomas.
Birth date: Not given.
Death date: 14 May 1785.
Age: 54.
From The History of Brighton and its Environs (1871)
Transcribed by: Unknown.
Batch: Unknown.