Monumental Inscription Detail

Place:

St Mary, Yapton

Inscription:

In a vault beneath
is deposited the Body of
CHARITY
the most deservedly beloved Wife of
Laurence Eliot, Esq
Sister and only Heir to
JOHN EDMONDS, Gent
the last Heir Male of Yapton Place,
whose Ancestors were Originally of Bayleys Court adjacent
She was a Bright Example of
True Piety
Universay Charity
Unfeigned Conjugal Affection;
And died much lamented
July VI, Ao Dom MDCCXVI, Aetat LXXI
A woman that feareth the Lord She shall be praised
Prov XXX1,30
Charity Shalt cover the Multitude of Sins
1 Pet IV, 8 .

Monument details:

Type: Internal Monument.

Monument Condition: Unknown.

Inscription Condition: Unknown.

Person commemorated (or mentioned):

Last name: Eliot.

First Name(s): Charity.

Birth date: Not given.

Death date: 06 Jul 1716.

Age: 71.

Comments:

Sitated at the east end of the north chancel wall. The plaque stands on a bracket decorated with a cherub supporting the family arms.

Transcription details:

Transcribed by: Mark Collins.

Batch: Unknown.

Image:

Image of a monument

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