Monumental Inscription Detail

Place:

St Mary Magdalene, Tortington

Inscription:

SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF
EDWARD HERVEY DE-LA-FELD,
A COUNT OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE,
BROTHER TO THE VICAR OF THIS CHURCH,
WHO, CUT OFF IN THE PRIDE OF LIFE,
AND IN THE FLOWER OF HIS AGE,
DEPARTED THIS LIFE,
AT HIS HOUSE IN SPRING GARDENS,
THE 15TH DAY OF JANY 1827
IN THE 34TH YEAR OF HIS AGE.
WATCH THEREFORE: FOR YE KNOW
NEITHER THE DAY NOR THE HOUR!

Monument details:

Type: Internal Monument.

Monument Condition: Unknown.

Inscription Condition: Unknown.

Person commemorated (or mentioned):

Last name: De La Feld.

First Name(s): Edward Hervey.

Birth date: Not given.

Death date: 15 Jan 1827.

Age: 34.

Comments:

"In cruce spes mea" means "In the cross is my hope" - the family motto.

Transcription details:

Transcribed by: Mark Collins.

Batch: Unknown.

Image:

Image of a monument

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