Description
Credit: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Inscription
Inscribed in pen and black ink, upper left: "Eastham Vol XIV page 143"; inscribed, upper right: "297"; inscribed, lower centre: "Slab over the Tomb of Catharine Daughter of Lord Latimer, | East-Ham Essex."; inscribed on verso: "Inscription on the central compartment | In Memory of the Right Honourable Edmond | Nevil Lord Latimer Earl of Westmerland And | Dame Jane His Wife With Them Memorials of | The 7 Children Wth. Edmond was Lineally | Descended From the Honourable Blood of Kings | And Princes & yr. 7 Earle of Westmerland of | The Name of Nevill | By Gods Great Power, Who Doth comand all Powers | To us These Seaven children Were for Blessings Given | Some Do Survive As Images of Owers | And Some are Gone From Whense The come to Heaven | Birth Blood And Buitie Like to Flowers Still Fade | Death Turnes Each Living Substance to a Shade | Left hand lower compartment | From Prince And From Honourable Blood By True Succession was my High Desent | Malignant Crosses oft opposte My Good | And Adverse change My Stat Did Circumvent | yer Howfoeve My Will was Counterchekt | By Faith My Earthly Hopes In Heaven were Laid | Affurd y7. God ye. fame Would not Reject | Through Christ My Saviour & Redeemers Ay'd | In Joy Griefe Weale Woe I my Life did Spend | In Hoop | to Gaine yt. Life wt. Nere Shall End | Let Honour Life & Fortune Sink or Swim | Thogh God Shold Kill Me I will Hoop in Him | Right hand do | Amidst a World of Crosses and for cares | I Past My Transitory Pilgrimage | By Gods Great Mercie Guarded from the Snare | of World And Flesh & Satans Cruel Rage | The Gratious Virtue (Prudence) was my Guide | Through All ye Wavering Waves of Tottering State | Sweet Prudence Told Me Honour Hence Wou'd Sli'd And Earthlie Glorie Must Have Ending Date | Wch Made Me Say All Hoop All Faith All Truth | In christ to Live in Heaven Amongst ye Iust | My Soube Doth Magnifie ye Lord My Spirit | Rejoyeeth In My God & Saviours Meritt".
Descriptive Medium
Pen and black ink and watercolour over graphite
Image Licence
Public Domain, Yale Center for British Art
Image Credit
image credit Yale Center for British Art
Location
St. Mary Magdalene Church, East Ham, London, England
Country
England
Tags
Category
Buildings & Architecture
