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In the old church near Newbury, is the following epitaph to the memory of Sir Ben Rudyerd:—

John Grant, in memory of his deare and honoured Master Sir Benjamin Rudyerd, knight, hath affixed this stone over his grave with this epitaph made by Sir Benjamin in his younger years:—

Fond world, leave off this foolish trick

Of making epitaphs upon the dead;

Rather go write them on the quick,

Whose soules in earthly flesh lye buried.

For in this grave lyes nought of me

But my soules grave, two graves well turned to one.

Thus do I live, from death made free;

Trust me, good friend, I am not dead, but gone

To God and Christ, my Saviour alone.

1656.