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To the memory of Mary, wife of Thomas Nelson, of this parish, who died 1618, beinge of the age of 30 years, and had issue 7 children.

If thou religious art that passest by

Stay and reade on; as thou art so was I:

If thou art blest with children, and dost crave

In God’s feare them trayned up to have

Reade on agayn, and to thyself thus tell

Here she doth lye that was my parallel;

Or art thou bounteous, hospitable, free,

Belov’d of all, and they beloved of thee;

Meeke, full of mercy, and soe truly good

As flesh can be, and spronge of gentle blood?

If thou art soe, to thine own dear selfe saye,

Who on her grave my monument did lay?

But if to these thou knowst thyselfe but chaffe,

Pass on thy waye, reade not my epitaphe.

Also Dorothy Nelson, wife of William Nelson, who died

1619, being of 86 years, and had issue 7 children.

It was not many years that made mee good,

Neither was it in the vigor of my blood;

For if soe then my goodness might have past,

And as I did, have ceast to be at laste.

But ’twas the grace my Maker did enshrine

In my meeke breast, which cleerely there did shine.

As my soul now amongst the chosen blest,

Under this stone although my bones doe rest.