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EPITAPH IN WOOTTON CHURCH.
Near this place lies interred
The body of Johu Brydges Esq.r
Who died April the 22.d 1780. aged 69.
Also The body of Edward Brydges Esq.
Who died Nov. 19.th 1780.
Aged 68.
These two Brothers,
After having received a liberal Education,
Chose a life of retirement,
Which they passed together,
Being united
Not only by a strong affection,
But by an uncommon benevotence of heart,
Which mutually inclined them
Daily to promote the happiness
Of all around them.
The unfeigned sorrow
Which the Inhabitants of this Village,
And an extensive Neighbourhood,
Discovered at their death,
Speaks at once to the heart
Their uncommon Virtues;
And has rendered the pomp of Epitaph
Vain and useless.
John Brydges died a Bachelor.
Edward Brydges married
Jemima daughter of William Egerton, LLD.
And has left her three sons,
And five daughters,
To lament his loss,
And revere his beloved memory.
The body of Johu Brydges Esq.r
Who died April the 22.d 1780. aged 69.
Also The body of Edward Brydges Esq.
Who died Nov. 19.th 1780.
Aged 68.
These two Brothers,
After having received a liberal Education,
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Which they passed together,
Being united
Not only by a strong affection,
But by an uncommon benevotence of heart,
Which mutually inclined them
Daily to promote the happiness
Of all around them.
The unfeigned sorrow
Which the Inhabitants of this Village,
And an extensive Neighbourhood,
Discovered at their death,
Speaks at once to the heart
Their uncommon Virtues;
And has rendered the pomp of Epitaph
Vain and useless.
John Brydges died a Bachelor.
Edward Brydges married
Jemima daughter of William Egerton, LLD.
And has left her three sons,
And five daughters,
To lament his loss,
And revere his beloved memory.
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