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ANTHONY HINTON
1532 - 1596

OMNIS CARO VT GRAMEN ET OMNIS GLORIA HOMINIS ET FLOS
GRAMINIS EST
(ALL FLESH IS A GRASS AND ALL THE GLORY OF MAN AS THE FLOWER OF GRASS --)

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WHAT GLASSE SOE GREATE BUTT ONCE IS RUNN, AND TYME DOTH FADE YE FAYREST ROSE
THE DASEY WHEN THE DAYE IS DONE, CONTENTED IN HER FLOWER TO CLOSE.
IN HATE, IN LOVE, IN BOTH WE LIVE, WEE LAUGH, WEE WEEPE, WEE GRIEVE, WEE JOY.
AT LAST WEE DYE AND TURNE TO DUST, WITH HIM THAT HERE LYES CLAD IN CLAYE
WHO LIVINGE, LIVED SANCTIFIEDE, SINCEARELY TO THE TREWTH INCLINDE,
OPPRESSINGE THOUGHT HE BANISHED, AND HARBORD NO REVENGINGE MINDE.
AS FARR FROM PRIDE IN GRAVITIE, AS FREE FROM CHOYSE OF CHILDISH FOLLEY,
HE LEAST ESTEMDE IN AMITY THE MAN THAT SEMDE AND WAS NOT HOLLY.
WITH GODLY CARE HE DID SUPPRESSE THE IDLE TRADE OF WANDERERS TRAYNE,
BUT NEVER TURNDE FROM TREW DISTRESSE, WHERE WANT DID CALL HIM TO SUSTAYNE.
HE JOYDE IN OTHERS CAUSE OF JOY, WHEN HE THEIRE HAPPY STATE DID KNOWE.
THAT OTHERS GREIFFS HIS HARTE DID GREIVE, HIS OFTEN TEARES DID LIVELY SHEW.
WHEARE OTHERS WANTE AS STARS ABOUNDE WHOE GRACE AND WISDOME SETT ASIDE
WHAT SMALL DEFECT IN HIM WAS FOUNDE THROUGH GRACE AND WISDOM WAS SUPPLYDE.
UPRIGHT TO ALL, UNJUST TO NONE, HE LOVED THE LYNE OF EQUALL SWAYE.
HE LIVED A DEBTOR BUT TO ONE, WHICH DEW BY DEATH CHRIST DID DEFRAY.
THROUGH VIEW OF TREWTHES SUBVERSION, AND JUDGMENTS VILE PERVERSION,
WHERE OTHERS SEEKE PROMOCION, HIS SEEKINGE WAS DESERCION.
THE POREST LOTT HE DID NOT HATE, NOR WOULD AT OTHERS POMPE, KEEPINE
HIS MINDE UNTO THE MEANE ESTATE, FROM BOTH THE OTHERS DID DECLINE
UNJUST REWARD HE GAVE NOR TOOKE TO STAYNE YE TRUTH IN PARCIALL POWER.
DEFENCE OF ERRORS HE FORESOOKE BY CAVELLES FALSE IN CASE OBSCURE
HE WAS NO CLOKE TO SINFUL ACTE, NOR FALCELY WOULD HIS FRINDE DEFAME
AS FLATTERY HE DID STILL REJECT HIM SELFE DID HATE TO USE THE SAME.
AS CAPTIVE FREEDE HIS SAYLES HE HOYST HE MADE GOD’S WORDE YE VESSELS MAST,
GOD WAS HIS FRINDE, HIS RAMSOME CHRIST, HIS PYLATE WAS THE HOLY GOAST.
THOUGH SEA AND TEMPEST WROUGHT APACE GOURDE FOR HIS GOALE HE DID NOT TAKE,
NOR OTHERS LIFE OF GOOD AND GRACE IN SAND OF PRIDE DID SHIPWRACK MAKE.
ON ENVIES ROCK HE WAS NOT CAST, HE PYRAITE VANQUISHE IN HIS COURSE
WITH WISE ULISSES TO THE MAST HE FIXT HIMSELFE FROM SYRENS FORCE.
HE SAYLED OUT OF GREATEST STREIGHT AND WAS NOT DROWND IN DEEPE DISDAYNE
NOR SYNCK IN SEAS OF SELFE CONCEYT, HE SHUND THE SHELFES OF GLORY VAINE.
WHEN HEAVENS HAVEN HE ATTAYND WHAT HE ABHORD WAS THEN REVEALD,
THE EARTH DID YELD HER IDOLL GODS THEY COULD NO LONGER BE CONCEALED.
NOT IN VAINE SHEW IN SUBSTAUNCE HE RELIGION PURELY DID PROFESSE
AND AS HE LIVED SOE DID HE DIE, IN FAITH, IN HOPE, IN LOVE, IN PEACE.
HIS BODY TO THE EARTH HE LENT UNTILL THE LAST REVIVEINGE DAYE,
HIS SOULE INTO THE HEAVENS WENT, WHERE SAINT AND ANGELLS LIVE IN JOY.
O LET THY LIFE, THY DEATH, THY GRAVE, THY VIRTUES SO WITH US MAYNTAYNE
THAT WEE THAT LIVE AND KNEW THEE ONCE IN JOY MAY KNOW THEE ONCE AGAYNE.

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RE.14:13 AVDIVI VOCEM E CAELO DI CENTEM MIHI SCRIBE BEATI AB HOC TEMPORE MORTVI IJ QUI DOMINI CAUSA MORIVNTVR.
(AND I HEARD A VOICE FROM HEAVEN SAYING UNTO ME, WRITE, BLESSED ARE THE DEAD WHICH DIE IN THE LORD FROM HENCEFORTH.)


THE ANTHONY HINTON MEMORIAL TABLET that can be seen over the side altar was carved in stone that has deteriorated over the many years it has stood in situ, and is now very difficult to read. This is a reproduction of the wording in Old English, and translation of the Latin where included, which allows the reader to appreciate the beautiful epitaph to a person who was obviously highly regarded during his lifetime.

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