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[E]pitaph written by | [E]pitaph written by Archdeacon Kendall in | ||
[ | [of] Hilary Church Yard | ||
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Here lies | Here lies interr'd John Pennock Clk. Vicar | ||
this Parish, Rector of | [of] this Parish, Rector of St Leve?], Canon | ||
[re]sidentiary and Chancellor of the Cathedral | [re]sidentiary and Chancellor of the Cathedral | ||
[ch]urch of Exeter, whose preferments, had they | [ch]urch of Exeter, whose preferments, had they | ||
[b]een equal to his merits, the highest Dignities | [b]een equal to his merits, the highest Dignities | ||
the Church had been his portion. Such a | [of] the Church had been his portion. Such a | ||
[so]lid ground of Learning, and becoming | [so]lid ground of Learning, and becoming | ||
[ | [m]odesty in showing it such candour of | ||
manners, generosity of Temper, and | manners, generosity of Temper, and sweetness | ||
of disposition; in short, so many eminent | of disposition; in short, so many eminent | ||
virtues completed his character; | virtues completed his character; as made him | ||
lov'd and admir'd by all, while he lived, | |||
and equally lamented at his death. | and equally lamented at his death. Reader | ||
endeavour to imitate what thou | endeavour to imitate what thou can'st | ||
never outdo. | never outdo. Ob. April 18.24 [illegible] .su 53. | ||
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[E]pitaph written by Archdeacon Kendall in [of] Hilary Church Yard
Here lies interr'd John Pennock Clk. Vicar [of] this Parish, Rector of St Leve?], Canon [re]sidentiary and Chancellor of the Cathedral [ch]urch of Exeter, whose preferments, had they [b]een equal to his merits, the highest Dignities [of] the Church had been his portion. Such a [so]lid ground of Learning, and becoming [m]odesty in showing it such candour of manners, generosity of Temper, and sweetness of disposition; in short, so many eminent virtues completed his character; as made him lov'd and admir'd by all, while he lived, and equally lamented at his death. Reader endeavour to imitate what thou can'st never outdo. Ob. April 18.24 [illegible] .su 53.