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Church of St Stephen

A Grade I Listed Building in Saltash, Cornwall

St Stephen: secondary part of the Hechins monument relating to his daughter Dorothy who married George Wadham of Catherston, d.1606

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Arms are Wadham (gules a chevron between three roses argent) impaling Hechins

Very worn inscription above....

Hitchins milde and Denham discreet
Conceiving longe a match full meete,
One daughter had, no children more,
Her God hath blest with issue store.
They gave her unto Wadham's worth;
their eyes sawe all her beautyes byrthe.
Then age prest on and ache withall
like busie stroakes before the fall_
And penn’d them in by Griefs constrayntes
untill at length to death they faynte.
Away drops first the lovely Henne,
The drooping Turtle followeth, when
With secret sighes, that love had taught,
sweet William for his Francis sought.
The faith of Christ each died in,
Thus death doth end and life begin.

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on 5 June 2019

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Building ID: 101140379
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