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Church of St Bartholomew

A Grade I Listed Building in Cadeleigh, Devon

St Bartholomew: inscription framed by wreath from the memorial to Bridget Grenville of Stowe (daughter of Bevill the royalist army officer), d.1691, referring to her two husbands Simon Leach & Thomas

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Sacred to the Memory.. Stay thy foot..O Reader
May the earth, I pray be light
It is no common dust on which you tread
But the revered ashes of Lady Bridget Higgons
Under many names worthy of your respect
She was the daughter of the famous Bevill Granville
Knight and true Cavalier
The sister of the Most Illustrious Earl of Bath
The Wife of the noble Simon Leach Esq
The Mother of Simon Leach Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Bath..

Lastly The Wife and Relict of Thomas Higgons Knight
A splendid example of high birth and distinguished character
How she who was all this is ashes only Awaiting
On Earth the Resurrection in Heaven her Reward
She died on the 7th day of March aged 62 In the year of Salvation 1691

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