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Church of St Petrox

A Grade I Listed Building in Dartmouth, Devon

St Petrox: Barbara, wife of John Plumleighe, 1610; French hood

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Marginal inscription: HERE LYETH THE BODYE OF // BARBARA THE WIFE OF IOHN PLVMLEIGHE OF DAR . . . // . . . . // THIRDE DAYE OF SEPTEMBER ANNO DOMINI 1610

Main plate: HERE LYETH THE WIFE OF JOHN PLVUMLEIGH WHO BARBARA HAD TO NAME WHOSE VERTVOVS LIFE AND GODLY DEATH HATH LEFT HER LASTIG FAE [OF RICH AND POORE SHEE WAS BELOVED TO Y E ONE A NEIGHBV' KIND TO THE OTHER SHEE IN ALL DISTRESSE A TENDER HARTED FRINDE TWO SONES & DAVGHTERS 4 SHEE BARE VNTO HER HVSBAND DEARE AND DYED WHEN AGE HAD NEERE RVNNE OVT Y E FOVRE & XXX TH YEARE WHOSE CORP C THOVGH THOV O DEATH DESTROY, YET CHRIST SHALL RAISE AGAINEAND IT CONIOYNE WITH SOVLE IN BLISSE FOR EVER TO REMAINE, FOR DEATH TO LIFE A PASSAGE IS, AS SCRIPTVRES ALL ACCORD. BLEST ARE THE DEAD THREFOR THAT DIE IN FAVOVR OF Y E LORDE. BENE
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Building ID: 101297086
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