Epitaph and Anagram: The following is an epitaph at Romsey Abbey Hampshire, upon the father of a country gentleman who, early the eighteenth century, built what was afterwards to be Broadlands, the house of the Palmerstons: – John St. Barbe, Esq., son of Henry St. Barbe, Esq., and Grissel his wife, the daughter of John Pynsent, Esq., He died about 47th year of his age, and she in the 22nd year of her age, “leaving fower sonnes,” Henry, John Francis and Edward, slept in the Lord: “Earth’s rich in mines of precious dust/ whom nature wedlock grade did tie/ and Faithful ones/ since in her bowels rest these just/ In one fast chain of unity/ Whose silent bones/ Dead here doe rest et left not earth/ because such righteous and their seed/ In fame and state/ But brought fower sons to perfect birth/ Shall flourish here and shall in Deed/ Tryumph o’re fate.” An anagram upon their names: John, Grissel St. Barbe: Be is shares blest glorie: The memory of the wicked shall rott, but the remembrance of the just shall live for ever.” Buried 2nd September 1658: Their son John was created a baronet September 1663, and died at Broadlands, 7th September 1723 …
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