In the Church-yard of Bala, Merionethshire.

Sacred to the Memory
of

EVAN LLOYD, Clerk, A, M.
of this Parish.

Born May 2, 1734; Died Jan, 26, 1776;
Aged 42,

Oh! pleasing poet, friend for ever dear,
Thy memory claims the tribute of a tear:
In thee was join'd whate'er mankind admire,
Keen wit, strong sense, the poet's, patriot's fire.
Temper'd with gentleness, such gift's were thine,
Such gifts with heart-felt anguish we resign.

Who, with great spirit, and consummate abilities, Began a noble opposition to an arbitrary court, In defence of the liberties of his country;

Supported them in parliament,

And died for them in the field.

John Hampden, esq. the celebrated character, whose adherence to the principles of general liberty, had such a predominating influence over the events of the seventeenth century, was born in the year 1594. He was descended from an

ancient family settled at Great Hampden in Buckinghamshire. Queen Elizabeth was entertained by Griffith Hampden, Esq. of Hampden, his ancestor, in her progress. For the more convenient access to his house, he cut a passage through his woods (which is now called the Queen's Gap) There is an ancient tradition, that King Edward the Third, and the Black Prince, were entertained at Hampden, were the Prince and Mr. Hampden exercising themselves in feats of chivalry, they disagreed, whereupon Mr. Hampden struck the Prince on the face. They went away in a great wrath, upon which came this rhyme,

At the age of fifteen Hampden was sent to Magdalen College, Oxford, whence he removed to one of the Inns of Court, where he made a considerable progress in the study of the law. He was chosen to serve in the parliament which began at Westminster, February 5, 1626, and served in all the succeeding parliaments in the reign of Charles I. In 1636 he became universally known, by his refusal to pay ship-money, as being an illegal tax; upon which he was prosecuted. Lord Clarendon says of him, "that he carried himself through his celebrated business of the ship-money with such singular temper and modesty, that he actually obtained more credit and advantage by losing it, than the King did service by gaining it. The eyes of all men were then fixed upon him as their pater patriæ, and the pilot that must steer the vessel through the tempests and the rocks which threatened it." His Lordship adds, "that after he was amongst those members accused by the King of high treason, he was much altered, his nature and carriage seeming much fiercer than they did before; and

without question, when he first drew his sword he threw away the scabbard,"

In the beginning of the wars he commanded a regiment of foot, and did good service to the parliament at the battle of Edge-hill. He received a mortal wound in an engagement with Prince Rupert, in Chalgrave-field, in Oxfordshire, and died in 1643. He was of an industry and vigilance never to be tired out, of parts not to be imposed upon by the most subtle, and of courage equal to his best parts. During the time in which Mr. Hampden, was engaged in the civil wars, he wore round his neck an ornament, consisting of a small silver chain, inclosing a plain cornelian stone; round the silver rim of the stone was inscribed:

Against my King I never fight,

"But for my King and Country's right."

This is yet preserved in the university of Oxford.

The following inscription was written by him, and inscribed on his wife's monument in Hampden Church, Buckinghamshire:

To the eternal memory

of the truly

Vertuous and pious

ELIZABETH HAMPDEN, wife of
John Hampden, of Great Hampden, esquire,
Sole daughter and heir of Edward
Symeon, of Pyrton, in the county
of Oxon, esq. the tender mother
of an happy offspring in nine
hopefull children.

In her pilgrimage,

The staie and comfort of her neighbours,
The joy and glory of a well ordered family;
The delight and happiness of tender parents,

But a crowne of blessings to a husband.
In a wife, to all an eternal paterne of goodness
and cause of joye, whilst she was
In her dissolution

a loss invaluable to each, yet herself blest, and they fully recompensed in her translation from a tabernacle of claye

and fellowship of mortals, to a celestial Mansion and communion with a Deity,

the 10th day of August, 1634.
John Hampden, her sorrowfull Husband
in perpetual testimony

of his conjugal love hath dedicated
this Monument?

Charter House Chapel, London.

Sacred to the glory of God,
THOMAS SUTTON, ESQ.

Ingrateful memory of Thomas Sutton, Esquire, late of Castle-Camps, in the county of Cambridge, esq. at whose only cost and charges this hospital was founded, and endued with large possessions, for the relief of poor men and children. He was a gentleman born at Knaith, in the county of Lincoln, of worthy and honoured parentage; he lived to

the age of 79 years, and deceased the 12th day of December, 1611.

The Charter House was built 1371, and was a monastery for Franciscan Friars; but at the dissolution of religious houses, it was given to the Earl of Suffolk, whose heirs sold it to the above named Thomas Sutton, esq. for the sum of £13,000.

In 1611 he procured a patent from King James I. to turn this house into an hospital, which was afterwards confirmed by acts of parliament. He spent above £7000 in fitting it up, and left lands and houses to the yearly value of £4500 for the support of eighty decayed gentlemen and forty boys.

Stepney.

MRS. MARY MORLEY,

Late of Lymehouse, died September, 12, 17CO,
Aged 32.

Stay, reader, stand, and spend a tear,
And think of me, who now lye here;
And while you read the state of me,
Think on the glass that runs for thee.

Stepney.

MR. RICHARD WHEEBLE, Mariner,

Died the 4th of May, 1694, aged 23.

Let not this world your thoughts betray,
But think upon your dying day.