Here lieth the
Body of George
Burbidge who de
parted this liFe
Novembr ye 18:
Anno:1701: aged 61y
The mason ruled a neat margin on the left, but apparently ran out of space on the right. It also seems as if two letters were originally left out and have been added in superscript. This leads me to a question: how literate was the craftsperson?
This is one of a cluster of leaning headstones, the group looking rather drunken.
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