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Toke's and others, Heraldic Ledger Stones in Kent churches

John M DE LAUGLE  1724  St Mary's Church, Chartham

On ye North Wall is a neat Monument with this Epitaph. (Now moved to S. end of E. Wall of N.Tr. by pulpit). Hic Situs est Johannes Maximilianus DE L’ANGLE, Ecclesiae Metropoliticae Cantuariensis Canonicus, Et Hujus Ecclesiae Parochialis Rector. Ortû, quidem, Gallus; Sed, et Effectû, et Disciplinâ, Noster. Cujus Pater, Ecclesiae Reformatae Rothomagi Minister, Anglicanam quàm magni fecerit Ecclesiam, Testimonijs satis apertè indicavit. Cùm alias, Tum maximè, quod Hunc suum Filium Ejusdem Ecclesiae Ordinibus insigniri voluit. Alterum vero Samuelem ità instituit Ut Carentonij celeberrimam Protestantium Ecclesiam, Pastor Acciperet; Eiq Multâ cum Laude praeesset; Donec An. Ch. 1682, flagrante Persecutionis Furore, Religionis Reformatae Cultoribus Nihil restaret, praeter Carceres et Exilia; Tum demèm, caeteris Rebus relictis, Cum Uxore et Liberis in Angliam Migravit, Ubi, pro Meritis suis, beringuè acceptus est, Et Prebendâ Ecc. Westmonasteriensis honestatus. Ita, apud Nos Uterq Frater, Ut Riveti, Molinaei, et Bocharti Cognatos decuit, Et Dignitatem, et Emolumenta satis ampla consecuti Ingentem, quam Exteri saepe conflant, Indiviam Norum Facilitate, Animi Candore, Largitone in Pauperes, Et caeteris, quae Christianum ornant, Dotibus, Faelicitèr extimgerunt. Obijt Johannes Nov. 14 1724, Aet. 83. Juxta Dormit Uxor ejus Genevova, Quae, Senio confecta, obijt Oct. 30 1729. Aet 99. Utrisq Monumentum hoc ponendum curavit Nepos, omnibus Modis devinctus, Theophilis DE L’ANGLE.
   (This is written at rt. angles to usual way, in sinr. margin). On ye Ground is a flat Stone with ye same Coat of Arms – Under wch. they are buried. [Az. a fesse betw. 3 acorns or imp. Arg. 3 boars’ heads couped az.]. Noted by Rev Bryan Faussett 1757

Nicholas Eyare Toke notes awaiting full transcription

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