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"Sacred to the memory of Wm. and Mary Belcher he died February 15 1776 | she September 30 1762 | William their son | died May 10 1749 | Charles Belcher son of the above William and Mary Belcher died March 6, 1776 | aged 46 years." | Sarah Belcher his wife | died February 29 1816 | aged 82 years | Lucy Seymour daughter of the above | Charles and Sarah Belcher died January 11, 1809 | aged 45 years. | "

See a Monument (c.) on the wall near to Vestry door recording the death of Sarah Belcher.

II (Arms plate ix.)

"Here lyeth the body of William Snell | Alderman of this City he departed | this life ye 24th of October 1711 aged 84 | also Abigail his wife who departed | this life ye roth of September, 1709, aged 66-also Ann the wife of Abraham Owen esqre. & Alderman of this City their only daughter who died | March the 23rd, 1788 aged 70. | "

Wm. Snell was a Mercer, and Mayor in 1688, Sheriff, 1675, and Church-Warden 1666—he was removed as an Alderman by Charles II., but restored by James II. He issued a token, having on the obverse, William Snell, Mercer, centre W. A. S.: reverse, in Coventry, 1665, centre, the Virgin Mary.

South Aisle.

12.

"To the memory of Mrs. Mary Newcomb wife of William Newcomb and widow of the late | Mr. John Harrold who departed this life | November 14th, 1821 | aged 60 years.

(Here are four lines of poetry too indistinct to be read.)

"William Newcomb | died 21 July, 1844, aged 74. |

"Lucy Newcomb | sister of the above died 31st January 1855 | aged 70 years."

This was the last interment in the Church previous to the passing of the Cemetery Act.