The survey of London containing the original, increase, modern estate and government of that city, methodically set down : with a memorial of those famouser acts of charity, which for publick and pious vses have been bestowed by many worshipfull citizens and benefactors : as also all the ancient and modern monuments erected in the churches, not only of those two famous cities, London and Westminster, but (now newly added) four miles compass / begun first by the pains and industry of John Stow, in the year 1598 ; afterwards inlarged by the care and diligence of A.M. in the year 1618 ; and now compleatly finished by the study & labour of A.M., H.D. and others, this present year 1633 ; whereunto, besides many additions (as appears by the contents) are annexed divers alphabetical tables, especially two, the first, an index of things, the second, a concordance of names.

In the Church at Putney are these ensuing Monuments.

This Monument is in the Chan∣cell on the North side, and hath this Inscription.

Memoriae Sacrum.

HEre lyeth the body of Richard Lusher of Putney,* 1.1 in the Coun∣ty of Surrey Esquire: who mar∣ried Mary, the second Daughter of George Scot of Staplefoord Taune, in the County of Essex, Esquire. He depar∣ted this life the 27. of September, An∣no 1615. Aetatis sua 30.

What tongue can speake the vertues of this creature, Whose Body faire, whose Soule of rarer feature? He liv'd a Saint, he di'd a holy Wight, In Heaven, on earth, a joyfull heavy sight. Body Soule united, agree'd in one, Like strings well tuned in an Vni-sone. No discord harsh this Navell could untie, 'Twas Heaven, the Earth, this Musicke did envy. Wherefore may well be said. He lived well; And being dead, the world his vertues tell.

Though Richard Lusher sleepeth in the dust, He sleepes in hope, and hopes to live againe: His soule in Heaven is waking with the just, And wakes in joy, being free'd from sense of paine, Bones take your rest, your soule in Heaven attends, The blest re-union of two loving friends.

Marito dilectissimo, Maria Lusher con∣jux Moestissima, in perpetuum Amoris Testimonium, hoc Monumentum plo∣rans posuit.

Mary, by her first match, Lusher, daugh∣ter of George Scot, Esquire, descended from Iohn Scot, Lord chiefe Justice of England, in the raigne of King Ed∣ward the third, and after wife to Tho∣mas Knivet, descended from Iohn Knivet Knight, Lord chiefe Justice in the same Kings raigne, and Lord Chancellour of England.

To Thomas Knivet.

That you have laid my body here, By that first side I lov'd so deere, I thanke you Husband: That the poore Are still your care, I thanke you more. These last I charg'd you with alive, Being done, I rest, while you survive. But yet I have another Boone, When Fate shall come (as come full soone It will, and will not be deni'd) That you would close my other side. Y'ave thought it worthy to bee read You once were second to my bed; Why may you not like title have, To this my second bed, the Grave? This Stone will cover us all three, And under it we shall be free From Love, or Hate, or least distrust Of Jealousie to vexe our dust: For here our bodies doe but wait The summons for their glorious state.

On the same Monument is this Inscription. Quam Diu Domine. Siste Siste Hospes:

Quod Reliqui est Lectissimae Foeminae Te Rogitat, Etiam ego, superstes Maritus, superstes ipse Funeri meo. Nam in Conjuge, Conjunx vixi, et cum illa Elatus sum. Maria, mea Maria, Dulcissima Maria

Hic sita est.

Cor Gratiarum, flos venustatis Merus, Sedes amorum, Castitatis exemplar Tanti erga me affectus Talisque. Morum ac vitae perpetuae Sanctimoniae, ut vivens, Moriensque, Singulari Praeluxerit Face omoibus

Vel ordinis sui, vel sexus.

Heu qualem amisi Ex puerperio Raptam? Et cum ea, spem Posteritatis. Sic me relinquis? Sic Terras deseris? O Christianae perfectionis Imago, Injuriarum contemptrix Facilis, Doloribus Ferendis Fortis: Omnes in te certabant virtutes

sed vicit Pie••as.

Fulges etiam in ipsa mortis umbra, Divini amoris d••m vixisti Flamma Et Postquam vixisti Astrum. Vale, Vale Maria: Nullum de te dolorem Nisi ex Acerbissima tua morte

Accepi.

At (Cara Conjunx) non ego te desinam Lugere, donec vi doloris obrutus Meis & ipse liquero luctum parem.

M. S.

Mariae Pientissimae Mariae Cui lucis ortum Staplefordia dedit, Genus{que} Scottorum Familia vetus, Georgiae Filiae & Cohaeredi: Primis Nuptijs Richardo Lushero junctae, Nicholai Equitis Aurati Filio; Proximis mihi Thomae Knivetto, Maritorum Moestissimo. Obijt xxvij. Aug. CIO. IOC. xxiij. Aetatis 35.

Notes

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  Putney.