Farewell vain world advice to thee I give Act uprightly while on the earth you live Don't dye your conscience with a scarlet red Nor take away the harmless orphan's bread A greedy man that could not be denied Took my possessions to uphold his pride My birthright's gone: My life is at an end Adieu fair world since God has proved my friend This epitaph now illegible is from the tombstone of a young girl Mary SHAW an orphanburied at Gamston and who it is said was defrauded of some property by her relatives or by some man. I could on make out a few words in 1881 but Nancy THEAKER the old clerk's wife recited this epitaph to me and toldme a long tale about the child which I could not quite understand This Stone is to the memory of Mary daughter of Richard and Olive SHAW who died in her 15th year 1769 "Mary SHAW was buried 3 Dec 1769" - Extract from Register - Gamston St Peter p.53 by Miss ASHTON of Gamston I hope that this is of interest to someone John Mellors