----- Original Message ----- From: "norman lee" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 7:04 PM Subject: Re: [OEL] Translation of Latin inscription in South Molton church > Who had an exceptionally pious life and tireless pastoral work until his > last breath and finally through various incurable last illnesses reached > eternity. > > This is as much as I can manage. It is probably not completely accurate > but possibly not far off. It doesn't sound quite right though. > > Audrey > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 4:58 PM > Subject: [OEL] Translation of Latin inscription in South Molton church > > >>I wonder if anyone is able to help with a translation of a Latin >>inscription >> on the memorial of John Cruse, curate and schoolmaster of South Molton, >> who >> died in 1691. The inscription reads: >> >> >> QUI >> EXIMIA VITAE PIETATE >> ET LABORE PASTORALI INDEFESSE(?) >> ANHELABAT >> & TANDEM >> PER VARIOS MORBOS IMMEDICABILES >> ASPIRIBAT >> AETERNITATUM >> There is a photograph of the memorial and further information about John >> Cruse on my blog: >> http://cruwys.blogspot.com >> Debbie Kennett >> >> >> >> ==================================== >> WEB PAGE: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~oel/ >> ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=OLD-ENGLISH >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >