Thomas Lowes' epitaph is found on a large stone tablet prominently located within the Holyrood Abbey ruins. His epitaph is a compelling read and is as follows:
Thomas Lowes' epitaph is found on a large stone tablet prominently located within the Holyrood Abbey ruins. His epitaph is a compelling read and is as follows:
Inscription
Here lies the Body of
THOMAS LOWES Esq.
Late of Ridley Hall.
In the County of Northumberland.
One instance among thousands,
Of the uncertainty of human life,
And the instability of earthly possessions
And enjoyments.
Born to ample property,
He for several years experienced
A distressing reverse of fortune,
And no sooner was he restored to
His former affluence,
Than it pleased Divine Providence
To withdraw this, together with his life.
READER.
Be thou taught by this,
To seek those riches which never can fail,
And those pleasures
Which are at God's right hand
For evermore,
The gracious gift of God,
And to be enjoyed through faith
In JESUS CHRIST, our Saviour.
An only Daughter, over whom the deceased
Had long watched with the tenderest care,
And many Friends who admired
His liberal and generous mind unite
In deploring his loss.
He departed this Life
On the 18th day of September
In the Year of our Lord 1812 and
In the 61st Year of his Age.
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