Inscription
Near the remains of his beloved wife. Are deposited those of/the honorable John Yorke, fourth son of Philip, first Earl of Hardwicke./He was born on the 27th of August, 1728: and died on the 4th of September, 1801./Elected in 1753, by the borough of Higham-Ferrers./And in 1768, by that of Reigate, as one of its representative:/ he twice filled the office of a Lord of Trade, and once that of a Lord of the Admiralty:/and continued a member of the House of Commons till the year 1784: when/preferring the quiet of private, to the tumult of publick life, he retired from Parliament./Blest with a lively and playful imagination, regulated and enriched/by a benevolent, pious, and cultivated mind:/of a quick perception, strong memory, and refined taste, he brought into society/more talent for its cheerful instruction and innocent amusement than most men of his time./While his manners were distinguished by an unaffected grace and ease,/and his actions by the most unreserved liberality./Kind, generous, and considerate to all:/his tender sympathies, his overflowing munificence, his ever-watchful solicitude,/were in a peculiar manner bestowed/on those who had the felicity of being the most nearly connected with him>/Happy! if by this small tribute of their gratitude, they could prove/that they are not wholly unworthy of the advantages which they owe to his unexampled care,/and of the comport which they have derived from his truly parental affection.
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