Alice Fry

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[In Washfield church, Devon] A tablet records the memory of Alicia, daughter of William Fry, Esq. and wife of Philip Steyngyngs, Esq. After giving her husband 9 sons and 5 daughters she survived him, and died 8th August, 1605, set. 72. Her son-in-law George Montgomery erected this memorial, viz :

Alice, daughter unto Willm Frye and Philip Steynings wyfe,

(Both Squires) with her husband led a Ion; and lovinge lyfe.

Nyne sons, and daughters five she bare, and then as turtle true,

(He dying first) she lyved sole, and would not choose anew.

Birth, beauty, personage, good grace, court, breedinge, grafitye,

Chast love, trueth, virtue, constant faith and sincere piety.

A lyfe made her beloved and blest, yea dead, tho' envye burst

And malice selfe can speake but well, if they would speake ye worst

Aged seaventie two she yielded here her body to the dust.

Her soule into her Saviour's hands, in whom was all her trust;

By whom in sorrow, sickness, health, lyfe, death, she still was blest,

With whom she now in heavenly joy hath everlastinge rest.

Her birth-place Yarty was; her lyfe in Holnecott she led,

In Worth, amongst her deerest friends she made her fatall bed.

Adieu, deere Mother, wee must part although we loved deercey,

Yet spyte of death, lyfe once agayne, I hope shall joyne us neerely.

And for thy love, whilst thou didst live, I vow though dead thou lie,

Thy sonne Montgomerie's love to thee and thine, shall never dye.

Obiit 8th Aug. 1605, aetatis suae 72. Georgius Moatgomerius gener: posuit.