Stone No. 1458
Inscription. |
JAMES BALFOUR`S Monument. Jacobum Balfurium, prætorem Deidonanum æquissimum, prudentia, vitæ integritate illustrem, sub hoc cippo, sepeliri nosces. Ad annum 73, vixit, mense Decembris decessit 1686. Jonetam Kinneries, dilectam conjugem, virtute summa & probitate insignem, hic contumulari cernes; quæ obiit mense Octob. 1685. Anno ætatis suæ 74. Prætorem insignem tumulari hoc marmore nosces, Æquum ac ingenuum, judicioque gravem, Conjuge cum chara ; gravitasque modestia cujus Vitam condecorat, sobrietasque decor. Spe, meritis Christi, clauserunt lumina morte ; In cœlis, queis sunt gudia, vera quies. You shall know, reader, that James Balfour, a most just Baillie of dundee, illustrious for prudence and intergrity of life, is buried under this grave-stone: He lived and died as above. You shall also know, that Jonet Kinneries, his beloved spouse, notable for eminent virtue and goodness, also buried here; who died as above. A famous baillie lies beneath this stone, For justice, judgement, ingenuity, known; With his dear wife: whose modesty and grace, Sobri`ty, virtue, in her life took place: In Christs great merits both did shut their eyed, And now in heav`n possess eternal joys. |