Stone No.192
Inscription. AC Lamb/ Thomson |
Monument to Provost John scrymgeour, 1657. The Latin inscription on tablet, which now quite illegible, may thus be translated :-
"To the memory of his most respexcted father, John Scrymgeour, merchant and Provost of Dundee, who exchanged life for death, - August, in the year of the Lord 1657, and of his age 46; as also to the memory of his beloved brother, Mr William Scrymgeour, Preacher of the Divine Word, who died 14th September, in the year of the Christian era 1666, aged 25; and also to the memory of his dearest mother, Catherine wright, yet alive; and to his whole kindred, John Scrymgeour, younger, caused erect this stately but mournful monument.
"Here Provost Scrymgeour lies, Light of Dundee, And to old Rome who might a provost be; This piece of ground now also doth inter His first son William, a probationer. His loving wife and son surviving yet, Desire that here they may interment get.
"Catherine Wright, a most pious and dearly- beloved mother, died 30th May 1675, and of her age 62." Collection of Epitaphs and Monumental Inscriptions Chiefly in Scotland 1834 (R Monteith) Memoriæ spectatissimi patris, Joannis Scrymsouri, His loving wife and son surviving yet, It should be noted that this memorial was originally a few feet away mounted against the North wall and moved South its current position when the wall was taken down and rebuilt with the current railings by David Neave in 1828. Claimant: Family of Scrymsoure of Tealing Source:Register of Tombs and Monuments in Dundee Burial Ground, 1832 |