Memorial to Hugh Ramsden

Halifax Parish Church

HIC JACET HVGO RAMSDEN, FILIVS GALFRIDI RAMSDEN DE GREETLAND, INFRA VICARIA DE HALLIFAX, BACC. IN S. S. THEOL:, OLIM SOCIVS COLLEGII DE MERTON IN AC. OX., POSTEA RECTOR DE METHLEY, IN COMIT. EBOR., DEMUM VICARIVS DE HALLIFAX. VIR, DVBIVM SANCTIOR, AN DOCTIOR, INGENII ACRIS, JVDICII SVBACTI, ERVD- ITIONIS MVLTIPLICIS, QVI OMNE TEMPVS DEPERIRE EXISTIMABAT QVOD NON AVT TEMPLO AVT MVSÆO IMPERTIEBATVR; QVI DV VIXIT TOTI CIRCVMJACENTI REGIONI DOCTRINA SUA PRÆLVCEBAT, & MAGIS EXEMPLO; ATQ; MORIENS TRISTE SVI APVD OMNES BONOS, PACISQ ; ECCLESIÆ CVLTORES RELIQVIT DESIDERIV. INDVCTVS EST VICARIVS DE HALLIFAX NON. OCTOB. ANO VSALVTIS CIC IC CXXVIII ET DECIMO SEPTIMO CALEND. AVGVSTI SEQVENTIS VITAM CVM IMMORTALITATE COMVTAVIT. HOC MŒRENS MONVMENTV POSVIT FRATER EJVS NATV MINOR EJVSQ; IN VICARIA DE HALLIFAX IMPAR SVCCESSOR, HENRICVS RAMSDEN.

Until such time as I get around to the task, if you would like to contribute your translation of this Latin Epitaph [Ref MB480], it would be most welcome