Inscription
In Memory of
Dea. NICHOLAS CLAP,
one of the early settlers of Dorchester.
He came to New England about 1633, and died
Nov. 24, 1679; aged 67 years. His descendants,
to whom he left the best of all patrimony,
the example of a benevolent --
industrious and christian
life;
erect this stone to his memory 170 years
after his decease.
His Piety,
His constancy in virtue and truth,
These on traditions tongue shall life; these shall
From Sire to Son be handed down
To latest time.
"Epitaphs from the old buying ground in Dorchester, Mass."
This is more accurate:
In Memory of / DEA. NICHOLAS CLAP. / one of the early settlers of Dorchester. / He came to New England about 1633, and died / Nov. 24, 1679; aged 67 years. His descendants, / to whom he left the best of all patrimony, / the example of a benevolent— / industrious and christian / life; erect this stone to his memory 170 years / after his decease. / His Piety, / His constancy in virtue and in truth, / These on tradition’s tongue shall live; these shall / From Sire to Son be handed down / To latest time.
[Epitaphs from the Old Burying Ground in Dorchester, Massachusetts (Boston Highlands, 1869), 11.]
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