Here, in this Grave, there lies a Cave. We call a Cave a Grave: If Cave be Grave, and Grave be Cave, Then, reader, judge, I crave, Whether doth Cave here lie in Grave Or Grave here lie in Cave: If Grave in Cave here buried lie, Then Grave, where is thy victory? Go reader, and report, here lies a Cave, Who conquers Death, and buries his own Grave. In Bletchley, ob. 1615, on Mrs. Rose Sparke:-- Sixty-eight years a fragrant Rose she lasted, Noe vile reproach her virtues ever blasted; Her autume past expects a glorious springe, A second better life more flourishing. Hearken unto me, ye holy children, and bud forth as a Rose.--Eccles. XXXIX., 13. From several punning epitaphs on the name of Rose we give one more specimen. It is from Tawton Church, ob. 1652, on Rose Dart:-- A Rose springing Branch no sooner bloom'd, By Death's impartial Dart lyes here entombed. Tho' wither'd be the Bud, the stock relyes On Christ, both sure by Faith and Hope to rise. In Barnstaple Church, ob. 1627, on Grace Medford, is an epitaph as follows:-- Scarce seven years old this Grace in glory ends, Nature condemns, but Grace the change commends; For Gracious children, tho' they die at seven, Are heirs-apparent to the Court of Heaven. Then grudge not nature at so short a Race; Tho' short, yet sweet, for surely 'twas God's Grace. On a punster the following was written:-- Beneath the gravel and these stones, Lies poor JACK TIFFEY'S skin and bones; His flesh I oft have heard him say, He hoped in time would make good hay; Quoth I, "How can that come to pass?" And he replied, "All flesh is grass!" EPITAPHS ON MUSICIANS AND ACTORS. A few epitaphs relating to music and the drama now claim our attention. Our first example is to be found in the cathedral at Norwich:-- Here WILLIAM INGLOTT, organist, doth rest, Whose art in musick this Cathedral blest; For descant most, for voluntary all, He past on organ, song, and virginall. He left this life at age of sixty-seven, And now 'mongst angels all sings St. in Heaven; His fame flies far, his name shall never die, See, art and age here crown his memorie. _Non digitis, Inglotte, tuis terrestria tangis, Tangis nunc digitis organa celsa poli._ Anno Dom. 1621. Buried the last day This erected the 15th of December, 1621. day of June, 1622. In Wakefield parish church a tablet bears an inscription as follows:-- In memory of HENRY CLEMETSHAW, upwards of fifty years organist of this church, who died May 7, 1821, aged 68 years.