extend this narrative, but perhaps what struck me as interesting would be unworthy a place in your Literary Messenger. THE EPITAPH. TRANSLATION. H. S. E. HERE LIES Vir honorabilis Robertus Carter, Robert Carter, Esquire; an Armiger, qui genus honestum honorable man, who exalted his high dotibus eximiis, moribus birth by noble endowments and pure antiquis illustravit. Collegium morals. He sustained the College of Gulielmi et Mariæ temporibus William and Mary in the most trying difficilimis propugnavit. times. Gubernator, He was Governor, Senatus Rogator et Quæstor, sub Speaker of the House and Treasurer, serenissimis Principibus under the most serene Princes Gulielmo, Anna, Georgio 1 mo. et William, Anne, George the 1st and 2 do. 2d. A publicis consiliis concilii Elected Speaker by the Public per sexennium præses, plus annum Assembly for six years, and Coloniæ Præfectus cum regiam Governor for more than a year, he dignitatem tam publicum equally upheld the regal dignity libertatem æquali jure asseruit. and public freedom. Opibus amplissimis bene partis Possessed of ample wealth, instructus, ædem hanc sacram In honorably acquired, he built and Deum pietatis grande monumentum, endowed at his own expense this propriis sumptibus extruxit. sacred edifice, a lasting monument of his piety to God. Locupletavit. In omnes quos humaniter incepit, Entertaining his friends with nec prodigus, nec parcus hospes. kindness, he was neither a prodigal Liberalilatem insignem testantur not a thrifty host. debita munifice remissa. Primo Judithum, Johannis His first wife was Judith, daughter Armistead Armigeri filiam, of John Armistead, Esquire; his deinde Betty, generosa second Betty, a descendant of the Landonorum stirpe oriundam sibi noble family of the Landons, by connubio junctas habuit. E whom he had many children-- quibus prolem numerosam suscepit. On whose education he expended a In qua erudienda pecuniæ vim considerable portion of his maximam insumpsit property. Tandem honorum et dierum satur At length, full of honors and cum omnia vitæ munera egregiæ years, having discharged all the præstitisset obiit Pri. Non. duties of an exemplary life, he Aug. An. Dom. 1732 Aet. 69. departed from this world on the 4th day of August, 1732, in the 69th year of his age.