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meant to denote , in all probability , the extent and vastness of those travels ^ rhich had been the occasion of such a wonderful collection of curiosities . On the north end a dragon , with six grotesque and formidable heads , is seen attacking a man ' s skull with a determined fury and purpose by no means to be overlooked ; and the south end is adorned with the family arms . On the slab is the following : —

John Tradescant , Died a . d . mdcxxxviij .

Jane Tradescant , his wife , Died a . d . mdcxxxiv . John Tradescant , his son , Died 25 April , a . d . mdclxu . _^ John Tradescant , his grandson , Died 11 September , a . d . mdclij . Hester , wife of John Tradescant the younger , Died 6 April , a . d . mdclxxviij .

Know , stranger , ere thou pass , beneath this stone Lye John Tradescant , grandsire , father , son ; The last dyed in his spring , the other two Lived till they had travelled Art and Nature through , As by their choice collections may appear , Of what is rare , in land , in sea , in air ; Whilst they ( as Homer ' s Iliad in a nut )

A world of wonders m one closet shut ; These famous Antiquarians that had been Both gardiners to the Rose and Lily Queen , Transplanted now themselves , sleep here , and when Angels shall with their trumpets waken men , And fire shall purge the world , these hence shall rise , And change this garden for a paradise .

The tomb originally erected on this spot , In the year 1662 , By Hester , relict of John Tradescant the Younger , Being in a state of decay , Was repaired by subscription in the year 1773 . After the lapse of two centuries since its erection , It was entirely restored by subscription , In the year 1853 .

The monument is very appropriate to the excellent individuals to whom it is designed to honour , and its restoration has been effected with singularly good taste . A stone in its neighbourhood , placed to the memory of Yice-Admiral Bligh , records that that gallant officer was the first person

who transplanted the bread-lruit tree from Otaheite to the West Indies , and is thus lying side by side with the worthy characters who did so much for botany and natural history in general . It would be a grievous injury indeed to the memory of such men if they were forgotten . Posterity has its debts to pay , and cannot mil - » i -. ^ . / . ¦ 1 'I /»

be allowed to escape a due expenditure ot thanks lor services rendered as well to it as to its predecessors . Never would mankind be guilty of greater injustice , if the name and actions of these famous Tradescants were suffered to pass into waters of oblivion , or to bo unrecognized by future generations .

“The Freemasons' Monthly Magazine: 1855-03-01, Page 18” Masonic Periodicals Online, Library and Museum of Freemasonry, 23 May 2025, django:8000/periodicals/mmr/issues/mmr_01031855/page/18/.
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CONTINENTAL FBEEMASONRY. Article 4
A DISSERTATION ON THE K AND F DEGREE. Article 10
THE LAST RELIC. Article 13
SOMETHING CONCERNING THE TRADESCANTS. Article 15
THE REPORTED ABDUCTION AND DEATH OF MORGAN, IN THE UNITED STATES. Article 21
MASONIC CURIOSITIES. Article 19
SOME REASONS FOR OUR BEING A SECRET ORDER. Article 23
A CANADIAN GRAND LODGE. Article 24
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FKEEMASONS' MONTHLY MAGAZINE. Article 33
MASONIC CHARITIES. Article 34
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE Article 34
FREEMASONRY. Article 25
THE PATBIOTIC FUND. Article 1
HOPE. Article 30
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 31
THE ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED RITE. Article 35
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MONTHLY MAGAZINE. Article 32
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MONTHLY MAGAZINE. Article 32
PATRIOTIC FUND. Article 35
METROPOLITAN. Article 36
PROVINCIAL Article 42
INDIA. Article 49
ROYAL ARCH. Article 47
SCOTLAND. Article 48
AMERICA. Article 49
COLONIAL. Article 52
KNIGHT TEMPLARISM. Article 55
METROPOLITAN LODGE MEETINGS FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH. Article 56
LODGES OF INSTRUCTION. Article 58
CHAPTERS OF INSTRUCTION Article 59
Obituary Article 60
NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 62
ERRATUM. Article 64
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meant to denote , in all probability , the extent and vastness of those travels ^ rhich had been the occasion of such a wonderful collection of curiosities . On the north end a dragon , with six grotesque and formidable heads , is seen attacking a man ' s skull with a determined fury and purpose by no means to be overlooked ; and the south end is adorned with the family arms . On the slab is the following : —

John Tradescant , Died a . d . mdcxxxviij .

Jane Tradescant , his wife , Died a . d . mdcxxxiv . John Tradescant , his son , Died 25 April , a . d . mdclxu . _^ John Tradescant , his grandson , Died 11 September , a . d . mdclij . Hester , wife of John Tradescant the younger , Died 6 April , a . d . mdclxxviij .

Know , stranger , ere thou pass , beneath this stone Lye John Tradescant , grandsire , father , son ; The last dyed in his spring , the other two Lived till they had travelled Art and Nature through , As by their choice collections may appear , Of what is rare , in land , in sea , in air ; Whilst they ( as Homer ' s Iliad in a nut )

A world of wonders m one closet shut ; These famous Antiquarians that had been Both gardiners to the Rose and Lily Queen , Transplanted now themselves , sleep here , and when Angels shall with their trumpets waken men , And fire shall purge the world , these hence shall rise , And change this garden for a paradise .

The tomb originally erected on this spot , In the year 1662 , By Hester , relict of John Tradescant the Younger , Being in a state of decay , Was repaired by subscription in the year 1773 . After the lapse of two centuries since its erection , It was entirely restored by subscription , In the year 1853 .

The monument is very appropriate to the excellent individuals to whom it is designed to honour , and its restoration has been effected with singularly good taste . A stone in its neighbourhood , placed to the memory of Yice-Admiral Bligh , records that that gallant officer was the first person

who transplanted the bread-lruit tree from Otaheite to the West Indies , and is thus lying side by side with the worthy characters who did so much for botany and natural history in general . It would be a grievous injury indeed to the memory of such men if they were forgotten . Posterity has its debts to pay , and cannot mil - » i -. ^ . / . ¦ 1 'I /»

be allowed to escape a due expenditure ot thanks lor services rendered as well to it as to its predecessors . Never would mankind be guilty of greater injustice , if the name and actions of these famous Tradescants were suffered to pass into waters of oblivion , or to bo unrecognized by future generations .

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