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pretence whatsoever to take up Armes against the King and
that I do abhor the traiterous position of taking Armes by his
authority against his person or against those that are com-
missionated by him andthat I will conforme to the Liturgie of
the Church of England as it is now by law established and I doe
declare that I doe hold there " his " noe obligation uppon me
or any other person from the oath commonly called the Solemne
League and Covenant to endeavour any change or alteration
of government either in Church or State and that the same was
in itself an unlawful oath and imposed uppon the subjects of
this Realme against the Knowne Laws and Liberties of this
Kingdom.
T1-112 CHuRcH AT PORTISHAM
J On the South side of the churchyard is this inscription on
a stone inlaid in the natural rock.
“ Here lyeth the body of John Galpin, who had been Vicar
of this Church 53 year, and departed this life for a better
April 2 ISC A.D. 168 1." I
Nate.-—The stone is imbedded in an immense mass of
conglomerate, large blocks of which are scattered and lie half
buried in the soil all over the lower part of the parish, more
particularly in the vale in which the village stands.——Hutchins’
Hist. of Dorset. 7
These blocks of stone have been transported by glacial
action, during the ice ages, from Norway, and do not occur
otherwise in any part of England.
The name of the Vicar, John Galpin, is also on the Church
bells.
John Galping and wife Edith mentioned from 1627 to
1643-4. (Edith died 1646.)-—-Paris}; Registers. . c
Doizsm PRoTEsTAT1oN, 1 641-2
Portisham Jeffery Samways, Vicar.
John Galpinge, Minister.
. Samways is struck out in the original, 7