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Suffolk, Debenham

Latin and greek inscriptions to John Simson 1697, apothecary, monument erected to his beloved friend ""amici sui peramantissimi” by Rev John Sheppard of Wetheringsett. At his death Simson left a perpetual charge on land and farms in Debenham and Framlingham to provide 42 wheaten loaves every Sunday for the poor, , also coats of light grey cloth for 8 poor men and gowns for 6 poor women on Christmas Day each year.

 

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Uploaded on April 14, 2014
Taken on April 1, 2014