Newton Memorial Tablet

This is the memorial tablet to Newton found in St Mary Woolnoth.

JOHN NEWTON

Clerk

Once an infidel and libertine

a servant of slaves in Africa

Was

by the rich mercy

of our Lord and Saviour

JESUS CHRIST

Preserved, restored, pardoned

and appointed to preach the faith

he had long laboured to destroy.

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He ministered

Near XVI years as curate and vicar

of Olney in Bucks

and XXVIII years as rector

of these united parishes.

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On Feb[rua]ry the first MDCCL

he married

MARY

daughter of the late George Catlett

of Chatham, Kent

whom he resigned

to the Lord who gave her

on Dec[emb]er the XVth MDCCXC.

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The above Epitaph was written by the Deceafed

who directed it to be infcribed on a plain Marble Tablet.

He died on Dec[embe]r. the 21th. 1807 Aged 82 Years

and his mortal Remains

are deposited in the Vault beneath this Church

(NB With the coming of the tube tio Bank they were actually removed to Olney)