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Alice daughter onto William Frye and Philip Steynings wife
(Both squiers) with her husband led a long, and lovnge lyfe
Nyne sons, and daughter five she bare, and Then as Turtle true,
(He dying first) She lyved sole, and would not choose a new
Birth, beauty, personage, good grace, court breedings, gravitye
Chast, love, trueyth, virtue, constant faith and sincere piety.
A lyfe made her beloved and blest; yea dead, though envye burst
And Malice selfe can speake but well, if they would speak ye worst
Aged seaventie two she yielded here, Her body to the dust
Her soule into her saviours hand, in whom was all her trust
By whom in sorrow, sicknes, health, lyfe, death, she was blest,
With whom she now in heavenly joy, hath everlasting rest
Her birth-place Yarty was, her lyfe in Holnecot she led
In Worth, amongst her deerest friends she made her fatall bed
Adiew deere Mother, wee must part, although we loved deerely
Yet spyte of death, lyfe once agyne, I hope shall ioyne us neerely
And for they love, whilst though didst live. I vow though dead thou lye
Thy sonne Montgomeries love to thee and thine shall never dye.

Obit 8 Aug 1605 aetatis suae 72, Georgius Mongomerius gener posuit