Mural monument erected Molland Church by Sir John Berry to his father Rev. Daniel Berry
Vnder this monument Lyeth the Body of Daniel Berry, Batchelor of Divinity sometime minister of this church & that of the Parish of Knowstone wherein he was born. Who for his zeal in the support of the Church of England & Loyalty to that Martyred King King Charles the first was first sequestred by the then Rebels & ever after persecuted till he died, being y͏ͤ 18 day of March in the year of our Lord 1652 & of his Age 45, Leaving behind him 7 sons: Robert, Iohn, Daniel, Nathaniel, Anthony, Philip & Thomas and two Daughters Elizabeth and Anne by Elizabeth his Wife (Daughter of Iohn Moore of Moorehaise of this County, Esq.), Who Dyed the 13th day of October in the year of the Lord 1663, and lyeth here likewise interred.
The second of their sons Iohn Who hath received the Honour of Knighthood from his present Majesty King Charles the Second for his long & many good services at sea, Honouring the memory of all Orthodox and Loyal men of the late times and out of a pious regard to his Father's Sufferings, Erected this Monument the 17th day of July in y͏ͤ year of our Lord 1664
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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