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ANDREW BRICE, PRINTER
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by his brother masons of St. John's Lodge. His remains were removed to the Apollo Room, where during his lifetime he had often presided at masonic gatherings, and there they were exposed for several days on show to the public, who were charged a shilling a head to view them. The money raised was to defray the expenses of his funeral.

On Sunday, 14 November, "the morrow of St. Brice's day," the interment took place in St. Bartholomew's churchyard. Two hundred members of various lodges, in masonic costume, and with all their regalia, together with several hundred of the inhabitants, walked in procession from the New Inn to the grave. A funeral elegy, written by J. E. Whitaker and set to music by J. E. Gaudry, was performed at the grave to the accompaniment of orchestral music. No monumental stone marks the spot where he lies, but the following epitaph, as suitable, is given by Polwhele:

Here lies Andrew Brice, the old Exeter printer,
Whose life lengthen'd out to the depth of its winter;
Of his brethren masonic he took his last leave,
Inviting them all to a lodge at his grave,
Who, to show their respect and obedience, came hither,
(Or rather, the mob and the masons together)
Sung a hymn to his praise in a funeral tone,
But disliking his lodging, return'd to their own.

Dr. Brushfield thus gives his appreciation of Andrew Brice: "The character of Andrew Brice, although very pronounced, is by no means an easy one to estimate or to describe. His natural good abilities, aided by a good education, placed him in a position far above his compeers, and we can well understand Polwhele's remark on the Parleys being 'no match for the learning and abilities of Brice.' That he possessed literary talents of a high order is shown by his article on Exeter in his Gazetteer. Of another order of com-