Linby St Michael

Monuments and Memorials

George and Mary Chaworth Memorial

On the east wall of the south aisle is an alabaster tablet commemorating George Chaworth and Mary his wife. The inscription reads:

In this little chapelle under the two grave stones with
the crosses lyeth George Chaworth esquire and Maryehis wiffe
the daughter of Sir Henrie Sacheurell knight late
farmers of this manor place and demesnes of Lyn-
bye between home was issue three sonns and three
daughters which George dyed the tow and twen-
tille of Auguste anno dmi 1557 and Marie
his said wiffe died the XV of IVNE anno dmi
1562 on whos sowells God hath mercie.

Other Memorials

There are memorials to Dorothy, wife of William Seddon (1679) and William Seddon himself (1684). William Seddon was rector of Linby 1663-1684. The memorial has a Latin inscription which the Reverend Illingworth Butler freely translated as:

Hard by this wall lies the body of William Seddon, for many years minister of this church; who at the sight of the Anglican church gasping for breath, himself became breathless and rendered up his life to God through Christ on the 28th day February 1684, aged 50. "His mortal life a pattern of life immortal".