Lamplugh, Thomas

In Latin: Here, in hope of resurrection, lies buried what was mortal of the Most Reverend Father in Christ Thomas Lamplugh, Professor of Theology [D.D.}, descended from the ancient and noble family of the Lamplughs of Lamplugh in the County of Cumberland, who was student and fellow of Queen's College, Oxford, where he studied the humanities and theology, and was Principal of St Alban's Hall in the same University He was consecrated vicar of the church of St Martin near Westminster (St Martin-in-the-Fields), Dean of Rochester, and in the year 1676 Bishop of Exeter. At length though he had solicitously declined that dignity he was promoted to this metropolitan see in the month of November 1688. A man (if ever there was one) distinguished through the various stages of his life and in every dignity; for the innocence of his life, the probity of his manners, for his preaching of the word of God, his love to his country, and his zeal for the house of God, the Church of England, he is destined to live in eternal memory among the just. He fell asleep in the Lord, 5th May 1691, in the 76th year of his age. He had to wife Catherine, daughter of Edward Davenant, Professor of Theology, and grand-daughter of John Davenant, Bishop of Salisbury, by whom he had five children. Thomas, the only surviving child, had this monument erected to his father. [Translation courtesy of York Minster Records, adapted.]