St. Helen's Bishopsgate: Monuments in the churchyard

IX.—MONUMENTS IN THE CHURCHYARD

114. JOSEPH LEM, 1686.

Copied from an MS. History of St. Helen's; the slab is now nearly illegible.

In a Vault under this Stone lyeth buried the body
Of Joseph Lem Citizen of London who departed
this life the 21^st of August 1686 in ye 56^th. year of his Age
who had issue by his first wife five children. One
sonn and four daughters, and by Ann his second wife
Two sonns and nine daughters, of which sixteen
Children, Eleven died young, and were here buried
before him, the five that survived were Deborah by his
first wife, and Elizabeth, Joseph, Mary and Ann
by Ann his relict.
Here also lyeth the body of Ann Lem, relict of
Joseph Lem, who departed this life the 4^th. of
November 1701, in the 56^th. year of her Age.
Here also lyeth the body of Anne Lem, daughter of
the said Joseph and Ann Lem, who departed this
life the 12^th. of March 1707 in the 26^th. year of her Age.
Here also lyeth the body of Elizabeth Spurstowe
relict of Henry Spurstowe Esq who als lyeth
buried in this Church, and daughter of the said
Joseph and Ann Lem, who departed this life
the 27^th. of November 1709 in the 40^th. year
of her Age
Here also lyeth the body of Mary Clapham
daughter of William Clapham of Eltham in the
County of Kent Gent, by Mary his wife and
daughter of the said Joseph and Ann Lem
who departed this life the 21^st of June 1712
in the 9^th. year of her age
Here also lyeth the body of Joseph Lem
Only surviving son of Joseph and Ann Lem
who died the 3^d. August 1727 in the
56^th. year of his Age.

A table-tomb with a shield of arms. (Argent) on a bend (gules) three lions passant (or).

115. GEORGE LOW, 1783.

In Memory of
M^r George Low Upwards of 60 Years
an Inhabitant of this Parish
who departed this Life the 13^th
of June 17[8]3 Aged 69 Years
Also the Body of M^rs Mary Low
Wife of the abovesaid M^r George Low
who departed this Life the 1^st. of Feb^y. 1761
Aged 37 Years
Likewise Five of their Children
who died in their Infancy
And Two Children of the abovesaid
M^r George Low by a Second Marriage
Also the Body of
M^r George Archdale Low
Late of Joiner's Hall
Upper Thames Street Packer
Son of the above M^r George Low
who departed this life on the . . .
August 1816 etc. etc.
Eight lines more.

Upon the south side of the above Monument is another inscription:
in Memory of M^rs. ELIZ^TH HOUSTON
wife of M^r THOS HOUSTON of this parish
who died 4^th July 1788 aged 59 years
also the [above named] M^r THOS HOUSTON
who died [15^th. nov^r 1796] aged 64 years
likewise [. . . manc.] houston
wife of m^r. s[am] houston
[ ] of the abovenamed
[ ] eliz houston

The rest is illegible.

Also an inscription upon the western end of the same monument.