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| Keywords: BourchierAnagramChronogramEpigram1623TawstockDevon.JPG Inscribed tablet on base of monument to William Bourchier 3rd Earl of Bath d 1623 St Peter's Church Tawstock Devon It comprises separate elements of anagram chronogram and epigram Top Bathon i ae Com i ti Devonae praefecto memoriae ergo To the memory of the Earl of Bath therefore to the prefect i e Lord Lieutenant of Devon Beneath this line is in the centre an inscribed skull and crossbones with to its left the image of a phoenix rising from a fire above which is Morior Orior I am dead I shall arise above which is inscribed on a scroll the well-known Roman epithet Mors mihi lucrum Death to me is reward On the right side of the skull is an image of a circular dial inscribed around the circumference with the first two letters of the 12 months of the year The top-most month which is crowned is IV i e JU for July the month of his death Above is inscribed Finis Coronat the end crowns above which is inscribed on a scroll the French motto of Bourchier Bon temps viendra The right time will come Within the skull is written on the top line grama to which word three other words point from above the skull ana- chrono- and epi- all Greek words in Latin form These denote to the reader the presence of anagrams chronograms epigrams and other puzzles within the tablet In the skull below the word grama are the two Latin words se and pul and on the two bones which intersect behind the skull are written 4 more Latin words ad in tum and crum which may all be combined together to form the sentences in sepulcrum ad sepultum into the grave in order to be buried or in sepultum ad se pulcrum in the act of burial one's-self is made beautiful Below is the anagram on the top line the words Gulielmus Bourchier William Bourchier below which is the indicator ana- and the name's Latin anagram Luge si ob lucrum heri mourn if on account of the profit of yesterday Below is a Latin epigram with some words in capitals which may relate to a chronogram or other word-game Quid sibi vult tumulus quidve haec insignia luctus est comes in superos ecce locumo tenens quare fles Devonia vel Bathonia quare If you wish to know what is this pile or why this great mourning the Earl behold is above as place-holder lieutenant as weeps Devon and Bath Below is a chronogram eXIIt en bon teMps nVnCo VIenDra patet exiit en bon temps nunc o viendra patet a mixture of limited sense in Latin and the French motto of Bourchier meaning he went in good time now he shall come he seeks When the capital Roman numerals are added together individually they make 1 623 the year of his death Underneath is a further possibly criptic epigram with some words in capitals Julius hoc mensis fuit Augustissimus anno atq ue secunda decem junge secunda dies non amor invidia est dolor euge lege alme viator et disce exemplo vivere disce more sic cecivit cecidit not elevit translated as The month of July was the most august in this year and the following day is hatred not love well-done read O Traveller and teach by his example how to live teach how to die thus he has falled he has not arisen At the end are two monograms R E and AR own photo 2013 Lobsterthermidor <span class signature-talk >talk</span> 18 13 26 March 2013 UTC St Peter's Church Tawstock interior Chronograms in writing in England PD-old-100 Earls of Bath | ||||
