In
Memory of
JOHN COALS
who Departed this Life
13th February 1800
Aged 78 Years
I was with pain so sor[e] prest
It were my in----gth -ways
Made me long for eternall Rest
That never will Decay.
ALSO
Robert Coals
who Died Dec 2nd 1803
Aged 78 Years
Mans Rest is -----
Must by his God be ----
And what mine is
His sentence will Decide.
John Coals was the
second child of John
and Grace Coles. He
was baptised in Desborough on 20th November 1721.
Robert Coals
was the third child of John and Grace. He was baptised at Desborough on 5th
June 1726. Some of the text on the memorial, particularly at the foot, is
difficult to make out: the day of Robert's death and his age may not be
accurate.