Memorial No. | 303 |
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Surname(s) | GILLESPIE |
Memorial Type (1) | 5 Wall plaque in SE Porch |
Number Commemorated | 1 |
Material | Stone, Limestone |
Stonemason | |
Number of Components | 1 |
Condition of Monument (3) | 1 Sound, in situ |
Condition of Inscription (4) | 1 Mint |
Dimensions in mm | H 1160 x W 950 x D 0 |
Orientation (2) | 6 |
Faces Inscribed (2) | 6 |
Technique of Inscription | Incised, Black lettering |
Inscription 1 | GEORGIUS GILLESPIE b. JAN 21 1613 - KIRKCALDY d. DEC 17 1648 - KIRKCALDY MODERATOR OF THE ASSEMBLY IN EDINBURGH 1648. MASTER GEORGE GILLESPIE, PASTOR OF EDINBURGH; IN HIS YOUTH HE DESTROYED THE CROWD OF PRIESTS OF THE ANGLICAN PERSUASION; AS HE GREW |
Inscription 2 | IN YEARS, HE WAS CHOSEN AMONG THE DELEGATES AT THE ANGLICAN SYNOD AND MADE SURE THAT THE PRELATE FROM ENGLAND WAS REMOVED AND THAT THE ONE TRUE WORSHIP OF GOD WAS ENCOURAGED. HE PUNISHED ERASTUS WITH THE SPROUTING ROD OF AARON. RETURNING TO HIS COUNTRY, HE DEFEATED THE TREATY BREAKERS WHO WERE PROVOKING ENGLAND IN WAR. AT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF 1648 HE WAS ELECTED MODERATOR AND PERFORMED WITH DISTINCTION HIS FINAL WORK FOR HIS COUNTRY. AND WHEN HE HAD SEEN AS AN EYE WITNESS THE RUIN OF THE EVIL ONES WHICH HE HAD PREDICTED, ON THE SAME DAY THAT THE SOLEMN TREATY OF THE THREE NATIONS WAS RENEWED, HE DIED IN PEACE AT THE AGE OF 36. HE ENTERED THE JOY OF THE LORD: A MAN OF PROFOUND INTELLECT, GENTLE DISPOSITION, SHARPNESS IN DEBATE, ELOQUENCE IN SPEECH AND INVINCIBILITY IN MIND. HE TURNED THE GOOD TO LOVE HIM, THE BAD TO ENVY HIM, EVERYONE TO ADMIRE HIM. HE WAS A CREDIT TO HIS NATIVE LAND, A WORTHY OFFSPRING OF A GREAT FATHER. |
(1) : 1 Flat, 2 Head, 3 Tomb, 4 Foot, 5. Other
(2) : 1 North, 2 North East, 3 East, 4 South East, 5 South, 6 South West, 7 West, 8 North West
(3) : 1 Sound in situ, 2 Sound displaced, 3 Leaning or falling apart, 4 collapsed, 5 Overgrown
(4) : 1 Mint, 2 Clear but worn, 3 Mainly decipherable, 4 Traces, 5 Illegible or destroyed
Information recorded 20/09/1991 by R SHARP
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