Tablet to William Brett

Memorial tablet · Wall tablet inside the church, Linton, Cambridgeshire

Where

Wall tablet inside the church

Wall tablet inside the church, Linton, Cambridgeshire

Inscription

THIS TABLET IS ERECTED IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF THE REVEREND WILLIAM BRETT, M.A. 14 YEARS VICAR OF THIS PARISH, AND FORMERLY FELLOW OF CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE: WHO HAVING FAITHFULLY PREACHED CHRIST CRUCIFIED, AND BORNE WITNESS BY A CONSISTENT LIFE TO THE CONSTRAINING POWER OF DIVINE LOVE, ENTERED INTO REST, DEEPLY LAMENTED, THE [?] OF DECEMBER, 1858, IN THE 65[?] YEAR OF HIS AGE. REMEMBER THEM WHICH HAVE THE RULE OVER YOU, WHO HAVE SPOKEN UNTO YOU THE WORD OF GOD: WHOSE FAITH FOLLOW, CONSIDERING THE END OF THEIR CONVERSATION. JESUS CHRIST THE SAME YESTERDAY, AND TO DAY, AND FOR EVER. HEB. XIII. 7, 8.

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Reverend William Brett M.A.

THE REVEREND WILLIAM BRETT, M.A.

Vicar; in the 65[?] year of his age December 1858

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Tablet to William Brett (Wall tablet inside the church, Linton, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom), Tablet, line 1, "THE REVEREND WILLIAM BRETT, M.A."; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/9535/ : accessed 11 November 2026).

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In memory of: William Brett

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