DIMEV 2304
IMEV 1381.5
NIMEV 1381.5
I was as ye be now in dust and clay
Epitaph, A.D. 1458 — four lines
Subjects: epitaphs; inscriptions
Inscriptions:
1.Source: Sittingbourne, Kent, parish church, epitaph, A.D. 1458
First Lines:I was as yee be now in dust and clay…
Editions: Weever, John.
Ancient Funerall Monuments within the United Monarchie of Great
Britaine.
London: T. Harper, 1631 (STC 25223); repr. Amsterdam: Theatrum Orbis
Terrarum; and NY: Walter Johnson, 1979: 279.