English: Monumental brass of Thomas Dyke (1591-1672) of Tetton in the parish of Kingston St Mary, Somerset, and of his wife Anna (1598-1630). Inscribed as follows:

"Here lye buried the bodyes of Thomas Dyke and Anna his wife. She died 15th day of May 1630 aetatis suae 32. He died 26th day of May anno d(omi)ni 1672 aetatis suae 81".

On a speech scroll emanating from the mouth of a skull above two crossed-bones:

Farewell fond world, I found thee vaine at best,

In Abram's bosome I find sweetest rest.

Also engraved here on a shield are the Dyke arms : Or, three cinquefoils sable; above, on an esquire's helmet, the Dyke crest: A cubit arm erect, vested and cuffed, the hand grasping a mace, the head of which is barbed with seven spikes.

Below is inscribed in Latin:

Siste viator morae pretium erit scire qui vir hic situs est. ("Stand still, O traveller, the prize of your delay shall be to know what man is placed here")

Below is inscribed verse:

"Here lyes just pious prudence which is more,

Here lyes the father of the orphan poore;

King, country, church, the poore, all these have lost,

Good subject, servant, son, those fathermost".

Below is inscribed in Latin:

Abi viator et vale donec resurgamus. ("depart, traveller, and fare thee well, until we rise again")

Literature: see description and transcript in Notes & Queries for Somerset and Dorset, Vol.7[1]