Tomb of 15-year-old Thomas Jermyn, who was killed in 1692 when the broken mast of a ship fell on him in the Thames. The epitaph reads:-
"Here Lyeth the Body of
Mr THOMAS JERMYN
A Hopefull Youth, the onley, and most dearly beloved
Sonne of THOMAS, LORD JERMYN and MARY his wife, who most unfortunately lost his life by the accidental fall of a Mast, on the 27th day of December 1692: a day never to be forgotten by his unhappy Father and Mother.
He was aged 15 Years and 26 Days."
South chapel, St Nicholas' church, Rushbrooke, Suffolk
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