Interesting Monuments

A3.023 A.3.17 S.155 Rudolphi Burmester Bn: 14.01.1726 D: 18.10.1762 Bur: Missing

Note: Entries in Burial Register from 1754 to 1761/2 are missing or incomplete. This burial is totally missing in the Register. It is possible that the grave also has the remains of his widow Wilhelmina from the inscription.

SISTE VIATOR

HIC LATENT OSSA CINERESQUE QUIESCUNT

RUDOLPHI BURMESTERI HAMBURGENSIS NAT: DIE XIV IANUAR:

MDCCXXVI DEFUNCT: FLORENTISSIMA ÆTATE

DIE XVIII OCTOBR: MDCCLXII

LUGUBRES HASCE OPTIMI OB EXIMIAS SUAS VIRTUTES ATQUE SUBLIMES

GENEROSI ANIMI QUALITATES IUSTI DOLORIS DIGNISSIMI MARITI

RELIQUIAS VIDUA FELISARDA GUILHERMINA BURMESTER

OLIM TENERRIME AMANS

NUNC FLENS LUGENS DOLENS

HOC MONUMENTO INDIGITARE VOLUIT.

TU DISCE MORI A MORTUIS.

STAY TRAVELLER

HERE LIE AT REST THE ASHES AND BONES

OF RUDOLPH BURMESTER BORN HAMBURG: 14TH JANUARY

1726 DIED A FLOURISHING AGE ON

18 OCTOBER 1762

_______ _____ ____ ON ACCOUNT OF HIS VIRTUES AND NOBLE AND SUBLIME

SURVIVED BY WIDOW, FELISARDA WILHELMINA BURMESTER

ONCE I LOVE DEARLY

NOW IN TEARS MOURNING

THIS MONUMENTS WANTED TO PROCLAIM

YOU LEARN TO DIE FROM THE DEAD