Memorial to Ralph Clayton

Halifax Parish Church

In Memory of     RALPH CLAYTON, SERJEANT AT LAW, WHO ON HIS WAY TOWARDS MALVERN FOR THE RECOVERY OF HIS HEALTH, WAS PREVENTED BY INCREASE OF ILLNESS FROM CONTINUING HIS JOURNEY, AND AFTER ENDURING THE SEVEREST PAIN WITH CHRISTIAN PATIENCE AND RESIGNATION, DIED IN THIS TOWN, ON THE 11TH OF OCTOBER 1813, IN THE 55TH YEAR OF HIS AGE.     HE WAS AN ACTIVE AND USEFUL MEMBER OF SOCIETY, ABLE AND LEARNED IN HIS PROFESSION, AND JUSTLY ESTEEMED AND RESPECTED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM