In Foster
s John of Wilmington, Kent cler [CCE591] BNC m 2/6/1757 aged 18; BA 1761.
Fielding gives MI:
'In memory of the Revd James White, vicar of this parish, who died Sept 26th 1802 aged 65 years.
"Farewell vain world, I must be gone
Thou art no home, no stay for me
With faith and hope I'll travel on
Until another world I see.
Now up, my soul, the distance view,
Thy outstretched pinions try,
Quit the dull earth, thy flight pursue
And seek thy native sky.
Happy indeed, if no rude let,
No obstacle appears
No grand impediment be met
To bar my entrance there.
That sin and death, with hell-born spite,
Press hard upon my rear;
Gainst me their utmost strength unite
And fill my soul with fear.
To thee O Lord, for help I'll flee
To thee for succour fly;
Help for all depends on thee,
O save me or I die.