IN 1656 a Church of England clergyman wrote: “Our forefathers were particularly careful in preserving churchyard Yews which by reason of their perpetual verdure were emblematical... of the immortality of the soul. ”
سنة ١٦٥٦ ،‏ كتب رجل دين في كنيسة انكلترا :‏ « كان اجدادنا يهتمون كثيرا بالحفاظ على شجر الطَّقْسوس في افنية الكنائس ،‏ فاخضراره الدائم جعله رمزا الى .‏ .‏ .‏