hɪz wˈɪdoʊ ɚɹˈeɪndʒd fɚðɪ ɪɹˈɛkʃən əvə mˌɑːnjuːmˈɛntəl bɹˈæs tə hˌɪm, wɪððɪ ɪnskɹˈɪpʃən: "hˈɪɹʌndɚ lˈaɪəθ bˈɛɹid ðə bˈɑːdi ʌv sˌɜː wˈɪljəm hˈɑːɹpʊɹ, nˈaɪt, ˈɔːldɚmən ænd lˈeɪt lˈɔːɹd mˈeɪɚɹ ʌvðə sˈɪɾi ʌv lˈʌndən, wɪð dˈeɪm mˈɑːɹɡɹət, hɪz lˈæst wˈaɪf".
His widow arranged for the erection of a monumental brass to him, with the inscription: "Hereunder lieth buried the body of Sir William Harpur, knight, alderman and late Lord Mayor of the city of London, with Dame Margaret, his last wife".