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 OF ADMISSIOlf. 
 
 The North and West doors are open to Visitors. Guides are 
 in attendance, from nine until six every day, except Sunday, 
 Christmas Day, and Good Friday. The Abbey is not open 
 to Visitors after the Afternoon Service during the Winter 
 Months. 
 
 THE SERYICES. 
 
 On Sunday the entrance to the Abbey is by the North and 
 South Transepts. Divine Service at 8 a.m., at 10 a.m., and 
 at 3 P.M. ; and from Easter to the end of July, at 7 p.m. 
 At the usual Sunday Services, and on Saint and Holy Days, 
 at 10 A.M., there is a Sermon. The Holy Communion is 
 celebrated on the first Sunday in the month, at the 10 a.m. 
 Service, and on other Sundays (except when otherwise ordered) 
 at 8 A.M. 
 
 The names of the several Chapels, beginning from the south 
 cross, and so passing round to the north cross, are in order as 
 follows: — 1. St. Benedict; 2. St. Edmund; 3. St. Nicholas; 
 4. Henry VII. ; 5. St. Paul; 6. St. Edward the Confessor; 
 7. St. John ; 8. Islip's Chapel, dedicated to St. John the 
 Baptist ; 9. St. John, St. Michael, and St. Andrew^ The 
 three last are now laid together. The Chapel of Edward the 
 Confessor stands, as it were, in the centre, and is enclosed in the 
 body of the Church. Keep on your right, and the Chapel of St. 
 Benedict is adjoining the Tombs-gate, in which Chapel several 
 Deans were buried. Dean Ireland was buried in front of 
 Camden's monument, in the same grave with Mr. Gifford, his 
 associate through life. 
 
 *;»• Several men intercept all persons as they approach the Abbey, to show 
 them the Courts of Law, Westminster Hall, &c., which are open all day ; 
 persons attending to them are oft-times prevented from seeing the Church 
 for that day, as tlie hours of service Intervene. 
 
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 *%^^^^i^#^F the Founding of an Abbey on Thoniey 
 ^mmi^mmm^f island, where that of Westminster now stands, 
 ^H^^I^^ii^ there are so many miraculous stories related 
 eg^^ l(l"l^x ^^ ^y monkish writers, that the recital of them 
 ^^ Tz^/al^^ ^^""^ would hardly be endured. Even the rela- 
 ^M^^iM^ tions of ancient historians have been questioned 
 dKW$?w5??* ^y ^"* Christopher Wren, who was employed 
 **'***'*"*'** to survey the present edifice, and Avho, upon 
 the nicest examination, found nothing to countenance the gene- 
 ral belief, "that it was erected on the ruins of a Pagan 
 " Temple." No fragments of Roman workmanship were dis- 
 covered in any part of the building, many of which must un- 
 doubtedly have been intermixed among the materials, if a Roman 
 temple had existed before on the same spot. 
 
 Nor is the dedication of the first Abbey less involved in mystery 
 than the founding of it. The legend says that Sebert, King of 
 the East Saxons, who died in 616, ordered Melitus, then Bishop 
 of London, to perform the ceremony ; but that St. Peter himself 
 was beforehand with him, and consecrated it in the night pre- 
 ceding the day appointed by his Majesty for that purpose, accom- 
 panied by angels, and surrounded by a glorious appearance of 
 burning lights. 
 
 That this legend continued to be believed after the building 
 itself was destroyed, will appear by a charter which we shall 
 have occasion to mention hereafter ; and though nothing can 
 with certainty be concluded from these fictions, yet it may be 
 presumed, that both the ancient church dedicated to St. Paul, 
 in London, and this dedicated to St. Peter, in Westminster, were 
 among the earliest works of the first converts to Christianity in 
 Britain. With their new religion, they introduced a new manner 
 of building ; and their great aim seems to have been, by affecting 
 loftiness and ornament, to bring the plain simplicity of the Pagan 
 architects into contempt. 
 
 Historians, agreeable to the legend, have fixed the era of the 
 first Abbey in the sixth century, and ascribed to Sebert the 
 honour of conducting the work, and completing that part of it, 
 at least, which now forms the east angle, which probably was all 
 that was included in the original plan. 
 
 After the death of that pious Prince, his sons, relapsing into 
 Paganism, totally deserted the church which then- father had been 
 so zealous to erect and endow ; nor was it long before the Danes 
 destroyed what the Saxons had thus contemptuously neglected. 
 
 From this period to the reign of Edward the Confessor, the 
 first Abbey remained a monument of the sacrilegious fury of the 
 limes ; but, by the prevailing influence of Christianity in that 
 reign, the ruins of the ancient building were cleared away, and 
 
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4 OF THE FOUNDATION. 
 
 a most magrificeEi; structure, for that age, erected in their place. 
 In its ffj-rm it bore the figure of a cross, which afterwards became 
 a pattern for cathedral-building throughout the kingdom. That 
 politic Prince, to ingratiate himself with his clergy, not only 
 confirmed all former endowments, but granted a new charter, in 
 which he recited the account of St. Peter's consecration, the 
 ravages of the Danes, and the motives which prompted him to 
 restore the sacred edifice to its former splendour, and endow it 
 with more ample powers and privileges. This charter concluded 
 with solemn imprecations against all who should in time to 
 come, dare to deface or to demolish any part of the building, or to 
 infringe the rights of its priesthood. 
 
 Henry III. not only pulled down and enlarged the plan of this 
 ancient Abbey, but added a Chapel, which he dedicated to the 
 Blessed Virgin ; but it was not till the reign of Henry VII. that 
 the stately and magnificent Chapel now known by his name was 
 planned and executed. Of this Chapel, the first stone was laid 
 on the 24th January, 1502, and when completed was dedicated, 
 like the former Chapel, to the Blessed Virgin. Henry, designing 
 this as a burying-place for himself and his successors, expressly 
 enjoined by his will, that none but those of the blood-royal should 
 be inhumed therein. 
 
 From the death of Henry VII. till the reign of William and 
 Mary, no care was taken to repair or preserve the ancient church. 
 By the robberies made upon it by Henry VIII., and the ravages 
 it sustained during the unhappy civil conmiotions, its ancient 
 beauty was in a great measure destroyed j nor did their Majesties 
 go about to restore it, till it became an object of parliamentary 
 attention, and till a considerable sum was voted for that purpose 
 only.. This vote being passed. Sir Christopher Wren was em- 
 ployed to decorate it and give it a thorough repaii', which that 
 able architect so skilfully and faithfully executed, that the 
 building is thought at this day to want none of its original 
 strength, and to have even acquired additional majesty by two 
 new towers. 
 
 In 1803 the lantern of the Abbey was destroyed by fire, owing 
 to the negligence of the plumbers, who were employed in repair- 
 ing the lead flat. This part being the junction of four long 
 timber roofs, it was a merciful providence the whole of this much- 
 esteemed, august, and venerable pile, had not been utterly con- 
 sumed. The young gentlemen of Westminster School highly 
 distinguished themselves by their exertions for the preservation 
 of the church. The room is handsomely finished, and more suit- 
 able with the rest of the building than the old one. 
 
 General Admeasurements of the Interior of the Abbey, 
 
 Ft. In. 
 
 Length from East to West 375 
 
 Breadth from North to South 200 
 
 Do. of Nave and Aisles 75 
 
 Height from Pavement to Inner Roof 101 
 
 Do. do. to the Koof of the Lantern ... 140 
 
OF THE FOUISTDATION. 5 
 
 The new Choir, designed by Mr. Blore, Architect to the Abbey, 
 18 in the style of architecture which prevailed during the reign of 
 Edward the Third ; and executed by Mr. Ruddle, of Peterborough, 
 in 1848. 
 
 The Dean and Sub-dean's stalls are on either side of the arch, 
 and are alike in general design, but that of the Dean being more 
 elaborate in ornamental detail. They are octagonal in ])lan,and 
 have projecting groined canopies, with pediments springing from 
 moulded shafts with carved caps; above the canopies rise an 
 octagonal turret with a spire. The arch is enclosed under a tri- 
 angular pediment, the space between the pediment and the arch 
 being filled with tracery ; the centre of which is a cinque foil 
 •enclosing a shield bearing the arms of Edward the Confessor ; the 
 ground of this is carved, and the hollows of the pediment and arch 
 mouldings are filled with four-leaved flower peculiar to the style. 
 
 The Canons' stalls have groined canopies with pediments, and 
 'the space between the pediment and canopy filled with open 
 vtracery ; the canopies spring from slender moulded shafts with 
 'Carved capitals, and are separated by buttresses terminating in 
 .pinnacles between the pediments. 
 
 The pew fronts are worked in tracery with deep mouldings, 
 and the panels are divided into compartments by buttresses de- 
 corated with tracery, crockets, and finials. 
 
 The caps and poppy-heads of the desk ends, and the ornamental 
 accessories of the stall work and pews, are carved to represent the 
 foliage of ivy, maple, oak, willow, hop, vine, &c. Tlie car\ing 
 •and tracery exhibit a great variety of design, and are entirely the 
 ■production of hand labour; the total number of stalls is fifty-two. 
 
 The Organ, which fomnerly stood in the centre, and conse- 
 quently obstructed the view from west to east, was, in 1848, 
 entirely rebuilt by Mr. Hill, New Road, London. It is placed on 
 the north, south, east, and west sides of the screen, and has three 
 cases. The two principal cases, viz., those under the north and 
 ^outh arches, contain, respectively, the "great" and "swell": 
 the " solo" and part of the "pedal " organs being placed on the 
 west side, and the small case on the east side of the screen facing 
 the choir contains the " choir " organ. The organist sits behind 
 ■the latter organ, where the manuals, or key boards, are placed. 
 It may easily be imagined, that to connect these distinct organs 
 with the manuals and pedals, and thus bring them under the 
 -command of the perfonner, was an undertaking of no ordinary 
 •difficulty. It has, however, been successfully accomplished by 
 Mr. Hill, who has, by means of a nice mechanical adjustment, 
 succeeded in producing a perfectly easy and light touch. The 
 instrument is now considered one of the finest, as regards tone 
 and construction, in the kingdom. Number of stops, fifty-five, 
 the majority of the pedal stops, being on the great organ sound 
 board. 
 
 The marble pavement of the choir was given by Dr. Busby, who 
 svaa buried beneath it in 1 695. 
 
 The length of the choir, from iron-gate to altar-rail, is one 
 htindred and sixteen feet six inches ; sacrarium, twenty-four feet 
 
6 OF THE T'OUNDATION. 
 
 six inches; altar, fourteen feet six inches; full length, from iron- 
 gate to altar screen, one hundred and fifty-five feet six inches; 
 breadth, thirty-five feet six inches. 
 
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 The Reredos, which is recently put up, is chiefly of white and 
 coloured alabaster from Staffordshire, but combined with a 
 reddish spar from Cornwall : the latter material being adopted 
 from its hardness to give greater strength to the more prominent 
 parts, and from its deeper tone to give a A'ariety of colour to 
 some of the features of the work, which, if it had been made 
 wholly of one material, would have appeared monotonous. It 
 consists of a facade occupying the whole space between two' 
 main pillars, having two doors, one on each side of the altar, 
 giving access to the shrine behind. The doorw^ays are arched 
 and richly moulded, and the hollows are filled with bold carving 
 deeply undercut. On either side of each door is a large canopied 
 niche with pedestal, in which are figures of Moses, St. Peter, St. 
 Paul, and David ; and on the inner side of each large niche are 
 two smaller ones placed vertically. These niches are all most 
 elaborately wrought with tabernacle work, richly groined and 
 surrounded with pierced tracery, carved bratishing, and com- 
 plexly terminated with pinnacles, flying buttresses, and spires, all 
 profusely crocketed and finialed. The whole is surmounted with 
 a carved and sculptured cornice of bold proportions. The 
 sculpture, which lies in a large and deep hoUoAV moulding, 
 contains, like the side towards the shrine, fourteen subjects, but 
 they are all scriptural. They are as follow : — 1. The An- 
 nunciation ; 2. The Birth; 3. The Adoration ; 4. The Baptism ; 
 5. The First Miracle ; 6. Preaching to the Multitude ; 7. 
 Gathering the Fragments; 8. Raising of Lazarus ; 9. Triumphal 
 Entry ; 10. Agony in the Garden ; 11. The Crucifixion ; 12. 
 The Resurrection ; 13. The Ascension ; 14. The Gift of 
 Tongues. Among these are interspersed on shields in trefoils 
 the following monograms and emblems : — Alpha and Omega, 
 Agnus Dei, The Chalice, I.H.C., Instruments of the Passion, A 
 Glorified Cross, The Descending Dove. Above the sculpture is a 
 hollow moulding filled with richly carved foliage deeply undercut, 
 and above all is a rich course of carved strawbeny-leaf bratishing. 
 
 In the space between the inner niches and above the table is a 
 recess wherein is placed an elaborate and minutely finished picture 
 of the Last Supper, in Venetian glass mosaic. It is of large size, 
 and is admirably designed and executed. 
 
 The table, which is composed of black and green marble, stands 
 on an elaborately wrought frame of cedar wood. Besides five 
 sculptured panels, and figures of the Evangelists between pillars, 
 it is otherwise richly carved and studded with inlays. The subjects 
 are ; — 1, Adam and Eve in Paradise ; 2. Their Expulsion ; 
 3. The Crucifixion ; 4. The Resurrection ; 5. The Ascension. 
 
 To complete the altar table, there has recently been added a 
 super-altar or shelf of cedar wood, embellished with panels of 
 
OF THE FOUNDATION. 7 
 
 foliage and monograms, richly carved and gilt. And to com- 
 plete tlie Reredos and the mosaic picture, there has been added 
 rich surroundings of cedar wood. Below is a base containing 
 seven zigzag panels of eight points, filled with pictures in mosaic 
 and enamel, and studded with gems. The pictures are, the 
 Annunciation in the centre, and portraits of holy women of 
 Scripture : Ruth, Anna, Elizabeth, Mary Magdalene, Martha, 
 and Dorcas. On this base are pilasters at the ends of similar 
 work, and between are two slender detached pillars, all sup- 
 porting seven canopies of rich tabernacle work, the central 
 one over the principal figure being the largest. All are profusely 
 gilt. 
 
 The floor in front of the reredos is wholly new. That of the 
 upper dais is composed of pleasing patterns of inlaid marble 
 work combined with gold glass. That of the lower dais, and 
 of the dais of the sedilia, is composed of rich and varied patterns 
 of red, green, grey, and buff patterns, in every tone of those 
 colours ; the three large circular discs are of purple porphyry, 
 rosso antico, similar to the slabs which decorate the shrine and 
 the tomb of Henry the Third. The steps and bands which sur- 
 round the patterns are all of Purbeck marble. 
 
 The stone seat on the soutli side, which was lately hidden, 
 has now been restored to its original state and use, and 
 the old wood canopies^ all forming the sedilia, have been 
 lowered on to the seat of stone and made complete. Viewed as 
 a whole, the rich colours of the alabaster and spar, with its 
 delicate and intricate tabernacle work, the interesting sculpture, 
 the glorious mosaic picture, the richly wrought table below, and 
 the elaborate inlaid marble floor in front, all combine to give an 
 impression of the greatest grandeur, the utmost durability, and 
 the highest art. The whole was executed under the direction and 
 superintendence of G. G. Scott, Esq., R.A. The mosaic picture 
 Avas designed by Mr. Clayton, and executed at Venice by Dr. 
 Salviati. The table was executed by Messr. Farmer and Brinley, 
 the sculpture of the cornice by Mr. Armstead, and the 
 alabaster and marble work by the Abbey masons, Henry 
 Poole and Sons. 
 
 It may not be uninteresting here to add that, in the exploration 
 to which this work gave opportunity, there were discovered 
 on the north side of the sacrarera and lower dais, about three 
 feet below the pavement, the bases of three piers which were left 
 here of the old Abbey of the Confessor. They are of early 
 Norman character, and, from their position, shew that that early 
 structure was nearly equal in size to the present structure of 
 Henry the Third. They possess such great interest that means 
 have been adopted so to cover them with the pavement that they 
 can be uncoA^ered and exposed to view. 
 
 On the sides of the altar are the curious and ancient monuments 
 of King Sebert; Ann of Cleves, Henry the Eighth's wife"; 
 Aveling, Countess of Lancaster; Aymerde Valence; and Edmund 
 Crouchback. The mosaic pavement was done by Richard 
 de Ware, Abbot of Westminster .in the year 1260, who brought 
 
8 OF THE FOUNDATION. 
 
 from Rome the stones, and workmen to set them; it is much ad- 
 mired; and there were letters round it in brass, which composed 
 Latin words. The design of the figures that were in it was to 
 represent the time the world Avas to last, or the primum mobile, 
 according to the Ptolemaic system then in vogue, and was given 
 :a some verses, foiTnerly to be read on the pavement, relating 
 to those figures. The following explanation is given of them : — 
 
 If the reader will probably revolve all these things in his 
 mind, he will find them plainly refer to the end of the world. 
 
 The threefold hedge is put for three years, the time a dry hedge 
 usually stood ; a dog, for three times that s])ace, or nine yeai's, it 
 oeing taken for the time that creature usually lives ; a horse, in 
 like manner, for twenty-seven ; a man, eighty-one ; a hart, two 
 hundred and forty-three ; a raven, seven hundred and twenty- 
 nine ; an eagle, two thousand one hundred and eighty-seven ; a 
 great wliale, six thousand five hundred and sixty-one ; the world, 
 nineteen thousand six hundred and eighty-three; each succeeding 
 figure giving a term of years imagined to be the time of their 
 continuance, three times as much as that before it. 
 
 In the last four verses, the time when the work was performed, 
 and the parties concerned in it, are expressed ; that Henry III. 
 was at the charge; that the stones were purchased at Home; that 
 one Oderick was the master workman ; and that the Abbot ot 
 Westminster, who procured the materials, had the care of the work. 
 
 The solemn offices of crowning and enthroning the sovereigns 
 of England takes place in the centre of the sacrarium, and be- 
 neath the lantern is erected the throne at which the peers do 
 homage. When the crowns are put on, the peers and peeresses 
 put on their coronets, and a signal is given from the top of the 
 Abbey for the Tower guns to fire at the same instant. 
 
 To take an advantageous view of the inside, you must go to the 
 west door, between the towers ; and the whole body of the church 
 - opens itself at once to your eye, which cannot but fill the mind 
 of every beholder with the awful solemnity of the place, caused 
 1)y the loftiness of the roof, and the happy disposition of the lights 
 and of that noble range of pillars, by which the whole building 
 is supported. The pillars terminate towards the east by a sweep, 
 thereby enclosing the Chapel of Edward the Confessor in a kind 
 of semicircle, and excluding all the rest. On the arches of the 
 pillars are galleries of double columns, fifteen feet wide, covering 
 the side aisles, and lighted by a middle range of windows, over 
 Avhich there is an upper range of larger windows : by these and 
 the under range, with the four capital windows, the whole fabric 
 is so admirably lighted, that the spectator is never incounnoded 
 i)y darkness, nor dazzled with glare. 
 
PAINTED GLASS. 9 
 
 [-ITHIN the last five years twenty-two windows have 
 Y been enriched with stained glass : eight in the Lantern 
 m or Central Tower ; six in the South Clerestory of the 
 Nave ; one in the Apse ; seven in the North Transept. 
 The object has been to lay the foundation of a general design 
 illustrative of a portion of the " Te Deum." 
 
 The eight windows in the Lantern or Central Tower represent 
 angels, and round the sustaining arches is inscribed, — " To Thee 
 " all angels cry aloud, the heavens and all the powers therein ; 
 *' To Thee ch'erubin and seraphin continually do cry : Holy, 
 " holy, holy, Lord God of Sabaoth, heaven and earth are full of 
 " the'majesty of Thy glory." 
 
 The six windows in the South Clerestory, west of the Tran- 
 septs, represent Prophets, in illustration of that verse in the " Te 
 Deum:" — "' The goodly fellowship of the prophets praise Thee." 
 
 It is hoped that this commencement may lead not only to the 
 completion of what has been begun, but also to the enrichment 
 of the corresponding windows on the north side of the Nave, in 
 illustration of the " Noble Army of Martyrs." 
 
 The Clerestory windows eastward of the Transepts offer the 
 means of representing the " Glorious Company of the Apostles." 
 
 In the east window in the Apse, below the Clerestory, are the 
 figures of St. Peter and St. Paul. 
 
 This window was enriched to the " Glory of God's House," and 
 as a token of respect and affection for the Venerable William 
 H. E. Bkntinck, M.A., Archdeacon of Westminster, who, in 
 1859, completed his fiftieth year as a dignitary of this Collegiate 
 Church. 
 
 The next thing observable is the stained glass in the three 
 windows at the east end, containing each two figures. In the 
 left window, the first figure represents our Saviour ; the second, 
 the Virgin Mary ; the third, Edward the Confes.^or ; the fourth, 
 Henry III. ; the fifth, St. Augustine ; the sixth, Melitus, the 
 Bishop of London, in the right hand window. 
 
 The window of stained glass in Henry V.'s Chantry, was at 
 Dean Ireland's expense, by Willemont ; the arms are those of 
 Edward the Confessor, Henry III., Henry V., Dean Ireland's, 
 and the Abbacy of Westminster. 
 
10 CHAPEL OF ST. BENEDICT. 
 
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 1. Archbishop Laneham, ir!76. 
 
 2. Countess of Hertford, 1598. 
 
 3. Dr. Ooodman, Uean of Westminster, 
 
 died 1601. 
 
 4. Son of Dr. Sprat, 1683, 
 
 Under the Monuments of Deans Go.idi 
 
 Cranfield, Earl and Countess ot Mid- 
 dlesex, 1615. 
 
 Dr. Hill, first Dean under Q. Elizabeth, 
 1561. 
 
 and Sprat, was interred (Dean Vincent), the 
 
 late Dean, 1815. 
 
 ^N the Chapel of St. Benedict is an ancient tomb of 
 stone, having formerly a canopy of wood, on which 
 lies the effigy of Archbishop Langhasf, wlio, as the 
 Latin epitaph round his tomb sets forth, " was Monk, 
 *' Prior, and Abbot of this Abbey ; afterwards elected Bishop 
 " of London ; but Ely being then also vacant, he made choice 
 " of that see ; that he was Primate and Chancellor of England ; 
 " Priest-Cardinal, afterwards Bishop-Cardinal, of Prcneste, and 
 *' Nuncio from the Pope ; and that he died on the Feast of St. 
 "Mary Magdalen, in the year 1376, on whose soul God have 
 " mercy, and grant him the joys of heaven for the merits of 
 *' Christ." 
 
 On the east, where stood the altir of St. Benedict, is a fine 
 monument to the memory of Lady Frances, Countess of Hert- 
 ford. The Latin inscription sets forth, "that she was wife to 
 *' the noble Earl of Hertford, son to the renowned Prince 
 *' Edward, Duke of Somerset, Earl of Hertford, Viscount Bcau- 
 " champ, and Baron Seymour ; that she was daughter to the 
 " noble Lord William, Baron Howard of Effingham, Knight of 
 " the Garter, High Admiral to Queen Mary, and Lord Chamber- 
 ^' lain and Privy Seal to Queen Elizabeth, &c. ; that, for her 
 ^' many graces, both of mind and body, slie was highly favoured 
 " by her gracious Sovereign, and dearly loved by her noble Lord, 
 " who, in testimony of his inviolate affiiction, consecrated to her 
 " memory this monument. She died in the forty-fourth year of 
 « her age. May 14, 1598." 
 
 On the south side is a monument to the memory of Dr. Gabriel 
 Goodman. The Latin inscription intimates, " that he was the 
 " fifth Dean of this Church, over which he presided for forty years 
 " with much applause ; that he founded an hospital, and insti- 
 ** tuted a school at Ruthin, in Denbighshire, where he was born ; 
 *' that he was a man of regular and devout life, and that he died 
 ^' in 1601, aged seventy-three." 
 
CHAPEL OF ST. BENEDICT. 11 
 
 O.' the same side is a monument to the memory of George 
 Sprat, second son of Dr. Thomas Sprat, Bishop of Rochester, 
 and Dean of Westminster, by his wife Helena, descended from the 
 ancient and honourable family of the Wolseleys, in StaiFord shire, 
 who lies interred in the Chapel of St. Nicholas. He died an infant 
 of a year old, in 1683. 
 
 In the centre is a monument erected in memory of Lionel 
 Cranfield, Earl of Middlesex, by his relict, Lady Ann. The 
 Latin inscription on this monument is to this effect ; — " Sacred to 
 *' the memory of Lionel Lord Cranfield, Earl of Middlesex, who 
 " by that discerning prince, King James I., being called to court, 
 " was for his excellent parts bountifully rewarded, both with 
 " honours and fortune ; being made Master of the Requests, and 
 " of the Wardrobe, President of the Court of Wards, and Privj' 
 " Councillor. The new and illustrious, as well as difficult pro- 
 " vince of Lord Treasurer of England, he filled, which services 
 ** how indefatigably he underwent, his title of Knight, Baron 
 " Cranfield, and, lastly. Earl of Middlesex, with various other 
 ** honours, abundantly testify. He died the 6th of August, 1645, 
 *' aged about seventy. He was twice married. By his first wife 
 " he had three daughters ; Elizabeth, Countess of Mulgrave ; 
 •' Martha, Countess of Monmouth ; and Mary, who died unmar- 
 *' ried. By the second, who survived him, he had three sons, and 
 *' two daughters ; James, heir to the honours of Earl of ^liddiesex, 
 " Lyonel, and Edward; Frances, Lady Buckhurst ; and Susannah, 
 " who died an infant." 
 
 Near Bishop Langham's tomb, is a table monument, inlaid 
 with a brass plate, designed for Dr. William Bill, Dean of 
 Westminster, Master of Eton College, Head of Trinity in Cam- 
 bridge, and Chief Almoner to Queen Elizabeth, as appears by his 
 inscription. He died July .5, 1561. On a bras.s plate are some 
 Latin verses, settiiig forth " that he was a good ai.d leiirned man, 
 " and a friend to those that were so; that he was just and cha- 
 *' ritable ; and that the poor, as well as the tliree CoUeues over 
 ** which he presiiled, sustained an irreparable loss by his death." 
 
 Besides those above recited, there lie interred in tliis Chapel, 
 Cathehixe, daughter of Dr. Dolben, Bishop O' Rochester, Dean 
 of Westminster, and afterwards Archbishop of York ; a Countess 
 of Kildare, in Ireland ; and Dr. John Spotswooo, Lord Arch- 
 bishop of St. Andrew's, Primate and Lord Chancellor of Scotland, 
 who died in 1640. 
 
 On the left of the gate of entrance to the Chapels, is the ancient 
 monument to Sebekt, King of the East Saxons, who first built 
 a church nearly on this site, and died July, 616; also of Athel- 
 •GODA, his Queen, who died September 13, 615. 
 
 It may here be observed, and to some will no doubt be inte- 
 resting, that as the date of King Sebert is the earliest known 
 respecting the Abliey, George II. was also the last King buried 
 in Westminster, including in all thirteen English Sovereigns 
 whose remains repose Avithin these venerable Avails (and fointeen 
 Queens, that is, once reigning sovereigns, or the consorts of 
 kings) embracing a period of more than tAvelve hundred years. 
 
12 CHAPEL OF ST. BENEDICT. 
 
 The Kings buried in the Abbey — Sebert, Edward the Confessor, 
 Henry HI., Edward I., Edward HI., Richard II., Henry V., 
 Edward V., Henry VII., Edward VL, James I., Charles II., 
 William III., George II., all of which can of course be ascertained 
 by a careful perusal of this guide book. 
 
 Over the tomb of Sebert, enclosed under glass, is an elaborate 
 work (measuring about eleven feet in length, and three feet in 
 height), which appears to have originally formed part of an altar 
 decoration of the fourteenth century; the ground-work is oak ; 
 over the joinings, and on the surface of some mouldings, strips of 
 parchment were glued. On this framework, covered with a gesso 
 ground, various ornamental compartments and architectural 
 enrichments are completed in relief. The work is divided into 
 two similar portions ; in the centre is a figure which appears to be 
 intended for Christ, holding the globe, and in the act of blessing j 
 an angel with a palm branch is on each side. The single figure 
 on the left is St. Peter ; the figure that should correspond on the 
 right, and all the scripture subjects on that side, are gone. In the 
 compartments to the left, portions of three subjects remain ; one 
 represents the Adoration of the Kings ; another, apparently the 
 Raising of Lazarus ; the subject of the third is doubtful, though 
 some figures remain ; the fourth is destroyed. The small com« 
 partmerits in the architectural enrichments are filled with va- 
 riously-coloured pieces of glass inlaid on tinfoil, and have still a 
 brilliant effect. The compartments not occupied by figures were 
 adorned with a deep blue glass resembling lapis lazuli, with gold 
 lines of foliage executed on it. The smaller spaces and mould- 
 ings were enriched with cameos and gems ; some of which still 
 remain. This interesting work of art lay neglected in a Chapel 
 near the North Transept, till Mr. Blore, with the permission of 
 the Dean and Chapter, had it placed for security in the case in 
 which it is now seen. It is supposed to Have originally formed 
 part of the decoration of the high altar. Its date may be fixed at 
 the close of the thirteenth or beginning of the fourteenth century. 
 
 Between this Chapel and the next, is a monument of Mosaic 
 work, erected for the children of Henry III. and Edward I. This 
 certainly was once a rich and costly monument ; for in the re- 
 cords of the Tower, there is the King's order for erecting such 
 a one in this place, and for allowing Master Simon de Wells five 
 marks and a half to defray his expenses in bringing from the 
 city a certain brass image to set upon the tomb of his daughter 
 Catherine, and for paying to Simon de Gloucester, the King's 
 goldsmith, seventy marks, for a silver image for the like purpose. 
 
 On the left, before you enter the Chapel of St. Edmund, is a 
 large stone, once plated with brass, under which was interred 
 Sir John Galofre; he was famous in the reign of Richard XL, 
 for his wisdom and valoiir, and was prosecuted by the discon- 
 tented Lords. He died at Wallingford, in Berkshire, in 1396. 
 
 The tombstone, with inscription on a brass plate of Dr. Bill- 
 son, is seen on the floor, next that of Sir John Galofre. He died 
 in 1616. 
 
CHAPEL OF ST. EDMUND. 
 
 13 
 
 UJl Hand. 
 
 1. John of Eltham, Son of Edward II. 
 1334. 
 
 2. Karlof Stafford, 17B2. 
 
 3. Monck, Bishop of Hereforrl. 1661. 
 
 4. Children of Edward III., 1350, 
 
 5. Duchess of Suffolk, ^f>eZ. 
 
 6. Holies, Son of Earl Clare, 1662. 
 
 7. Lady Jane Sevmour, 1560. 
 
 8. Lady Katharine KnoHys, 1568. 
 
 9. Ladv Flizaheth Russel, 1601. 
 
 10. Lord John Ru^srl, 1584. 
 
 11. Sir Bernard Brocas, 1339. 
 
 12. Sir Humphrey Bourgchier, 14"1. 
 
 13. Sir Richard Pecksall, 1571. 
 
 14. Talbot, Earl of Shr»»sbury, 1617. 
 
 15. Earl of Pembroke, 1296. 
 
 16. Robert de Waldeb>. 1397. 
 
 17. Duchess of Gloucester, 1399. 
 
 18. Countess of Stafford. 169?. 
 
 19. Dr. Feme, Bishop of Chester, 166V. 
 
 20. Above the Duchess of Suffolk's Mo- 
 nument is one to Marv Countess of 
 Stafford and her Son, 1719. 
 
 N the left as you enter is a monument sacred to the 
 memory of John of Eltham, second son of Edward II., 
 t and so called from Eltham, in Kent, the place of his 
 ' nativity, where our Enfrlish Kings had once a palace. 
 His statue is of alabaster, the head encircled in a coronet of large 
 and small leaves, remarkable for its being the first of the kind. 
 His habit is that of an armed Knight. He died in Scotland, in 
 1334, at the age of nineteen, unmarried, though three different 
 matches had been proposed to him ; the last of which, to Mary, 
 daughter of Ferdinand, King of Spain, he accepted, but lived not 
 to consummate it. 
 
 At the foot of this is a monument with the following inscrip- 
 tion : — "In this Chapel lies interred all that was mortal of the 
 " most ilhistrious and most benevolent John Paul Howard, 
 " Earl of Stafford, who in 1738 married Elizabeth, daughter of 
 " A. Ewens, of the county of Somerset, Esq. His heart was as 
 " truly great and noble as his high descent. Faithful to his God. 
 " A lover of his country. A relation to relations. A detester of 
 " detraction. A friend to mankind. Naturally generous and 
 " compassionate, his liberality and his charity to the poor were 
 " without bounds. Being snatched away suddenly by death, 
 " which he had long meditated and expected with constancy, he 
 " went to a better life the 1st of April, 1762, having lived sixty- 
 " one years nine months and six days." The figures round the 
 inscription are the ancient badges of honour belonging to the 
 Stafford family, who descended by ten different marriages from. 
 
14 CHAPEL OF ST. EDjVIUND. 
 
 the royal blood of England and France. — Invented and stained 
 by Chambers, 
 
 Next to this is a small table monument, on which lie the 
 figures of William of Windsor, sixth son of Edward III., who 
 died in his infancy ; and of Blanch of the Tower, sister to 
 William, who likewise died young, having obtained their sur- 
 names from the places of their nativity. About 1350. 
 
 Against the wall is a monument of Nicholas Monck, Provost 
 of Eton, Bishop of Hereford, and brother of George Monck, 
 Duke of Albemarle, &c. He died December 11, 1661, aged fifty. 
 — Woodman, sculptor. 
 
 On an altar tomb lies the eflSgy of Lady Frances, Duchess of 
 Suffolk. She was the daughter of the famous Charles Brandon, 
 by Mary, the French Queen, daughter to Henry VII., and became 
 herself Duchess of Suffolk, by marrying Henry Grey, then Mar- 
 quis of Dorset, but upon her father's decease created Duke of 
 Suffolk, and afterwards beheaded for being concerned in de- 
 throning Queen Mary. She died in 1558-9. 
 
 Against the wall above is a monument to the memory of Mary, 
 Countess of Stafford, and of Henry, Earl of Stafford, her son, 
 who died abroad in 1719, and was buried in this Chapel. 
 
 The next, representing a youth in Grecian armour sitting on a 
 Greek altar, to the memory of Francis Holles, by John, Earl 
 of Clare his afflicted father. This brave youth, after returning 
 home from a campaign in Flanders, died August 12, 1622, aged 
 eighteen. His epitaph is thus written : — 
 
 " What so thou hast of nature or of arts, 
 Youth, beauty, strength, or what excelling parts 
 Of mind and body, letters, arms, and worth. 
 His eighteen years beyond his years brought forth ; 
 Then stand and read thyself within this glass, 
 IIow soon these perish, and thyself may pass : 
 ]Man's life is measured by the work, not days ; 
 Not aged fcloth, but active youth, hath praise." 
 — N. Stone, sculptor. 
 
 Next are two tablets, one to the memory of the Right Honour- 
 able the Lady Katherine Knollys, chief Lady of the Bedcham- 
 ber to Queen Elizabeth, and wife to Sir Francis Knollys, Knt., 
 Treasurer of her Highness's household. She died January the 
 15th, 1568. This Lady Knollys and Lord Hunsdon, her brother, 
 were the only children of William Carey, Esq., by Lady Mary, 
 his wife, one of the daughters and heirs of Thomas BuUeyne, Earl 
 of Wiltshire and Ormond, and sister to Anne Bulleyne, Queen of 
 England, wife to Henry VIII., father and mother to Queen Eliza- 
 beth. What is farther remarkable. Lady Knollys' only daughter 
 was mother of the favourite Earl of Essex. 
 
 The other to Lady Jane Seymour, daughter of Edward, Duke 
 of Somerset, who died March 19, 1560, aged nineteen. 
 
 On an altar sits, in a sleeping posture, the figure of Lady 
 Elizabeth Uussel, daughter of Lord John Russel, in alabaster. 
 She pricked her finger Avith a needle, which is supposed to have 
 caused a lock-jaw, and occasioned her death. On the plinth of 
 
CHAPEL OF ST. EDMUND. 15 
 
 the pedestal is—" Dormit, non mortua est'^ — (She is not dead, but 
 sleepeth). Died 1601. 
 
 liord John Russel, second son of Francis, second Earl of 
 Bedford, and his son Francis, by Elizabeth, daughter of Sir 
 Anthony Cook, Knt., and widow of Sir Thomas Holjy, Knt. He 
 died in 1584. He is represented in a cumbent posture, habited 
 in his coronation robes, with his infant son at his feet. His lady 
 was esteemed the Sappho of her age, being well versed in the 
 learned languages, and an excellent poet ; five of the epitaphs on 
 this tomb are of her composition, of which three are in Latin, 
 one in Greek, and the other in English, which is here transcribed 
 as a specimen, the rest being to the same purport : — 
 
 " Right noble twice, by virtue and by birlli. 
 Of lieaven lov'd, and honour'd on the earth. 
 His country's hope, his liindred's chief delight, 
 ^ly husband dear, more than this world's light, 
 Death hath me reft. But I from death will take 
 His memory, to whom this tomb I make. 
 John was his name (ah, was ! wTetch, must I say ?) 
 Lord Russel once, now my tear-thtrsty clay." 
 
 Next is a very ancient monument, representing a Gothic 
 chapel, and in it the figure of a Knight in armour, in a cumbent 
 posture, with his feet resting on a lion's back. This was erected 
 for Sir Bernard Brocas, of Baurepaire, in the county of 
 Hants, Chamberlain to Ann, Queen of Kichard H. But this 
 Princess dying, and Eichard falling under the displeasure of 
 his people, who deposed him, Sir Bernard still adhered to his 
 Royal master in his misfortunes, which cost him his life. He 
 was publicly beheaded on Tower Hill, January, 1399, and here 
 buried. 
 
 In front of this is a low altar tomb, on which has been, in 
 plated brass, the figure of a Knight in armour, his head reclining 
 upon his helmet, and one of his feet placed upon a leopard, the 
 other on an eagle. By the Latin inscription this Knight was 
 Humphrey Bourgchier, son and heir to John Bourgchier, 
 Lord Berners, who espousing the cause of Edward IV. against 
 the Earl of Warwick, was slain in the battle of Barnet Field, on 
 Easter-day, 1471. 
 
 Next is the monument of Sir Richard Pecksall, Knt., 
 Master of the Buckhounds to Queen Elizabeth ; first married to 
 Alianer, the daughter of William Paulett, Marquis of Winchester, 
 by whom he had four daughters ; and afterwards to Al ianer, 
 daughter of John Cot grave. On the bases of thy pillars are 
 Latin verses thus translated : — 
 
 " Death can't disjoin whom Christ hath joined in love ; 
 Life leads to death, and death to life above. 
 In heaven's a happier place ; frail things despise: 
 Live well to gain in future life a prize." 
 
 He died 1571. 
 
 The next is a most magnificent monument to the memory of 
 Edward Talbot, eighth Earl of Slirewsbury, and his lady, 
 Jane, eldest daughter and co-heness of Cuthbert, Baron Ogle, 
 
16 CHAPEL OF ST. EDMUND. 
 
 whose eflSgies in their robes lie on a black marble table, sup- 
 ported by a pedestal of alabaster. He died February 8, 1617, in 
 the fifty-seventh year of his age. 
 
 In front of this is the gravestone to the memory of Edward, 
 Lord Herbert, Baron of Cherbury, in England, and of Castle- 
 Ireland, in Ireland, who died December 9, 1678, aged forty-six. 
 
 On the right is the aneient monument of William de Va- 
 lence, Earl of Pembroke, lying in a cumbent posture on a 
 chest of wainscot, placed upon a tomb of freestone ; the figure 
 is wood, covered originally with copper gilt, as was the chest 
 on which it lies. In the year 1296, he was slain at Bayonne 
 treacherously. His body was afterwards brought to England, 
 and honourably buried in this Chapel, and an indulgence of one 
 hundred days granted to all devout people who should offer up 
 prayers for his soul. 
 
 On the floor is a tomb to Mart, Countess of Stafford, wife 
 to the unfortunate Viscount Stafford, beheaded in the reign of 
 Charles IL, on Tower Hill, Dec, 29, 1680. She was lineally de- 
 scended from the Barons and Earls of Stafford, and Avas daughter 
 and heiress to the noble house of Buckingham. She died Jan. 1 693. 
 
 The next is a tomb on which is a lady in a widow's dress, with 
 a barb and veil, cut in brass, round which is an inscription in old 
 French, importing that Alianer de Bohun, daughter and 
 heiress of Sir Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hertford, Essex, and 
 Northampton, and wife to the mighty and noble Prince of Wood- 
 stock, Duke of Gloucester, Earl of Essex and Buckingham, son 
 of Edward HI., lies interred here. This lady, who was the 
 greatest heiress in England, was deprived of her husband by the 
 cruelty of his nephew, Richard II., who, jealous of his popularity, 
 most treacherously betrayed him by a show of friendship ; for 
 coming to visit him at Plashy, a pleasant seat of his in Essex, 
 and staying supper, in duty he thought to attend his Majesty to 
 town ; but at Sti-atford was suddenly surrounded by an ambush 
 of armed men, who privately hurried him on board a ship, and 
 carried him to Calais, where, by the King's order, he was stifled 
 between feather beds in 1397. After this melancholy circum- 
 stance, his lady spent the rest of her days in the nunnery at 
 Barking, and died October 3, 1399 ; from whence her remains 
 were brought and here interred. 
 
 There is also an Archbishop buried here, as appears by a very 
 antique figure in a mass habit, engraven on a brass plate, and 
 placed on a flat stone in the pavement, over the remains of 
 Robert de Waldeby, who, as appears by the inscription, was 
 first an Augustine monk, and attended Edward the Black Prince 
 into France, where, being young, he prosecuted his studies, and 
 made a surprising progress in natural and moral philosophy, 
 physic, the languages, and in the canon law ; and, being like- 
 wise an elegant preacher and sound divine, was made Divinity 
 Professor in the University of Toulouse, where he continued till 
 called by Richard II. to the Bishopric of Man ; from whence he 
 was removed to the Archbishopric of Dublin ; but not liking 
 that country, upon the first vacancy he was recalled, and ad- 
 
CHAPEL OF ST. EDMUND. 17 
 
 vanced to the see of Chichester, and afterwards to the Arch- 
 bishopric of York. Such is the history of this great man, who 
 died May 29, 1397, as gathered from an inscription formerly 
 very legible, but now almost obliterated. 
 
 At the foot of VValdeby is a blue marble slab, which covers the 
 remains of Dr. Henry Ferne, inlaid with five shields in brass, 
 surrounded with an inscription. He was Chaplain Extraordinary 
 to Charles 1. ; by Charles II. made Bishop of Chester, which he 
 lived to enjoy about five weeks, dying March 16, 1661. 
 
 Also a black marble slab which covers the remains of Edward 
 George Earle Lttton Bdlwer Lyttox. Born 25th May, 
 1803; died 18th January, 1873. 1831— 1841, Member of Par- 
 liament lor St. Ives.and for Lincoln; 183"*, Baronet of the United 
 Kingdom; 1852—1856, Knight of the Shire of the County of 
 Hertford; 1858, one of her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of 
 State, Knight Grand Cross of St. Michael and George ; 1866, 
 Baron Lytton of Knebworth. Laborious and distinguished in 
 all fields of intellectual activity, indefatigable and ardent in the 
 cultivation and love of letters. His genius as an author was dis- 
 played in the most varied forms, which have connected indis- 
 .solubly with every department of the literature of his time the 
 name of Edward Bulwer Lytton. 
 
 In this Chapel lies interred Abbot Crokeslet, who died July 
 18, 1258. 
 
 On the rioht, on leaving this Chapel, is a fine bust of Richard 
 TuFTON, third son of Sir John Tufton, Bart., and brother of 
 Nicholas E. Thanet. He died October 4, 1631. 
 
18 
 
 III.—, 
 
 ^^^l nf It. licljnte. 
 
 Begin on your Lefl. 
 Lady Cecil, 1591. 
 Lady Clifford, 1679. 
 Countess of Beverley, 1812. 
 Duchess of Somerset, 1687. 
 Westmoreland Family, 1618. 
 Baron Carew, 1470. 
 Nicholas Bagenall, 1688. 
 Lady Burleigh, 1589, and the Countess 
 
 Oxford, 1588, 
 Dudley, Bishop of Durham, 1483, and 
 
 Lady St, John, 1614, 
 
 10. D.iu?hter of Christopher Harley, 
 Ambassador of France : her heart 
 in the Urn, 1665. 
 
 11. Lady Ross, 1.591. 
 
 12. Marchioness of Winchester, 1586. 
 
 13. Duchess of Northumberland, 1776,- 
 
 14. Philippa, Duchess of York, 1433. 
 
 15. Sir Georee Villiers. and his lady. 
 
 Countess of Buckingham, 1605 and 
 1632. 
 
 16. Sir Humphrey Stanley, 1505. 
 
 ^N the left, as you enter this Chapel, is a monument 
 ri]) erected for Ladt Cecil, a Lady of the Bedchamber to 
 Queen Elizabeth, and daughter of Lord Cobham, who 
 having married Sir Robert Cecil, son of William Lord 
 Burleigh, Treasurer of England, died in childbed two years after, 
 viz. in 1591. 
 
 Next is a monument on which a long inscription in English is 
 fairly written, setting forth the descent and marriage of Lady 
 Jane Clifford, youngest daughter of the Duke of Somerset, 
 and wife of Charles, Lord Clifford and Dungarvon, who died 
 Nov. 23, 1679, aged forty-two. 
 
 On a small tablet is this inscription, with the motto — " Espe- 
 " ranee de Dieu. Isabella Susannah, wife of Algernon Percy, 
 "Earl of Beverley, died Jan. 24, 1812, aged sixty-one." 
 
 On a gravestone in front of this monument, engraved on brass, 
 is the figure of Sir Humphrey Stanley, knighted by Henry 
 VII., for his gallant behaviour under his cousin, Lord Stanley, at 
 the battle of Bosworth Field. He died March 22, 1505. 
 
 Near this is the monument of Ann, Duchess of Somerset, wife 
 of Edward, Duke of Somerset, brother of Henry VHI.'s third 
 wife, Queen Jane Seymour, and uncle to Edward VI., and some- 
 time Regent during his minority, but afterwards disgraced ; ac- 
 cused of treasonable and felonious practices against the King 
 and Council, tried by his Peers, acquitted of treason, but con- 
 demned of felony in levying armed men contrary to law, for 
 which crime he was sentenced to be hanged ; but, in respect to 
 
CHAPEL OF ST. NICHOLAS. 19 
 
 his quality, was beheaded on Tower Hill, Jan. 22, 1551. She 
 died April 16, 1587, at Hanworth, aged ninety. 
 
 On the right, Sir George and Lady Elizabeth Eane, who 
 are represented kneeling on each side a desk. She was the 
 daughter of Robert, Baron Spencer, of Wormleighton, and wife 
 of Sir George Fane, of Buston, in Kent, remarkable, says her 
 inscription, for her ancient descent, but more for her own virtues. 
 She died in 1618, aged twenty-eight. 
 
 Beneath this is an ancient monument placed over Nicholas, 
 Baron Carew, and the Lady Margaret, his wife, daughter of 
 Lord John Dinham, and, it is thought, mother of Sir Nicholas 
 Carew, beheaded in Henry VHL's time, for holding a corre- 
 spondence with Cardinal de la Pole. He died December 6, 1470, 
 she December 13, the same year. 
 
 In the front of this is a pyramid erected to the memory of 
 Nicholas Bagenall, a child of two months old, overlaid by 
 his nurse, the 7th of March, 1688. 
 
 Next to this is one of the most magnificent monuments in the 
 Abbey, erected by the great Lord Burleigh to the memory of 
 Mildred, his wife, and their daughter Lady Ann, Countess of 
 Oxford. On this tomb is a Latin inscription, explaining the 
 figures, and setting forth their respective virtues and accomplish- 
 ments, particularly those of Lady Burleigh, who, says the in- 
 scription, "was well versed in the sacred writers, and those 
 " chiefly of the Greeks, as Basil the Great, Chrysostom, Gregory, 
 " Nazianzen, &c." She gave a scholarship to St. John's College, 
 in Oxford, legacies to the poor of Eomford, where she was bom, 
 and to those of Cheshunt, where she lived, and left money at both 
 places to be distributed every year to poor tradesmen. She died, 
 after being forty years married, April 4, 1589, aged sixty-three. 
 Her daughter Ann married, at fifteen, Edward Vere, Earl of 
 Oxford, and died June 5, 1588, seventeen years after, leaving 
 three daughters. 
 
 Next to this is a monument to the memory of William de 
 Dudley, alias Sutton, son of John, Lord Dudley ; he was Arch- 
 deacon of Middlesex, Dean of Windsor, and, in 1476, Lord 
 Bishop of Durham. On the tomb was inlaid a brass figure, in 
 episcopal vestments. He died in 1483. 
 
 The effigy of Lady St. John lies in this recess. She was 
 daughter of Sir WiUiam Dormer, and widow of John, Lord St. 
 John, of Bletsoe. She died on the 23rd of March, 1614. 
 
 Near this is a pyramid to the memory of Anna Sophia 
 Harlet, a child of a year old, daughter of the Hon. Christopher 
 Harley, Ambassador from the French King, whose heart, as ap- 
 pears by the inscription, he caused to be enclosed in a cup, and 
 placed upon the top of the pyramid. She died in 1601. 
 
 The next is a monument to the memory of Lady Winifred, 
 married first to Sir Richard Sackville, Knt., and afterwards to 
 John Paulet, Marquis of Winchester. The Latin epitaph im- 
 ports, that she was descended of illustrious parents, and married 
 first a gentleman of an ancient house, whose ancestors were re- 
 nowned before the Conqueror's time ; that her second husband 
 
20 CHAPEL OF ST. NICHOLAS. 
 
 was of noble blood ; and that being severed from both by death, 
 her soul will rejoice in Christ for ever. She died in 1586. 
 
 Above is an ancient monument to the memory of Lady Ross, 
 daughter of Edward, Earl of Rutland. She died April 11, 1591. 
 Next to this is a monument to the memory of the late Duchess 
 of Northumberland. The figures on each side are Faith and 
 Hope ; and those above are two weeping Genii over her urn, 
 mourning for her loss. The inscription, after reciting her Grace's 
 illustrious descent and titles, concludes with her character, who, 
 " having lived long an ornament of courts, an honour to her 
 " country, a pattern to the great, a protectress to the poor, ever 
 *' distinguished for the most tender affection for her family and 
 *' friends, she died December 5, 1776, aged sixty, universally be- 
 " loved, revered, and lamented. The Duke of Northumberland, 
 ** inconsolable for the loss of the best of wives, hath erected this 
 *' monument to her beloved memory." — Read, sculptor. 
 
 Against the screen is a Gothic monument with the effigy of a 
 lady in robes, very antique. The lady, by the inscription, ap- 
 pears to be Philippa, second daughter and co-heiress of John, 
 Lord Mohun, of Dunstar ; married first to Sir Walter Fitzwalter, 
 Knt., secondly to Sir John Galofre, Knt, and lastly to Edward 
 Plantagenet, Duke of York, who was slain in the battle of Agin- 
 court, 25th of October, 1415. She died in 1431, without issue. 
 
 In the middle of the Chapel is a fine monument to the memory 
 of Sir George Villiers, who died Jan. 4, 1605, and his lady, 
 Mart Beaumont, created Countess of Buckingham in 1618. 
 She died on April 19, 1632, aged sixty-two, whose son, by the 
 favour of James I., was advanced to the dignity of the Duke of 
 Buckingham. — Stone, sculptor. 
 
 Katharine Valois, Queen of Henry V., who died at Ber- 
 mondsey Abbey, Southwark, in January, 1437, was buried in 
 the Chapel of our Lady at the east end of the Abbey, where she 
 remained till her grandson, Henry VII., built his chapel, when 
 her remains were placed near to her husband in a chest, and 
 finally deposited under Sir George Villiers' tomb in 1776. 
 
 In this Chapel lies interred, Thomas Sprat, Bishop of 
 Rochester, and Dean of Westminster, who died May 20, 1713. 
 Also his son, Thomas Sprat, Archdeacon of Rochester, who 
 died May 10, 1720, aged forty-one. Also many other persons of 
 distinction, of the Percy, Seymour, and Burleigh families, which 
 we have not space to insert. 
 
 At the door of this Chapel was buried that ^eat and learned 
 antiquary, Sir Henry Spelman, who died in 1641. 
 
 On leaving this Chapel, opposite to you, there is affixed to the 
 corner of Henry V.'s Chantry, a bust with Latin inscription, to 
 the memory of Sir Robert Aiton, Knt., who, in the reign of 
 James I., was in great reputation for his writings, especially in 
 poetry. He died in 1638. 
 
 On the right, against the screen of the Chapel of St. Nicholas, 
 is a monument erected to the memory of Sir Thomas Inoram, 
 Knt., Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Privy Coun- 
 cillor to Charles II. He died February 13, 1671. 
 
C£iriK£, HBNEY VIl's CHAPEL, 
 
21 
 
 ly^—Zl)^ti nf Mm^ tte pmntlj. 
 
 Villiers, Duke of Buck- 
 
 insham, 1628. 
 Sheffield, Duk« of Buck- 
 ingham, I "20. 
 The Duke de Montpensier, 
 
 1807 
 An Urn cnntainina the 
 heart of Esme Stuart, 
 Son of the Duke of 
 Richmond, 1661. 
 I,odnwick Stuart. 
 Duke of Richmond- 1623. 
 Henrv VII. and Queen, 
 
 1503 and 1509 
 The Royal Vault of 
 
 (ieor^e II., 1760. 
 Augusta Elizabeth Frede- 
 rica, 5th daushter rC 
 Thoma.s Brucp, 7th Earl 
 of Elgin and Kincardine. 
 The beloved wife of Arthur Pen- 
 rhyn Stanley. De.in of this Col- 
 legiate Church. For thirty ye^is 
 the devo'ed servant of Queen Vic- 
 toria and the Queen'* mother and 
 children ; fi.r tw< Ive years the 
 unwearied frien 1 of the people •<{ 
 Westminster and the inseparable 
 partner of her husband's toils and 
 hopes, uniting many hearts from 
 many lands, and drawinar all to 
 thinsfs ab we. i<orn April 3, 1822. 
 Died March 1, 1876. 
 
 ''We know that we have passed 
 "from Ceath unto life becaiwe we 
 "love the brethren." 
 
 The Gates are Brass. 
 
 ^HE ascent to this Chapel is from the east end of the 
 ' Abbey, by steps of grey marble, under a stately portico, 
 ir^f^ which leads to the gates opening to the body, or nave 
 of the Chapel. Before you enter you may observe a 
 door on eacli hand, opening into the side aisles, for it is composed 
 of a nave and side aisles, every way answering to the plan of a 
 cathedral. The gates by which you enter the nave are all well 
 worth your observation ; they are of brass, most curiously 
 wrought, in the manner of frame work, and the panels being 
 filled with the portcullis and crown ; three fleur-de-lis ; falcon 
 and fetterlock ; the union of the roses of York and Lancaster 
 entwined in a crown ; the thistle and crown ; the initial R. H. 
 and a crown, and the three lions of England. Being entered, 
 your eye will naturally be directed to the lofty ceiling, which is in 
 stone, wrought with such astonishing variety of figures, as no 
 description can reach. The stalls are of brown wainscot, with 
 Gothic canopies, most beautifully carved, as are the seats, with 
 strange devices, which nothing on wood is now equal to. Th~ 
 pavement is of black and white marble, done at the charge of 
 Dr. Killigrew, once Prebendary of this Abbey, as appears by two 
 inscriptions, one on a plate of brass, infixed in the rise towards 
 the founder's tomb, the other cut in the pavement. The east view 
 from the entrance presents you with the brass chapel and tomb of 
 the founder ; and round it, where the east end forms a semicircle, 
 ai-e the Chapels of the Dukes of Buckingham and Richmond, 
 c 
 
22 CHAPEL OF HENRY VII. 
 
 The walls of the nave and aisles are wrought in the most curious 
 figures imaginable, and contain one hundred and twenty large 
 statues of Patriarchs, Saints, Martyrs, and Confessors, placed in 
 niches, under which are angels, supporting imperial crowns, all of 
 them esteemed so curious, that the best masters have travelled 
 from abroad to copy them. The windows, which are fourteen in 
 the upper, and nineteen in the lower range, including the side 
 aisles and portico, were formerly of painted or diapered glass, 
 having in every pane a white rose, the badge of Lancaster, or an 
 ^, the initial letter of the founder's name, and portcullises, the 
 badge of the Beauforts crowned, of which a few only are now 
 remaining. In the upper window, east end, Henry VIL is repre- 
 sented in stained glass. The ceiling is of stone, and persons can 
 walk between the roof and ceiling, where there is a spacious 
 room, lighted by Gothic openings through the wall. 
 
 General Admeasurement of the Interior, -pf^ r 
 
 Length of the Nave 103 9 
 
 Breadth of ditto 35 9 
 
 Height of the Nave to vortex of the Vaulting . 60 7 
 
 Length of the Aisles 62 5 
 
 Breadth of ditto 17 2 
 
 Entire Breadth of the Chapel 70 1 
 
 Height of West Window 45 
 
 Breadth of ditto 31 
 
 Entrance Porch or Vestibule. 
 
 Extent from North to South 28 4 
 
 Breadth 24 9 
 
 SOUTH AISLE. 
 
 I. Lady Margaret Douglas, 1577. 
 
 2. Mary, Queen of Scots, 1587- 
 
 3. Margaret, Countess of Rich- 
 
 mond. 1509. 
 
 i. Lady Walpole, 1737. 
 
 5. General Monck, Duke o Albe- 
 marle, 1670. 
 In front of this Monument is the 
 Old Royal Vault, containing 
 Charles U., 1685, King Wil- 
 liam in., 1702, Prince George 
 of Denmark, 1708, and Queen 
 Anne, 17H. 
 
 B 
 
 H 
 
 Here is a handsome monument, on which lies a lady finely 
 robed, to Lady Margaret Douglas, daughter of Margaret, 
 Queen of Scots, by the Earl of Angus. This lady, as the English 
 inscription says, had to her great-grandfather, Edward IV. ; to 
 her grandfather, Henry VIL ; to her uncle, Henry VIII. ; to her 
 
CHAPEL OF HENRY VIL 23 
 
 cousin-german, Edward VI. ; to her brother, James V. of Scot- 
 land ; to her son, Henry I. of Scotland; to her grandson, James 
 VI. ; having to her great-grandmother and grandmother, two 
 Queens, both named Elizabeth ; to her mother, Margaret, Queen 
 of Scots ; to her aunt, ^lary, the French Queen ; to her cousinB- 
 german, Mary and Elizabeth, Queens of England ; to her niece 
 and daughter-in-law, Mary, Queen of Scots. This lady, who was 
 very beautiful, was privately married in 1537, to Thomas Howard, 
 son of the Duke of Norfolk, upon which account both of them 
 were committed to the Tower by Henry VIII., her uncle, for 
 affiancing without his consent, and he died in prison ; but this 
 Margaret being released, was soon after married to ^Matthew, 
 Earl of Lennox, by whom she had the handsome Lord Darnley, 
 father of James I., whose effigy is foremost on the tomb, in a 
 kneeling posture. There are seven children besides round the 
 tomb of Margaret, of whom only three are mentioned in history, 
 the rest dying young. This great lady died March 10, 1577. 
 
 Next is the magnificent monument to Mary Stuart, Queen 
 of Scots, erected by her son, James I., soon after his accession to 
 the English throne. This princess was born Dec. 7, 1542. She 
 was daughter and heiress of James V. of Scotland, who, dying 
 when she was only a week old, succeeded to the crown. Married 
 first, April 28, 1558, at fifteen years of age, Francis, Dauphin of 
 France; secondly, Henry, Lord Darnley, July 29, 1565; and 
 thirdly, Bothwell. Her subjects becoming offended, she was 
 compelled to resign her crown to her infant son, James, by Lord 
 Darnley ; she eventually sought refuge in England, but Queen 
 Elizabeth committed her as prisoner to the Earl of Shrewsbury 
 at his houses of HarJ wicke and Chatsworth, in Derbyshire, where 
 she remained seventeen v ears a captive. She was thence transferred 
 to the custody of Sir Auiias Paulet, and shortly afterwards tried 
 and condemned for engaging in a treasonable correspondence 
 with the Queen's enemies. She was beheaded in the hall of Fo- 
 theringay Castle, in Northamptonshire, February 8, 1587. Her 
 remains were first buried in Peterborough Cathedral ; but James 
 had her body privately removed to this Church, in Oct., 1612, 
 under the superintendence of Neile, then Dean of Westminster, 
 and buried in a vault beneath this monument. — Stone, sculptor. 
 
 Henry, Prince of Wales, eldest son of James L, bom Feb. 19, 
 1593, and after giving great promise of a blessing to his country, 
 died of a fever at St. James's palace, Nov. 6, 1612, in the 19th 
 year of his age, and was buried by the side of his grandmother. 
 
 In the same tomb are the remains of Arabella Stewart, 
 four children of Charles I. : Elizabeth of Bohemia, daughter of 
 James I.; Prince Rupert her son; Ann Hyde, first wife of 
 James IL, and ten of his infant children ; William, Duke «f 
 Gloucester, son of Ann, and seventeen of her infant children. 
 
 Tbe next is the monument of Margaret, Countess of Rich- 
 mond, mother of Henry VIL, by Edmund Tudor, son of Owea 
 ap Tudor, who marrieci the widow ©f Henry V. of England, and 
 daughter of Charles VI. of France. This lady was afterwards 
 married to Humphrey Stafford, a younger son of Humphrej 
 02 
 
24 CHAPEL OF HENRY VII. 
 
 Duke of Buckingham, and lastly, to Thomas Lord Stanley, Earl 
 of Derby ; but by the two last had no children. The inscription 
 mentions the charities of tliis excellent Princess ; such as giving 
 a salary to two monks of Westminster; founding a grammar- 
 school at Wimbourne, and two colleges, one to Clirist, the other 
 to St. John his disciple, at Cam.bridge. Of this lady's bounty, 
 forty poor women partake every Saturday afternoon, in the 
 College Hall ; each of them has twopence, one pound and a half 
 of beef, and a fourpenny loaf of bread. She died in July, 1509, 
 in the i-eign of her grandson, Henry VIII. — Torrigiano, sculptor. 
 
 Opposite is a figure to the memory of Lady Walpole, with the 
 following inscription : — " To the memory of Catlicrine, Lady 
 " Walpole, eldest daugliter of John Shorter, Esq., of Bybrook, in 
 " Kent, and first wife of Sir Kobert Walpole, afterwards Earl of 
 " Orford, Horace, her youngest son, consecrated this monument. 
 '* She had beauty and wit, without vice or vanity, and cultivated 
 " the arts without affectation : she was devout, though without 
 " bigotry to any sect ; and was without prejudice to any party, 
 " though the wife of a minister, whose power she esteemed but 
 " when she could employ it to benefit the misera'ile, or to reward 
 " the meritorious ; she loved a private life, though born to shine 
 '* in public : and was an ornament to Courts, untainted by them. 
 " She died August the 20th, 1737."— Fa^ry, sculptor. 
 
 At the end, a monument to the memories of Gkorge Monck, 
 and Christopher, his son, both Dukes of Albemarle ; also, 
 Elizabeth, Duchess Dowager of Albemarle and Montague, 
 relict of Christopher. George Monck, Duke of Albemarle, was 
 younger son of Sir Thomas Monck, born at Potlicridge, Devon, 
 December 6, 1608. He entered the army as a volunteer in 1625, 
 under Sir Richard Grenville. At the death of Cromwell he took 
 an active part in the restoration of Charles II., ior which he was 
 loaded with honours, and died in the esteem of his sovereign, in 
 1670, in the sixty-second year of his age. — Scheemahers, sculptor. 
 
 At this end is the Royal Vault, as it is called, in which are 
 deposited the remains of Charles II., who died February 2, 
 1685; William III., who died March 8, 1702, and Queen 
 IVIary, his consort, who died December 28, 1694; Queen Anne, 
 died August 1, 1714 ; and Prince George, who died Oct. 28, 1708. 
 
 THE NAVE. 
 From this aisle you enter the nave of the Cbapel, the stone 
 ceiling of which is curious, and the gates are brass. Here were 
 installed, with gieat ceremony, the Knights of the most Honour- 
 able Order of the Bath, which order was revived in the reign of 
 George L, in 1725. In their stalls are placed brass pLites of 
 their arms, &c., and over them hang their banners, swords, and 
 helmets. Under the stalls are seats for the esquires ; each Knight 
 has three, whose arms are engraven on brass plate s. The small 
 shelving stool which the seats of the stalls form when turned up 
 is called a miserere. On these the monks and canons of ancient 
 times, with the assistance of their elbows on the upper part of the 
 Stalls, half supported themselves during certmn parts of their 
 
CHAPEL OF HENRY VH. 25 
 
 long offices, not to be obliged always to stand or kneel. It is so 
 contrived, that if the body became supine by sleep, it naturally 
 fell down, and the person who rested upon it was thrown forward 
 on the middle of tlie choir. 
 
 In the centre, between the Knights' stalls, is the Royal Vault, 
 where their Majesties George II. and Queen Caroline are 
 buried ; the Prince and Princess of Wales, two Dukes of Cum- 
 berland, the Duke of York, Prince Frederick William, the 
 Princesses Amelia, Caroline, Emzabetii, Louisa, Anne ; and 
 the two infant Princes, Alfred and Octavius, children of 
 George IIL, were removed in January, 1820, to the new royal 
 vault at Windsor. 
 
 What is chiefly to be admired here, as well for antiqnity as fine 
 Avorkmanship, is the magnificent tomb of Henry VII. and 
 Elizabeth his Queen, the last of the house of York who wore 
 the English crown. This tomb stands in the body of the Chapel, 
 enclosed in a curious chantry of cast brass, most admirably de- 
 signed and executed, and ornamented with statues, of which 
 those only of St, George, St. James, St. Bartholomew, and St. 
 Edward, are now remaining. Within it are the effigies of the 
 Royal pair, in their robes of state, lying close to each other, on a 
 tomb of black marble, the head whereof is supported by a red 
 dragon, the ensign of Cadwallader, the last King of the Britons, 
 from whom Henry VII. was fond of tracing his descent, and the 
 foot by an angel. There arc likewise other devices alluding to 
 his family and alliances ; such as portcullises, signifying his 
 relation to the Beauforts by his mother's side; roses twisted and 
 crowned, in memory of tlie union of the two Royal Houses of 
 York and Lancaster. Tliere are six compartments, three on the 
 north, and as many on the south side of its base. The first com- 
 partment on the south side contains the figures of the Virgin 
 Mary with our Lord in her arms, and that of the Archangel St. 
 Michael. The figures in the scales, though now mutilated, were 
 meant for perscmal representations of moral good and evil ; the 
 Saint is weighing them in his balance ; the good preponderates ; 
 but the Devil, who is represented by the figure under his feet, is 
 reaching with one of his clawed feet at the scale which contains 
 the figure of Evil, in order, by the addition of his own force, to 
 render that the heaviest. The first figure in the second compart- 
 ment is doubtless intended for St. John the Baptist, he having a 
 book in his le't hand, with an Agnus Dei impressed upon it. 
 The other is a figure of St. John the Evangelist, and the figure of 
 the eagle. The first figure of the third compartment is intended 
 for St. George ; the other figure, from the pig's head visible near 
 him, the frequent symbol by which he is denoted, is intended for 
 St. Anthony of Vienna. The first figure in the fourth compart- 
 ment, north side, is meant for Mary IMagdalen, supposing her 
 to hold the box of ointment. The other figure represents St. 
 Barbara, who was the daughter of a Pagan, and dwelt with her 
 father in a certain tower. To this tower adjoined a garden, in 
 which the father determined to build a bath, with the necessary 
 accommodation of rooms, and therein to make windows to the 
 
26 CHAPEL OF HEXRY VIL 
 
 number of two onlv. Being about to undertake a journey, he left 
 his instructions with the artificers, which his daughter presumed, 
 to vary, by directing them instead of two to make three. Upon 
 her father's return, he inquired into the reason of this deviation 
 from his orders; and being toki that in aUusion to three persons 
 of the Holy Trinity his daughter had directed it, he found that 
 she was become a convert to Christianity ; and being exasperated 
 thereat, stimulated the Emperor to a persecution of the Chris- 
 tians, in which she became a martyr to the faith. The first 
 figure in the fifth compartment is intended for St. Christopher, 
 bearing our Saviour upon his shoulder. The other figure is 
 thought to be St. Anne. In the sixth and last compartment, the 
 first figure is intended for King Edward the Confessor ; the 
 other figure is a Benedictine Monk. Henry VII. died April 
 21st, 1509, and his Queen, February llth, 1502. — The icork 
 •fTorrigiano. 
 
 Edward VI., grandson of Henry VII., who died July 6th, 
 1553, in the sixteenth year of his age, and seventh of his 
 reign. On the holy table is the following inscription in Latin: — 
 ** In place of the ancient altar, destroyed in the civil wars, to 
 *' the honour of God and in pious memory of Edward VI., 
 " who is buried beneath, this holy table, in a gentler age, was 
 " placed by Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, D.D., Dean of West- 
 " minster. 1870." 
 
 On the south side of the tomb of Henry VII., in a small chapel, 
 is a monument to Lewis Stuart, Duke of Kichmond, and 
 Frances, his wife. The brass effigies are represented as lying 
 on a marble table, under a canopy of brass, curiously wrought, 
 and supported by the figures of Faith, Hope, Charity, and 
 Prudence. On the top is a fine figure of Fame, taking her flight, 
 and resting only on her toe. This illustrious nobleman was son 
 to Esme Stuart, Duke of Lennox, and grandson of James, nephew 
 of James I., to whom he was First Gentleman of the Bed- 
 chamber and Pri\'y Councillor, a Knight of the Garter, and 
 Ambassador to France on behalf of Scotland. He died Feb. 16, 
 1623. His lady was daughter of Thomas, Lord Howard of 
 Bindon, son of the Duke of Norfolk, by Elizabeth, daughter of 
 the Duke of Buckingham. She died Oct. 8, 1639.— You will 
 likewise see here a pyramid, supporting a small urn, in which 
 is contained the heart of Esme Stuart, son of the Duke of 
 Richmond and Lennox, by Lady Mary, daughter of the Duke of 
 Buckingham. He died in France, August 15, 1661, aged eleven 
 years, and was succeeded in all his titles by Charles, Earl of 
 Lichfield, his consin-german, who died December 12, 1672, and 
 is here interred. 
 
 This monument was originally of great splendour, hardly sur- 
 passed by any in the Abbey, being wholly composed of jet black 
 marble a^d bronze gilt. The combined effects of neglect, cor- 
 rosion, and spoliation had at last rendered it an unsightly wreck, 
 when, in 1874, it? almost complete restoration was undertaken 
 by the direction and at the sole cost of the Earl of Darnley, who is 
 a lineal descendant in the female line of the ancient Stuart family. 
 
CHAPEL OF HENRY VH. 27 
 
 A monument to the Duke de Moxtpeksiek, who is re|W«- 
 sented with ducal coronet and robes, and his remains are beneadi. 
 On the front of this tomb is the following inscription : — " The 
 " most illustrious and Serene Prince, Asrreoxr Phiop, Duke of 
 ** Montpensier, descended from the Kings of France, second son 
 ** of the Duke of Orleans, from his earliest youth bred to arms, 
 ** and eren in chains xmsubdued ; of an erect mind in adTersitjr, 
 " and in prosperity not elated ; a constant patron of Uie liberal 
 " arts, polite, pleasant, and courteous to all, nor erer wanting in the 
 " duties of brother, neighbour, friend, or in the Iotc of his country. 
 ** After experiencing the vicissitudes of fortune, he was received 
 *• with great hospitality by the English nation, and at length Yests 
 **in this asylum for kings. Bom July 3, 1775. Died May IS, 
 " 1807, aged thirty-one. Louis Philip, Doke of Orieans, erects 
 " this monument in memory of the best of brothers.** — Sir Richard 
 Westmacotty sculptor. 
 
 The next is an excellent montmient to the memory of Johk 
 Sheffield, Duke of Buckingham, where, on an altar, lies his 
 Grace's effigy, in a Roman habit, with his Duchess, Catherine, 
 natural daughter of the Duke of York, afterwards James 11., 
 sitting at his feet weeping. In the reign of Charles H.. as the 
 inscription sets forth, he was General of the Dutch troop of 
 horse, Gorenior of Kingston Castle upon Hull, and First Gentle- 
 man of the Bedchamber ; in that of James IL, Lord Chamber- 
 lain ; and in that of Queen Anne, Lord Privy Seal, and President 
 of the CouncU- He was in his youth an excellent poet, and, in 
 his more advanced years, a fine writer. His love of poetry is 
 conspicuous, by the esteem and r^ard he had for the two great 
 masters of it, who flotuished in his own time, Dryden and Pope, 
 to the first of whom he extended his friendship, even after death, 
 by erecting a monument to his memory. To the latter he did 
 honour, by writing a poem in his praise. Over his Grace's eflSgy 
 are inscribed in Latin, sentences to the following import:— "I 
 " lived doubtftil, not dissolute — ^I die unresolved, not unresigned. 
 " Ignorance and error are incident to human nature. I trust in 
 ** an almighty and all good God. O ! thou Being of Beings, 
 •* have compassion on me ;** and underneath it, — " for my King 
 ** often, for my Country ever.** His Grace died in the seventy- 
 fourth year of his age, Feb. 24, 1720. leaving the publication of 
 his works to the care of MJr. Pope. — Scheenuikers, sculptor. 
 
 The remains of James L are in the tomb of Henry VLL 
 This Prince reigned over Scotland 59 years, and over England 
 22 years. He was son to Lord Damleyl^ by Mary Queen of Scots. 
 He died March 16, 1625, aged 61, after a long and peaceable 
 reign. The remains of his Queen, Ann of Denmark, are in the 
 tomb in ft-ont of the monument of Sheffield, Duke of Bucking- 
 ham. She died March 2, 1619. 
 
 On the north side of Henry the Seventh's Chantry, in a chapel, 
 is a very antique monument, decorated with several emblematical 
 figures in brass, gilt, the principal of which is Neptune, in a 
 pensive posture, with his trident reversed, and Mars with his 
 head crouched. These support the tomb on which lie the effigies 
 
28 
 
 CHAPEL OF HENRY VH. 
 
 of Geoege Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, and his Duchess, 
 the great favourite of James I. and Charles I., who fell a sacrifice 
 to national resentment, and perished by the hands of Felton, 
 August 23, 1628, who had no other motive of action but the 
 clamours of the people. Catherine, his Duchess, was interred 
 in the same vault, April 8, 1643. 
 
 Cromwell, four of his family, and six officers were buried in 
 the vault at the end of this chapel. Their remains were removed 
 at the Restoration. 
 
 The following are also interred in this portion of the Chapel : — 
 John Campbell, Duke of Argyle and Greenwich, 1743. 
 Edward VI., Elizabeth Clatpole, second daughter of Oliver 
 Cromwell, 1658. NORTH AISLE. 
 
 1. Monument to Queen Eliza- 
 
 beth, 1602, and her Sister 
 Queen Mary, 1558. 
 
 2. Mary, Daughter of James the 
 
 First, 1607. 
 
 3. Edward the Fifth and Duke of 
 
 York, 1483. 
 
 4. Sophia, Daughter of James the 
 
 First, 1603. 
 .S Marquis of Halifax, 1695. 
 6. Earl of Halifax. 1715. 
 
 ±J 
 
 From hence you pass to the North Aisle, by a door on the 
 right hand, where is a monument to the memory of Charles 
 MouNTAGUB. the first of this family that bore the title of Lord 
 Halifax, son of George Mountague,*of Horton. In the reigns of 
 William IH. and George I. he was placed at the head of the 
 Treasury, where, undertaking the reformation of the coin, which 
 in those days was most infamously clipped, to the great loss of 
 the public, he restored it to its proper value. For these and other 
 public services, he was first created Baron, and then Earl of 
 Halifax, and died May 19, 171.5. 
 
 In front of this monument was buried Joseph Addison ; to 
 mark the spot a slab of white marble, inlaid with solid brass 
 letters and devices, has recently been placed by the Earl of Elles- 
 mere. The very appropriate epitaph was the effusion of Addison's 
 friend and contemporary, Thomas Tickle : — 
 
 ADDISON. 
 
 " Ne'er to these chambers, where the mighty rest. 
 Since their fomidation, came a noMer guest ; 
 Kor e'er was to the bowers of bliss conveyed 
 A fairer spirit, or more welcome shade. 
 Oh, gone for ever ! take this long adieu. 
 And sleep in peace, next thy lov'd JMountague." 
 Egerton, Earl of Eliesmere, Born 1672, Died 1719, 
 
 P.C. 1849. Poole, mason. 
 
CHAPEL OF IIENEY VII, 29 
 
 Also one to the memory of Sir George Saville, created by 
 Charles I. Baron of Eland, and Viseount Ilaliftix, afterwards 
 Earl, and lastly Marquis of Halifax. He was Lord Keeper of 
 the Privy Seal for some time in the reigns of Charles II., James IL, 
 and William III. ; and, at the beginning of the reign ot James IL, 
 he was, for a few months, Lord President ot the Council, He 
 died April 5, 1695. 
 
 Here is the lofty and magnificent monument of Queen Eliza- 
 beth, erected to her memory by James I., her successor. The 
 inscription speaks her character, high descent, and the memorable 
 acts of her glorious reign : — " That she was the mother of her 
 "country, and the patroness of religion and learning; that she 
 *• was herself skilled in many languages ; adorned with every 
 "excellence of mind and person, and endowed with princely 
 "virtues beyond her sex; that in her reign, religion was restored 
 " to its primitive purity ; peace was established ; money restored 
 "to its just value; domestic insurrections quelled; France de- 
 " livered from intestine troubles ; the Netherlands supported ; 
 " the Spanish Armada defeated ; Ireland, almost lost by the 
 " secret contrivances of Spain, recovered ; the revenues of both 
 " Universities improved, by a law of provisions, and, in short, all 
 " England enriched ; that she was a most prudent Governess, 
 *' forty-five years a virtuous and triumphant Queen, truly religious, 
 " and blessed in all her great affairs ; and that after a calm and 
 " resigned death, in the seventieth year of her age, she left the 
 " mortal part to be deposited in this Church, which she established 
 "upon a new footing. She died March 24, 1602, aged seventy." 
 Queen Mart, Avhose reign preceded that of Queen Elizabeth, was 
 interred here likewise. She died Nov. 17, 1558. — Stone, sculptor. 
 
 At the end of this Aisle is a small tomb over which is a figure 
 of a child, erected to the memory of Mary, third daughter of 
 James I., bom at Greenwich in 1605 ; and soon afterwards com- 
 mitted to the care of Lady Knevet, in whose house at Stainwell 
 she died, December 19, 1607, at two years old. 
 
 And a child in a cradle, erected to the memor}' of Sophia, 
 fourth daughter of the same Kin^j, born at Greenwich in 1606, 
 and died in three days. 
 
 Against the end wall is an altar, raised by Charles II, to the 
 memcry of Edward V, and his brotlier, who, by their trea- 
 cherous uncle, Richard III., were murdered in the Tower. The 
 inscription, which is in Latin, gives a particular account of their 
 sad catastrophe, and is in English thus : — " Here lie the relics of 
 "Edward V,, King of England, and Richard, Duke of York, 
 " who, being confined in the Tower, and there stifled with pillows, 
 " were privately and meanly buried, by order of their perfidious 
 " uncle, Richard, the usurper. Their bones, long inquired after 
 "and Avished for, after laying 191 years in the rubbish of the 
 "stairs (i.e., those lately leading to the Chapel of the White 
 " Tower), were, on the 17th of July, 1674, by undoubted proofs, 
 " discovered, beiiig buried deep in that place, Charles IL, 
 " pitying their unhappy fate, ordered these unfortunate Princes 
 " to be laid among the relics of their predecessors, in the year 
 
30 CHAPEL OF ST. PAUL. 
 
 " 1678, and the thirtieth of his reign." It is remarkable, that 
 Edward was born November 4, 1471, in the sanctuary belonging 
 to this Church, whither his mother took refuge during the contest 
 between the houses of York and Lancaster ; at eleven years of 
 Age, upon the death of his father, 1483, he was proclaimed 
 King ; and on the 23rd of June, in the same year, was murdered 
 in the manner already related. Richard, his brother, was born 
 May 28, 1474, and married, while a child, to Ann Mowbray, 
 heiress of Norfolk. 
 
 In front of Queen Elizabeth's tomb are the bodies of George 
 MoNCK, Duke of Albemarle, 1670, Edward, Earl of Sandwich, 
 1672. 
 
 ■^ y.-^^^l nf it. f auL 
 
 Begin on your lejf, 
 
 1. Sir Henry Belasyse, 1717. 
 
 2. Colonel Macleod. 
 
 3. Sir John Puckering, 1596. 
 
 4. Sir James Fullerton. 
 
 5. Lord Chancellor Rromley, 1587, 
 
 6. Sir Dudley Carleton. 1631. 
 
 7. Countess of Sussex. 1589. 
 
 8. Lord and Ladv Cottington, 1631. 
 
 9. James Watt, 1819. 
 
 10. Sir Giles Daubeny, 1507- 
 
 11. Lewis Robsart, Standard 
 Bearer to Henry V,, 1431. 
 
 •Lord Delaval and Lord Tyrconnel's Banners hang over the place of their interment. 
 
 ^N your left hand is a monument to the memory ot Sir 
 Henry Bet,.4syse, Knt., Lieutenant-General, some 
 time Governor of Galway in Ireland, and afterwards of 
 ^_^^wu Berwick-on-Tweed, in the reign of William HI. He 
 died December 16, 1717, aged sixty-nine. Bridget, wife of his 
 only son, W. Belasyse, Esq., died July 28, 1735, aged twenty.— 
 Scheemakers, sculptor. 
 
 Next this, one — "To the memory of Lieutenant-Colonel 
 *' Charles Macleod, who fell at the siege of Badajos, aged 
 " twenty-six years. This monument is erected by his brother 
 " officers. In Lieutenant-Colonel Macleod, of the forty-third 
 ■*' Regiment, who was killed in the breach, his Majesty has sus- 
 " tained the loss of an officer who was an ornament to his pro- 
 *' fession, and was capable of rendering the most important 
 " services to his country." Vide Marquis Wellington's Dispatch, 
 8th April, 1812.— NoUekens, sculptor. 
 
CHAPEL OF ST. PAUL. 31 
 
 Sir John Puckering, Knt., and his Lady, remnrkable, as 
 his inscription sets forth, for his knowledge in the laws, as well as 
 piety, wisdom, and many other virtues. He was Lord Keeper of 
 the Great Seal of England four years, in the reign of Queen 
 Elizabeth, in which office he died, April 30, 1596. His epitaph, 
 in Latin, over his effigy, is thus translated : — 
 
 " The public cares and laws engaged my breast ; 
 To live was toilsome, but to die is rest. 
 Wealth, maces, guards, crowns, titles, things that fade. 
 The prey of time and sable death are made. 
 
 VIKTUE INSPIRES MEN. 
 His wife this statue rears to her loved spouse, 
 The test of constancy and marriage vows." 
 " I trust I shall see the Lord in the land of the living." 
 
 Sir James Fdllerton and his Lady, with an epitaph : — " Here 
 " lie the remains of Sir James Fullerton, Knight, First Gentle- 
 " man of the Bedchamber to Charles the First (Prince and 
 *' King), a generous rewarder of all virtue, a severe reprover of all 
 *' vice, a professed renouncer of all vanity. He was a firm pillar 
 " to the Commonwealth, a faithful patron to the Catholic Church, 
 " a fair pattern to the British Court. He lived to the welfare of 
 " his country, to the honour of his Prince, to the glory of his 
 *' God. He died fuller of faith than of fear, fuller of consolation 
 *' than of ipsLins, fuller of honour than of days." 
 
 In the middle of this Chapel is a table monument, on which 
 lie the effigies of Sir Giles Daubeny, created Lord Daubeny 
 in the first year of the reign of Henry YIL, and Dame Eliza- 
 beth, his wife. He seems to have been a man of great authority 
 in the reign of Henry VH., as he was Lord Lieutenant of Calais, 
 in France, Lord Chamberlain to his Majesty, Knight of the Most 
 noble Order of the Garter, and father of Henry Lord Daubeny, 
 the first and last Earl of Bridgewater of that surname, by Eliza- 
 beth, of the ancient family of the Arundels, in Cornwall. He 
 died May 22, 1507, and his lady in 1500. 
 
 James Watt : he is represented with compasses forming designs, 
 seated on an oblong pedestal. The inscription as follows: — "Not 
 " to perpetuate a name, which must endure while the peaceful arts 
 " flourish, but to show that mankind have learned to honour those 
 " who best deserve their gratitude, the king, his ministers, and 
 ■" many of the nobles and commoners of the realm, raised this 
 " monument to James Watt, who, directing the force of an 
 ** original genius, early exercised in philosophical research, to the 
 " improvement of the steam-engine, enlai'ged the resources of his 
 "" country, increased the power of man, and rose to an eminent 
 " place among the most illustrious followers of science, and the 
 *' real benefactors of the world. Born at Greenock, 1736, died at 
 " Heathfield, in Staffordshire, 1819." — Chantrey, sculptor. 
 
 Sir Thomas Bromley, Knight, Privy Councillor to Queen 
 Elizabeth, and eight years Chancellor, in which office he died, 
 April 12, 1587, to the grief of all good men. The eight children 
 depicted on this tomb, were all by his Lady, Elizabeth, of the 
 family of Fortescue. 
 
32 CHAPEL OF ST. PAUL. 
 
 Sir Dudley Cakleton, afterwards made Viscount Dor- 
 chester, for his eminent services to Chtirles I. and his father, 
 both abroad and at home. He was a person versed in the lan- 
 guages, customs, and laws of most of the European nations, and 
 was entrusted both by James L and his successors, with the most 
 important foreign negotiations. After the death of James L, he 
 was sent to Holland, and was the last deputy who voted in the 
 Assembly of the States, which great privilege the crown of Eng- 
 land possessed from the beginning of Queen Elizabeth's reign to 
 this period. He died Feb. 15, 1631, aged fifty-seven. 
 
 Fkances, Countess of Essex. This great lady was the wife 
 of Thomas RatclifFe, Earl of Sussex, Lord Deputy of Ireland, 
 and Knight of the Garter, &c., and daughter of Sir William 
 Sidney, of Pensehurst, Knight. By her last will, having outlived 
 her husband, she instituted a divinity lecture to be read in this 
 Collegiate Church, gave 5,000/. towards the building of a new 
 College in Cambridge, now called Sidney Sussex College ; and 
 left a sufficient yearly revenue for the maintenance of one master 
 ten fellows, and twenty scholars, either in the said new college, 
 or else in Clare HaU. She died April 15, 1589, aged fifty-eight. 
 
 Next to this is a monument of black marble, very remarkably 
 different from every other in the Abbey. On the top of it is a 
 circular frame of gilt brass, enclosing the bust of Ann, Lady 
 Cottiiigton, wife of Francis, Lord Cottington, Baron of Han- 
 worth, so created by Charles L She was daughter of Sir Wil- 
 liam Meredith, of Denbighshire, by Jane, his wife, of the family 
 of the Palmers, in Kent, and died February 22, 1633, in the 
 thirty-third year of her age, having had four daughters and a 
 son, all of whom died before their father, who, on a table monu- 
 ment beneath, lies in effigy, resting on his left arm ; and over a 
 satyr's head is this inscription in English : " Here lies Francis, 
 " Lord Cottington, of Hanworth, who, in the reign of Charles I., 
 " was Chancellor of his Majesty's Exchequer, Master of the Court 
 " of Wards, Constable of the Tower, Lord High Treasurer of 
 " England, and one of the Pri^y Council. Hewas twice Ambas- 
 " sador in Spain, once for the said King, and a second time for 
 " Charles II., now reigning, to both of whom he most signally 
 " showed his allegiance and fidelity, during the unhappy civil 
 " broils of those times ; and for his faithful adherence to the 
 " Crown (the Usurper prevailing) Avas forced to fly his country ; 
 "and, during his exile, died at Valladolid, in Spain, June 19, 
 " 1652, in the seventy-fourth year of his age, whence his body 
 " was brought, and here interred, by Charles Cottington, Esq., 
 " his nephew and heir, in 1679." 
 
 The next is a very old Gothic monument, erected to the 
 memory of Lewis Robert, or Robsaht, a foreigner, but standard 
 bearer to Henry V., a Knight of the Bath, and afterwards of the 
 Garter, and at length created Lord Bourchier. His wife was 
 Elizabeth, daughter of St. Bartholomew Bourchier, and probably 
 a relation to Geoffrey Chaucer, the old English poet. 
 
 On leaving this Chapel, on your right is a monument to the 
 memory of William Pblteney, Earl of Bath, with a medallion 
 
m 
 
CBAPBL OF EDWAHD THB CONFESSOR, LOOKING WBSI. 
 
CHAPEL OF ST. EDWARD. 
 
 33 
 
 and urn, supported by Wisdom and Poetry. The inscription is 
 as follows : — " Erected to the memory of William Pulteney, Earl 
 " of Bath, by liis brother, the Hon. Harry Pulteney, General of 
 " his ^lajesty's Forces, 1764, Ob. July 7, 1767, Mi. eighty-one." 
 — Wilton, sculptor. 
 
 Charles Holmes, Esq., Pear-Admiral of the White ; who is 
 represented in a Koman habit, leaning against a cannon mounted 
 on a sea carriage; an anchor, cable, and flag in the back ground. — 
 " He died the2 1st of Nov., 1761, Commander-in-Chief of hisMajes- 
 " ty's fleet 'Stationed at Jamaica, aged fifty. Erectetl by his grateful 
 " nieces, Mary Stanwix and Lucretia Stowe." — Wilt07i, sculptor. 
 
 In front of the monument to Admiral Holmes, is an old grave- 
 stone, plated with brass, with Latin inscription, to John of 
 Windsor, nephew of Sir William of Windsor, Lord Lieutenant 
 of Ireland in the reign of Edward III. He died April 4, 1414. 
 
 Near this s])ot was buried John Pym, the celebrated Parlia- 
 mentary orator, who died December 13, 1643; and also James 
 Usher, Archbishop of Armagh, 1656. 
 
 VI.- 
 
 •CliKpl nf It. aiuarir. 
 
 1. Henry the Third, 1272. 
 
 2. Qiieen Eleanor, 1290. 
 
 3. Henry the Fifth, U23, 
 
 4. Queen Phillippa, i3t>9. 
 
 5. EUwarithe Third, 1377, 
 
 6. Mar^'arft Woodville, Daughter 
 
 of Edward the Fourth, on 
 which is placed a Sword and 
 Shield iif >iate, cnrried be- 
 fore Edrt ard the Third, 1316, 
 
 7. Richard the Second and 
 
 Queen, 1399. 1394. 
 
 8. Coronation Chair of Edward 
 
 the First, 12y7. 
 
 9. Coron*tion Chair made for 
 
 Marv, Wife of William the 
 Third. 
 
 Tomb of Edward the 
 1307. 
 
 First, 
 ard the Con- 
 
 Shrine of Fdv 
 fessor, 10!;5. 
 
 Thomis of Woodstock, Duke 
 of (iloucpster, 1397. 
 
 JohH of Waltham, Bishop of 
 Salisbury, 1388. 
 
 Pavement laid down in 1260. 
 
 Q H 
 
 «^IIE first curiosity that commands your reverence is the 
 '^t II Jl^' ancient venerable slirme of St. Edward, once the glory 
 ^T^ Jr-^ of England, but now defaced and robbed of its beauty, 
 '^^^^^^' by the devotees of this extreme pious man, all of whom 
 were proud to possess some stone or dust from his tomb. This 
 
34 CHAPEL OF ST. EDWARD. 
 
 shrine was erected by Henry III. in 1269, to receive the remains of 
 St. Edward, upon his translation from the shrine built by Henry II., 
 upon the canonization of Edward, King of England (third of that 
 name, and the last of the Saxon race), by Pope Alexander III., 
 in 1163, who caused his name to be placed in the catalogue ot 
 saints, and issued his bull to the Abbot Laurentius, and tlie Con- 
 vent of Westminster, enjoining, "That his body be honoured 
 ** here on earth, as his soul is glorified in heaven." He died in 
 1065. How costly the shrine, &c., was, appears by a record in 
 the Tower.— ParZ. Roll. 5lst of Henry III. " Henry HI., with 
 " consent of the Abbot and Convent of Westminster, pledged the 
 " jewels belonging to the body and shrine of Edward the Con- 
 " fessor to foreigners, being necessitated on account of heavy 
 " emergencies ; the value of the said jewels amounted to 
 " £2,557. 4s. 8f/." 
 
 On the south side of the shrine, Editiia, daughter of Good- 
 wyn. Earl of Kent, and Queen of St. Edward, lies interred. The 
 writers of those times commended her for beauty, learning, pru- 
 dent economy, gentle manners, and inimitable skill in needle- 
 work, having wrought with her own hands the curious and 
 magnificent robes the King used to wear on his collar days. She 
 died at Winchester, Jan. 15, 1073. Part of a Latin epitaph on this 
 excellent Princess has been handed down, and is to this effect : — 
 
 •• Success ne'er sat exulting in her eye, 
 
 Nor disappointment heaved the troubled sigh ; 
 ., Prosperity ne'er sadden'd o'er her brow, 
 While glad in trouble she enjoyed her woe : 
 Beauty ne'er made her vain, nor sceptres proud, 
 * Nor titles taught to scorn the meaner crowd. 
 
 Supreme humility was awful grace, 
 And her cliief charm a bashfulness of face." 
 
 Near this was buried Matilda, Queen of England, daughter 
 of Malcolm, King of Scots, and wife to Henry I, She died May 1, 
 1118. This Queen would, every day in Lent, walk from her 
 palace to this church barefoot, and wearing a garment of hair. 
 No verse or stone to mark the place of interment are to be found. 
 
 On the north side of this Chapel is an ancient tomb of admirable 
 workmanship and materials, the panels being of polished por- 
 phyry, and the Mosaic work round them of gold and scarlet ; at 
 the corners of the table are twisted pillars, gilt and enamelled, 
 and the ejffigy of Henry III. upon it is of gilt brass, finely 
 executed. He died in 1272, after a troublesome reign of fifty-six , 
 years, aged sixty-five, and was buried by the Knights Templars, 
 of whose order his father was the founder, with such splendour, 
 that Wykes, the Monk, says, he made a more magjiificent figure 
 when dead, than he had done while living. — CavaUni. 
 
 Near that of Henry III. is a small monument in memory of 
 Elizabeth Tudor, second daughter of Henry VH., who died 
 at Eltham, in Kent, Sept. 14th, 1495, aged three years, from 
 whence she was removed in great funeral pomp, and here btu'ied, 
 
 At the feet of Henry III. is an ancient monument of Eleanor. 
 Qneen of Edward I. On the sides of this monument are engraven 
 
CHAPEL OF ST. EDWARD. 35 
 
 the arms of Castile and Leon, quarterly, and those of Fontheiu, 
 hanging on vines and oak leaves ; and round the copper verge is 
 embossed this inscription, in Saxon characters : "Ici gist Alianor 
 " iadis Reyne de Engletere femme al Rey Edeward Fiz (lerey 
 " Henry efy lie alreydeespaygne econtassede)puntif del alme deli 
 " Deu pur sa pite eyt merci. Amen." Translation : — Here lies 
 Eleanor, formerly Queen of England, wife to King Edward son 
 of King Henry, daughter of the King of Spain, and Countess oj 
 Ponthieu; upon whose soul may God for His pity have mercy. 
 Amen. The upper line is visible on the south side, the words 
 within brackets are concealed under the tomb of King Henry V., 
 the remainder is on the north side. It is remarkable, the body 
 only of this Queen lies here interred, and her heart in the choir 
 of the Friars Predicants in London, She died Dec. 27, 1290. — 
 Cavalini. 
 
 The chantry of Henry V. is next, on each side of Avhich are 
 images as large as life, guarding, as it were, the staircases 
 ascending to it. Beneath is the tomb of that glorious and war- 
 like Prince, Henry of Monmouth (so called from the place of 
 his nativity). On the upper slab lies a headless and other- 
 wise mutilated figure of the King, carved in oak, which was ori- 
 ginally covered with silver ; the head appears to have been cast 
 in silver ; but this, Camden says, " was gone when he wrote his 
 " Britannica, in the reign of Elizabeth." This Prince was guilty 
 of great extravagances in his youth, and is said, with Sir John 
 Falstaff, to have belonged to a gang of sharpers : yet, upon his 
 advancement to the crown made a most excellent King, and, by 
 the memorable battle of Agincourt, acquired to himself and the 
 English nation immortal glory. He died in France, Aug. 31, 
 1422, in the thirty-fourth year of his age, and the tenth of his 
 reign. In the chantry above, is the saddle, helmet, and shield, 
 supposed to have been used at Agincourt, brought here at his 
 interment. — John Anderne, sculptor. 
 
 The next is an ancient tomb to the memory of Phillippa, 
 third daughter of William, Earl of Hainault, and Queen of Ed- 
 ward III., with whom she lived forty-two years, and bore him 
 fourteen children. Harding tells us, that when an embassy was 
 sent to choose one of the Earl's daughters, a certain English 
 Bishop advised to choose the lady with the largest hips, as pro- 
 mising a numerous progeny. She died August 15, 1369 ; and 
 the King, her husband, bestowed a profusion of expense in per- 
 forming her exequies and erecting her tomb, roimd which were 
 placed as ornaments the brazen statues of no less than thirty 
 kings, princes, and noble personages, her relations. 
 
 Adjoining to this is the tomb of Edwabd HI., which is likewise 
 covered with a Gothic canopy. On a table of grey marble lies the 
 effigy of this Prince, though his corpse was deposited in the same 
 grave with the Queen's, according to her request on her death-bed. 
 This tomb was surrounded, like the former, with statues, par- 
 ticularly those of his children, six of which remain on the south 
 side of the tomb; viz., Edward, Joan-de-la-Tour, Lionel, Edmund, 
 Mary, and William. He died June 21, 1377, aged sixty-four. 
 
36 CHAPEL OF ST. EDWARD. 
 
 Here is likewise a monument in memory of Margaret, 
 daughter of Edward IV., by Elizabeth Woodville, his Queen, 
 which had once an inscription npon it, showing her name, quality , 
 and age, being only nine months. She died April 19, 1472. 
 
 Between tiie Chairs are placed the shield and sword carried 
 before Edward IIT., in France. The sword is seven feet long, and 
 weighs eighteen pounds. 
 
 Under a large stone, once finely plated with brass, lies the 
 great Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester ; he was 
 brother to the Blaclc Prince, and sixth and youngest son of Ed- 
 ward HI. He was murdered at Calais, Sept. 8, 1397. 
 
 Next adjoining to this is a tomb, erected to the memory of 
 Richard 11. and his Queen ; over which is a canopy of wood, 
 remarkable for a curious painting of the Virgin Mary and our 
 Saviour still visible upon it. This Richard was son of Edward 
 the Black Prince, and graTidson of Edward IH., whom he suc- 
 ceeded at eleven years of age. He was murdered on St. Valen- 
 tine's day, 1399. In the same tomb lies his Queen, Anne, 
 daughter of Charles IV., and sister of Wenceslaus, Emperor and 
 King of Bohemia, who brought him neither dowry nor issue. She 
 died at Shene, June 7, 1394, after being married twelve years. 
 
 The Coronation Chairs. — The most ancient of them was 
 made to enclose tiie stone (which is reported to be Jacob's 
 Pillar), brought with regalia from Scotland, by Edward I., and 
 offered to St. Edward's shrine, in the year 1297 (after he had 
 overcome John Baliol, King of Scots, in several battles). In this 
 chair all the reigning Sovereigns have been crowned since Ed- 
 ward I. The other chair was made for Queen Mary II. At the 
 coronation, one or both of them are covered with gold tissue, and 
 placed before the altar, behind which they now stand, surrounded 
 by several monarchs, who seem to guard them even in death. 
 
 Above those chairs, along tlie frieze of the screen of this Chapel, 
 are fourteen leffendary sculptures, respecting the Confessor. The 
 first is the trial of Queen Emma; the next the birth of Edward ; 
 another is his coronation ; the fourth tells us how our saint was 
 frightened into the abolition of the Dean-gelt, by his seeing the 
 devil dance upon the money casks ; the fifth is the story of his 
 winking at the thief, who was robbing his treasure ; the sixth is 
 meant to relate the appearance of our Saviour to him ; the 
 seventh shows how the invasion of England was frustrated by 
 the drowning of the Danish King ; in the eighth is seen the 
 quarrel between the boys Totsi and Harold, predicting their 
 respective fates; in the ninth sculpture is the Confessor's vision of 
 the seven sleepers ; the tenth, how he met St. John the Evan- 
 gelist in the guise of a p Igrim ; the eleventh, how the blind were 
 cured by their eyes being washed in his dirty water ; the twelfth, 
 how St.' John delivers to the pilgrims a ring; in the thirteenth 
 they deliver the ring to the King, which he had unknowingly 
 given to St. John as an alms, when he met him in the form of a 
 pilgrim ; this was attended with a message from the saint, fore- 
 telling the death of the King; and the fourteenth shows the 
 consequential haste made by him to complete his pious foundation. 
 
CHAPEL OF ST. EDWARD. 87 
 
 Before leaving this Chapel you will observe a large plain tomb, 
 composed of five slabs of grey marble ; two make the sides, two 
 the ends, and one the cover. This rough unpolished tomb 
 •enclosed the body of the glorious King Edward L, of whom we 
 have just been speaking. He was son of Henry III., and born at 
 Westminster, June 17, 1239, named Edward, in honour of St. Ed- 
 ward, his father's patron and predecessor, and afterwards Long- 
 fihanks, from his tall and slender body. He is called Edward I., 
 •because he was the first of that name after the Conquest. He 
 died July 7, 1307, after a reign of thirty-four years, and a life of 
 «ixty-eight. This tomb was opened in 1774, by permission of 
 Dr. Thomas, then Dean of Westminster, granted to the Society of 
 Antiquaries, a deputation of whom, with the Dean, attended the 
 process. The body was perfect, having on two robes, one of gold 
 and silver tissue, and the other of crimson velvet ; a sceptre Ih 
 •each hand, measuring near five feet ; a crown on his head, and 
 many jewels ; he measured six feet two inches. 
 
 Near this tomb is a large stone, plated with brass, to the 
 memory of John of Waltham, the twenty-sixth Bishop of Salis- 
 bury, anno 1388. He was master of the Rolls in 1382, then 
 Keeper of the Privy Seal, in the year 1391, and died Lord High 
 Treasurer of England to Richard II., in 1395. 
 
 In this Chapel was interred the heart of Henry d'Almade, 
 sou of Richard, King of the Romans, brother of Henry III. He 
 was sacrilegiously assassinated in the Church of St. Silvester, at 
 Viterbo, as he was performing his devotions before the high altar. 
 Simon and Guido Montford, sons of Simon de Montford, Earl of 
 Leicester, were the assassins, in revenge for their father's death, 
 who, with their brother Henry, was slain in the battle of Evesham, 
 in fighting against their lawful sovereign. The picture of this 
 murder the inhabitants had painted, and hung up in the church, 
 where we are told it still remains. This murder happened in 
 1270, and in the year after the body of Henry was brought to 
 England, and buried in the monastery of St. Helen's ; but his 
 heart was put in a cup, and placed near St. Edward's shrine, of 
 the removal of which we have no account. 
 
 Upon a careful perusal of the guide-book to this portion of the 
 Abbey, it will not be uninteresting to observe that the bodies of 
 •six kings, five queens, two princesses, a duke, and a bishop are 
 deposited in this remarkable receptacle of the dead. 
 
 Before entering the Chapel of St. John, on the right or east 
 side of the door, is a monument erected to the memory of 
 Jane, daughter and co-heiress of Sir John Pulteney, and wife of 
 Sir Clippesby Crewe, Knt. She died Dec. 2, 1639, aged twenty-nine. 
 
 On the left, or west side of the door, is a monument to the 
 memory of Juliana, only daughter of Sir Randolph Crewe, Knt., 
 Lord Chief Justice cf England. She died unmarried April 22,1621. 
 
 Over the door is the monument of the Right Rev. Dr. Bar- 
 nard, Lord Bishop of Londonderry, who died in London, 
 January 10, 1768, aged seventy-two, and was here buried. 
 
33 
 
 viL-CliHpl nf |i 3nl)ii, 
 
 Begin on your Left, 
 
 1, Sir Thomas Vaughan. 
 
 2, Colonel Popham, 1661. 
 
 3. Carey, Son of the Earl of Monmouth, 
 
 1648. 
 
 4. Hugh de Bohun, and Mary his Sister, 
 
 grandchildren of Edw«rd" the First. 
 6. Carey, Baron of Hunsdon, \h9&. 
 6, Countess of Mexborough, 1821. 
 
 7. William of Colchester, Abbot oJ 
 
 Westminster, 1420. 
 
 8. O. Ruthall, Bishop of Durham, 1524, 
 
 9. Thomas Millyng, Bishop of Hereford, 
 
 10. Abbot Fascet, 1500. [1492. 
 
 11. Mrs. Mary Kendall, 
 
 12. Cecil, Earl of Exeter, 1622, and Lady, 
 
 ^N the left, in this Chapel, is an ancient monument to 
 J)j the memory of Sir Thomas Vaughan, Knight, Cham- 
 berlain to Edward, Prince of Wales, and Treasurer of 
 Edward IV. On the top are the mutilated remains of 
 a brass plate of the Knight. 
 
 In the recess of this tomb is a bust to the memory of Frederick 
 Denison Maurice. Born August 29th, 1805 ; died April 1st, 
 1872 ; buried at Highgate. " God is Light." " He was sent to 
 "bear witness of that Light." — T. Woolner, B.A. 
 
 Next to this, proceeding on your left hand, is a monument to 
 the memory of Colonel Edward Popham, an officer in Oliver 
 Cromwell's army, and his Lady. The inscription on this monu- 
 ment was erased at the Restoration, othenvise it would have been i 
 removed. He died at Dover, August 19, 1651. 
 
 A tablet to the memory of Thomas Caret, second son of the ; 
 Earl of Monmouth. He was gentleman of the Bedchamber to i 
 Charles I. ; and is said to have died of grief, in 1648, at the age 
 of thirty-three, for the unhappy fate of his Royal Master. 
 
 Under this is a tombstone of grey marble, to the memory of 
 Hugh de Bohun, and Mart, his sister, grandchildren to Ed- 
 ward I. 
 
 The next monument is to the memory of Henrt Caret, first 
 cousin to Queen Elizabeth, created Baron of Hunsdon, in Hert- 
 fordshire, in 1558; was some time Governor of Berwick, Lord 
 Chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth, Privy Councillor and Knight 
 of the Garter ; but not being preferred as he expected, he laid 
 the disappointment so much to heart, that he languished for a 
 long time on a sick bed; at vfh\"\i the Queen being moved too 
 
CHAPEL OF ST. JOHN. 39 
 
 late, created him an Earl, and ordered the patent and robes to be 
 laid before him, but without effect. He died July 23, 1596, aged 
 seventy-two. 
 
 In the middle of the Chapel is the tomb of Thomas Cecil, 
 Earl of Exeter, Baron Burleigh, Knight of the Garter, aud Privy 
 Councillor to James T. ; whereon is his effigy, with a lady on his 
 right side, and a vacant space on his left for another. He died 
 JFebruary 7, 1622. The lady on his right side is Dorothy Nevil, 
 his first wife, daughter and co-heiress of the Noble Lord Latimer, 
 who died May 22, 1608 ; and the vacant space was left for his 
 second wife, Frances Bridget, of the noble family of Chandos ; 
 but as the right side was taken up, she gave express orders, by 
 her will, not to place her effigy on his left; notwithstanding which, 
 they are all buried together in one vault, as the inscription ex- 
 presses. She died in 1663. 
 
 In the corner to the left is a tablet : — " Sacred to the memory 
 *' of the Right Hon. Elizabeth, Countess of Mexborough, who 
 " departed this life June 7, in the year of our Lord 1821, aged 
 *' fifty-nine. Her afflicted husband, John, Earl of Mexborough, 
 ' *' hath erected this monument to her memoiy, in token of his 
 " deep sorrow for her loss, and of his sincere love and affection." 
 
 William of Colchester, Abbot of Westminster, who died in 
 the year 1420, has also an ancient stone monument in this chapel, 
 whereon lies his effigy, properly habited, the head supported by 
 an angel, the feet by a lamb. 
 
 Thomas Ruthall, made Bishop of Durham by Henry VIII. 
 He had been a Secretary of State to Henry VII., and was by 
 Henry VIII. made a Privy Councillor, and sent on several em- 
 bassies abroad. He died, immensely rich, in 1524. 
 
 A third is that of George Fascet, Abbot of Westminster, 
 in the time of Henry VII., of whom we can find nothing ma- 
 terial. He died in the year 1500. 
 
 On this monument stands the stone coffin of Thomas ^Iilly>'g, 
 Bishop of Hereford, some time Abbot of Westminster, and Privy 
 Councillor to Edward IV., who died in 1492. 
 
 Facing you is a monument to the memory of Mrs. Mart Ken- 
 dall, daughter of Thomas Kendall, Esq., and of Mrs. Mary 
 Hallett, his wife, of Killigarth, in Cornwall, who died in her 
 thirty-third year. Her many virtues, as her epitaph sets forth, 
 " rendered her every way worthy of that close union and friend- 
 " ship in which she lived with Lady Catherine Jones ; and in 
 " testimony of which, she desired that even their ashes, after death, 
 " might not be divided, and therefore ordered herself here to be 
 " inteiTcd, where she knew that excellent lady designed one day 
 " to rest near the grave of her beloved and rehgious mother 
 " Elizabeth, Countess of Ranelagh. She was born at Westminster 
 " November 8, 1677, and died at Epsom, March 4, 1710." 
 
 Above is a monument to Esther de la Tour de Gouvernet, 
 the Lord Eland's lady. The inscription is in Latin and English, 
 and contains an encomium on her many excellent virtues. She 
 died in 1 694, aged twenty-eight. — Nadand, sculptor. 
 
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40 
 
 VIII.— cjiaiiBl nf Ml^, ni^nmm $mi M^n l^r 
 iaptist. 
 
 ^N the middle of this Chapel formerly stood the monu- 
 ment of Abbot IsLiP ; it consisted of a ground plinth, 
 or basement, on which was an alabaster statue of the 
 Abbot, who was represented as a skeleton in a shroud 
 or winding sheet. Over this was a canopy, on which was an- 
 ciently a fine painting of our Saviour on the Cross, destroyed 
 by the Puritans in Cromwell's time, who were enemies to every- 
 tl)ing that favoured Popish idolatry, though ever so masterly. 
 Islip was a great favourite with Henry VIL, and was employed 
 by him in decorating his new chapel, and in repairing and 
 beautifying the whole Abbey. He dedicated his own chapel to 
 St, John the Baptist, and died May 12, 1532, and was buried in 
 his own chapel. 
 
 On the right is the tomb of Sir Christopher Hatton, and 
 his Lady, in reclining attitudes on cushions. Sir Christopher died 
 September 10, 1619 ; and his widow erected this memorial of his 
 virtues and of their own affectionate union. 
 
 On the left, opposite the Chapel of Islip, are two very ancient 
 flionuments of Knights Templars. The first, that of Edmund 
 Ckouchback, son of Henry III., so called, as some afiirm, from 
 the deformity of his person ; but according to others from his 
 attending his brother in the holy wars, where they wore a crouch 
 jov cross on their shoulders as a badge of Christianity. From this 
 Prince the House of Lancaster claimed their right to the crown. 
 On the base, towards the area, are the remains of ten knights, 
 armed, with banners, surcoats of armour and cross-belted, repre- 
 senting, undoubtedly, his ex pedition to the Holy Land, the number 
 exactly corresponding with what Matthew Paris reports, namely, 
 Edward and his brother, four Earls, and four Knights, of whom 
 some are still discoverable, particularly the Lord Roger Clifford, 
 as were formerly, in Waverley's time, William de Valence, and 
 Thomas de Clare. 
 
 The next ancient monument is to the memory of Aymer de 
 Valence, second and last Earl of Pembroke of this family ; he 
 ^vas third son of William de Valence, Earl of Pembroke, "whom 
 *' he succeeded in his estates and honours. He was employed in 
 ^' the Scottish wars in the reigns of Edward I. and II. Edward II., 
 ■*' in 1314, appointed him general of all his forces from the Trent 
 *' to Roxborough. He was appointed to attend Isabel, the Queen 
 *^ Mother, to France, and there murdered, on June 23rd, 1323." 
 
 The Countess of Lancaster's tomb is seen from the choir, but 
 from this part is hid by the monument of Lord Ligonier; it is 
 canopied with an ancient Gothic arch, the sides of which were 
 decorated with vine branches in relief, the roof within springing 
 into many angles, under which lay the image of a lady, in an 
 antique dress, her feet resting upon lions, and her head on pillars, 
 supported by angels on each side. This monument covered the 
 remains of Avelinb, Countess of Lancaster, daughter of William 
 de Fortibus, Earl of Albemarle and Holdernesse, by Isabella 
 
CHAPEL OF ISLIP. 41 
 
 daughter and heiress of Baldwin, Earl of Devon. This lady 
 married Edmund, Earl of Lancaster, son of Henry HI., but died 
 the very year of her marriage, Nov. 4, 1293. 
 
 On the right is a monument to the memory of General Wolfe, 
 who was killed at the siege of Quebec, 1759. He is represented 
 falling into the arms of a grenadier, with his right hand over the 
 mortal wound : the grenadier is pointing to Glory in the form of 
 an angel in the clouds, holding forth a wreath ready to crown 
 him, whilst a Highland sergeant looks sorrowfully on : two lions 
 watch at his feet. The inscription as follows : — " To the memory 
 " of James Wolfe, Major General and Commander-in-Chief of 
 ** the British Land Forces on an expedition against Quebec, who, 
 " after surmounting, by ability and valour, all obstacles of art 
 " and nature, was slain in the moment of victory, on the 13th of 
 " September, 1759, the King and the Parliament of Great Britain 
 " dedicate this monument." — Wilton, sculptor. 
 
 On the right hand wall, side of Wolfe, is a monument to the 
 memory of Bishop Duppa, tutor to Charles II., a man of such 
 exemplary piety, lively conversation, and excess of good nature, 
 that when Charles I. was a prisoner in Carisbrooke Castle, he 
 thought himself happy in the company of so good a man. He 
 was bom at Greenwich, and educated first at Westminster School, 
 and then at Christ Church College, Oxford, of which he was 
 afterwards Dean ; and being selected for the Preceptor to the 
 then Prince of Wales, was first made Bishop of Chichester, from 
 thence translated to Salisbury, nnd after the Restoration to the 
 See of Winchester. He died March 26, 1 622, in the seventy-fourth 
 year of his age. — Burman, sculptor. 
 
 Beneath is a tablet, " Sacred to the memory of John Theo- 
 " PHiLus Beresford, cldcst son of Marcus Beresford, and the 
 " Lady Frances, his wife, Lieutenant in the eighty-eighth regi- 
 " ment of foot, who died in the twenty-first year of his age, at 
 " Villa Formosa, in Spain, of wounds re-ceived from the exploding 
 " of a powder magazine, at Ciudad Rodrigo, after he had passed 
 " unhurt through eight days of voluntary service, of the greatest 
 " danger during the siege, for which he received the thanks of 
 " the Commander-in-Chief. Brave and zealous in his mihtary 
 " duties, animated by a strong feeling of piety to God, and dis- 
 " tinguished by his ardent filial affection and duty towards a 
 " widowed mother, he has left to her the recollection of his 
 " rising virtues as her only consolation under the irreparable 
 " loss she has sustained by his death. Born, Jan. 16, 1792, and 
 " died Jan. 29, 1812 ; interred with military honours, in the fort 
 *• of Almeida. — ' Yea, speedily was he taken away, lest thatwicked- 
 *' ness should alter his understanding, or deceit beguile his soul.* — 
 " Wisdom of Solomon, chap, iv., verse 1 1." — Westniacott, sculptor. 
 
 Next to this is a tablet to the memory of Sir James Adol- 
 PHUS OiroHTON, Commander-in-Chief of his Majesty's forces in 
 North Britain. The inscription is a recital of his military em- 
 ployments, and a record of his death, which took place April 14, 
 1780, in the sixty-first year of his age. — Hayward, sculptor. 
 
 On the floor is the image of an Abbot in his mass habit 
 
42 
 
 CHAPELS OF ST. JOHN, 
 
 curiously engraved on brass, representing John de Eastney, 
 who died March 4, 1498. By the records of the Church he 
 appears to have been a great benefactor to it ; he ornamented the 
 grand west window with some noble paintings on glass of which 
 some little still remains. He gave the screen to the Chapel, and 
 presented two images gilt for the altar of St. Peter and St. Paul, 
 and one for the chapter house. He paid the King 1,000/. on 
 account of the merchants, and 3,700/. to the Court of Eome, due 
 for the confirmation of abbots. 
 
 A little to the left, on another gravestone, plated with brass, is 
 the figure of an armed Knight, resting his feet on a lion, and his 
 head on a greyhound, which, as the register informs us, represents 
 Sir John Harpedon, Knight, who died in 1457. 
 
 Adjoining this is a gravestone, on which have been the figures, 
 in brass, of Thomas Browne and Humphrey Egberts, two 
 monks of this Church, who died in 1508. 
 
 On the right as you enter the Chapel is another gravestone, on 
 which has been the effigy of Sir Thomas Parry, Knight, Trea- 
 surer of the Household, Master of the Court of Wards and Liveries 
 to Queen Elizabeth. He died December 15, 1560. 
 
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 1. General Villettes, 1608. 
 
 2. General Sir Charles Stuart, 
 1801. 
 
 3. Two Sons of General Forbes, 
 1791 and 1799. 
 
 f— 4. Admiral Kompenfclt, 1782. 
 
 5. Earl and Countess of Mouulra til, 
 1751 and 1766. 
 
 6. Admiral Totty, 1802. 
 
 7. Earl and Countess of Kerry, 
 1518. 
 
 8. Mr. Telford, 1831. 
 
 9. Dr. Baillie, 1623. 
 
 10. Miss Davidson, 1767. 
 
 11. Dr. Young, 1829. 
 
 12. Lord and Lady Norrls and 
 Family, 1601. 
 
 13. Mrs. Ann Kirtou, 1C03. 
 
 14. Sarah, Duchess of Somerset , 
 1692. 
 
 15. Nightingale Family, 1734 and 
 
 16. Admiral Sir George Pocock, 
 1792. 
 
 17. Sir George Holle», son of Sir 
 Francis V*re, 1626. 
 
 18. Captain Edward Cook, 17t9 
 
 19. Sii- Humphry Davy, 1829. 
 
 20. Sir Francis Ve.-o, 1608. 
 
 Begin on the left. 
 
ST. ANDREW, AND ST. ^UCHAEL. 43 
 
 ^URNING round on your right is an unique monument 
 ' to the memory of Sir Francis Verb, a gentleman of 
 the first reputation, both for learning and amis, "one 
 '"'^ " of the most accomph'shed soldiers of Queen Elizabeth's 
 ** reign, having the command of the auxiliary troops in the 
 " Dutch service, nearly twenty years." He died August 28, 
 1608, in the fifty-fourtli year of his age. Loose armour is repre- 
 sented being supported by four armed knights. 
 
 On the back of General Wolfe's monument is a tablet to the 
 memory of Sir Humphrey Davy, Bart., distinguished throughout 
 the world " by his discoveries in chemical science ; President of 
 " the Royal Society; Member of the National Institute of France. 
 " Born 17th December, 1778, at Penzance. Died 29th May, 1829, 
 *' at Geneva, where his remains are interred." 
 
 A monument is here erected, by the East India Company, as a 
 grateful testimony to the value and eminent services of Captain 
 Edward Cooke, Commander of his Majesty's ship Sybille, who 
 on the 1st of March, 1799, after a long and well-contested en- 
 gagement, captured La Forte, a French frigate of very superior 
 force, in the Bay of Bengal ; an event not more splendid in its 
 achievement, than important in its result to the British trade in 
 India. He died in consequence of the severe wounds he received 
 in this memorable action, on the 23rd of May, 1799, aged twenty- 
 seven. — Bacon, sculptor. 
 
 The next is a monument to the memory of Sir George Holles, 
 nephew of Sir Francis Vere, and a Major-General under him. 
 He died May, 1626, aged fifty. This monument was erected by 
 John, Earl of Clare. — Nicholas Stone, sculptor. 
 
 Adjoining is a monument to the memory of Sir George Po- 
 COCK, KB., Admiral of the Blue, who distinguished himself at 
 the taking of Geriah, and in leading the attack at the reduction 
 of Chandernagore ; afterwards, with an inferior force, he defeated 
 the Frencli Fleet under M. D'Ache in three several engagements; 
 returning from his successful career in the East, he was appointed 
 to command the fleet upon the expedition against the Havannah, 
 by his united effbrts in the conquest of which, he added fresh 
 laurels to his own brow, and a valuable possession to this king- 
 dom. A life so honourable to himself, and so endeared to his 
 friends and his family, was Iiappily extended to the age of eighty- 
 six, and resigned, in the year 1793, Avith the same tranqiail and 
 serene mind which peculiarly marked and adorned the whole 
 course of it. — Bacon, sculptor. 
 
 A monument to the memory of Joseph Gascoigne Nightin- 
 gale, and his Lady. The lady is represented expiring in the 
 arras of her husband ; beneath, slyly creeping from a tomb, tlie 
 King of Terrors presents his grim visage, pointing his unerring 
 dart to the dying figure, at which sight the husband, suddenly 
 struck with astonishment, horror, and despair, seems to clasp her 
 to his bosom to defend her from the fatal stroke. Inscription : — 
 " Here rest the ashes of Joseph Ga«coigne Nightingale, of Mam- 
 ** head, in the county of Devon, Esq., who died July 20, 1752, 
 ** aged fifty-six ; and of Lady Elizabeth, his wife, daughter and 
 
44 CHAPELS OF ST. JOHN, 
 
 " co-heiress of Washington, Earl of Ferrars, who died August 17, 
 " 1734, aged twenty-seven. Their only son, Washington Gas- 
 " coigne Nightingale, Esq., in memory of their virtues, did by his 
 " last will, order this monument to be erected." — Rouhiliac. 
 
 Next to this is a monument of note, sacred to the memory of 
 Sarah, Duchess of Somerset, relict of John Seymour, Duke of 
 Somerset, daughter of Sir Edward Alston, Knt. On the base 
 of this monument are two charity boys, one on each side, bewail- 
 ing the death of their benefactress, who is represented in a modem 
 dress, resting upon her arm, under a canopy of state, and looking 
 earnestly up at a group of cherubims issuing from the clouds 
 above her. Underneath is a Latin inscription to this effect : — 
 " Here lies the late illustrious Duchess of Somerset, celebrated 
 " for charity and benevolence, who erected a grammar school for 
 " boys at Tottenham, in Middlesex, enlarged the income of the 
 " Green-coat Hospital at Westminster, largely endowed Brazenose 
 " College, in Oxford, and St. John's, in Cambridge, for the 
 " education and instruction of youth in good piety and literature. 
 " She was likewise an encourager of trade and handicrafts, and 
 *' had a tender regard to old age, by erecting an almshouse at 
 " Froxfield, in Wiltshire, for thirty widows. She was very 
 " charitable to the poor of St. Margaret's, Westminster, where she 
 " instituted a lecture, and gave many stately ornaments to the 
 " Church." She died October 25, 1692. 
 
 Against the east wall is a tablet erected to the memory of Ann, 
 wife of James Kirton, of Castle Carey, Somersetshire, Gent. She 
 died September 7, 1603. 
 
 Sir Henry Norris, his Lady, and six sons. He was ancestor 
 of the present Earl of Abingdon, and for his valour in the Low 
 Countries, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, was created Lord 
 Norris of Ricot. He died in 1601. His six sons are represented 
 kneeling round the tomb ; viz., William, John, and Thomas, on 
 the south side ; Henry, Edward, and Maximilian, on the north 
 side. On the south side of the canopy in alto-relievo is repre- 
 sented the march of an army of horse, with an encampment in 
 the back ground, together with the standard of the Belgic States, 
 and a soldier bearing a shield, with the Norris's arms. On the 
 summit is a small statue of Fame. 
 
 Up against the wall is a tablet to the learned Dr. Young, M.D. 
 The inscription sets forth that he was eminent in every depart- 
 ment of human learning ; and that, by abstruse investigation of 
 letters and science, he at length unveiled the obscurity which 
 had rested upon the hieroglyphics of Egypt. Died May 10, 
 1829, in the fifty-sixth year of his age. — Chantrey, sculptor. 
 
 Next is a full length statue of Mrs. Siddons, a celebrated 
 actress, as Lady Macbeth, in the Night Scene. Erected by sub- 
 scription. — Thomas Campbell, sculptor. Contiguous is the statue 
 of her brother John Kemble, in the character of Cato, by 
 Flaxman. Bom at Prescott, Feb. 1, 1757 ; died at Lausanne, 
 Feb. 26, 1823. 
 
 Here is also a very neat monument to the memory of Susanna 
 Jane Davidson, only daughter of William Davidson, of Rotter- 
 
ST. ANDREW, AND ST. MICHAEL. 45- 
 
 dam, merchant, whom it pleased the Almighty to visit in the 
 bloom of life with a lingering disease, of which she died at Paris, 
 January 1, 1767, aged twenty.— JIayward, sculptor. 
 
 " Matthew Baillie, Fellow of the Royal College of London 
 " and Edinburgh (born at Lanark, in Sco'tland), of the Literary 
 " Institutions of Oxford and Glasgow, Professor of Anatomy; of 
 " great medical skill, of strict integrity, of sincere mind, and 
 *' liberal simplicity. This bust was put up by his medical asso- 
 " ciates. Died 9th of Oct., 1823, aged 62."—Chantre7j, scidptor. 
 
 A colossal figure of " Thomas Telford, President of the 
 ** Institution of Civil Engineers, born at Glendinning, in Eskdale, 
 "Dumfriesshire, in 1757; died in London, 1834. The orphan 
 " son of a shepherd, self educated, he raised himself by his extra- 
 " ordinary talents, and integrity, from the humble condition of an 
 " operative mason, and became one of the most eminent Civil 
 " Engineers of the age. This marble has been erected near the 
 " spot where his remains are deposited, by the friends who revered 
 " his virtues; but his noblest monuments are to be found amongst 
 " the great public works of this country." — Baily, sculptor 
 
 Near this is a marble tomb, which encloses the body, and has 
 a tablet over it decorated with a coronet, and curtains festooned,. 
 on which is the following inscription : — " To the affectionately- 
 " beloved and honoured memory of Anastatia, Countess of 
 " Kerry, daughter of the late Peter Daly, Esq., of Quansbery, in> 
 " the county of Galway, in Ireland, who departed this life on the. 
 " 9th, and was deposited here on the 18th day of April, 1799. 
 "Francis Thomas, Earl of Kerry, died July 4, 1818, aged 
 " seventy-eight. His remains, according to his wish, are here 
 •* deposited in the same tomb with his affectionately-beloved 
 " Anastatia, whose loss he long and deservedly deplored." — 
 JSiickham, sculptor. 
 
 The next is a neat monument, representing a ship at sea, firing 
 minute guns at the death of Thomas Tottt, of Cornist, in thcr 
 county of Flint, Esq., Rear- Admiral in his Majesty's Navy, who 
 having, on the 17th November, 1801, been appointed Commander- 
 in-Chief on the Leeward Island station, was, soon after his ar- 
 rival at Martinique, severely attacked by the malignant fever 
 peculiar to that climate, and expired at sea, on the 2nd of June, 
 1802, in the fifty-seventh year of his age. — Bacon, jun., sculptor. 
 
 On the floor is the stone of Abbot Kirton, which had several 
 labels in black letter all round the portrait, which stood upon 
 eagles crowned, alluding, perhaps, to his high descent from the 
 ancient and illustrious family of Codilbic. He appears to have 
 been a person of great eminence. He died October 3, 1466. 
 
 The next monument is to the Earl and Countess of MouN- 
 trath. The figures represent an angel lifting the lady up to a 
 vacant seat by the side of her husband, surrounded with cherubs,. 
 &c. The inscription is in Latin, thus translated : — " Sacred to the 
 " memory of Algernon, Earl of Mountrath,and Diana, his Countess,. 
 " who, surviving him, caused this monument to be erected in 1771- 
 " Thus while on earth, who Joy in mutual love. 
 Beyond the grave shall find their joys improve." 
 — Wiltorif sculptor. 
 
46 CHAPELS OF ST. JOHN, ETC. 
 
 The next is to the memory of Richard Kempenfelt, Esq., 
 Rear- Admiral of the Blue, who was lost in his Majesty's ship 
 Royal George, which overset and sunk at Spithead, on the 29th 
 August, 1782, by which fatal event about nine huiidred persons 
 were launched into eternity, and liis king and country deprived 
 of the services of a great and meritorious officer, in the sixty-fourth 
 year of his age. This monument was erected pursuant to the 
 will of his brother, Gustavus Adolphus Kempenfelt, Esq., who 
 died at his seat. Lady-place, Hurley, Berkshire, on the 14th of 
 March, 1808, aged eighty-seven, of whose philanthropy and 
 humanity, his liberal subscriptions and bequests to most of the 
 charitable institutions in this country, will be lasting records. — 
 Bacon, jun.y sculptor. 
 
 The next consists of a delicate female figure, mourning over 
 two urns, holding a scroll, on which is expressed — " I shall go 
 *' to them, but they shall not return to me. — 2 Sam. xii. 23." 
 Benjamin John Forbes, late Lieutenant in his Majesty's seventy- 
 fourth regiment of foot; and Richard Gordon Forbes, late 
 Lieutenant in the first regiment of Foot Guards, the eldest sons of 
 Lieutenant-General Gordon Forbes, Colonel of the twenty-ninth 
 regiment of foot, and Margaret, his wife, eldest daughter of the 
 late Benjamin Sullivan, Esq., of Dromenagh, in the county of 
 Cork ; both of whom fell in the service of their king and country, 
 deeply regretted by their regiments and the detachments of the 
 army in which they served. The former at the assault of Kist- 
 nagherry, in the East Indies, 12th November, 1791, aged nineteen 
 years ; the latter near Alkmaar, in North Holland, the 19 th of 
 September, 1799, aged twenty years. This monument, no less a tri- 
 bute of justice to exemplary merit, than a record of the tenderest 
 parental sense of filial piety, is erected and dedicated a.d. 1803. 
 — Bacon, jun., sculptor. 
 
 A third, to the memory of General Stuart, having a fine 
 medallion of him ; the Latin inscription is to the following pur- 
 port : — " In memory of a man truly noble, the Honourable Sir 
 " Charles Stuart, Knight of the Bath, fourth son of John, Earl 
 " of Bute, who began his military career in America ; and was 
 *• afterwards sent, during the raging of the war with France, 
 " Commander-in-Chief against Corsica and Minorca, both which 
 " he happily subdued. He was again called forth, agreeably to 
 " the wishes of all good men, and already destined, by the favour 
 " of his Sovereign, to greater appointments, but died at Richmond, 
 " in the year of our Lord 1801, aged forty-seven, leaving the 
 " public, as well as his friends, to deplore, and that deeply, the loss 
 " of so great a man, on whose extraordinary talents, military con- 
 *' duct, and approved valour, whether dangers were to be averted, 
 *' or her wrongs avenged, his country could at all times rely with 
 " the greatest security and confidence." — Nollekeus, sculptor. 
 
 The last in this Chapel is one to the memory of Lieutenant- 
 General William Anne Villettes, second son of Arthur 
 Villettes, Esq., his late Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary at the 
 Court of Turin, and 'Helvetic Cantons, who died near Port An- 
 tonio, on the 13th July^ 1808, aged fifty-four years. 
 
NORTH TRANSEPT. 47 
 
 " The sculptured marble shall dissolve in dust, 
 And fame, and wealth, and honour pass away 
 Not such the triumphs of the good and just, 
 Not such the glories of eternal day." 
 W, Cart Wright, T. Bowdler, J. Cazenove, have erected tliis tablet 
 as a tribute of friendship. — Sir Richard Westmacott, sculptor. 
 
 At the north end of this Chapel is an elegant painted windov.-, 
 representing St. Cecilia playing upon an organ, accompanied by 
 three angels, in memory of Mr. Vincent Novello, by Lavers 
 and Barraud. Born 1781 ; died 1861. 
 
 Opposite to you, on leaving this Chapel, is the monument to 
 the memory of Field-Marshal Lord Ligonier, which has a 
 striking likeness of his Lordship, in profile, and the medallions of 
 Queen Anne, George L, IL, and III., under whom his Lordship 
 served. The inscription is only a recital of his titles and places, 
 his age ninety-two, and his death the 28th of April, 1770. On the 
 scroll held by History, is the following list of battles : — Schel- 
 lenberg, Blenheim, Ramilies, Oudinarde, Taniere, Malplaquet, 
 Dettingen, Fountenoy, Rocoux, and LafFeldt. — Moore, sculptor. 
 
 j^ ASSING through the gate, immediately on your right is 
 jt a pedestal of rich grey marble, on which is placed a 
 statue of the late Right Honourable Sir Robert Peel, 
 Bart., represented in the costume of a Roman Orator, in 
 the act of addressing the Commons House of Parliament, 
 where he had so greatly distinguished himself for a period of 
 more than thirty years ; and although past the middle age of lite, 
 the death of this great statesman may be considered as premature, 
 he having been thrown from his horse while riding up Constitn- 
 tion-hill, which caused his death in a few days afterwards, viz., 
 on the 2nd day of July, 1850. — Sculptured bi/GiOson, at Home. 
 
 Sir Gilbert Lort. — This monument is chiefly ornamented 
 with cherubs and family arms, and is inscribed to the memory of 
 Sir Gilbert Lort, of Stockpole, in Pembrokeshire, Bart., by his 
 sister. Dame Elizabeth Campbell, relict of Sir Alexander Camp- 
 bell, of Calder, in Scotland, Bart. Sir Gilbert died Sept. 19, 1698, 
 in his twenty-eighth year. She died Sept. 28, 1714, in her forty- 
 ninth year. 
 
 Above is a small monument, consisting of a bust and naval 
 ornaments, to the memory of John Storr, Esq., of Hilston, in 
 the count of York, Rear-Admiral of the Red Squadron of his 
 Majesty's Fleet. He was born Aug. 18, 1709; died Jan. 10, 
 1783, and interred near this place. — Tyler, sculptor. 
 
 A small tablet, up high, with an inscription in Latin to the 
 following effect ;—" William Vincent, D.D., Dean of this Col- 
 " legiate Church, caused this tablet to be erected a perpetual 
 " monument of his affection. Sacred to the memory of Hannah, 
 " his most beloved wife ; the fondest and most prudent mother, 
 " handsome without pride, pleasant without levity, a good Chris- 
 " tian without superstition ; descended from a respectable family 
 
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 " of the Wyatts, of Whichwood, in Oxfordshire, daughter of 
 " George Wyatt and Hannah Wood. Born August 3, 1735 ; 
 "married August 15, 1771; died Feb. 17, 1807."— Gaj^/er*, 
 sculptor. 
 
 Admiral Sir Peter Warren.— The back ground is a large 
 flag spreading in natural folds behind the whole monument; 
 before it is a fine figure of Hercules, placing Sir Peter's bust on its 
 pedestal ; and on the other side is the figure of Navigation, with 
 a laurel wreath in her hand, gazing on the bust with a look of 
 melancholy, mixed with admiration. Behind her a cornucopia 
 pours out fruit, corn, &c., and by it a cannon, an anchor, and 
 other decorations. The inscription is as follows : — " Sacred to the 
 " memory of Sir Peter Warren, Knight of the Bath, Vice-Admiral 
 " of the Red Squadron of the British Fleet, and Member of Par- 
 " liament for the city and liberty of Westminster. He derived his 
 " descent from an ancient family in Ireland ; his fame and honours 
 " from his virtues and abilities. How eminently these were dis- 
 " played, with what vigilance and spirit they were executed, in the 
 " various services wherein he had the honour to command, and 
 " the happiness to conquer, will be more properly recorded in the 
 " annals of Great Britain. On this tablet. Affection with truth 
 " must say, that, deservedly esteemed in private life, and uni- 
 *' versally renowned for his public conduct, the judicious and 
 " gallant officer possessed all the amiable qualities of the friend, 
 " the gentleman, and Christian ; but the Almighty, whom alone 
 " he feared, and whose gracious protection he had often expe- 
 " rienced, was pleased to remove him from a life of honour to an 
 " eternity of happiness, on the 29th of July, 1752, in the forty- 
 " ninth year of his age." — Rouhiliac, sculptor. 
 
 Grace Scott. — Affixed to the adjoining pillar is a neat tablet, 
 on which is this inscription : — " Grace, eldest daughter of Sir 
 " Thomas Mauleverer, of Alterton Mauleverer, in Yorkshire, Bart., 
 " born 1622, married to Colonel Scott, a member of the Honour- 
 " able House of Commons, 1644, and died February 24, 1645 : 
 
 " He that -will give my Grace bat what is hers, 
 M ust say her death has not 
 Made only her dear Scott, 
 But Virtue, Worth, and Sweetness, widowers." 
 
 Above, is a little tablet to the memory of Clement Saun- 
 ders, Esq., Carver in ordinary to Charles H., James II., and 
 William III., son of Sir W. Saunders, Knight, of the county of 
 Northampton. Died August 10, 1695, aged eighty-four. 
 
 Sir John Malcolm. — His figure is in full uniform, on a 
 pedestal. — "In memory of Major-General Sir John Malcolm, 
 " G.C.B., &c., born at Burnfoot of Eske, Dumfriesshire, 1769, died 
 " in London, 1833, employed confidentially in those important 
 " wars and negociations which established British supremacy in 
 " India. By the indefatigable and well directed exertions of those 
 '^ extraordinary mental and physical powers with which Provi- 
 " dence had endowed him, he became alike distinguished as a 
 " statesman, a warrior, and a man of letters; disinterested, liberal, 
 " and hospitable ; warm in his affections, and frank in his man- 
 
NORTH TRANSEPT. 49 
 
 •* ners ; tlie admirer and patron of merit. No less zealous during 
 ■*' the whole of his arduous and eventful career, for the welfare of 
 ■" the natives of the East, than for the services of his own country, 
 " his memory is cherished by grateful millions ; his fame lives in 
 *' the history of nations. This statue has been erected by the 
 *' friends whom he had acquired by his splendid talents, eminent 
 " public services, and private rirti\es."-r-Chantrei/, sculptor. 
 
 William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle. — This monument 
 is a stately piece of architecture. Under a rich canopy of state, lie 
 in a cumbent posture, on a double mat, "the loyal Duke of New- 
 " castle (as the inscription beneath sets forth), and his Duchess, 
 ^' his second wife, by whom he had no issue ; her name was Mar- 
 " garet Lucas, youngest sister of Lord Lucas, of Colchester, a 
 **• noble family ; for all the brothers were valiant, and all the sisters 
 " virtuous. This Duchess was a wise, witty, and learned lady, 
 ■" which her many books do well testify ; she was a most virtuous, 
 ** loving, and careful wife, and was with her Lord all the time of 
 *' his banishment and miseries ; and when he came home, never 
 " parted from him in his solitary retirements." — So far the English 
 inscription. The Latin shows farther, "that he was Knight of 
 *' the Bath and Baron Ogle in right of his mother ; Viscount 
 ** Mansfield, and Baron Cavendish of Bolsover, Earl of Ogle, Earl, 
 ■'* Marquis, and Duke of'Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Lord Lieutenant 
 ■** of the counties of Nottingham and Northumberland, First Lord 
 *' of the Bedchamber to King James L, Guardian to Prince 
 *^ Charles, Privy Councillor, and Knight of the most Noble Order 
 " of the Garter ; that for his fidelity to the King, he was made 
 ^' Captain-General of the forces raised for his service in the North, 
 ■" fought many battles, and generally came ofi" victorious ; that 
 •" when the rebels prevailed (being one of the first designed a 
 " sacrifice) he left his estate, and endured a long exile. By his 
 ^' first wife, Elizabeth, daughter and heiress to W. Basset, of Staf- 
 " fordshire, Esq., he had two sons and three daughters ; Charles, 
 *' who died without issue, and Henry, heir to his honours ; Jane, 
 *' married to C. Cheyne, of Chesham, Bucks ; Elizabeth, to John, 
 " Earl of Bridgewater ; and Frances, to Oliver, Earl of Boling- 
 •" broke. He died December 25, 1676, aged eighty-four." 
 
 A statue of Earl Canking, Viceroy of India, son of George 
 Canning Foley, 
 
 On the left is one to the memory of George Canning, bom 
 April 11, 1770; died August 8, 1827 : — "Endowed with a rare 
 *' combination of talents, an eminent statesman, an accomplished 
 *' scholar, an orator, surpassed by none, he united the most bril- 
 ** liant and lofty qualities of the mind, with the warmest affections 
 ■*' of the heart ; raised by his own merit, he successfully filled 
 *' important offices in the state, and finally became first minister 
 ■" of the Crown. In the full enjoyment of his sovereign's favour, 
 *' and of the confidence of the people, he was prematurely cut ofi", 
 " when pursuing a wise and large course of policy, which had for 
 ^' its object the prosperity and greatness of his own country, while 
 *' it comprehendel the welfare and commanded the admiration of 
 *' foreign nations " This monument was erected by his friends 
 
50 NORTH TRANSEPT. 
 
 and coantrymen. The figure is on a pedestal, and represents 
 him speaking in the House of Parliament. — Chantrey, sculptor. 
 
 The next is a magnificent monument to John Holles, Duke 
 of Newcastle, whose Q^^ rests upon a sarcophagus of darkish- 
 coloured marble, having in his right hand a general's staff, and 
 in his left a ducal coronet. On one side of the base stands the 
 statue of Wisdom ; on the other of Sincerity. On the angles of 
 the upper compartment sit angels in no very meaning attitude ; 
 and on the ascending sides of the pediment sit cherubs, one with 
 an hour glass, alluding to the admeasurement of man's life by 
 grains of sand ; the other pointing upwards, where his life shall 
 be no longer measured by duration. On the base of this monu- 
 ment is this inscription : — " John Holles, Duke of Newcastle, 
 " Marquis and Earl of Clare, Baron Haughton, of Haughton, and 
 " Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, 
 " whose body is here deposited under the same roof with many of 
 " his noble ancestors and relations of the families of Vere, Caven- 
 '* dish, and Holies, whose eminent virtues he inherited, and was 
 " particularly distinguished for his courage, love to his country, 
 " and constancy in friendship, which qualities he exerted with 
 " great zeal and readiness, whenever the cause of religion, his 
 " country, or friends, required. In the reign of Queen Anne he 
 " filled with great capacity and honour, the several employments 
 " of Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal and Privy Councillor ; Lord 
 " Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of Middlesex and Notting- 
 " ham, and of the county of the town of Nottingham, and of tlie 
 " East and North Ridings of the county of York ; Lord Chief 
 " Justice in Eyre, north of Trent, and Governor of the town and 
 " fort of Kingston-upon-Hull ; to all which titles and honours his 
 *' personal merit gave a lustre, that needed not the addition of 
 " the great wealth which he possessed. He was born January 9, 
 " 1661-2, and died, July 15, 1711. He married the Lady Mar- 
 " garet, third daughter and heiress of Henry Cavendish, Duke of 
 " Newcastle, by whom he left issue only one child, the Lady 
 " Henrietta Cavendish Holles Harley, who caused this memorial 
 " of him to be here erected in 1723." — Bird, sculptor. 
 
 Admiral Vernon. — On a pedestal is a bust of that gallant 
 Admiral, with a fine figure of Fame crowning him with laurels. 
 This monument is elegantly ornamented with naval trophies. 
 Beneath is the following inscription : — " Sacred to the memory ot 
 " Edward Vernon, Admiral of the White Squadron of the British 
 " Fleet. He was the second son of James Vernon, wlio was 
 " Secretary of State to King William IH., and whose abilities and 
 " integrity were equally conspicuous. In his youth, he sensed 
 " under the Admirals Shovell and Rook. By their example he 
 " learned to conquer ; by his own merit he rose to command. In 
 " the war with Spain of 1739, he took the fort of Porto Bello with 
 " six ships — a force which was thought unequal to the attempt. 
 " For this he received the thanks of both houses of Parliament. 
 " He subdued Chagre, and at Carthagena conquered as far as 
 " naval force could carry victory. After these services he retired, 
 " without place or title, from the exercise of public, to the enjoy- 
 
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 " ment of private virtue. The testimony of a good conscience 
 " was his reward — the love and esteem of all good men his glory. 
 " In battle, though calm, he was active, and though intrepid, 
 " prudent ; successful, yet not ostentatious, ascribing the glory to 
 '' God ; in the senate, he was disinterested, vigilant, and steady. 
 " On the 30th day of October, 1757, he died as he had lived, the 
 " friend of man, the lover of his country, and the father of the poor, 
 " aged seventy -three. As a memorial of his own gratitude, and 
 " the virtues of his benefactor, this monument was erected by his 
 " nephew, Francis, Lord Orwell, in 1763." — Rysbrack, sculptor. 
 
 Sir Charles Wager. — On this elegant monument, the prin- 
 cipal figure is that of Fame, holding a portrait of the deceased in 
 relief, which is supported by an infant Hercules. The enrichments 
 are naval trophies, instruments of war, navigation, &c., and on the 
 base, in relief, is the representation of the destroying and taking 
 the Spanish galleons in 170S : — " To the memory of Sir Charles 
 '* Wager, Knight, Admiral of the White, First Commissioner of 
 " the Admiralty, and Privy Councillor: a man of great natural 
 " talents, who bore the highest commands, and passed through 
 " the greatest employments, with credit to himself, and honour to 
 " his country. He was in his private life himaane, temperate, 
 " just, and bountiful : in public station, valiant, prudent, wise, 
 " and honest ; easy of access to all ; plain and unaffected in his 
 " manner, steady and resolute in his conduct ; so remarkably 
 •* happy in his presence of mind, that no danger ever discomposed 
 *' him. Esteemed and favoured by his King, beloved and 
 " honoured by his country, he died May 24, 1743, aged seventy- 
 *' seven." — Scheemakers, sculptor. 
 
 Lord Palmerstox.— A magnificent statue, representing the 
 distinguished statesman in the robes of a Knight of the Garter. — 
 Erected by authority of Parliament to Viscount Palmerston, in 
 testimony"^ of the public admiration and attachment and heavy 
 loss which the country sustained by his death. — R. Jackson. 
 
 The Right Hon. William Pitt, First Earl of Chatham, He is 
 represented as speaking in the Houses of Parliament. At his feet 
 are figures of Prudence and Fortitude ; below is a figure of Britan- 
 nia, with the trident supported by Earth and Ocean. On the base 
 is the following inscription: — "Erected by the King and Parlia- 
 ment as a testimony to the virtues and ability of William Pitt, Earl 
 " of Chatham, during whose administration, in the reigns of Geo. 
 *' n. and HI., Divine Providence exalted Great Britain to a height 
 " of prosperity and glory unknown to any former age. Bom 
 " November 15, 1708. Died May 11, 1778." — Bacon, sculptor. 
 
 Lord Robert ^Iaxxers, aged 24 ; Captain William BAn^E, 
 aged 50: Captain William Blair, aged 41. Upon a rostral 
 column decorated with the hulks of three seventy-four gun ships, 
 Genius has hung three medallions, containing the portraits of the 
 Captains. Neptune is sitting upon a sea-horse, pointing them out 
 as examples for posterity to emulate, and worthy of being recorded 
 in the annals of their country, to Britannia, whose majestic figure, 
 accompanied with a resemblance of a lion, supporting a shield 
 of the arms of Great Britain, is standing on the opposite side 
 
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 "beholding them with a fixed countenance, expressive of sorrow; 
 ■while Fame is standing upon the top of the column, with a wreath 
 of laurel to crown Lord Robert Manners, Captains Bayne and 
 Blair, who were mortally wounded in the course of the naval en- 
 gagements under the command of Admiral Sir George Brydges 
 Ilodney, on the 9th and 12th of April, 1782. In memory of their 
 services, the King and Parliament of Great Britain caused this 
 monument to be erected. The basement is adorned with different 
 naval implements, the whole highly executed by Mr. Nollekens. 
 
 In front of this monument is a highly polished slab under which 
 lie the remains of Lord Palmerston. Died Oct. 18, 1865, aged 
 61. And Lady Palmerston. Died Sept. 11, 1869. 
 
 Near this spot lie the remains of the Marquis of Londonderry, 
 Pitt, Wilberforce, Canning, Fox, and Grattan. 
 
 The next monument consists of a fine statue, full life size : in 
 ■one hand is placed a scroll, on which is inscribed, "Peace of 
 " Paris, 1814;" the other supporting the Robes of the Garter. 
 The pedestal bears the following inscription : — " This statue is 
 ^' erected to the memory of Robert, second Marquis of Londpn- 
 ^' derrj and Viscount Castlereagh, K.G. Born a,d. 1769 ; died 
 '' Aug. 12th, 1822. History will record the success and splen- 
 *' dour of his public career during a period of unexampled diffi- 
 *' culty in the annals of Europe, in which he successively filled 
 *' the highest offices under the Crown ; and Ireland will never 
 *' forget the statesman of the Legislative Union. This tribute to 
 " the best of brothers and friends is placed in Westminster Abbey 
 ** by Charles William Vane, third Marquis of Londonderry." — 
 </. Evan Thomas, sculptor. 
 
 Lord Mansfield's monument : — 
 
 " Here Mcrbat, long enough his eonntry's pride, 
 Is now no more than Tully or than Hyde." 
 
 Foretold by Pope, and fulfilled in the year 1793, when William, 
 Earl of Mansfield, died full of years and of honours : of honours 
 he declined many ; those which he accepted were the following ; — 
 He was appointed Solicitor-General, 1742 ; Attorney-General, 
 1754; Lord Chief Justice and Baron Mansfield, 1756; Earl of 
 Mansfield, 1776. From the love which he bore to the place of 
 his early education, he desired to be buried in this Cathedral 
 (privately), and would have forbidden that instance of human 
 vanity, the erecting a monument to his memory; but a sum, which, 
 with the interest, has amounted to £2,500, was left for that purpose 
 by A.Bailey, Esq., of Lyon's Inn, which, at least well-meant, mark 
 of esteem he had no previous knowledge or suspicion of, and had 
 no power to prevent being executed. He was the fourth son of 
 David, fifth Viscount Stormont, and married the Lady Elizabeth 
 Finch, daughter to Daniel, Earl of Nottingham, by whom he had 
 no issue ; born at Scone, 2nd March, 1704 ; died at Kenwood, 20th 
 March, 1793. The Earl is represented sitting on a seat of judg- 
 ment ; on his right hand Justice holds the statera, or balance, 
 equally poised ; on his left hand Wisdom opens the book of Law. 
 Between the statues of Wisdom and Justice, is a trophy composed 
 
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 of the Earl's family arms, surmounted by the coronet, the mantle 
 of honour, the fasces, or rods of justice, and curtana, or sword of 
 mercy. On the back of the cliair is the Earl's motto — Uni j^guus 
 Virtuti — " Equal to Virtue only," enclosed in a crown of laurel : 
 under it is a hgure of Death, as represented by the ancients — a 
 beautiful youth leaning on an extinfruished torcli: on each side 
 of the figure of Death is a funeral altar, finished by a fir apple. 
 Tins monument is the first that was placed between pillars, so as 
 to walk round it. — Flaxnian, sculptor. 
 
 The beautiful north window was put up in the year 1722, and 
 represents our Saviour, the twelve Ai)0stles, and four Evangelists ; 
 the latter with their emblems, lie down, two on each side. 
 
 It is much to be desired that they who wish to record in West- 
 minster Abbey their estimation of the character or public services 
 of their relatives or friends, would adopt this manner of per- 
 petuating their memory, as combining with their special object 
 the furtlier enrichment of the noblest Cathedral or Collegiate 
 Church in England, and so contributing to the completion of the 
 general design, by representing that "the Holy Church throughout 
 " all the world doth acknowledge God," A commencement in 
 this direction has been made in the seven memorial windows in 
 the North Transept, of which a special description is subjoined. 
 
 The object of the painted glass in the seven Lancet Windows in 
 the North Transept and West Aisle of the same is briefly stated 
 in the inscriptions on the floor immediately beneath the windows. 
 
 " To the glory of God, and in memory of Major- General Sir 
 *' Henry W. Barnard, K,C.B. ; Lieutenant-Colonel Charles 
 ** John Woodford, Rifle Brigade; Captain William Frede- 
 " RICK Thynne, Rifle Brigade; Captain William Robert 
 " MooRSOM, thirteenth Light Lifantry, D.A.Q.M. General; 
 '* LoviCK Emilius Cooper, Ensign, Rifle Brigade; William 
 *' George Havstrey Bankes, Cornet, seventh Hussars ; who 
 *' died in the service of the Queen and their country in India, in 
 ** 1857 and 1858, the six lancet windows of this Transept were 
 " enriched with stained glass by their relatives or comrades of 
 " Sir James Outram's division, 1860." 
 
 And in the West Aisle of the North Transept, a similar inscrip- 
 tion states the window to be enriched in memory of Brigadier the 
 Hon. Adrian Hope, C,B., by his relatives. 
 
 The general design throughout the windows is, by the repre- 
 sentation of certain chosen men by whom Almighty God is re- 
 corded in the Holy Scriptures to have effected the deliverance of 
 the Israelites out of the hands of their enemies, to illustrate the 
 power of God, and attribute to His mercy the wonderful success 
 of the British forces in the suppression of the Indian rebellion, in 
 which service the officers above named, with many others, fell. 
 
 The first figure on tlie right hand is designed to represent 
 Moses as the leader and commander of the army of the Israelites. 
 In the medallion beneath, he is shown with his hands stayed up 
 by Aaron and Hur, as described in Ex. xvii. 12. This window is 
 erected by Lady Barnard, widow of Sir Hy. Wm. Barnard, ICCB. 
 
 The second figure is that of Joshua, and the medallion is 
 
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 intended to describe the appearance of the " Captain of the 
 *' Lord's Host" to him. — Joshua v. 13, 14. This window is 
 erected by General Sir Alexander Woodford, G.C.B., father of 
 Lieutenant-Colonel C. J- Woodford, Rifle Brigade. 
 
 The third figure is Caleb, and the medallion represents his 
 victory over the sons of Anak. — Joshua xv. 14. This window 
 is erected by the Reverend Lord John Thynne, Canon of West- 
 minster, father of Captain William F. Thynne, Rifle Brigade. 
 
 The fourth figure is Gideon, and in the medallion he is 
 occupied in threshing the corn, as when he received his call and 
 commission to deliver Israel from the Midianites. — Judges vi. 11. 
 This window is erected by the comrades of Captain William 
 Robert Moorsom, fonning the first division of the army in Oude, 
 under the Command of Sir James Outram, of which he was 
 Deputy- Assistant Qu arterm aster- G eneral. 
 
 The fifth figure is David, and the medallion exhibits his 
 triumph over Goliath. — 1 Sam. xvii. 15. This window is erected 
 by the Rev. T. Lovick Cooper, Vicar of Empingham, Rutland- 
 shire, father of Lovick Emilius Cooper, Rifle Brigade. 
 
 The sixth window is Jonathan, and the medallion refers to the 
 account of his surprising and discomfiting the garrison of the 
 Pbilistines, with no other assistance than of his armour-bearer. — 
 1 Sam. xiv. 4 — 6. This window is erected by Mrs. Bankes, mother 
 of William George Hawtrey Bankes, Cornet, seventh Hussars. 
 
 The seventh window in the West Aisle of the North Transept 
 is erected in memory of Brigadier the Honourable Adrian Hope, 
 by his relations, and is illustrative of those passages in the career 
 of Asa, as recorded in 2 Chronicles xiv. 5. 11, 12. His destruc- 
 tion of idols in the city of Judah, verse 5; his prayer, verse 11; 
 his victory over the Ethiopians, verse 12. 
 
 Sir William Webb Follett, Knt., who was at the time of his 
 decease representative in Parliament for the City of Exeter, and 
 Attorney-General to Queen Victoria. Of unblemished conduct in 
 every relation of life, of manners gentle and prepossessing, combin- 
 ing with great legal knowledge extraordinary powers of persuasive 
 eloquence, he attained, with the esteem, admiration, and good-will 
 of all who witnessed his brilliant career, the highest eminence as an 
 advocate and a Parliamentary speaker. The general liope and ex- 
 pectation that he was destined for the highest honours of the law 
 were blighted by his untimely death. Died June 28, 1845, aged 
 forty-eight. 
 
 A bust to the memory of George Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen^ 
 K.T., K.G. Born January 28th, 1784 ; died December 14th, 
 1860. Ambassador, Secretary of State, Prime Minister. — M. 
 Noble, S. a 
 
 Next to this on your left is a monument sacred to the memory 
 of Elizabeth Warren, daughter of Henry Southwell, Esq., of 
 Wisbeach, in the county of Cambridge, and widow of the Right 
 Rev. John Warren, D.D., late Lord Bishop of Bangor : — " She 
 " was distinguished for the purity of her taste, and the soundness 
 *• of her judgment ; her prudence and discrimination were in no 
 •* instances more conspicuous, than in selecting the objects of her 
 
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 *' extensive charity. The widow and the fatherless were protected 
 " and relieved, and the virtuous who had fallen from prosperity, 
 '• had peculiar claims to her benevolence. Though mild and 
 " gentle in her manners, yet she was remarkable for the firmness 
 " and vigour of her mind. Stedfast in the faith of Christ, she 
 " lived to illustrate his precepts, and died reposing on his merits 
 " and intercession. She departed this life, March 29, 1816, aged 
 " eighty-three. Her surviving sister, Mary, widow of the Right 
 " Honourable Sir James Eyre, Knt., Lord Chief Justice of the 
 " Court of Common Pleas, in testimony of her sincere affection, 
 " has erected this monument to her memory."— It represents a 
 houseless wanderer with an infant in her arms, on a square 
 pedestal ; the figure with its draperies is very generally admired. 
 — Sir Richard Westmacott, sculptor. 
 
 Sir Henry Blackwood, with this inscription : — "Sacred to the 
 ** memory of Vice- Admiral the Honourable Sir Henry Blackwood , 
 " Bart, K.C.B., G.C.H., who died December, 13, 1832, aged 63 
 " years, 51 of which he had spent in the active service of his pro- 
 " fession, distinguished by his energy, promptitude, and bravery^ 
 " qualities which derived additional lustre from the virtues which 
 " adorned his personal character ; with valour combining a strong 
 " sense of religion, and the elevation of an upright noble mind,, 
 •' with all the endearing feelings of a manly, generous, and benevo- 
 " lent heart. This tribute of sorrow and affection to the memory 
 *' of one so justly honoured and beloved, is offered by his deeply 
 " afflicted widow and his surviving children." — Behnes, sculptor. 
 
 In memory of the Right Honourable Sir George Cornewall 
 Lewis, Baronet, of Harpton Court, in the County of Radnor ; 
 successively Chancellor of the Exchequer and Secretary of State 
 for the Home and War Departments. The bust is erected by 
 many friends, to mark their attectionate esteem and admiration, 
 and to record his honoured name among the illustrious dead 
 who lie buried within these walls. Bom April 21, 1806; died 
 April 13, 1863. — Weekes, E.A., sculptor. 
 
 A monument erected by the East India Company, as a me- 
 morial of the military talents of Lieutenant-General Sir Eyre: 
 CooTE, K.B., Commander-in-chief of the British forces in 
 India, who, by the success of his arms, in the year 1760 ana 1~C! . 
 expelled the French from the coast of Coromandel. In 1781 and 
 1782 he again took the field in the Carnatic, in opposition to the 
 united strength of the French and Hyder Ally, and in several 
 engagements defeated the numerous forces of the latter; but death 
 interrupted his career of glory, on the 27th April, 1783, in the 
 fifty-eighth year of his age. It consists of two figures as large 
 as life ; one a Mahratta captive, weeping beside a trophy of 
 Persian armour, represents a province subdued; he is holding a 
 cornucopia inverted, the contents of which are falling into a Bri- 
 tannia's shield. The other, a Victory, having erected a trophy,, 
 is decorating it with the portrait of Sir Eyre Coote, by hanging it 
 on a palm-tree, which rises from behind the armour. The elephant 
 on the sarcophagus marks the scene of action. The Mahratta 
 figure is particularly admired. — Banks, sculptor. 
 
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 A bust with the following inscription : — " Amidst the me- 
 " morials of maturer greatness, this tribute of private affection 
 " and public honour records the talents, virtues, and early death 
 " of the Eight Honourable Charles Bdller, avIio, as an inde- 
 " pendent Member of Parliament, and in the discharge of import- 
 '* ant offices of state,united the deepest human S3'mpathies with wide 
 " and philosophic views of government and mankind; and pursued 
 '* the noblest political and social objects, above party spirit, and 
 " without an enemy. His character was distinguished by sincerity 
 " and resolution, his mind by vivacity and clearness of compre- 
 " hension ; while the vigour of expression and singular wit that 
 " made him eminent in debate, and delightful in society, were 
 " tempered by a most gentle and generous disposition ; earnest in 
 " friendship and benevolent to all. The British Colonies will 
 " not forget the statesman who so well appreciated their desires 
 " and their destinies ; and his country, recalling wliat he was, 
 " deplores the vanished hope of all he might have become. He 
 " was born August, 1806 ; he died Nov. 29, 1848." 
 
 A bust sacred to the memory of the Eight Honourable 
 Warren Hastings, Governor-General of Bengal; Member 
 •of his Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council, LL.D., F.E.S., 
 descended from the elder branch of the ancient and noble 
 family of Huntingdon. Selected for his eminent talents and 
 integrity, he was appointed by Parliament, in 1773, the first 
 Governor- General of India, to which high office he was thrice 
 re-appointed by the same authority. Presiding over the India 
 Governments during thirteen years of a most eventful period, he 
 restored the affairs of the East India Company from the deepest 
 distress to the highest prosperity, and rescued their possessions 
 from a combination of the most powerful enemies ever leagued 
 against them. In the wisdom of his counsels, and the energy of 
 his measures, he found unexhausted resources, and successfully 
 sustained a long, varied, and multiplied war with France, Mysore, 
 and the Mahratta states, whose power he humbled, and concluded 
 an honourable peace, for which, and for his distinguished services, 
 he received the thanks of the East India Company, sanctioned by 
 the Board of Control. The kingdom of Bengal, the seat of his 
 Government, he ruled with a mild and equitable sway, preserved 
 it from invasion, and, while he secured to its inhabitants the en- 
 joyment of their customs, laws, and religion, and the blessings of 
 heace, was rewarded by their affection and gratitude ; nor was 
 pe more distinguished by the highest qualities of a statesman and 
 a patriot, than by the exercise of every Christian virtue. He 
 lived for many years in dignified retirement, beloved and revered 
 by all who knew liim, at his seat of Daylesford, in the county of 
 Worcester, where he died in peace, in the eighty-sixth year of his 
 age, August 22, 1818. This memorial was erected by his beloved 
 wife and disconsolate widow, M. A. Hastings. Over the inscrip- 
 tion is a bust, greatly like him, executed by Mr. Bacon. 
 
 A statue to the memory of Francis Horner, who, by the 
 union of great and various acquirements, with inflexible integrity, 
 and unwearied devotion to the interests of the country, raised 
 
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 himself to an eminent station in society, and was justlj considered 
 to be one of the most distinguished raeml^crs of the House of 
 Commons. He was born at Edinburgh in 1778, was called to 
 the bar both of England and Scotland ; and closed his short but 
 useful life at Pisa, in 1817. His death was deeply felt, and 
 publicly deplored in Parliament. His affectionate friends and 
 sincere admirers, anxious that some memorial should exist of 
 merit universally acknowledged, of expectations which a prema- 
 ture death could alone have frustrated, erected this monument, 
 A.D. 1823. — Chantrey, sculptor. 
 
 Brigadier- General Hope, Lieutenant-Governor of the province 
 of Quebec, Avhere he died in 1789, aged forty -three years. The 
 design of it is smiply an Indian, whose affection has drawn her to 
 the monument ; she kneels on the pedestal, and bending over 
 the sarcophagus, expresses that sorrow which tlie loss of such a 
 benefactor has occasioned. A rudder is introduced , emblematical 
 of his situation as Governor : the serpent and min-or, engraved 
 thereon, point out the prudence of his administration ; and a 
 cornucopia conveys the idea of the felicity of it. — Bacon, 
 sculptor. 
 
 To the memory of Jqnas Hanway, Esq., celebrated for his 
 universal feeling for the distressed, having been an active friend 
 to the following charities, viz., — the Foundling, Magdalen, and 
 Marine Society. The expense was defrayed by voluntary sub- 
 scriptions. On a sarcophagus, the Society is here represented in 
 bas-relief; viz., — Britannia, with her emblems of Government, 
 Peace, War, Trade, and Navigation, wlio, with benign counte- 
 nance, distributes clothes to poor boys to be trained to sea ; over 
 this a medallion of the deceased is fixed on a pyramid, upon the 
 top of which is a lamp, emblematic of perpetual light, — " Sacred 
 " to the memory of Jonas Hanway, Avho departed this life Sep- 
 " tember 5, 1786, aged seventy-four; but whose name liveth, 
 '• and will ever live, whilst active piety shall distinguish the 
 " Christian, integrity and truth shall recommend the British 
 " merchant, and universal kindness shall characterize the citizen 
 " of the world. The helpless Infant, nurtured through his care ; 
 " the friendless Prostitute sheltered and reformed ; the hopeless 
 " Youth rescued from miseiy and ruin, and trained to ser^^e and 
 " to defend his country, uniting in one common strain of grati- 
 " tude, bear testimony to their benefactor's virtues : this was the 
 " friend and father of the poor." — F. Moore, sculptor. 
 
 Sir Clifton WINTRI^-GHAM, Bart., is represented visiting a 
 sick and distressed family; underneath is the figure of his lady, 
 kneeling and bewailing her loss. — " Sacred to the memory of Sir 
 " Clifton Wintringham, Bart., M.D., who, no less eminent as a 
 "physician, both at home and in the army, than beloved on ac- 
 " count of his A'irtuous life and engaging manners, died lamented 
 " by all, January 10, 1794, aged eighty-three. His widow, Ann 
 " Wintringham, caused this monument to be erected, as a last 
 " testimony of her love for him when living, and of the sincere 
 " regret she feels for her loss." — Banks, sculptor. 
 
 A truly admirable bust of the late Richard Cobden. Born 
 
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 June 3, 1804; died April 2, 1865, and was buried at Wesst 
 Lavington, in Sussex. — Thos. Woohier, sculptor. 
 
 A bust to the memory of Major-General Sir Herbert Ben- 
 jamin Edwards, K.C.B., K.C.S.I., D.C.L., LL.D,, who in early 
 life, as a Subaltern of the East Indian Company's Army, by his 
 fertility of resource, and in promptitude in action, struck the first 
 victorious blow at the Insurrection in the Punjab in 1848. Who 
 in later years, by his courage, sagacity, and mastery over men, 
 ever animated by Christian principle, won an enduring place in 
 the affections of the people to whose welfare he had long devoted 
 himself, and in 1847, at a time of unexampled danger, greatly 
 contributed to the security of the Frontier, and to the salvation of 
 the British Empire in India. Born November 12th, IS 19 ; died 
 December 23rd, 1868. 
 
 To the memory of Major-General Coote Manningham. — 
 " Sacred to the memory of Major-General Coote Manningham, 
 " Colonel of the ninety-fifth, or Rifle Regiment of Infantry, and 
 ^' Equerry to the King ; in testimony of a friendship which com- 
 " menced in early youth, was matured and confirmed by time, 
 " remains unchilled by death, and humbly looks for a reunion 
 " in eternity. The distinguished soldier to whom friendship 
 ** erects this inadequate memorial, began his career of mihtary 
 " action at the siege of Gibraltar, and concluded it at the 
 *' victory of Corunna, to which his skill and gallantry conspi- 
 *• cuously contributed. He fell an early victim to the vicissitudes 
 "of climate, and the severities of war, and died 26th Aug., 1809, 
 -" aged forty-four. Yet, reader, regard not his fate as premature, 
 ^' since his cup of glory was full, and he was not summoned till 
 " his virtue and patriotism had achieved even here a brilliant 
 ^' recompense : for his name is engraved on the annals of his 
 ** country. In him the man and the Christian tempered the 
 *' warrior, and England might proudly present him to the world 
 " as the model of a British soldier." Erected by Lieutenant- 
 General Thomas Hislop, Commander-in-Chief, &c., at Bombay, 
 in the East Indies, anno 1813. — Bacon, jun., sculptor. 
 
 George Montague Dunk, Earl of Halifax. — His Lordship's 
 bust conveys a very striking likeness of the original. It is sup- 
 ported by two emblematical figures, one holding a mirror, sup- 
 posed to be Truth, with his foot on a mask, trampling on False- 
 hood ; the other, Honour, presenting the ensigns of the Garter. 
 It is also decorated with various other emblems, alluding to the 
 different public posts of honour which his Lordship held at different 
 times. The inscription is as follows :— " Sacred be the monument 
 *' which is here raised by gratitude and respect, to perpetuate the 
 " memory of George Montague Dunk, Earl of Halifax, Knight of 
 " the most noble Order of the Garter, whose allegiance, integrity, 
 " and abilities, alike distinguished and exalted him in the reigns 
 ** of George 11. and George III. In the year 1745 (an early 
 " period of his life), he raised and commanded a regiment, to de- 
 " fend his King and country against the alarming insurrection in 
 '* Scotland. He was soon after appointed first Lord of Trade and 
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 " tlie commerce snil splendour of America, as to be styled, 
 " ' Father of the Colonies.' At one and the same time he filled 
 " the united great offices of the First Lord of the Admiralty, 
 " Principal Secretary of State, and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. 
 " He was afterwards appointed Lord Pi-ivy Seal ; on the resigna- 
 " tion thereof he was recalled to the important duties of Prin- 
 " cipal Secretary of State, and died (in possession of the Seals) 
 "June 8, 1771. His worth in private life was eminent and ex- 
 " tensive, and was best testified in the honour and esteem which 
 ^ were borne him living, and the lamentations bestowed upon his 
 " ashes. Among many instances of his liberal spirit, one deserves 
 "■ to be distinctly recorded : during his residence in Ireland, he 
 *' obtained the grant of an additional 4000/. per annum for all 
 *' subsequent Viceroys, at the same time nobly declining that 
 " emolument himself." — Bacon, sculptor. 
 
 Over the north door is a magnificent monument to the memory 
 of Admiral Watson, where you see, in the centre of a range of 
 palm-trees, an elegant figure of the Admiral in a Roman toga, 
 with a branch of palm in his right hand, receiving the address of 
 a prostrate figure, representing the genius of Calcutta, a place in 
 the East Indies memorable for the imprisonment of the English 
 garrison in a black hole, where most of them perished, and where 
 those that survived were released by the Admiral, and the town 
 retaken from the Nabob, in January, 1757. On the other side 
 is the figure, in chains, of a native of Chandemagore, another 
 place taken by the Admiral the March following. On the front 
 is this inscription : — "To the memory of Charles "Watson, Vice- 
 *'• Admiral of the White, Commander-in-Chief of his Majesty's 
 " navy forces in the East Indies, who died at Calcutta, August 
 '^ 16, 1757, aged forty-four. The East India Company, as a 
 " grateful testimony of the signal advantages which they obtained 
 " by his valour and pnident conduct, caused this monument to 
 " be erected." — Scheemakers, sculptor. 
 
 Against the wall, on a small tablet, is the bust of Sir William 
 Sanderson, Knt., with an inscription in Latin, showing that he 
 was Gentleman of the Bedchamber to Charles I. ; and wrote the 
 lives of Mary Queen of Scots, James, and Charles I. : that he 
 sustained great hardships from the tyranny of the rebels ; but 
 that, having bravely surmounted all difficulties, he lived to the 
 age of ninety, and died July 15, 1676. 
 
 General Guest. — On a base and pyramid of most beautiful 
 marble, are the first enrichments and busts that are to be seen in 
 the whole church. The inscription is short, but manly — " Sacred 
 " to those virtues that adorn a Christian and a soldier, this marble 
 *' perpetuates the memory of Lieutenant-General Joshua Guest, 
 " who closed a service of sixty years, by faithfully defending 
 *' Edinburgh Castle against the rebels in 1745." 
 
 Admiral Sir John Balchen, Knt. — On this fine monument, in 
 relief, is the representation of a ship perishing in a storm. The 
 inscription, which is historical, is here inserted: — " To the memory 
 •" of Sir John Balchen, Knt., Admiral of the White Squadron of 
 " his Majesty's fleet in 1744. Being sent out Comuiander-in-Chief 
 
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 ' ' of the combined fleets of England and Holland, to cruise on the 
 " enemy, was, on his return home in his Majesty's ship the Victory, 
 " lost in the Channel by a violent storm ; from which sad circum- 
 " stance of his death we may learn that neither the greatest skill, 
 "judgment, or experience, joined to the most firm, unshaken 
 " resolution, can resist the fury of the winds and waves ; and we 
 " are taught by the passages of his life, which were filled with 
 " great and gallant actions, but ever accompanied with adverse 
 " gales ot fortune, that the brave, the worthy, and the good man, 
 " meets not always his reward in this world. Fifty-eight years 
 " of faithful and painful services he had passed, when, being just 
 " retired to the government of Greenwich Hospital to wear out 
 " the remainder of his days, he was once more, and for the last 
 " time, called out by his King and country, whose interest he ever 
 " preferred to his own, and his unwearied zeal for their service 
 " ending only in his death ; which weighty misfortune to his 
 " alBicted family became heightened by many aggravating circum- 
 *' stance," attending it; yet amidst their grief, had they the mourn- 
 " ful consolation to find his gracious and Royal Master mixing 
 " his concern with the general lamentations of the public, for the 
 *' calamitous fate of so zealous, so valiant, and so able a com- 
 " mander ; and, as a lasting memorial of the sincere love and 
 " esteem borne by his widow to a most affectionate and worthy 
 " husband, tliis honorary monument was erected by her. He was 
 " born Feb. 2, 1669, married Susanna, daughter of Colonel Aprice, 
 " of Washingly, in the county of Himtingdon. Died Oct. 7, 1744, 
 " leaving one son and one daughter, the former of whom, George 
 " Balchen , survived him but a short time ; for being sent to the West 
 " Indies in 1745, Commander of his Majesty's ship the Pembroke, 
 " he died at Barbadoes, in December the same year, aged twenty- 
 " eight, having walked in the steps, and imitated the virtues and 
 " bravery of his good but unfortunate father." When the Victory 
 was lost she had on board near one thousand souls, one hundred 
 of whom were gentlemen volunteers. — Scheemakers, sculptor. 
 
 Bishop of Bangor. — The figure of Religion is represented in 
 a mournful attitude, leaning on a rock, whereon is writ the inscrip- 
 tion, holding in her hand a cross ; on the other side is represented 
 an angel pointing to the cross, as a soui'ce of consolation whereby 
 we are saved — why weep ? the rock implies firmness of faith. A 
 mitre, crozier, &c., are at the bottom. — " Near this place are 
 " interred the remains of the Right Rev. John Warren, D.D., 
 "Bishop of St. David's in 1779, and translated to the see of 
 "Bangor in 1783. These episcopal stations he filled for more 
 " than twenty years, with great ability and virtue. His charity, 
 " liberality, candour, and benevolence, will long be remembered ; 
 " his eminent learning and unwearied application rendered him 
 " highly serviceable to the laws, as well as the religion of his 
 " country, towards which he was most sincerely attached. He was 
 " son of Richard Warren, D.D., Rector of Cavendish, and Arch- 
 " deacon of Suffolk, and brother of Richard Warren, M.D.» 
 " celebrated for his knowledge and successful practice, and many 
 "years Physician in Ordinary to his Majesty. He married 
 
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 " Elizabeth Southwell, danghter of Henry Southwell, Esq., of 
 " Wisbeach, Cambridgeshire, who, fully sensible of his many 
 '' distinguished virtues, has offered this grateful tribute to his 
 " memory, with the most unfeigned sincerity and respect. He 
 "died Jan. 27, 1800, in the seventy-second year of his age." — 
 Westmacott, jun., sculptor. 
 
 Lord Aubrey Beauclerk. — This monument is ornamented 
 with arms, trophies, and naval ensigns ; and in an oval niche, on 
 a pyramid of dove-coloured marble, is a beautiful bust of this 
 young nobleman. On the pedestal is this historical inscription : — 
 " The Lord Aubrey Beauclerk was the youngest son of Charles, 
 " Duke of St. Albans, by Diana, daughter of Aubrey de Vere, 
 " Earl of Oxford. He went early to sea, and was made a com- 
 "mander in 1731. In 1740 he was sent upon that memorable 
 " expedition to Carthagena, under the command of Admiral 
 "Vernon, in his Majesty's ship the Prince Frederick, which, with 
 " three others, was ordered to cannonade the Castle Bocachica, 
 " One of these being obliged to quit her station, the Prince 
 " Frederick was exposed not only to the fire from the Castle, but 
 " to that of Fort St. Joseph, and to two ships that guarded the 
 " mouth of the harbour, which he sustained for many hours that 
 " day, and part of the next, with uncommon intrepidity. As he 
 '* was giving his command upon deck both his legs were shot off; 
 " but such was his magnanimity, that he would not sufter his 
 " wounds to be dressed till he had communicated his orders to 
 "his First Lieutenant, which were — To fight his ship to the last 
 " extremity. Soon after this he gave some directions about his 
 " private affairs, and then resigned his soul, with the dignity of a 
 " hero and a Christian. Thus was he taken off in the thirty-first 
 " year of his age ; an illustrious commander of superior fortitude 
 " and clemency, amiable in his person, steady in his affection, and 
 " equalled by few in the social and domestic virtues of politeness, 
 " modesty, candour, and benevolence. He mai-ried the widow of 
 "Colonel F. Alexander, a daughter of Sir H. Newton, Knt., 
 " Envoy-Extraordinary to the Court of Florence and the Republic 
 " of Genoa, and Judge to the High Court of Admiralty." His 
 epitaph over the inscription : — 
 
 *' While Britain boasts her emp'rc o'er the deep, 
 
 This marble shall compel the brave to weep : 
 
 As men, as Britons, and as soldiers mourn — 
 
 'Tis dauntless, loyal, virtuous Beauclerk's urn. 
 
 Sweet were his manners as his soul was great, 
 
 And ripe hia worth, though immature his fate ; 
 
 Each tender grace that joy and love inspire, 
 
 Living, he mingled wlh his martial fire ; 
 
 Dying, he bid Britannia's thunder roar. 
 
 And Spain still felt him when he breathed no more." 
 
 — Scheeniakers. sculptor. 
 
 The stained window above commemorates the foundering of 
 H.M.S. Captain, on September 7th, 1870, when Capt. Hugh 
 Burgoyne, V.C, Capt. Cowper Coles, C.B., with 49 officers, and 
 402 men and boys, perished off Cape Finisterre, in the service of 
 their country. The names are inscribed on brasses in St. Paul's 
 Cathedral. The subjects of the window are — The Sea giving up 
 
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 her Dead; The Passage through the Red Sea; The Fleet of 
 Solomon ; Building the Ships of Tyre ; Jonah delivered from 
 the Whale; Christ Stilling the Tempest; Christ Walking on 
 the Sea ; Christ Teaching from the Ship ; The Miraculous 
 Draught ; and the Shipwreck of St. Paul. 
 
 Percy Kikk, Esq. — On each side of a fine bust of this gentle- 
 man is a winged seraph ; one having a dagger in his right hand 
 inverted, and in his left a helmet ; the other resting on a ball, and 
 holding in his left hand a torch reversed. The inscription says, 
 he was Lieutenant- General of his Majesty's armies ; that he died 
 January 1, 1741, aged fifty-seven; and that he was son of Percy 
 Kirk, Esq., a Lieutenant-General in the reign of James IL, by 
 the Lady Mary, daughter of George Howard, Earl of Suffolk. 
 Diana Dormer, his niece and sole heiress, died February 22, 1743, 
 aged thirty-two. — Scheemakers, sculptor, 
 
 Richard Kane. — On this tomb is a curious bust of this gentle- 
 man, of white marble, upon a handsome pedestal, whereon are 
 inscribed the most striking passages of his life. He was born at 
 Down, in Ireland, Dec. 20, 1666. In 1689, he first appeared in 
 a military capacity at the memorable siege of Derry ; and after 
 the reduction of Ireland followed William III. into Flanders, 
 where he distinguished himself, particularly by his intrepid beha- 
 viour at the siege of Namurre, where he Avas severely wounded. 
 In 1702, he bore a commission in the service of Queen Anne, and 
 assisted in the expedition to Canada ; from whence he again 
 returned to Flanders, and fought under the Duke of Argyle, and 
 afterwards under Lord Carpenter. In 1712 he was made Sub- 
 Governor of Minorca, through which island he caused a road to 
 be made, before thought impracticable. In 1720 he was ordered by 
 -George I. to the defence of Gibraltar, where he sustained an eight 
 months' siege against the Spaniards, when all hope of relief was 
 extinguished; for which gallant service he was, by George II. re- 
 warded with the government of Minorca, where he died, Dec. 19, 
 1736, and was buried in the Castle of St. Philip. — Ryshrack, sculp. 
 
 Bishop Bradford. — The inscription is in Latin, surrounded, 
 with the arms and proper ensigns of his several dignities. He was 
 some time Rector of St. Mary-le-Bow, from thence advanced to 
 the See of Carlisle and afterwards translated to that of Rochester, 
 with the Deanery of this Church, and that of the Hon. Order of 
 the Bath annexed. He died May 17, 1731, in the seventy -ninth 
 year of his age. — Cheere, sculptor. 
 
 Dr. Boulter, Archbishop of Armagh. — The bust of the Arch- 
 bishop is very natural ; his long flowing hair and solemn grace- 
 fulness excite a kind of reverential respect in an attentive beholder. 
 The ensigns of his dignity, with which his monument is orna- 
 mented, are most exquisitely finished. The inscription is en- 
 closed in a beautiful border, and is as follows: — "Dr. Hugh 
 *' Boulter, late Archbishop of Armagh, Primate of all Ireland, a 
 " Prelate so emineut for the accomplishment of his mind, the 
 ■** purity of his heart, and the excellency of his life, that it may be 
 " thought supei*fluous to specify his titles, recount his virtues, or 
 •" even to erect a monument to his fame. His titles he not only 
 
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 "'deserved, but adorned; his virtues are manifest in his good 
 *' works, whicli had never dazzled the public eye, if they had not 
 *' been too bright to be concealed ; and as to his fame, whosoever 
 ^* has any sense of merit, any reverence for piety, and passion for 
 " his country, or any charity for mankind, will assist in preserving 
 " it fair and spotless, and when brass and marble shall mix with 
 *' the dust they cover, every succeeding age may have the benefit 
 " of his illustrious example. He was born January 4, 1671 ; was 
 "consecrated Bishop of Bristol, 1718 ; translated to the Arch- 
 " bishopric of Armagh, 1723; and from thence to heaven, Sept. 
 *' 27, 1742."— 5. H. Cheere, sculptor. 
 
 ^IH^^OOKING back on your left is a new monument to the 
 ^1 &^ memory of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, Bart., born 
 •^^^ April 1, 1786; died Feb. 19, 1845. Endowed with a 
 '^^"^ vigorous mind, of dauntless courage and untiring energy, 
 he was early led by the love of God to devote his powers to the 
 good of man. In Parliament he laboured for the improvement of 
 prison discipline; for the amendment of the criminal code, for the 
 suppression of Suttees in India, for the liberation of the Hotten- 
 tots in Southern Africa; and, above all, for the emancipation of 
 €ight hundred thousand slaves in the British dominions. In this 
 last righteous enterprise, after ten years of arduous conflict, a 
 final victory was given to him and his coadjutors " by the grace 
 "of our God," on the memorable 1st of August, 1834. The 
 energies of his mind were afterwards concentrated on a great at- 
 tempt to extinguish the slave trade in Africa, by the substitution 
 of agriculture and commerce, and by the civihzing influence of 
 the Gospel. Exhausted in mind and body, " he fell asleep," re- 
 posing in faith on his Redeemer, in the fifty-ninth year of his age. 
 This monument is erected by his friends and fellow-labourers at 
 home and abroad, assisted by the grateful contributions of many 
 thousands of the African race. — Thrupp, sculptor. 
 
 Next against the screen of the choir is a fine old monument, 
 whereon lies the effigy of a gentleman at full length in a tufted 
 gown; and underneath, upon the base, was a lady kneeling. By 
 the inscription, these appear to represent Sir Thomas Hesketh, 
 Attorney of the Court of Wards of Liveries in Queen Elizabeth's 
 time; and Julian, his wife, who caused this monument to be 
 erected. He died October 15, 1605. 
 
 Dame Mary James. — A very neat monument, being an urn, 
 wreathed, and crowned with a Viscount's coronet, on a handsome 
 pedestal. By the inscription, it appears that this lady was the wife 
 of Sir John James, of the ancient fapiily of the Lords of Hosterick, 
 in Holland, and daughter of Sir Eobert Killigrew, Vice-Chamber- 
 lain to Henrietta Maria,Queen of Charles I. She died Nov. 6, 1 677. 
 
 Hugh Chamberlain, M.D., and r.R.S. — The principal figure 
 
64 NORTH AISLE. 
 
 on this monument lies, as it were, at ease, upon a sarcophagus, 
 leaning on his right arm, with his hand upon his cap and his 
 head uncovered. In his left hand he holds a book, indicating 
 thereby his intense application to study. On each side are the 
 emblems of physic and longevity; and over his head is Fame 
 descending Avith a trumpet in one hand, and in the other a wreath. 
 On the top are weeping cherubs, and on the pedestal a long in- 
 scription in Latin, setting forth his vast knowledge and industry 
 in his profession, his humanity in relieving the sick, and his con- 
 nections and affinities in social and private life. This gentleman 
 was famous for the improvements he made in midwifery, the 
 practice of which, since his time, has been studied by the faculty 
 to great advantage. He died June 17, 1728, aged sixty-four. — 
 Scheemakers and Delvaux, sculptors. 
 
 Doctor Samuel Arnold, late Organist of this Church, died 
 October 22, 1802, aged sixty-two years. This monument was 
 erected by his afflicted widow : — 
 
 '• Oh, let thy still-loved Son inscribe thy stone, 
 And with a Mother's sorrows mix his own." 
 
 A sickle cutting the lyre is represented below. Turning round 
 on your right is — 
 
 Captain Philip de Sausmarez. — The inscription on this 
 monument is a recital of the deceased's naval exploits, one of 
 those few whose lives ought rather to be measured by their actions 
 than their days. Fi'om sixteen to thirty-seven years of age he 
 served in the navy, and was often surrounded with dangers and 
 difficulties unparalleled, always proving himself an able, active, 
 and gallant officer. He went out a lieutenant on board his 
 Majesty's ship the Centurion, under the auspicious conduct of 
 Commodore Anson, in his expedition to the South Seas. He was 
 commanding officer of the same ship when she was driven from 
 her moorings at the Isle of Titian. In the year 1746, being 
 Captain of the Nottingham, a sixty gun ship, lie (then alone) 
 attacked and took the Mars, a French ship of sixty- four guns 
 In the first engagement of the following year when Admiral 
 Anson defeated and took a squadron of French men-of-war and 
 Indiamen, he had an honourable share; and in the second, under 
 Admiral Hawke, when the enemy, after a long and obstinate 
 resistance, was again routed, in pursuing two ships that were 
 making their escape, he gloriously, but unfortunately fell. He 
 was the son of Matthew de Sausmarez, of the Island of Guernsey, 
 Esq., by Ann Durell, of the Island of Jersey, his wife. He was 
 bom November 17, 1710, killed October 14, 1747, and buried in 
 the Old Church at Plymouth, with all the honours due to his 
 distinguished merits. This monument Avas erected by his brothers 
 and sisters. — S. H. Cheere, sculptor. 
 
 Doctor Charles Burnet. — A tablet with the following in- 
 scription, written by his daughter : — " Sacred to the memory of 
 " Charles Bumey, Mus. D., F.R.S., who, full of years and full of 
 " virtues, the pride of his family, the delight of society, the un- 
 " rivalled chief and scientific historian of his tuneful art — 
 " beloved, revered, regretted, breathed in Chelsea College his 
 
NOKTH AISLE. 65 
 
 *' last sigh ; leaving to posterity a fame unblemished, raised on a 
 " noble basis of intellectual attainments. High principles and 
 ** pure benevolence, goodness with gaiety, talents with taste, were 
 *' of his gifted mind the blended attributes ; while the genial 
 " hilarity of his airy spirits animated or softened his every earthly 
 *' toil : and a conscience without reproach, prepared in the whole 
 " tenor of his mortal life, through the mediation of our Lord 
 *' Jesus Christ, his soul for heaven. Amen. Bom April 7, O.S., 
 *' 1726 ; died April 12, 1814." 
 
 John Blow, Doctor in Music. — Under the tablet is a canon 
 in four parts, set to music, with enrichments, cherubs, and flowers. 
 In the centre is an English inscription, by which it appears he 
 was Organist, Composer, and Master of tlie Children of the 
 Chapel Koyal thirty -five years, and Organist to this Abbey, 
 fifteen years ; that he was scholar to Dr. Christopher Gibbons, 
 and Master to the famous Mr. Purccll, and to most of the eminent 
 masters of his time. He died Oct. 1, 1708, in his sixtieth year. 
 
 "WiLLiAJi Croft. — On the pedestal of this monument, in bas- 
 relief, is an organ, and on the top a bust of the deceased, who 
 was Doctor in Music, Master of the Children, Organist and Com- 
 poser of the Chapel Eoyal, and Organist of Westminster Abbey. 
 He died August 14 1727, aged fifty. 
 
 Dr. Monk, Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol. — This ecclesiastic 
 is represented in a fine brass in the centre of the aisle, holding a 
 crosier suiTnounted with the paschal lamb, the four comers repre- 
 senting the evangelical emblems, while the inscription informs us 
 that he was Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol, Canon of Westmin- 
 ster, Dean of Peterborough, and Eegius Professor at Cambridge, 
 and died June 6, 1859, aged seventy-four. — Hardiman. 
 
 On your left, on the choir side, against the column, is a small 
 tablet to the memory of Henry Purcell, Esq., with tlie fol- 
 lowing inscx'iption : — " Here lies Henry Purcell, who left this life, 
 " and is gone to that blessed place, where only his harmony can be 
 " exceeded." A short, but comprehensive epitaph, expressive of 
 his great merit. He died Nov. 21, 1695, in his thirty-seventh year. 
 
 Sacred to the memory of Captain George Bryan, late o\ His 
 Majesty's Coldstream Eegiment of Foot Guards, son of the Bev. 
 John Bryan and Eliza Louisa, his wife, of Hertford, in the island 
 of Jamaica. He fell in the month of July, 1809, in the twenty- 
 seventh year of his age, at the battle of Talavera, in Spain, so 
 glorious in the annals of British valour, but so deei)ly afllicting 
 to a widowed mother. His remains were interred, with every 
 military honour, in the garden of the convent of St. Jeronimo, 
 when even the officers of tlie enemy joined in evincing respect to 
 his memory and sympathy for his untimely fate. The monument 
 represents a mourner reclining on the basement of a column that 
 holds an urn, over which is the name of Talavera. Military trophies 
 and implements of war are introduced. — Bacon, jun., sculptor. 
 
 Sir Thomas Stamford Baffles : his figure is seated on a 
 handsome moulded pedestal in serious contemplation ; the fol- 
 lowing inscription underneath : — " To the memory of Sir Thomas 
 *' Stamford Baffles, LL.D., F.E.S., Lieutenant-GoA'emor of Java, 
 
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 " and first President of the Zoological Society of London ; born 
 '* in 1781, died in 1826. Selected at an early age to conduct the 
 " Government of the British conquests in the Indian Ocean, by 
 '* wisdom, vigour, and philanthropy, he raised Java to happiness 
 " and prosperity unknown under former rulers. After the sur- 
 " render of that Island to the Dutch, and during his government 
 " in Sumatra, he founded an emporium at Singapore, where he 
 " established freedom of person as the right of the soil, and free- 
 *' dom of trade as the right of the port, he secm-ed to the British 
 " flag the maritime superiority of the Indian Seas. Ardently 
 " attached to science, he labom-ed successfully to add to the 
 " knowledge and enrich the museums of his native land : in 
 " promoting the welfare of the people committed to his charge, 
 " he sought the good of his country and the glory of God." — 
 Chantrey, sculptor. 
 
 ALJiERicus DE CouRCT, Baron of Kinsale. — His Lordship is 
 here represented in full proportion, reposing himself, after the 
 fatigues of an active life, under a rich canopy, finely ornamented 
 and gilt. He was descended, as his inscription shows, from the 
 famous John d(! Courcy, Earl of Ulster, who, in the reign of John, 
 in consideration of his great valour, obtained that extraordinary 
 privilege to him and his heirs, of standing covered before the 
 King. This nobleman was greatly in favour with Charles II. 
 and James II., and commanded a troop of horse under the latter. 
 He died Feb. 9, 1719, aged fifty-seven. 
 
 " To the memory of William Wilberforce, born in Hull, 
 " August 24, 1759, died in London, July 29, 1833. For nearly 
 " half a century a member of the House of Commons, and for six 
 " parliaments dm-ing that period one of the two representatives 
 " for Yorkshire. In an age and country fertile in great and 
 " good men, he was among the foremost of those who fixed the 
 " character of their time ; because to high and various talents, to- 
 " warm benevolence, and to universal candour, he added the 
 " abiding eloquence of a Christian life. Eminent as he was in 
 " every department of public labour, and a leader in every work 
 " of charity, whether to relieve tlie temporal or the spiritual wants 
 " of his fellow men, his name will ever be specially identified with 
 " those exertions which, by the blessing of God, removed from 
 " England the guilt of the African Slave Trade, and prepared tlie 
 " way for the abolition of slavery in every colony in the empire. 
 " In the prosecution of these objects, he relied not in vain on 
 " God : but in the progress, he was called to endure gi'eat obloquy 
 " and great opposition. He outlived, however, all enmity, 
 " and in the evening of his days withdrew from public life and 
 " public observation to the bosom of his family. Yet he died not 
 " unnoticed or forgotten by his country : the Peers and Commons 
 " of England, with the Lord Chancellor and the Speaker at their 
 " head, in solemn procession from their respective houses, carried 
 *' him to his fitting place among the mighty dead around, here to 
 " repose, till, through the merits of Jesus Christ his only Re- 
 " deemer and Saviour, whom in his life and in his Amtings he 
 " had desired to glorify, he shall rise in the resurrection of the 
 
NORTH AISLE. 67 
 
 " just." His figure is seated on a pedestal, very ingeniously done, 
 and truly expressive of his age, and of the pleasure he seemed 
 to derive' from his ovra thoughts. — Joseph, sculptor. 
 
 Above is Dr. Plenderleath. — A medallion of the deceased 
 is fixed up with ribbon, under which is Hygeia, the cup of health, 
 a serpent twining round, and a bough of cypress lying on it. 
 Below is written in a book — " He healed — 'many that were sick 
 " ' of divers diseases.'" (St. Mark, i. 34.) Under the book is an 
 -/Esculapius as an emblem of physic. " In memory of Dr. John 
 " Plenderleath, third son of John Plenderleath, Esq., of Glen, in 
 " Tweedale, Scotland, Physician to the forces serving under the 
 *' Marquis of Wellington in Portugal, who died at Coimbra, of a 
 ' ' typhus fever, on the 1 8th of June, 1811, aged twenty- eight years. 
 " He was eminently distinguished by the strength of liis mental 
 " faculties, his great classical and professional knowledge ; and 
 '• no less by the humanity of his heart, which manifested itself 
 " on all occasions, and especially towards the numerous sick and 
 " wounded, both of his countrymen and of the enemy, which 
 " were committed to his care. In commemoration of his public 
 " virtues, and of his many amiable qualities in private life, this 
 " monument is erected as a small tribute of parental aflfection.*^ 
 — Bacon, jun., sculptor. 
 
 A monument to Sir Thomas Duppa, prettily ornamented with 
 flowers and foliage, and on the top Avith an tirn wreathed. The in- 
 scription shows that Sir Thomas in his youth waited on Charles II. 
 when he was Prince of Wales. He was afterwards made Gentle- 
 man Usher and Daily Waiter, and then Gentleman Uslier of the 
 Black Rod, in which office he died, April 25, 1694, aged 75. 
 
 Behind you, looking upwai'ds, in the window is a monument 
 to the Rev. Evelyn Levett Sutton, M.A., Prebendary of 
 Westminster, Rector of High Holden, in the Isle of Thanet. 
 Born 1777. On Sunday, 25th January, 1834, when reading the 
 Ninth Commandment, suddenly fell down, was removed fi'om the 
 choir to his house, where he died the same evening. The inscrip- 
 tion is as follows : — " The leainiing of the scholar, the benevolence 
 " of the Christian, obtained the esteem of tlie wise and the good, 
 " while his graceful Avit, classic elegance of mind, and gentle and 
 " generous heart, made him the delight of all that knew him ; 
 *' his Avidow, noAv happiest when recalling her husband's worth 
 " and loA'e, seeks, on this monument, to record her loss and her 
 " affection." A female is represented in front of the pedestal, 
 resting her head on books of divinity. — Chantrey, sculptor. 
 
 " To the memory of Sir George Leonard Staunton, Bart., 
 *' of Cargin, county of Galway, Ireland. His life was devoted to 
 " his country's service, in A-arious parts of the globe ; his conduct 
 " on all occasions Avas distinguished by finnness, prudence, and 
 " integrity, and in a peculiar manner displayed in the treaty of 
 " peace concluded Avith Tippoo Sultan, in 1784, by Avhich the 
 " British interests in India were promoted and secured. Bom 
 " 19th April, 1737; died 14th January, 1801." Sir George seems 
 expounding the laAV to a native. A tiger is represented at the 
 east end of the monument. — Chantrey, sculptor. 
 
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 Beneath is a fine bust of Admiral West. — The inscription is 
 remarkable for historical relation, viz.; — ''Sacred to the me- 
 " mory of Temple West, Esq., who, dedicating liimself from his 
 " earliest youth to the naval service of his country, rose with 
 " merit and reputation to the rank of Vice-Admiral of the Wliite. 
 *' Sagacious, active, industrious, a skilful seaman, cool, intrepid, 
 ^' and resolute, he proved himself a gallant officer. In the signal 
 "victory obtained over the French, May 3, 1747, he was Captain 
 " of the ship which carried Sir Peter Warren, and acquired 
 '' peculiar honour, even on that day of general glory. In the less 
 " successful engagement near Minorca, May 20, 1756, wherein, 
 ^' as Rear- Admiral, he commanded the second division, his dis- 
 '' tmguished courage and animated example were admired by 
 " the whole British squadron ; confessed by that of Irance ; and, 
 " amidst the national discontent which followed, rewarded, as 
 " they deserved, by the warmest applauses of his country, and 
 " the just approbation of his Sovereign. On the 17th November 
 *' following, he was appointed one of the Lords Commissioners 
 " of the Admiralty. He adorned his station by a modesty which 
 ^' concealed from him his own merit, and a candour which dis- 
 " posed him to reward that of others. With these talents he 
 " possessed the milder graces of domestic life : to the frank and 
 " generous spirit of an officer, he added the ease and politeness 
 " of a gentleman ; and with the moral and social virtues of a good 
 " man, he exercised the duties of a Christian. A life so honour- 
 " able to himself, so dear to his friends, so useful to his country, 
 " was ended at the age of forty-three, a.d. 1757. To preserve to 
 " posterity his fame, and his example, this monument was erected 
 " by the daughter of the brave unfortunate Balchen, the wife of 
 " Temple West, a.d. 1761." 
 
 On the next monument are placed the arms of Richard le 
 Neve, Esq., with the instruments of war. The English inscrip- 
 tion informs us, that being made commander of his Majesty's 
 ship the Edgar, he was unfortunately killed in the twenty-seventh 
 year of his age, in that sharp engagement with the Hollanders, 
 on the 11th August, 1673. 
 
 Sir EoMUND Prideaux, Bart. — Near this monument, in one 
 grave, in the middle aisle, are deposited the remains of Sir Ed- 
 mund Prideaux, of Netherton, in Devonshire, Bart., and Dame 
 Ann, his second wife. He departed this life, February 26, 1 728, 
 in his fifty-fifth year; and she the 10th May, 1741, aged fifty- 
 five years. Their daughter Ann erected this monument to their 
 memories. — Cheer e, sculptor. 
 
 Dame Elizabeth Carteret. — She was daughter of Sir 
 Edward Carteret, Knight, Gentleman Usher to Charles I., and 
 second wife and relict of Sir Philip de Carteret, and by him 
 mother of Sir Charles Carteret, her only son, by whose death was 
 extinguished the eldest branch of the ancient family of the Car- 
 terets, Signeurs of St. Owen, in the Isle of Jersey. She died 
 March 26, 1717, aged fifty-two. 
 
 Opposite is the tablet of Dr. Peter Hetlin, on the top of 
 which are the arms of Heylin. On the face of the tablet is a 
 
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 long Latia inscription greatlj to his praise. Died May 8, 1662, 
 aged 63. 
 
 A tablet to Charles Williams, Esq. — The scrollwork and 
 scalloping are somewhat remarkable. The inscription tells us 
 that the deceased was of Caerleon, in Monmouthshire, a strenu- 
 ous defender of the Church and public liberty, and a good and 
 generous man. He died August 29, 1720, aged eighty-seven. 
 
 Charles Agar, D.D, — This monument consists of a fine 
 representation of the Archbishop relieving the poor, who are also 
 finely executed, and the clergy of the diocese on the right hand, 
 with the following inscription : — " Sacred to the memory of 
 " Cliarles Agar, D.D., Earl of Normanton, and Archbishop of 
 ■'* Dublin. He was educated at Westminster School, and was a 
 *' student of Christ Church, Oxford ; in 1768, he was consecrated 
 ** Bishop of Cloyne, in Ireland, and translated from thence to 
 ** the Archbishoprick of Cashel, in 1779 ; in 1795, he was created 
 ^' Baron Somerton, of Somerton, in the county of Kilkenny, and 
 " Viscount Somerton, in 1800 ; in the following year he became 
 *' Archbishop of Dublin, and in the year 1806, was created Earl 
 ^' of Normanton. He departed this life, July 14, 1809, aged 
 ■" seventy-two years, and rests near this spot, in the same grave 
 ^' with his uncle, tlie Right Hon. AVellbore Ellis, Baron Mendip. 
 ** In the course of his episcopal labours, not less than seventeen 
 ** churches, and twenty -two glebe-houses, for the residen-ce of his 
 " clergy, were built under his direction and assistance ; and he 
 ** erected, principally at his own expense, the Cathedral Church 
 ^ of Cashel. As a statesman and a prelate, he was an able and 
 ^ zealous supporter of the religion which he professed and taught, 
 " and of the country at whose councils he assisted. His care for 
 *' the welfare of the Church, is testified by the numerous acts of 
 ** Parliament he framed for its permanent regulation and sup- 
 " port. The perfect state in which his dioceses were left, and the 
 ** veneration impressed by his talents and virtues on the hearts of 
 ■" those over whom he presided, are far nobler monuments than 
 *' any which can be erected to his memory." — Bacon, jun., sculptor. 
 
 In the window is the following inscription : — " To the memory 
 ■" of the most affectionate of brothers, George Lindsay John- 
 *' STONE, Esq., this monument is erected by his afflicted sister.** 
 His remains are interred in the South Cloister. Grief is repre- 
 sented in a mournful posture over a coffin, on the side of which 
 is a medallion of the deceased. — Flaxman, sculptor. 
 
 Robert, Lord Constable. — On the face of the monument is 
 this inscription : — " Near this lies the Right Hon. Robert, Lord 
 ** Constable, Viscount Dunbar, who departed this life November 
 *' 23, 1714, in his sixty-fourth year. Also his second wife, the 
 *' Right Hon, Dorothy Brudenell, Countess of Westmoreland, 
 *' who departed this life January 26, 1739, aged ninety-one." 
 
 Here you pass through the gate. 
 
 Thomas Livingstone, Viscount Teviot.— The top of this 
 monument is decorated with the arms, supporters, and crest of 
 this nobleman, and Avith military trophies, alluding to his profes- 
 sion of a soldier. On the face of the monument is a long Latin 
 
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 inscription, showing that he was born in Holland, but descended 
 from the Livingstones in Scotland ; that from his childhood he 
 was trained to arms ; that he attended the Prince of Orange into 
 Britain as a Colonel of Foot ; that he rose to the rank of Lieu- 
 tenant- General, and General of the Scotch forces ; was made 
 Master of the Ordnance, and a Privy Councillor; that he secured 
 Scotland to the King, by one decisive action on the Spey, for 
 which he was advanced to the dignity of Viscount. He died 
 January 14, 1710, aged sixty. 
 
 Edward de Carteret. — This neat monument is ornamented 
 with cherubs, and with festoons of leaves and fruit, finely em- 
 bossed, and was erected to the child whose name is inscribed upon 
 it, who died in the eighth year of his age, Oct. 30, 1677. He was 
 son of Sir Edward de Carteret, Gentleman Usher to Charles IL 
 
 Philip Carteret. — Figure of Time, standing on an altar, 
 and holding a scroll in his hand, whereon are written, in sapphic 
 verse, lines to the following import, which he is supposed to be 
 repeating : — 
 
 • Why flow the mournful Muse's tear. 
 For thee, cut ddwn in life's full 
 prime? 
 
 Why sighs for thee the parent dear. 
 Crept by the scythe of hoary time? 
 
 Lol this, my boy's, the common lot; 
 To me thy memory entrust; 
 
 When all that's dear shall be forgot, 
 I'll guard thy venerable dust. 
 
 From age to age, as I proclaim 
 Thy learning, piety, and truth. 
 
 Thy great examples shall enflame, 
 And emulation raise in youth." 
 
 Over all is the bust of the noble youth here alluded to, who was 
 son of Lord George Carteret, and died a King's scholar, at West- 
 minster, ripe for the University, March 19, 1710, aged nineteen. 
 •—David, sculptor. 
 
 Above is a memorial window put up by friends of the great 
 engineer, Kobert Stephenson — George Stephenson, Teflord, 
 Smeaton, Robert Stephenson, Watt, Rennie: — Bonha Bridge, 
 over the Nile; William of Wykeham ; Britannia Bridge (tubular), 
 over the Menai Straits ; Hiram ; Building of the Second Temple ; 
 Bezaleel ; Building of the Temple by Solomon ; Noah ; The 
 Erection of the Tabernacle ; Tubal Cain ; Building of the Ark 
 by Noah ; Victoria Bridge, over the St. Lawrence ; Sir C. Wren ; 
 High Level Bridge at Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Mch. Angelo ; 
 The Colosseum at Rome ; Archimedes ; Building of a Roman 
 Aqueduct; Euclid; Treasure Cities of Egypt; Cheops; Building 
 of Nineveh. 
 
 The next is to the memory of Joseph Locke, R.A., and Presi- 
 dent of the Society of Engineers : — Our Lord in Majesty ; The 
 Lord healing the impotent at Bethesda ; Our Lord healing the 
 withered hand ; Resurrection of Our Lord ; Our Lord and dis- 
 ciples walking in the corn-field. 
 
 Above is a little monument, consisting of an urn over a tablet 
 that has a Latin inscription, reciting the high character of Sir 
 James Stewart Denham, Bart., who died Nov. 26, 1780, aged 
 sixty -seven. 
 
 Suspended by a knot of ribbons, fastened to a pyramid of 
 various-coloured marble, is .a fine medallion, with the words-ri 
 
NORTH AISLE. 71 
 
 "Henry Priestman, Esq." round the head. Underneath are 
 naval trophies and sea instruments, most admirably sculptured, 
 and upon the base an inscription, showing that the person to 
 whose memory the monument is erected, was Commander-in- 
 Chief of a squadron of ships of war in the reign of Charles H., a 
 Commissioner of the Navy, and one of the Commissioners for 
 executing the office of Lord High Admiral of England, in the 
 reign of William IIL He died August 20, 1712, aged sixty-five. 
 — Bird, sculptor. 
 
 A rostral column of curiously-veined marble, on which are 
 depicted the prows of galleys, a Medusa's head, naval and 
 military trophies, &c., with this short inscription : — " To the 
 *' memory of John Baker, Esq., Vice-Admiral of the White 
 " Squadron of the British Fleet, who, when he commanded in the 
 "Mediterranean, died at Port-Mahon, November 20, 1716, aged 
 '* fifty-six. He was a brave, judicious, and experienced ofiicer, 
 " a sincere friend, and a true lover of his country. Manet post 
 ^\funera virtus T^ — Bird, sculptor. 
 
 A monument to the memory of Richard Mead, M.D., on 
 which are his bust and various emblematical devices, expressive 
 of his great learning and physical knowledge, for which he was 
 eminent. He was of an ancient family in Buckinghamshire, was 
 Physician in Ordinary to his Majesty, Fellow of the College of 
 Physicians, and of the Royal Society ; a great promoter of the 
 Foundling Hospital, and well known to the world by his writings. 
 He died the 14th of March, 1754, aged eighty-one. — ScheemakerSj 
 scidptor. 
 
 On the column, on your right hand, is a small tablet erected 
 to the memory of Gilbert Thornburoh, Esq., an honest 
 courtier, faithiul to his God, his Prince, and his friends, who 
 died October 6, 1677, aged fifty-six. 
 
 In the window is a monument — " To the memory of the Right 
 ** Honourable Spencer Perceval, Chancellor of the Exchequer, 
 " and First Lord of the Treasury. This monument was erected 
 " by the Prince Regent and the Parliament, to record their deep 
 " sense of his public and private virtues, and to mark the nation's 
 " abhorrence of the act by which he fell. Born 1st November, 
 " 1762 ; assassinated within the walls of the House of Commons, 
 " 11th May, 1812." In bas-relief he is represented falling into 
 the arms of the officers of the House of Commons in the lobby 
 of the House, where the members are seen rushing forward to 
 witness the sad catastrophe : the second figure to the left represents 
 the assassin (Bellingham). A figure of Mr. Perceval is lying 
 on a mattress, under which is a sarcophagus, the figure of 
 power (with the fasces) weeping over him. At his feet are two 
 figures, Truth (with the mirror), Temperance (the bridle). — 
 Westmacott, sculptor. 
 
 Robert and Richakd Cholmondelet. — The Latin inscrip- 
 tion informs us that the second and fourth sons of Robert 
 Viscount Cholmondeley, lie here interred. Robert, a King's 
 scholar, died at fourteen, February 4, 1678 ; Richard died June 9, 
 1680. Both youths of promising genius. 
 
72 NORTH AISLE. 
 
 Edward Mansell, eldest son of Sir Edward Mansell, of 
 Margam, in Glamorganshire, Bart., who died June 20, 1681, 
 aged 1.5. 
 
 Against a pillar, on a tablet of white marble, is a long inscrip- 
 tion in English, setting forth the descent of Edward Herbert, 
 Esq. He was lineally descended from Sir George Herbert, of 
 Swansea, in Glamorganshire, first sheriff of that county after the 
 union of the principality of Wales in 1542. He died Sept. 18, 
 1715, aged twenty-three, leaving one son, Thomas, then two 
 years old. 
 
 A double monument, being two oval tables between three 
 wreathed pillars, neatly ornamented and inscribed ; the first to 
 the memory of William Morgan, second son of William 
 Morgan, of Tredegar, in Monmouthshire, who died February 1, 
 1683, in the nineteenth year of hfs age ; tlie other, Thomas Man- 
 SEL, eldest son of Busy Mansel, of Britain's Ferry, Glamorgan- 
 shire, who died December 13, 1684, aged thirty-eight. 
 
 Mrs. Jane Hill. — This lady, who is here represented on a 
 pedestal, in the ancient dress of her time, appears by the inscrip- 
 tion to have been the daughter of Thomas Stoteville, of Brinkley, 
 in Cambridgeshire, and wife, first to Edward Ellis, of Chesterton, 
 and then to Othowell Hill, LL.D., and Chancellor of the diocese 
 of Lincoln. She died April 27, 1631, aged seventy-eight. 
 
 In the window above, is a monument to the memory of Miss 
 Ann Whytell, who died 17th August, 1788. Upon an urn are 
 leaning two figures of Innocence and Peace, having the emblems 
 in their hands, the dove and olive-branch. — Bacon, sculptor. 
 
 Above is a monument erected — " To the memory of John 
 ^' Stewart, Esq., Captain in the Royal NaA^y ; son of William 
 " Stewart, Esq., of Castle Stewart, in Wigtownshire, and Eu- 
 " phemia, daughter of Lord Fortros. He entered the Navy at an 
 " early age, and distinguished himself in every rank and branch 
 " of the service, particularly when in command of the Seahorse, 
 " of thirty-eight guns, with which single ship he totally defeated 
 " a Turkish squadron, and captured the Bedere Zaifer, carrying 
 " fifty-one guns. He died in London, on the 25th October, 1811, 
 *' aged thirty-six years. The knowledge, decision, and coolness 
 *' which he displayed as an officer, won him the confidence of all 
 ^' who served with him ; the gaiety and cheerfulness of his temper, 
 •" the frankness of his disposition, and the warmth and goodness 
 "' of his heart, rendered him the delight of all who approached 
 " him, and made his death an equal loss to private society and 
 ■** to his country." 
 
 On the left is a handsome monument of Governor Lotek, 
 consisting of a single figure, representing Generosity, attended 
 by a lion, who is sustaining a medallion, with his portrait upon 
 a pedestal, on which is inscribed, in Latin, his great character, 
 and the high oflSces he exercised over the Dutch settlements in 
 India, where he ai'rived in the year 1732; married Henrietta 
 Beaumont, August 24, 1733, who died August 10, 1755. He 
 returned to Europe in 1758, married in England July 4, 1765, 
 to Leetitia Cotes, of Cotes, in Staffordshire, and died at Utrecht, 
 
NOETH AISLE. 73 
 
 May 25, 1 789, setatis eighty. The lower inscription is the fifteenth 
 Psalm, except the last verse, and concludes — " Such was John 
 " Gideon Loten." — Banks, sculptor. ' 
 
 Mrs. Mary Beaufot. — The principal figure is represented 
 in a devout posture, with cherubs crowning her ; on each side 
 are Cupids lamenting the early decay of virgin beauty ; and 
 underneath, the arms of her family, quarterly, upheld by cherubs. 
 The inscription on the base: — "Beader! whoe'er thou art, let 
 " the sight of this tomb imprint on thy mind, that young and 
 " old (without distinction) leave this world ; and therefore fail not 
 " to secure the next." This lady was only daughter and heiress 
 of Sir Henry Beaufoy, of Guy's Cliff, near Warwick, by the 
 Hon. Charlotte Lane, eldest daughter of George, Lord Viscount 
 Lansborough. She died July 12, 1705. — Grinling Gibbons, 
 sculptor. 
 
 " Robert Killigrew, of Arwenack, in Cornwall, Esq. ; son 
 " of Thomas and Charlotte ; Page of Honour to Charles IL ; 
 " Brigadier-General of Her Majesty's Forces ; killed in Spain, in 
 " the battle of Almanza, April 14, 1707, atatis suce forty-seven. 
 " Militavit amiis twenty-four." A fine piece of sculpture, cut 
 out of one stone. The embellishments are distinct and very pic- 
 turesque, and the inscription modest and soldierlike. — Bird^ 
 sculptor. In front of this monument Ben Jonson was buried. 
 
 On a small tablet is the following inscripteon : — " In memory 
 " of Thomas Banks, Esq., R.A., Sculptor, whose superior abili- 
 " ties in his profession added a lustre to the arts of his country, 
 " and whose character as a man reflected honour on human 
 " nature. His earthly remains were deposited by his desire on the 
 " north side of the churchyard at Paddington. His spirit is with 
 " God. He died Feb. 2, 1805, aged seventy years." 
 
 John Hunter. — The remains of this celebrated anatomist 
 were removed from the Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields to the 
 Abbey in 1859. "The Royal College of Surgeons of England 
 " have placed this Tablet over the grave of Hunter, to record 
 " their admiration of his genius as a gifted interpreter of the 
 " Divine power and wisdom at work in the laws of organic life, 
 " and their grateful veneration for his services to mankind as the 
 " founder of scientific surgery." Born, 1728 ; died, 1793. 
 
 Sir Robert Wilson and Lady. — A very fine brass beside that 
 of Hunter. He was born in 1777, died 1849. 
 
 Colonel James Bringfield.— This monument is ornamented 
 with military trophies, cherubs, &c., and surrounded by a mant- 
 ling, enclosing a table on which are written the deceased's 
 military preferments, the manner of his death and burial, and 
 the praises of his piety and virtue. He was born at Abingdon, 
 Equerry to Prince George of Denmark, and Aid-de-Camp to the 
 great Duke of Marlborough ; was killed by a cannon ball, as he 
 was remounting his General on a fresh horse, at the battle of 
 Ramilies, on Whitsunday, May 12, 1706, and was interred at 
 Barechem, in tlie province of Brabant, aged fifty. 
 
 One of the windows in tlie north aisle of the nave of West- 
 minster Abbey has recently been filled with stained glass in 
 
74 NORTH AISLE. 
 
 memory of the late ]\'Ir..BRUNEL. Along the bottom of the win- 
 dow (which consists of two lights, each 23 feet 6 inches high, and 
 4 feet wide, surmounted by a quatrefoil opening, 6 feet 6 inches 
 across) is the inscription, '^ In memory of Isambard Kingdom 
 "Brunei, Civil Engineer. Born April 9, 1806. Died September 
 "15, 1859." Over this are four allegorical figures (two in each 
 light): Fortitude, Justice, Faith, and Charity. The upper part 
 of the window consists of six panels, divided by a pattern-work 
 of lilies and pomegranates. The panels contain subjects from the 
 history of the Temple. The three subjects in the western light 
 represent scenes from the Old Testament: viz., the Dedication of 
 the Temple by Solomon, the Finding of the Book of the Law by 
 Hilkiah, and the Laying the Foundations of the Second Temple. 
 The subjects in the eastern light are from the New Testament : 
 viz., Simeon Blessing the Infant Saviour, Christ Disputing with 
 the Doctors, and the Disciples pointing out to Christ the Build- 
 ings of the Temple. In the heads of the lights are angels kneel- 
 ing, and in the quatrefoil is a representation of Our Lord in Glory, 
 surrounded by angels. The work was placed in the hands of 
 Mr. R. Norman Shaw, of the firm of Nesfield & Shaw, Architects, 
 who prepared the general design, arranged the scale of the various 
 figures, and designed the ornamental pattern work. The figure 
 subjects were drawn by Mr. Henry Holyday, and the whole 
 design was executed in glass by Messrs. Heaton, Butler, & 
 Bayne, of Garrick Street, Govent Garden. 
 
 "To the memory of William Levinz, Esq., grandson of Sir 
 '* Cresswell Levinz, Knt., who was Attorney-General in the reign 
 "of Charles H., and afterwards one of the Justices of Common 
 '* Pleas, from which station he was displaced in the reign of James 
 " n. for opposing the dispensing power, and was one of the counsel 
 " for the seven Bishops. William Levinz, the son of Sir Cresswell, 
 " represented the county of Nottingham in Parliament, as did his 
 " son, William Levinz, till the year 1747, when he was appointed 
 " a Commissioner of his Majesty's Customs, and in 1763, Re- 
 *' ceiver-General of the said revenue, in which ofiice he died, 
 " the 17th of August, 1765, aged fifty- two years." — 11. Hayward, 
 sculptor. 
 
 Heneage Tw^ysden. — This monument is to the memory of 
 a young hero slain in the battle of Blarignies, in Hainault, while 
 Aid-de-Camp to John, Duke of Argyle, who commanded the 
 right wing of the confederate army. He was the seventh son of 
 Sir William Twysden, Bart., a youth of the greatest expectations, 
 had not the fortune of war put an early stop to his rising merit, 
 in the twenty-ninth year of his age, 1709. Above this are two 
 small monuments to the memory of two of his brothers, Josiah 
 and John. Josiah was a Captain at the siege of Agremont, in 
 Flanders, and slain by a cannon shot, in 1708, aged twenty-three. 
 John was a Lieutenant in the Admiral's ship under Sir Cloudesly 
 Shovel, and perished with him in 1707, aged twenty-four. 
 
 John Woodward, M.D. — This is an elegant monument, and 
 the figures most admirably finished. The head of the deceased 
 (who was Professor of Physic in Gresham College) in profile, is 
 
NORTH AISLE. 75 
 
 very masterly, and the lady that holds it inimitable. The inscrip- 
 tion is a kind of panegyric upon tlie great parts and learning of 
 the deceased, which entitled him to the distinction he received. 
 He died in May, 1728, aged sixty-three. — Scheemakers, sculptor. 
 
 Martha Price. — This monument is ornamented with festoons 
 of fruit, flowers, and foliage, and the inscription shows that she 
 was the wife of Gervase Price, Esq., who served Charles H. in the 
 double capacity of Sergeant-Trumpeter and Gentleman of the 
 Bows. She died April 7, 1678. 
 
 Above is a monument to the memories of Captains Hervey and 
 HuTT, who were engaged in the naval action under Lord Howe. 
 I: is principally composed of two colossal figures, Britannia and 
 Fame, placed one on each side a large vase, on which are por- 
 traits of the deceased Captains. Britannia is decorating the vase 
 with laurel, Avhile Fame is pointing to the names of the heroes 
 engraven on the base which supports the vase.— 5acon, jwn., 
 sculptor. 
 
 Beneath is the effigy of Anne, Countess Dowager of Clan- 
 RiCKARD, resting upon a tomb, and under it is the following 
 inscription :—" Here lies the Right Honourable Anne, Countess 
 " Dowager of Clanrickard, eldest daughter of John Smith, Esq., 
 " who is interred near this place. She mamed first, Hugh Parker, 
 " Esq., eldest son of Sir Henry Parker, of Honington, in the county 
 " of Warwick, Bart., by whom she had the present Sir Henry John 
 " Parker, Bart., three other sons, and three daughters. By her 
 ** second husband, Michael, Earl of Clanrickard, of the kingdom 
 *' of Ireland, the head of the ancient and noble family of the 
 *' Burkes, she had Smith, now Earl of Clanrickard, and two 
 *' daughters, Lady Anne and Lady Mary. She died January 1, 
 " 1732, in her forty-ninth year." 
 
 General Lawrence. — This monument was erected at the ex- 
 pense of the East India Company, in memory of the man who, by 
 the conquest of Pondicherry, and the defence of Tritchinopoly, 
 reduced the power of the French in the East, and paved the way 
 for one of the richest empires that ever a trading people aspired 
 to command, which, however, was in the year 1783, in so lament- 
 able a situation, wasted by war, and oppressed by European plun- 
 derers, that, from being one of the richest countries in the world, it 
 became the most deplorable. On the top is an admirable bust of 
 the General, to which the genius of the Company is pointing, 
 while Fame is declaring his noble exploits, at the same time hold- 
 ing in her hand a shield, on which is written : — " For discipline 
 " established, fortresses protected, settlements extended, French 
 *' and Indian armies defeated, and peace concluded in the Car- 
 " natic." Close under the bust is -svritten : " Bom March 6, 
 " 1697; died January 10, 1775." On a table of beautiful marble 
 in relief, is represented the siege of a great city, and imder it is 
 the word Tritchinopoly. — Tayler, sculptor. 
 
 Up high is a tablet to Colonel John Davis, President of the 
 Council of the Island of St Christopher, who died December 13, 
 1725, aged sixty-three. 
 
 Penelope Egerton. — The lady for whom this monument was 
 
76 NOETH-WEST TOWER. 
 
 erected, was daughter of Robert, Lord Nedham, Viscount Kil- 
 murray, and wife of Randolph Egerton. of Bentley, in Cheshire, 
 an eminent Loyalist, Major-General of Horse to Charles L, and 
 Lieutenant-Colonel to Charles II. 's own troop of Guards. She 
 died in child-bed, April 13, 1670. 
 
 A tablet placed high above to the memory of James Egerton, 
 son of Major-General Egerton, who died April 13, 1687, aged 
 nine years. 
 
 The west window is filled with painted glass : the figures of 
 Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Moses and Aaron, and the twelve 
 Patriarchs ; the arms of Sebert, Edward the Confessor, Queea 
 Elizabeth, George II., and Dean Wilcocks, Bishop of Rochester: 
 date 1735. 
 
 In the window at the end of the North Aisle, is a figure in 
 stained glass (supposed to be Edward the Confessor), but the 
 colours being of water blue, no particular face can be distin- 
 guished. 
 
 In the window of the South Aisle, the figure is supposed to be 
 that of Edward the Black Prince. 
 
 Snrtli-BBst €mn. 
 
 ^HE Right Honourable Charles James Fox is repre- 
 sented on a mattress, falling into the arms of Liberty. 
 Peace (with the olive branch and dove) is reclining on 
 his knee. An African thanking him for the part he took 
 in the cause of Freedom. Born Jan. 24, 1749 ; died Sept. 13, 
 1806, aged fifty-seven. — Sir liichard Westmacott, sculptor. 
 
 In the North-west Tower is a monument to Captain Montague. 
 He fell with Captains Hervey and Hutt in Earl Howe's engage- 
 ment, on the 1st of June, 1794, when a signal and important 
 victory was obtained over the French fleet. The King and Par- 
 liament, in consequence, directed this monument to be erected. 
 The Captain is represented with his hand resting on his sword j 
 Victory, alighting, is waving the laurel crown over his head; a 
 trophy of naval flags hangs over a basso-relievo of prisoners 
 behind; on the front of this pedestal is the engagement; on the 
 right side is Neptune's trident, and a crown of oak ; on the left, 
 a wreath of laurel containing the word "Constitution;" the base 
 is guarded by two lions. — Flaxman, sculptor. 
 
 On the right, upon a pedestal with appropriate emblems, is an 
 exceedingly animated and life-like bust of the Eight Hon. Sir 
 James Macintosh, M.P., one of the most distinguished men of 
 his time, and who attained to great eminence in literature, philo- 
 sophy, history, and politics. He was bom at Aldonric, on the 
 banks of Lochness, Scotland, on the 24th October, 1765; was 
 knighted in 1804; in 1830 he was appointed to a seat at the 
 Board of Control, and died 30th May, 1832, regretted (it is said) 
 with more sincerity, and admired with less envy than any maia 
 of his age. — Theed, sculptor. 
 
NORTH-WEST TOWER. 77 
 
 At the back is a monument sacred to the memory of the 
 Honourable George Augustus Erederick Lake, late Lieute- 
 nant-Colonel in his Majesty's twenty-ninth Regiment of Foot, 
 who fell at the head of his Grenadiers, in driving the enemy from 
 the heights of Roliea, in Portugal, on the 17th of August, 1808. 
 This stone is erected to his memory by the officers, non-commis- 
 sioned officers, drummers, and privates of the corps, as a testi- 
 mony of their high regard and esteem. — Stnith, sculptor. 
 
 Beneath is a monument to the Right Hon. George Tiernet, 
 whose bust is placed on a pedestal, with the following inscrip- 
 tion : — " To the memory of the Right Honourable George Tiemey, 
 " bom in 1762 ; died in 1830. A man equally distinguished for 
 " the disinterested integrity of his public conduct, and the un- 
 " pretended' virtues of his private life. In Parliament he was 
 " long conspicuous for a style of oratory peculiarly his own ; 
 " plain, familiar, forcible, and persuasive, abounding in proofs 
 " of natural shrewdness, and strokes of original learning, and 
 " sustained throughout by an accurate knowledge of details, and 
 " an unostentatious command of clear language. Without having 
 " obtained the rewards of wealth or station, he secured the respect 
 " and esteem of his contemporaries, by the consistency of his 
 " political principles, and his unwearied activity in supporting 
 " them ; by the simplicity of his manners, and the benevolence of 
 " his character ; and by an unaffected reverence for religion. 
 " His sur^'iving friends have raised this monument, to be a testi- 
 " mony of their affection, and a reward of his talents and virtues.'* 
 — Westmacott, jun., sculptor. 
 
 Next is a new monument to the memory of Henry Richard 
 Vassal Fox, Baron Holland, born November 23, 1773, and died 
 October 22, 1840, aged sixty-seven. On the steps that lead up to 
 the door of a vault are three figures ; on the left hand of the 
 spectator is Genius, with his old funeral emblem, the reversed 
 torch ; climbing the steps to the right are, in rich combination. 
 Literature and Science. A scroll is in the hands of Literature, 
 and that of Science rests upon her wheel. Over the doorway of 
 the tomb, the key-stone, enriched by a coiling serpent (the old 
 emblem of eternity), assists to support the cornice, from which 
 rise a rusticated pediment and pedestal ; on the latter is placed a 
 colossal bust of the deceased Lord, and on either side of the tomb 
 are bassi-relievi, representing severally Charity and Justice. The 
 monument is twenty feet high, eleven feet six inches wide, and 
 has six feet of projection from the wall. The architectural portions 
 are of Sicilian marble. Without inscription. — Baily, sculptor. 
 
 On the left is a monument erected by the corps of Royal 
 Engineers, to the memory of Lieutenant- Colonel Sir Richard 
 Fletcher, Knight and Baronet, who, after highly-distinguished 
 services, as Commanding Royal Engineer, with the army under 
 the Duke of Wellington, in the Peninsular War, was killed at the- 
 storming of St. Sebastian, 1812, in the forty-fifth year of his age. 
 — Baily, sculptor. 
 
 Above is a tablet with naval trophies, sacred to the memory of 
 Rear-Admiral Sir George Hope, K.C.B., erected by several 
 
78 THE NAVE. 
 
 Captains in the Royal Navy, who served under him as Midship- 
 men. — Turnerelli, sculptor. 
 
 A small tablet to the memory of the Hon. Charles Banks 
 Stanhope, second son of Charles, Earl of Stanhope, and nephew of 
 the Right Hon. William Pitt, Major of the fiftieth Regiment of 
 Foot, who in the act of gallantly encouraging his men, fell by a 
 musket-shot in the battle of Corunna. This tablet is affection- 
 ately inscribed by his afflicted sister, who can neither do justice 
 to his virtues, nor sufficiently deplore his loss. Born 3rd June, 
 1785; died 16th January, 1809. 
 
 William Horneck, Esq. — This monument is embellished 
 with books, plans, and instruments of fortification, alluding to 
 the employment of the deceased as Chief Engineer to the Royal 
 Train. The inscription informs us that he learned the art of war 
 under the great Duke of Marlborough. He died May 9, 1746, 
 aged sixty-two. 
 
 Beneath, to the right, is a bust erected to Major James 
 Rennell, who died March 29, 1830, in his eighty-eighth year. 
 His useful life, firm character, and high talents, are amply exhi- 
 bited in his works, and need no other monument. This tablet, 
 therefore, merely records, that this celebrated man was buried 
 near this spot. — Baily, sculptor. 
 
 Zachary Macaulay. — A bust on a pedestal ; the inscription 
 as follows: — "In grateful remembrance of Zachary Macaulay, 
 " who, dming a protracted life, with an intense but quiet per- 
 " severance, which no success could relax, no reverse could 
 " subdue, no toil, privations, or reproach could daunt, devoted his 
 " time, talents, fortune, and all the energies of his mind and 
 " body to the service of the most injured and helpless of man- 
 " kind ; and partook for more than forty years in the counsels 
 *' and in the labours which, guided and blessed by God, first 
 " rescued the British empire from the guilt of the Slave Trade, 
 " and finally conferred freedom on 800,000 slaves ; this tablet is 
 " erected by those who drew wisdom from his mind, and a lesson 
 " from his life, and who humbly rejoice in the assurance that, 
 " through the Divine Redeemer, the foundation of all his hopes, 
 " he shares in the happiness of those who rest from their labours, 
 " and their works do follow them." He was born at Inverary, 
 North Britain, on the 2nd of May, 1768, and died in London on 
 the 13th May, 1838. — Weekes, sculptor. 
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 The Organ Screen was erected by the Dean and Chapter in 
 1831, designed by Mr. Blore, Architect to the Abbey, and exe- 
 cuted with great precision. Four pilasters with decorated finials 
 divide the Screen into three compartments, the centre for the gate 
 of entrance to the choir from the west, the other two contain the 
 monuments of Sir Isaac Newton and Earl Stanhope; on each of 
 the pilasters are projecting pedestals, on which are the figures of 
 Henry III, and his Queen, Edward the Confessor, and his Queen, 
 and Edward I. and his Queen. 
 
 Sir Isaac Newton. — This is a grand and expressive monu- 
 
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 ment, every way worthy of the great man to whose memory it 
 was erected, who is sculptured recumbent, leaning his right arm 
 on four folios, thus titled — Divinity, Chronology ^ Optics, and 
 ■Phil: Prin. Math: and pointing to a scroll supported by 
 ^nged cherubs. Over him is a large globe, projecting from a 
 pyramid behind, whereon is delineated the course of the comet in 
 1680, with the signs, constellations, and planets. On the globe 
 sits the figure of Astronomy with her book closed. Underneath 
 the principal figure is a most curious bas-relief, representing the 
 various labours in which Sir Isaac chiefly employed his time: 
 such as discovering the causes of gravitation, settling the prin- 
 ciples of light and colours, and reducing the coinage to a deter- 
 mined standard. The device of weighing the sun by the steel- 
 yard has been thought at once bold and striking ; and, indeed, 
 the whole monument does honour to the sculptor. The inscription 
 on the pedestal is in Latin, short, but full of meaning; intimating 
 that, by a spirit nearly divine, he solved, on principles of his own, 
 the motions and figures of the planets, the paths of the comets, 
 and the ebbing and flowing of the sea ; that he discovered the 
 dissimilarity of the rays of light and the properties of colours 
 from thence arising, wliich none but himself had ever thought of ; 
 that he was a diligent, wise, and faithful interpreter of nature, 
 antiquity, and the Holy Scriptures ; that by his philosophy he 
 maintained the dignity of the Supreme Being ; and by the purity 
 of his life, the simplicity of the Gospel. The inscription concludes 
 with a beautiful exclamation — " How much reason mortals have 
 " to pride themselves in the existence of such and so great an 
 " ornament to the human race ! " He was born December 25, 
 1642, and died March 20, 1726. — Rysbrack, sculptor. 
 
 James, Earl Stanhope. — This monument, in which, like- 
 wise, the principal figure leans upon his arm in a cumbent pos- 
 ture, holding in his right hand a general's staff, and in his left 
 a parchment scroll. A Cupid stands before him, resting himself 
 upon a shield. Over a martial tent sits a beautiful Pallas, holding 
 in her right hand a javelin, and in the other a scroll. Behind is 
 a slender pyramid. On the middle of the pedestals are two medals, 
 and on each side of the pilasters one. Under the principal figure 
 is a Latin inscription, setting forth the merits of this great man, 
 as a soldier, a statesman, and a senator. In 1707, he concluded 
 an advantageous treaty with Spain, and in the same year was 
 sent Ambassador to Charles III. In 1708, he took Port-Mahon. 
 In 1710, he forced his way to the gates of Madrid, and took 
 possession of that capital. In 1714, he impeached the Duke of 
 Ormond. In September, 1715, he was made Secretary at War. 
 In December, 1716, he was made Secretary of State. In 1717, 
 he was made First Commissioner of the Treasury, and Chancel- 
 lor of the Exchequer ; and in July following created a Peer. In 
 March, 1718, he was a second time made Secretary of State. In 
 1720, he died, in his forty-seventh year. — Rysbrack, sculptor, 
 
 " To the memory of Philip (second) Earl Stanhope, con- 
 " spicuous for universal benevolence, unshaken public integrity, 
 " and private worth. Deep were his researches in philosophy, 
 
80 THE NAVE. 
 
 " and extensive his ideas for his country's good. He was ever a 
 " determined supporter of the Trial by Jury, of the freedom of 
 " Elections, of a numerous and well-regulated Militia, and of the 
 " liberty of the Press. On the 7th day of March, 1786 (and in 
 " the seventy-second year of his age), he terminated an honour- 
 " able life, spent in the exercise of virtue, in the improvement of 
 " science, and in the pursuit of truth. In respectful remembrance 
 " of him, the above lines are inscribed by his affectionate son,. 
 " Charles, Earl Stanhope." 
 
 The Pulpit, in the Nave, is used only for the special evening 
 services, and is composed of variegated marbles interspersed with 
 rich foliage and some very tasteful mosaics, and around it are six 
 excellent figures of St. Paul, St. Peter, and the four Evangelists, 
 and in a medallion in front, ahead of the Saviour surrounded vfith 
 thorns, and pointing upwards with his right hand from his left 
 shoulder. The following is painted on one side: — "This Pulpit 
 " is presented to the Dean and Chapter of Westminster by a few 
 " friends, in grateful commemoration ot the Opening of the Nave 
 " for public worship and preaching, in January, 1858. ' As ye gOv 
 " ' preach, saying the kingdom of Heaven is at hand.'" (St. Matt., 
 chap. 10, V. 7.) — Field, sculptor. 
 
 Robert Stephenson. — Nearly in front of the new pulpit, 
 upon the floor, is a brass figure of life-size upon a rich foliage 
 diaper over the remains of this eminent engineer, in addition to 
 which has just been erected a superb painted window illustrative 
 of his fertile genius. He died 12th October, 1859, aged fifty-six. 
 
 At the foot of R. Stephenson's grave is a slab of black Irish 
 marble inlaid with brass, sacred to the memory of Sir Charles 
 Barry, Knt., R. A. and F.S. A, and Architect of the New Palace 
 of Westminster and other buildings, who died a.d. 1860, aged 64 
 years, and lies buried beneath this brass, which represents the Vic- 
 toria Tower and the Ground Plan of the Houses of Parliament. 
 
 Nearly opposite this slab is a granite tombstone, upon which is 
 the following inscription : — '* Beneath this stone rest the remains 
 "of Colin Cabipbell, Lord Clyde, who by his own deserts,^ 
 " through fifty years of arduous service, from the earliest battles 
 " in the Peninsular War to the Pacification of India, in 1858, rose to 
 " the rank of Field-Marshal and the Peerage. He died lamented 
 "by the Queen, the army, and the people, August the 14th, 1863^ 
 "in the seventy-first year of his age." — Gaffin, fecit. 
 
 Field-Marshal Sir George Pollock, Bart., G.C.B., G.C.S.I.^ 
 Constable of the Tower, Died 6th October, 1872, aged 86 years. 
 "O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation, Thou hast 
 " covered my head in the day of battle." — Psalm cxl. 7. 
 
 A little to the west of the latter is the tombstone of Tomfion and 
 Graham, the celebrated chronometer inventors. Tompion died 
 1713, aged seventy-five. Graham died 1751, aged seventy-eight. 
 
 Beside Tompion is the grave of Livingstone, over which 
 there is a large black marble slab, with the following inscription : 
 ** Brought by faithful hands over land and sea, here rests David 
 " Livingstone, Missionary, Traveller, Philanthropist. Born 
 « March 19th, 1813 ; died May 1st, 1873, at Chetamba's village. 
 
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 ** Ulala. For 30 years his life was spent in an unwearied effort 
 " to evangelize the Native races, to explore the undiscovered 
 " secrets, to abolish the desolating slave trade of Central Africa, 
 " where, with his last words, he wrote : ' All I can add in my 
 " ' solitude is, May Heaven's ricli blessing come down on every 
 *' * one, American, English, or Turk, who will help to heal this 
 ** ' open sore of the world.' ' Other sheep I have which are not 
 *' ' of this fold ; them also I must bring, and they shall hear M\ 
 *' 'voice.'," The Latin verses are from Lucan the Roman poet, 
 who, in his " Pharsalia," describes the aspiration of Julius Ceesar 
 to solve the problem, even then before the world, of the causes 
 and source of the Nile. The verses may be thus translated : — 
 So great is my love of truth that there is nothing I would rather 
 know than the causes of the river that have lain hid through so 
 many ages 
 
 On the right of the West door, in the middle of a pyramid, is a 
 large medallion of brass, resting on a cherub below, and sus- 
 pended by another at the top. Kound the medal is a Latin inscrip- 
 tion, thus' translated : — " John Conduit, Master of the Mint" 
 This gentleman succeeded his relation, the great Sir Isaac Newton, 
 in that office, and desired to be bm-ied near him, as appears by a 
 long Latin inscription on the base. Died May 23, 1737, aged 
 forty-nine. Catherine, his wife, died Jan. 20, 1739, aged filty- 
 nine. and lies interred in the same tomb. — Cheere, sculptor. 
 
 A stone arch has been turned over the west door, on which is 
 erected a monument, voted by Parliament to the memory of the 
 Right Hon. Willia»i Pitt. This illustrious statesman is repre- 
 sented habited in the robes of Chancellor of the Exchequer. To 
 the right of the base of the statue, is History recording his 
 speeches, Avliilst Anarchy, on the left, lies subdued, and writhing 
 in chains at his feet. The Statues composing this group are nine 
 feet in height. Inscription : — " This monument is erected by 
 " Parliament to William Pitt, son of William Earl of Chatham, 
 " in testimony of gratitude for the eminent public services, and of 
 " regret for the irreparable loss of that gi-eat and disinterested 
 *' Minister. He died Jan. 23, 1806, in the forty-seventh year of 
 ** his a<:c." — Sir liichard Westmacott, R.A., sctilptor. 
 
 On the left is a lofty pyramid of a bluish coloured marble, 
 to the memory of Sir Thomas Hardy, Knt., whose effigy is re- 
 clining upon a tomb of elegant workmanship, with a naked boy 
 on his left side weeping over an urn. The inscri]ition, a little 
 history of the deceased's life, is here copied : — " Sir Thomas 
 " Hardy, to whose memory this monument was erected, was bred 
 " in the l^oyal Navy from his youth, and was made a Captain in 
 " 1693. In the expedition to Cadiz, under Sir George Rook, he 
 " commanded the Pembroke ; and when the fleet left the coast of 
 " Spain to return to England, he was ordered to Lagos Bay, 
 " where he got intelligence of the Spanish galleons being arrived 
 *' in the harbour of Vigo, under convoy of seventeen French mcn- 
 " of-war. By his great diligence and judgment he joined the 
 ** English fleet, and gave the Admiral that intelligence which 
 " engaged him to make the best of his way to Vigo, where all the 
 
82 THE NAVE. 
 
 " aforementioned galleons and men-of-war were either taken or 
 *' destroyed. After the success of that action, the Adnyral sent 
 " him with an account of it to the Queen, who ordered him a 
 *' considerable present, and knighted him. Some years after- 
 " wards he was made a Rear- Admiral, and received several other 
 " marks of favour and esteem from her Majesty, and from her 
 " Royal Consort, Prince George of Denmark, Lord High Admiral 
 " of England. He died August 16, 1732, aged sixty-seven." — 
 Cheer e, sculptor. 
 
 Captain James Cornewall. — This noble monument, which 
 is thirty-six feet high, has a large base and pyramid of rich Sici- 
 lian marble. Against the pyramid is a rock (embellished with 
 naval trophies, sea weeds, &c.) in which are two cavities ; in the 
 one is a Latin epitaph ; in the other, a view of the sea-fight before 
 Toulon, in bas-relief, on the foreground whereof the Marlborough, 
 of ninety guns, is seen fiercely engaged with Admiral Navarre's 
 ship, the Real, of one hundred and fourteen guns, and her two 
 seconds, all raking the Marlborough fore and aft. On the rock 
 stand two figures ; the one represents Britannia, under the cha- 
 racter of Minerva, accompanied with a lion : the other figure 
 is expressive of Fame, who, having presented to Minerva a me- 
 dallion of the hero, supports it whilst exhibited to public view. 
 The medallion is accompanied with a globe and various honorary- 
 crowns as due to valour. Behind the figure is a lofty spreading 
 palm-tree (whereon is fixed the hero's shield or coat of arms), 
 together with a laurel-tree, both which issue from the naturally 
 barren rock, as alluding to some heroic and uncommon event. 
 The inscription :— " Amongst the monuments of ancient merit in 
 " this sacred Cathedral, let the name of James Cornewall be 
 *' preserved, the third son of Henry Cornewall, of Bradwarden 
 " Castle, in the County of Hereford, Esq., who, from the very old 
 " and illustrious stock of the Plantagenets, deriving a truly 
 " ancient spirit, became a naval commander of the first eminence ; 
 " equally and deservedly honoured by the tears and applause of 
 " Britons, as a man who bravely defended the cause of his 
 " country in that sea-fight off Toulon, and being by a chain-shot 
 " deprived of both his legs at a blow, fell unconquered, on the 
 " 3rd of February, 1743, in the forty-fifth year of his age, 
 " bequeathing his animated example to his fellow sailors as a 
 " legacy of a dying Englishman, whose extraordinary valour 
 " could not be recommended to the emulation of posterity in a 
 " more ample eulogy, than by so singular an instance of honour ; 
 " since the Parliament of Great Britain, by an unanimous suf- 
 " frage, resolved that a monument, at the public expense, should 
 " be consecrated to the memory of this most heroical person." — 
 Tayler, sculptor. 
 
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 I^T the back of Cornewall's, is the monument to the Right 
 ^ Honourable James Craggs, who was made Secretary 
 
 at War in April, 1717, and one of his Majesty's Privy 
 Council and Secretary of State, in March, 1718. The 
 statue of this gentleman, large as the life, is finely represented as 
 leaning on an urn, which has upon it in golden characters, an 
 inscription, showing that he was principal Secretary of State, and 
 a man universally beloved, which is there particularly marked, be- 
 cause, as he was of low extraction, being only a shoemaker's son, 
 it is the more admirable, that in the high station to which his merit 
 had raised him, he should escape envy, and acquire the general 
 esteem. He died February 16, 1720, aged thirty-five. Upon the 
 base of the monument is this epitaph, written by Mr. Pope : — 
 
 •' statesman, yet friend to truth, of soul sincere, 
 In action faitliful, and in honour clear 1 
 Who broke no promise, serv'd no private end, 
 Who gained no title, and who lost no friend. 
 Ennobled by himself, by all approv'd, 
 Prais'd, wept, and honour'd, by the muse he lov'd." 
 
 — Signor Guelphi, sculptor. 
 
 A statue of William Wordsworth, placed here by the friends 
 and admirers of the late Poet. Mr. Wordsworth was bom at 
 Cockermouth, in Cumberland, on April 7, 1770, and died at 
 Rydal Mount, Ambleside, Westmoreland, on April 23, 1850. 
 The statue is much admired ; and the meditative attitude in 
 which the Poet is represented, and the quiet and sacred spot in 
 which it is placed, apart from the crowd, and in a peaceful retire- 
 ment of its own, harmonize with and are expressive of, the 
 tranquil tenour of his life, and the thoughtful, sublime, and phi- 
 losophic character of his works. 
 
 Next to this is a bust of Keble, by T. Woolner. It occupies 
 the middle of the three arcades on the west side of the South 
 Tower, and adjoins the monument of Wordsworth. It has a 
 pedestal of alabaster containing a black marble inscription panel, 
 on either side of which is a green marble pillar, between the carved 
 capitals of which is seated a vesica-shaped panel of alabaster, 
 richly moulded, carved, and studded with gems of blue fluor-spar 
 within ovals of gilt beads. Above this is placed a Calvary cross 
 of alabaster with gemmed and inlaid arms and trefoiled ends. 
 The internal part of the vesica panel is occupied with the white 
 marble bust, Hfe size, placed on an enriched corbel of alabaster, 
 on which corbel are inclined pillars which support a trefoiled and 
 gabled canopy overhanging the bust. The total height of the 
 work is nine feet, and its width three feet. 
 
 A small tablet to Henry Wharton, remarkable only by the 
 great name inscribed upon it, who was Rector of Chartham, in 
 Kent; Vicar of the Church of Minster, in the Isle of Thanet; 
 Librarian to Archbishop Sancroft, and one of the most volu- 
 minous writers of his years, perhaps, in the world. He died 
 March 3, 1694, aged only thirty-onCj ar»4 r's? «».■> unlTersally 
 
84 SOUTH AISLE. 
 
 respected by the Bishops and clergy, that Archbishop Tillotson, 
 and several other Prelates, with a vast body of clergy, the choir 
 and King's scholars, all in solemn procession, attended his 
 funeral, and joined in the anthems composed on this occasion by 
 the great Purcell. 
 
 Above this tablet of "Wharton is a gallery, used by the Royal 
 Family to see the procession of the Knights of the Bath : they 
 enter at Poets' Corner door, and proceed round the West end, 
 and up the North Aisle, into Henry VII.'s Chapel, where the 
 installation takes place. 
 
 In an oval frame is a half-length marble portrait of William 
 CoNGRKVE, Esq., placed on a pedestal of the finest Egyptian 
 marble, and enriched with emblematical figures alluding to the 
 •drama. Underneath is this inscription in English : — " Mr. Wil- 
 *' liam Congreve, died January 19, 1728, aged fifty-six, and was 
 ** buried near this place, to whose most valuable memory this 
 *' monument is set up by Henrietta, Duchess of Marlborough, as 
 ** a mark how dearly she remembers the happiness she enjoyed in 
 " the sincere friendship of so worthy and honest a man, whose 
 *' virtue, candour, and wit, gained him the love and esteem of the 
 " present age, and whose writings will be the admiration of the 
 ** future." — Bird, senlptor. 
 
 A bust of John Friend, M.D,, on a pedestal of fine white 
 veined marble ; and beneath is a long Latin inscription, set- 
 ting forth his great and distinguished acquirements. He was 
 a physician of the first rank for knowledge and experience ; was 
 no less successful in his practice than ingenious in his writings. 
 He was first educated at Westminster School, and afterwards at 
 Christ Church College, Oxford, where his learning soon made him 
 conspicuous. On his leaving the University, and adopting the 
 profession of physic, he was chosen a member of the College of 
 Physicians in London, and soon after a Fellow of the Royal 
 Society. His writings are lasting monuments of his extensive 
 genius. He died July 26, 1728. — Bi/sbrack, sculptor. 
 
 Sir LuMLEY Robinson, Baronet. — This monument is neatly 
 designed and ornamented; the columns are supported by Death's 
 heads, and the arms upon the base by a cherub. On the top was 
 a vase, and, rising to the pediments, enrichments of laurel 
 branches, &c. The inscription has nothing remarkable. He was 
 of Kentwall Hall, in Suffolk, and died August 6, 1684, aged 
 thirty-six. — Settle, sculptor. 
 
 Thomas Sprat, D.D. — This monument seems to have been 
 designed principally for the sake of the inscriptions, which are in 
 Latin, Underneath are the arms of the deceased, and on the top 
 his arms, with those of the see of Rochester, quarterly, between 
 enrichments of books, &c. . The first inscription informs you, — 
 ** That Dr. Sprat was the son of a clergyman in Dorsetshire ; and 
 " that he was educated at Wadhara College, Oxford ; that he 
 " first applied himself to poetry, but quitted that study to pursue 
 " the beauties of prose, and polish the English language ; that he 
 *' was early made known to George, Duke of Buckingham, and 
 •* by him recommended to Charles I., who made him a Preben- 
 
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 •* darj of Westminster, and of Windsor ; from which preferments 
 *' he soon rose to be Dean of Westminster, and Bishop of Eoches- 
 *'ter; but at length, fi-om his firm integrity to the Church and 
 •' Monarchy, was brought in danger of his life. He died in 1713, 
 *' aged seventy-seven." The second inscriptivjn shows — " That 
 "the remains of Thomas Sprat, A.M. (son of the Bishop), 
 "Archdeacon of llochester, and Prebendary of the Churches of 
 ** Rochester, Winchester, and Westminster, lie near those of his 
 "father. He died May 10, 1720, aged foity-one." The third 
 inscription imports — " That John Friend, j\I.D., to show his re- 
 " spect for those two worthy personages, hud caused this monu- 
 " ment to be erected jointly to their memoi ies." — Bird, sculptor. 
 
 Dr. Joseph Willcocks. — Two angels holding a scroll, mitre, 
 collegiate cap, &c., bas-relief, exterior view of Westminster Abbey. 
 On each side are two beautiful figures of Faith and Hope. This 
 Rev, Prelate was Chaplain to the British 1 actory at Lisbon, after- 
 wards Preceptor to the Princess, and Pr. bendary of this Church ; 
 in 1721, consecrated Lord Bishop of Gloucester ; in 1721, trans- 
 lated to Rochester, also made Dean of this Church, and of the 
 most Honourable Order of the Bath. He died March 9, 1756, 
 aged eighty-three, and is buried in a >'ault in the Ecclesiastical 
 Court, with his wife Jane, daughter of Jolm ]Milner, Esq., Consul 
 at Lisbon. She died March 27, 1725, aged twenty-eight; with 
 Ann, their daughter, who died in her infancy. — Cheere, sculptor. 
 
 Above is a curious monument, sacred to the memory of 
 Richard Tyrrell, Esq., who was descended from an ancient 
 family of L-eland, and died Rear-Admiral of the Wliite, 26th 
 June, 1766. Devoted from his youth to the naval service of his 
 country, and being formed under tho discipline, and animated 
 by the example of his renowned uncle. Sir Peter Warren, he dis- 
 tinguished himself as an able and experienced officer in many 
 gallant actions, particularly on the 20th of November, 1758, when 
 commanding the Buckingham, of sixty-six guns, and one hundred 
 and seventy-five men, he attacked and defeated three French 
 ships of war ; one of them was the Florin, of seventy-four guns, 
 and seven hundred men ; but the Buckingham being too much 
 disabled to take possession of iier, after she ha I struck, the enemy, 
 under cover of the night, escaped ; during the action he received 
 several wounds, and lost three fingers of his right hand. Dying 
 on his return to England from the Leeward Islands, where he 
 had for three years commanded a squadron of his Majesty's ships, 
 his body was, by his own desire, committed to the sea, with the 
 proper honours and ceremonies. On a piece of rock — " Ike sea 
 " shall give up her dead, and every one shall be rewarded according 
 " to his works." The figures History, Navigation, and Hibernia, 
 are well cut ; they are represented among the rocks, with the sea 
 above their heads, the Admiral himself ascending amidst heavy 
 clouds. — Nathaniel Read, sculptor. 
 
 On a pedestal stands the bust of Dr. Zachary Pearce. The 
 features bear a striking resemblance to those of the original. 
 On each side are the ensigns of his prelatical dignities ; and un- 
 derneath is a Latin inscription, of which the following is a trans- 
 G 
 
86 SOUTH AISLE. 
 
 lation : — " Sacred to the memory of the most Reverend Zachary 
 ** Pearce, S.T.P., Bishop of Rochester, Dean of this Church, and 
 " of the most Ilonourable Order of the Bath. The seeds of 
 "learning, which were early sown at Westminster School, he 
 " cultivated to maturity at Cambridge : how rich the produce,. 
 " both as a critic and divine, his works, already printed and 
 " published, will abundantly show. At length, growing fond of 
 "retirement, and earnestly desirous of leisure for elucidating 
 " the Scriptures, he resigned the Deanery of Westminster, as he 
 " wished to have done that of his Bishoprick, could it have been 
 " permitted. Having lived to finish what was the wish of his 
 " heart, — his Commentary on the Holy Evangelists and the Acts 
 "of the Aj)OStles, — he rested from his labours, June 29, 1774, 
 " aged eighty-four.*' — Tyler, sculptor. 
 
 *' In memory of the Very Rev. William Buckland, D.D., 
 " F.R.S., Dean of Westminster, and of the Most Honourable 
 " Order of the Bath, formerly Canon of Christ Church, Oxford, 
 " Trustee of the British Museum, First Professor of Geology and 
 " Mineralogy in the University of Oxford ; founder of the Museum 
 " of Geology, which he bequeathed to that University. Endued 
 " with superior intellect, he applied the powers of his mind to the 
 " honour and glory of God, the advancement of science, and the 
 " welfare of mankind. Born March 12, 1784 ; died August 14, 
 " 1856, aged seventy-two. ' For the Lord giveth wisdom, out of 
 " ' his mouth cometh knoAvledge and understanding.' — Prov. xi. 
 " ver. 6. Erected bv his children." — H. Weekes, A.R.A., sculptox, 
 1859. 
 
 The next is a bust, highly finished, and emblems of sacred 
 offices. The Latin inscription is to the following purport : — 
 " Sacred to the memory of the Reverend John Thomas, LL.D., 
 " Bishop of Rochester, Dean of this Collegiate Church, and of 
 "the most Honourable Order of the Bath. Having passed 
 *' through the school at Carlisle with reputation, he proceeded to 
 " Oxford, to gather a more abundant harvest of knowledge, 
 " where he became both the ornament and patron of genius, 
 " good morals, and of polite, as well as of profound learning. 
 " With increasing fame everywhere spreading itself, he did 
 " honour to dignities by his merit, improved riches by bestowing 
 " them, presided over the Church with wisdom, defended it by 
 " his authority, regulated it by his example; ever active in duties, 
 " and unwearied in attentions, added to the strictest economy ; 
 " till, after a well-spent life, himself exhausted, but not his 
 " patience, by a long and painful illness, he resigned his soul to 
 " God, August 20, 1793, aged eighty-one years. His nephew, 
 '* G.A.T., A.M., to whose lot it fell to perform it, offers this 
 " unavailing tribute, as a testimony, though small, of Duty and 
 " Affection."— ^Ms< by Nollekens. 
 
 Katharine Bovey. — The principal figures here are Faith, 
 with her book closed, and Wisdom, lamenting the death of her 
 patroness ; between which is a lady's head in an amulet of black 
 marble, curiously veined. Over it is an English inscription, 
 giving a character of the deceased, who died January 21, 1727, 
 
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 in the fifty-seventh year of her age. Mrs. Mary Pope, who lived 
 with her near forty years in perfect friendship, erected this monu- 
 ment to her memor}'. — Gibhs, sculptor. 
 
 Lord Viscount Howe. — The emblematic representation on this 
 monument is a figure of the Genius of the Province of Massa- 
 chuset's Bay, in a mournful posture, lamenting the fall of this 
 hero, and the family arms, ornamented with miiitary trophies. 
 Beneath is the following inscription, in large characters : — " The 
 '• Province of Massachuset's Bay, in New England, by an order 
 " of the Great and General Court, bearing date February 1, 1759, 
 " caused this monument to be erected to the memory of George, 
 " Lord Viscount Howe, Brigadier-General of his Majesty's 
 " Forces in North America, who was slain, July 6, 1758, on the 
 " march of Ticonderoga, in the thirty-fourth year of his age ; in 
 " testimony of the sense they had of his services and military 
 " virtues, and of the affection their officers and soldiers bore to 
 " his command." He lived respected and beloved : the public 
 regretted his loss : to his family it is irreparable. 
 
 Beneath is a bust to the memory of John Ireland, D.D. — The 
 Latin inscription sets forth, that he was a native of Ashburton, 
 Devon. Having pursued his studies at Oriel College, in the 
 University of Oxford, he was, in 1802, enrolled amongst the 
 Prebendaries of this Church ; and aftei*wards, in 1816, raised to 
 the Deanery of the same. Deeply sensible of the benefits that 
 were divinely showered upon him in early life, he sought in after 
 years to prove that he was not unmindful of them. Whilst still 
 among the living, he annually gave liberal prizes for the en- 
 couragement of youthful studies, both at Oxford and in the Royal 
 School at Westminster. He also, by his last will, bequeathed a 
 munificent pecuniary legacy, partly to endow a Professorship of 
 Theology at Oxford, partly towards the support of needy students 
 of Oriet College, and partly that some assistance might be fur- 
 nished for rightly educating his townsmen of Ashburton. He died 
 September 2, 1842, aged eighty. — Titrnouth, sculptor. 
 
 A neat tablet erected to the memor}'- of Dr. Robert Cannon, 
 Dean of Lincoln, and Prebendary of this Church, who died March 
 28, 1 722, aged fifty-nine. 
 
 Over the We.;t Cloisters door is a most stately monument to 
 the memory of General George Wade. In the centre is a 
 beautiful marble pillar, enriched with military trophies highly 
 finished. The principal figures represent Fame preventing 
 Time from defacing his military honours. The whole is 
 finely executed, and cannot be too much admired. The General's 
 head is in a medallion ; and the inscription runs thus : — " To 
 " the memory of George Wade, Field Marshal of his Majesty's 
 " Forces, Lieutenant- General of the Ordnance, Colonel of his 
 '* Majesty's Third Regiment of Dragoon Guards, Governor of 
 " Fort William, Fort Augustus, and Fort George, and one of his 
 " Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council. He died March 14, 
 " 1748, aged seventy-five." — Foubiliac, sculptor, 
 
 A monument of General Sir James Outram, -^rith the following 
 inscription : — " To the memory of Lieutenant- General Sir James 
 'G2 
 
88 SOUTH AISLE. 
 
 " Oikxakm, G.CLBw» K-S.I.» &c^ a soldier of the East India Coo 
 ,ti^Q^4uu^ asenrkeoif 40 years in war and in council, by 
 . of lacaiTeKj and devolton, by an unselfish life, by bcnevo- 
 rSever v«iur7 of wdl-d(Kug, sustaiueii the honour of the 
 wca tke love of his comrades, and promoted the 
 "'telipiiiesac^ the piec^pleof laduk This monument is erected by 
 *^ Oe Secrakttt7 of State for ladki in Cooncil. Bom January- 29, 
 ** iSOS ; £ed Maid^k II, ISU. Intanredsa this Abbey at the public 
 ^ ooiMfuchtS, 1863.* UBdertholMBtisiqpresentett in high relief 
 tmiVafaaalm aeo^ptare of Latd Gfyde umL Oatnm diakkig hands, 
 mdi Gcoenl Bavdoek betwem Aen and oth»' fixtures in the 
 iMRl^fOBDd; mad ««eaf^adetiio%anesof the Scinde and Bibil 
 tliba^ *■>— — ^^ Ae d««& of tbeir '^ gnat triend.''— iV o^'/e, sculp . 
 
 o€ Trtf"*"* Mid WesfaBUMtei^ died April 3, IS 19, in the seventy- 
 ioaitA jent of las age^ So andi was he respected, that the 
 imneai loBowed iamt toUbegracve vift filial reverence ; and as 
 a ostii^ tnUite of koMiar to kb mtsBoorr, raised this record 
 dt kis Tntoes and Hitkt mStdiaL. Tbe monument consists of 
 a teat* astatODg gMWtfcMaacog oa tlie base is represented a female, 
 OBI bates, as tike cifcf of London, over whom a warrior is 
 a abiidd ; hj him ataods )u& horse, which he seems ready 
 to m tm ak for d^aee. — C l b al r tf, tetdpiar. 
 
 C?*iwp-^ Hikssnrr. — This too^ has two learned inscriptions 
 wfurn. iky oaa in Hebrew, Ae admtx ir. ^— v : -nd was erected to 
 of tiie w^ of Sir Sa: :id. Baronet, who 
 
 ,of ho'SfectMftdson, '_ , iT-t, in the twenty- 
 
 jear of her age. The inscripdomi are thus translated : — 
 be the £ord, my wife was precious ! Blessed be thy 
 * remembrance, oh, Tirtuoas wonan ! " Thus far the Hebrew. 
 The Greek thus : — ^ When I tttiak <hi tkj mildness, patience, 
 <* €hM r Ujt HMxksCfx and fiekj, I lament thee, oh. most excellent 
 il asaA I gneftt exceedingly ; but not like such as have 
 I, loF I believe and e3^>ect the resorrecticKi of thoee who 
 in Christ." — Stantem, aaUptor. 
 A liiaalifiil monument tt> Joss Smith, Esq. The design is a 
 aikar, on which sits a lady ¥eOed, moumftd, and dis- 
 :her right arm on a fine bast in reliel On the 
 lorth. his descent from the 
 Saitti'a in LifotanhTre : and issaa, viz., two daughters. Ann, the 
 ^dest, fcs* ■aiiiid to Hemry Parker, Estj., s<mi of Sir Harry 
 Parker, of .Warwid^hire, and afterwards to JIfichael, Lord Duu- 
 keDin, ddesl son of the Earl of CIanri^L«d ; and Mary, the 
 jnma^asL, married to Edward Desboverie. of Langtbrd, in Wilts, 
 Baocfc. John Smith died July 6, 1718. — Gibbs, sculptor. 
 
 AboTO is a aKttBmeat oected to the memory of Jaues 
 FunoB^ M^op-Cienaal of fass Majesty's Forces, and Colonel of 
 m l l*H >iwi <' T it of yoot, who, having served forty-four years a com- 
 ■BaaoBed officer, died March 17, 1750, aged sixty -eight. At the 
 top of a beautiful pyramid of marble, is a medallion of this 
 "at iht base of which are the figures of Minerva and 
 OBftofed in binding the emblems of Wistiom. Pro- 
 
SOUTH AISLE. 39 
 
 dence, and Valour together, as characteristics of the hero. The 
 decorations are military trophies. — Rouhiliac, sculptor. 
 
 Ann Fil ding.— This tomb, on which are two very learned 
 inscriptions, one in Hebrew, the other in Ethiopic, is erected to 
 the memory of the second wife of Sir Samuel Morland, Baronet. 
 The Hebrew inscription is to this effect : — " Oh, thou fairest 
 " among women ! oh ! virtuous woman ! the hand of the Lord 
 " hath done this ! the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away, 
 " and blessed be the name of the Lord." The Ethiopic inscrip- 
 tion is thus translated : — " Come, lament o'er this monument 
 " with a beloved husband, for thee; but in certain hope that thori 
 " art united with Christ. This lady was truly religious, virtuous, 
 " faithful, mild as a dove, and chaste; while she continued m 
 " life, she was honoured, and is happy, tlirough mercy, in 
 *' death." This is one of Mr. Addison's modest inscriptions, that 
 has not, perhaps, been three times read in more than threescore 
 years. Under the Ethiopic is this inscription : — " Ann, daughter 
 " of George Eliding, Esq., and Mary, his wife, the truly lo\ing (and 
 " as truly beloved) wife of Samuel Morland, Knight and Baronet, 
 " died February 20, 167|j, setatis nineteen."— 5^un ton, sculptor. 
 
 Diana Temple. — This old-fashioned moniunent seems to have 
 been designed not for one person, but for all Sir William Temple's 
 family, as appears by the inscription, written by Sir William him- 
 self, in which is mentioned Diana Temple, who died at fourteen ; 
 Dorothy Osbom, probably Sir William's lady, aged sixty-six; 
 William Temple, aged seventy; and Martha Gitfard, called Lady 
 Giffard, Sir William's sister, aged eighty-four. 
 
 Sir Charles Harbord, Knight, and Clement Cottrell, 
 Esq. — On the base of this double monument is represented in 
 relief, a dreadful sea-fight ; and on the top, in a wreath of laurel, 
 this inscription : — '* To preser^'c and unite the harmony of two 
 " faithful fi-iends who lost their lives at sea together, May 28, 
 " 1672." These two young gentlemen, of the most promising 
 expectations, both perished in the Royal James, with the Earl of 
 Sandwich, who commanded in her as Vice-Admiral against the 
 Dutch, in that memorable fight off the coast of Sussex, in Charles 
 the Second's time. The Royal James bemg set on fire, Sir Charles 
 Harbord, First Lieutenant, though he might have saved himself 
 by swimming, yet out of pure affection to his worthy Commander, 
 chose to die with him. Young Cottrell was a volunteer; and 
 having returned to his ship unwounded, from being the first man 
 that had boarded a Dutchman of seventy guns, and pulled down 
 the ensigns of her with his own hands, perished also with his 
 friends. This gentleman understood seven languages, though 
 but twenty-two years of age. This moving story is recited at 
 large on the monument, but too long to copy. 
 
 Above is the monument of Williasi Hargrave, Esq., 
 Lieutenant-General of his Majesty's forces, Colonel of the Royal 
 English Fusileers, and Governor of Gibraltar, who having been 
 fifty-seven years a commissioned officer, died 2 1st January, 1750, 
 aged seventy- nine. The figure of Time is represented to have 
 overcome Death ; he is breaking the dart of Death across his 
 
90 SOUTH AISLE. 
 
 knee; the pyramid is destroyed at the sound of the trumpet, th 
 dead rising, and the crown of Death is fallen to the ground. — 
 Designed and executed by lioubiliac. 
 
 A fine bust to Sidney, Earl Godolphin, with a rich cravat. 
 In 1661, he was Groom of the Bedchamber to Charles II.; 1679, 
 Commissioner of the Treasury ; in 1684, Secretary of State, and 
 the same year created Baron of Rlalton, in Cornwall, by James II. 
 After the Revolution he was made First Commissioner of the 
 Treasury, and soon after Lord High Treasm-er, which office, as 
 his inscription shows, together with that of Chief Minister, he 
 held during the first nine glorious years of Queen Anne's reign. 
 He died Sept. 15, 1712, aged sixty-seven. — Bird, sculptor. 
 
 Colonel Roger Townshend. — Here is a sarcophagus, sup- 
 ported by two Indians, on the front of which is represented 
 in bas-relief, the fall of this great commander, with his officers 
 attending him in his dying moments. This monument is deco- 
 rated with military trophies, and beneath is the following inscrip- 
 tion . — ••' This monument was erected by a disconsolate parent, 
 '' the Lady Vicountess Townshend, to the memoiy of her fifth 
 " son, the Honourable Lieutenant-Colonel Roger Townshend, who 
 " was killed by a cannon-ball, July 25, 1759, in the twenty- 
 *' eighth year of his age, as he was reconnoitring the French lines 
 " at Ticonderagoe, in Nortli America. From the parent, the 
 " brother, and the friend, his social and amiable manners, his 
 " enterprising bravery, and the integrity of his heart, may claim 
 " the tribute of affection. Yet, stranger, weep not ! for though 
 " premature his death, his life was glorious, enrolling him with 
 " the names of those immortal Statesmen and Commanders, 
 " whose wisdom and intrepidity, in the course of this compre- 
 " hensive and successful war, have extended the commerce, en- 
 " larged the dominion, and upheld the majesty of these kingdoms, 
 :■ beyond the idea of any former age." — Eckstein, sculptor. 
 
 Above is a tablet to Mrs. Bridget Radlet, wife of Charles 
 Radley, Esq., Gentleman Usher and Daily Waiter of James II., 
 who erected this monument to her memory. She died Novem- 
 ber 20, 1769. 
 
 A monument to Sir John Chardin, Bart., and is very 
 emblematical, alluding to the travels of this gentleman, by 
 which, as his motto expresses, " he acquired his fame." The 
 globe, round which a number of geographical instruments are 
 represented, exhibits a view of the different countries through 
 which he travelled ; and the motto beneath refers to the dangers 
 he providentially escaped, for which he ascribes to God the glory. 
 A journal of his travels into the Eastern countries he has pub- 
 lished — a book in high esteem. — Henry Cheere, sculptor. 
 
 Beneath is a mommient with this inscription : — " Sacred to 
 " the immortal memory of Sir Palmes Fairborne, Knight, 
 " Governor of Tangier, in the execution ot which command he 
 " was mortally wounded by a shot from the Moors then besieging 
 " the town, in the forty -sixth year of his age, October 24, 1680." 
 The following is the epitaph, written by Mr. Dryden : — 
 "Ye sacred rellques which our marble keep 
 Here, undisturb'd by wars, in quiet sleep, 
 
SOUTH AISLE. 91 
 
 Discharge the trust which (when it was below) 
 
 Fairborne's undaunted soul did undergo. 
 
 And be the town's Palladium from the foe 1 
 
 Alive and dead, these walls he did defend: 
 
 Oreat actions great examples must attend. 
 
 The Candian siege his early value knew. 
 
 Where Turkish blood did his young hands imbrue; 
 
 From thence returning, with deserv'd applause, 
 
 Against the Moors his well-flesh'd sword he draws, 
 
 The same the courage, and the same the cause. 
 
 His youth and age, his life and death combine, 
 
 As in some great and regular design. 
 
 All of a piece throughout, and all divine. 
 
 Still nearer heaven, his virtues shone more bright : 
 
 Like rising flames expanding in their height. 
 
 The martyr's glory crowns the soldier's flight. 
 
 More bravely liritish Gen'ral never fell, 
 
 Hot Gen'ral's death was e'er reveng'd so well, 
 
 Which his pleas'd eyes beheld before their close, 
 
 Follow'd by thousand victims of his foes. 
 To his lamented lo^s, for times to come, 
 His pious widow consecrates this tomb." 
 On a lofty dome is the deceased's arms, with this motto, " Tutis 
 " si Fortis.'' Over it a Turk's head on a dagger, by way of crest, 
 which he won by his valour in fighting against that people in the 
 German war, — Busknall, sculptor. 
 
 Major Andre. — On a moulded panelled base and plinth stands 
 a sarcophagus, on the panel of which is inscribed: — " Sacred to 
 " the memory of Major John Andre, who, raised by his merit, at 
 " an early period of life, to the rank of Adjutant-General of the 
 " British Forces in America, and employed in an important, but 
 ■" hazardous enterprise, fell a sacrifice to his zeal for his King and 
 " coimtry, on the 2nd October, 1780, aged twenty-nine, univer- 
 ** sally beloved and esteemed by the army in which he served, 
 " and lamented even by his foes. His gracious Sovereign, King 
 ** George IH., has caused this monument to be erected ;" and on 
 the plinth — " The remains of the said Major Andre were depo- 
 ** sited on the 28th November, 1821, in a grave near this monu- 
 " ment." This is the third head now placed on General Washing- 
 ton's figure ; several others are new, the originals, being so well 
 executed, were too great a temptation for the curious pilferer to 
 withstand. The projecting figures : one of them (with a flag of 
 truce) is presenting to General Washington a letter, which Andre 
 had addressed to his Excellency the night previous to his execu- 
 tion, worded thus : — " Sir, buoyed above the ten-or of death, by 
 " the consciousness of a life devoted to honourable purposes, and 
 " stained with no action which can give me remorse, I trust that 
 " the request which I make to your Excellency at this serious 
 " period, and which is to soften my last moments, will not be 
 " rejected ; sympathy towards a soldier will surely induce your 
 " Excellency, and a military tribunal, to adapt the mode of my 
 " death to the feelings of a man of honour ; let me hope, Sir, 
 *^ that if aught in my character impresses you with esteem to- 
 " wards me, — if aught in my misfortunes mark me as the victim 
 " of policy and not of resentment,— I shall experience the opera- 
 " tions of those feelings in your breast, by being informed I am 
 *' not to die on a gibbet. I have the honour to be, your Ex- 
 
92 SOUTH AISLE. 
 
 " cellency, John Andre, Adjutant of the British Forces in 
 " America." — Van Gelder, sculptor. 
 
 Against the organ gallery is the monument to Thomas 
 Thtnne, Esq. — The principal figure is represented in a dying 
 posture, and at his feet a cherub weeping. It has this inscrip- 
 tion : — " Thomas Thynne, of Longleate, in Co. Wilts, Esq., who 
 " was barbarously murdered on Sunday, the 12th February, 1682 ;" 
 which murder was conspired by Count Koningsmarck, and exe- 
 cuted by three assassins, hired for that purpose, who shot him in 
 Pail-Mall, in his own coach. The motive was to obtain the rich 
 heiress of Northumberland in marriage, who, in her infancy, had 
 been betrothed to the Earl of Ogle, but left a widow, and after- 
 wards married to Mr. Thynne. — Quellin, sculptor. 
 
 Opposite, is a tablet of fine marble to General Strode, deco- 
 rated with militar}' trophies, and bearing this inscription : — " Near 
 " this place lie the remains of William Strode, Esq., Lieutenant- 
 " General of his jSIajesty's Forces, and Colonel of the sixty-second 
 " Regiment of Foot. He departed this life, January 14, 1776, in 
 " the seventy-eighth year of his age, who constantly attended his 
 " duty both at home and abroad, during a course of sixty years* 
 •' service. He was a strenuous asserter of both civil and religious 
 " liberty, as eL-tal)lislied at the glorious Revolution of William HI. 
 " Military reader! go thou and do likewise." — Hay ward, scidptor^ 
 
 Above is a tablet to Captain William Julius, who commanded 
 the Colchester man-of-war, and died Oct. 3, 1698, aged thirty- 
 three. 
 
 George Churchill, second son of Sir Winston Churchill, of 
 Dorsetshire, Knight, and brother of John, Duke of Marlborough. 
 He was early trained to military affairs, and served with great 
 honour by sea and land under Charles II., James II., William 
 and Anne. He was Captain in the English fleet, at burning 
 the French at La Hogue in William the Third's reign ; and 
 for his bravery there made one of the Lords Commissioners of 
 the Admiralty. In the succeeding reign he was made Admiral- 
 in-Chief He died May 8, 1710, aged fifty-eight. 
 
 An oval tablet to the memory of Major Richard Creed, 
 enriched with military trophies; and on it there is this inscrip- 
 tion : — " To the memory of the honoured Major Richard Creed, 
 " who attended William III. in all his wars, everywhere signal- 
 " izing himself, and never more himself than when he looked an 
 " enemy in the face. At the glorious battle of Blenheim, 1704, 
 " he commanded one of those squadrons that began the attack ; 
 ** in two several charges he remained unhurt, but in the third, 
 " after many wounds received, still valiantly fighting, he was 
 " shot through the liead. His dead body was brought off by his 
 " brother at the hazard of his own life, and buried tliere. To his 
 " memory, his sorrowful mother erects this monument, placing it 
 ** near another, which her son, when living, used to look upon 
 " with pleasure, for the worthy mention it makes of that great 
 " man, Edward, Earl of Sandwich, to whom he had the honour 
 " to be related, and whose heroic virtue he was ambitious to 
 " imitate. He was the eldest son of John Creed, of Oundell, 
 
SOUTH AISLE. 93 
 
 " Esq., and Elizabeth, his wife, only daughter of Sir Gilbert 
 " Pickering, Bart., of Titmarsh, in Northamptonshire." 
 
 Also a tablet in memory of Lieutenant Richard Creed, of 
 the Bombay Artillery, who was killed in Upper Scinde, on the 
 20th of Februaiy, 1841, whilst fighting at the head of a party of 
 volunteers from his troop, whom he had gallantly led to the as- 
 sault of the fort Hujjack ; thus prematurely closing, in the twelfth 
 year of his services in India, and the twenty-eighth of his age, a 
 career of high credit and brightest promise, throughout which, 
 his ability, prudence, and devotion to duty, secured not less the 
 esteem of his superiors, than his uniform kindness and concilia- 
 tory demeanour won the confidence and marked attachment of 
 his humbler companions in arms. This tablet was erected by 
 the officers of his regiment, to whom his generous nature, amiable 
 deportment, and Christian virtues have, in no common degree, 
 endeared his memory. — Thomas, sculptor. 
 
 Above, on a plain marble stone, is an English inscription, re- 
 citing the military glories of Sir Richard Bingham, who was 
 of the ancient family of the Binghams, of Bingham Melcomb, in 
 Dorsetshire ; and served in the reign of Queen Alary, at St. 
 Quintin's ; in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, at Leith, in Scotland ; 
 in the Isle of Candy, under the Venetians ; at Cabo Chrio, and in 
 the famous battle of Lepanto, against the Turks ; in the civil wars 
 of France in the Netherlands, at Smerwick. After this he was 
 made Governor of Connaught, in Ireland, where he overthrew 
 the Irish Scots, expelled the traitor O'Rourke, suppressed the 
 rebellion, and was finally made Mai'shal of Ireland, and Governor 
 of Leinster. He died at Dublin, January 19, 1598, aged seventy ; 
 from whence he was brought, and here interred, by John Bingley, 
 some time his servant. 
 
 Above is a monument erected to the memory of Martin Folkes, 
 of Hillington, in the county of Norfolk, Esq., who, under the 
 auspices of Newton, happily employed his talents, industry, and 
 time, in the study of sublime philosophy. He was chosen Presi- 
 dent of the Royal Society in 1741, and calmly submitted to the 
 common lot of man on the 28th June, 1754, at the age of sixty- 
 three. He is represented sitting, with his hands resting on a 
 book, shut, as if contemplating ; above is an urn, covered with 
 drapery, that a boy holds up ; there are two more boys, one of 
 whom seems much surprised, from looking through a microscope, 
 while the other, with a pair of compasses, is measuring the globe. 
 — Ashton, sculptor. 
 
 Opposite, on your left, is a monument — " Sacred to the 
 " memory of General Sir Thomas Trigge, Knight of the most 
 " Honourable Order of the Bath, Lieutenant- General of the 
 " Ordnance, and Colonel of the forty-fourth Regiment of Foot ; 
 " who spent a long life in active ser^dce, and enjoyed the uniform 
 " approbation of his sovereign and of his country to his latest 
 " hour. He begun his career as Ensign in the twelfth Regiment ; 
 " served during the seven years' war in Germany ; was present 
 " at the battles of Minden, Fellinghausen, Williamsdahl, and 
 " others : he commanded the same regiment during the whole of 
 
U SOUTPI AISLE. 
 
 " the memorable defence of Gibraltar, and was afterwards many 
 " years Lieutenant-Governor of that fortress. While Com* 
 " mander-in-chief in the West Indies, he captured Surinam, and 
 " various islands ; and for his services was made K.B. He lived 
 " respected and beloved, and departed this life in his seventy- 
 " second year, on the 11th January, 1814." — Bacon, sculptor. 
 
 Thomas Owen, Esq. — On this monument is a fine figure of a 
 Judge in his robes, leaning on his right arm, and over him an 
 inscription, showing that he was the son of Richard Owen, by 
 Mary, daughter and heiress of Thomas Otley, of Shropshire, Esq. ; 
 that from his youth he had applied himself to the study of the 
 laws, and was first made Serjeant temp, to Queen Elizabeth, and 
 afterwards a Justice of the Common Pleas. He died Dec. 21, 
 1598. 
 
 Pasquale de Paoli. — A bust strongly resembling the 
 deceased, with the following inscription under it : — " To 
 the memory of Pasquale de Paoli, one of the most eminent 
 " and most illustrious characters of the age in which he lived. 
 " He was bom at Rostino, in Corsica, April 5, 1725 ; was unani- 
 " mously chosen, at the age of thirty. Supreme Head of that 
 " island, and died in this metropolis, February 5, 1807, aged 
 "eighty-two years. The early and better part of his life he 
 ** devoted to the cause of liberty, nobly maintaining it against 
 ** the usurpation of Genoese and French tyranny. By his many 
 " -splendid achievements, his useful and benevolent institutions, 
 ** ^is patriotic and public zeal, manifested upon every occasion, 
 " he amongst the few who have merited so glorious a title, most 
 " justly descrv^es to be hailed the father of his country. Being 
 *' obliged by the superior force of his enemies, to retire from 
 *' Corsica, he sought refuge in this land of liberty, and was here 
 *' most graciously received, amidst the general applause of a 
 ■" magnanimous nation, into the protection of his Majesty, King 
 " George III., by whose fostering hand and munificence he not 
 " only obtained a safe and honourable asylum, but was enabled, 
 " during the remainder of his days to enjoy the society of his 
 " friends and faithful followers in affluent and dignified retire- 
 ^* ment. He expressed to the last moment of his life the most 
 " grateful sense of his Majesty's paternal goodness towards him, 
 " praying for the preservation of his sacred person, and the 
 *' prosperity of his dominions." — Flaxman, sculptor. 
 
 Against the pillar is an oval tablet to James Kendall, Esq., 
 supported by a Death's head. He was chosen a member of the 
 last Parliament of James II., and served in several Parliaments 
 afterwards in the reign of William HI., by whom he was made 
 Governor of Barbadoes, and one of the Commissioners of the 
 Admiralty. He died July 10, 1708, aged sixty. Then turning 
 yourself, you see opposite — 
 
 A little monument of white marble, erected to the memory of 
 Dr. Isaac Watts. It is divided by a fascia, over which a bust 
 of that eminent divine is exhibited, supported by Genii, who seem 
 pleased with the office to which they are allotted. Underneath, 
 in a circle, is a fine figure of the Doctor sitting on a stool, in the 
 
SOUTH AISLE. 95 
 
 attitude of deep contemplation, which is finely expressed by an 
 Angel opening to him the wonders of creation, while in one hand 
 he holds a pen, and with the other points to a celestial globe. 
 ' His name, the dates of his birth and death, are inscribed on the 
 plinth :—" Isaac Watts, D.D., bom July 17, 1674. Died No- 
 ** vember 25, 1748." — Banks, sculptor. 
 
 George Stepkey, Esq., descended from the Stepneys of Pen- 
 dergraft, in Pembrokeshire, but bom at Westminster, 1663, elected 
 into the College of St. Peter's, at Westminster, 1676, and entered 
 of Trinity College, Cambridge, 1682. In 1692 he was sentEnvoy 
 to the Elector of Brandenburgh ; in 1696 and 1697, to the 
 Electors of Mentz, Triers, Cologne, Palatine, Landgrave of Hesse, 
 and to the Congi'css of Frankfort, on his return from which he 
 was made Commissioner of Trade; in 1698, was sent a second 
 time Envoy to the Elector of Brandenburgh ; in 1699, in the same 
 quality to Poland ; in 1701, a second time to the Emperor; and 
 lastly, in 1 706, to the States General. All these several embassies 
 he conducted Avith such integrity, application, and ease, that he 
 generally exceeded the expectations of his sovereigns, William 
 and Anne, by whom he was employed. He died at Chelsea, 1707. 
 Above is a monument erected to the memory of John Me- 
 THUEN, Es(i., who died in the service of his country, in Portugal, 
 July. 13, 1706, and was here interred, September 17, 1708. — 
 Rysbrack, sculptor. 
 
 Also to that of his son, the Riglit Hon. Sir Paitl Methuen, 
 of Bishop's Canning, Wilts, one of his Maiestv's roost Honourable 
 Privy Council, and Knighr of the most Honourable Order of the 
 Bath, who died April 11, 1767, aged eighty-five. 
 
 Beneath is a bust — " To the memory of Charles Burnet, 
 ** LL.D., L.D., F.S.A., et U.S., in the Royal Academy, London, 
 " Professor of Greek and Latin, Chaplain in Ordinary to his 
 " Majesty George III., Prebendary of the Church of Lincoln, 
 ■" Rector of Cliff, and of St. Paul, Deptford, in the county of Kent, 
 ■** eighteen years master of Greenwich School. He died on the 
 •" 28th Jan. 1818, in his sixty-first year, and was buried at Dept- 
 ^' ford." The Latin inscription sets forth, that " he was a man of 
 ■*' various and deep learning, of a judgment of critical nicety and 
 "" elegance of style, polished by unremitting exercise, and in solving 
 " difficulties in metrical composition, of exquisite skill. His 
 •' pupils, from a collection raised amongst themselves, caused this 
 ■" monument to be erected." — Gahagan, sculptor. 
 
 John Wesley, M.A. Born June 17, 1703 ; died March 2, 1791. 
 Charles Wesley, M.A. Bora December 13, 1708 ; died 
 March 29, 1788. 
 
 " The best of all is, God is with us." 
 
 " I look upon all the world as my parish." 
 
 " God buries His workmen, but canicaoii His work." 
 
 Thomas Knipe, S.T.P. — This monument was erected by 
 Alice, second wife of this learned man, who, for fifty years, 
 was employed in Westminster School, sixteen whereof as Head 
 Master. He was also a Prebendary of this Cathedral. The long 
 Latin inscription contains nothing more than a laboured recital 
 
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 of a good man's virtues, and that he died August 8, 1711, aged 
 seventy-three. At his feet is the grave of his affectionate scholar, 
 William King, LL.D., without any inscription. Here hath 
 been lately added an inscription in memory of two brothers, who 
 both died in the service of their country : Captain John Knife, 
 90th regiment, at Gibraltar, October 25, 1798, in the twenty- 
 second year of his age ; Captain Robert Knife, 14th Light 
 Dragoons, at Villa Formosa, May 17, 1811, aged thirty-two. 
 
 Opposite, on your left, is the monument to Dame Grace 
 Gethin. — This lady, married to Sir Richard Gethin Grot, in 
 Ireland, was famed for exemplary piety, and wrote a book of 
 devotion, which Mr. Congreve complimented with a poem. She 
 died October 11, 1697, aged twenty-one. 
 
 Elizabeth and Judith Freke. — A long inscription, setting 
 forth the descent and marriage of these two ladies, whose busts 
 in relief ornament the sides. They were, as the inscription says, 
 the daughters of Ralph Freke, of Hannington, in Wilts, Esq. 
 Elizabeth was married to Percy Freke, of West Belney, in Norfolk, 
 and died April 7, 1714, aged sixty-nine. Judith married Robert 
 Austin, of Tenterden, in Kent, and died May 19, 1716, aged 
 sixty-four. They were both great examples to their sex; the 
 best of daughters, the best of wives, and the best of mothers. 
 
 Opposite is a monument to William Wragg, Esq. : in the centre 
 of which is represented the fatal accident that happened to the ship 
 in which he was embarked, Avhen he, with many more, was 
 drowned, September 3, 1777. His son, who accompanied him, 
 was miraculously saved on a package, supported by a black 
 slave, till he was cast on shore, on the coast of Holland. 
 
 "Sir Cloudbslt Shovell, Knight, Rear- Admiral of Great 
 " Britain, and Admiral and Commander-in-Chief of the Fleet, 
 " the just rewards of his long and faithful services. He was de- 
 " servedly beloved of his country, and esteemed, though dreaded, 
 " by the enemy, who had often experienced his conduct and cou- 
 " rage. Being shipwrecked on the rocks of Scilly, in his voyage 
 "from Toulon, October 22, 1707, at night, in the fifty-seventh 
 " year of his age, his fate was lamented by all, but especially 
 " by the seafaring part of the nation, to whom he was a generous 
 " patron, and a worthy example. His body was flung on the 
 " shore, and buried with others, on the sand ; but being soon 
 " after taken up, was placed under this monument, which his 
 " Royal Mistress had caused to be erected, to commemorate 
 " his steady loyalty and extraordinary virtues." A recumbent 
 figure of the Admiral lies under a tent ; beneath, in bas-relief, 
 is the wreck of the Association. — Bird, sculptor. 
 
 Above is a monument to Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bart., under 
 a canopy of state, the curtains whereof are finely gilt, and tied up 
 with gold strings ; and on each side of the l)ust is a weeping 
 cherub, one resting on a medallion of his lady, the other pointing 
 to Sir Godfrey. On the pedestal is a Latin inscription, sig- 
 nifying that Sir Godfrey Kneller, Knt., who lies interred here, 
 was painter to Charles tl., James II., William III., Anne, and 
 George H. Bora in 1646, died in 1723, aged seventy-seven. 
 
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 He was kniglited March 3, 1691, and created a baronet May 24, 
 1715. Among his most excellent works are the "Beauties of 
 '' the Court of Charles I." This monument was designed by Sir 
 Godfrey himself. Bust by Rysbrack. Underneath is his epitaph, 
 written by Mr. Pope : — 
 
 " Kneller, by Heaven, and not a master, tauglit. 
 Whose art was nature, and whose pictures thought — 
 When now two ages he had snatched from fate 
 Whate'er was beauteous, or whate'er was great — 
 Rests, crowned with princes' honours, poets' lays, 
 Due to his merit and brave tliirst of praise: 
 Living, great Nature fear'd he might outvie 
 Her worlvs; and dyhig, fears herseif may die." 
 
 Sir John Bcrland, Knt., LL.D.— One of the Barons of his 
 Majesty's Court of Exchequer ; as a man, valued and beloved ; 
 as a judge, honoured and revered. He died suddenly, on the 
 29th of February, 1776, aged fifty-one years. On a pyramid of 
 black marble is represented his profile in a medallion of statuary 
 marble, decorated with emblems alluding to the qualities for 
 which he was eminent, particularly the caduceus, denoting his 
 eloquence, and the scales, expressive of justice. 
 
 On the left is a neat tablet, which contains the following in- 
 scription : — " To the memory of Williaji Ualrymple, Midship- 
 " man, eldest son of Sir John Dalrymple, Bart., one of the Barons 
 " of Exchequer in Scotland, and of Elizabeth Hamilton Macgill, 
 '* representatives of the Viscounts of Oxford ; who, though heir of 
 " ample estates, preferred to a life of indolence and pleasure the 
 *' toilsome and perilous profession of a seaman when his country 
 " was in danger. At the age of eighteen, he was killed, oflthe 
 " coast of Virginia, in a desperate engagement, in wliich Captain 
 '' Saker, in the Santa Margaretta, took the Amazone, a French 
 " ship of superior force, almost in sight of the enemy's fleet ; 
 *' receiving in the public despatches of his skihul and generous 
 " Commander, the honourable testimony that he was a worthy 
 " and deserving youth, who, had he lived, would have been an 
 " ornament to his profession ; and leaving to his once happy 
 " parents, in whose fond eyes he appeared to promise whatever 
 " could 1)6 expected from genius, spirit, and the best gift of God, 
 " a kind and melting heart, the endearing remembrance of his 
 " virtues. Father of all! grant to the prayers of a father and 
 " mother, that their surviving children may inherit the qualities 
 " of such a brother, and that there may never be wanting to the 
 " British youth, the spirit to pursue that line of public honour 
 " which he marked out for himself and for them. Obit 29th 
 " July, 1782." 
 
 An'oval tablet, thus inscribed .- — *' Near these steps lies the body 
 '' of Mrs. Ann Wemtss, daughter of Dr. Lodowick Wemyss, some 
 " time Prebendary of this Cathedral, and of Mrs. Jane Bargrave, 
 " his wife, who departed this life, December 19, 1698, in hei 
 ** sixty-seventh year." 
 
 Sophia Fairholm. — This lady, her monumental inscription 
 informs us, was born in Scotland, and was mother to the Marquis 
 of Annandale, who, as a mark of his duty and gratitude, caused 
 
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 this monument to be erected to her memory. It is the repre- 
 sentation of an ancient sepulchre, over which a stately edifice 
 is raised, ornamented at top with the family arms. She died 
 December 13, 1716, aged forty-nine. 
 
 Above are inscriptions to the memory of Rear- Admiral John 
 Harrison, who was Captain of the Namur, under Sir George 
 Pocock, in several successful engagements with the French Fleet, 
 commanded by Monsieur D'Ache, in one of which he was wounded. 
 He conducted, under the same British Admiral, the armament 
 against the Havannah, and brought the fleet and treasure safe to 
 England. In consequence of excessive fatigue, soon after his 
 return, he lost the use of one side by a paralytic stroke, and 
 remained helpless twenty-eight years. He was firm in action, 
 prudent in conduct, polished in society, generous and humane 
 in a profession, and upon an element, where human virtue is of 
 the most rigid kind, and human nature is most severely tried ; 
 his modesty was equal to his virtues. He died October 15, 1791, 
 aged sixty-nine years. Above and below are expressed, in Latin, 
 the following words : — " God is my port and refuge : God hath 
 " shown His wonders in the deep." 
 
 Opposite, on your left, is the monument to Sir Thomas 
 Richardson. — There is an effigy, in brass, of a Judge in his 
 robes, with a collar of SS., representing Sir Thomas Richardson, 
 Knight, " Speaker of the House of Commons in the twenty- 
 " first and twenty-second year of James I., Chief Justice of the 
 " Common Pleas ; and, lastly, by Charles I., made L.C.J, of 
 " England. He died in 1634, in his sixty-sixth year." So far 
 the inscription. This is that Judge Richardson who first issued 
 out an order against the ancient custom of wakes, and caused 
 every minister to read it in his church, which the Bishop of Bath 
 and Wells opposing, complaint was made against the order in 
 the Council-chamber, where Richardson was so severely repri- 
 manded, that he came out in a rage, saying — he had been almost 
 choked with a pair of lawn sleeves. — Suber le Seur, sculptor. 
 
 An ancient monument of marble and alabaster, gilt, on which 
 lies a warrior at full length, representing William Thynne, of 
 Botterville, Esq., a polite gentleman,'"a great traveller, and a brave 
 soldier. In 1546 he was, by Henry VIII., made receiver of the 
 marches, and fought against the Scots at Musselburgh. But his 
 latter days were spent in retirement and devotion in this Church, 
 to which he constantly repaired, morning and evening. His 
 brother was Sir John Thynne, Secretary to the Duke of Somerset, 
 from whom descended that unhappy gentleman whose story we 
 have already related. He died March 14, 1584. 
 
 Rev. Dr. Andrew Bell, LL.D., Prebendary of this Church, 
 the eminent founder of the Madras, now the National System of 
 Education, throughout the British dominions. He is represented 
 examining the boys under his system. Died 27th January, 1832. 
 — Behnes, sculptor. 
 
 Here you pass through the gate; the monument of Garrick 
 is on your right. 
 
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 gnutji fransB^; nr, fnrts' Cnriur. 
 
 BUST of George Grote, Historian of Greece. Born 
 17th November, 1794; died 18th June, 1871. 
 
 " To the memory of David Garrick, who died 
 " in the year 1779, at the age of sixty-three. 
 " To paint fair Nature, by Divine command — 
 Her magic pencil in liis glowing hand — 
 A Shakspeare rose ; then, to expand his fame. 
 Wide o'er this ' breathing world,' a Garrick came. 
 Though sunk in death the forms the Poet drew. 
 The Actor's genius bade them breathe anew ; 
 Though, like the bard liimself, in night they lay. 
 Immortal Garrick call'd them back to day; 
 And till eternity, with power sublime. 
 Shall mark the mortal hour of hoary Time, 
 Shakspeare and Garrick like twin stars shall shine, 
 And earth irradiate with a beam divine." — Pratt. 
 
 "This monument, the tribute of a friend, was 'erected in 1797.** 
 — Webber, fecit. Garrick's throwing aside the curtain, which 
 discovers the medallion, is meant to represent his superior power 
 to unveil the beauties of Shakspeare. Tragedy and Comedy are 
 assembled with their respective attributes, to witness and approve 
 the scene. 
 
 John Ernest Grabe : a curious figure, large as life, represent- 
 ing him sitting upon a marble tomb, contemplating the sorrows 
 of death, and the sorrows of the grave. He was a man deeply 
 skilled in Oriental learning. He died Nov. 3, 1711, aged forty- 
 six, and was buried at Pancras, near London. — Bird, sculptor. 
 
 Sir Robert Taylor, Knight, who was a famous architect. 
 He died on the 26th of September, 1788, aged seventy years. 
 
 WiLLiA]vi Camden, the great recorder of our antiquities, who 
 is represented in a half length, in the dress of his time, with his 
 left hand holding a book, and in his right his gloves, resting on 
 an altar, on the body of which is a Latin inscription, setting 
 forth his " indefatigable industry in illustrating the British 
 " Antiquities, and his candour, sincerity, and pleasant good- 
 " humour in private life." He was son to Samson Camden, 
 citizen of London, and paper-stainer; was born in the Old Bailey, 
 May 2, 1551, and received the first rudiments of his education at 
 Christ Churcli Hospital. In 1566, he entered himself of Magdalen 
 College, Oxford, but afterwards removed to Pembroke, where he 
 became acquainted with Dr. Goodman, Dean of Westminster, by 
 whose recommendation, in 1575, he was made second master of 
 "Westminster School, and began the glorious work of his Anti- 
 quities, encouraged thereto and assisted by his patron, Dr. Good- 
 man. In August, 1622, he fell from his chair, at his house, in 
 Chiselhurst, in Kent, and never recovered, but lingered till Nov. 
 9, 1623, and then died, aged seventy-four. This monument was 
 repaired and beautified at the charge and ex])euse of the University 
 of Oxford. 
 
 In front of Camden's monument lie the remains of John 
 Ireland, Dean of Westminster, and in the same grave those of 
 his friend, William Gifford, a distinguished critic, satirist, and 
 
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 dramatic annotator. In private life Mr, Gifford was modest and 
 unassuming, and amongst the numerous parties, poetical, political, 
 or religious, none of them ever ventured to recriminate by attack- 
 ing the moral character of the Editor of the Quarterly Review. 
 He was born at Ashburton, in 1757, and died 1826. 
 
 Isaac Casaubon, — This monument was erected by the learned 
 Dr. Moreton, Bishop of Dm-ham, to the memory of that profound 
 scholar and critic, whose name is inscribed upon it, and who, 
 though a native of France, and in his younger years Royal 
 Library Keeper of Paris, yet was so dissatisfied with the cere- 
 monial part of the Romish worship, that upon the murder of his 
 great patron, Henry IV., he willingly quitted his native country, 
 and at the earnest entreaty of James I., settled in England, where, 
 for uncommon knowledge, he became the admiration of all men 
 of learning. He died, 1614, in the fifty-sixth year of his age. 
 
 The monument to Casaubon is not without interest to the 
 mind of the curious, as upon close inspection may be seen the 
 initials and date of "good old Izaak Walton" (1. W., 1658), 
 Author of " The Complete Angler." This renowed piscator has 
 somewhere said that he went into Westminster Abbey to visit the 
 tomb of his departed friend, Casaubon, and while there, in con- 
 templation before his monument, he ventured to scratch his own 
 initials and date upon it. 
 
 Sir Richard Coxe, who was taster to Queen Elizabeth and 
 James I., and to the latter, Steward of the Household ; a man 
 eommended in his epitaph for his religion, humanity, chastity, 
 temperance, friendship, beneficence, charity, vigilance, and self- 
 denial. He was third son of Thomas Coxe, of Beymonds, in Hert- 
 fordshire, and died a bachelor, in the sixty-ninth year of his age, 
 December 13, 1623. 
 
 A small tablet to the memory of James Wyat, Esq., who was 
 architect of this church, and Surveyor-General of His Majesty's 
 Board of Works. Departed this life on the 4th day of Sept., 1813. 
 
 Above is a monument to Sir John Pringle, Bart. The in- 
 scription sets forth that he was Physician to the Army, the Prin- 
 cess of Wales, and their Majesties ; President of the Royal 
 Society. He was bom in Scotland, in April, 1707 ; and died in 
 London, in January, 1782. 
 
 Edward Wetenhall, M.D., an eminent Physician, who died 
 August 29, 1733. His father was Dr. Edward Wetenhall, who 
 was first advanced to the See of Cork, in Ireland, but was after- 
 wards translated from thence to Kilmore and Ross. He died 
 November 12, 1713, aged seventy-eight. 
 
 Dr. Stephen Hales. — Here are two beautiful figures in relief, 
 Religion and Botany ; the latter holds a medallion of this great 
 explorer of nature to public view; Religion is deploring the loss 
 of the divine ; and at the feet of Botany, the winds are displayed 
 on a globe, which allude to his invention of the ventilator. The 
 Latin inscription is to the folio fvdng effect : — " To the memory of 
 " Stephen Hales, Doctor of Divinity, Augusta, the mother of that 
 " best of Kings, George the Third, has placed tliis monument, 
 " who chose him, when living, to officiate as her chaplain; and 
 
OR, POl/i'S'. CORNER. 101 
 
 " after he died, which was on the 4th of January, 1T61, in the 
 " eighty-fourth year of his ag3, honoured hin* vrich cbis marble. 
 
 "About the tomb of Haies, whose fair design 
 And polish great Augusta caus'd to sliine, 
 Religion, hoary Faith, and Virtue wait, 
 And shed perpetual tears in mournful state. 
 But of the preacher, render'd to his clay. 
 The voice of Wisdom still hath this to say — 
 He was a man to hear affliction's cry, 
 And trace his Maker's works with curious eye. 
 O Hales ! thy |)raises not the latest age 
 Shall e'er diminish, or shall blot thy page ; 
 England, so proud of Newton, shall agree 
 She had a son of equal rank in thee." — Wilton, sculptor. 
 
 Thomas Triplett, D.D., who was born near Oxford, and edu- 
 cated at Christ Chiu-ch, where he was esteemed a wit, a good 
 Grecian, and a poet. In 1 645, he was made Prebendary of Preston, 
 in the Church of Sarum, and had also a living, which being seques- 
 tered in the Rebellion, he fled to Ireland, and taught school in 
 Dublin, where he was when Charles I. was beheaded. Not liking 
 Ireland, he returned to England, and taught school at Hayes, in 
 Middlesex, till the Restoration, when he was made Prebendary 
 of Westminster, and of Fenton in the Chm-ch of York. He died 
 at a good old age, July 18, 1670, mitch beloved and lamented. 
 
 A bust of Dr. Isaac Barrow, representing this truly great man, 
 wlio, as the inscription shows, was Chaplain to Charles IL, Head of 
 Trinity College, Cambridge ; Geometrical Professor of Gresham 
 College, in London, and of Greek and Mathematics at Cambridge. 
 His works have been said to be the foundation of all the divinity that 
 has been written since his time. He died May 4, 1677, aged 47. 
 
 Above this monument the arch is plastered and painted with 
 the figure of a stag, which was done by order of Ricliard II.; the 
 following motto was on the collar ; — 
 
 " When Julius Csesar first came In, 
 About my neck he put this ring ; 
 Whosoever doth me take, 
 Use me well for Caesar's sake." 
 
 It is said he lived three or four hundred years, 
 
 William Outram, D.D. — The Latin inscription sets forth that 
 he was bom in Derbyshire, fellow of Trinity and Christ Church 
 Colleges in Cambridge, Canon of this Abbey, and Archdeacon of 
 Leicester; an accomplished di-snne, a nervous and accurate writer, 
 an excellent and diligent preacher, first in Lincolnshire, afterwards 
 in London, and lastly at St. Margaret's, Westminster, where he 
 finished his life with great applause, August 23, 1679, aged fifty- 
 four. The inscription on the pedestal shows farther, that after a 
 long and religious life, and forty-two years of widowhood, Jane, 
 his wife, died Oct. 4, 1721. 
 
 A fine figure of Joseph Addisox, Esq., on a circular 
 basement, about which are small figures of the nine muses. 
 The Latin inscription is to the following purport : — " Whoever 
 " thou art, venerate the memory of Joseph Addison, in whom 
 " Christian faith, virtue, and good morals, found a continual 
 *^ ]:»atron ; whose genius was shown in verse, and every exquisite 
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102 SOUTH Tii4NyEPT; 
 
 " kind of writing ; who gave to postei:ity the best examples of 
 " pure Iai,"igu»ge;, and .th^ best rules ior living well, which remain, 
 " and ever will remain sacred 4 whose v^'cight of argument was 
 " tempered with wit, and accurate judgment with politeness, so 
 " that he encouraged the good, and reformed the improvident, 
 " tamed the wicked, and in some degree made them in love with 
 " virtue. He was bom in the year 1672, and his fortune being 
 " increased gradually, arrived at length to public honours. Died 
 " in the forty-eighth year of his age, the honour and delight of 
 " the British nation." — He was buried in front of Lord Halifax's 
 monument, north aisle of Henry the Seventh's Chapel. — Sir 
 Richard Westmacott, sculptor. 
 
 Lord Macaulay. — The body of this eminent historian is de- 
 posited close to the statue of Addison. Born October 25th, 
 1800 ; died December 28th, 1859. 
 
 Near the statute of Addison are two fine busts, one on each 
 side, of Lord Macaulay, by Burnard ; and Thackeray, by 
 Marrochetti. 
 
 George Frederick Handel. — This is the last monument 
 which that eminent statuary, Roubiliac, lived to finish. It is 
 affirmed that he first became conspicious, and afterwards finished 
 the exercise of his art, with a figure of this extraordinary man. 
 The first was erected in the gardens at Vauxhall, therefore well 
 known to the public. The last figure is very elegant, and the 
 face is a strong likeness of its original. The left arm is resting 
 on a group of musical instruments, and the attitude is very ex- 
 pressive of great attention to the harmony of an angel playing 
 on a harp in the clouds, over his head. Eefore it lies the cele- 
 brated Messiah, with that part open, where is the much-admired 
 air, — " / know that my Redeemer liveth.'^ Beneath, only this in- 
 scription : — "George Frederick Handel, Esq., born Feb. 23, 1684. 
 " Died April 14, 1759." 
 
 Sacred to the memory of Major-General Sir Archibald 
 Campbell, Knight of the Bath, M.P., Colonel of the seventy- 
 fourth Regiment of Foot, Hereditary Usher of the White Rod 
 for Scotland, late Governor of Jamaica, Governor of Fort St. 
 George, and Commander-in-Chief of the Forces on the coast of 
 Coromandel, in the East Indies. He died equally regretted and 
 admired for his eminent civil and military services to his country; 
 possessed of distinguished endowments of mind, dignified man- 
 ners, inflexible integrity, unfeigned benevolence, with every social 
 and amiable virtue. He departed this life March 31, a.d. 1791, 
 aged fifty-two. " Alas, piety! alas, fidelity! like that of old, and 
 "warlike courage! when shall you have his equal?" — Wilton, 
 sculptor. 
 
 Here also lies the body of his nephew, Lieutenant-General Sir 
 James Campbell, Bart., G.C.H., and CSS., F.M., who served 
 during the whole of the last war in many distinguished situations ; 
 was Commander of the Forces in the Ionian Islands at the general 
 peace of 1814, and died at London upon the 6th of June, 1819, 
 aged fifty -four. 
 
 On a tablet is the following inscription :— *' To the memory of 
 
POET'S COEITBB, P- lOJi. 
 
OR, POETS' CORNER. 103 
 
 ^* Mart Hope, who died at Brockhall, in the county of North- 
 ," ampton, on the 25th of June, 1767, aged twenty-five, and 
 ** whose remains lie in the neighbouring church at Norton, this 
 *• stone, an unavailing tribute of affliction, is by her husband 
 "erected and inscribed. She was the only daughter of Eliab 
 " Breton, of Forty Hill, Middlesex, Esq., and was married to 
 " John Hope, of London, Merchant, to whom she left three 
 " infant sons, Charles, John, and William. 
 
 "Tlio' low in earth, her beauteous form decay'd, 
 My faithful wife, my lov'd Maria's laid. 
 In sad remembrance, the afflicted raise 
 No pompous tomb Inscrib'd with venal praise. 
 To statesmen, warriors, and to kings, belong 
 The trnphied sculpture, and the poet's song ; 
 And the--e the proud expiring often claim, 
 Their wealth bequeuthinj,' to record their name. 
 But humble virtue, stealing to the dust, 
 Heeds not our lays, or monumental bust. 
 To name her virtues iil befits my grief — 
 What was my bliss can now give no relief; 
 A Imsband nourns— the rest let friendship tell ; 
 Fame, spread her worth ! a husband knew it well !" 
 
 Sir Thomas and Lady Robinson. — This monument to the 
 memory of the Dowager Baroness Lechmere, eldest daughter of 
 Charles Howard, third Earl of Carlisle, and widow of Nicholas 
 Lord Lechmere, afterwards married Sir Thomas Robinson, of 
 Rookby Park, in the county of York, Baronet, on October 28, 
 1728, and died April 10, 1739, aged forty-four. Sir Thomas, 
 after enjoying many honourable and lucrative employments in 
 the State, spent the latter part of his life in retirement, dying 
 March 3, 1777, aged seventy-six. — Walsh, sculptor. 
 
 Edward Atkyns and his ancestors. The first was Sir Edward 
 Atkyns, one of the Baronsof the Exchequer in the reigns of Charles 
 Land II., and of such loyalty as to resist the most splendid offers of 
 the Oliverian pnrty. He died in 1 669, aged eighty-two. The second,. 
 Sir Robert Atkyns, was created Knight of the Bath at the coro- 
 nation of Charles 11. ; was afterwards L.C.B. of the Exchequer 
 under William III., and Speaker of the House of Lords in several 
 Parliaments ; a person of eminent learning, as his writings abun- 
 dantly prove. He died in 1709, aged eighty-eight. — The third^ 
 Sir Edwaixl Atkyns, Avas L.C.B. of the Exchequer at the time of 
 the Revolution ; but not approving that measure, he retired from 
 public business to his seat in Norfolk, where his chief employment 
 was healing breaches among his neighbours, which he decided 
 with such exemplary justice, that none refused his refei*ence, nor 
 did the most litigious men appeal from his award. He died in 
 1698, aged sixty-eight. — The fourth, Sir Robert Atkyns, was 
 versed in the Antiquities of his country, of which his History of 
 Gloucester was a proof. He died in 1711, aged sixty-five years. 
 — The inscription sets forth, that in memory of his ancestors, 
 who have so lionourably presided in "Westminster Hall, Edward 
 Atkyns, Esq., late of Kettringham, in Norfolk, second son of thc- 
 last-named Sir Edward, caused this monument to be erected. 
 He died Jan. 20, 1 7 50, aged seventy-nine years. — Cheer e, sculptor, 
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 A medrtllion and inscription — " To the memory of the Right 
 "Honourable Jambs Stuart Mackenzie, Lord Privy Seal 
 "of Scotland, a man whose virtues did honour to humanity. 
 " He cultiva'^ed and encouraged science ; and during a long 
 "life, was genero«iis without ostentation, secretly charitable, 
 " friendly, hospitable, and ever ready to oblige. He was beloved 
 " and revered by all : he had many friends, and not one enemy. 
 ** He died the 6th of April, 1800, in the eighty-second year of his 
 " age. He was married to Elizabeth, daughter of John, Duke of 
 " Argyle and Greenwich, his uncle." — NoUekens, sculptor. 
 
 John, Duke of Argyle and Greenwich. — On one side of the 
 base is the figure of Minerva, and on the other of Eloquence ; 
 done by Roubiliac, particularly expressive. Above is the figure 
 of History, with one hand holding a book, with the other writing 
 on a pyramid the titles of the hero, Avhose actions are supposed to 
 be contained in the book, on the cover of which, in letters of gold, 
 are inscribed the date of his Grace's birth, Oct. 10, 1680, and 
 time of his death, Oct. 4, 1743. The principal figure is spirited, 
 even to the verge of life. On the pyramid is this epitaph, said to 
 be written by Paul Whitehead, Esq. : — 
 
 " Briton ! behold, If patriot worth be dear, 
 A shrine that claims a tributary tear; 
 Silent that tongue admiring senates heard, 
 Nerveless that arm opposing legions foar'd. 
 Nor less, Campbell ! thine the power to please, 
 And givo to grandeur all the grace of ease. 
 Long from thj' life let kindred heroes trace 
 Arts which ennoble still the noblest race ; 
 Others may owe their future fame to me, 
 1 borrow immorlality from thee." 
 
 Underneath this, in great letters, is written — " John, duke of 
 *' argyle and gr — " at which point the pen of History rests. 
 On the base of the monument is this inscription : — " In memory 
 " of an honest man, a constant friend, John, the great Duke of 
 " Argyle and Greenwich, a General and Orator, exceeded by 
 ■" none in the age he lived, Sir Henry Fermer, Bart., by his last 
 *' will, left the sum of .500Z. towards erecting this monument, and 
 " recommended the above inscription." 
 
 Over the door of the Chapel of St. Faith, is the monument of 
 f)LrvER Goldsmith, M.D., representing the portrait of the 
 Doctor in profile. A festoon curtain, olive branches, and books, 
 are the chief ornamxnts. Underneath is a Latin inscription, of 
 which the following is the import : — " That he was eminent as a 
 " Poet, Philosopher, and Historian ; that he scarcely left any 
 "species of writing unattempted, and none that he attempted, 
 ^'unimproved; that he was master of the softer passions, and 
 ^' could at pleasure command tears, or provoke laughter ; but in 
 ^' everything he said or did. good nature was predominant ; that 
 " he was witty, sublime, spirited, and facetious; in speech pom- 
 " pons ; in conversation elegant and graceful ; that the love of 
 " his associates, fidelity of his friends, and the veneration of his 
 " readers, had raised this monument to his memory. He was born 
 " in Ireland, November 29, 1731, educated at DubUn.and died at 
 
OR, POETS' CORNER. 105 
 
 "London, April 4, 1774, and was buried in the Temple burial 
 " ground." — NoUekens, sculptor. 
 
 Near to the door of ihe Chapel of St. Faith is a black marble 
 slab, which covers the remains of Charles Dickens, bom Feb. 
 7th, 1812, died J une 9ih, 1 870. And near to him are the remains 
 of Handel, Cumberland. Macaulay, Sheridan, Garrick, Samuel 
 Johnson, and Thomas Parr, of the county of Salop, born 1483, 
 Avho lived in the reign of ten Princes: vIb., Edward IV., Edward 
 v., Richard III., Henry VIL, Henr}- VIII., Edward VI., Queen 
 Mary, Queen Elizabeth, James I., and Charles I. He died Nov. 
 15th, 1635, at the age of 152. 
 
 A monument erected to the memory of John Gat, by the 
 bounty and favour of the Duke and Duchess of Queensberry, 
 who were the great encouragers of his genius. The masks, 
 tragedy, dagger, and instruments of music, which are blended 
 together in a group are emblematical devices, alluding to the 
 various ways of writing in which he excelled : namely, farce, 
 satire, fable, and pastoral. The short epitaph on the front was 
 written by himself. It is censured by some for its levity, — 
 " Life is a jest, and all things show it : 
 I thought so once, but now I know it." 
 Underneath are these verses, by Mr. Pope, who lived always in 
 great friendship with Mr. Gay : 
 
 " Of manners gentle, of affections mild ; 
 In wit a man, simplicity a child ; 
 
 With native humour temp'rng virtuous rage, 
 
 Form'd to delight at once and lash the age ; 
 
 Above temptation in a low estate, 
 
 And uncorrupted e'en among the great ; 
 
 A safe companion and an easy friend, 
 
 Unblamed through life, lamented in thy end ; 
 
 These are tliy honours ; not that here thy bust 
 
 Is mix'd with heroes, or with Kings tliy dust; 
 
 But that the worthy and the good shall say, 
 
 Striijing their pensive bosoms — Here lies Gay 1 " 
 
 He died December 4, 1732, aged forty -five. — Byshrack, sculptor. 
 Nicholas Rowe, Esq., and his only daughter. On the front 
 of the pedestal is this inscription : — " To the memory of Nicholas 
 ** Rowe, Esq., who died in 1718, aged forty-five ; and of Char- 
 " LOTTE, his only daughter, wife of Henry Fane, Esq., who, in- 
 " heriting her father's spirit, and amiable in her own innocence 
 " and beauty, died in the twenty-second year of her age, 1739." 
 "Underneath, upon the front of the altar, is this epitaph : — 
 
 " Thy reliques, Rowe I to this sad shrine we trust, 
 And near thy Shaltspeare place thy honour'd bust. 
 Oh ! next him skill'd to draw the tender tear, 
 For never heart felt passion more sincere; 
 To nobler sentiment to fire the brave. 
 For never Briton more disdained a slave; 
 Peace to thy geiilie shade, and endless rest, 
 Blest in thy genius, in thy love, too, blest! 
 And blest, that timely from our scene remov'd, 
 Thy soul eiijoj's that liberty it lov'd! 
 To these so mourn'd in death, so loved in life, 
 The cliildless parent and the widow'd wife, 
 With tears inscribed this monumental stone. 
 That hold their ashes, and expects her own." 
 
106 SOUTH TRANSEPT; 
 
 Mr. Rowc was Poet Laureate, and author of several fine tragedies j 
 and, just before his death, had finished a translation of Lucan's 
 Pharsalia. — Ttyshrack, sculptor. 
 
 Jabies Thomson, author of the Seasons, and other Poetical 
 Works. The figure of Mr. Thomson leans its left arm upon a pedes- 
 tal, holding a book in one band, and the Cap of Liberty in the 
 other. Upon the pedestal, in bas-relief, are the Seasons ; to 
 which a boy points, offering him a laurel crown, as the reward of 
 his genius. At the feet of the figure is the tragic mask and the 
 ancient harp. The Avhole is supported by a projecting pedestal, 
 and in a panel is the following inscription : — *' James Thomson, 
 '■ Mtatis 48, out 27 August, 1748. Tutored by thee, sweet 
 " Poetry exalts her voice to ages, and informs the page with 
 " music, image, sentiment, and thought, never to die !" Erected 
 1762. — Spang, sculptor. 
 
 William Shakspeare. — Both the design and workmanship 
 of this monument are extremely elegant. The figure of Shaks- 
 peare, and his attitude, his dress, his sliape, his genteel air, and 
 fine composure, all so delicately expressed h}^ the sculptor, cannot 
 be sufiiciently admired; and those beautiful lines of his that 
 -appear on the scroll are very happily chosen : — 
 
 " The cloud-capp'd towers, the gorp:eous palaces, 
 The solemn temples, the great globe itself, 
 Yea, all which it inheiit, shall dissolve. 
 And, like the baseless fabric of a vision, 
 Leave not a wreck behind."— 7%^ Tempest. 
 
 The heads on the pedestal, representing Hemy V., Richard IIL, 
 and Queen Elizabeth (three principal characters in his plays), 
 are likewise proper ornaments to grace his tomb. In short, the 
 taste that is here shown does honour to those great names under 
 whose direction, by the public favour, it was so elegantly con- 
 structed : namely, the Earl of Burlington, Dr. Mead, Mr. Pope, 
 and Mr. Martin. It was designed by Kent, executed by Scliee- 
 makers, and the expense defrayed by the grateful contributions 
 of the public, 125 years after his death. He died April 24, 1617, 
 in his .53rd year, and was buried in the great church at Stratford. 
 
 In front of this monument are buried Dr. John.son, Garrick, 
 Henderson, Sheridan, Campbell, and Cary. 
 
 " To the memory of Mrs. Pritchakd, this tablet is here 
 " placed by a voluntary subscription of those who admired and 
 "esteemed her. She retired from the stage, of which she had 
 "long been the ornament, in the month of April, 1768, and died 
 " at I3ath in the month of August following, in the fifty-seventh 
 "** year of her age. 
 
 " Her comic vein had every charm to please, 
 'Twas nature's dictates breathed with nature's case; 
 E'en when her powers sustuin'd the tragic load. 
 Full, clear, and just, the harmonious accents flow'd; 
 And the big passions of her f( eling heart 
 Burst freely forth and shamed the mimic art. 
 Oft on the scene, with colours not her own. 
 She painted Vice, and taught us what to shun; 
 One virtuous track her real life pursu'd, 
 That nobler part was uiiiforml.v good; 
 
OR, POETS' CORNER. 107 
 
 Each duty there to such perfection wrought. 
 That, if the precepts fail'd, ilie example taught." 
 Hayivard, sculptor. W. ^Vhitehead, P.L. 
 
 Above is a bust to Robert Southet (Poet Laureate) ; born 
 August 12, 1774 ; died March 21, 1843. — Weekes, sculptor. 
 
 Thomas Campbell, LL.D., Author of " The Pleasures of 
 Hope," thrice Lord-Rector of the University of Glasgow, founder 
 of the Polish Association, &c. He was bom July, 27, 1777; died 
 at Boulogne, June 15, 1844; and was buried with great public 
 solemnity, near this spot, on the 3rd of July following. As a 
 classic poet, a warm philanthropist, a staunch friend of literary- 
 men, he possessed the highest qualities of mind and heart. His 
 Patriotic Lyrics breathe the very spirit of British freedom and 
 independence; while his other poems — all models of composi- 
 tion — are richly imbued with the spirit of moral and religious 
 sentiment. This statue, from the classic chisel of W. C. Marshall, 
 R.A., was erected on the 1st of May, 1855. The pedestal as it 
 now stands, was the gift of a lady (sister-in-law of Dr. Beattie, 
 the Poet's physician and biograper). Tlje highly appropriate 
 Lines inscribed upon it are taken from " The Last Man :" — 
 " This spirit shall return to Him 
 Who gave its heavenlj* spark ; 
 Yet think not, sun, ii shall be dim 
 
 When thou thjself art dark ! 
 No— it sha'l live again, and shine 
 la bliss unknown to beams of thine, 
 
 By Him recall'd to breath 
 "Who captive led capti^ity. 
 Who robbed the Grave of Victory, 
 And took the sting from Death !" 
 
 The statue represents the Poet in his academic robes of Lord- 
 Rector : and the relieved figure, with the torch, the triumph of 
 immortal Hope, as described in the following lines: — 
 
 " Etenial Hope! when yonder spheres sublime 
 Peal'd their first notes to sound the march of Time, 
 Thy joyous youth began, but shall not fade. — 
 When all the sister planets have decayed, 
 "When wrapped in fire, the realms uf ether glow, 
 And Heaven's last thunder shakes tl e world below, 
 Thou, undismayed, shall o'er the ruins smile, 
 And light thy torch at Nature's funeral pile ! " 
 
 " Pleasures of Hope." 
 
 [For these and the preceding lines, sec Campbell's Poems.] 
 Affixed to the pillar is a tablet—" Sacred to the memory of 
 ** Christopher Anstey, Esq., fonnerly a scholar at Eton, and 
 " fellow of Trinity College, in Cambridge: a very elegant poet, 
 ^' who held a distinguished pre-eminence, even among those who 
 " excelled in the same kinds of his art. About the year 1770, he 
 " exchanged his residence in Cambridgeshire for Bath, a place 
 " above all that he had long delighted in. The celebrated poem 
 " that he wrote, under the title of the Bath Guide, is a sufficient 
 " testimony ; and after having lived there thirty-six years, died 
 " in the vear 1805, aged eighty-one, and was buried in Walcot 
 ^' Church, Bath."— Horwell, sculptor. 
 
 A tablet with a fine medallion, — " Sacred to the memory of 
 
108 SOUTH TliANSEPT; 
 
 " Granville Sharp, ninth son of Dr. Thomas Sharp, Pre- 
 " bendary of the Cathedrals and Collegiate Churches of Yark, 
 " Durham, and Southwell, and grandson of Dr. John Sharp, 
 " Archbishop of York. Bom and educated in the bosom of the 
 " Church of England, he ever cherished for her institutions the 
 " most unshaken regard, whilst his whole soul was in harmony 
 " with the sacred strain — ' Glory to God in the highest, on earth 
 " ' peace, good will towards men ;' on which his life presented 
 " one beautiful comment of glowing piety aud unwearied bene- 
 *' ficence. Freed by competence from the necessity, and by con- 
 " tent from the desire, of lucrative occupation, he was incessant 
 " in his labours to improve the condition of mankind. Founding 
 " public liappiness on public virtue, he aimed to rescue his native 
 " country from the guilt and inconsistency of employing the ami 
 " of Freedom to rivet the fetters of Bondage, and established for 
 " the Negro Race, in the person of Somerset (his servant), the 
 " long disputed rights of human nature. Having, in this glorious 
 " cause, triumphed over the combined resistance of Literest, 
 *' Prejudice, and Pride, he took his post amongst the foremost of 
 " the honourable band associated to deliver Africa from the 
 " rapacity of Europe, by the abolition of the Slave Trade ; nor 
 " was death permitted to interrupt his career of usefulness, till 
 " he had witnessed that Act of the British Parliament by which 
 " ' The Abolition ' was decreed. In his private relations he was 
 " equally exemplary ; and having exhibited through life a model 
 " of disinterested virtue, he resigned his pious spirit into the 
 " hands of his Creator, in the exercise of Charity, and Faith, and 
 " Hope, on the 6th day of July, a.d. 1813, in the seventy-eighth 
 " year of his age. Reader, if on perusing this tribute to a private 
 " individual, thou shouldest be disposed to suspect it as partial, 
 " or censure it as diffuse, know that it is not panegyric, but 
 " history. — Erected by the African Institution of London, a.d. 
 " 1816." — Chantrey, sculptor. 
 
 Above is a bust of Charles de St. Denis, Lord of St. Evre- 
 mond. — This gentleman was of a noble family in Normandy, and 
 was employed in the army of France, in which he rose to the rank 
 of Marshal ; but retiring to Holland, he was from thence invited 
 by Charles II. into England, where he lived in the greatest inti- 
 macy with the King and principal nobility, more particularly 
 with the Duchess of Mazarine. He had a very sprightly turn 
 both in conversation and writing. He lived to the age of ninety, 
 and was carried off at last by a violent fit of the stranguary, 
 September 9, 1703. Though he left France, as it may be 
 imagined, on account of religion, yet in his will he left twenty 
 pounds to poor Roman Catholics, and twenty pounds to poor 
 French refugees; besides other legacies to be disposed of to those 
 in distress, of what religion soever they might be. 
 
 Matthew Prior. — The bust was done by order of the King 
 of France. On one side of the pedestal stands the figure of 
 Thalia, one of the nine Muses, with a flute in her hand ; and on 
 the other, History, with her book shut ; between both is the bust 
 of the deceased, upon a raised altar of fine marble ; on the 
 
OR, POETS' CORNER. 109 
 
 outennost side of which is a Latin inscription, importing that 
 while he was busied in writing the history of his own times, 
 Death interposed, and broke both the thread of his discourse and 
 of his life, Sept. 18, 1721, in the fifty-seventh year of his age. 
 Over the bust is a pediment, on the ascending sides of which 
 are two boys, one with an hour glass in his hand, run out, the 
 other holding a torch reversed ; on the apex of the pediment is 
 an urn, and on the base of the monument a long inscription, re- 
 citing the principal employments in which he had been engaged; 
 particularly that, by order of King William and Queen Mary; he 
 assisted at the Congress of the Confederate Powers of the Hague, 
 in 1690 ; in 1697 was one of the Plenipotentiaries of the Peace of 
 Ryswick : and in the following year was of the embassy to France 
 and also Secretary of State in Ireland. In 1700, he was made 
 one of the Board of Trade ; in 1711, First Commissioner of the 
 Customs ; and lastly, in the same year, was sent by Queen Ann* 
 to Louis XIV. of France, with proposals of peace. All these 
 trusts he executed with uncommon address and abilities, and had 
 retired from public business, when a violent cholic, occasioned by 
 a cold, carried him off; by which the world was deprived of an 
 invaluable treasure, which he was preparing to lay before the 
 public. — Rysbrack, sculptor. Bust by Coizevox. 
 
 " Sacred to the best of men, William Mason, A.M., a Poet, 
 " if any, elegant, correct, and pious. Died 7th of April, 1797, 
 " aged seventy-two." — It is a neat piece of sculpture. A medal- 
 lion of the deceased is held up by a figure of Poetry, bemoaning 
 the loss. — Bacon, sculptor. 
 
 Thomas Shadwell. — This monument was erected by Dr. 
 John Shadwell, to the memory of his deceased father. The in- 
 scription sets forth that he was descended from an ancient family 
 in Staffordshire, was Poet Laureate and Historiographer in the 
 reign of Wilham IH., and died November 20, 1692, in the fifty- 
 fifth year of his age. He was author of several plays, and was 
 satirized by Dryden, under the character of Ogg, in the second 
 part of Absalom and Architophel. He died at Chelsea, by taking 
 opium, and was there buried. — Bird, sculptor. 
 
 John Milton. — He was a great polemical and political 
 writer, and Latin Secretary to Oliver Cromwell ; but what has 
 immortalized his name, are those two inimitable pieces. Paradise 
 Lost and Regained. He was born in London in 1604, and died 
 at Bunhill (perhaps the same as Bunhill Fields) in 1674, leaving 
 three daughters behind him unprovided for, and was buried at 
 St. GUes's, Cripplegate. In 1737, Mr. Auditor Benson erected 
 this monument to his memory. — Rysbrack, sculptor. 
 
 Under Milton is an elegant monument erected to the memory 
 of Mr. Gray. This monument seems expressive of the compli- 
 ment contained in the epitaph, where the Lyric Muse, in alt-relief, 
 is holding a medallion of the Poet, and at the same time pointing 
 the finger up to the bust of Milton, which is directly over it. 
 " No more the Grecian muse unrival'd reigns ; 
 To Britain let the nations homage pay : 
 She felt a Homer's fire in Milton's strains, 
 A Pindar'8 rapture in the Ijre of Gray." 
 
110 SOUTH TRANSEPT; 
 
 Died July 30, 1771, aged fifty- four, and was buried at Stoke. — 
 John Bacon, sculptor. 
 
 Samdel Butler. — This tomb, as by the inscription appears, 
 was erected by John Barber, Esq., Lord Mayor of London, that 
 he who was destitute of all things when alive, might not want a 
 monument when dead. He was author of Hudibras, and was a 
 man of consummate learning, wit, and pleasantry, peculiarly 
 happy in his writings, though he reaped small advantages from 
 them, and suffered great distress by reason of his narrow circum- 
 stances. He lived, however, to a good old age, and was buried 
 at the expense of Mr. Longueville, in the churchyard of St. Paul, 
 Covent Garden. He was born at Strencham, in Worcestershire, 
 in 1612, and died in London, 1680. 
 
 Edmund Spencer. — Beneath Mr. Butler's, there was a rough 
 decayed tomb of Purbeck stone, to the memory of Mr. Edmund 
 Spencer, one of the best English poets, which being much decayed, 
 a subscription was set on foot, by the liberality of Mr. Mason, in 
 1778, to restore it. The subscription succeeded, and the monu- 
 ment was restored as nearly as possible to the old form, but in 
 statuary marble. His works abound with innumerable beauties 
 and such a variety of imagery, as is scarce to be found in any 
 other writer, ancient or modern. On this monument is this in- 
 scription: — "Here lies (expecting the second coming of our 
 " Saviour Christ Jesus) the body of Edmund Spencer, the Prince 
 " of Poets in his time, whose divine spirit needs no otlier witness 
 " than the works which he left behind him. He was born in 
 " London in 1553, and died in 1598." 
 
 Ben Jonson. — This monument is of fine marble, and is very 
 neatly ornamented with emblematical figures, alluding, perhaps, 
 to the malice and envy of his contemporaries. His epitaph — 
 " O Bare Ben Jonson ! " — is cut in the pavement where he is 
 buried in the North Aisle. He was Poet Laureate to James I., 
 and contemporary with Shakspeare, to whose writings, when 
 living, he was no friend, though, when dead, he wrote a Poem 
 prefixed to his Plays, which does him the amplest justice. His 
 father was a clergyman, and he was educated at Westminster 
 School while Mr. Garden was Master ; but after his father's death, 
 his mother marrying a bricklayer, he was forced from school, and 
 made to lay bricks. There is a story told of him, that at the build- 
 ing of Lincoln's Inn, he worked with his trowel in one hand, and 
 Horace in the other ; but Mr. Garden, regarding his parts, re- 
 commended him to Sir Walter Raleigh, whose son he attended in 
 his travels, and upon his return entered himself at Gambridge. 
 He died the 16th of August, 1637, aged sixty -three. — Bysbrack, 
 sculptor. 
 
 On the left is a monument to Michael Draiton. The 
 inscription and epitaph were formerly in letters of gold, but now 
 almost obliterated, and therefore are here preserved: — "Michael 
 " Draiton, Esq., a memorable Poet of his age, exchanged his 
 " laurel for a Crown of Glory, anno 1631. 
 
 " 1)0, pious marble, let thy readers know 
 What they, and what their children, owe 
 
■jag-PO ETS i^CORNER.i'y WECTMI NSTER»ABBEY^«bJ 
 
OR, POETS' CORNER. Ill 
 
 To Draiton's name, whose sacred dust 
 We recommend unto tliy trust: 
 Protect his niem'o", and preserve his etorj"; 
 Remain a lasting monument of his glory ; 
 And when thj' ruins sliall disclaim 
 To be the treasure of his name. 
 His name, that cannot fade, shall be 
 An everlasting monument to tliee." 
 
 This gentleman was both an excellent poet and a learned anti- 
 quarian. 
 
 Over the monument to Ben Jonson is a window given by Dr. 
 Rogers ; it represents David and St. John, the poets of the Old 
 and NcAV Testaments. — Clayton and Bell. 
 
 Barton Booth, Esq., elegantly designed and well executed. 
 His bust is placed between two cherubs, one holding a wreath 
 over his liead in the act of crowning him : the other in a very 
 pensive attitude, holding a scroll, on which is inscribed his 
 descent from an ancient family in Lancashire, his admission into 
 Westminster School, under Dr. Busby, his qualifications as an 
 actor, which procured him both the royal patronage and the 
 public applause. He died in 1733, in the fifty-fourth year of 
 his age ; and this monument was erected by his surviving widow 
 in 1772. — W. Tyler, sculptor. 
 
 Mr. John Phillips.— The bust of this gentleman, in relief, is 
 here represented as in an arbourinterwovcn with laurel branches 
 and apple trees ; and o^er it is this motto — " Honos erat kuic 
 '' quoque Porno;" alluding to the high qualities ascribed to the 
 apple, in that excellent poem of his called Cider. He was son 
 of Stephen Phillips, D.D., Archdeacon of Salop ; was born at 
 Bampton, in Oxfordshire, December 30. 1676, and died at Here- 
 ford, Feb. 15, 1708, of a consumption, in the prime of life. 
 
 Geoffrey Chaucer. — This has been a very beautiful monu- 
 ment in the Gothic style, but is now much defaced, and is eene- 
 rally passed over with a superficial glance, except 'by those who 
 never sutler anything curious to escape their notice. Geoffrey 
 Chaucer, to whose name it is sacred is called the Father of 
 English Poets, and flourished in the fourteenth century. He was 
 son of Sir John Chaucer, a citizen of London, and employed by 
 Edward III. in negociations abroad relating to trade. He was a 
 great favourite at court, and married the great John of Gaunt's 
 wife's sister. He was born in 1328, and died Oct. 25, 1400. This 
 monument was erected by Nicholas Bingham, of Oxford, in 1556. 
 
 The memorial window to Chaucer, immediately over his tomb, 
 is intended to embody his intellectual labour, and his position 
 amongst his contemporaries. At the base are the Canterbury 
 Pilgrims, showing the setting out from London, and the arrival 
 at Canterbury. The medallions above represent Chaucer receiving 
 a commission, wuth others, in 1372, from King Edward IH. to 
 the Doge of Genoa, and his reception by the latter. At the apex, 
 the subjects are taken from the moral poem entitled "The Floure 
 and the Leafe." " As they which honour the Flower, a thing 
 *' fading with every blast, are such as look after beauty and worldly 
 *' pleasure ; but they that honour the Leaf, which abideth with 
 
112 SOUTH TKANSEPT; 
 
 *' the root, notwithstanding the frost and winter storms, are they' 
 " which follow virtue and during qualities, without regard to 
 " worldly respects." On the dexter side, dressed in white, is the 
 Lady of the Leafe, and attendants ; on the sinister side is the 
 Lady of the Floure, dressed in green. In the spandrils adjoining 
 are the Arms of Chaucer, On the dexter side, and on the sinister, 
 Chaucer impaling these of (Roet) his wife. In the tracery above, 
 the portrait of Chaucer occupies the centre, between that of Edward 
 III. and Philippa his wife; below them Gower and John of Gaunt, 
 and above are WicklifFe and Strode, his contemporaries. In the 
 borders are disposed the following arms, alternately : England, 
 France, Hainhault, Lancaster, Castile, and Leon. At the base of 
 the window is the name Geoffrey Chaucer, died a.d. 1400, and 
 four lines selected from the poem entitled, " Balade of Gode Coun- 
 " saile." 
 
 " Flee fro the prees, and dwell with soth fastnesse, 
 Sufflse unto thy good though it be small ;" 
 * * * * • 
 
 ♦* That thee is sent receyve in buxomnesse; 
 The wrastling for this world aslceth a fall." 
 
 This window was designed by Mr. J. G.Waller, and executed by 
 Messrs. Thomas Baillie, and George Mayer, 118, Wardour Street, 
 London, 1868. 
 
 Explanation of the Subjects. — The Pilgrims are arranged in the follow- 
 ing manner :— The Departure from the Tabard, thus : 
 
 1.2. 3.4. 5.6.7. 8.9. 
 
 1. The Reve. j 4. The Knight. I 7. The Serjeant of Law. 
 
 2. The Manciple. 5. The Yeoman. 8. The Shipmanne. 
 
 3. Chaucer. ! 6. The Squire. \ 9. The Doctor of Physick. 
 The Arrival at Canterbuny, thus: 
 
 10.11.12. 13.14.15. 16. 17.18. 
 
 TO. The Somptnour. I 18. The Monk. I 16, The Frankelein. 
 
 11. The Pardoner, 14. The Prioress. 17. The Plowman. 
 
 12. The Parson. ( 15. The Nun. I 18. The Clerk of Oxenforde, 
 
 Arrangement of Portraits in Tracery. 
 
 Wicklifle. Strode. 
 
 Edward III. Chaucer. Philippa. 
 
 Gower, John of Gaunt, 
 
 Above is a neat monument to the memory of John Roberts, 
 Esq,, the very faithful Secretary of the Eight Honourable Henry 
 Pelham, Minister of State to George II, This marble was erected 
 by his three surviving sisters, in 1776. — Hayward, sculptor. 
 
 Abraham Cowley. — This monument, though apparently plain, 
 is very expressive ; the chaplet of laurel that begirts his urn, 
 and the fire issuing from the mouth of the urn, are fine emblem?^ 
 of the glory he acquired by the spirit of his writings. The Latin 
 inscription and epitaph on ihe pedestal is thus translated into- 
 English : — " Near this place lies Abraham Cowley, the Pindar, 
 " Horace, and Virgil of England ; and the delight, ornament, 
 " and admiration of his age ; — 
 
 " While, Sacred Bai-d, far worlds thy works proclaim. 
 
 And j'ou survive in an immortal fame, 
 
 Here may you, bless'd in pleasant quiet, lie ! 
 
 To guard thy urn may hoary Faith stand by I 
 
 And all thy fav'rite tuneful Nine repair 
 
 To watch thy dust with a perpetual care 1 
 
OR, POETS' CORNER. 113 
 
 Sacred for ever may this place be made, 
 And may no desp'rate hand presume t' invade 
 With touch unhallow'd this religious room, 
 Or dare affront thy venerable tomb ! 
 Unmov'd and undisturb'd, till time shall end, 
 May Cowley's dust this marble slirine defend ! " 
 
 ** So wishes, and desires that wish may be sacred to posterity, 
 " George, Duke of Buckingham, who erected this monument to 
 " that incomparable man. He died in the forty-ninth year of his 
 " age, and was carried from Buckingham House, with honourable 
 " pomp, his exequies being attended by persons of illustrious 
 " characters of all degrees, and buried August 3, 1667." His 
 grave is just before the monument, as appears by a blue stone, on 
 which is engraven his name. — John BushneU, sculptor. 
 
 Affixed to the pillar, on the left, is a tablet to the memory of 
 Mrs. Martha Birch, who was daughter of Samuel Viner, Esq., 
 and first married to Francis Millington, Esq., afterwards to Peter 
 Birch, Prebendary of this Abbey. She died May 25, 1703, in 
 the fiftieth year of her age. 
 
 The next monument Avas erected to the memory of Mr. John 
 Drtden, by the late Duke of Buckingham, who valued his 
 writings so much that he thought no inscription necessary to 
 spread his fame.—" J. Dryden, born 1632, died May 1, 1700. 
 " John Sheffield, Duke of Buckingham, erected this monument, 
 " 1720." — Scheemakers, sculptor. 
 
 Against the screen of the Choir, is the monument of 
 Robert South, D.D., who is represented in a cumbent pos- 
 ture, in his canonical habit, with his arm resting on a cushion, 
 and his riirht hand on a Death's head. In his left he holds a 
 book, with his finger between the leaves, as if just closed from 
 reading ; and over his head is a group of cherubs issued from a 
 mantling, beneath which is a long Latin inscription, showing that 
 he was scholar to Busby, and student at Christ Church, Oxford, 
 and Public Orator of that University ; that, by the patronage of 
 Lord Clarendon, he was made Prebendary both of Westminster 
 and Christ's, and afterwards Rector of Islip. where he rebuilt the 
 parson age -house, and founded and endowed a school. His ser- 
 mons have a peculiar turn, and are still much admired. He died 
 July 8, 1716, aged eighty -two. — Bird, sculptor. 
 
 Between this and Dr. Busby, a small portion of AxNof Clevks' 
 monument is to be perceived. She Avas sister of the Duke of 
 Cleves, was contracted in marriage to Henry VIII., and received 
 with great pomp on Blackheath, January 3, 1.539, married to the 
 king on the 9th, and in July following divorced, with liberty to 
 marry airain ; but being sensibly touched with the indignity puc 
 upon her, she lived retired in England, with the title of Lady 
 Ann, of Cleves, and saw the rival Avho su]iplanted her suffer a 
 worse fate. She survived the King four years, and died in 
 1557. 
 
 A still more unfortunate Queen lies near this last, without a 
 monument ; viz., Anne, Queen of Richard III., and daughter of 
 Nevil, the great Earl of Warwick. This lady was poisoned by 
 that monster of cruelty, her husband, to make way for his raar- 
 
114 SOUTH TRANSEPT ; 
 
 riage with Elizabeth, daughter of his brother, Edward IV., and 
 sister of the unhappy youths he liad caused to be murdered in the 
 Tower, which marriage he never lived to consummate, being slain 
 at the battle of Bosworth Field. 
 
 Above is a tablet to Dr. Vincent, with the inscription thus 
 translated : — " Here rests whatever is mortal of William Vin- 
 " CENT, who having received his education in this College, 
 " returned to it when he had completed his academical studies, 
 " and from the situation of Junior Usher, arose to that of Head 
 " Master ; he was at length exalted to the office of Dean of the 
 " Chm'ch, for which he entertained the greatest affection : on 
 " the subject of liis life, his literary attainments, and his moral 
 " character, let this monumental stone be silent. He owes his 
 " origin to the respectable family of the Vincents, of Shepy, in 
 " the county of Leicester ; he was born in London, 2nd Novem- 
 '* ber, 1739, and died on the 21st December, 1815." 
 
 Doctor Richard Busby. — On this fine monument is the effigy 
 of this learned grammarian in his gown, looking earnestly at the 
 inscription. In his right hand he holds a pen, and in his left a 
 book open. Underneath, upon the pedestal, are a variety of 
 books, and at the top are his family arms. The inscription is 
 very elegantly WTitten, and highly to his praise ; intimating that 
 whatever fame the school of Westminster boasts, and whatever 
 advantage mankind shall reap from thence in times to come, are all 
 principally owing to the wise institutions of this great man. He 
 was bom at Luttoii, in Lincolnshire, September 22, 1606 ; made 
 Master of Westminster College, December 23, 1640 ; elected 
 Prebendary of Westminster, July 5th, 1660, and Treasurer of 
 Wells, August 11th, the same year; and died April 5th, 1695. — 
 Bird, sculptor. 
 
 Affixed to the pillars in this cross are two tablets ; one to the 
 memory of Dr. Anthony Horneck, who was born at Wetten- 
 burgh, in Zealand, but educated at Queen's College, Oxford; was 
 King's Divinity Professor and Chaplain, a Prebendary of this 
 Church, and Preacher at the Savoy. He died of the stone, 
 January 31, 1696, aged fifty-six. The other to the memory of Dr. 
 Samuel Barton, a Prebendary of this Church, and a person of ad- 
 mirable genius and learning. He died September 1715, aged 
 sixty-eight. 
 
 In front of Dr. Barrow's monument, lies the remains of that 
 once celebrated poet. Sir William Davenant, who, upon the 
 death of Ben Jonson, succeeded him as Poet Laureate lo Charles 
 I., but having lost his nose by an accident, was cruelly bantered 
 by the wits of the succeeding reign. He Avas a vintner's son at 
 Oxford, whose wife, being a woman of admirable wit and sprightly 
 conversation, drew the politest men of that age to their house, 
 among whom Shakspeare was said to be a frequent visitor. His 
 education was at Lincoln College, where he became acquainted 
 with Endimion Porter, Henry Jermain, and Sir John Suckling. 
 He died in 1668, aged sixty-three. 
 
 Not far from Davenant lies Sir Robert Murray, a great 
 Mathematician, and one of the founders of the Royal Society, of 
 
OR, POETS' CORNER. 115 
 
 which he was the first President, and while he lived the veiy soul 
 of that body. He died suddenly, July 4, 1673, in the garden at 
 Whitehall, and was buried at the King's expense. 
 
 In front of Dryden's monument, is an ancient ston^, on 
 which, by the marks indented, has been the image of a man in 
 armour. This covers the body of Robert Haule, w^ho, at the 
 battle of Najara, in Spain, in Richard II.'s time, together with 
 John Shakel, his comrade, took the Earl of Denia prisoner, who, 
 under pretence of raising money for his ransom, obtained his 
 liberty, leaving his son as a hostage in their hands. Upon their 
 coming to England, the Duke of Lancaster demanded him for 
 the King ; but they refused to deliver him up without the ransom, 
 and were therefore both committed to the Tower, from whence 
 escaping, they took sanctuary in this Abbey. Sir Ralp Ferreris 
 and Alan Buxal, the one Governor, the other Captain of the 
 Tower, with fifty men, pursued them, and having, by fair promises, 
 gained over Sliakel, they attempted to seize Haule by force, who 
 made a desperate defence, but being overpowered by numbers, 
 was slain, August 11, 1378, in the choir before the prior's stall, 
 commending himself to God, the avenger of wrongs. A servant 
 of the Abbey fell with him. Shakel they threw into prison, but 
 afterwards set him at liberty, and the King and Council agreed to 
 pay the ransom of his prisoner, .500 marks, and 100 marks a-year. 
 Some years afterwards Shakel died, and was buried here in 1396. 
 
 Under the pavement, near Dryden's tomb, lie the remains of 
 Erancis Beaumont, the dramatic writer, who died in London in 
 1628, and was buried here, March 9, without tomb or inscription. 
 
 The new stained glass windows at the south end of the Tran- 
 sept of the Abbey were executed by Messrs. Thomas Ward and 
 J. H. Nixon, 1847 : description as follows : — 
 
 In the centre of the Rose Window, the name "Jehovah;" 
 in the circle sun-ounding the figures of angels. 
 
 In the large circle of surrounding lights are thirty -two separate 
 subjects taken from the principal incidents, miracles, and events 
 in the life and sufferings of our blessed Redeemer. 
 
 The height of the figures are nearly three feet. The subjects 
 selected for this circle are as follows : 
 
 11. The pool of Betliesda.— /oAn v. 
 4,&c. 
 
 12. The Centurion's faith.— Jt/a«.vlil. 
 8, &c. 
 
 13. John's disciples sent to Christ. — 
 Matt. xi. 2, &c, 
 
 14. The Magdalen anointing the feet 
 of Christ.— John xii. 3. 
 
 15. The Si'rophenician woman. — 
 Matt. XV. 15, 
 
 16. The feeding of the multitude.— 
 
 1. The nativity of Jesus Christ.— 
 Luke ii. 7, &c. 
 
 2. Simeon's prophec}'. — Luke ii. 25. 
 
 3. Jesus reasoning Avith the doctors. 
 —Luke ii. 46. 
 
 4. The baptism of St. John the 
 Baptist.— Ara«. iii. IS. 
 
 5. The preacliing on the Mount. 
 —Matt. V. 1 , &c. 
 
 6. "Water made wine. — John ii. 4. 
 
 7. The money changers expelled from 
 the Tem\,le.— Matt. xxi. 12. j Matt. xiv. 15. 
 
 8. The woman of Samaria. —Jb^n I 17. The lunatic boy cured.— Matt. 
 iv. 7. xvii. 14, &c. 
 
 9. Walking on the sea.— Matt. xiv. 18. Peter, the fish, and Temple tribute. 
 29. —Malt. xvii. 27. 
 
 10. Kalsing of Jalrus' daughter.— I 19. The blind man healed.— i/ar A 
 .' J/ariv. 41. \ vlii. 25. 
 
SOUTH TRANSEPT, ETC. 
 
 I 27. Jesus Christ captive before Pilate. 
 
 — jl/a«. xxvii. 1, 2, &c. 
 I 28. Jesus Christ shown to the people. 
 j — John xix. 5. 
 
 29, The Crucifixion.— /oAn xix. 25, 
 I &c. 
 
 ! 30. The Resurrection.— i»/a«. xxvlii. 
 l,&c. 
 81. Appearance to Mary Magdalen.— 
 
 John XX. 11, 
 32. The Ascension.— .4c<i i. 9, &c. 
 
 116 
 
 20. Lazarus raised.— /oA» xi. 43. 
 
 21. The entry into Jerusalem.— Jl/a«. 
 xxi. 1. 
 
 22. The tribute to Caesar.— J/a«.xxiI. 
 15 and 21. 
 
 23. Little children brought to Christ. 
 —Markx. 13. 
 
 24. The young rich man's question. — 
 Markx. 17. 
 
 25. The widow's son restored.— Z«i« 
 vii. 11, 
 
 26. The agony in the garden. — JIfatt. 
 xxvl. 89. 
 
 The decorations which surround this circle are scrolages and 
 ornaments of mosaic work on coloured grounds suited to the 
 rest, among which are also interwoven the following symbols : — 
 
 9. The hart, athirst for the water 
 brooks. 
 
 10. The ox, the symbol of St, Luke. 
 
 11. Cherub's head. 
 
 12. The sacramental cup. 
 
 13. Cherub's head. 
 
 14. The dove descending. 
 1 b. The eagle, the symbol of St. John. 
 16. A.n. ^ 
 
 1. I.H.S. at the Nativity. 
 
 2. The angel, the symbol of St. Matt. 
 
 3. The Paschal Lamb. 
 
 4. Cherub's head. 
 
 5. The pelican, as symbol of the 
 Church. 
 
 «. Cherub's head. 
 
 7. The lion, the symbol of St. Mark. 
 
 8. The triangle, the symbol of the 
 Trinity. 
 
 In the left quatrefoil, at the corner, are the arms of the Abbacy; 
 in the right the arms of the reigning sovereign ; in the head of 
 the arches beneath are figures of angels holding scrolls. 
 
 The subjects for the twelve lower windows are selected from the 
 Old Testament, and are as follows : — 
 
 1, Noah's sacrifice. — Oen. vili. 20. 
 
 2. Abraham and the angels,- G^en. 
 xvili. 1, 
 
 8. Jacob's dream,— (7«n, xxviii. 12 
 
 4. Joseph interpreting I'haroah's 
 dream. — Oen. xli. 25. 
 
 5. The finding of Moses.— i^x. il. 5. 
 
 6. Moses before the burning bush, — 
 Ex. iii. 2. 
 
 7- Moses striking the Todi.—Ex. 
 xvii. 5. 
 
 Moses with the tables of the law. 
 —Ex. XX. 20. 
 
 David chosen from among his 
 brothers, and anointed by Samuel. 
 —1 Sam. xvi, 13. 
 Dedication of the Temple by Solo- 
 mon.— 1 Kings viii. 22, 
 Elijah's sacrifice.— 1 Kings xviii. 
 37, &c, 
 
 Josfah renewing the Covenant.— 
 2 Kings xxii. 3, &c. 
 
 Having thus notice*^ what is usually considered most interest- 
 ing in the interior, wc 'will take a glance at the exterior. We 
 have already observed that the form of the Abbey is that of a 
 cross, in which you are to consider Henry the Seventh's Chapel 
 has no part. The south side answered exactly to the north in 
 the original plan, by attending to which, you will be able to form 
 a true judgment of the whole. The cloisters on the south side 
 were added for the conveniency of the monks, and the contiguous 
 buildings are of a still later date. 
 
 What will principally engage your attention, in viewing the 
 outside of this building (the new towers excepted), is the magni- 
 ficent portico leading to the north cross, which, by some, has 
 been styled the Beautiful, or Solomon's Gate. This portico is 
 Gothic, and extremely beautiful ; and over it is a most magni- 
 ficent window of modern design, admirably executed. The entire 
 
HENllY SEVENTH'S CHAPEL. 117 
 
 height of the north front to the top of the centre pinnacle is one 
 hundred and seventy feet. 
 
 The north side of the Church, between the west front and the 
 Transept, is supported by nine graduated buttresses ; each has a 
 turreted niche, wherein are placed full length statues of th 
 founders and principal benefactors of this Church. 
 
 The towers at the west end were raised under the directions of 
 Sir Christopher Wren, and terminate witli pinnacles at the height 
 of two hundred and twenty-five feet. The Exterior length of the 
 Abbey is four hundred and sixteen feet; including Henry Seventh's 
 Chapel, five hundred and thirty feet. 
 
 Having now pointed out what is accounted most worthy of 
 observation in the construction of this ancient Abbey, both with- 
 out and within it, we shall next say a word or two of — 
 
 inirii ,#rDnitl/5 ^^± 
 
 ;jT— (jHIS wonder of the world, as it well may be styled, is 
 
 m/ikc\ adorned without with sixteen Gothic towers, beautifully 
 
 ornamented with admirable ingenuity, and jutting from 
 
 i3 
 
 the building in different angles. It is situated on the 
 east of the Abbey to which it is so neatly joined, that at a super- 
 ficial view it appears to be one and the same building. It is 
 enlightened by a double range of windows, that throw the light 
 into such a happy disposition, as at once to please the eye and 
 inspire reverence. 
 
 An author some years ago, has very highly, and yet not unde- 
 servedly expressed the beauty of this Chapel in the following 
 words : — " It is the admiration of tlie universe ; such inimitable 
 " perfection appears in every part of the whole composure, which 
 " looks so far exceeding human excellence, that it appears knit 
 " together by the fingers of angels, pursuant to the direction of 
 ** Omnipotence." 
 
 And here we cannot help taking notice of a roost beautiful 
 window that was designed for this Chapel. It was made by 
 order of the magistrates of Dort, in Holland, and designed by 
 them as a present to Henry VII., but that monarch dying before 
 it was finished, it was set up inWaltham Abbey, where it remained 
 till the dissolution of that monastery, when it was removed to 
 New-Hall, in Essex, then in possession of General Monk, and by 
 him preserved during the civil wars. Some years ago, John 
 Olmius, Esq., the then possessor of New-Hall, sold it to Mr. 
 Conyers, of Copt-Hall, who resold it to the inhabitants of St. 
 Margaret's parish, in 1758, for four hundred guineas ; and it now 
 adorns St ^largaret's Church. Thus it has arrived near to the 
 place for which it was originally intended, but is never likely to 
 reach it. The grand subject is that of our Saviour's crucifixion*, 
 but there are many subordinate figures : those at the bottom of 
 the two side panels represent Henry VH., and his Queen, and 
 were taken from the original pictures sent to Dort for that pur- 
 I 
 
118 CLOISTERS. 
 
 pose. Over the King is the figure of St. George, and above that 
 a white rose and a red one. Over the figure of the Queen stands 
 that of St. Katharine of Alexandria ; and in the panel over her 
 head appears a pomegranate vert, in a field of or, the arms of. 
 the kingdom of Grenada. 
 
 General Admeasurements of the Exterior oj 
 Henry VII.'s Chapel. 
 
 Ft. In. 
 
 Extreme Length 115 2 
 
 Breadth to the Kxtremities of the Buttress Towera ... 79 6 
 
 Height of the Buttress Towers 70 » 
 
 Do. to tlie Apex of the Koof 85 6 
 
 Do. to the Top of the Western Turrets 101 6 
 
 M tliB 3llnniimjnt5 in \)t CInistm. 
 
 ^^HERE are many persons of distinction buried in the 
 "1^ Cloisters, as will appear from the number of inscriptions, 
 ?^ many of which are almost obliterated from wear or 
 time ; we shall therefore only notice a few of the most 
 particular. The most ancient are in the South Walk of the 
 Cloisters, towards the east end, where you will see the remains of 
 four Abbots, marked in the pavement by four stones. The first 
 is inscribed to the Abbot Vitalis, who died in 1082 ; and was 
 formerly covered with plates of brass. The second is a stojie of 
 grey marble, to the memory of Geslebertus Crispinus, who 
 died in 1114. The third is a raised stone, of Sussex marble, 
 under which lies interred the Abbot Laurentius, who died in 
 1176, and is said to have been the first who obtained from Pope 
 Alexander III. the privilege of using the Mitre, Ring, and Glove. 
 The fourth is of black marble, called Long Meg, from its extra- 
 ordinary length of eleven feet ten inches, by five feet ten inches, 
 and covers the ashes of Gervasius de Blois, natural son of 
 King Stephen, who died 1106. All these seem to have had their 
 names and dates cut afresh, and are indeed fragments worthy to 
 bie preserved. 
 
 In 1349 twenty-six of the monks of this Abbey fell victims to 
 a dreadful plague which at that period had extended its ravages 
 over great part of the globe, and are reported by Fuller to have 
 been buried all in one grave in the South Cloisters, under the 
 remarkable large stone called Long Meg. 
 
 Against the wall is a monument to Peter Francis Courayeb, 
 a Roman Catholic clergyman, born at Vernon, in Normandy, 
 1681. He was Canon and Librarian of the Abbey of Genevieve, 
 at Paris. He translated and published several valuable works. 
 In 1727 he took refuge in England, and was well received, and 
 presented by the University of Oxford with the degree of D.D. 
 On his dedicating a book to Queen Caroline, his pension was 
 augmented to £200 per annum from £100 which he had obtained 
 before from the court. He died, in 1776, after two days' illness, 
 at the age of ninety-five. 
 
 At the end of this walk is the monument of Damel Pulteney, 
 
CLOISTERS. 119 
 
 who served the court several years ; abroad in the reign of Queen 
 Anne, and at home in the reign of George I. The following is the 
 inscription : — " Reader, if thou art a Briton, behold this tomb 
 " with reverence and regret ! Here lie the remains of Daniel 
 " Pulteney, the kindest relation, the truest friend, the warmest 
 " patriot, the worthiest man ! He exercised virtues in his age, 
 " sufficient to have distinguished him even in the best. Saga- 
 " cious by nature, industrious by habit, inquisitive with art, he 
 " gained a complete knowledge of the state of Britain, foreign 
 " and domestic ; in most, the backward fruit of tedious expe- 
 " rience ; in him, the early acquisition of undissipated youth. 
 " He served the court several years ; abroad, in the auspicious 
 " reign of Queen Anne ; at home, in the reign of that excellent 
 " Prince, George I. He served his country always ; at court 
 " independent, in the senate unbiassed. At every age, and at 
 " every station, this was the bent of his generous soul, this the 
 " business of his laborious life ; public men and public things he 
 ** judged by one common standard — the true interest of Britain ; 
 " he made no other distinction of party ; he abhorred all other. 
 " Gentle, humane, disinterested, benevolent, he created no enemies 
 '* on his own account ; firm, determined, inflexible, he feared 
 '* none he could create in the cause of Britain. Reader, in this 
 " misfortune of thy country, lament thy own ; for know, the loss 
 " of so much private virtue is a public calamity." 
 
 EAST WALK. 
 
 Near the iron gate is a tablet sacred to the memory of the Rev. 
 Thomas Vialls, of Twickenham, Middlesex, A.M., many years 
 vicar of Boldre, in the New Forest, who departed this life May 7, 
 1831, aged sixty-two. 
 
 To the left is a very beautiful arch, beneath which is a door- 
 way leading to the Chapter House and Library ; in front of 
 which was buried Abbot Btrcheston, who died of the plague. 
 May 1 5, 1349 ; but no stone left to mark the place of his interment. 
 
 Against the wall, in the centre of the East Walk, is a monument 
 to the memory of George Walsh, Esq., with the following 
 inscription : — " Near this place are deposited the remains of 
 " George Walsh, Esq., late Lieutenant- General of his Majesty's 
 " Forces, and Colonel of the forty-ninth Regiment of Foot, who 
 '• died October 23, 1761, aged seventy-three. 
 
 " The toils of life and pangs of death are o'er. 
 And care, and pain, and sickness, are no more." 
 
 To the memory of James William Dodd, who for thirty-four 
 years was one of the Ushers of Westminster School, the duties of 
 which he discharged with consummate ability. The Westmin- 
 sters, his pupils, resident at the boarding-house under his imme- 
 diate care, have, bewaihng his loss, caused this tablet to he, 
 erected. He died on the 29th day of August, 1818, in the fifty- 
 seventh year of his age. 
 
 Beneath is a monument to preserve and unite the memory of 
 two affectionate brothers, valiant soldiers and sincere Christians : 
 
 12 
 
120 CLOISTERS. 
 
 SciPio DuROURE, Esq., Adjutant-General of the British Forces, 
 Colonel of the twelfth Kegiment of Foot, and Captain or Keeper 
 of his Majesty's Castle of St. Mawes, in Cornwall, who, after 
 forty-one years' faithful services, was mortally wounded at the 
 battle of Fontenoy, and died May 10, 1745, aged fifty-six years, 
 and lies interred on the ramparts of Aeth, in the low Countries ; 
 and Alexander Duroure, Esq., Lieutenant-General of the 
 British Forces, Colonel of the Fourth, or King's own Eegiment of 
 Foot, and Captain or Keeper of his Majesty's Castle of St. Mawes, 
 in Cornwall, who, after fifty-seven years of faithful services, died 
 at Toulouse, in France, on the 2nd January, 1795, aged seventy- 
 four years, and lies interred in this Cloister. 
 
 In the next arch has been lately erected a tablet, sacred to the 
 memory of Walter Hawkes, who, serving in the East Indies, 
 and having deserved well during the space of move than twenty- 
 seven years, almost worn out with sickness and wounds, as he 
 was now returning to his native country, being overtaken by a 
 storm in the Indian Ocean, was, together with his dearest wife, ' 
 the partner of his life and danger, alas ! swallowed up, and ' 
 perished by shipwreck, never to be too much lamented, the year ' 
 of our Lord 1808. Struck with so sad a fate of his companion, ' 
 William Franklin put up this stone; for both were King's 
 scholars in this school, brought up in the same studies, together 
 endured arduous warfare. 
 
 NORTH WALK. 
 
 On the left, near the door, is a marble slab to the memoiy of 
 John Catling, who died March 3, 1826, in the seventy-ninth 
 year of his age. He was Verger and Sacrist, successively, of this 
 Collegiate Church under five Deans, the duties of which he per- 
 formed with the most zealous and undivided attention, for the 
 long period of fifty-two years, respected by his superiors for the 
 fidelity, respectability, «nd humility, with which he filled the 
 offices, and beloved by all who knew him in private life, for the 
 many virtues which adorn the man. Lady Londonderry was 
 buried underneath it. 
 
 A tablet to the memory of Harriet, wife of the Rev. John 
 Bentall, one of the Ushers of Westminster School. She died 
 August 7, 1838. 
 
 The next is an epitaph remarkable for its quaintness, and in- 
 scribed to the memory of William Laurence, in these lines : — 
 " With diligence and truth most exemplary, 
 
 Did William Laurence serve a Prebendary; 
 
 And for liis pains, now past, before not lost, 
 
 Gain'd this remembrance at his master's cost. 
 
 Oh I read these lines again I — you seldom find 
 
 A servant faitliful, and a master kind. 
 
 Short-hand he wrote ; his rtower in prime did fade, 
 
 And hasty death short-hand of iiim hath made. 
 
 Well couth he numbers, and well-measured land ; 
 
 Thm doth he now that ground whereon you btand, 
 
 Wherein he lies so geometrical ; 
 
 Art maketh some, oat thus doth nature all." 
 
 Ob. J>e«. 28, 1C28, yEiat. 29. 
 
CLOISTERS. 121 
 
 A tablet to the Rev. George Preston, A.M., who was several 
 years Under-Master of Westminster School. He died September 
 8, 1841, aged fifty-two. 
 
 Near to this is a tablet lately erected to the memory of 
 William Markham, D.D., Archbishop of York, -who died 
 November, 1807, aged eighty-eight, and was buried near this spot 
 
 On your left is a tablet to the memory of Edward Augustus 
 Webber, a King's scholar, son of James Webber, D.D., Dean 
 of Ripon, and Canon of this Church ; who was drowned in the 
 River Thames, June 11, 1833, aged seventeen, and buried near 
 this spot. The inscription is as follows : — '* H.S.M. Edoardus 
 " Augustus Webber, Jacobi Webber, S.T.P., ecclesas Riponen- 
 " sis Decani, et hujusce Prajbendarii filius natu secundus in amne 
 " Thamesi, eversa turbine navicula e quatuor mersis adolicenti- 
 " bus unus periit die 1 1 Junii, 1833, anum agent 17 mo. Alumno 
 *' suavissimo desideratissimo, id quod parentes miseri perferre 
 " nequibant, prseceptores condiscipulique tranquam fratrem lu- 
 " gertes ademptum pro more ac pietate Westmonasteriensi exe- 
 " quias reddideiTint." 
 
 The last worthy of note in this Walk is that to the memory of 
 William PLgerton Gell, Esq., who, after a long and severe 
 affliction, departed this life on the 17th of May, 1838, aged fifty- 
 six years ; in him many will have to deplore the loss of a generous 
 and kind-hearted friend. " Comfort the soul of thy servant, for 
 " unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul." — Cundy, sculptor. 
 
 WEST WALK. 
 
 On the left door of the Abbey is a monument, erected by John 
 English Dolben, Esq., " To the memory of Edward Wortlet 
 " Montague, who was cast away, on his return to England, in 
 " 1777, from the East Indies, in the twenty-seventh year of his 
 " age. In memory of their friendship, which commenced at 
 " Westminster School, continued for some time at Oxford, not 
 " diminished by the greatest distance, scarcely dissolved by 
 " death, and if it ])lease God, to be renewed in heaven. — J. E. D., 
 " to whom the deceased bequeathed his books (and appointed 
 " joint residuaiy legatee), erected this monument." 
 
 Francis Smedlet. — Adjoining the Godolphin monument is a 
 neat tablet to the memory of the above, who was High Bailiff of 
 Westminster for twenty-two years. Born September 15, 1791 j 
 died February 2.5, 1859. 
 
 The next is a monument that deserves particular attention, as 
 it commemorates a charity, which otherwise might, in time, like 
 many others, be perverted or forgotten. The inscription is as 
 follows: — "Here rest, in hope of a blessed resurrection, Charles 
 " Godolphin, Esq., brother of the Right Honourable Sydney, 
 " Earl of Godolphin, Lord High Treasurer of Great Britain, who 
 "died July 16, 1720, aged sixty-nine; and Mrs. Godolphin, 
 " his wife, who died July 29, 1726, aged sixty-three ; whose 
 " excellent qualities and endowments can never be forgotten, 
 " particularly the public- spirited zeal with which he served his 
 
122 CLOISTERS. 
 
 *' country in Parliament, and the indefatigable application, great 
 •' skill, and nice integrity, with which he discharged the trust of a 
 " Commissioner of Customs for many years. Nor was she less 
 " eminent for her ingenuity, with sincere love of her friends, and 
 " constancy in religious worship. But as charity and benevo- 
 *' lence were the distinguishing parts of their characters, so were 
 " they most conspicuously displayed by the last act of their 
 ** lives ; a pious and charitable institution, by him designed and 
 " ordered, and by the completed to the glory of God, and for a 
 ** bright example to mankind ; the endowment whereof is a rent- 
 " charge of one hundred and eighty pounds a-year, issuing out of 
 ** lands in Somersetshire, and of which, one hundred and sixty 
 " pounds a year are to be ever applied, from 24th June, 1726, 
 " to the educating eight young gentlewomen, who are so bom, 
 " and whose parents are of the Church of England, whose 
 '• parents or friends will undertake to provide them with decent 
 " apparel ; and after the death of the said Mrs. Godolphin, and 
 " William Godolphin, Esq., her nephew, such as have neither 
 *' father or mother ; which said young gentlewomen are not to be 
 " admitted before they are eight years old, nor to be continued 
 " after the age of nineteen, and are to be brought up in the city of 
 *' New Sarum, or some other town in the county of Wilts, under 
 *' the care of some prudent governess or schoolmistress, a com- 
 " municant of the Church of England ; and the overplus, after an 
 " allowance of £5. a-year for collecting the said rent-charge, is 
 *' to be applied to binding out one or more poor children appren- 
 " tices, whose parents are of the Church of England. In perpetual 
 " memory whereof Mrs. Frances Hall, executrix to her aunt, 
 " Mrs. Godolphin, has, according to her will, and by her order, 
 " caused this inscription to be engraven on their monument, 1772." 
 The next is a neat tablet, in memory of the Rev. Edward 
 Smedley, A.m., Rector of Powderham, and of North Bovey, in 
 the county of Devon, and from 1774 to 1820, one of the Ushers 
 of Westminster School ; born Nov. 5, 1750, died August 6, 1825. 
 Also of Hannah, his wife, daughter of George Bellas, Esq. ; born 
 August 21, 1754, died October 17, 1824. This tablet is erected 
 t)y their surviving children. 
 
 " To you, dear names, these filial thanks we give, 
 For more than life, for knowledge how to live— 
 For many a rule with holy wisdom fraught, 
 And works embodying the creed you taught ; 
 For faith triumphant, tho' the lips which told 
 Its glowing lessons, now, alas ! are cold ; 
 Faith, which proclaiming that the dead but sleep, 
 Invites us home to those whom here we weep." 
 
 — Westmacott,jun., sculptor. 
 
 On the left is a tablet with a coat of arms over, and a music- 
 book under it : — " Near this place are deposited the remains of 
 " Benjamin Cooke, Doctor in Music of the Universities of 
 " Oxford and Cambridge, and Organist and Master of the 
 " Choristers of this Collegiate Church for above thirty years. 
 " He departed this life on the 14th of September, 1793, and in 
 '* the fifty-ninth year of his age." 
 
CLOISTERS. 123 
 
 Enoch Hawkins, Esq., Gentleman of her Majesty's Chapel 
 Royal, and Vicar Choral of this Collegiate Church, who died on 
 the 9th January, 1847, aged fifty. 
 
 Upon a tablet that has emblems of music, — " To the memory 
 " of James Bartleman, formerly a Chorister and Lay -Clerk of 
 *' Westminster Abbey, and Gentleman of his Majesty's Royal 
 " Chapel. He was boni the 19th of September, 1769, died the 
 " 15th of April, 1821, and was buried in this Cloister, near his 
 ** beloved master, Dr. Cooke.*' 
 
 In this walk is erected a monument to W. Buchan, M.D., 
 author of the Domestic Medicine, who died in 1805. 
 
 A tablet with inscriptions, to Mr. John Broughton, and his 
 wife Elizabeth; she died in 1714, and himself in 1789. Also 
 R. Monk, Esq., died in 1831 ; his wife Catherine, 1832. 
 
 " William Woollett, born August 22, 1735, died May 22, 
 " 1785." The genius of engraving is represented handing down 
 to posterity the works of painting, sculpture, and architecture. 
 A monument with his bust on the top. 
 
 Near to this will be seen a tablet in memory of Elizabeth 
 Woodfall, younger daughter of the late Henry Sampson 
 Woodfall, having lived many years in Dean's Yard, contiguous 
 to the Abbey, and died 12th February, 1862, at the age of 
 ninety-three. 
 
 Having exceeded the bounds at first intended, we shall con- 
 clude in the words of an ingenious writer on the subject of this 
 Abbey : — " I have wandered," says he, "with pleasure into the 
 " most gloomy recesses of this last resort of grandeur, to contem- 
 *• plate human life, and trace mankind through all the wilderness 
 " of their frailties and misfortunes, from their cradles to their 
 " graves. I have reflected on the shortness of our duration here, 
 " and that I was but one of the millions who had been employed 
 " in the same manner, in ruminating on the trophies of mortality 
 " before me ; that I must moulder to dust in the same manner, 
 " and quit the scene to a new generation, without leaving the 
 *' shadow of my existence behind me ; that this huge fabric, the 
 " sacred depository of fame and grandeur, would only be the 
 " stage for the same performances ; would receive new accessions 
 " of noble dust ; would be adorned with other sepulchres of cost 
 " and magnificence ; would be crowded with successive admirers ; 
 " and, at last, by the unavoidable decays of time, bury the whole 
 " collection of antiquities in general obscurity, and be the monu- 
 ** ment of its own ruin." 
 
l^'l THE CHAPTER HOUSE. 
 
 t^il^l^N the left as you enter the Chapter House is a stone coflBn 
 2111 W^ ^^^^^ '^^'^s found on the removal of the accumulated 
 j^jPyj earth and rubbish which for many years had hidden the 
 '^ lower parts of the buttresses of the north side of the 
 
 building; some ancient walls of considerable extent were dis- 
 covered, and about five or six feet below the surface an ancient 
 stone coffin was brought to light. It possesses great interest 
 from its being the only Eoman remains yet discovered. One 
 side of it is beautifully wrought, with a sunk panel, having at 
 each end the conventional Roman ornament called the Amazon 
 shield, while the panel itself is occupied with the following 
 inscription, in the best style of the old Roman lettering — 
 
 memoriae. valer.aman 
 dini.valerI.svperven 
 
 TOR-ET-MARCELLVS-PATRl-FEeR. 
 
 from which it appears to show that it is in memory of one Valerius 
 Amandinus, and that his two sons made it to his honour. The 
 lid is wrought with a slight cope, having a Maltese cross, termi- 
 nating at the foot with a trefoil. There can be no doubt that the 
 coffin once contained the body of this Valerius, which was after- 
 wards displaced for the reception of an ecclesiastic, when the old 
 lid was made in its present shape. The date of the first interment 
 may be ascribed to the 3rd century, while the latter may belong 
 to the 12th century. The skeleton within the coffin is in good 
 preservation, considering the great lapse of time. There was 
 nothing to indicate the rank of the ecclesiastic, for such he pro- 
 bably was ; but he must have been a tall man, of great vigour, 
 and barely of middle age. 
 
 The Chapter House of Westminster was built in 1250, by 
 Henry III., on the site of the earlier Chapter House belonging 
 to the Abbey, as founded by Edward the Confessor. It was, 
 from its beauty, called " The Incomparable Chapter House." It 
 has been used for three purposes. 
 
 I. It was the chamber in which the Abbot and Monks, in the 
 times of the ancient monastery, held their "Chapter," or meeting 
 for discussion and business ; their meetings were held once a 
 week. The Abbot and the four chief officers of the convent sat 
 in the ornamented stalls opposite the entrance. The Monks sat 
 on the stone seats round. The culprits, if there were any, knelt 
 to receive their judgment before the Abbot's seat, and were 
 scourged before the central pillar. 
 
 II. Almost from the time of its first erection, it was used for 
 the sittings of the House of Commons. The House of Commons 
 came into existence in 126.5, and at first sat in Westminster 
 Hall with the House of Lords ; but in 1282 they parted, and 
 from that time for nearly 300 years its meetings were held in the 
 
THE CHAPTER HOUSE. 125 
 
 precincts of "Westminster Refectory (now destroyed), but usually 
 in the Chapter House, which was lent to the Commons by the 
 Abbot for that purpose. The Speaker probably sat in the 
 Abbot's stall, and the Members of Parliament in the seats of 
 the Monks, and on the floor of the house. To the central pillar 
 were attached placards and notices relating to the business or 
 the conduct of the Members. Here were the debates on all the 
 Acts of Parliament, passed from the time of Edward I. till the 
 Reformation. There also were, from time to tiriiC, convened 
 other assemblies for special purposes. Henry V., in 1421, sum- 
 moned a meeting of 60 Abbots and Priors, and 300 Monks to 
 discuss the reform of the Benedictine order ; and TVolsey, as 
 Cardinal Legate, in 1523, summoned the convocations of Canter- 
 bury and York, in order to be on a spot beyond the jurisdiction 
 of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The last Parliament which 
 is known to have sat here was that which was assembled on the 
 last day of the reign of Henry VHI, It will be seen that this 
 building, from having for three centuries been the seat of the 
 House of Commons, has been the scene of the chief acts which 
 laid the foundation of civil and religious liberty of England, and 
 was the cradle of representative and constitutional government, 
 of Parliament, Legislative Chambers, and Congress throughout 
 the world. 
 
 HI. On the dissolution of the Ancient Monastery in 1540, the 
 Chapter House passed into the possession of the Crown ; from 
 that time the Dean and Chapter of Westminster have held their 
 meetings in the Jerusalem Chamber. In 1547, the first year 
 of Edward VI., the House of Commons was transferred to the 
 Chapel of St. Stephen in the Palace of "Westminster, in which 
 they remained till it was burned down in 1834. From that time 
 till 1863 the Chapter House was used as the depository of the 
 public records. During this period it was fitted up with book- 
 shelves, which disfigured and concealed its beauties ; its roof 
 was taken down ; its windows were filled up ; and it was divided 
 into two stories. In 1865, after the removal of the records to the 
 Rolls House, in the 800th anniversary of the foundation of the 
 Chapter House, in the 600th anniversary of the House of Com- 
 mons, which it had so long sheltered, its restoration was under- 
 taken at the request of the Society of Antiquaries, by Mr. 
 Gladstone, as Chancellor of the Exchequer, and by Mr. Cowper 
 Temple, as First Commissioner of Works, and the requisite sum 
 granted by Parliament for the repairs, which, under Mr. Gilbert 
 Scott, have restored it as nearly as possible to its original state. 
 The roof has been entirely rebuilt. The paintings, which were 
 concealed by the book-shelves, are now disclosed ; those at the 
 east end, over the stalls of the Abbot and his four chief oflScers, 
 are of the 14th century, and represent seraphs round the Throne 
 of the Saviour. Those round the walls were painted in the 15th 
 century, by one of the monks of the convent, named John of 
 Northampton, and represent scenes from the Revelation of St. 
 John, with pictures of fishes, birds, and beasts underneath. The 
 figures on each side of the entrance, representing the Angel and 
 
i26 THE CHAPTER HOUSE. 
 
 the Virgin Mary, are ancient. The central figure is modem, but 
 represents what was formerly there. The tiles on the floor, 
 covered with curious heraldic emblems, are also now seen for the 
 first time. The tracery of the windows has been restored after 
 the model of the one which had been left uninjured on the north- 
 west side. It still remains for them to be filled with stained 
 glass, according to the original design. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 Page 
 
 Abbey founded 3 
 
 • rebuilt and endowed .... 4 
 
 pulled down and enlarged 4 
 
 Admission, Hours, &c. of 2 
 
 Aberdeen, Earl of 54 
 
 Addison, Joseph 28, 101 
 
 Agar, Doctor 69 
 
 Alton, Sir Robert 20 
 
 Albemarle, Dukes of 24,30 
 
 Duchess of 24 
 
 Alfred, Prince 25 
 
 Altar Decoration 12 
 
 Amelia, Princess ^ 25 
 
 Andrfe, Major 91 
 
 Anne, Queen, JamesII.'sDaughter 24 
 
 Princess 25 
 
 Queen of James 1 27 
 
 Queen of Richard II 86 
 
 Queen of Richard III. ..113 
 
 Anstey, Christopher 107 
 
 Argyle, Duke of 28, 104 
 
 Arnold, Dr. Samuel 64 
 
 Athelgoda, Queen of King Sebert 1 T 
 Atkyns, Edward, and Sons .... 103 
 
 Bagenall, Nicholas 19 
 
 Baillie, Dr. Matthew 45 
 
 Baker, John 71 
 
 Balchen, Admiral 59 
 
 Banks, Thomas 73 
 
 Bankes, Cornet W. G, Hawtrey . 63 
 
 Barnard, Bishop 87 
 
 Major-Gen. Sir H. W. . 53 
 
 Barrow, Isaac, D.D 101 
 
 Barry, Sir Charles 80 
 
 Bartleman, James 123 
 
 Barton, Samuel, D.D 114 
 
 Bath, Earl of 82 
 
 Beauclerk, Lord 61 
 
 Beaufoy, Mrs 73 
 
 Beaumont, Francis 115 
 
 Belasyse, Sir Henry 80 
 
 Bell, Dr. Andrew 98 
 
 Bentall, Harriet 120 
 
 Bentinck, Archdeacon 9 
 
 Beresford, Lieutenant 41 
 
 Beverley, Countess of 18 
 
 BUI, Dr. WUliam 11 
 
 BUlson, Dr 12 
 
 Bingham, Sir Richard 93 
 
 Birch, Martha 113 
 
 Blackwood, Sir Henry 55 
 
 Blair and Bayne, Captains 51 
 
 Blanch of the Tower 14 
 
 Blois, Gervasius de 118 
 
 Blow, John, Doc. M us 65 
 
 Page 
 Bohun, Hugh de, and Mary, 
 Grandchildren to Edward I. .. 88 
 
 Booth, Barton Ill 
 
 Boulter, Archbishop 82 
 
 Bourchier, Lord 82 
 
 Bourgchier, Sir Humphrey .... 16 
 
 Bovey, Katherine 86 
 
 Bradford, Bishop 62 
 
 Bringfield, Colonel 73 
 
 Brocas, Sir Bernard 15 
 
 Bromley, Sir Thomas 81 
 
 Brou^hton, John, and Wife .... 123 
 
 Browne, Thomas 42 
 
 Brunei,!. K 78 
 
 Bryan, Captain 65 
 
 Buchan, Dr 128 
 
 Buckingham, Countess of 20 
 
 Dukes of 27 
 
 Duchess of 27 
 
 Buckland, Very Rev, W., D.D. . 86 
 
 Buller, Risht Hon. C 56 
 
 Burland, Sir John 97 
 
 Burleigh, Lady 19 
 
 Buniey, Dr, Chnrles, LL.D 96 
 
 Chas. Mus. 1) 64 
 
 Busby, Richard, D.D 114 
 
 Butler, Samuel 110 
 
 Buxton, Sir Thomas Powell .... 63 
 
 By rcheston. Abbot 119 
 
 Campbell, Sir Archibald 102 
 
 Sir James 102 
 
 Thomas, LL. D 107 
 
 Camden, William 99 
 
 Canning, George 49 
 
 Canning, Lord 49 
 
 Cannon, Robert, D.D 87 
 
 Carew, Baron, and Lady 19 
 
 Carey, Thomas 88 
 
 Henry, Baron of Hunsdon 38 
 
 Caroline, Queen 25 
 
 Princess 25 
 
 Carteret, Philip 70 
 
 Edward de 70 
 
 Elizabeth, Lady 68 
 
 Casaubon, Isaac 100 
 
 Catling, John 120 
 
 Cecil.Lady 18 
 
 Chamberlain, Hugh, M.D 63 
 
 Chapel of St. Benedict 10 
 
 St. Edmund 13 
 
 St. Nicholas 18 
 
 Henry VII 21, 117 
 
 St. Paul 80 
 
 St. Edward (& Shrine) 83 
 
 ' St. John 40 
 
128 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Chapel of lelip, Abbot 40 
 
 ■ • St. John the Evangelist. 42 
 
 St. Andrew 42 
 
 St. Michael 42 
 
 Chardin, Sir John 90 
 
 Charles II 24 
 
 Chatham, Earl of 51 
 
 Chaucer, Geoffrey Ill 
 
 Cherbury, Baron of 16 
 
 12 
 ,5 
 71 
 92 
 7.5 
 28 
 
 Children of Henry III. & i:dw. I. 
 
 Choir, New 
 
 Cholmoiideley, Viscount & Sons.. 
 
 Chu rchill, Georee 
 
 Clanrickard, Countess of 
 
 Claypole, Klizabeth 
 
 ClevHS, Ann of 113 
 
 Clifford, Lady 18 
 
 Clyde, Lord ". 80 
 
 Cobden. Richard 57 
 
 Colchester, William of 39 
 
 Conduit, John 81 
 
 Cons^rove, William 84 
 
 Cook; Benjamin, Doc. M us 122 
 
 Cooke, Captain i-^dward 43 
 
 Cooper. Ensign Lovick Emilius . .53 
 
 Coote, Sir Eyre 55 
 
 Cornewall, Captain 82 
 
 Coronation Chairs , 36 
 
 Cottinsrton, Lord ard Lady .... .S2 
 
 Cottrell, Clement 89 
 
 Courayer, Peter Francis 118 
 
 Courcy, Almcricus de 66 
 
 Cowley, Abraham 112 
 
 Coxe, Sir Richard 100 
 
 Craffss, Secretary 83 
 
 Creed, Richard. Mnjor 92 
 
 Richard, Lieutenant .... 93 
 
 Crowe, Lady Juliana 37 
 
 Jane ,S7 
 
 Crispinus, Geslebertiis 118 
 
 Croft, William, Doc. Mus 65 
 
 Crokesley, Abbot 17 
 
 Crouchback, Edmund 40 
 
 Cumberland, Dukes of 25 
 
 D' Almade, Henry 37 
 
 Dalrymple, William 97 
 
 Daubeny, Lord, and Lady 31 
 
 Davenant, Sir William 114 
 
 Davidson, Susannah Jane 44 
 
 Davis, Colonel 75 
 
 Davy, Sir Humphrey 43 
 
 Denham, Sir James Stewart .... 70 
 
 Dickens, Charles 105 
 
 Dimensions 4, 22, 1 18 
 
 Dodd, James William 119 
 
 Dorchester, Viscount 82 
 
 Douglas, Lady Margaret » 22 
 
 Draiton, Michael 110 
 
 Dry den, John 113 
 
 Dudley, William de 19 
 
 Dunbar, Viscount 69 
 
 Duppa, Bishop 41 
 
 Sir Thomas 87 
 
 Duroure, Scipio and Alexander.. 120 
 Eastney, Abbot 41 
 
 Pagp 
 Editha,Qn. to Edward the Confessor 34 
 
 Edward the Confessor 33 
 
 1 37 
 
 III., and Children 35 
 
 V 29 
 
 VI 26,28 
 
 Edwardes, Sir H. . 58 
 
 Egerton, James 76 
 
 Penelope 75 
 
 Eland, Lady 39 
 
 Eleanor, Queen to Edwiird 1 34 
 
 Elizabeth, Queen 29 
 
 Princess 25 
 
 of Bohemia 23 
 
 Eliham, Jol-n of 13 
 
 Essex, Countess of 32 
 
 Evremond, Lord of St 108 
 
 Exeter, Earl of 89 
 
 Fairborn?, Sir Palmes 90 
 
 Fairholm, Sophia 97 
 
 Fane, Sir George, and Lady .... 19 
 
 Fascet, Abbot 39 
 
 Feme, Bishop 17 
 
 Filding, Ann 
 
 Fire 
 
 Fleming, .Tames 
 
 Fletcher, Lieutenunt-Colonel .. 
 
 Fnlkes. Martin 
 
 Follett, Sir William Webb 
 
 Forbes, Benjamin and Richard.. 
 Fox, Right Hon. Chiirles J.mies 
 
 Frederick William, Prince 25 
 
 Freke, Elizabeth and Jiiditli 96 
 
 Friend, John, M.D 84 
 
 FuHerton, Sir James, and Lady. . 31 
 
 Galofre, Sir John 12 
 
 Garrick, David 99 
 
 Gav, John 105 
 
 Geil, William Egerton 121 
 
 George II 25 
 
 Prince 24 
 
 Gethin, Grace 96 
 
 (Afford, William 99 
 
 Gloucester, Duke of 23, 36 
 
 16 
 
 90 
 
 Godolphin, Earl 
 
 Charles, and Wife .. 121 
 
 Goldsmith, Oliver. M. D 104 
 
 Goodman, Gabriel, O.D 10 
 
 Grabe, John Ernest 99 
 
 Gray, Tliomas 109 
 
 Grote, Geonie 99 
 
 Guest, General £9 
 
 Hales, Stephen, D. D 100 
 
 Halifax, Earls of 28, 58 
 
 Marquis of 29 
 
 Handel, George Frederick 102 
 
 Hanway, Jonas 57 
 
 Harbord, Sir Charles 89 
 
 Hardy, Sir Thomas 81 
 
 Hargrave, General 89 
 
 Harley, Anna Sophia 19 
 
 Harpedon, Sir John 42 
 
 Harrison, John, Rear Admiral . . 98 
 
 Ilarsnet, Carola . 88 
 
INDEX. 
 
 Page 
 
 Hastings, Warren 66 
 
 Hatton, Sir Christopher 40 
 
 Haule, Robert, slain in the Choir 115 
 
 Hawkes, Walter 120 
 
 Hawkins, Enoch 123 
 
 Henry III 34 
 
 VII. and his Queen .... 25 
 
 of Monmouth 85 
 
 Prince of Wales 23 
 
 Herbert, Ed ward 72 
 
 Herries, Charles 88 
 
 Hertford, Countess of 10 
 
 Hervey and Hutt, Captains .... 75 
 Heskett, Sir Thomas, and Lady . . 63 
 
 Heylin, Peter, D.D 6ft 
 
 Hill,Jane 72 
 
 Holland, Baron 77 
 
 Holies, Francis -... 14 
 
 Holies, Sir George 43 
 
 Holmes, Admiral 83 
 
 Hope, Admiral Sir G 77 
 
 Brigadier the Hon. Adrian 53 
 
 General 57 
 
 Mary 108 
 
 Horneck, Dr 114 
 
 . William 78 
 
 Horner, Francis 56 
 
 Howe, Lord Viscount 87 
 
 Hunter. John 73 
 
 Hyde, Ann, Wife of James II. .. 23 
 
 Ingram, Sir Thomas 20 
 
 Ireland, Dean 87, 99 
 
 Islip, Abbot 40 
 
 James 1 27 
 
 James, Dame Mary ., 63 
 
 Johnstone, George Lindsay .... 69 
 
 Jonson, Ben 110 
 
 Julius, Captain William 92 
 
 Kane, Richard 62 
 
 Keble, John 83 
 
 Kemble, John 44 
 
 Kempenfelt, Admiral 46 
 
 Kendall, Mrs 89 
 
 James .: 94 
 
 Kerry, Earl and Countess of. . . . 45 
 
 Kild are, Countess of 11 
 
 Killigrew, Robert 73 
 
 King, William 9ii 
 
 Kirk, Percy 62 
 
 Kirton, Abbot 45 
 
 Ann 43 
 
 Kneller, Sir Godfrey 96 
 
 Knights of the Bath, installation of 24 
 
 Knipe, Thomas 95 
 
 ■■ Captains John and Robert 96 
 
 Knollys, l.ady 14 
 
 Lake, Colonel 77 
 
 Lancaster, Countess of 40 
 
 Langham, Archbishop 10 
 
 Laurence, William 120 
 
 Laurentius, Abbot 118 
 
 Lawrence, General 75 
 
 Legendary Sculptures 86 
 
 Le Neve, Riclisrd 68 
 
 Levinz, William 74 
 
 129 
 
 PaL'e 
 . 55 
 
 Lewis, Sir George Cornewall.. 
 
 Ligonier, Field-Marshal Lord . . 47 
 
 Livingston", Doctor 80 
 
 Locke, Joseph, R. A 70 
 
 Londonderry. Marquis of 52 
 
 Londonderry, Lady 120 
 
 Lort, Sir Gilbert 47 
 
 Loten, John Gideon 72 
 
 Louisa, Princess 25 
 
 Lytton, Edward Bulwer 17 
 
 Macaulay, Lord 102 
 
 Zachary 78 
 
 Macintosh, Sir J 76 
 
 Mackenzie, Hon. James Stuart.. 104 
 
 Macleod, Lieutenant-Colonel .. 80 
 
 Malcolm, Sir John 48 
 
 Manner-, Lord 51 
 
 Manningham, General Coote. ... 58 
 
 Mansell, Thomas 72 
 
 Edward 72 
 
 Mansfield, William, Karl 52 
 
 Margaret, Edward IV. 's Daugliter 36 
 
 Markham, William 121 
 
 Mary I ., Queen 29 
 
 II 24 
 
 Queen of Scots 28 
 
 Mary, Daughter of James 1 29 
 
 Mason, William 109 
 
 Matilda, Queen of England .... 84 
 
 Maurice, F/ederick Denison .... 38 
 
 Mead, Richard, M.D 71 
 
 Meihuen, John 95 
 
 Sir Paul 95 
 
 Mexborough. Countess of 89 
 
 M iddlesex. p:arl of 11 
 
 Millyng, Bisliop 39 
 
 , Milton, John 109 
 
 I Miserere, description of 24 
 
 I Monck, Bishop 14 
 
 I Monk, Bishop 66 
 
 j R., and Wife 123 
 
 I Montague, Captain 76 
 
 j Edward Wortley 121 
 
 : Montpensier, Duke of 27 
 
 ; Moorsom, Capt. William Robert 63 
 
 j Morgan, William 72 
 
 I Mountrath, Earl and Countess of 45 
 
 Murray, Sir Robert 114 
 
 Newcastle, Dukes of 49, 60 
 
 Newton, Sir Isaac 78 
 
 Nightingale, J. GafiCoigne,& Lady 4-3 
 
 Norris, Lord 44 
 
 North Ai;le 63 
 
 Transept 47 
 
 North-west 'lower 76 
 
 Northumberland, Duchess of. . . . 20 
 
 Novello, Vincent 47 
 
 Octavius, Prince 25 
 
 Organ 5 
 
 Oughton, Sir James 41 
 
 Outram, William, D.D 101 
 
 General 87 
 
 Owen, Thomas 94 
 
 Oxford, Countess of 19 
 
 Painted Glass 9, 53, "8, 115 
 
130 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Page 
 
 Palmerston, Lord 51, 52 
 
 Paoli, Pasquale de 94 
 
 Parry, Sir Thomas 42 
 
 Pearce, Bishop 85 
 
 Pecksall, Sir Richard 15 
 
 Peel, Right Hon. Sir R 47 
 
 Pembroke, Earl of 16, 40 
 
 Perceval, Right Hon. Spencer .. 71 
 
 Phillippa, Queen , 85 
 
 Phillips, John Ill 
 
 Pitt, Right Hon. William 51, 81 
 
 Plenderleath, Dr. John «7 
 
 Poconk, Sir George 43 
 
 Pollock, Sir George RO 
 
 Popham, Colonel 88 
 
 Preston, George 121 
 
 Price, Martha 75 
 
 Prideaux, Sir Edmund, and Wife 68 
 
 Priestman, Henry 71 
 
 Pringle, Sir Jolm 100 
 
 Prior, Matthew 108 
 
 Pritchard, Mrs 106 
 
 Puckering, Sir John 31 
 
 Pulpit 80 
 
 Puiteney, Daniel 118 
 
 Purcell, Henry 65 
 
 Pym, John 33 
 
 Radley, Bridget 90 
 
 Raffles, Sir Thomas Stamford . . 65 
 
 Rennell, Major 78 
 
 Reredos, New 6 
 
 Richard II 36 
 
 Richardson, Sir Thomas 98 
 
 Richmond, Duke of 26 
 
 Dachess of 26 
 
 Countess of 23 
 
 Roberts, Humphrey 42 
 
 John 112 
 
 Robinson, Sir Thomas and Lady . 103 
 
 Robinson, Sir Lumley 84 
 
 Ross, Lady 20 
 
 Rowe, Nicholas and Daughter . . 105 
 
 Rupert, Prince 23 
 
 Russel, Lady 14 
 
 Lord, and Son 15 
 
 Ruthall, Bishop 89 
 
 St. John, Lady 19 
 
 Sandwich, Earl of 30 
 
 Sanderson, Sir William 59 
 
 Saunders, Clement 48 
 
 Sausmarez, Captain Philip de .. 64 
 
 Scott, Grace 48 
 
 Screen at the back of the Organ 78 
 
 Sebert, King 11 
 
 Seymour, Lady Jane 14 
 
 Shad well, Thomas 1 09 
 
 Shakspeare 106 
 
 Sharp, Granville 108 
 
 Shovel, Sir Cloudesley 96 
 
 Shrewsbury, Earl of, and Lady.. 15 
 
 Siddons, Mrs 44 
 
 Smedley, Rev. Edward and Wife 122 
 
 Francis 121 
 
 Smith, John 88 
 
 Somerset, Duchess of 18, 44 
 
 Page 
 Sophia, Daughter of James I. . . 2» 
 
 South Aisle 83 
 
 — Transept 9& 
 
 South, Robert, D.D 113 
 
 Southey, Robert 107 
 
 Spelman, Sir Henry 20 
 
 Spencer, Edmund no 
 
 Spotswood, Archbishop 11 
 
 Sprat, Bishop 20,84 
 
 Archdeacon 20, 85 
 
 George 1 1 
 
 Stafford, Earls of 13, 14 
 
 Countess of 14, 16 
 
 Stag, Motto on a 101 
 
 Stained Glass Windows fiS 
 
 Stanhope, Earls of 79 
 
 Charles Banks 78 
 
 Stanley, Lady Augusta 21 
 
 Stanley, Sir Humphrey 18 
 
 Staunton, Sir George 67 
 
 Stephenson, Robert 70, 80 
 
 Stepney, George 95 
 
 Stewart Arabella 23 
 
 Captain John 72 
 
 Storr, Admiral 47 
 
 Strode, General 92 
 
 Stuart, Hon. Sir Charles 46 
 
 Esme, heart of 26 
 
 Suffolk, Duchess of 14 
 
 Sussex, Countess of 32 
 
 Sutton, Rev. E. L 67 
 
 Sword and Shield 35 
 
 Taylor, Sir Robert 99 
 
 Telford, Thomas 4.0 
 
 Temple, Diana S9 
 
 Teviot, Viscount 69 
 
 Thackeray, W 102 
 
 Thomas, Bishop 86 
 
 Thomson, James 106 
 
 Thornburgh, Gilbert 71 
 
 Thynne, Capt. William Frederick 53 
 
 Thomas, murdered.,.. 92 
 
 Thynne, William gg 
 
 Tierney, George 77 
 
 Tompion and Graham 80 
 
 Totty, Admiral 45 
 
 Townshend, Colonel 90 
 
 Trigge, General Sir Thomas .... 93 
 
 Triplett, Thomas, D. D 101 
 
 Tudor, Elizabeth .34 
 
 Tufton, Richard \ 17 
 
 Twysden, Heneage 74 
 
 Tyrrell, Admiral 85 
 
 Ushpr, Archbishop 33 
 
 Valence, William de 16 
 
 Valois, Katharine 2<) 
 
 Vaughan, Sir Thomas 38 
 
 Vaults, Royal 25, 26 
 
 Vere, Sir Francis 43 
 
 Vernon, Admiral 50 
 
 Vialls, Thomas I19 
 
 Villettes, Lieutenant-General.... 46 
 
 Villiers, Sir George 20 
 
 Vincent, Hnnnah 47 
 
 William 114 
 
INDEX 
 
 131 
 
 Page 
 
 Vitalis, Abbot 118 
 
 Wade, General 87 
 
 Wager, Admiral 61 
 
 Waldeby, Robert de 10 
 
 Wales, Prince and Princess of .. 25 
 
 Walpole, Lady 24 
 
 Walsh, General 119 
 
 Waltham, Bishop 37 
 
 Warren, Sir Peter 48 
 
 Bishop, and Lady ....54, 60 
 
 Watson, Admiral 59 
 
 Watt, James 81 
 
 Watts, Isaac, D.D 94 
 
 Webber, Edward Augustus .... 121 
 
 Wemyss, Ann 97 
 
 Wesley, John and Charles 95 
 
 West, Admiral 68 
 
 West End of the Nave 78 
 
 Westmoreland, Countess of .... 69 
 
 Wetenhall, Edward, M.D 100 
 
 Wharton, Henry 83 
 
 Page 
 
 Whytell, Ann 72 
 
 Wilberforce, William 66 
 
 "Willcocks, Bishop 85 
 
 William III 24 
 
 Williams, Charles 69 
 
 Wilson, Sir A. and Lady 73 
 
 Winchester, Marchioness of ... . 19 
 
 Windsor, William of 14 
 
 John of 88 
 
 Wintringham, Sir Clifton 57 
 
 Wolfe, General 41 
 
 Woodfall, Elizabeth 123 
 
 Woodford, Lieut. -Col. Charles J. 53 
 
 Woodward, John, M.D 74 
 
 Woollett, William 123 
 
 Wordsworth, William 83 
 
 Wragg, William 96 
 
 Wyat, James 100 
 
 York, Dukeof 25 
 
 Duchess of 20 
 
 Young, Dr 44 
 
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