of WALTHAM, the twenty-sixth Bishop of Salisbury, 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, son 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 of
England. She died unmarried April 22, 1621.
Over the door is the monument of the Right Rev. Dr. BARNARD, Lord Bishop
of Londonderry, who died in London, January 10, 1768, aged seventy-two,
and was here buried.
VII.--Chapel of St. John.
[Illustration]
_Begin on your Left._
1. Sir Thomas Vaughan.
2. Colonel Popham, 1651.
3. Carey, Son of the Earl of Monmouth, 1648.
4. Hugh de Bohun, and Mary his Sister, grandchildren of Edward the
First.
5. Carey, Baron of Hunsdon, 1596.
6. Countess of Mexborough, 1821.
7. William of Colchester, Abbot of Westminster, 1420.
8. O. Ruthall, Bishop of Durham, 1524.
9. Thomas Millyng, Bishop of Hereford, 1492.
10. Abbot Fascet, 1500.
11. Mrs. Mary Kendall.
12. Cecil, Earl of Exeter, 1622, and Lady, 1608.
On the left, in this Chapel, is an ancient monument to the memory of Sir
THOMAS VAUGHAN, Knight, Chamberlain 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,
R.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 monument was erased at the Restoration, otherwise
it would have been removed. He died at Dover, August 19, 1651.
A tablet to the memory of THOMAS CAREY, second son of the Earl of
Monmouth. He was gentleman of the Bedchamber to 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 MARY, his sister, grandchildren to Edward I.
The next monument is to the memory of HENRY CAREY, first cousin to Queen
Elizabeth, created Baron of Hunsdon, in Hertfordshire, 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 which the Queen being moved too 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, and Privy Councillor to James I.;
whereon is his effigy, with a lady on his right side, and a vacant space
on his left for another. He died February 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 expresses. 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 memory, 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 embassies 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 material. He died in the year
1500.
On this monument stands the stone coffin of THOMAS MILLYNG, 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. MARY KENDALL, 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
friendship 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 interred, where she knew
that excellent lady designed one day to rest near the grave of her beloved
and religious 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 1694, aged twenty-eight.--_Nadaud,
sculptor._
VIII.--Chapel of Islip, otherwise Saint John the Baptist.
In the middle of this Chapel formerly stood the monument 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 anciently a fine
painting of our Saviour on the Cross, destroyed by the Puritans in
Cromwell's time, who were enemies to everything that favoured Popish
idolatry, though ever so masterly. Islip was a great favourite with Henry
VII., 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 monuments
of Knights Templars. The first, that of EDMUND CROUCHBACK, son of Henry
III., so called, as some affirm, from the deformity of his person; but
according to others from his attending his brother in the holy wars, where
they wore a crouch or 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, representing, undoubtedly,
his expedition 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 was 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 AVELINE, Countess of Lancaster, daughter of William de
Fortibus, Earl of Albemarle and Holdernesse, by Isabella daughter and
heiress of Baldwin, Earl of Devon. This lady married Edmund, Earl of
Lancaster, son of Henry III., 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 born 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, and after the Restoration to the See of Winchester. He died
March 26, 1622, in the seventy-fourth year of his age.--_Burman,
sculptor._
Beneath is a tablet, "Sacred to the memory of JOHN THEOPHILUS BERESFORD,
eldest son of Marcus Beresford, and the Lady Frances, his wife, Lieutenant
in the eighty-eighth regiment of foot, who died in the twenty-first year
of his age, at Villa Formosa, in Spain, of wounds received 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 military duties, animated by
a strong feeling of piety to God, and distinguished 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 that wickedness should
alter his understanding, or deceit beguile his soul._'--Wisdom of Solomon,
chap. iv., verse 11."--_Westmacott, sculptor._
Next to this is a tablet to the memory of Sir JAMES ADOLPHUS OUGHTON,
Commander-in-Chief of his Majesty's forces in North Britain. The
inscription is a recital of his military employments, 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 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_l._ on account of the
merchants, and 3,700_l._ to the Court of Rome, 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 ROBERTS, 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, Treasurer of the Household,
Master of the Court of Wards and Liveries to Queen Elizabeth. He died
December 15, 1560.
IX.--Chapels of St. John the Evangelist, St. Andrew, and St. Michael.
[Illustration: CHAPELS OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST, ST. ANDREW, ST.
MICHAEL, NOW ONE CHAPEL]
_Begin on the left._
1. General Villettes, 1808.
2. General Sir Charles Stuart, 1801.
3. Two Sons of General Forbes, 1791 and 1799.
4. Admiral Kempenfelt, 1782.
5. Earl and Countess of Mountrath, 1751 and 1766.
6. Admiral Totty, 1802.
7. Earl and Countess of Kerry, 1518.
8. Mr. Telford, 1834.
9. Dr. Baillie, 1823.
10. Miss Davidson, 1767.
11. Dr. Young, 1829.
12. Lord and Lady Norris and Family, 1601.
13. Mrs. Ann Kirton, 1603.
14. Sarah, Duchess of Somerset, 1692.
15. Nightingale Family, 1734 and 1752.
16. Admiral Sir George Pocock, 1792.
17. Sir George Holles, son of Sir Francis Vere, 1626.
18. Captain Edward Cook, 1799.
19. Sir Humphry Davy, 1829.
20. Sir Francis Vere, 1608.
Turning round on your right is an unique monument to the memory of Sir
FRANCIS VERE, a gentleman of the first reputation, both for learning and
arms, "one of the most accomplished 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-fourth year of his
age. Loose armour is represented 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 engagement, 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 POCOCK, K.B., 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 French 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 efforts in the conquest of which, he added fresh
laurels to his own brow, and a valuable possession to this kingdom. A life
so honourable to himself, and so endeared to his friends and his family,
was happily extended to the age of eighty-six, and resigned, in the year
1793, with the same tranquil and serene mind which peculiarly marked and
adorned the whole course of it.--_Bacon, sculptor._
A monument to the memory of JOSEPH GASCOIGNE NIGHTINGALE, and his Lady.
The lady is represented expiring in the arms of her husband; beneath,
slyly creeping from a tomb, the 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 Gascoigne Nightingale, of
Mamhead, in the county of Devon, Esq., who died July 20, 1752, aged
fifty-six; and of Lady Elizabeth, his wife, daughter and co-heiress of
Washington, Earl of Ferrars, who died August 17, 1734, aged twenty-seven.
Their only son, Washington Gascoigne Nightingale, Esq., in memory of their
virtues, did by his last will, order this monument to be
erected."--_Roubiliac._
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, bewailing the death of their benefactress, who is
represented in a modern 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 represented 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 department 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 subscription.--_Thomas
Campbell, sculptor._ Contiguous is the statue of her brother JOHN KEMBLE,
in the character of Cato, by Flaxman. Born 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 Rotterdam, 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.--_Hayward, sculptor._
"MATTHEW BAILLIE, Fellow of the Royal College of London and Edinburgh
(born at Lanark, in Scotland), 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 associates. Died 9th of Oct., 1823, aged 62."--_Chantrey,
sculptor._
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 extraordinary 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."--_Buckham, sculptor._
The next is a neat monument, representing a ship at sea, firing minute
guns at the death of THOMAS TOTTY, of Cornist, in the 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 arrival 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.