Historical Description of Westminster Abbey, Its Monuments and CuriositiesAnonymous
History
Historical Description of Westminster Abbey, Its Monuments and Curiosities
Anonymous
Westminster Abbey
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 great 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 INGRAM, Knt., Chancellor of
the Duchy of Lancaster, and Privy Councillor to Charles II. He died
February 13, 1671.
[Illustration: CENTRE, HENRY VII'S CHAPEL.]
IV.--Chapel of Henry the Seventh.
[Illustration: The Gates are Brass.]
1. Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, 1628.
2. Sheffield, Duke of Buckingham, 1720.
3. The Duke de Montpensier, 1807.
4. An Urn containing the heart of Esme Stuart, son of the Duke of
Richmond, 1661.
5. Lodowick Stuart, Duke of Richmond, 1623.
6. Henry VII. and Queen, 1503 and 1509.
7. The Royal Vault of George II., 1760.
8. Augusta Elizabeth Frederica, 5th daughter of Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl
of Elgin and Kincardine. The beloved wife of Arthur Penrhyn Stanley,
Dean of this Collegiate Church. For thirty years the devoted servant
of Queen Victoria and the Queen's mother and children; for twelve
years the unwearied friend of the people of Westminster and the
inseparable partner of her husband's toils and hopes, uniting many
hearts from many lands, and drawing all to things above. Born April 3,
1822. Died March 1, 1876.
"We know that we have passed from death unto life because we love the
brethren."
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