Historical Description of Westminster Abbey, Its Monuments and CuriositiesAnonymous
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Historical Description of Westminster Abbey, Its Monuments and Curiosities
Anonymous
Westminster Abbey
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.
The next monument is to the Earl and Countess of MOUNTRATH. 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."
--_Wilton, sculptor._
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 hundred persons were launched into eternity, and his 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., sculptor._
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