Sir William Scott, Bart., both of the kingdom of Scotland. She died May 16, 1694, aged forty.

The next is a monument to the memory of WILLIAM PULTENEY, Earl of Bath. The inscription is as follows:-" Erected "to the memory of William Pulteney, Earl of Bath, by his "brother, the Hon. Harry Pulteney, General of His Majesty's "Forces, 1764. Ob. July 7, 1764, Et. eighty-one."- Wilton, sculptor.

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Also on your left, is a monument "To the memory of "CHARLES HOLMES, Esq., Rear-Admiral of the White. "died the 21st of November, 1761, Commander-in-chief of his "Majesty's Fleet, stationed at Jamaica, aged 50. Erected by "his grateful nieces, Mary Stanwix and Lucretia Sowle."Wilton, sculptor.

Near the monument of Admiral Holmes is likewise an old gravestone, plated with brass, representing JOHN OF WINDSOR, nephew of Sir William of Windsor, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, in the reign of Edward III. He died April 4, 1414.

We now ascend up a little staircase on the left hand side, that leads to St. Edward's chapel, where the awful solemnity of the place, the sacred remains of royal magnificence, and the prospect of what will be the end of all human glory, cannot but strike the mind with serious contemplation.

VI.-Chapel of St. Edward.

The first curiosity that commands your reverence is the ancient venerable shrine of ST. EDWARD, which stands in the centre of this chapel, and was once the glory of England, but now neglected, 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 shrine was erected by Henry III. upon the canonization of Edward, King of England (third of that name, and the last of the Saxon race), by Pope Alexander III., who caused his name to be placed in the catalogue of saints, and issued his bull to the Abbot Laurence, and the Convent of Westminster, enjoining, "That his body be honoured here on 66 earth, as his soul is glorified in heaven." He died in 1066, and was canonized in 1269. How costly the shrine, &c. was, appears by a record in the Tower.-Parl. Roll. 51st of Henry III. "Henry III., with consent of the Abbot and Convent of West"minster, pledged the jewels belonging to the body and shrine of "Edward the Confessor, to foreigners, being necessitated on

"account of heavy emergencies; the value of the said jewels "amounted to £2557. 4s. 8d."

On the south side of this shrine, EDITHA, daughter of Goodwyn, Earl of Kent, and Queen of St. Edward, lies interred. The writers of those times commended her for beauty, learning, prudent economy, gentle manners, and inimitable skill in needlework, 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 heav'd the troubled sigh;
Prosperity ne'er sadden'd o'er her brow,
While glad in trouble, she enjoy'd her woe:
Beauty nor made her vain, nor sceptres proud,
Nor titles taught to scorn the meaner crowd.
Supreme humility was awful grace,

And her chief charms a bashfulness of face.

In this part was buried MATILDA, Queen of England, daughter of Malcolm, King of Scots, and wife to King 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, she would wash and kiss the feet of the poorest people, and give them alms. 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 porphyry, and the Mosaic work round them of gold and scarlet: at the corners of the table are twisted pillars, gilt and enamelled, and the effigy 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 magnificent figure when dead, than he had ever done while living.

Near that of Henry III. is a small monument, in memory of ELIZABETH TUDOR, second daughter of King Henry VII., who died at Eltham, in Kent, Sept. 14, 1495, aged three years, from whence she was removed in great funeral pomp, and here buried.

At the feet of Henry III. is an ancient monument of ELEANOR, Queen of Edward I. On the sides of this monument are engraven the arms of Castile and Leon, quarterly, and those of Ponthieu, hanging on vines and oak trees; and round the copper verge is embossed this inscription in Saxon characters:-Icy gist Alianor,

jadis Reyne d'Angleterre, femme a Rex Edward Fiz. That is, Here lies Eleanor, formerly Queen of England, wife of King Edward the First. 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 December 27, 1290.

The monument to Henry V. is next, on each side of which are images, as large as life, guarding, as it were, the staircase ascending to the chantry over it. Here is the magnificent tomb of that glorious and warlike Prince, HENRY of MONMOUTH (so called from the place of his nativity). This Prince was guilty of great extravagancies 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, August 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.

By the side of the wooden figure for many years lay enclosed, in an old wooden chest, the remains of CATHERINE, his Queen, which are now put under ground. She was youngest daughter of Charles VII. of France, and being of extraordinary beauty, the King, upon casually seeing her, was so enamoured, that he swore to the Duke of Burgundy, that he would either have her in marriage, or he would drive the King of France out of his kingdom, and him from his dukedom; which resolution being entered upon, the marriage was consented to, and celebrated by the Archbishop of Sens, in the Church of St. Catharine, at Troyes. She died January 3, 1437.

The next is an ancient tomb, to the memory of PHILIPPA, third daughter of William, Earl of Hainault, and Queen of King Edward 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 promising a numerous progeny. She died August 15, 1369; and the King, her husband, bestowed a profusion of expense in performing her exequies and erecting her tomb, round 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 EDWARD III., 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 deathbed. This tomb was surrounded, like the former, with

statues, particularly those of his children. He died June 21, 1377, aged sixty-four.

Here is likewise a monument, in memory of MARGARET, daughter of Edward IV., by Elizabeth Woodville, his Queen, which had once an inscription upon it, showing her name, quality, and age, being only nine months. She died April 19, 1472.

On this tomb are placed the shield and sword carried before Edward III., 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, uncle of the before-mentioned Richard II., and murdered by him: he was brother to the Black Prince, and sixth and youngest son of Edward III. He was murdered September 8, 1397.

Next adjoining to this is a tomb, erected to the memory of RICHARD II. 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 grandson of Edward III., above spoken of, whom he succeeded at eleven years of age. He was murdered on St. Valentine'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 brought with regalia, from Scotland, by King Edward I., in the year 1297 (after he had overcome John Baliol, King of Scots, in several battles), and offered to St. Edward's shrine. The stone under the seat is reported to be Jacob's Pillow; 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 the freize of the screen of this chapel, are fourteen legendary 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 Dane-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 drown

ing of the Danish King; in the eighth is seen the quarrel between the boys Tosti and Harold, predicting their respective fates; in the ninth sculpture is the Confessor's vision of the seven sleepers; the tenth, how he meets St. John the Evangelist in the guise of a pilgrim; 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, foretelling the death of the King; and the fourteenth shows the consequential haste made by him to complete his pious foundation. The screen was presented by Abbot Laurence, in 1163.

Before leaving this chapel, you will observe a large plain coffin of grey marble, composed of five stones; two make the sides, two the ends, and one the cover. This rough, unpolished tomb, enclosed the body of the glorious King EDWARD I., 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. Edward, his father's patron and predecessor, and afterwards Longshanks, 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 sixty-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 in 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 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, were slain in the battle of Eversham, 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