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ter and heiress of Baldwin Earl of Devon. lady married Edmund Earl of Lancaster, son of King Henry III. but died the very year of her marriage, Nov. 4, 1293.

Another ancient monument was of grey marble, 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, already mentioned. He was poisoned June 23, 1324.

The third ancient monument was that of Edmund Crouchback, fourth 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. This has been a very lofty monument, painted, gilt, and inlaid with stained glass. The inside of the canopy has been a sky with stars, but, by age, changed into a dull red. 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.

On the west side of the door of St. Erasmus's chapel, is a monument erected to the memory of Juliana, only daughter of Sir Randolph Crewe, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of England. She died, unmarried, April 22, 1621.

On the east side of the door of St. Erasmus's chapel, is a monument erected to the memory of Jane,

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Jane, daughter and coheiress of Sir John Pulteney, and wife of Sir Clippesby Crewe, Knight. She died December 2, 1630, aged 29.

Over the door of St. Erasmus's chapel, is the monument of the Right Rev. Dr. Barnard, Lord Bishop of Londonderry, who died in London, Ja nuary 10, 1708, aged 72, and was here buried.

On the same side is a monument to the memory of Admiral Holmes, who is represented in a Roman warlike habit, with his right hand resting on a cannon, mounted on a carriage. Behind is an anchor, a flag-staff, and other naval decorations, &c. Beneath is the following inscription :

"To the memory of Charles Holmes, Esq. Rear-Admiral of the White. He 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."

The next is a monument to the memory of William Pulteney, Earl of Bath. Above is a medallion of the Earl, in the centre of a large urn, with the family arms. The figures of Wisdom and Poetry are placed on each side of the urn. 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, Æt. 81.”

The next monument in the area, worth observing, is that of Esther De la Tour de Gouvernet, the Lord Eland's Lady. It is of curious white marble, representing a lady on her deathbed, with a mourner weeping over her, done finely in relief;

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but the light not being properly attended to in fixing it up, strikes so strongly on the nose of the figure, that it appears like a dent, and thereby ruins the beauty of the face. The inscription is in Latin and English, and contains an encomium on her many excellent virtues. She died in 1694, aged 28.

Between the monuments of Henry III. and Queen Eleanor, in the area, is a monument to the memory of Mrs. Christian Ker, wife of William Ker, Esq. and daughter of Sir William Scott, Bart. both of the kingdom of Scotland. She died May 16, 1694, aged 40.

There is affixed to the corner of Henry the Fifth's chapel, a neat monument of black marble, with a bust of brass, having the figures of Apollo and Minerva holding a laurel wreath over it, very elegantly designed. This, as appears by a Latin inscription, was erected to the memory of Sir Robert Alton, Knt. who, in the reign of James I. was in great reputation for his writings, especially in the poetical line. He died in 1638.

Near this is an ancient flat stone in the pavement, formerly inscribed to the memory of Sir John Galofre, by Johannet Pusham. This Galofre was famous, in the reign of Richard II. for his wisdom and valour, and was prosecuted by the discontented Lords. He died at Wallingford, in Berkshire, in 1336.

Betwixt St. Nicholas and Henry the Seventh's chapel is a large monument erected to the memory of Sir Thomas Ingram, Kut. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Privy Counsellor to King Charles II. He died February 13, 1671. This monument was erected by Frances, his widow, daughter of Thomas Viscount Falconberg.

Here is likewise an old gravestone, plated with brass, representing John of Windsor, nephew of

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Sir William of Windsor, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, in the reign of Edward III. He died April 4, 1414.

Between the chapels of St. Nicholas and St. Edmund, is a fine bust, (remarkable for the beard and whiskers, and the dress of the wig) of Richard Tufton, third son of Sir John Tufton, Bart. and brother of Nicholas E. Thanet. He died October 4, 1631. His brother, Sir Henry Tufton, Knt, caused it to be erected.

There are many persons besides those mentioned, whose remains lie in this area, particularly Ann of Cleve, sister of the Duke of Cleve, who was contracted in marriage to Henry VIII. and received. with great pomp on Blackheath, January 3, 1539, married to the King on the 9th, and in July following divorced, with liberty to marry again; but being sensibly touched with the indignity put upon her, she lived retired in England, with the title of Lady Ann of Cleve, and saw the rival who supplanted her suffer a worse fate. She survived the King four years, and died in 1557.

A still more unfortunate Queen lies near this last, viz. Aune, 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 marriage with Elizabeth, daughter of his brother Edward IV. and sister of the unhappy youths he had caused to be murdered in the Tower, which marriage he never lived to consummate, being slain at the battle of Bosworth Field.

Here are also the remains of an old monument of Sebert, King of the East Saxons, who first built this church, and died July 616; also of Athelgoda, his Queen, who died Sept. 13, 615.

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OF THE TOMBS IN THE OPEN PART OF WESTMINSTER ABBEY.

Of Mr. DRYDEN.-This plain majestic monument was erected to the memory of Mr. John Dryden, 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,"

is all you can learn of this celebrated poet here; the rest you must gather from his works, many of which will be read with pleasure, as long as the English language shall continue to be understood. His divine Ode upon St. Cecilia's Day has never been equalled, perhaps will never be excelled.

High on a pillar is a neat table monument to the memory of Mrs. MARTHA BIRCH, who, as the inscription shews, was daughter of Samuel Viner, Esq. and first married to Francis Millington, Esq. afterwards to Peter Birch, Prebendary of this Abbey. She died May 15, 1703, in the 50th year of her age.

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 emblems of the glory he acquired by the spirit of his writings. The Latin inscription and epitaph on the pedestal we find thus rendered 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 Bard, far worlds thy works proclaim,

And you survive in an immortal fame,

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