The other to the right honourable lady Katharine Knollysj chief lady of the bedchamber to queen Elizabeth, and wife to Sir Francis Knollys, knight, treasurer of her highness's household. She died January the 15th, 1568. This lady Knollys and lord Hunsdon, her brother, were the only children of William Carey, Esq. by lady Mary, his wife, one of the daughters and heirs of Thomas Bulleyne, earl of Wiltshire and Ormond, and sister to Ann Bulleyne, queen of England, wife to Henry VIII. father and mother bio queen Elizabeth. The only daughter of lady Knollys was

mother of the favourite earl of Essex.

Under the window is a very antient monument, repre senting a Gothic chapel, and the figure of a knight in armour, in 'ă "cumbent postare, his feet resting on a lion's back. Erected for Sir Bernard Brocas, of Baurepaire, in the county of Hants, chamberlain to Ann, queen of Richard IT. That princess dying, and Richard falling under popular displeasure, Sir Bernard still adhered to his royal master in his misfortunes, for which he was publicly beheaded on Tower Hill, January 1399, and buried in this place.

Adjoining is the monument of Sir Richard Pecksall, knight, master of the buckhounds to queen Elizabeth; first married to Alianer, daughter of William Pawlett, marquis of Winchester.

An antient monument of grey marble, with the figure of a knight in armour, engraved in brass; his head reclined upon his helmet, and one of his feet placed upon a leopard, the other on an eagle; is dedicated to Humphrey Bourchier, son and heir to John Bourchier, lord Berners; who, espousing the cause of Edward IV. against the earl of Warwick, was slain in the battle of Barnet field, on Easter day, 1471, though the king was victorious.

On the right hand lies William de Valence, earl of Pembroke, in a cumbent posture on a chest of wainscot, placed upon a tomb of grey marble; the figure is wood, covered originally with copper gilt, as was the chest in which it lies, but the greatest part has been stolen; and of thirty small

images that were placed in little brass niches round it, scarce one remains entire. In 1296 he was treacherously slain at Bayonne. His body was afterwards brought to England, and honourably buried in this chapel, and an indulgence of one hundred days granted to all devout people who should offer up prayers for his soul.

A most magnificent monument, to the memory of Edward Talbot, eighth earl of Shrewsbury, and his lady Jane, eldest daughter and coheiress of Cuthbert, baron Ogle, whose effigies in their robes lie on a black marble table, supported by a pedestal of alabaster. This monument is finely ornamented, and the carving on the various coloured marble is exquisite. The inscription contains nothing more than his titles and character. He died February 8, 1617, in the fifty-seventh year of his age.

On the floor is a tomb two feet high, on which is a lady in a widow's dress, with a barb and veil, cut in brass, round which is an inscription in old French, importing that Alianer de Bohun, daughter and heiress of Sir Humphry de Bohun, earl of Hertford, Essex, and Northampton, and wife to the mighty and noble prince of Woodstock, duke of Gloucester, earl of Essex and Buckingham, son of Edward III. lies interred here *.

Mary, countess of Stafford, wife to the unfortunate vis, count Stafford, beheaded in the reign of king Charles II. on Tower Hill, December 29, 1680; the countess died January, 1693.

This lady, who was the greatest heiress in England, was deprived of her husband by the cruelty of his nephew, Richard II. who, jealous of his popularity, most treacherously betrayed him by a shew of friendship; for coming to visit him at Plashy, a pleasant seat of his in Essex, and staying supper, in duty he thought to attend his majesty to town; but at Stratford he was suddenly surrounded by an ambush of armed men, who privately hurried him on board a ship, and carried him to Calais, where, by the king's order, he was stified between feather beds. After this melancholy accident, his lady spent the rest of her days in the nunnery at Barking, and died October 3, 1399; whence her remains were brought, and here interred. The duke, her husband, was murdered in 1397.

A very antique figure in a mass habit, engraved on a brass plate, and fixed on a flat stone in the pavement, is placed over the remains of Robert de Waldeby; first an Augustine monk, and attended Edward the Black Prince into France, where he prosecuted his studies, and made a surprising progress; an eloquent preacher, and sound divine; he was made divinity professor in the university of Toulouse; where he continued till called by Richard II. to the bishopric of Man, whence he was removed to the archbishopric of Dublin; but disliking that preferment, he was recalled, and advanced to the see of Chichester, and to the archbishopric of York. He died May 29, 1397.

Near the entrance of the chapel of St. NICHOLAS, on the left, is a monument of black marble, finely polished, and adorned with cherubims. The figures are in alabaster, as is likewise the scroll, on which a long inscription in English is fairly written, setting forth the descent and marriage of lady Jane Clifford, youngest daughter of the duke of Somerset, and wife of Charles lord Clifford and Dungarvah, who died November 23, 1679.

Adjoining to the door, a monument of alabaster, for lady Cecil, a lady of the bedchamber to queen Elizabeth, and daughter of lord Cobham, who, having married Sir Robert Cecil, son of William lord Burleigh, treasurer of England, died in childbed two years after, viz. in 1591. The Latin inscription is a dialogue between herself and husband, expressing their mutual affection.

A magnificent temple of various coloured marble, to the memory of Ann, duchess of Somerset, wife of the protector Somerset. The inscription on this tomb is in Latin and English, and contains a pompous detail of the noble lineage of this great lady, her alliances and issue. She died April 16, 1587, at Hanworth, aged ninety.

Affixed to the wall, is an antient monument of grey marble, finely wrought, placed over Nicholas baron Carew, and the lady Margaret, his wife, daughter of John lord Dinham. He died December 6, 1470; she December 13, the same year.

On a grave-stone beneath this tomb, is the portrait, in brass, of Sir Humphrey Stanley, knighted by Henry VII for his gallant behaviour under his cousin, lord Stanley, at the battle of Bosworth Field. He died March 22, 1505.

A beautiful monument, erected by the great lord Burleigh, to the memory of Mildred, his wife, and their daughter, lady Ann, countess of Oxford; representing a stately temple, of porphyry, and other kinds of marble, gilt. It is divided into two compartments, one elevated over the other. In the lower compartment, in a cumbent posture, lies lady Burleigh, with her daughter, lady Ann; and at her head and feet are her children and grand chil dren kneeling. In the upper compartment is the figure of a.venerable old man, in the robes and ensigns of the Garter, kneeling very devoutly, as if at fervent prayer; supposed to be designed for lord Burleigh., On this tomb is a long Latin inscription, .explaining the figures, and. setting forth their respective, virtues and accomplishments, particularly those of lady Burleigh, "who," says the inscription, was well versed in the sacred writers, and those chiefly of the Greeks, as Basil the Great, Chrysostome, Gregory Narianzon, &c. She gave a scholarship to St. John's college, in Oxford, legacies to the poor of Romford, where she was born, and to those of Cheshunt, where she lived; and left money at both places, to be distributed every other year to poor tradesmen. She died, after being forty years mar. ried, April 4, 1589, aged sixty-three."

Next to this is a monument erected to the memory of William de Dudley, alias Sutton, son of John Jord Dud ley, bishop of Durham, in 1476. He died in 1483.-1

Another very stately monument to the memory of lady Winifred, married first, to Sir Richard Sackville, knight, and afterwards to. John Paulet, marquis of Winchester.

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A very elegant monument to the memory of Elizabeth duchess of Northumberland, represented sitting on a sofa in the character of Liberality, dispensing her bounty to group of indigent beings that surround her. The figures on each side are supposed to be Faith and Hope; above are

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weeping Gen over an urn. The inscription, after reciting her grace's illustrious descent and titles, concludes with her character; "having lived long an' ornament of courts, an honour to her country, a pattern to the great, à protectress of the poor, ever distinguished for the most tender affection for her family and friends; she died December 5, 1776, aged sixty, universally beloved, revered, and lamented."

Against the wall, a Gothic monument, with the effigy of Phillippa, second daughter and co-heiress of John lord Mohun, of Dunstar; first married to Edward Plantagenet, duke of York, and afterwards to Sir Walter Fitz-Walter, knight. She died in 1433.

In the middle of the chapel is a fine raised monument of polished marble, to the memory of Sir George Villars and his lady, Mary Beaumont, created countess of Buckingham in 1618. She died on April 19, 1632, aged sixty-two, whose son, by the favour of king James I. was advanced to the dignity of duke of Buckingham, and afterwards, in the third year of Charles I. stabbed by Felton, because he had by his measures brought upon himself the public hatred.

In this chapel lies interred Algernon Seymour, duke of Somerset, who died February 7, 1750.

Here also rest the remains of that great and learned antiquary, Sir Henry Spelman, who, dying in a very advanced age, was buried at the door of this chapel in 1641.

Here is a handsome table monument, inclosed with iron rails, on which lies a lady finely robed, the effigy of Margaret Douglas, daughter of Margaret, queen of Scots, by the earl of Angus. This lady, as the English inscription expresses, had to her great grandfather king Edward IV. to her grandfather king Henry VII. to her uncle king Henry VIII. to her cousin-german king Edward VI. to her brother king James V. of Scotland; to her son king Henry I. of Scotland; to her grandson king James VI. ; having to her great-grandmother, and grandmother, two queens, both named Elizabeth; to her mother Margaret queen of Scots; to her aunt Mary the French queen; to VOL. IV. No. 88.

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