It was this Henry, who, 160 Years after Edwara the Confeffor had built this Church, took it down, and raised an entire new one of beautiful Architecture, supported by Rows of Marble Columns, and its Roof covered with Sheets of Lead, a Work of 50 Years before its Completion. It has been much enlarged at the Weft End by the Abbots. After the Expulfion of the Monks, it experienced many Changes; first it had a Dean and Prebendaries; then a Bishop, who, having fquandred the Revenues, refigned it again to a Dean. In a little Time, the Monks with their Abbot were re-inftated by Queen Mary; but, they being foon ejected again by authority of Parliament, it was converted into a Cathedral Church; nay into a Seminary for the Church, by Queen Elizabeth, who inftituted there 12 Prebendaries, an equal Number of invalid Soldiers, and 40 Scholars; who at a proper Time are elected into the Universities, and are thence tranfplanted into the Church and State.

Next to be feen is the Tomb of Eleanor, Daughter of Alphonfo King of Spain, and Wife of Edward I. with this Infcription:

This Eleanor was Confort of Edward I.

A. D. 1298. Learn to die.

The Tomb of Elizabeth, Daughter of Henry VII.

In the Middle of this Chapel is the Shrine of St. Edward, the laft King of the Saxons. It is composed of Marbles in Mofaic; round it runs this Infcription in Letters of Gold:

The venerable King, St. Edward the Confeffor,
A Heroe adorned with every Virtue.
He died on the fifth of January, 1065,
And mounted into Heaven.

Lift up your Hearts.

The third Choir, of furprizing Splendor and Elegance, was added to the eaft End by Henry VII. for a burying Place for himself and his Posterity. Here is to be seen his magnificent Tomb, wrought of Braís and Marble, with this Epitaph:

Here lies Henry VII. of that Name, formerly King of England, Son of Edmund Earl of Richmond, who, afcending the Throne on the 22d Day of Auguft, was crowned on the 30th of October following at Westminster, in the Year of our Lord 1485. Hé died on the 21st of April, in the 53d Year of his Age, after a Reign of 22 Years, and eight Months, wanting a Day.

This Monument is inclofed with Rails of Brafs, with a long Epitaph in Latin Verse.

Under the fame Tomb lies buried Edward VI. King of England, Son of Henry VIII. by Jane Seymour. He fucceeded to his Father when he was but

hine Years old, and died A. D. 1553, on the 6th of July, in the 16th Year of his Age, and his Reign the 7th, not without Sufpicion of Poison.

Mary was proclaimed Queen by the People, on the 19th of July, and died in November, 1558, and is buried in fome Corner of the fame Choir, without any Infcription.

Queen Elizabeth.

Here lies Queen Elizabeth, Daughter of Edward IV. Sifter of King Edward V. Wife of Henry VII. and the glorious Mother of Henry VIII. She died in the Tower of London, on the 11th of February, A. D. 1502, în the 37th Year of her Age.

Between the second and third Choirs, in the SideChapels, are the Tombs of Sebert King of the EaftSaxons, who built this Church with Stone: And

Of Margaret of Richmond, Mother of Henry VII. Grandmother of Henry VIII. She gave this Monaftery to the Monks of Winbourne, who preached and taught Grammar all England over, and appointed Salaries to two Profeffors of Divinity, one at Oxford another at Cambridge, where fhe founded two Colleges, to Chrift, and to John his Difciple. She died A. D. 1463, on the 3d of the Calends of July.

*This is a Miftake: Her Epitaph fays, ftipendia conftituit tribua hoc cœnobio Monachis & Doctori Gramatices apud Wynbourne.

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And of Margaret Countess of Lenox, Grandmother of James VI. King of Scotland.

William of Valence, half Brother of Henry III.

The Earl of Cornwall, Brother of Edward III.

Upon another Tomb is an honorary Infcription for Frances, Dutchefs of Suffolk: The Sense of it is,

That Titles, Royal Birth, Riches, or a large Family, are of no Avail:

That all are Transitory; Virtue alone refifting the Funeral Pile.

That this Lady was first married to a Duke, then to Stoke, a Gentleman;

And lastly, by the Grave espoused to CHIRST.

The next is the Tomb of Lord Russel, Son of the Earl of Bedford, whose Lady composed the Greek and Latin Verses of which the following is a Tranflation, and had them engraved on the Marble:

How was I ftartled at the cruel Feaft,

By Death's rude Hands in horrid Manner dreft
Such Grief as fure no hapless Woman knew,
When thy pale Image lay before my View.
Thy Father's Heir in beauteous Form array'd
Like Flowers in Spring, and fair, like them to fade;
Leaving behind unhappy wretched me,

And all thy little Orphan-progeny

gate,now Dowgate & the other Billin/gate, e for fhips. In the midft of this wal was fer ke(as the like was in Rome) from whence ired their statios for cariage or otherwife; yet ftandeth,and hath been long knowne

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le of London Stone. Vpon the Eaft of this London-Stone Hurch of S.Peters is thought to be the ca-mile marke. Reftitutus,the Chriftian Bishops fee,who Cornebill the raigne of Great Constantine; but fince S. Weft part,from the Temple of Diana,af dignity,whofe greatnes doth exceed any s day, & fpires fo high that twice it hath ied by lightning fro Heauen. Befides this God is honored in one hudred twenty one nore in this city:that is,ninety fix within tteen without,but within the Liberties;& n her Suburbs ; & in Fitz-Stephens time, onuents of religious Orders.It is diuided TheWards of ards, gouerned by fo many graue Alaer. London. or & 2.Sherifs,the yeerely choice whereited them by Patent fro Kohn;in whose

The numbe of Churches in London

Bridge of Stone was made ouer Thames, London Bridge ene Arches,for length, bredth, beautie, g,the like againe not found in the world. Lendon (as it were) difdaining bondage, felfe on each fide,far without the walls, her Weftgate in the midft. from whence

Diftinction.

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