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it this motto, Honos erit huic quoque pomo,
alluding to the high qualities ascribed to
the apple, in his excellent poem called
Cyder. He was author of but few pieces;
but those were masterly performances.
His Blenheim, Splendid Shilling, and Lyric
Ode to Lord Bolingbroke on Tobacco, have
been much admired. He was the son of
Dr. Stephen Phillips, Archdeacon of Sa-
lop, was born at Brampton in Oxfordshire
on the 30th of December 1676, and died
of a consumption at Hereford, on the 15th
of February, 1708, in the prime of his
life. The inscription on his monument
contains an account of his virtues and abili-
ties, and is the strongest testimony of his
merit, since that alone could inspire his
great patron Sir Simon Harcourt, Knt.
with such a generous friendship for him, as
to countenance and encourage him in the
amplest manner when living; and to ex-
tend his regard for him even after his death,
by erecting this monument to his memory.
6. Next this is Mr. Michael Drayton's
monument. This gentleman was esteemed
an excellent poet, and learned antiquarian.
The inscription and epitaph were formerly
in gold letters; but are now almost oblite-
rated, and are as follow:
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MICHAEL DRAYTON, Esq; a memorable Poet of his
Age, exchanged his Laurel for a Crown of Glory,
Anno 1631.
Do, pious marble! let thy Readers know
What they, and what their Children owe
To Drayton's Name, whose sacred dust
We recommend unto thy trust;
Protect his mem'ry and preserve his story;
Remain a lasting Monument of his Glory;
And when thy Ruins shall disclaim
To be the Treasurer of his Name:
His Name, that cannot fade, shall be
An everlasting Monument to thee.
7. Ben Johnson's monument is of white
marble, and his bust is executed with great
happiness and spirit; 'tis inclosed with a
tablature ornamented with a few proper and
elegant decorations, consisting of emble-
matical figures: and has no other inscrip-
tion but the words O RARE BEN JOHNSON!
This gentleman was the son of a clergy-
man, and educated at Westminster school,
while Mr. Camden was Master; but after
his father's death, his mother marrying a
bricklayer, he was forced from school,
and being obliged to work for his father,
'tis said, that at the building of Lincoln's-
Inn, he was sometimes seen at work with
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