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veral other prelates, with a vast body of the
clergy, the choir and King's scholars, all in
solumn precession attended his funeral, and
joined in an anthem composed on this occa-
sion by the great Purcel.
37. A plain neat monument erected to
the memory of Dr. Thomas Spratt, Bishop of
Rochester, who died in 1713, aged seventy
seven, and of his son Mr. Thomas Spratt,
Archdeacon of Rochester, and Prebendary
of the churches of Rochester, Winchester,
and Westminster, whose remains lie near
those of his father. This monument was
erected by John Friend, M. D. as a testi-
mony of his respect for those two worthy
personages.
38, A monument for Sir Lumley Robin-
son, Bart. of Kentwell-Hall in Suffolk,
who by an untimely death ended his life
Aug. 6, 1684, aged thirty-six. It is
adorned with columns supported by death's
heads, and the arms upon the base by a
cherub. The sides of the pediment have
enrichments of laurel branches, &c. and on
the top is a vase.
39. The monument of John Friend,
M. D. has an admirable bust of that gentle-
man, standing on a pedestal of fine white
veined marble, and under it is a long in-
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scription in Latin, setting forth the distin-
guished acquirements, and great abilities of
that eminent physician.
40. Mr. Congreve's monument has an
half length marble portrait of that gentle-
man, placed on a pedestal of fine Egyptian
marble, and enriched with emblematical
devices relating to the drama. Underneath
is this inscription in English:
Mr. William Congreve died January 19,
1728, aged fifty-six, and was buried
near this place. To whose most valuable
memory this monument is set up by
Henrietta Duchess of Marlborough, as
a mark how dearly she remembers the
happiness she enjoyed in the sincere
friendship of so worthy and honest a man;
whose virtue, candour and wit, gained
him the love and esteem of the present
age; and whose writings will be the ad-
miration of the future.
41. The monument of the Right Hon.
James Craggs, Esq; his statue is represented
leaning on an urn, and was one of the first
in the Abbey represented standing. The
inscription, which is in golden characters,
shews that he was Principal Secretary of
state, and a man universally beloved, which
is there particularly remarked, because as
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