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56. A neat monument erected for Ed-
ward de Carteret, the son of Sir Edward
de Carteret, Gentleman Usher to King
Charles II. who died on the 30th of Oc-
tober 1677, in the eigth year of his age.
It is ornamented with cherubs and with
festoons of leaves and fruit.
57. The monument of Thomas Leving-
ston, Viscount Teviot, is decorated with
the arms, supporters, and crest of that
nobleman, and with military trophies, al-
luding to his profession of a soldier. On
the face of the monument is a long inscrip-
tion in Latin, shewing that he was born
in Holland, but descended from the Leving-
stons in Scotland; that from his childhood
he was trained to arms; and having attend-
ed the Prince of Orange into Britain, as a
Colonel of foot, rose to the rank of a
Lieutenant-General in the army, and Ge-
neral of the Scotch forces, was made
Master of the ordnance, and a Privy Coun-
sellor; that he secured Scotland to the
King by one decisive action on the Spey,
for which he was advanced to the dignity
of a Viscount, and that he died on the
14th of Jan. 1710, aged sixty.
58. A handsome monument erected for
the Lord Constable, ornamented with a
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cherub below, and the family arms above.
It has this short inscription:
Near this lies the Right Hon. Robert Lord
Constable, Viscount Dunbar, who de-
parted this life Nov. 23, 1714, in the
sixty-fourth year of his age.
59. A plain neat monument for Peter
Heylin, D. D. and Prebendary of this
church, who died on the 8th of May
1662. It is adorned with a pediment, and
the arms of the deceased, and contains a
long inscription in Latin, mentioning the
most remarkable incidents in his life.
60. The tomb of Charles Williams,
Esq; adorned with very remarkable scroll-
work, and scollopping; what is very singular
is, its being supported by a death's head on
the wings of Time. This gentleman died on
the 29th of August 1720, aged eighty-seven.
61. A small but elegant monument
erected to the memory of the celebrated
Henry Purcell, Esq; well known by his
admirable musical compositions. The in-
scription consists of this short and com-
prehensive sentence:
Here lies Henry Purcell, who left this life,
and is gone to that blessed place, where
only his harmony can be exceeded. He
died Nov. 21, 1697, in his 37th year.
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