London and its Environs Described, Volume I, Page 126 & 127

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Princess, particularly her founding two colleges at Oxford, Christ Church and St. John's; and a grammar school at Win- bourne. She died in July 1509, in the reign of her grandson Henry VIII. At this east end of this isle is the royal vault of King Charles II. King William III. Queen Mary his Consort, Queen Anne, and Prince George. Over these royal Personages are their effigies (except that of Prince George) in wainscot presses; they are of wax work resembling life, and dressed in their coro- nation robes. Another wainscot press is placed at the corner of the great east window, in which is the effigy of the Lady Mary Duchess of Richmond, daughter to James Duke of Richmond and Lenox, dressed in the very robes her Grace wore at the coronation of Queen Anne. On leaving this isle you will be shewn in another wainscot press the effigies of General Monk, who had a great share in the restoration of King Charles II. to the throne of England, and was interred in a vault appropriated to him and his family. He is represented in armour, and his ducal cap is generally made use of by those who
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shew this chapel, to receive the bounty of those who visit it; these persons having no share of the money paid for seeing it. Thus have we given a description of every thing remarkable in the Abbey, and that venerable pile adjoining to it, called Henry the Seventh's chapel; we have men- tioned and described the monuments in both that are worthy of notice, and we shall con- clude this article with the following reflec- tions, extracted from an ingenious writer, on this subject. " However amiable fame may be to the " living, 'tis certain no advantage to the " dead, whatever dangers they have dar- " ed, whatever toils they have under- " gone, whatever difficulties they have sur- " mounted; the grave is deaf to the voice " of applause, and the dust of the noble and " vulgar sleep in the same obscurity toge- " ther. 'Tis possible the concious spirit " may have an idea of the honour that is " paid to his ashes; but 'tis much more " probable, that the prospect of this ima- " ginary glory, while he lived among us, " was all the pleasure it ever could afford " him. I make this observation, because " monuments are said to be erected " as an honour to the dead, and the living " are supposed to be the least concerned in
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