London . ^ tlie trouLled reign of Stc])licn, died excoinniunicated by the church, andaliaiidoned Ly all Imt the Templars, who, finding- him rej)entant, ])ut their habiton him, and enrolled him among their order. On his death, as they dared notbury him in consecrated ground, they hung him up in a leaden coffin on a tree inthe arden here, where he remained till absolution was obtained some yearsafterwards, when they buried him in the portico before the western door. Nextto him is the effigy of the famous Protector, the Earl of Pembroke, to whomHenry III. was indebted lor the safety of his throne
London . ^ tlie trouLled reign of Stc])licn, died excoinniunicated by the church, andaliaiidoned Ly all Imt the Templars, who, finding- him rej)entant, ])ut their habiton him, and enrolled him among their order. On his death, as they dared notbury him in consecrated ground, they hung him up in a leaden coffin on a tree inthe arden here, where he remained till absolution was obtained some yearsafterwards, when they buried him in the portico before the western door. Nextto him is the effigy of the famous Protector, the Earl of Pembroke, to whomHenry III. was indebted lor the safety of his throne during his minority, and thepeople of England for healing, as far as they could be healed, the dissensionsbetween the barons, and for driving the French from the country. lie wasburied here on Ascension-day, 1219. The expressive and beautiful effigy whichforms the third in the group represents the youthful-looking Lord dc Eos, oneof the foremost of the memorable men who forced the Charier from John. None.
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