. Old and new London : a narrative of its history, its people, and its places. he statue isencircled in a coronet of large and small leaves, Westminster Abbey.] THE GREAT EARL OF STAFFORD. 435 remarkable for being the earliest specimen of thekind. The details of plate-armour, surcoat, gorget,coroneted helmet, with other accessories, give greatantiquarian interest to this work. It was formerlysurmounted by a canopy, of which, however, notraces are now visible. Near it is a little altar-tomb of Petwortli marble, with diminutive effigies ofWilliam of Windsor and Blanche of the Tower,children of E
. Old and new London : a narrative of its history, its people, and its places. he statue isencircled in a coronet of large and small leaves, Westminster Abbey.] THE GREAT EARL OF STAFFORD. 435 remarkable for being the earliest specimen of thekind. The details of plate-armour, surcoat, gorget,coroneted helmet, with other accessories, give greatantiquarian interest to this work. It was formerlysurmounted by a canopy, of which, however, notraces are now visible. Near it is a little altar-tomb of Petwortli marble, with diminutive effigies ofWilliam of Windsor and Blanche of the Tower,children of Edward III., both of whom died young. west side of the doorway is the monument ofWilliam de Valence, Earl of Pembroke, half-brotherto Henry HI.; it is an altar-tomb of stone, sur-mounted by a broken sarcophagus, on which is arecumbent effigy of the earl. The figure is of wood,and was originally covered with copper-gilt, as wasthe chest on which it lies. The earl was treache-rously slain at Bayonne, in France, in i296„and hisbody was brought to England for interment in this. INTERIOR OF HENRY CIIArEI-. Close by is a slab of stained marble, that is perhapsless remarkable for its elegance than for the in-scription it bears, which is as follows :— In thischapel lies interred all that was mortal of the mostillustrious and most benevolent John Paul Howard,Earl of Stafford, who, in 1738, married Elizabeth,daughter of A. Ewens, of the county of Somerset,Esq. His heart was as truly great and noble as hishigh descent; faithful to his God; a lover of hiscountry; a relation to relations; a detester of de-traction ; a friend to mankind. Naturally generousand compassionate, his liberality and his charity tothe poor were without bounds. Being snatchedaway suddenly by death, which he had long medi-tated and expected with constancy, he went to abetter life the ist of April, 1762, having lived years, nine months, and six days. On the133—Vol. III. chapel. An indulgence of one
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