The history of England, from the accession of James the Second . the wholeceremony the distant booming of cannon was heard every minute fromthe batteries of the Tower. The gentle Queen sleeps among her illus-trious kindred in the southern aisle of the Chapel of Henry the The affection with which her husband cherished her memory was soon attested by a monument the most superb that was ever erected to Greenwi h ^^ sovereign. No scheme had been so much her own, none Hospital had been so near her heart, as that of converting the palacefounded , ^ • i • r t i i ^ at (jrreenwich into a ret
The history of England, from the accession of James the Second . the wholeceremony the distant booming of cannon was heard every minute fromthe batteries of the Tower. The gentle Queen sleeps among her illus-trious kindred in the southern aisle of the Chapel of Henry the The affection with which her husband cherished her memory was soon attested by a monument the most superb that was ever erected to Greenwi h ^^ sovereign. No scheme had been so much her own, none Hospital had been so near her heart, as that of converting the palacefounded , ^ • i • r t i i ^ at (jrreenwich into a retreat for seamen. It had occurred to her when she had found it difficult to provide good shelter and good ^ Luttrells Diary. ^LHermitage, March ^. ^%. 1695 < London Gazette, March 7. ; Tenisons Funeral Sermon;Evelyns Diary. 169+ WILLIAM AND MARY 2475 attendance for the thousands of brave men who had come back to Englandwounded after the battle of La Hogue. While she lived scarcely anystep was taken towards the accomplishing of her fa\ourite design. Ikit. ^?J, ^
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