The history and antiquities of the abbey church of StPeter, Westminster : including notices and biographical memoirs of the abbots and deans of that foundation . ; 2. King Henry the Third ; 3. Raymond, Earl of Provence; 4. Rogerde Quincy, Earl of Winton ; 5. Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln; 6. Richard, Earl of Cornwall; and7. R. Earl of Rothsey. Those in the North Aisle are, (as numbered) 1. William de Fortibus, Earl ofAlbemarle; 2. John, Earl of Warren and Surrey; 3. Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester; 4. RogerBigod, Earl of Norfolk; 5. Richard de Clare, Earl of Gloucester; 6. Lewis the Eigh
The history and antiquities of the abbey church of StPeter, Westminster : including notices and biographical memoirs of the abbots and deans of that foundation . ; 2. King Henry the Third ; 3. Raymond, Earl of Provence; 4. Rogerde Quincy, Earl of Winton ; 5. Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln; 6. Richard, Earl of Cornwall; and7. R. Earl of Rothsey. Those in the North Aisle are, (as numbered) 1. William de Fortibus, Earl ofAlbemarle; 2. John, Earl of Warren and Surrey; 3. Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester; 4. RogerBigod, Earl of Norfolk; 5. Richard de Clare, Earl of Gloucester; 6. Lewis the Eighth, King of France ;and 7. Frederick the Second, Emperor of Germany : the Shields of Alexander the Third of Scotland,and Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford, are gone. Very few of the small Shields remain perfect;those which are, or nearly so, in the South Aisle, correspond with the numbers in the text, 9, 10, 17,18, 19, and 20: 11, 12, 15, and 16, are wholly destroyed; and very little remains of 13 and 14. Themost perfect of those in the North Aisle are 10 and 12 ; but little remains of 11, 15, 17, and 18; and9, 13, 14, 16, 19, and 20, are entirely SECTION OF TEE NORTH TRANSECT. Ionder.,PulUst^l31hrck INTERIOR OF THE NORTH TRANSEPT. 29 the outer mouldings are ornamented with roses, as are also the blank arches,or pannels,at the sides, where now are the monuments of Admiral Sir CharlesWager, and Admiral Vernon. A high and slender pier divides the en-trances from each other, and beneath them have been recently placed largewainscot presses, containing the wax figures of Frances Teresa, Duchess ofRichmond, relict of Charles Stuart, last Duke of Richmond of that name; andKatharine, natural daughter of James the Second, and relict of John Sheffield,Duke of Buckinghamshire and Normanby. The spandrils above have beenadorned by alto-relievos representing Samson tearing asunder the lions jaws,and other subjects, which are now too greatly mutilated to admit of beingaccuratel
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