Westminster abbey, its architecture, history and monuments . f because the Queenhad not made him heir to the earldom ofWiltshire: though she brought him thepatent as he lay on his deathbed, he thenrefused it. The monument was erectedby his son. The five funeral banners which hangaloft are of the early nineteenth century. Abbot William de Colchester (), for thirty-four years ^bbot ofWestminster, has a high tomb with effigyon the south side of the chapel. He wasa favourite of three kings, Richard II,Henry IV and Henry V, and was em-ployed in various embassies. Shakespearenotes a not verifi
Westminster abbey, its architecture, history and monuments . f because the Queenhad not made him heir to the earldom ofWiltshire: though she brought him thepatent as he lay on his deathbed, he thenrefused it. The monument was erectedby his son. The five funeral banners which hangaloft are of the early nineteenth century. Abbot William de Colchester (), for thirty-four years ^bbot ofWestminster, has a high tomb with effigyon the south side of the chapel. He wasa favourite of three kings, Richard II,Henry IV and Henry V, and was em-ployed in various embassies. Shakespearenotes a not verified statement that he wasconcerned In a conspiracy against RichardII. The eflUgy shows a somewhat sternface, the expression of which Is rathervague on account of the nose being brokenoff, and has a high rich mitre and vest-ments for the mass. The Initials WCare repeated several times on his pillow. Thomas Cecil, Earl of Exeter, eldest son of the great Lord Burleigh (d. 1622) and his first countess, Dorothy Neville, have a great, high and wide altar tomb 630. Tomb of Bakon Hunsdon From Darts Westminster Abbey. Chapels of the North AmTmlatory with effigies in the midst of the chapel,which at once compels attention, thoughno great hero lies here. Beside the twomarble effigies is a place for a third effigy,and according to tradition this place wasleft vacant for the second wife, but shedisdainfully refused to suffer it to beplaced in that situation. She died an oldlady of eighty-three and was buried inWinchester cathedral. Notice the rich black marble slab, sevenfeet ten inches long and over four feetbroad, on which the effigies rest: the Earlwearing over his robes the mantle, andGeorge of the Garter, his feet on a torcesupported by two lions: the Countess inrobes of state, close embroidered coif,ermined mantle, laced ruff and collar: herhair in a high pompadour roll: her feet ona griffin. The inscription is on the vergeand shields of arms decorate the sides ofthis rich tomb. Islips
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