The Herald and genealogist . paid tothe Poor.—Granted. We donot understand this entry asMr. Pinks has done: it shows,as we take it, that the monu-ment was erected by the Bi-shops executors, and that ^;er-mission for its erection wasgranted by the parish, onlyupon consideration of receivingtwenty guineas towards the re-lief of the poor. The monumentis of white marble ; in fact,a tall mural tablet, having along Latin inscription, under apediment carved in alto-relievo,with books and scrolls, and sur-mounted by an armorial escucheon of the arms of the see of Salisbury The same house was afterward
The Herald and genealogist . paid tothe Poor.—Granted. We donot understand this entry asMr. Pinks has done: it shows,as we take it, that the monu-ment was erected by the Bi-shops executors, and that ^;er-mission for its erection wasgranted by the parish, onlyupon consideration of receivingtwenty guineas towards the re-lief of the poor. The monumentis of white marble ; in fact,a tall mural tablet, having along Latin inscription, under apediment carved in alto-relievo,with books and scrolls, and sur-mounted by an armorial escucheon of the arms of the see of Salisbury The same house was afterwards the residence of Dr. Joseph Towers, a dissentingminister of some theological and some political notoriety, who died there May 20,1799. It is still standing. There is a view of it in the Gentlemans Magazine forJune 1817, another in The Mirror 1837, and a third (taken 1858) in the volumebefore us. It is said to be now divided into twenty-three apartments, occupied bynumerous families, exercising a great variety of 446 THE HISTORY OF CLERKENWELL. impaling Burnet, encircled by tlie Garter (as Chancellor of that MostNoble Order), and crowned by a mitre. This monument remained inthe vault Avith the rest until the year 1814, when it was rescued throughthe interference of Mr. S. Warner. On going into the vaults of St. Jamess church, about the year 1814, I discoveredthe monument of Bishop Burnet. Felt considerable regret at finding it in such aplace, and immediately set about to make interest with some of the Board ofTrustees, for the purpose of getting it removed to some more suitable place. Theresult was its removal to the place it now occupies. (MS. Notes on Clerkenwell.) The grave of Burnet was disturbed in 1788. It is related that hiscorpse was found in a leaden coffin, the outer one of wood being de-cayed. Through an aperture at the top of the coffin the skull andsome hair were visible, (p. 60.) The blue slab which covered thegrave was carried down with others to the
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