. Flora Americae Septentrionalis, or, A systematic arrangement and description of the plants of North America [electronic resource] : containing, besides what have been described by preceding authors, many new and rare species, collected during twelve years travels and residence in that country. Botany. V: I I' ! u t ; ; . 1^ ;' ^-^j! .',; '\\\ ' i I -^. 586 PHILIPPA OF HAINAULT. chants for their wares, as well on this, as on the other side of the sea: I beseech you to fulfil whatever gifts or legacies I have made, or left to churches wherein I have paid my devo- tions, and to all my servants,
. Flora Americae Septentrionalis, or, A systematic arrangement and description of the plants of North America [electronic resource] : containing, besides what have been described by preceding authors, many new and rare species, collected during twelve years travels and residence in that country. Botany. V: I I' ! u t ; ; . 1^ ;' ^-^j! .',; '\\\ ' i I -^. 586 PHILIPPA OF HAINAULT. chants for their wares, as well on this, as on the other side of the sea: I beseech you to fulfil whatever gifts or legacies I have made, or left to churches wherein I have paid my devo- tions, and to all my servants, whether male or female: and when it shall please God to call you hence, you will choose no other sepulchre than mine, and that you will rest by my side in the cloisters of Westminster-abbey/ The king, in tears, repUed, * Lady, all this shall be done.' Soon after, the good lady made the sign of the cross on her breast, and having re- commended to the king her youngest son Thomas, who was present, praying to God she gave up her spirit, which I firmly believe was caught by holy angels and carried to the glory of heaven, for she had never done any thing by thought or deed to endanger her soul. Thus died this admirable queen of England, in the year of grace 13G9, the vigil of the Assump- tion of the Virgin, the 14th of August. Information of this heavy loss was carried to the EngUsh army at Tounieham, which greatly aflSicted every one, more especially her son John of Gaunt, duke of ; Philippa's words Avere not complied with to the letter ; her grave is not by her husband's side, at Westminster-abbe v, but at his feet. Her statue in alabaster is placed on the mt^.iu- ment.' Skelton's translation of her Latin epitaph, hmig on a tablet close by her tomb, is as foUows :— " Faire Philippe, William Haiiiaulfc's child, and younger danghter dcare. Of roseate hue and beauty bright, in tomb lies hilled here; King Edward, tlirough his mother's will and nobles' g(xid cons
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