The history and antiquities of the abbey church of StPeter, Westminster : including notices and biographical memoirs of the abbots and deans of that foundation . ywas taken ill at St. Edmondsbury, on his way from Norwich; and his deceaseoccurred at Westminster, on the 16th of November, 1272. His funeral wasconducted with much pomp, his remains being carried in stately processionby the Knights Templars, whom he had first introduced into this effigy was so splendidly arrayed, that Wykes says he shone moremagnificent when dead, than he had appeared when living. As early as * Westmonas
The history and antiquities of the abbey church of StPeter, Westminster : including notices and biographical memoirs of the abbots and deans of that foundation . ywas taken ill at St. Edmondsbury, on his way from Norwich; and his deceaseoccurred at Westminster, on the 16th of November, 1272. His funeral wasconducted with much pomp, his remains being carried in stately processionby the Knights Templars, whom he had first introduced into this effigy was so splendidly arrayed, that Wykes says he shone moremagnificent when dead, than he had appeared when living. As early as * Westmonasterium, Vol. II. p. 35. On a table, sometime hanging by, says the samewriter, were these old Latin rhymes, with Fabians translation of them. Ibid. Tertius Henricus—jacet hie pietatis amicus,Ecclesiam stravit—istam quam post ei munus—qui regnat trinus et unus. The Friend of Piety and Alms-deed; Henry the Third, whilom of England King,Who this Church brake, and after his meed Again renewed into this fair building: Now resteth here which did so great a yield him meed, that Lord of Deity,That as one God reigns in Persons Drawn by Engraved by VHTCW UN TUB NORTH AISLE. SMEW1TN4J HENRY THE 3* MONUMENT. &c. To MIS GRACE the. DUKE of BEDFORD. Aliberal eneciirager of the fine Arts. & an early patron of this undertaking. Hits frint is inscribed with feeltnas ofaratefuZ respect by - _ TOMB OF QUEEN ELEANOR. 79 the year 1245, he appointed this Church to be his burial-place, by deed;yet in the following reign, and eighteen years subsequent to his interment,his heart was carried by Abbot Wenlock to Font Everard, in Normandy, towhich foundation he had promised it, on account of his grandfather Henrythe Second, and his uncle Richard Coeur de Lion, having been buried great and various gifts to this monastery have been noticed in the fore-going volume*; and it only remains to add that he was crowned in theAbbey Chur
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