. Old and new London : a narrative of its history, its people, and its places. famous Sully :— Grand Dieu, sauve le Roi !Grand Dieu, venge le Roi ! Vive le Roi !Que toujours gloricux,Louis victoricuxVoie ses ennemis, Toujours soumis IGrand Dieu, sauve le Roi !Grand Dieu, venge le Koi ! Vive le Roi I Wesimmstcr Abbey.] GOVERNMENT GRANTS FOR REPAIRING THE ABBEY. 409 It appears to have been translated and adapted tothe House of Hanover by Handel. The exterior of the Abbey had become in sucha sad state of decay in the beginning of the presentcentury, that a memorial on the subject was ad-dressed t
. Old and new London : a narrative of its history, its people, and its places. famous Sully :— Grand Dieu, sauve le Roi !Grand Dieu, venge le Roi ! Vive le Roi !Que toujours gloricux,Louis victoricuxVoie ses ennemis, Toujours soumis IGrand Dieu, sauve le Roi !Grand Dieu, venge le Koi ! Vive le Roi I Wesimmstcr Abbey.] GOVERNMENT GRANTS FOR REPAIRING THE ABBEY. 409 It appears to have been translated and adapted tothe House of Hanover by Handel. The exterior of the Abbey had become in sucha sad state of decay in the beginning of the presentcentury, that a memorial on the subject was ad-dressed to the Lords of the Treasury in 1806. Thepetition was immediately referred to a committeeof taste, in consequence of whose report it Avas as it was, the cost of repairing the damage done amounted to ^3,500. On the 19th of July, 1821, George IV. was crowned with the usual pomp and ceremony in; the Abbey, the champions duty being performed by Henry Dymoke, Esq. (afterwards Sir Henry, Dymoke, Bart.), as deputy for his father, the Rev. John Dymoke, Hereditary Grand Champion of. SIR CHKIbTOrilER WRKN S DKSIGN FOR THE COMPLETION OK WESTM 1N>> 1 EK AlJllEV. laid before the House of Commons, and the sum of;^2,ooo was at once granted towards the projectedrepairs. From subsequent reports made to Parlia-ment, it appears that upwards of ;^42,ooo weregranted for reparations between 1807 and 1822 jand since that time further grants have beenoccasionally made by Parliament for the samepurpose. In July, 1803, the Abbey very narrowly escapeddestruction, through the carelessness of some of theplumbers who were employed in repairing thelantern at the junction of the four long timber the fire broke out in the day-time, orthe consequences might have been very serious j131-VoL. III. England, an office which is attached to the feudalmanor of Scrivelsby, in Lincolnshire. We shallhave more to say with reference to the championsduties in our chapter on Westminster Hall. Theproce
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