, 1870-05-01
TIE DEAD TUD0Rs AND
STUARTS.
Dean STANLEY Among Their CoffAns.
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Rev. A. P. Stanley, the Dean Of Vest |
Minister, hap puhl;ahed IN account Of his |
search for the butih place of James / in
been in band for some time, when, After !
painful ecene, to be noted presently, the Len |
nox vanlt WAS broken into, containing three
or four chests OF James tho Second q child
ren" also - two oz three cof3ns, ons above tie
other" Tho Dean says: Interesting Is
these two vaults veEc in thcmselses, ne
aearrh for Kmg James ]. Eas yet bsmcd. ING
lis burial in the north aisle. Tho vanlt after
ward appropriated to General Monk, At the
yest entrance Of that aiele, had AEe,dy
been examined, without discovering any trace
of royal personagcs. But it WAS suggested
that ilcre was every reason for exploring the
tombs Of Queen Elizabeth and those Of the
Kings own infant daughters. This space had
| accordingly been examined 1t the first COM
mencement Of the excavations, but proved to
| be quite vacant. There was not tho slightest
appearance Of vault Or gr,ye- Inc @ s.eas,, n
l Immediately at The eastern end Of the monu-
ment Of Ehzabeth, and through uarrow Apcr-
ture view Wis obtained into low na1ToE
| vault Immediately beneath her tomb, It nah
| instantly evident that it enclosed two cotinA,
End two only, and 1t could not bo doubted that
these contained Elizabeth and her sistor.
Mary. The upper one larger and more
distinctly shaped N the form OF the body,
like that Of Mary Queen Of Scots, rested on
tho other. Thero Was no disorder OF decay,
sssa se ssn I'D sn e1sS sa he ,e
part Of the deeAsinG Id. No conn-pl.tc could
he Uncovered, but fortunatelya dim light fen
on fragment Of the lid slightly carved. Thu
led to further search, and tho original M
| ec1iption WA discovered. There Wal The
, Tudor badge, full double rose, deeply but
eha1ply incaaed in outline on the middle Ct ths
cover; on zach side the august initials E. T.
, and below. the memorable date 16os: IN
! coffin lid had been further decorated with nar
i | TOW moulded psneline. The coffin case ".
/ Of inch elm but the ornanented lid contain
. | ing the inscription and panel.lng VA
> Of nne oak, haN Al inch thick Iii
On the inch elm eoTes. In
a which much remained attached to the wood
: and IL had covered not only tho sides and onds
: but aleo the ornamented oak cover, as thong
r the bare wood Ind not been thought nc
q enough without the velvet. II was noE q
= ment Eere entiraly II fault Tbs whole mort
= | eide Of The chapel, where they With one secnz
rsnreeented him to hAvn bccn buried, h1
been explqeed in vain, and 1t romstned only
u aearch tho xpots in tho centre snd south nd
It which offered the chief pToeaoaht! o. sa
I. cess-"
The s1ppoeition that James I. was 6urt
: e1saVhere than wheGe the Register describes
+ distinctly Is possible ain Hing Henry VII
rault" xas mere gloss hy lxter wratat
- James dust not being diseove1aele IN
81 vaults Of George T., which va 1odicrons
70 the coffin, il not the bones, Of Mary Il. W
70 ;.m IU.' George Of Denmark. and Que
ID Anno we're looked 1t. the Argyll y4nlt v
In ae.rrhed. and thsn tbs grave Of Ehzabs
Ist CIaypole, With its oo1dn-plAte Of siivez. "
~ iabofern weze getting WARN, wnea
~ vault Of Anne of Denmat1 WA anes
W vi cred, and tho bones .of Hex 5eea
.pt thsn so viii til e1quisits taste and ju1
ect mene, thoy pcersd into tho Shefheld vaa
ma Naxt MAN Queen OF Scots vas looked lot,
~ 10 Some purpose, SAYS the Dean hsattn
il NAV almost be said, an awful seene press
~. ed itself. vast pile Of lesden eoIiihs
~ ~ from the doo1; some Of full stature. tne ~
LIZ number varying in form from that OF ~
grown child to The nerest infant, confuse
heapea upon the others; whilst eever4 !
Of various shapes wcro tossed about in hre
ZERO lar posisions throughout the vault These 9
par contain, danhtless, tbe viscore and OF
ss st eo,sss nc, Of mo.t} IT, pGsp
ave. Wales iof Hanuva1,, Arabella Stuart.
at Queen Of scota, Henry Of Oatlsnds, MAJ!
dis Orange, Anne Hsde, Elizabeth Of Bohe1
orks wife OF the twelfth cake King, Prince Rur
iaIs' and many Of The children Of James
l Of and queen Ahne' nelaaio8 tnat Or An htth
ono unknown md fleGitinase son Of tho for,
~. by nAme James Darnloy. Il who departed
han life The u OF rpra 1885. aged ABout c
meg month";"
lars A1tas ms eauyng epeSIe.e eno eSale ~
50 in cont1noea tne9 s.e11 ~ III =, No ~
that no1 vanlt, enat q hn1Aoesa, ~ VI -