The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-05-15

ed the public. At the time Of its cree
tion there WAS a perfect ijlrorc about
| it. This monument was erected to the
memory of Joseph Nigh in@alc and
wife The woman is represented as
/ expiring in the arms of her husband:
beneath, slylv creeping from Il tomb,
the King OF TcrrorS presents his grim
visagc. pointing his uncrrin@ dart to-
ward the dying figure. at which sight
| The husband suddenly struck with as
tonishment, horror and despair seems
| to clasp her to his breast to defend her
! from the fatal stroke. The work was
much praised hv Milton. 1t is said
! that n rohhcr who once broke into the
! Abbey was so terrified 10y Deaths fig
urc in the moonlight that he dropped
! his tools and fed in dismay from the
! huildin9 st. Andrew Chapel is said
/ to have had given it the bones and the
cross OF st. Andrew who i thought to
have been crucitiel in Achaia. Here
are seen bust Of Or. Matthew Baltic
| the eminent anatomist. brother of j Oan-
M Baillc. the poctess. a tablet to Sir
Humphrey Davy, distinguished
throughout the world because of his
discoveries in chemical science. AnOth-
cr monument mcmoralizcl Simpson to
whom we owe the Gift Of chloroform
and last full length statue of Mrs.
Sidoons and Lady Macbeth, in the
night scene. and by it Il statue of her
brother. John kcmhlc. in the character
Of Cato. We have now cone through
all of the chapclS about the celebrated
Henry VII : Chapel. | have of course
mentioned only the most noteworthy
dead who rest therein or those who
have monuments to their memory. We
WI now enter what was many years
ago called the wonder of the world.
The five gates at the entrance are of
pondcrous bronze adorned with many
badges such a~ the white and red roses.
the port-culiS of the Baauforts, the
roots of d;,iSrS from the Countess of
Richmond, the Lions of England. the
Fleurs de I.ys, the "rnyhound~ Of the
Neyilcs and the initials H. r. sur
mounted by Il crown on Il bush in mem
orv of the kings hastv coronation on
the field of Bosworth with the crown of
Richard III. found hanging on 4 haw-
thorn bush. When George l. recon-
Structcd the Order OF the Bath this
chapel was appointed rs the place for
their installation. Each knight was
assigned Il stall and below was the seat
Of his cSquircs: on the back of his seat
WAS his coat of arms. The flags now
hang from the dome OF the chapel and
are mute symbols of stormy days. The
last placed there WAS the banner ofthe
Duke Of Wclin ston which is already
black with agc and fast falling to pieces.
TO the south oi this chapel is the tomb
Of Margaret. Countess of LcnnoN.
daughter OF Mary Tudor. widow of
James ". of Scotland. hy her second
husband the Earl of Argus. She was
aniccc of Henry III. and grandmother
of James |. through Lord Darnlev. her
son, who married Mary, Queen of Scots.
At her foot lies the ill-iatcd Mary who
WAS brhcadnd ut Fothcrin9ay Castle
Her remains were first buried in Peter
borough Cathedral with great solemn
itv hy Elizabeth who ordered her exc
cution. but James l.. her Son. after
wards had them brought to WeStmn-
stcr. BY an irony of fate the two
queens rest opposite each other in the
north and south aiSlcs of the chapel.
TIL white marble cili9y of Mary lies
under an elaborate canopy, on 3 heavy
SarcophaguS. She wears Il clos n-ittinW
coat. laced ruiz and Il long mantle
fastened by brooch. At her feet sits
the Scottish Lien crowned. In her
vault is buried Henry Frederick, Prince
of Wales. who died in 1912. Lady
Arahrlla Stuart body WAS placed
without ceremony upon the coffin of
Mary. Queen Of Scots. on her death.
She was first cousin to James |. and
the unconscious centre Of many politi-
cal intrigur> Her secret marriage
with Sir William Seymour 81 ntl, ,ntlrd
his majesty that he threw her into the
Tower where she died in Il few days.
Prince Charr~ first born oi Charles l.
and Henrietta Maria. and Princess
Anne. his sister. both Of whom died in
infancy. rest within Queen Mary's
tomb. ais, Henry. Prince of " :.lrS. son
of James l.. his sister Elizabeth, OF
Bohemia, Prince Rupert, her son, the
chiNalrouS leader of the Cavaliers in
Charles Is time. Anne | ydc. first
wife of James l., and ten OF his infant
chil,lrcn. William. Duke ofGlourcStcr.
son of Anne. and seventeen of his in
FAINT children. Before the altar rest
the remains OF Charles H.. Mary H..
William Ill. Prince George of Den
mark, husband of Queen Anne and
Qucn Anne. Their names inscribed
upon simple blocks of marble are the
sole means one has of knowing that
their bodies were placed in the royal
vault below. Near the altar is an i'm
posing monument erected to General
Monk who led the royalists to victory
after the death OF CROMWELL and re-