Britton, John: The architectural antiquities of Great Britain: represented and illustrated in a series of views, elevations, plans, sections, and details, of ancient English edifices ; with historical and descriptive accounts of each (Band 2) (1835)

HENRY THE SEVENTH'S CHAPEL.

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(ON A BRASS PLATE NEAR THE TOMB.)

P. M. S.

Vanse Mvltitvdinis improperivm hie jacet; cvjvs tamen,
Hispania, Prvdentiam,
Gallia, Fortitvdinem,
Belgia, Indvstriam,

Tota Evropa mirata est Magnanimitatem :
Qvem,

Danise et Sweviae, Reg. integerrimvm,

Germanise, Transil- >

. j ( Princip. Ingenvvm,

vamse et JNassavviae, ) r °

Veneta Respa. (p/Ao€fl!<nAvj«,

Sabaudiae et Lotharingise, Dvces Politicvm,

Palatin'. Comes, Fidelem,

Imperator, Pacificvm,

Tvrca, Christianvm,

Papa, Protestantem,

Experti svnt;

Qvem,

Anglia, Archithalassvm

Cantabrigia Cancellarivm, N ^abvit

Bvckinghamia Dvcem,

Vervm siste, Viator, et qvid ipsa invidia svgillare neqvit, avdj.

Hie est ille calamitosse virtvtis Bvckinghamivs, Maritvs redimitvs, Pater amans, Filivs obse-
qvens, Frater amicissim'. Affinis benefievs, Amicvs perpetv'. Dominvs benignvs, et optimvs
omnivm Servvs. Qvem Reges adamarvnt, Optimates honorarvnt, Ecclesia deflevit, Vvlgvs
odervnt. Qvem Iacobvs et Carolvs, Regvm perspicacissimi, intimvm habvervnt, a qvibvs hono-
nbvs avctvs, et negotiis onvstvs, fato sveevbvit anteqvam par animo pericvlvm invenit. Qvid
iam, Peregrine ? ^Enigma Mvndi moritvr : omnia fvit, nec qvidqvam habvit: Patrise Parens, et
Hosti avdiit. Delicias idem et qverela Parliamenti. Qvi dvm Papistis bellvm infert, insimvlatvr
Papista; dvm Protestantivm partib'. consvlit, occiditvr a Protestante. Tesseram specta rerv'.
hvnianarum ; at non est, qvod serio trivmphet malitia, interimere potvit, laedere non potvit, scilicet
has preces fvndens expiravit : Tvo ego sangvine potior (mi Iesv) dv'. mali pasev'tur meo.

[g] GEORGE MONCK, DUKE OF ALBEMARLE.

To this illustrious General, who so signally distinguished himself by restoring
Monarchy in the person of Charles the Second, by whom he was advanced to the