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80 HISTORY OF
" married to Elizabeth, daughter of John Duke of Argyle and Greenwich, his
" uncle. This simple monument is meant as an expression of gratitude from one
" who had the greatest obligations to that excellent man, and who, during the
" space of forty-two years, had the happiness to enjoy, without interruption, his
" esteem and friendship."
(74). A tablet over a sarcophagus of beautiful marble contains this inscription:
** To the memory of Sir Edward Atkyns, one of the barons of the Exche-
" quer in the reigns of Charles I. and II. He was a person of such integrity,
" that he resisted the many honours offered him by the chiefs of the grand rebel-
" lion. He departed this life in 1669, aged eighty-two years."
" Of Sir Robert Atkyns, his eldest son, created Knight of the Bath at the
" coronation of Charles II.; afterwards lord chief baron of the Exchequer under
" King William, and speaker of the House of Lords in several parliaments, which
" places he filled with distinguished abilities and dignity, as his learned writings
" abundantly prove. He died 1709, aged eighty-eight years."
and other dignified clergy, with the heads of the law, the patrons and professors of science, the world
of fashion, and the splendour of beauty.
Thus Westminster Abbey was the scene of such a commemorating festival as no other place had
ever exhibited, and which added an unparalleled circumstance of solemn magnificence to its character
and history.
His Majesty was graciously pleased to be the patron of this celebrity in honour of Handel. The
directors were the Earls of Exeter, Sandwich, and Uxbridge, Sir Watkin Williams Wynne, Baronet,
and Sir Richard Jebb, Baronet. The conductor Joah Bates, Esquire.
The assistant directors were Dr. Benjamin Cooke, Dr. Samuel Arnold, Dr. Edmund Ayrton, Mr.
Redmond Simpson, Mr. Thomas Saunders Depuis, Mr. John Jones, Mr. Theodore Aylward, and
Mr. William Parsons. Assistant conductor, Mr. John Ashley.
The expences amounted to...............j£5,450 C 4
The sums distributed to the Musical Fund and Westminster Hospital, &c. 7,286 G 6
The whole sum collected
^12,736 12 10
" married to Elizabeth, daughter of John Duke of Argyle and Greenwich, his
" uncle. This simple monument is meant as an expression of gratitude from one
" who had the greatest obligations to that excellent man, and who, during the
" space of forty-two years, had the happiness to enjoy, without interruption, his
" esteem and friendship."
(74). A tablet over a sarcophagus of beautiful marble contains this inscription:
** To the memory of Sir Edward Atkyns, one of the barons of the Exche-
" quer in the reigns of Charles I. and II. He was a person of such integrity,
" that he resisted the many honours offered him by the chiefs of the grand rebel-
" lion. He departed this life in 1669, aged eighty-two years."
" Of Sir Robert Atkyns, his eldest son, created Knight of the Bath at the
" coronation of Charles II.; afterwards lord chief baron of the Exchequer under
" King William, and speaker of the House of Lords in several parliaments, which
" places he filled with distinguished abilities and dignity, as his learned writings
" abundantly prove. He died 1709, aged eighty-eight years."
and other dignified clergy, with the heads of the law, the patrons and professors of science, the world
of fashion, and the splendour of beauty.
Thus Westminster Abbey was the scene of such a commemorating festival as no other place had
ever exhibited, and which added an unparalleled circumstance of solemn magnificence to its character
and history.
His Majesty was graciously pleased to be the patron of this celebrity in honour of Handel. The
directors were the Earls of Exeter, Sandwich, and Uxbridge, Sir Watkin Williams Wynne, Baronet,
and Sir Richard Jebb, Baronet. The conductor Joah Bates, Esquire.
The assistant directors were Dr. Benjamin Cooke, Dr. Samuel Arnold, Dr. Edmund Ayrton, Mr.
Redmond Simpson, Mr. Thomas Saunders Depuis, Mr. John Jones, Mr. Theodore Aylward, and
Mr. William Parsons. Assistant conductor, Mr. John Ashley.
The expences amounted to...............j£5,450 C 4
The sums distributed to the Musical Fund and Westminster Hospital, &c. 7,286 G 6
The whole sum collected
^12,736 12 10