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WESTMINSTER ABBEY. 159
(168.) Margaret Tudor, Countess of Richmond.—-This is an altar tomb,
on which is placed an effigy, in brass, of the mother of Henry VII.; and in point
of features, hands, and drapery, is among the most excellent figures in the abbe)*-.
Having lived through the prosperous reign of her son, and seen her grandson
Henry seated on the throne, she departed this life in July, 1509. Her memory
is perpetuated by her numerous benefactions and foundations for the promotion of
piety and learning; the principal of which are recorded in the following inscription
round the verge of her tomb : —" Margarets Richemondl^:, Septimi Henrici
" matri, Octavi Aviae, quae stipendia constituit tribus hoc coenobio monachis,
" et doctori grammatices apud Wimborn; perque Angliam totam divini verbi
" praeconi; duobus item interpretibus Literarum Sacrarum, alteri Oxoniis, alteri
" Cantabrigise, ubi et collegia duo Christo, et Johanni discipulo ejus struxit.
" Moritur ann. Dom. M.DIX. in calend. Julii*."
(169.) Queen Elizabeth.-This superb monument adorns the north aisle,
and is among the best specimens of taste during a period when the arts were
struggling for their revival. The effigy of this great princess reposes on a slab,
resting on four lions, beneath a magnificent arched canopy, supported by ten
marble columns of the Corinthian order. Her features bear a strong resemblance
to the pictures which remain of her. These inscriptions appear on different parts
of her tomb :
West end.—" Memoriae ceternae Elizabethan, Anglian Franciae, et Hiberniap
" Reginae, R. Henrici VIII. filiae, R. Henrici VII. nepti, R. Ed. IIII. pronepti,
" patriae parenti, religionis et bonorum artium altrici, plurimarum linguarum
" peritia praeclaris turn animi turn corporis dotibus regiisque virtutibus supra
" sexum Principi incomparabili, Jacobus Magnac Britanniae, Franciae, et Hiber-
" niae, Rex, Virtutum et Regnorum haeres, bene merenti pie posuit."
* It is of this lady's bounty that forty poor women partake every Saturday forenoon, at a long
table in the south cross of this church; each of whom receives two-pence, one pound and a half of
beef, and a four-penny loaf of bread.
(168.) Margaret Tudor, Countess of Richmond.—-This is an altar tomb,
on which is placed an effigy, in brass, of the mother of Henry VII.; and in point
of features, hands, and drapery, is among the most excellent figures in the abbe)*-.
Having lived through the prosperous reign of her son, and seen her grandson
Henry seated on the throne, she departed this life in July, 1509. Her memory
is perpetuated by her numerous benefactions and foundations for the promotion of
piety and learning; the principal of which are recorded in the following inscription
round the verge of her tomb : —" Margarets Richemondl^:, Septimi Henrici
" matri, Octavi Aviae, quae stipendia constituit tribus hoc coenobio monachis,
" et doctori grammatices apud Wimborn; perque Angliam totam divini verbi
" praeconi; duobus item interpretibus Literarum Sacrarum, alteri Oxoniis, alteri
" Cantabrigise, ubi et collegia duo Christo, et Johanni discipulo ejus struxit.
" Moritur ann. Dom. M.DIX. in calend. Julii*."
(169.) Queen Elizabeth.-This superb monument adorns the north aisle,
and is among the best specimens of taste during a period when the arts were
struggling for their revival. The effigy of this great princess reposes on a slab,
resting on four lions, beneath a magnificent arched canopy, supported by ten
marble columns of the Corinthian order. Her features bear a strong resemblance
to the pictures which remain of her. These inscriptions appear on different parts
of her tomb :
West end.—" Memoriae ceternae Elizabethan, Anglian Franciae, et Hiberniap
" Reginae, R. Henrici VIII. filiae, R. Henrici VII. nepti, R. Ed. IIII. pronepti,
" patriae parenti, religionis et bonorum artium altrici, plurimarum linguarum
" peritia praeclaris turn animi turn corporis dotibus regiisque virtutibus supra
" sexum Principi incomparabili, Jacobus Magnac Britanniae, Franciae, et Hiber-
" niae, Rex, Virtutum et Regnorum haeres, bene merenti pie posuit."
* It is of this lady's bounty that forty poor women partake every Saturday forenoon, at a long
table in the south cross of this church; each of whom receives two-pence, one pound and a half of
beef, and a four-penny loaf of bread.