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WESTMINSTER ABBEY. #13
He died in attendance upon that monarch in France, when his remains were sent
to England, and buried in this chapel.
Here, also, are deposited the coronation chairs; the most ancient of which
was brought from Scone, with the regalia of Scotland, by Edward I. in the year
1297, as well as the stone which is seen beneath it; that hallowed relic of dark
antiquity, which was considered by the superstitious spirit of the Scots as the
Palladium of their government. The other chair was made for Queen Mary,
the royal consort of William III. On the tomb of the Lady Margaret are seen
the large corroded iron sword and half-covered shield, which' tradition appropri-
ates to Edward III.
It appears to be a matter of doubt, whether Henry III. erected this chapel
previous to the translation of St. Edward, or whether it was constructed to do
honour or give superior effect to the shrine. The bases of the pillars round it
differ in nowise from the others, and the various tombs on the sides obscure
every trace of its original state. It is not improbable that there was a flight of
steps on all sides from the pavement, and that there might have been a slight
screen between the pillars. To the sanctity of the spot may be naturally attri-
buted the range of tombs around it, as the several monarchs died for whom
they have been successively erected.
The anniversary of this canonized king was observed on the 5th of January.
(228). Aveline, first Wife of Edmund Crouchback, Earl of Lancaster.-
This beautiful tomb is no longer visible. It stands at the head of that of Aymer
de Valence, on the north side of the second pavement before the altar, and
between the first and second of those pillars of the church which stand east of
the transept. It is entirely secluded from public view by the m'ainscoating which
incloses that part of the choir; nor would a representation of it have appeared in
this work, if the wainscoating and tapestry, which then formed the screens of the
He died in attendance upon that monarch in France, when his remains were sent
to England, and buried in this chapel.
Here, also, are deposited the coronation chairs; the most ancient of which
was brought from Scone, with the regalia of Scotland, by Edward I. in the year
1297, as well as the stone which is seen beneath it; that hallowed relic of dark
antiquity, which was considered by the superstitious spirit of the Scots as the
Palladium of their government. The other chair was made for Queen Mary,
the royal consort of William III. On the tomb of the Lady Margaret are seen
the large corroded iron sword and half-covered shield, which' tradition appropri-
ates to Edward III.
It appears to be a matter of doubt, whether Henry III. erected this chapel
previous to the translation of St. Edward, or whether it was constructed to do
honour or give superior effect to the shrine. The bases of the pillars round it
differ in nowise from the others, and the various tombs on the sides obscure
every trace of its original state. It is not improbable that there was a flight of
steps on all sides from the pavement, and that there might have been a slight
screen between the pillars. To the sanctity of the spot may be naturally attri-
buted the range of tombs around it, as the several monarchs died for whom
they have been successively erected.
The anniversary of this canonized king was observed on the 5th of January.
(228). Aveline, first Wife of Edmund Crouchback, Earl of Lancaster.-
This beautiful tomb is no longer visible. It stands at the head of that of Aymer
de Valence, on the north side of the second pavement before the altar, and
between the first and second of those pillars of the church which stand east of
the transept. It is entirely secluded from public view by the m'ainscoating which
incloses that part of the choir; nor would a representation of it have appeared in
this work, if the wainscoating and tapestry, which then formed the screens of the