HIS MONUMENT. CCCCxKx 



the few letters which may now be seen upon his grave 

 will be effaced. His monument will be found in the vene 

 ration of after times, in the remembrance of his grateful 

 adherence to the fallen fortunes of his master, &quot; that he 

 loved and admired him in life, and honoured him when 

 dead.&quot;() 



(a) In page 104 of the edition by the learned and pious John Jebb, 

 Bishop of Limerick, of Burnet s Lives, is the following note : &quot; Such, and 

 yet more striking, was Lord Bacon s inflexible adherent, Thomas Meautys : 

 who transmitted to posterity the monumental image of his person, in an 

 attitude of deep, yet tranquil thought; while he himself lies, unsculptured, 

 but not forgotten, at his master s feet. Few and faint are the inscriptive 

 characters which can now be traced of the modest secretary s name ; but it 

 is deeply engraven on many a kind and congenial heart. He who now 

 guides the pen once visited the church of Saint Michael, within the precincts 

 of Old Verulam. He trusts he did so with no irreverent emotion; and, 

 while he read the thrilling sic se.debat, he thought upon the faithful servant, 

 who never viewed him so seated but with affectionate veneration.&quot; 



The following is an extract from my Journal : Thursday, Oct. 8, 1829. 

 On Sunday morning last we left London for St. Albans. We went to 

 St. Michael s Church, and sat by the altar, near to the monument. After 

 church we walked to Gorhambury : explored the ruins of Sir Nicholas 

 Bacon s old mansion, where Lord Bacon lived when a child, and where 

 when he was a child Queen Elizabeth first noticed him. A few of the ruins 

 remain. All is still and quiet. On Monday morning we took the clerk of 

 St. Michael s, and went to the church : we took a wet sponge, to enable me 

 to ascertain whether my opinion as to the grave of Sir Thomas Meawtys 

 was right or erroneous. After our washings we found the inscription as 

 follows : 



I rn TPE BODY OF SR 



Pew. 



I am satisfied that, upon removing the pew, which is now upon part of the 

 stone, there will appear, in the first line, HERE LIE, and in the second line, 

 THOMAS, so that the inscription will be plain : 



HERE LIETH THE BODY OF SR 

 THOMAS MEAWTYS KT. 



I directed the clerk to ascertain what will be the expense of raising the 

 pew ; and, if necessary, I will apply to Lord Verulam and to the Rector. 

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