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'W'ONnERS OF ART. 
northeiii side, Tiie shrine of the Confessor, which 
in the centre, was erected bt' Henry III. and was curiousV 
ornamented with mosaic work of coloured stones, wb'*;'’ 
have been picked away in every part within reach. Will'"’ 
tlw shrine is a chest, containing the ashes of the Confe!iS®f 
The frieze representing liis history from his birth to 1*'* 
death, put up in the time of Henry III. is lii<rhly curiot'*’ 
and deserves tlie study and attention of everylover of s”' 
tiquity. The tomb of Henry III. is in tliis chapel ; it 
been extretnely splendid, but is now mutilated. TJie tabi® 
on^ which lies the king's effigy in brass is supported by ^^’’1 
twisted pillars, enamelled with gilt. This tomb, which J’ 
a fine specimen of its kind, is almost entire on the side 
the area. It likewise contains the tombs of Edward I. 
his Queen Eleanor; of Edward III. and Queep PhilipP^*;- 
of Richard II. and hi.s Queen ; of Margaret, daughter ® 
King Edward IV. ; of King Henry V. ; and of EhzabeW’' 
daughter of King Henry VII. 
The grand monument of Henry V. is inclosed by 
iron gate. The great arch over the tomb is full of 
and pannels, and the headless figure of Henry still reniai^’.J 
the head was of solid .silver, but stolen during the ob' 
wars. 1 here was a chantry directly over the tomb, wb'^^^ 
had an altar-piece of fine carved work. The armoui^ 
Henry once hung round tliis chantry ; his helmet 
remains on the bar, and the very saddle which he 
It the battle of Agincourt, stripped of every thing wb't' 
composed it, except the wood and iron, hangs on the right' j 
Contiguous to the eastern exti'emity of the church, 
opening into it, stands the famous chapel of Henry j 
dedicated to the Virgin Mary, one of the Jinest and 
highly -Ji.nished pieces of Gothic architecture in the -.j 
On its site formerly stood a chapel, dedicated to tlie 
Maiy, and also a tavern, distinguished by tlie sign of t® 
White Rose. Henry, resolving to erect a superb niausole'’ . 
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itof® 
.. iiciiiy, lesuiving lo erecc a superp niausi” 
for himself and his family, pulled down the old chapel 
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tavern ; and on the lith of February. 1503, the first stol 
of the present edifice was laid by Abbot Islip, at the coO 
mand of the King. It cost 14,000/., a prodigious sum • 
ijic iviu^. JL ousL m,uuui., a prouigious so*" -|i 
that period, (equal to 280,000/. of our money ;) and f 
more so, considering the parsimonious temper of the 
The labour merely of working the materials will/ at 
