LONDON. , 531 
The next monument, which calls our attention, is that 
of Butler, the juftly-celebrated author of “ Hudibras.” 
H is fame, like the report of a gun in the vales and on 
the lakes of Scotland, Wales, or Cumberland, (till re¬ 
founds in our ears, long after the flafh has vanifhed from 
the fight. Many of the allulions which were fo plain to 
our anceftors, have loft their fharpnefs of point; yet the 
compofition is fo original, and the verfe fo pleafingly 
quaint, that the work will be read and admired as long as 
our tongue (hall laft. It is a plain monument, eonfilting 
merely of a pyramidal llab of marble ; and a bull crowned 
with ivy, to denote his propenlity to fatirize ; for it muft 
not be forgotten, that the ivy-leaf was ufed to adorn the 
heads of the fatiric, as the laurel did the temples of the 
lyric, poets. Two antique mafks fupport the infcription, 
which is in Latin, and ends to the following purport : 
“ Left he, who (when alive) was deftitute of all things, 
fhould (when dead) want a monument, John Barber, ci¬ 
tizen of London, took care, See.” It will be feen, by re¬ 
ferring to our article Butler, vol. iii. p. 550, that a 
fubfeription was folicited, but in vain, for his interment 
in this place ; and that it was not till fifty years after that 
an admirer of wit and talent was found to erect a monu¬ 
ment to his memory at his own expenfe. Our printer de¬ 
fires us to add, that Mr. Barber was a printer, and lord- 
mayor of London ; and that no printer fince his time has 
attained that high honour. 
It is curious enough to find here a monument erefted 
to a French nobleman. Monf. de St. Evremond, fo well 
known for his bravery and his literary talents, (fee vol. 
vii. p. 82.) has here his bull and an elegant infcription. 
The whole is in marble. A curious prominency is very 
confpicuous between his eyebrows, and gives a fort of 
fournefs to the countenance of a man who was fo eminent 
for his amiability. 
Cowley’s memory is preferved by a fimple funeral urn 
elegantly carved and adorned with a laurel wreath. Un¬ 
der it, is a long and elegant Latin epitaph.—Dryden’s bull: 
is adorned with a laurel-branch encircling his head ; here 
good fenfe has prevailed for once over the rage for long 
epitaphs; and it has been efteemed a fublime thought to 
place only his name under his image. The fame is re¬ 
marked on the grave of the author of the “ Jerufalem De¬ 
livered OJfa cli Tajfo, “ The bones of Tafio.”—And in¬ 
deed, why (hould more be faid upon the fepuichre.s of men 
whofe fame extends over the literary world, and will fur- 
vive the hardeft marble ; of men who may fay with Horace, 
Exegi menumentum eere perennius, non omnis moriar ; “ I have 
achieved a monument more durable than brafs— I (hall 
not entirely die.” Indeed we arc told that this very ode 
was fung over his remains previous to interment. See 
Dryden, vol. vi. p. 96. 
The author of the “Splendid Shilling” has not been 
forgotten ; and indeed, though his works are not very 
numerous, they perhaps make up in quality for what they 
may appear to want in quantity ; a medallion, containing 
his profile, is furrounded by a laurel-tree on one fide and 
tho branches of an apple-tree on the other; this laft, in 
allufion to his native country Hereford (hire, and his in¬ 
genious poem on Cyder. Above we read this motto from 
Virgil’s Second Eclogue : Hcnos erit hide quoque pomo ; “ Ho¬ 
nour (hall alfo be paid to this apple ;” a very happy and 
appropriate allufion.—Our modern poet Mafon has here 
his profile in a circle, with two ancient mafks ; and Ad- 
difon has of late received the long-merited honours of a 
flat lie which is very mafterly executed : he Hands aloft on 
a high pedeftal, as an intelligent “ Spectator” of what 
furrounds him, and feems t-o utter what we quoted above 
in fpeaking of Dryden’s monument. The infcription is 
elegant and claftical, hut too prolix for our columns. 
At the north-weft corner of this crofs is an ancient 
monument to the great recorder of our antiquities, Wil¬ 
liam Camden, who is reprefented in a half-length, in the 
habit of his time, with his left hand holding a book, and 
his right his gloves, refting on an altar, on the body of 
which is a Latin infcription, fetting forth his indefatiga¬ 
ble induftry in illuftrating the Britifh antiquities, and his 
candour, fincerity, and pleafant good humour, in private 
life. This monument has been repaired and beautified, 
and . inclofed with iron rails, at the expenfe of the univer- 
fity of Oxford, where he received his education. 
Among the ftones which compofe the pavement of this 
crofs,are many nieniorialsof “ thefilent tenants of the houfe 
appointed for all living;” which barely record their names 
and ages. The molt remarkable of thefe, is that which 
covers the allies of Thomas Parr, who was born in the 
county of Salop, in the year 14-83. He lived in the reigns 
of ten princes, namely, Edward IV. Edward V. Richard 
III. Henry VII. Henry VIII. Edward VI. queen Mary, 
queen Elizabeth, James I. and Charles I. and, having at¬ 
tained the great age of 152 years, was buried here, No¬ 
vember 15th, 1635- One of the extraordinary circum- 
ftances attending the life of this wonderful old man, is,, 
that at the age of one hundred and thirty, a profecution 
was. inllituted again!! him for baftardy, and with fuch. 
effect, that he did penance publicly in church for that 
offence. 
Almoft at the fouth-weft corner, is an ancient (tone of 
grey marble, on which, by the marks, has been the figure 
of a man in armour. It covers the remains of John Hauje, 
a foldier of fortune in the reign of Richard II. and Henry 
IV. At the battle of Najara in Spain, he, together with 
John Shakel, his comrade, took the earl of Denia prifoner, 
who, under pretence of raifing money for his ranfom, ob¬ 
tained his liberty, leaving his fori as furety in their hands. 
Upon their coming to England, John of Gaunt, duke of 
Lancafter, demanded him for the king; but they refufed 
to deliver him up without a ranfom, and were therefore 
both committed to the Tower; from whence efcaping, 
they took fan&uary in this abbey. Sir Ralph Ferreris 
and Alan Buxal, the one governor, the other captain, of 
the Tower, with fifty men, purfued them ; and having, by 
fair promifes, gained over Shakel, they attempted to feize 
Haule by force, who made a defperate defence; but, be¬ 
ing overpowered by numbers, was (lain Aug. 11, 137S, in 
the choir, before the prior’s (tall, commending himfelf to 
God the avenger of wrongs; and, at the fame, a fervant 
of the abbey fell with him. Sudbury, archbilhop of Can¬ 
terbury, made this breach of privilege the ground of a 
complaint to parliament; and the church was (hut up 
for four months, till it was purified from this profa¬ 
nation. The offenders were excommunicated, a large 
fum of money paid to the church, and all its privileges 
confirmed in the next parliament. Shakel had been thrown 
into prifon, but was afterwards fet at liberty; and the 
king and council of England agreed to pay him, for the 
ranfom of his prifoner, five hundred marks, and one hun¬ 
dred marks per annum. Some years afterwards Shakel 
died, and was likewife buried here, in 1396. 
In the fouth aide is a (lately ntbumnent to the memory 
of fir Cloudefley Shovel.; on the bafe of which is repre¬ 
fented in bas-relief the (hip Affociation, in which the ad¬ 
miral failed, (hiking again!! a rock, with feveral others 
perifhingat the fame time. See the article England, vol. 
vi. p. 705.—The execution of this monument has been 
cenfured by many men of judgment, and among others by 
Mr. Addilon, who complains, that, inftead of the rough 
bravery which fhould characterize a feaman, the figure of 
the gallant admiral is reprefented in the garb of a beau, 
repofing on velvet cufliions under a canopy of ftate ; lie 
likewife objects to the infcription, which, inftead of re¬ 
citing the long and faithful Cervices of which this memo¬ 
rial is laid to be the juft reward, relates only the manner 
of his death, from which he could not obtain any glory« 
Bur, w ith all thefe defefls, the aggregate is. not undefery- 
ing of notice. 
Within the gates which feparate the weftern part of t.ha 
church from the fouth crofs is a neat monument in fta- 
tuary marble, compofed of a farcophagus elevated on a pe¬ 
deftal, to the memory of major Andre, who was hanged 
as 
