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mantling, death's head, volutas, flowers, fruit, and other enrichments, in memory of Mrs. Mary Hack, daughter of Mr. Nicholas Beach, of Salisbury. She died September 20, 1704.

A handsome white marble monument, in memory of Mr. Richard Chandler, haberdasher, who had fined for alderman, and died November 1691, aged eighty-five years.

On a spacious grave-stone, is an inscription:

In memory of Walter Pell, Esq. alderman. Ob. an. 1675. A plain tablet, "In memory of JOSEPH LETHERLAND, late of this parish, M. D. fellow of the royal college of physicians, one of the physicians to the queen, and some time one of the physicians to St. Thomas's Hospital. He was born at Stratford upon Avon, A. D. 1699, and departed this life March 31, 1764; not less eminent for the integrity of his heart, and benevolence of his disposition, than for his knowledge in all parts of polite and useful literature."

A neat variegated marble tablet, with a pyramid and fụneral vase, to the memory of Samuel Smith, Esq. who died Dec. 4, 1789, aged sixty eight years; and of Elizabeth Smith, who died Feb. 12, 1782, aged fifty-nine years.

A pedestal on brackets, above which is represented a beautiful female figure seated on a gun; her hands crossed on the pedestal of a fractured rostral column. This monument, most admirably executed by Dominico Cardelli, of Rome, in 1789, is thus inscribed:

"Sacred to the memory of JOHN SMITH, lieutenant in the navy of Great Britain; who discharged the active duties of an officer with zeal and fidelity, gave vigour to military difcipline by, the force of his own example, and taught mankind that valour, tempered with humanity, is the true characteristic of a British

seaman.

"The memorable actions in the western world, where France disputed with England the empire of the sea, under her favourite commanders, D'Estaign, De Guichen, and De Grasse, bear testimony to his merit in this subordinate station. His admiral was preparing to confirm it, by raising him to a higher rank in the fleet, when he was unfortunately drowned, off Staten Island, in Ame VOL. III. No. 62.

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rica; and left his country to deplore his loss, at the moment in which she fondly wished to have rewarded his services, Sept. 7, 1782, aged 24 years."

Here were also buried bishop HOPKINS, 1690. GEORGE lord JEFFREYS, baron of Wern, 1693, who having been privately interred in the Tower, where he was confined for his mal-practices, his relations made interest to have him removed here: the coffin was in perfect preservation a few years since, covered with crimson velvet and gilt furniture. Lord JEFFREYS, his son, 1702, this rake was the person who acted so shamefully with respect to the funeral of Dryden. Sir RoSir CLEVE Moore, 1729. Sir BERT COLBROND, 1709. JOSEPH EDMUNDS MOORE, 1732. Rev. EDMUND CALAMY, SAMUEL lord 1755. Lady ELIZABETH HAWLEY, 1776.

HAWLEY, 1790.

Among the eminent clergymen who were curates of this church were EDMUND CALAMY, B. D. Cambr. born in London, in the year 1600; having gone through his academical degrees, he was appointed preacher in St. Edmund's Bury, Suffolk, where he continued ten years, when Robert earl of Warwick removed him to Rochford in Essex; here he continued till 1639, when he was elected and continued curate of St. Mary till he was ejected by the Uniformity Act, after the Restoration. Setting aside the opposite opinions respecting his character, we shall adopt the moderate one of Mr. Granger: "His natural and acquired abilities qualified him to be the leader of the Presbyterians. He presided over the city ministers in their meetings; was the most active of their members in the Assembly of Divines, and was, in effect, But his writings, the Baxter of the reign of Charles I. which are chiefly practical, are not so numerous as Baxter's. He was one of the writers against the Liturgy; but was not so captious as some of the Nonconformists, who were inclined to quarrel with the Te Deum, and correct the Magnificat, only because they were used in the service of the church of Rome. He dared to censure the conduct of Cromwell to his face; and was never known to be intimidated where he thought his duty was concerned." He lived to see Lon

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don in ashes, the sight of which broke his heart: He was driven through the ruins in a coach, and beholding the desolate condition of so flourishing a city, for which he had so great an affection, his tender spirit received such impressions, as he could never wear off; he went home, and never left his chamber, but died within a month.BENJAMIN CALAMY, D. D. son of the former by a second wife, was chaplain in ordinary to Charles II. In 1677 he succeeded Dr. SIMON FORD as niinister of this church; and was afterwards preferred to St. Lawrence Jewry, in which he died, to the regret of all that knew him, in January, 1686. NICHOLAS STRATFORD, D. D. of Trinity College, Oxon, was warden of Manchester, and dean of St. Asaph. He was nominated by William III. to the bishopric of Chester, in the room of Dr. Cartwright, and was consecrated at Fulham, in 1689. EZEKIEL HOPKINS, D. D. This prelate, the son of an obscure clergyman in Devonshire, was a chorister of Magdalen College, Oxford, and usher of the adjoining school. In the early part of his life he inclined to presbytery, and was esteemed among that class of Protestants an excellent preacher, a character he well deserved, and in which he had very few equals. John, lord Robarts, happening to hear him preach, was so taken with his discourse, his person, and his manner, that he retained him as his chaplain, when he was sent in quality of lord lieutenant into Ireland, and preferred him to the deanery of Raphoe. When that nobleman was recalled, he so strongly recommended Mr. Hopkins to Lord Berkeley, his successor, that he was soon preferred to the bishopric of Raphoe, whence he was preferred to London-Derry. During the war under the earl of Tyrconnel, at the Revolution, he withdrew into England, and was chosen curate of St. Mary's, died in the parish on the 19th of June, 1690, and was buried in the church. See more of him in " Prince's Worthies of Devon." EDMUND CALAMY, D. D. succeeded Mr. Joshua Smith, in 1731, and died next year.

Passing westward up LovE LANE, we come to the parish church of

IT was first founded about the time of Athelstan the Saxon king, and dedicated to St. Alban, the first martyr in England, about the year of Christ 930.

Mr. Weever in his antient monuments, and Mr. Fuller in his Church History, says, Alban suffered under the persecution of Dioclesian, which was about the year 300.

Stow informs us that this church was very antient; not only from the dedication of it to St. Alban, from the manner of turning the arches of the windows, and capitals of the pillars, (which in his time appeared very antique, and were about to be taken down, in order to be rebuilt,) and from the Roman bricks which were interspersed among the stones of the building; but also from the probability, "that it was at least of as antient standing as king Adelstan the Saxon, who began his reign about 924, and, as tradition says, bad his house at the east end thereof; and having a door into Adel Street, in this parish, gave name to the said street, which in all antient evidences is written King-Adel Street. One great tower of this house was then remaining to be seen at the north corner of Love Lane, as you come from Alder

manbury;