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ornamented with crockets, and the whole finished with a
superb firrial, behind which, on a small column, is a statue
of the archbishop in the act of giving the benediction. The
sweep of the arch contains a cinquefoil, and each leaf a
trefoil, and on each side are neat buttresses, which rise to
the height of the apex of the canopy, and finish in crocketted
pinnacles. On the tomb is the full-length effigy of
the archbishop, engraved in brass.
Archbishop Walter Grey, A. D. 1255.
This monument is situated in the east of the south tran
sept. It is a beautiful relic of the thirteenth century ;
consisting of two stories, or tiers of trefoil arches, sup
ported by eight slender columns, with capitals, of luxuriant
foliage, sustaining a canopy divided into eight niches, with
angular pediments, decorated with elaborate finials. These
are enriched with figures of birds, foliage, &c. ; and the
sweep of the pediment has several crockets running up its
exterior moulding. On a flat tomb, under the canopy, is
an effigy of the archbishop in his pontifical robes. This
monument is inclosed by a bronzed iron railing, of rich and
elaborate workmanship, erected by the late Archbishop
Markham. Behind the tomb are seen parts of the nave
and choir ; also a tomb ascribed to Archbishop Godfrey
de Ludham, otherwise Kimeton, who died in 1264. It is
coffin-shaped, under a canopy of trefoil arches.
Elizabeth Eymes, A. D. 1583.
On a pillar, in the south aisle of the nave, is the halflength
effigy of a woman in the costume of the period, with
a book in her hand. Beneath is the following inscription :—
Here lieth the body of Elizabeth Eymes, widow, late wife
of Thomas Eymes, Esq., deceased, one of the gentlewomen
of Elizabeth, her privy chamber, and daughter of Sir
Edward Nevill, Knight, one of the privy chamber to King
Henry VIII., who departed out of this life to the mercy of
God, the third day of February, a. d., MDLXXXIII.
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