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Article THE KNIGHTS OF ST. HELEN'S. ← Page 7 of 11 →
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The Knights Of St. Helen's.
gent . During his residence abroad , he was always alive to the interests of his country , and exerted his active spirit constantly in its behoof . We are assured by all his contemporaries that he was very highly esteemed for his probity and commercial talents . He died suddenly , in the prime of his clays , and passed away full of honourslamented by all ivho knew him .
, On the north wall we find a tribute to the memory of William Bond , an alderman and sheriff , also a great traveller and adventurous merchant , who died in 1576 . Thus speaks his epitaph : —
Flos mereatorum quos terra Britanna creavit Eece s \ ib hoe tiranilo Gulielmus Bondus humatur llie mari multum passus per saxa per undas v itavit Patrias Peregrinis mercibus oras
, Magnanimum Graci mirantur Jasona vates Aurea de gelido retulit quia vellera Phasi Gra ; cia docta face Graii concedite vates Hie jacet Argolico
Mercator Jasone major Vellera multa tulit magis aurea vellere Phryxi Et freta multa scidit magis ardua Phasidos undis Hei mihi quod nullo mors est superabilis auro Flos mereatorum Gulielmus Bondus humatur .
He is represented with his wife and children kneeling , in the old sepulchral fashion ; and adjacent to this carving is a monumental trophy of a military sort , to his son Martin , who was a celebrated captain in the train-bands , ancl who highly distinguished himself by his zeal and preparation for the expected coming of the Spanish Armada . A tent is shown , half-open ,
with the city warrior clad in armour , all ready for the field ; on the outside , groups of soldiers are standing about , and a servant with a horse , apparently for the use of his master , is in an attitude of expectation . Here , then , we have one of Elizabeth ' s trusty captains , Avho was revieAved by her at the camp at Tilbury .
A monument to Sir John Spencer , Avho filled the office of lord mayor in the year 1594 , is on a Avail on the south side of the church ; it Avas erected by Lord Compton , afterwards Earl
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Knights Of St. Helen's.
gent . During his residence abroad , he was always alive to the interests of his country , and exerted his active spirit constantly in its behoof . We are assured by all his contemporaries that he was very highly esteemed for his probity and commercial talents . He died suddenly , in the prime of his clays , and passed away full of honourslamented by all ivho knew him .
, On the north wall we find a tribute to the memory of William Bond , an alderman and sheriff , also a great traveller and adventurous merchant , who died in 1576 . Thus speaks his epitaph : —
Flos mereatorum quos terra Britanna creavit Eece s \ ib hoe tiranilo Gulielmus Bondus humatur llie mari multum passus per saxa per undas v itavit Patrias Peregrinis mercibus oras
, Magnanimum Graci mirantur Jasona vates Aurea de gelido retulit quia vellera Phasi Gra ; cia docta face Graii concedite vates Hie jacet Argolico
Mercator Jasone major Vellera multa tulit magis aurea vellere Phryxi Et freta multa scidit magis ardua Phasidos undis Hei mihi quod nullo mors est superabilis auro Flos mereatorum Gulielmus Bondus humatur .
He is represented with his wife and children kneeling , in the old sepulchral fashion ; and adjacent to this carving is a monumental trophy of a military sort , to his son Martin , who was a celebrated captain in the train-bands , ancl who highly distinguished himself by his zeal and preparation for the expected coming of the Spanish Armada . A tent is shown , half-open ,
with the city warrior clad in armour , all ready for the field ; on the outside , groups of soldiers are standing about , and a servant with a horse , apparently for the use of his master , is in an attitude of expectation . Here , then , we have one of Elizabeth ' s trusty captains , Avho was revieAved by her at the camp at Tilbury .
A monument to Sir John Spencer , Avho filled the office of lord mayor in the year 1594 , is on a Avail on the south side of the church ; it Avas erected by Lord Compton , afterwards Earl