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Article THE KNIGHTS OF ST. HELEN'S. ← Page 9 of 11 →
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The Knights Of St. Helen's.
destroyer , Time . The black marble slab , which covers the tomb , is cracked and defaced , and appears at some time or other to have been battered about in a very irreverent manner . This very singular memorial was wrought by one Nicholas Stone , who was paid one hundred guineas for his work ; it is
scarcely necessary to add that , in the time of its execution , this was an enormous sum , and testifies by its magnitude to the high consideration in which Sir Julius's surviving friends held his memory . The epitaph is cut in the exact similitude of a piece of parchment , with a regular official seal appendant to it , aud by this deed he resigns his life to his Maker whenever it shall
please God to summon him away from earth . It concludes with stating : " In cujus rei testimonium nranum meam et sigillum apposui . " The name of this good knight and true does not often appear in the old London records , but it is stated of him that his love for his profession followed him in all his undertakings , and even survived when he had ceased to practise it .
Undoubtedly it is the mark and attribute of earnest spirit , when the last thoughts of an active mind are clothed in technical language , and are made to assimilate ivith the customary sayings and doings of a busy lifetime . It is scarcely worth while to make more than a passing remark on the large square block of masonry which is dignified by the name of Bancroft ' s
Mausoleum . Richard Bancroft , whose mortal remains lie within it , is said to have been a rapacious man , and to have left much of his wealth to found an almshouse and school in the Mile End Road , as some relief to his conscience . An alabaster tomb , near what is now the principal entrance to the church , is dedicated to a Freemason , William Kerwin , and to his wife Magdalen . The inscription which alludes to him runs thus : —
Here lieth the body of WILLIAM KERWIN of this eitie , Free Mason , who departed this life the 26 day of Decemb : 3594 , __ Edibus Attalicis Londinum qui decoravi Exiguum tribuunt Hanc mihi fata domum
. Me duce surgebant Aliis regalia tecta Me duce conficitur Ossibus urna meis .
The other sides of the monument are occupied with inscriptions to his spouse and family . William Kerwin was the upright artificer of his own fortune , and played no mean part in the transactions of the famous era in which he lived . In conjunction with some of those adventurous subjects who so loyally
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Knights Of St. Helen's.
destroyer , Time . The black marble slab , which covers the tomb , is cracked and defaced , and appears at some time or other to have been battered about in a very irreverent manner . This very singular memorial was wrought by one Nicholas Stone , who was paid one hundred guineas for his work ; it is
scarcely necessary to add that , in the time of its execution , this was an enormous sum , and testifies by its magnitude to the high consideration in which Sir Julius's surviving friends held his memory . The epitaph is cut in the exact similitude of a piece of parchment , with a regular official seal appendant to it , aud by this deed he resigns his life to his Maker whenever it shall
please God to summon him away from earth . It concludes with stating : " In cujus rei testimonium nranum meam et sigillum apposui . " The name of this good knight and true does not often appear in the old London records , but it is stated of him that his love for his profession followed him in all his undertakings , and even survived when he had ceased to practise it .
Undoubtedly it is the mark and attribute of earnest spirit , when the last thoughts of an active mind are clothed in technical language , and are made to assimilate ivith the customary sayings and doings of a busy lifetime . It is scarcely worth while to make more than a passing remark on the large square block of masonry which is dignified by the name of Bancroft ' s
Mausoleum . Richard Bancroft , whose mortal remains lie within it , is said to have been a rapacious man , and to have left much of his wealth to found an almshouse and school in the Mile End Road , as some relief to his conscience . An alabaster tomb , near what is now the principal entrance to the church , is dedicated to a Freemason , William Kerwin , and to his wife Magdalen . The inscription which alludes to him runs thus : —
Here lieth the body of WILLIAM KERWIN of this eitie , Free Mason , who departed this life the 26 day of Decemb : 3594 , __ Edibus Attalicis Londinum qui decoravi Exiguum tribuunt Hanc mihi fata domum
. Me duce surgebant Aliis regalia tecta Me duce conficitur Ossibus urna meis .
The other sides of the monument are occupied with inscriptions to his spouse and family . William Kerwin was the upright artificer of his own fortune , and played no mean part in the transactions of the famous era in which he lived . In conjunction with some of those adventurous subjects who so loyally