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Article THE TOMB OF JOHN STOWE. ← Page 7 of 8 →
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The Tomb Of John Stowe.
and which was dedicated to the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London , he states by way of preface , that " it is now full thirtysix years since I , seeing the confused order of our late English chronicles , and the ignorant handling of ancient affairs , leaving mine OAVU peculiar gains , consecrated myself to the search of our famous antiquities : " thus evidencing the extreme ardour
Avith which this favourite study was conducted by him , and IIOAV great a labour of loA r e it must have been Avhen even his trade became a secondary object . It may fairly be supposed that the effigy on his monument is a likeness , for it Avas erected at the cost , and during the lifetime of his widoAv ; something distinctive in the features , something real in the general pose and attitude
of the figure , convey the impression that it is no fancy sculptured by an artist , bent upon exercising his talent in imaginary design , but a true and faithful presentment of the citizen historiographer . The general arrangement of the monument is somewhat similar to that erected in St . Michael ' s Church , at St . Alban ' s , in memory of the great Chancellor Bacon ; and is placed against the Avail Avith a very good light to show it to advantage . At the foot of the figure is the following inscription : —
" Memoriae Sacrum Eesurreetionem in Christo hie expectat Johannes Stowe , Civis Londinensis qui in Antiquis monumentis eruendis aceura-Tissima diligentia usus Anglian annales Et civitatis Londini synopsim bene do Sua bene de postera a ; tate meritus lu-Culenter seripsit vitreq . studio pie et
Probe decurso obiit retatis anno 80 , Die 5 Aprilis , 1605 . Elizabetha conjunx ut perpetua Sui amoris testimonium dolens . "
A little quiet contemplation of this tomb Avill bring before the spectator a tolerably accurate idea of him , in AA'hose memory it Avas erected ; and something of the toil , both of mind and body , Avhich he underAvent may be surmised from an examination of " the lofty forehead , and the features calmly expressive of determined purpose and great powers of endurance . It has been
Avritten of him that he Avas tall , upright , of spare body , very courteous and conciliating in his disposition , and ready at all times to impart the information Avhich he had acquired with so much industry and success . Although StoAve had attained to the great age of 80 , it does not appear that his memory failed him , or that he lost that zest for antiquarian pursuits Avhich had
proved so agreeable to him in his youth and middle age . In 1720 a new and greatly enlarged edition of StoAve's " Survey"
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Tomb Of John Stowe.
and which was dedicated to the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London , he states by way of preface , that " it is now full thirtysix years since I , seeing the confused order of our late English chronicles , and the ignorant handling of ancient affairs , leaving mine OAVU peculiar gains , consecrated myself to the search of our famous antiquities : " thus evidencing the extreme ardour
Avith which this favourite study was conducted by him , and IIOAV great a labour of loA r e it must have been Avhen even his trade became a secondary object . It may fairly be supposed that the effigy on his monument is a likeness , for it Avas erected at the cost , and during the lifetime of his widoAv ; something distinctive in the features , something real in the general pose and attitude
of the figure , convey the impression that it is no fancy sculptured by an artist , bent upon exercising his talent in imaginary design , but a true and faithful presentment of the citizen historiographer . The general arrangement of the monument is somewhat similar to that erected in St . Michael ' s Church , at St . Alban ' s , in memory of the great Chancellor Bacon ; and is placed against the Avail Avith a very good light to show it to advantage . At the foot of the figure is the following inscription : —
" Memoriae Sacrum Eesurreetionem in Christo hie expectat Johannes Stowe , Civis Londinensis qui in Antiquis monumentis eruendis aceura-Tissima diligentia usus Anglian annales Et civitatis Londini synopsim bene do Sua bene de postera a ; tate meritus lu-Culenter seripsit vitreq . studio pie et
Probe decurso obiit retatis anno 80 , Die 5 Aprilis , 1605 . Elizabetha conjunx ut perpetua Sui amoris testimonium dolens . "
A little quiet contemplation of this tomb Avill bring before the spectator a tolerably accurate idea of him , in AA'hose memory it Avas erected ; and something of the toil , both of mind and body , Avhich he underAvent may be surmised from an examination of " the lofty forehead , and the features calmly expressive of determined purpose and great powers of endurance . It has been
Avritten of him that he Avas tall , upright , of spare body , very courteous and conciliating in his disposition , and ready at all times to impart the information Avhich he had acquired with so much industry and success . Although StoAve had attained to the great age of 80 , it does not appear that his memory failed him , or that he lost that zest for antiquarian pursuits Avhich had
proved so agreeable to him in his youth and middle age . In 1720 a new and greatly enlarged edition of StoAve's " Survey"