Viz 1. St. Benedict. 2. St. Edmund. 3. St. Nicholas. 4. Henry the Seventh. 5. St. Paul.
6. St. Edward the Confessor. 7. St. Erasmus. 8. Abbot Islip. 9. St. John. 10. St Andrew
& 11. St. Michael. & these Chapels contain the Bodies, tombs, & monuments, of of elveven Twelve ^13^
Kings viz Edward I. — III. — V — VI. Charles. II. Henry III. — V. — VII. James I. George II.
Richard II. & William III. & Sebert King of the east Saxons who first built this church
& died July 616 Also Twelve ^13^ Queens viz Athelgoda, Queen of Sebert who Died Sept 13 615
& Phillippa, Matilda. Mary I. — II. & Queen Mary of Scotland, Elizabeth, Catherine,
& Queen Anne & Editha, Eleanor & Caroline & of ^six^ Prince's George, & Eleven ^11^ Dukes, seven ^7^—
Duchess, one ^1^ Marquis, Seven ^7^ Lords, three ^3^ Vicount, Eight ^8^ Countess, three ^3^ Barrons sixteen ^16^—
Earls, eleven ^11^ Admirals, twelve ^ten 10^ Generals, 5 Col, ^3 Majors^ 10 Capt. 4 Lieut. 16 Bishops. 6 Divines
15 Doctors, 52 Sirs. 153 Gentleman, & 48 Ladys, making 421 persons who have been
deposited in vaults in this & Monuments erected to their memory. Here we had the privilege
of viewing the full stature & perfect likeness of Queen Elizabeth, Mary, & Anne
Lord Nelson, & Pitt & others. We saw the full Coronation Dress of Queen Anne. We
also saw the chair & sat in it, in which Queen Victoria was crowned & all the Kings
& Queens in for the last 800 years this chair is covered with gold tissue. It
contains a stone under the seat upon which all the Scottish Chiefs, & Kings were crowned
since they were a people it is reported to be Jacobs Pillar which chair has been in use 800
years. In walking through this Abbey we see frequent marks of violence from Oliver Cromwell
in defacing some of the tombs, monuments, & brass work with which some of the Abbey was
adorned. Here we behold the art of man with all its combined force & power spun to the
finest thread, & expanded to the fullest extent in the building & finishing of this Abbey as
a general whole, But more esspecially that part called Henry Sephenth Seventh's Chapel
& a visit to this Abbey is not ownly worthy of the Attention of all travellers but to occupy
a place in the Journal of any Historian.
While speaking upon this subject I would
not pass over our visit to the , on the 8th of Sept. As we entered the
house of Lords (now occupied as the house of Commons) ^we did not behold^ so much to interest the sight of the eye as
the meditation of the mind, however we had the privilege of resting ourselves by siting in the chair in
which the speaker of the house of Lords had sat for many years. In this room all the speeches were
made by Mr William Pitt while advocating the American cause, before the Revolution. In this room
all the laws were made that now governs ^from^ 175 to 200 000 000 of human beings. As the house of
commons was burned down about six years since this room at the present time is occupied by ^for^ the
house of commons & there is another house now built which the house of Lords at the
present time occupies. One would naturly suppose that a house of Parliament fitted up to
contained Kings, Lords, & Commons would be sumthing extra, grand, & expensive but we found
it quite the reverse. It is excedingly plain & undecorated. On entering the room one would
sooner think he was in an American school house rather than in a house of Lords or of Commons.
While retiring from this scenery we had a view of the order of British soldiery or foot guards
while on parade in , accompanied by a full band of music. Also of the Queens
Horse guard 100 in number well mounted upon fat gay black mares, & the steel with which
their bodies were covered glistening in the Sun. We might make mention of the monument
erected in honour to his grace the Duke of York which was 135 feet in highth & of the
mansion of Queen Dowager widow of the Late King Williams IV which we had a
view of as we past along. In fine St James Park is surrounded as it were with Dwellings
mansions, castles, monuments, & Palaces, of the first class as to size, splendour, & Note of any in
Europe, of which is the Chief. this is for the Royal Family & is now
Viz 1. St. Benedict. 2. St. Edmund. 3. St. Nicholas. 4. Henry the Seventh. 5. St. Paul.
6. St. Edward the Confessor. 7. St. Erasmus. 8. Abbot Islip. 9. St. John. 10. St Andrew
& 11. St. Michael. & these Chapels contain the Bodies, tombs, & monuments, of of 13
Kings viz Edward I. — III. — V — VI. Charles. II. Henry III. — V. — VII. James I. George II.
Richard II. & William III. & Sebert King of the east Saxons who first built this church
& died July 616 Also 13 Queens viz Athelgoda, Queen of Sebert who Died Sept 13 615
& Phillippa, Matilda. Mary I. — II. & Queen Mary of Scotland, Elizabeth, Catherine,
& Queen Anne & Editha, Eleanor & Caroline & of six Prince's, & Eleven 11 Dukes, seven 7—
Duchess, one 1 Marquis, Seven 7 Lords, three 3 Vicount, Eight 8 Countess, three 3 Barrons sixteen 16—
Earls, eleven 11 Admirals, ten 10 Generals, 5 Col, 3 Majors 10 Capt. 4 Lieut. 16 Bishops. 6 Divines
15 Doctors, 52 Sirs. 153 Gentleman, & 48 Ladys, making 421 persons who have been
deposited in vaults in this & Monuments erected to their memory. Here we had the privilege
of viewing the full stature & perfect likeness of Queen Elizabeth, Mary, & Anne
Lord Nelson, & Pitt & others. We saw the full Coronation Dress of Queen Anne. We
also saw the chair & sat in it, in which Queen Victoria was crowned & all the Kings
& Queens in for the last 800 years this chair is covered with gold tissue. It
contains a stone under the seat upon which all the Scottish Chiefs, & Kings were crowned
since they were a people it is reported to be Jacobs Pillar which chair has been in use 800
years. In walking through this Abbey we see frequent marks of violence from Oliver Cromwell
in defacing some of the tombs, monuments, & brass work with which some of the Abbey was
adorned. Here we behold the art of man with all its combined force & power spun to the
finest thread, & expanded to the fullest extent in the building & finishing of this Abbey as
a general whole, But more esspecially that part called Henry Seventh's Chapel
& a visit to this Abbey is not ownly worthy of the Attention of all travellers but to occupy
a place in the Journal of any Historian.
While speaking upon this subject I would
not pass over our visit to the , on the 8th of Sept. As we entered the
house of Lords (now occupied as the house of Commons) we did not behold so much to interest the sight of the eye as
the meditation of the mind, however we had the privilege of resting ourselves by siting in the chair in
which the speaker of the house of Lords had sat for many years. In this room all the speeches were
made by Mr William Pitt while advocating the American cause, before the Revolution. In this room
all the laws were made that now governs from 175 to 200 000 000 of human beings. As the house of
commons was burned down about six years since this room at the present time is occupied for the
house of commons & there is another house now built which the house of Lords at the
present time occupies. One would naturly suppose that a house of Parliament fitted up to
contained Kings, Lords, & Commons would be sumthing extra, grand, & expensive but we found
it quite the reverse. It is excedingly plain & undecorated. On entering the room one would
sooner think he was in an American school house rather than in a house of Lords or of Commons.
While retiring from this scenery we had a view of the order of British soldiery or foot guards
while on parade in , accompanied by a full band of music. Also of the Queens
Horse guard 100 in number well mounted upon fat gay black mares, & the steel with which
their bodies were covered glistening in the Sun. We might make mention of the monument
erected in honour to his grace the Duke of York which was 135 feet in highth & of the
mansion of Queen Dowager widow of the Late King Williams IV which we had a
view of as we past along. In fine St James Park is surrounded as it were with Dwellings
mansions, castles, monuments, & Palaces, of the first class as to size, splendour, & Note of any in
Europe, of which is the Chief. this is for the Royal Family & is now