The survey of London containing the original, increase, modern estate and government of that city, methodically set down : with a memorial of those famouser acts of charity, which for publick and pious vses have been bestowed by many worshipfull citizens and benefactors : as also all the ancient and modern monuments erected in the churches, not only of those two famous cities, London and Westminster, but (now newly added) four miles compass / begun first by the pains and industry of John Stow, in the year 1598 ; afterwards inlarged by the care and diligence of A.M. in the year 1618 ; and now compleatly finished by the study & labour of A.M., H.D. and others, this present year 1633 ; whereunto, besides many additions (as appears by the contents) are annexed divers alphabetical tables, especially two, the first, an index of things, the second, a concordance of names.

In Saint Margarets Church at Westminster, are these ensuing Monuments.

On a very ancient Monument in Brasse, at the upper end of the North Ile, is thus written.

Sacrum doloris.

SHall teares,* 1.1 the silent Messengers of death, Dissolve their streames into a Sea of moane? No, no, in vaine you sacrifice reliefe, Over his Tombe, with eyes, with voyce, with groane, For Cole assign'd by God, the poore to pity, The widowes comfort, and eke the Orphans Sire, Who tun'd each string of hate to loves sweet ditty, Is dead: aye me, will death the best desire? Remorselesse death, thy wrath in him is ended, Maugre thy darts, his praises cannot dye, Thou hast his body, but his soule ascended Into the place of joyes eternity, And though his corps inter'd lye dead in grave, Yet still his vertues life and being have.

An. Dom. 1597.

In Parliament, a Burgesse, Cole was placed, In Westminster the like for many yeeres, But now with Saints above his soule is graced, And lives a Burgesse with Heavens royall Peeres. Oblessed change, from earth, where Death is King, To be united there where Angels sing.

Ejusdem in eundem.

Terra tegit Corpus, mens scandit ad Aethera Coeli, Fama virens floret, Caetera mors rapuit.

Thus in English.

The Grave my body, Heaven my soule doth keepe, The World my fame, the rest in death doth sleepe.

Margaretta Cole posuit. In another columne of the same Table.

This Monument unites two constant Lovers, He that is dead, and her that lives in death: His Body she, his Spouse, in honour covers, Wishing her dayes were shortned with his death. But she must live, yet living shall be mated, With him in death, while death her life hath dated. Full twenty yeeres and odde their league was firme, Witnesse the world, their children, and their love, Nothing but death, by death should give the tearme Of farewell to their faith, by false remove. Of breach of concord no tongue can accuse them, Vnlesse base envy by her Saints abuse them. O envy not the dead, but die to sinne, Expect the harvest of this dead mans blisse, Desire the Crowne which envy cannot winne, Amend in you, not others, what's amisse. Sad death shall be your Herauld to procure Rest to your soules with Christ for to endure. Marget in woe, distill those teares to comfort, And in thy childrens love addresse thy anguish:

Three live with thee, then love their living consort, No longer in thy Husbands sorrow languish. But imitate thy Cole in Vertues lawes, That thou maist live where Vertue pleads his cause.

Notes

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  S. Marga∣rets at West∣minster.