Mary Woollchurch.
THis Church was richly repaired and beautified, at the charge of the Parishioners, in the yeere of our Lord 1629.
- Francis Browne
- Robert New
- Churchwardens.
A very faire Screene at the middle West doore of this Church, was the gift of Capitaine Edward Dichfeyld, at the time of his going out of the Office of Churchwarden, in the yeere 1620.
Queene Elizabeths Monument.
Elizabeth Queene of England, France, and Ireland, &c. second Daughter to Henry the eighth, begotten of the Lady Anne Bullen his second Wife, and Grandchild to K. Henry the se∣venth, and Elizabeth, eldest Daugh∣ter to Edward the fourth, borne at Greenewich the 17. of September, 1534. Shee succeeded her Sister Queene Mary, as Queene of Eng∣land, restoring true Religion, redu∣ced Coine to the just Value, assisted France, and the Low Countries, over∣came the Spanish invicible Ar∣mies, and was for Prudence, Justice, and Piety, not onely the Patron of her Sex, but a Patterne for all Prin∣ces of Christendome.
She died at Richmond the 24. of March, 1602. being 69. yeeres, sixe mo∣neths, and seventeene dayes old, when shee had reigned 44. yeeres, 4. moneths, and 7. dayes.
If Royall Vertues ever crown'd a Crowne, If ever Mildnesse shin'd in Majesty, If ever Honour honour'd true Renowne, If ever Courage dwelt with Clemency, If ever Princesse put all Princes downe, For Temperance, prowesse, prudence, equity, This, this was she, that in despight of death, Lives still admir'd, ador'd, ELIZABETH.As in a Booke.
They that trust in the Lord, shall bee as Mount Sion, which cannot be remo∣ved, but remaineth for ever.
Spaines Rod, Romes ruine, Netherlands reliefe, Heavens Iem, Earths joy, Worlds wonder, Naturos chiefe.Vnder her.
Th'admired Princesse through the world applauded, For supreme Vertues rarest imitation; Whose Scepters rule, Fames loud voic'd Trump hath lauded, Vnto the eares of every forraigne Nation, Canopied under powerfull Angels wings, To her immortall praise sweet Science sings.