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The thirde, is
Pitie, holding in her hande, the followynge,
'For pitie's sake, dear Saviour keep
His soul, who underneath doth sleep.'"
This monument, interesting both in itself and for its antiquity of about 450 years, has been recently renewed, and removed to a recess in the south transept of the church, by Lord Francis Leveson Gower, a descendant of the poet.
"Yet thou, Oh Prelate, in thy lowlier bed."
During some alteration in this ancient church the workmen found, enclosed in an arch of brickwork, the coffin of Bishop Launcelot Andrews. It was of lead, with the initials L. A. upon the lid, and in a state of excellent preservation, having been inhumed in the autumn of 1626. He was a man of deep piety and high intellectual attainments, and born in London, in the year 1555. His industry in study was great, and he became the master of fifteen languages. But he was still more conspicuous for his piety and humility, which he retained unchanged through all his elevations, of Lord Almoner, and