Alphonso fratri placuit felix Hymeneus ;

Germanam Edwarilo nec sine dote dedit,

Dos preclara fuit nec tali indigna marito,

Pontivo princeps munere dives erat;

Femina consilio prudens, pia, prole beata,

Auxit amicitiis, auxit honore virum :

Disce mori.

The effigy of Queen Eleanor, like that of Henry the Third, is remarkable for thebeauty of its execution ; indeed, it may be considered one of the finest of the series ofmonuments given in this work. The form of the crown, and the style of the drapery,are so similar to that of the monument of Henry the Third, that it may be strongly con-jectured that both effigies were executed by the same hand, under the direction of Edwardthe First. The features of the Queen are remarkably regular, and have an air of com-manding beauty. In her right hand was probably a sceptre; her left grasps a narrowband attached to her mantle. The mantle covers both shoulders, falls over her tunic,and is gathered in well-disposed folds round her feet, which rest on two couchantlions.

Jl, Ik Hug!) ti t Bts|)op of ODljn

Hugh de Northwold, Abbot of St. Edmundsbury, was consecrated Bishop of Ely inthe year 1229 (14 Henry III .) He was a munificent restorer of his Cathedral Church,which he almost rebuilt from the foundation at the cost of upwards of five thousandpounds, a princely sum for the time in which he flourished. In the dark days ofChristianity the pastors of the church exhibited noble ideas of the honour due to theDeity in the piles devoted to his worship, and a corresponding munificence in contri-buting to their construction. The rebuilding Ely Cathedral by Northwold occupiedseventeen years, and he consecrated the new church in the presence of Henry III. andPrince Edward, whom he entertained (keeping at the same time ‘ c the hall,” or openhouse to all comers) in his palace at Ely. The last mentioned edifice he also entirelyrebuilt, and covered with lead, a distinction of the most costly buildings in the middleage. He departed this life on the 9th of August 1254, thankful to Providence forhaving been allowed to see the completion of his cathedral, where he was interred in themiddle of the presbytery. On the removal of the choir the situation of his effigy waschanged, and it now lies on the altar tomb of Barnet, who died Bishop of Ely 1373. Theniche which canopies the figure of Northwold is in the richest style of sculpture, the pillars

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