Translated it reads: Here lyes HENRY PURCELL, Esqr. who left this life and is gone to that blessed place [ie.Heaven] where only his harmony can be exceeded. Died 21 of November in the 37th year of his ...

At the west end of the south aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey is a white marble cartouche for the Reverend Henry Wharton, historian, who is buried nearby. This is decorated with floral sprays ...