The following is a free translation of the above:—
"These three abbots, of whom the first is abbot John,
The other Martin, the last Andrew,
This one tomb shuts up [incloses]; therefore for those shut up, let us pray."
Above this is a small tablet to the memory of Mary, the wife of the Rev. Payne Edmunds.
Next, is a marble tablet to Robert Pemberton, who was a magistrate of this city, and steward to the Rev. the Dean and Chapter. He died in 1695, in the 75th year of his age.
Near these, removed from the old chapter-house, founded by king Peada, are the statues of three other abbots, whose names are unknown.
Adjoining, is an effigy of Abbot Alexander, whose body, with his boots and crosier, were found by some workmen when making a foundation for the new choir in 1830, as related at page 15 of this work.
Opposite to this, is a black marble slab, beneath which the body of Mary, Queen of Scots, was at first deposited, and remained for twenty-five years, when it was disinterred and removed to Westminster Abbey, by order of her son, king James the 1st. Hanging near it is the original letter of the king ordering the removal. See note on page 29.
At the end of this aisle are two handsome compartments; the left hand, to the memory of Joseph Stamford, who died in 1683; and the right hand, to Thomas Whitwell, who died at Wisbech in 1759.