THE SHRINE OF ST. ERKENWALD.
After W. Hollar.
THE TOMBS OF SEBBA AND ETHELRED.
After W. Hollar.
THE TOMBS OF SEBBA AND ETHELRED.
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After W. Hollar.
St. Paul's, as we see, was rich in tombs of mediæval bishops; as to Royalty it could not be named as compared with Westminster Abbey, for the City was not a royal residence except in very rare cases. But here we come to two tombs of Kings. Sebba was buried in the North Aisle in 695. He had been King of the East Saxons, but being afflicted with grievous sickness he became a monk. His tomb remained until the Great Fire, as did that of Ethelred the Unready, next to it. On the arches above were tablets containing the following inscriptions:—