In this Chappel are deposited the Remains of PHILIP Earl of HARDWICKE, Who was born at DOVER in the year 1690, called to the Bar 1714, chosen into Parliament 1718, appointed Solicitor General 1719/20, Attorney General 1723/4, promoted to the Dignity of Chief Iustice of the Kings Bench, & created Baron of HARDWICKE 1733, received the Great Seal 1736/7, twice exercised the Office of High Steward 1746, was advanced to the Rank of an Earl 1754, resigned the Seal 1756, and died 1764, in the 74th. Year of his Age. The Strength & Quickness of his Parts, joined to an unwearied Application & Industry, recommended him, soon after his entrance into Business, to an extensice Course of Practice, & advanced him, before the usual Age, to those Inferior Honors of the Robe, from which is opened the fairest Prospect to the Highest. In this Situation as an Advocate, & a Servant of the Crown, his Skill in the various Branches of the Law & Constitution, his Eloquence, his Integrity, his Zeal for Iustice, and his Candor & Tenderness to the Subject, were universally acknowledged & admired. In each of the Courts where he presided his Firmness & Dignity, his clear & ready Apprehension, his patient & close Attention, the Compass & Profoundness of his Knowledge, & the Iustice of his Decisions afforded the most valuable Instruction to the Profession, & highest Satisfaction to the Parties. His Eloquence in Parliament was natural and manly, his Method exact, his Reasoning powerful and persuasive, his Manner modest yet commanding, his Voice clear & harmonious, & all these received a Lustre & a Force almost irresistible from the acknowledged Integrity of his Character. When he advised in the more Secret Councils of State, his superior Iudgment, his long Experience, his Acquaintance with History & Treaties, enabled him to state precisely, to debate fully, & to determine wisely and usefully to the Public, those arduous Questions, which were the Subject of Deliberation, In his political Connextions, as well as private Friendships, he was uniform and constant. In his. Religious Principles, attached to the National Establishment, with that Spirit of Moderation & Charity, which becomes a sincere & enlightened Member of a Protestant Communion. In private Life he was distinguished by the Amiableness of his Manners, his engaging Address, & his general Benevolence; ever easy & chearful in the Conversation of his Family & Friends; & retaining the Taste of his early Classical Studies, amidst his most laborious & highest Employments. Thus he lived during the Exercise of his great Offices; & in his Retirement was honored & revered by the whole Nation, & distunguished by the Approbation & peculiar Favor of his Sovereign, till his 74th. Year; when a long & painful Disorder, supported by an uncommon Patience, & a Strength of Mind unimpaired, put a Period to his Life, March the 6th. 1764. Here also lies interred MARGARET Countess of HARWICKE, Daughter of CHARLES COCKS of WORCESTERSHIRE Esquire by MARY, Sister & one of the Coheirs of IOHN Lord SOMMERS. A Lady whose excellent Understanding, prudent Conduct, conjugal Affection, maternal Tenderness, and unaffected Piety, relieved the Cares, & heightened the Happiness of her Lord & justly endeared her to her Family & her Friends. Shed died September the 19th. 1761, aged 72 Years. Of nine Children, Six survived the ever honored Parents in 1766; when this Monument was erected, with every Sentiment of Duty and filial Gratitude, by the Eldest, PHILIP Earl of HARDWICKE.