Before we enter that venerable and rich chapel, we must, admire the beautiful side of Henry the 's oratory, which forms an arch across the aisle directly east of his tomb. It is supported at each corner by clustered pillars; on the ends are shields with his arms, surrounded by angels, whose wings are disposed so as to form an imperfect quatrefoil; and on the point of the arch is a shield, helmet, and crest; in the frieze a badge of deer and swans chained to a beacon; in the centre is a grand niche of canopies, which contains a representation of the coronation of Henry V. or his successor; prelates are in the act of placing the crown on the seated king; figures kneel on the sides: to the right are small niches, with statues; on their canopies are deer and swans. On the left niches and statues, and on the tops of their canopies statues under other canopies. Those occasion a rise of about feet near the altar. The south side is very much like the above; the arches which stand on the flight of steps leading to Henry the 's Chapel are of unequal breadths; the ornaments over the smaller ones are alike. Over the north arch is a shield and crest, with the side frieze continued. In a triple canopied niche is St George piercing the dragon; on the left niches with statues; and on the right, over those, are niches, containing saints with canopies; and above is the side continuation of the before described altar-piece in Henry the 's chantry.

The ceiling of the arch over the aisle has a crown for the centre; pannelled rays diverge from it, which are bounded by a circle of quatrefoils; some of the pannels contain deer, and others swans. The basement of Henry the 's tomb next the aisle is formed into quatrefoils, much decayed,

The ascent from the abbey to the Blessed Mary's, or Henry VII.'s chapel, is formed by steps; over them is a most magnificent arch of the same width as the nave; unfortunately it has very little light. The capitals of the pillars on the western side have a bear and staff, a greyhound and dragon on them: the angles on the sides of the great arches have the king's arms within quatrefoils, and those of the sides his badges; a row of pinnacled and foliaged arches, divided by bay, extend north and south across the entrances. The frieze is adorned with roses, and the whole is completed by a battlement. The roof is composed of quatrefoils, filled by badges; between which are beautifully enriched pannels. On the platform of the stairs are doors leading to the north and south aisles. The basements of the rows have rows of quatrefoils; over them arches and vast blank windows of mullions, crossed by embattled, which finish in beautiful intersections; of those divisions on each side is glazed; besides those the other lights are only reflected. steps higher is the pavement of the chapel, of black and white marble lozenges, in which is a square,