On Top Of It

The view astounded the man. There were many coffins inside it. To be precise there were about 30 coffins. But what took his astonishment to the next level was something sitting on top of them. He bent forward to get a closer look. His eyes had fixated on that particular thing.

Not A Bad News

Christoper was all amazed. “I came in thinking this [phone call] sounds like bad news, problem, and wow, and it’s the crown—it is the mitre of an Archbishop gleaming there in the dark.” the man had no idea what he thought to be bad news was actually an amazing discovery, but not the most astounding one. 

Five Archbishops

The coffins found inside the church was of five archbishops. All of these were well reputed and renowned names. One coffin had the name John Moore etched on it. The tenure of John Moore as an Archbishop stretched from 1783 to 1805. He spearheaded movements rooting for Sunday schools along with missionary enterprises. He was polite and friendly by nature. However, the coffin that attracted the interest of the historians most was not this one…..     

Different One

There were coffins of Archbishops Thomas Tenison (left, who reigned 1695 to 1715), Matthew Hutton (1757 to 1758), and Frederick Cornwallis (1768 to 1783). There was one more coffin that took Christopher by surprise. It was of Archbishop Richard Bancroft (right).   

Archbishop Bancroft

Archbishop Bancroft worked from 1604 to 1610. The man during his term was bestowed upon with the task of supervising the writing and publishing of the translation of the Holy Bible by King James. There was a surge of excitement among the historians when they learned about the discovery. 

Incredible discovery

Historian, and horticulturist, Wesley Kerr stated, “To know that possibly the person that commissioned the King James Bible is buried here is the most incredible discovery,” He further asserted, “greatly adds to the texture of this project.” The crypt had not revealed all of his mysteries yet.