COUNTY HISTORY FOR COUNTRY SCHOOLS.
[To THE EDITOR Or THE "SPECTATOR."]
Sia,—I observe in an article in the Spectator of May 9th you state that Richard, Earl of Cornwall, "King of the Romans," is buried at this Abbey of Beaulieu. In this you are mis- taken. He is buried at Hayles Abbey, which he founded, and his second wife, " Sanchia," sister of Eleanor of Provence, is also buried there. The first wife of Richard, Earl of Cornwall and "King of the Romans," is buried here; she was the daughter of Earl Marshall, and her name was Isabella. Her tombstone is here, and her body was found some years ago buried in front of where the high altar stood on the site of the Abbey church. You will no doubt wish to correct this error in the statement made, as I have mentioned, in the Spectator of May 9th.—I am, Sir, &c.,
MONTAGU OF BEAULIEU.
Palace House, Beaulieu, Brockenhurst, Hants.
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