Our  initial  letter  is  taken  from  the  splendidly  iUuminated  missalg^tnerly  
 at  Strawberry Hill,  which  has  furnished' another  initial  to ". th e, presen tllwhrk.  
 The  effigy  below,  representing  Lady  Vernon;  is  described  in  our  article  on  
 her  husband,  Sir  Richard  Vernon, where  this  figure  was unavoidably omitted.