It is adorned with the effigies of the above William, Susanna, and Ann Haliday; also fruit, leaves, festoon and urn finely carved, with armorial bearings, &c.

At the east end of the north aisle, a very neat marble mo nument, with this inscription:

- To the Memory of Mrs. Mary Browning, Daughter of John Browning, Merchant, and Elizabeth his Wife, who died the 6th of August 1697. Aged thirteen years and six months.

While here Entomb'd the Virgin Ashes lye,
Her deathless Soul resides above the Sky:
To which calm Region of Eternal Day,
Her younger Sister kindly led the way;
Where they their pious Father's Spirit meet,
And with transporting Joy each other greet.
How welcome must they be to Angels there,
Who were themselves so like to Angels here?
In Bliss they dwell, while, to their lasting Fame,
Their mourning Mother rais'd this Marble Frame;
Whose second Nuptials for two Nymphs deceas'd,
With Recompence of two sweet Sons are bless'd.
Long may those Charming Birds on Earth be heard;
And then to sing in Paradise preferr❜d.

The monument is adorned with the figure of the defunct Mary, as large as the life, over whose head are two Cupids, and two weeping at her feet. She has her left arm resting on an urn, and placed under a gilded curtain; also deaths heads, &c.

William Bird died the 2d of Octob. 1698. Aged 4 years and 1.
One Charming Bird to Paradise is flown;

Yet are we not of Comfort quite bereft,
Since one of this fair Brood is still our own,

And still to chear our drooping Soul is left.

This stays with us, whilst that his flight doth take,
That Earth and Skies may one sweet Consort make.

On the north side of the chancel, a white marble monument, with this inscription:

P. M.

Reverendissimi & Sanctissimi presulis Joannis Tillotson Ar

chiepiscopi

Extra Plates P. 19

chiepiscopi Cantuariensis, Concionatoris olim hac in Ecclesia per Annos 30 celeberimi.

Qui obiit 10 Kal. Dec. 1694, Ætat. 64.

Hoc posuit Elizabetha Conjux illius Mœstissima.

The monument is adorned with his effigies, done in basso relievo; over his head a mitre, and enrichments of palm branches, Cupids, mantling, and the arms of the archiepiscopal see, impaled with the arms of Tillotson.

In St. Lawrence's church, a lecture every Tuesday even ing, was liberally founded by Lady Campden. And here is preached annually the sermon, before the corporation of London, on the 29th of September, previous to the election for lord mayor.

To the north of this church, in GUILDHALL YARD, is the SITTING JUSTICE'S ROOM, and other offices attached to conducting the corporation business of the city.

GUILDHALL

is an antient, spacious, and handsome structure, in which

the following city courts are kept:

1. The Court of Common-council.

2. The Court of Lord Mayor and Aldermen.

3. The Court of Hustings.

4. The Orphans' Court.

5.-6. The two Sheriffs' Courts.

7. The Court of Wardmote.

8. The Court of Hallmote.

9. The Court of Requests, or of Conscience,

10. The Chamberlain's Court, for binding apprentices, and making them free, when their apprenticeship has expired. The nature of these various courts has been described in their proper places, in the preceding volume.

In this hall, also, the following livery companies, who do not possess halls of their own, usually transact bu

The place for transacting the city concerns, was formerly in an adjoining street, called from that circumstance Aldermanbury, or Aldermen's Court; and as the street bears that name as early as the year 1189, it is not improbable that Edward the Confessor, who commenced his reign in 1042, had a considerable share in the foundation; the recollection of which is preserved by the armorial bearings of that monarch being placed in several parts of the structure we are now about to describe.

The old hall being inadequate to transacting the increased business of an improving metropolis, on account of its contracted space and obscure situation; "being," as Stow comparatively describes it, "a little cottage;" Sir Thomas Knowles, lord mayor, and the rest of the aldermen, in the year 1411, founded a more convenient structure, towards the charge of which the several livery companies were considerable benefactors; and of such consequence was this work esteemed, that offences of men were pardoned, for their contributions towards the building; extraordinary fees were raised, fines, amerciaments, and other means employed, during ten years, towards its completion.

John Coventrie, and John Carpentar, Sir Richard Whittington's executors, bestowed 351. towards paving the hall with Purbeck stone, besides glazing the windows, in each of which they placed Sir Richard's arms. In 1425, the foundation of the Mayor's Court was laid, and the other offices in progression. The kitchen was built by Sir John Shaw, in 1501, and he was the first chief magistrate who held the grand civic feast in this place. The new Council Chamber was finished in 1615, at the expence of 1740%.

Sharing the fate of other public structures, partially, in the year 1666, it was, though much damaged, not taken down, but substantially repaired in 1669, at the charge of 2500l.

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