Barebone," omitting the former part of the sentence.*

Nearly opposite to Fetter Lane, on the north side of Holborn Hill, is Hatton Garden, which derives its name from being the site where the house and gardens of the Hatton family formerly stood. Hatton House was originally built by Sir Christopher Hatton, Lord Keeper in the reign of Queen Elizabeth; a man as much distinguished for his graceful person and fine dancing, as for all the qualities essential to constitute an orator and a statesman. Here the great Lord Keeper breathed his last on the 20th of September 1591, the victim it is said, of a broken heart, occasioned by a stern demand of Elizabeth for the amount of an old debt due to her, which it was not in his power to pay.

In Hatton Garden resided the beautiful Letitia, Countess of Drogheda, who, about the year 1680, conferred her hand on the witty and handsome dramatist, William Wycherley. He was originally introduced to Lady Drogheda under somewhat curious circumstances in a bookseller's shop at Tunbridge Wells.† Satisfied that he had made an impression on her heart, he followed her on her return to London, visited her at her house in Hatton Garden, and in a short time obtained her consent to marry him. It is almost needless to remark, that their union was productive of happiness to neither party.

* "Londinium Redivivum," iii. 453; "Granger," iii. 360. + See ante, First Series, ii. 50.

In 1669, the celebrated physician, Dr. Bate, who attended Oliver Cromwell in his last moments, breathed his last in his house in Hatton Garden.

Close to Hatton House stood Ely House, the ancient town-residence of the Bishops of Ely, originally built by John de Kirkeby, who died Bishop of Ely in 1290. But we must reserve our account of this interesting spot for a separate notice.

On the south side of Holborn, between Fetter Lane and Chancery Lane, are Southampton Buildings, so called from their having been built on the site of Southampton House, the residence of the Wriothesleys, Earls of Southampton. The old mansion was almost entirely destroyed in 1652, but small portions of it are said still to exist, and to form part of the adjoining houses.* It was in Southampton Buildings that the celebrated republican general, Edmund Ludlow, lay concealed till he found means to effect his escape to Geneva.

Not far from Hatton Garden, on the south side of Holborn, is the church of St. Andrew. It was originally built in the reign of Henry the Sixth, and escaped the great Fire of London; but falling into a ruinous state, was re-built, with the exception of the tower, in 1686. The exterior of St. Andrews possesses but little merit; but the interior, displaying the magnificent taste of Sir Christopher Wren, has been much admired. Over the communion-table is a large painted window, by Joshua

* See Cunningham's "London," Art. Southampton House, Holborn.

Price; which, though of modern date (1718), is distinguished by the glowing richness of its colouring. In the lower part is represented the Last Supper, and in a compartment above, the Resurrection of our Saviour from the grave.

In St. Andrew's Church, of which he was for some years the parish clerk, lies buried John Webster, the author of "the White Devil," "the Duchess of Malfey," and other plays. The celebrated Dr. Sacheverel, and Joseph Strutt, the author of the Sports and Pastimes of the People of England," were also interred in this church. The resting-place of Sacheverel is pointed out by an inscribed stone in the chancel.

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Among the eminent persons who have held the Rectory of St. Andrew's, may be mentioned John Hacket, Bishop of Lichfield, who wrote the wellknown Life of Lord Keeper Williams; Edward Stillingfleet, Bishop of Worcester; and Dr. Sacheverel.

We must not omit to mention, that the parish register of St. Andrew's, under the date of 18th January 1696-7, records the christening of the unfortunate poet, Richard Savage, the suppositious child of the profligate Anne, Countess of Macclesfield, by Earl Rivers. According to Dr. Johnson the entry was made in the Register by Lord Rivers' own direction. The parish registers contain also the following interesting events: - The marriage, in 1598, of the great lawyer, Sir Edward Coke, to Lady Elizabeth Hatton, sister of Lord Burleigh ;

the marriage, in 1638, of Colonel Hutchinson, to Lucy Apsley, the authoress of the charming "Memoirs ;"—the burial, in 1643, of Nathaniel Tomkins, who was executed for his share in Waller's plot to surprise the city; and lastly, the interment, on the 28th of August, 1770, of the unfortunate Thomas Chatterton.*

Opposite to St. Andrew's Church is Brooke Street, which derives its name, as does Greville Street, which adjoins it, from Fulke Greville, Lord Brooke, the accomplished poet and courtier of the reigns of Elizabeth and James the First, and the intimate friend of Sir Philip Sydney. Their intimacy is recorded on the tomb of the former at Warwick. Brooke House stood on the immediate site of Brooke Street, and Greville Street; and it was here, on the 1st of September, 1628, that its noble owner met with his tragical fate. He had been attended for many years by one Ralph Haywood, a gentleman by birth, who had expected that Lord Brooke would have rewarded his long services by bequeathing him a handsome legacy. For some cause, however, which has not been ascertained, Lord Brooke not only omitted Haywood's name in his will, but unfortunately allowed him to become cognizant of the fact. Iritated at this circumstance, and, moreover, having been sharply rebuked by his master for some real or imaginary offence, Haywood entered Lord Brooke's bed-chamber, and terminated a violent scene of asperity and recrimination by stabbing him * Cunningham's "London," Art. St. Andrew's, Holborn.

in the back. The assassin then retreated to his own apartment, in which, having locked himself in, he committed suicide by killing himself with the same weapon with which he had stabbed his master. Lord Brooke survived for a few days; and having added a codicil to his will, in which he rewarded his domestics and medical attendants for their care of him, breathed his last in his seventy-fifth year.

Brooke Street is rendered especially interesting from the circumstance of Chatterton having met with his untimely end at No. 4, in this street. His kind-hearted landlady, Mrs. Angel, aware how long he had fasted, and that he was without a shilling in the world, offered him some dinner on the day preceding his death, which his pride, superior to his sufferings, induced him to decline. A few hours afterwards he swallowed poison; and the next day, the 25th of August, 1770, was found dead in his bed. He was only in his eighteenth year. The house in which Chatterton expired is no longer in existence, the site being now occupied by a furniture warehouse.

Philip Yorke, the first and celebrated Lord Hardwicke, was for some time articled to an attorney of the name of Salkeld, in Brooke Street, previously to his removal to the Middle Temple.

Running parallel with Brooke Street is Gray's Inn Lane, in which we find many celebrated persons at different times fixing their residence.

The first whom we will mention is the celebrated dramatic poet, James Shirley. He was educated