SIR THOMAS BODLEY: Chief Justices Sir John Vaughan and Sir Edward Saunders: Admiral Sir Charles Wager: CHARLES MORDAUNT, Earl of Peterborough, and his second wife Mrs. Anastasia Robinson, an Opera singer: George Hickman, Bp. of Londonderry, who died here 1713; the topographer Norden; the comedian Foote; the naturalist Catesby; the engraver Bartolozzi; and the novelist Richardson, who wrote his "Clarissa Harlow," and "Sir Charles Grandison," at his house at North end, whence he removed to Parsons Green (both in this parish) where Thomas Edwards, author of "Canons of Criticism," on a visit to him, died 1757.-Fulham palace contains some finely painted glass, and numerous portraits of its prelates. In it died Walter de Grey, Abp. of York, 1255; and of the Bishops of London, Richard de Gravesend, 1303; John Aylmer, 1594; Compton; Robinson; and Lowth. A large chair in the shrubbery, in which the ferocious Bonner used to sit in judgment, is the subject of a pleasing little poem by Mrs. Hannah More.

GREENFORD MAGNA was the rectory of John de Feckenham, last Abbot of Westminster; and Edward Terry, Eastern traveller, buried here 1660.

In GREENFORD PARVA, OF PERIVALE, was buried Philip Fletcher, Dean of Kildare, poet, 1765.

In HACKNEY were buried Christopher Urswick, its rector, Dean of Windsor, statesman, 1521; Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland, K. G. who arrested Cardinal Wolsey, 1537; Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford, K. G. warrior and poet, 1604; David Doulben, its vicar, Bp. of Bangor, 1633; Owen Rowe, regicide, and Susanna Perwick, musician, 1661; William Spurstowe, its vicar, one of the authors of "Smectymouus," 1666; John Worthington, its lecturer, editor of Mede's works, 1671; Timothy Hall, Bp. of Oxford, 1690; William Bates, nonconformist, anthor of "Harmony of the Attributes,” 1699; Robert Fleming, nonconformist, author of "Christology," 1716; Peter Newcome, its vicar, author of Catechetical sermons, 1738; Richard Newcome, Bp. of St. Asaph, 1769; and Francis Xavier de Oliveyra, protestant proselyte and author, 1783.—Of this church also was rector, Richard Sampson, Bp. of Lichfield and Coventry; Vicars, GILBERT SHELDON, Abp. of Canterbury, and Calybute Downing, Parliamentarian divine, who died here 1644: Lecturer, John Strype, antiquary, who died here 1737.-Of the old Dissenting meeting-house were pastors, Philip Nye, and Adoniram Byfield of Hudibrastic celebrity; Dr. William Bates, before mentioned; and Dr. Matthew Henry, biblical commentator. Of the New or Gravel-pit meeting, Dr. Richard Price, the calculator, who died here 1791; and Dr. Joseph Priestley, who, previously to his departure for America, preached his farewell sermon here, March 30, 1794.-Here in 1637, Thomas Fairfax, afterwards the famous Parliamentarian General, was married to Aune daughter of Lord Vere. Here were educated Catharine Phillips, generally known as "Orinda,” and the brother dramatists Benjamin and John Hoadly.-Other inhabitants; Cecilia the learned daughter of Sir Thomas More, wife of Giles Heron of Shacklewell, Esq.; Offspring Blackall, Bp. of Exeter; Thomas Wood, Bp. of Lichfield and Coventry, founder of Hackney alms-houses; Lord Brooke, Parliamentarian general, slain at Lichfield; Sir Julius Cæsar, Master of the Rolls; Colonel Okey, regicide; Sir Thomas Vyner, Lord Mayor, the first Knight made after the Restoration, who died here 1665; Daniel De Foe, author of "Robinson Crusoe;" Dr. Bernard Mandeville, author of "The Fable of the Bees," who died here 1733; and John Ward, the usurer, celebrated by Pope, in the quaternion,

"To Ward, to Waters, Chartres, and the Devil."

At HADLEY were buried its native Sir William Stamford, Judge, 1558; Sir Roger Wilbraham, Master of Requests (monument by Nicholas Stone, cost £80.) 1616; John Monro, physician, eminent in cases of insanity, 1792; Mrs. Hester Chapone, belles lettres writer, 1801; Rev. David Garrow, father of the present Baron of the Exchequer (monument by Bacon) 1805.— John Booker, astrologer, was a writing-master here.-An iron beacon still remains on the top of the church-tower.

In HAMMERSMITH chapel is a bronze bust of Charles I. under which, in a marble uro, is the heart of the loyal donor, Sir Nicholas Crispe; who invented the present mode of making bricks, which were first used in building

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Brandenburg house. Here were buried Sir Samuel Morland, mechanic, inventor of the Speaking-trumpet, 1696; William Lloyd, the deprived Bp. of Norwich, 1708; William Sheridan, Bp. of Kilmore, 1711; Sir Philip Medows, diplomatist, 1718; George Bubb Doddington, Lord Melcombe, complimented by Young and Thomson, 1762; Thomas Worlidge, artist, 1766; Hon. James Robert Talbot, Roman Catholic Bp. of Birtha, 1790; Arthur Murphy, dramatist, 1805; and Sir Elijah Impey, Chief Justice at Calcutta, Inhabitants: Alice Periers, " Lady of the Sun," the beautiful favourite of Edward III.; Margaret Hughes, actress, mistress of Prince Rupert; Katharine dowager Queen of Charles II.; Sir Leoline Jenkins, civilian, who died here 1685; the physicians, Dr. Radcliffe, founder of the Radcliffe library, and Sir Clifton Wintringham, who died here 1704: the late Margrave of Brandenburgh Anspach: James Elphinstone, author on philology, who died here 1809: Philip James de Loutherbourg, painter, who died here 1812.-At the Dove Coffee-house, Thomson composed the greater part of his "Winter." Here is a convent of English Benedictine Nuns.

ID HAMPSTEAD were buried Armigel Waad, voyager, 1568; Thomas Jevon and Christopher Bullock, comedians and dramatists, 1688 and 1722; George Sewell, poet and physician, 1726; James Pitt, political writer, the "Mother Osborne" of Pope, 1763; William Popple, dramatist, 1764; James Mac Ardell and Charles Spooner, mezzotinto engravers, 1765 and 1767; Anthony Askew, bibliographer and physician, 1774; James Pettit Andrews, historian, 1797; Frances, wife of the present Lord Erskine (monument by Bacon) 1809; and Dorothea, the mother of Miss Joanna Baillie, dramatist of the Passions, who resides at Hampstead.-Branch hill Lodge was the seat of Lord Chancellor Macclesfield; Rosslyn house, of Lord Chancellor Loughborough ; and at Hampstead heath, the seat of Lord Chancellor Erskine.—At the Upper Flask inn were held the summer meetings of the Kit Cat club; this house afterwards became the seat of George Steevens, whose fourth edition of Shakespeare was revised here, and who died here 1800.-At Chicken-house in early life lodged Murray, afterwards LORD CHIEF JUSTICE MANSFIELD; and in it died Samuel Gale, antiquary, 1754.-At Frognall lodged together the famous actors, Booth, Wilkes, and Cibber.-On Haverstock hill was the residence of Sir Charles Sedley, wit and poet, who died there 1721; and the same house was occupied in 1712 by Sir Richard Steele-At Belsize house, once a celebrated place of entertainment, resided the late universally lamented premier, the Rt. Hon. Spencer Perceval. In Hampstead resided Sir Henry Vane, fanatic and republican, who was here seized and conveyed to the Tower, and in the same house, JOSEPH BUTLER, Bp. of Durham, author of the "Analogy;" John Wylde, Lord Chief Baron, who died here 1697; Dean Sherlock, author on Death, who died here 1707; Thomas Rowe, biographer, (husband of the pious Mrs. Elizabeth Rowe) who died here 1715; Arthur Maynwaring, author of the Medley; GAY and ARBUTHNOT, who had ledgings here for the benefit of their health: AKENSIDE, who practised as a physician here; and DR. JOHNSON, who lodged here in 1748, and here composed his "Imitation of the 10th Satire of Juvenal,"-" Hampstead heath" is the title of a comedy by Thomas Baker.

HAMPTON was the vicarage of Samuel Croxall, author of the "Fair Circassian," and editor of Esop's Fables. Here were buried Thomas Ripley, architect, 1758; John Beard, vocal performer, 1791; and Richard Tickell, political writer, author of " Anticipation," 1793. Near Hampton was the seat of Edward Lovibond, poet, author of “Tears of Old May day," who died here 1775. At Hampton Wick resided SIR RICHARD STEELE; at Bushy park the premier, Lord North; at Hampton house DAVID GARRICK, who erected here a temple, with a statue by Roubiliac, in honour of Shakspeare.

-HAMPTON COURT, the largest of the Royal palaces, was built by Cardinal Wolsey, who, in 1527, gave a most superb entertainment to the French ambassadors here: he presented it to Henry VIII. since which time it has been the occasional residence of all our Sovereigns excepting his present Majesty. Nov. 18, 1657, Cromwell's daughter Elizabeth was here married to Lord Falconberg; and Aug. 6, 1658, his favourite daughter Mrs. Claypole died here. The Eastern front 330 feet long, and the Southern 328, were added by William III. Architect Sir Christopher Wren, who passed the latter

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part of his life at Hampton Court Green. It was recently the asylum of the present King of the Netherlands. Among its numerous paintings, one room contains the portraits of 18 celebrated admirals; another," the Beauty room," of Mary 11. and 8 ladies of her court, by Kneller; and a third, constructed for the purpose, holds the pictorial boast of Britain, Raffael's seven cartoons, of which two have been exquisitely engraved by Holloway.

HANWELL was the rectory of Rowland Stedman, nonconformist, and George Henry Glasse, Greek scholar. Here was buried Jonas Hanway, philanthropist, 1786.

HANWORth was the rectory of Adam de Brom, founder of Oriel College, Oxford.. Here was a small but favourite palace of Henry VIII., in which his widow Catharine Parr and her third husband, Sir Thomas Seymour Lord Admiral, with their ward Elizabeth, afterwards Queen, frequently resided. It subsequently was the seat of Francis Lord Cottington of this place.

HAREFIELD PLACE, lately pulled down, was the residence of Lord Chief Justice Sir Edward Anderson; Lord Keeper Egerton, Viscount Brackley, and his wife Alice Countess of Derby, who was complimented by Harrington in a poem on her marriage, by Spenser under the name of Amaryllis, and by Milton, whose masque of "Arcades" was first performed here before her in 1633. She was buried in the church under a splendid monument in 1637. In this house also resided the loyal George Lord Chandos, to whom the celebrated divine Dr. John Conant (of whom it was said "Conanti nihil difficile") was domestic chaplain. It afterwards became the property of the Newdigates, who have splendid monuments in the church, among which are those of Sir Richard, Lord Chief Justice, 1678; Mary, wife of his son Sir Richard, the second Baronet (by Grinling Gibbons) 1692; and Sir Roger, the last Baronet, founder of the Newdigate prize, Oxford, 1806. In the church was also buried its former curate John Prickett, Bishop of Gloucester, 1680.

HARLINGTON was the rectory of Johu Kyte, Bishop of Carlisle; and Joseph Trapp, translator of Virgil, buried here (epitaph by himself) 1747. Dawley house was the favourite retirement of HENRY ST. JOHN, Viscount Bolingbroke. HARROW was an antient occasional residence of the Archbishops of Canterbury. It was he rectory of Cuthbert Tonstall, Bishop of Durham; and of William Boiton, the last Prior of St. Bartholomew's, Smithfield. The present vicar is the Rev. J. W. Cunningham, author of that extremely pleasing tale, "The Velvet Cushion." Here were buried John Lyon, yeomau, founder of its school, 1592; Sir Arthur Atye, public orator at Oxford, secretary to the Earl of Essex, 1604; Sir Samuel Garth, poet and physician, 1719; the three head masters of its school, Thomas Brian, 1730; Thomas Thackeray, 1760; and Robert Sumner (epitaph by Dr. Parr, who was born at Harrow, 1747) 1771. Here were educated William Baxter, author of “Glossarium Antiquitatum;" SIR WILLIAM JONES; the late MR. PERCEVAL, and MR. SHERIDAN; with the present Bishop of Cloyne, Dr. Parr, Marquis Hastings, Earls Spencer and Aberdeen, Lord Byron, the Right Honourable Robert Peel, and the Honourable William Spencer.

HAYES was an antient occasional residence of the Archbishops of Canterbury; the rectory of Robert Wright, Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry; and Patrick Young, Greek scholar, translator of Clement: the vicarage of Henry Gold, an accomplice of Elizabeth Barton, "the holy maid of Kent," executed with her 1534. (To be concluded in our next.)

Remarks on the Signs of Inns, &c.' (Continued from Part 1. p. 593.)

Time of the architectural skill HE CROSS. Many beautiful spe. and piety of our ancestors, in the Crosses which were the usual ornaments of market-places and churchyards, fell a sacrifice to the fanatical zeal of the Parliamentarians in the time of the unhappy Charles; but

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