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LIFE OF DEAN BUCKLAND. 
[CH. IX. 
between two and four, you will meet William Harcourt and 
some other naturalists, and see chloroform administered to 
Beast, Bird, Reptile, and Fishes. 
“ Very truly yours, 
“W. Buckland.” 
Among the interesting “ fixtures ” at the Deanery is a 
drawing, by Canaletti, of the procession of the Knights 
of the Bath, painted for Dean Wilcocks in 1747, who, like 
his predecessor Atterbury, also held the See of Rochester. 
The Dean of Westminster is ex-officio Chaplain of the 
Order, and the tradition of the picture is that Bishop 
Wilcocks was so proud of the position assigned him in the 
procession of walking next the King, that he caused the 
picture to be painted in order to commemorate it, and to 
mark as well the completion of Mr. Christopher Wren’s 
towers. The Dean of Westminster on all official occasions 
wears the badge of the Order, attached to a wide red ribbon. 
The badge is emblematic of the sacredness of the Order_ 
three garlands twisted together in honour of the Holy 
Trinity, and supposed to be derived from Arthur, founder 
of British chivalry. The motto is “ Tria numina juncta in 
uno,” and there is a rose, shamrock, and thistle in the 
centre. I he Dean wears the robes on a “collar day” when 
he goes to Court. 
The leads over the rambling old Deanery made a delight¬ 
ful playground for Bucklands children, who found that 
the novelty of growing mustard and cress in boxes on the 
roof was quite as interesting as sowing their names in the 
Oxford soil. There was much more light and sunshine 
on the leads than in the high-walled Oxford college garden, 
and they could always find a snug sheltered corner, which- 
