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in its prefent fituatien at the expence of 
the erewn, about 1578, by anorder from 
the Earl of Danby, afterwards Doke of 
Leeds: when the pedeital was made by 
Griniin Gibbons. M. de Arehenholz 
(Tableau d Angleterre, i. 163) gives a 
diverting ane ae of Rivet. He caita 
vaft sumber of knives and torks, in brafs, 
which he fuld as made of the broken fta- 
tue. They were bought with great ea- 
gernefs by theroyalifs, from affection to 
their monarch ; and by the rebels as a 
mak of triumph over their muidered fo- 
vereign. 
TOWER-STREET. ; 
When Lord Hattings was going to tlie 
Council in the Tower, whence be was 
hurried tothe block, Sir Thomas Haward 
was fent by the Prot-étor to accompany 
him. ‘* This Sir Thomas (fays Hall), 
while the Lord Haftynges ftaid a wh: ie 
cemmuning with a prielt whom he met in 
Tower-ftreet, brake the lord’s tale, fay- 
ing to him merrily, What, my lord, 
pray you come on; wherefore talk you fo 
Jong with that price, you have no need 
of a priet yet; and laughed upon him, 
as though he would fry, ‘You fhall have 
nede of one foos. But little wiit the 
other what he meant (but ore night thefe 
words wee wel! remembered by thefe that 
heard them), fo the true lord Haftynges 
little miftrnited, and was never merrier 
nor theught his life in more furety in all- 
his days.’ 
Hall too has chronicled another anec- 
do’e, which h=prened te Lord Haiings 
but a few yards difant. 
<c Upon the very Tower wharf, fo near 
the place where his- head was of fo 
after as a man 
oo 
might well caft a ball, a 
perfuivanr of nis own, called eek fyi IgES, 
mette with him, and of eng in 
that pi2zce he tas put in rel nembrance Ot 
ano-Rer time, im wh: it happe ned them 
to meet before together in the place, at 
which time the Lord Haftyn ges had bene 
‘ie 
their im 
accufed to Ki: ig Ednas d by the Lord Ry- 
vers, the Q ieen’s brother, iafomuch that 
ke was for a while. ack lafed net 
Jong, highiy in the King’s indigna‘ion. 
As be now mette the fame purfuivant in 
the iame place, the jecpardy io well paffed, 
at gave Him great pleafure to talk with 
him thereof, with whom he had talked in 
the fame place of that matter, and there- 
fore faid, Ab Haly-ges, art thow remem- 
bred when F-met thee here once with an 
heavy hart? Ye, my sted {quoth he), 
that T remember eli: and thacked be ro 
tod they gai ne good nor yew no harme © 
‘ghereby. 78 wouldefl fay fo (qeoth Pe 
Loevdiniana, 
; | [Feb. 1, 
if thou kneweft fo much as I do, whiche 
few know yet, and more fhall thortly ;—= 
that meant he that Earl Ryvers, and the 
Lord Richard, and Sir Thomas Vaughan, 
fhould that day be behtaded at Pemifret, 
as they were indeed, which aé he wilt 
well fhould be dene: but nothing ware 
that the axe hung fo nere his own head. 
To faith, man (quoth he), I was never fo 
forry, nor never ftood in fo great danger 
of my life as I did whenthou and I mette 
neve, and lo the worlde is turned now; 
now ftand mine enemies in the danger, as 
thou mayeft happe to hear more hereafter, 
and I never in my }'fe merrier, nor never 
in fo great furety. I pray God it prove 
fo (quoth Hafiynges). Prove! quoth he; 
doubteft thou that? nay, nay, I warrant 
thee. And fo in manner difpleafed he 
entered into the Tower, where he was not 
long on lyve, as you have heard.” 
GREAT QUzEN-STREET, LINCOLN S- 
INN-FIELDS. : 
In this fireet, next door to the celebrat- 
ed D Gtor Raicliffe, lived Sir Godfrey 
Kneller. ‘ Kneller,” fays Lord Orford 
(Works, vol. ili. p. 364), ‘* was fond of 
flowers, and had a fine collection. As 
sre was a great intimacy between him 
and the phyfician, he permitted the latter 
to havea door into his garden; but Rat- 
cliffe’s fervan's gathering and defreying 
the flowers, Kneller fent him word he muft 
fhut up thedoor. Ratcliffe replied peev- 
ily, ¢ Tell him he may do any thing 
with it but paint it..—* And I,” aofwered 
Sir Godfrey, ‘ can take any thing from 
oe but phyfic.” 
¢ Gocfrey. died here, ORE 27@ 
17 ie 
OLD CHANGE. 
Parallel to the eaft fide of St. PatiPs 
Church-yard, is the King’s cr Old Ex- 
change. This was the feat of the King’s 
Exchanger, who delivered out to the other 
exchangers, through the kingdom, their 
coining irons, and received them again 
when worn cut, with an account of the 
fums coined: neither was any body to 
make change of p'ate, or other mafs of © 
filver, unlefs at this place. —(See Stow, 
609, 610.) It is mentioned in the ware. 
robe accompts of King Edward the Firft, 
1390." Of the bafineis that was anciently 
tranf2G@ted here we have.an inftance in the 
Rolis of Parlianrent (vol. v 635.) where 
we are tuld that from September 16, 1465, 
tothe Feait of Michaelmas, 1466, there 
were changed in gold 137,875 old nobles 
_by weight, whereof was retained by every 
juch able by way of emption; for the 
Einz’s farm, and the Mint- mafter's s cofts 
and — 
