in Foxe's Book of Martyrs (v. iii, p. 880) to have persecuted the Protestants with the greatest violence and cruelty on several occasions at his residence here.

Bishop John Aylmer, A.D. 1577-1594, was charged with cutting down the wood belonging to the See at Fulham, and was forbidden to do so, by order of Queen Elizabeth, after investigation of the matter by the Council. He died here June 3rd, A.D. 1594.

Bishop Richard Fletcher, A.D. 1595-1596, bestowed great sums of money on the reparation of this and the other mansion-houses belonging to the See of London, which in his day were found to be much decayed. In the windows of the hall are the initial letters of this bishop, with date of A.D. 1595,-he repaired and fitted up that apartment.

In the time of Bishop William Juxon, A.D. 1633-1660, the house and manor of Fulham were sold to Colonel Harvey, A.D. 1647, the bishop retiring to his private estate at Compton, co. Gloucester. Fuller says: "he staid at home till his bishopric left him, roused from his swan's nest at Fulham, for a bird of another feather to build therein." This lay ownership no doubt ceased with the restoration of Monarchy.

Bishop Gilbert Sheldon, A.D. 1660-1663, expended a considerable sum on the palace.

Bishop Henry Compton, A.D. 1675-1713, during his suspension, began the formation of the botanical collections here for which Fulham has ever since been celebrated; but as archæologists we may not dilate upon them.

During the suspension of Dr. Compton for refusing to suspend Dr. Sharp, then minister of St. Giles'-in-theFields, the bishop "amply gratified himself," says Faulkner, the author of the Historical and Topographical Account of Fulham, London, 1813-from whose work these notes are derived-" in his favourite amusement of gardening, to a taste for which he joined a real and scientific knowledge of plants, an attainment not usual among the great of those days; and during a long residence of thirty-eight years was enabled finally to collect a greater number of greenhouse rarities, and to

plant a greater variety of hardy exotic trees and shrubs, than had been seen in any garden in England."

Bishop John Robinson, A.D 1714-1723, presented to the Archbishop of Canterbury, in A.D. 1715, a petition setting forth that the manor-house or palace of Fulham was grown very old and ruinous, that it was too large for the revenues of the bishopric, and that part of the building was become useless. Thereupon Sir John Vanbrugh, Sir Christopher Wren, and others were commissioned to examine the premises. These reported that, after taking down the bake-house and the pastry-house which adjoined the kitchen, and all the buildings to the northward of the great dining-room, there would be left between fifty and sixty rooms, besides the chapel, hall, and kitchen. As these were considered sufficient for the use of the bishop and his successors, a license, dated July 21st, 1715, was issued to pull down the other buildings. The palace now consists of about the same

number of rooms as were left after this was done.

Bishop Thomas Sherlock, A.D. 1748-1761, built the dining-room, repaired the hall, and expended a considerable sum of money in the embellishment and adornment of Fulham palace.

Bishop Richard Osbaldeston, A.D. 1769-1764, bequeathed the sum of £1,000 towards the repair of the palace.

Bishop Richard Terrick, A.D. 1764-1777, removed the chapel of the palace to its present position, fitted it up, and repaired other parts of the edifice.

Bishop Robert Lowth, A.D. 1777-1787, died in this building in A.D. 1787, November 3rd, after a long illness induced by intense study.

Bishop Beilby Porteus, A.D. 1787-1809, died here, and bequeathed his books to the See, directing that the profits of his literary works, after deducting £100 to each of three trustees appointed to prepare a complete edition, should form the groundwork of a fund for the purpose of erecting a new library at Fulham Palace. The copyright sold for £750.

A few words may here be added about the hall. It is a fine room, measuring 50 ft. 6 in. by 27 ft. Bishop

Sherlock's arms, carved in wood, are—or were-over the mantel-piece. Bishop Porteus placed in the window a portrait of Dr. Drummond, Archbishop of York. Three windows on the west side and one on the east, contain 37 coats of arms of Kemp, Savage, Tunstall, Fitz-James, Aylmer, and other bishops, as described in detail by Faulkner. The cypher of the artist: "R: T: fecit,' occurs twice, viz., No. 9 on the east window, and No. 7 on the middle west window. There is a door leading from the hall to the great dining-room which appears to be of the 15th century. On one of the spandrils are the arms of the See, and on the other the arms of the bishop by whom it was erected; but having been originally very rudely carved, and rendered more obscure by frequent whitewashings, it would be impossible to ascertain to whom it belonged.

There is also an ancient window in the passage which leads from the hall to the chapel. This contains painted glass and shields of arms, viz., (1) arms of Fitz-James; (2) portrait of Bishop Compton; (3) arms of Bishop Compton; (4) arms of Bishop Mountaigne, or Monteigne, A.D. 1621-1628; (5) medallion of the Virgin Mary; (6) arms of Bishop Savage; (7) arms of Bishop Kemp; four medallions of the seasons.

The chapel is on the north of the inner court, fronting the gardens. Bishop Terrick removed it there, and expended on its improvement part of the money given for that purpose by Bishop Osbaldestone. The wainscoting was brought from the chapel of London House, Aldersgate Street. The greater part of the painted glass in the windows, which is very good, was also removed from the same place. There are about one hundred and twelve shields of arms, of which Faulkner gives a detailed list. The library forms the east side of the palace, and faces the gardens. It was probably erected by Bishop Sheldon. The dimensions are 50 ft. by 20 ft. Here are preserved the books of Bishop Porteus, and a collection of portraits of the prelates added to from time to time by the successive occupiers of the palace. The paintings are described by the already-mentioned historian. They begin in the corner on the right-hand of the entrance, as

follows:-Bishops Grindall, Ridley, Abbot, Laud, Bancroft, King, Henchman, Porteus, Compton, Gibson, Sherlock, Osbaldeston, Hayter, Terrick, Lowth, Randolph, Robinson, Tunstall, Sheldon, and Juxon.

The gallery leading to the chapel contained portraits of Bishop King and Archbishop Abbot. Bishop Sherlock built the dining-room; and Bishop Porteus, who repaired it, placed over the chimney a portrait of Sherlock.