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 100b ELY PLACE, HOLBORN. Pen and Indian ink, with a little colour. 15 by 9-1/2 in. Ely Place was the town mansion of the Bishops of Ely, dating apparently from the time of John de Kirkeby, Bishop, who died 1290. John of Gaunt died here. Sir Christopher Hatton got hold of part of the garden, and built himself a house there, hence Hatton Garden. In 1772 the see transferred to the Crown all its rights to Ely Place, a house being built as an episcopal residence, now 37 Dover Street, Piccadilly. The buildings, excepting St. Etheldreda's Chapel, were afterwards taken down. The Chapel, a fine piece of fourteenth-century architecture, belongs to Roman Catholics. The view is from the west. To epitomise John Carter's words: To right is the Chapel, now much altered and restored; in centre, outside of cloister; to left the great Hall, at the end part of the kitchen, and above it the tower of St. Andrew's Church. By, 1776 (1748-1817). Lent by Sir E. Coates.

101 SCREEN FORMERLY IN CHAPEL OF ST. ANDREW, IN NORTH TRANSEPT OF WESTMINSTER ABBEY.

Indian ink with shields of arms coloured. 17-3/4 by 20-1/2 in.

This screen replaced one made in the time of Edward III, an illustration of the cresting of which appears in Professor Lethaby's "Westminster Abbey and the King's Craftsmen" (1906). Trickings of the coats of arms are given in a Lansdowne manuscript, and they have been identified by Mr. Lethaby from a manuscript in his own possession, once belonging to H. Keepe, of the Inner Temple, who died in 1688. An inscription under the drawing states that the screen was "removed for the Coronation early in the eighteenth century."

Written on the drawing is "Mar: 1722."

Lent by Sir E. Coates.

102 THE FIRST WINNER OF DOGGETT'S COAT AND BADGE IN HIS WHERRY.

Oil picture. 42 by 33 in.

The annual race for these trophies began on 1 August 1716, the day of the accession of George I. Strange to say, the name of the