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Subsequent to these, the books, pamphlets, and occasional notices are entirely devoted to the faults in administration, the principal complaint being that its greatly increased income should be devoted to the original purpose, and, if not by situation at least by application, should continue to be a beneficial foundation amongst the poor, overburdened parishes immediately east of the Tower of London. Most important of these later works is

" The Royal Hospital and Collegiate Church of Saint Katherine near the Tower in its relation to the East of London. By Frederic Lennox Lea, M.A. 1878."

There is also an 8vo pamphlet, issued privately about 1870, with the title :

" The Collegiate Chapter of the Royal Hospital or Free Chapel of Saint Katherine near the Tower in its relation to the Church in the East of London."

On several occasions the administration of its income has been the subject of questions in the Houses of Parliament. It was also included in the several inquiries of the Charity Commissioners, and as late as October, 1911, it was made the subject of a newspaper agitation.

The history of this old foundation of course attracted the attention of Sir Walter Besant. In dealing with it as an historian he is picturesquely inaccurate. Describing the last service held in the church, 30 Oct., 1825, he wrote ('Mediaeval London,' p. 335) " When the voice of the preacher died away the destroyers began their work. They pulled down the church," &c. It will be seen by reference to the date of the sale of the materials that at least six weeks must have elapsed between these two events.

His well-known novel ' St. Katharine's by the Tower' (3 vols., 1891) describes the church and precinct in 1791. Chap. iii. provides an impression of the interior of the church, and speaks of " the glorious Rose Window." Only the east window can be intended ; but it was plain and circular, and not a rose window, and the square panes of white glass were not beautiful.

Of the illustrations of St. Katharine's there is little to be said. Hollar's plate in the * Monasticon ' and the 8vo plates in the later topographical works are known. Grace's Portfolio VIII. has two etchings, made during the demolition of 1827 ; and the Gardner Collection has a water-colour drawing by E. Dayes of the houses being pulled down in clearing the site of St. Katharine's Docks. It is remarkable that Carter, Schnebbelie, Buckler, and other topo- graphical artists of the period did not devote

more attention to the picturesque buildings.. The most useful map or plan of the area is- one by Philip Hardwick, lithographed bjr Hullmandel, and issued with a key identi- fying the occupiers in September, 1825.

ALECK ABRAHAMS.

FULLWOOD : HALLEY : PARRY :

PYKE. (See 11 S. vi. 303.)

IN response to my previous note under this- heading, MB. ABTHUB CABBINGTON, now of Northam House, Northam, North Devon, kindly wrote me 21 Oct. last, sending some^ interesting items on Fulwood and Halley, including an abstract of an article on ' Christopher Fulwood, the Royalist,' by Thomas Bateman, in The Reliquary, i. 89.

MB. CABBINGTON states that there are no Fulwood marriages recorded in the early parish registers of Youlgreave. The first baptismal entry of Fulwood is this :

" 1561, Feb. 6. Thomas Fulwood, s. of John Fulwood."

The earliest burial record of Fulwood is " 158Q, Dec. 10. Hugh Fulwood, yeoman." One Humphrey Fulwood, yeoman, was buried 24 April, 1590. The names Francis and Christopher also occur in the burial register between 1596 and 1629, as well as in the baptismal register at about the same epoch.

MB. CABBINGTON says : " The name Humphrey appears frequently as a name in numerous families at Youlgreave, and it may only be a coincidence that H. Halley 13 named in a Fulwood will."

He cites also an article on the ' Bong's Forest of the High Peak ' (Kirke) in The, Reliquary, viii. 44, where these remarks appear :

" There was a family called Halley of consider- able note in the Forest. I have proofs of the following short pedigree :

William de Hally, temp. Edw. I.

William de Hally, Bailiff of Peak Forest, 11 Edw. II. '

I Robert de Hally, living 5 Edw. III.

Hugo de Hally, 25 Edw. III.

Robert de Hally, 10 Rich. II."

MB. R. J. BEEVOB of St. Albans, supplies the following extracts from Chancery Pro- ceedings :

" 1630. George Halley of Liverpool : Geryase Sleigh, late of Derby, about 19 years ago obtained judgment against George Sutton of Burton Peake, Stalls ; 3 closes at Bakewell in the tenure of