[107] Evelyn’s Diary, September, 1666.
[108] That of Robert de Braybrook (Bishop of London 1382 and 1405). The tomb of Donne (Dean of S. Paul’s 1621–1631) was not entirely destroyed.
[109] The bricks, which were temporarily used in the building of S. Paul’s, were of so good a quality that Richard Jennings, Wren’s master carpenter, bought and transported them by water to Henley-on-Thames (his native town), and with them built a house a mile from Henley, which, bearing the name of ‘Badgemore,’ is still to be seen. The bricks of which it is built are often admired.
[110] Desiderata Curiosa, p. 545. Peck.
[111] Pepys’ Diary, vol. v. p. 326.
[112] ‘Lex Ignea, or the School of Righteousness.’—Life of Sancroft, vol. ii. p. 355. Doyley.
[113] Life of Sancroft, vol. i. p. 141. Doyley.
[114] i.e. by word of mouth.
[115] Probably a misprint for ‘Argo-navis,’ referring to the frequent repairs of the Argo.
[116] In 1672 a bridge, with a beautiful arch resembling those that cross the canals at Venice, was built over ‘the Ditch,’ opposite Bridewell Hospital. One or two other bridges were built, and the stream made navigable, but apparently not ‘cleansed,’ which in time rendered it a nuisance. The bridges were taken down and the stream reduced to a drain in 1765.—Ann. Reg., 1765, p. 136.