[160] His son Thomas was created Earl of Pomfret by George I., 1721; the title is extinct.
[161] He appeared for the seven bishops on their trial, greatly angering King James thereby. He voted for William and Mary, and was by them created Earl of Bradford, 1694.
[162] Repertorium, vol. i. p. 276. Newcourt.
[163] Born 1437. Assisted Tindal in translating and printing the Bible. Died 1568.
[164] New View of London, vol. i. p. 14. E. Hatton.
[165] The steeple has been slightly lowered by Sir W. Staines in recent years: it was 234 feet high. When this was done, it was discovered that an old hawk had inhabited the two upper circles, the open arcades of which were filled with masses of bird’s bones, chiefly those of the city pigeons upon which he had preyed.
[166] There is a quantity of stone quarried for S. Paul’s still lying at the back of the island, ready for transportation.
[167] Anecdotes of Distinguished Persons, vol. ii. p. 310. Seward. It is supposed to have been part of the gravestone of Dr. John King, Bishop of London, 1611–21, called by King James ‘the King of preachers.’ ‘He was a most solid and profound divine of great gravity and piety, and a most excellent volubility of speech.’—Repertorium, vol. i. p. 29. Newcourt. Bishop King preached at S. Paul’s Cross before King James I. and all his Court when James the First began the restoration of the Cathedral under Inigo Jones. A quaint print of this scene still exists.—Three Cathedrals of S. Paul, p. 20. Longman.
[168] Fast. Oxon., vol. i. p. 139. Wood.
[169] Vide supra, [pp. 77, 78].