[278]. The house was still standing on 12th February, 1738–9 (see indenture of that date between Philip Carter and Jas. Mallors, Middlesex Registry Memorials, 1739, I., 450–1), but by 22nd May in that year it had been demolished, the two houses fronting Great Queen Street were then in course of erection, and others were intended to be built. The parish ratebook for 1739 shows the house as “Empty”; that for 1740 gives: “Empty. 12 houses made out of one.”
[279]. That the archway was exactly in the centre may be proved by the fact that when the two houses were sold to Jas. Mallors in the year 1742, they were each described as 22 feet in width, including half of the passage into Queen’s Court (Middlesex Registry Memorials, 1741, IV., 424 and 1742, I., 435).
[280]. Between Thomas Wither and Thomas Raye (Common Pleas Recovery Roll, 26 Chas. II., Trinity, Rot. 4).
[281]. Feet of Fines, Middlesex, 13 Chas. I., Trinity.
[282]. (27th January, 1650–1.) “Col. Berkstead to take care for the pulling down of the gilt image of the late Queen, and also of the King, the one in Queen Street, and the other at the upper end of the same street, towards Holborn, and the said images are to be broken in pieces.” (Calendar of State Papers, Domestic, 1651, p. 25.)
[283]. Recovery Roll (Common Pleas), 17 Chas. I., Hilary, 236.—Indenture between William Newton, Philip Willoughby and Edward Mabb and Edward Burghe.
[284]. Afterwards Middle Yard.
[286]. See Indenture of 18th May, 16 Geo. II., between Lord Conway and Francis Paddy (Middlesex Registry Memorials, 1743, I., 334–5).
[287]. Henry Sadler, Some memorials of the Globe Lodge No. 23 of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England, p. 11.