“1670. April 21. For the repaires of the parish church and maimed soldiers, etc., this Queene Street house is taxed 5s., whereof Lady Chaworth paying ½, his lordship ½, comes to 2s. 6d.”
“To the beadle for watching the Queene Street house ending the above said Christmasse [1671] 4s.; Lady Cha[worth] paying ½, his lordship other ½, comes to 2s.”
“July 3, 1669. The hire of paper windowes last year, 1668, to save the hangings in the dining roome and drawing roome, the ½ of cost, Lady Cha[worth] payes the other half, 5s.”
Some indication of the reason that influenced Lady Chaworth in setting up housekeeping with her brother may be afforded from a letter dated 25th June, 1670, from Lord Chaworth to his wife, at Lord Roos’s house in Great Queen Street, requesting her to return to him, and offering to receive her with respect and affection.[[452]]
In the Hearth Tax Roll for 1673, the house is shown as “Empty.” Two years later “The Lady Morpeth” is shown in occupation. This was Elizabeth, dowager lady Berkeley, wife of Edward Howard, Viscount Morpeth, afterwards second Earl of Carlisle. It was in this same year that her eldest son Charles, afterwards third earl, was born. Later occupants of the house were:—
| 1683. | Sir Edward Mosen. |
| Before 1698 until after 1709. | Mrs. Eleanor Complin. |
| Before 1715 until after 1720. | Thomas Burges. |
| Before 1723 until 1732. | Ashburnham Froude and Thomas Burges.[[453]] |
| 1733. | Ashburnhame Froud. |
| 1733–1740. | Madame Eaton. |
| 1740–44. | Madame Pain (Paign). |
| 1746. | —— Davis. |
| 1747–51. | Elizabeth Falconer. |
| 1753–55. | James Ward. |
| 1755–57. | G. Stewart. |
| 1758–70. | Thos. Brock (Brooke). |
| 1770–74. | Thos. Rudd. |
| 1775–78. | Ric. Rudd. |
| 1779. | —— Thomas. |
| 1780–86. | Mrs. Thomas. |
| 1786– | John Arthur. |
In the Council’s collection are:—
[[454]]Exterior (photograph).
Side entrance in Middle Yard, erected 1859–60 (photograph).
Interior from the gallery (photograph).