Tycho Wing. This celebrated composer of Almanacks is represented as possessing very lively and expressive features, which are well painted, and with considerable warmth of colouring. His right hand rests on a celestial sphere, his collar is open, and a loose drapery covers his shoulders. Under him is a scarce engraving of his relation Vincent Wing, and another of Lilly the Astrologer. On the North wall are prints of Earl Camden, and Alfred dividing his last loaf. Near them, "Matt. Prior, ob. 1721, æt. 57;" an exceeding good portrait, and the features full of animation and vivacity. He wears a cap and crimson gown. This picture and its companion Sir Richard Steele were presented to the Company by the Editor of these "Anecdotes." The latter exhibits a large man inclined to corpulency, with handsome dark eyes and brows, with a velvet cap on his head, and his collar open. They were formerly part of the collection of Edward Earl of Oxford; and were painted, it is believed, by Kneller. Between them is a half-length of Bishop Hoadly an excellent portrait, given by Mr. Wilkins *. Extract from the Will of Mrs. Wilkins, dated Nov. 24, 1773. "Item, I give to the Worshipful Company of Stationers in London, according to the desire of my late dear Husband, the Picture of the late Right Reverend Doctor Benjamin Hoadly, Lord Bishop of Winchester, whom he had a great esteem for, and said his principles were founded on the Gospel; he was a true Protestant, and had always been a firm friend in the cause of Liberty, religious and civil; after my Executors have caused it to be new framed in a handsome manner, to be put up in some conspicuous part of Stationers Hall." [See also p. 597.] On a tablet under it is the following inscription: "This portrait of Dr. Benjamin Hoadly, Lord Bishop of Winchester, Prelate of the most noble Order of the Garter, was painted at the expence of William Wilkins, Esq. Citizen and Stationer of London, out of the high esteem and veneration he had for the Bishop, on account of his being always actuated by the true spirit of the Gospel, and the principles of the Protestant Religion, and of his being a firm friend to Liberty, Religious and Civil.—Mr. Wilkins left it to the Stationers Company after his wife's decease, who departed this life the 29th day of July 1784." This fine Portrait is a half length of the Bishop seated, habited A fine print of Alfred III. visiting William de Albanac completes the decorations of the North wall. At the East end of the room is the brass plate in memory of Mr. Bowyer, described in p. 293; with a bust of him taken after death; and the three following portraits, all given by Mr. Nichols : Archbishop Chichley, the venerable Founder of All Souls College, a fine old picture on board. A portrait of "William Bowyer, Printer, born July 1663; died Dec. 27, 1737." He had been many years a valuable member of the Company of Stationers; and appears to have been a pleasant round faced man. This is a very good picture; and a faithful engraving from it by Basire is given in this Work. "Robert Nelson, born June 22, 1656; died Jan. 10, 1714-5." The excellence of this pious Author's life, evinced in various admonitory publications, gave his features great placidity, which, added to their beauty, has enabled Sir Godfrey Kneller to present us with a most engaging likeness. The Register of printed books in the records at this Hall have been on many occasions highly serviceable to editors and commentators of our antient English lore. Both Mr. Steevens and Mr. Malone in his robes as Prelate of the Order of the Garter. This eminent Divine appears to have been more than 60 years of age when the painting was made, and has pleasant full features, shaded by a moderate-sized powdered wig. * Of this great man there are many original portraits preserved; and, as he lived to so great an age, it is not surprizing that they should in some respect vary from each other. They all, however, so far agree as to exhibit somewhat of a childish face. That in the fine series of Archbishops which adorn the Lambeth Gallery is in the same attitude of benediction with the engraving given in Gent. Mag. vol. LIII. p. 284, but was taken at an earlier period of life. Another, on glass, in the Lambeth Library, is as nearly as possible like that plate, but is barely the face, without the crosier. It would be tedious here to enter into a detail of a life so universally known; but it may be proper just to mention that he was educated first at Winchester, and then at New College, Oxford; became Archdeacon of Salisbury 1402; Chancellor of that diocese 1404; Bp. of St. David's 1407; and Archbishop of Canterbury 1414; and died Oct. 12, 1443. have industriously searched through them for the illustration of Shakspeare and Dryden; and Mr. Herbert most diligently for his improved edition of "Ames's Typographical Antiquities." Many curious particulars relating to the uses made of Stationers hall may be found in Malone's Life of Dryden; and at the commencement of the last Century concerts were frequently given in it, similar to those now common in Hanover-square and other places. Numbers of funeral feasts and convivial meetings have besides been celebrated and held there, exclusive of those peculiar to the Company. The City wall extends along the West end of the Court-room of Stationers Hall, where a small piece of ground has recently been demised by the City of London to Messrs. Leech and Dallimore, proprietors of the London Coffee-house; for the purpose of enlarging their already extensive buildings (a part of which, a few years after the pulling down of Ludgate, was fitted up as a German chapel). The workmen employed discovered, in July 1806, one of the bastions of the old City wall, a circular staircase, and, worked in with the masonry, a mutilated female head as large as the life, with coarse features, a sexagon altar three feet ten inches and high, and width 2 feet 6 inches, thus inscribed: D. M. C. MARTIN NAE. AN. XL ANENCLI TVS PROVINC CONIVGI PIENTISSIME They found also an elegant broken trunk and thighs, of a statue of Hercules; the whole of which, correctly drawn by Mr. John Carter, was engraved by Mr. Basire, and published in the Gentleman's Magazine, vol. LXXVI. p. 792. BENE BENEFACTORS TO THE COMPANY. Mr. Thomas Dockwray1, Master, 1554-1557. Mr. Dockwray gave to the Company one glass window in their new Hall, and " a spone of sylver, parcel gilt." He was Master from December 1554 to July 1558; and was buried in St, Faith's church, with this epitaph: "Here under thys stone restythe, yn the which Thomas deceased the XXIII daye of June, anno MCCCCCLIX, 2 John Cawood was of an antient family in the county of York; as appears from a book at the Heralds'-office, William Grafton, VI. A, B, C, London, wherein are the following words: "Cawood, Typographus Regius Regina Maria." He was three times Master of the Company; in 1561, 1562, and 1566. He gave them six yards of wainscote in their Council Chamber; and two new glazed windows in the Hall; a portrait of himself, and another of his master, John Raynes; << a herse clothe, of clothe of gold, pouderyd with blew velvet, and borderyd abought with blacke velvet, embroidered and steyned with blew, yelow, red, and green." He also gave a salt and cover, weighing six ounces and a half, double gilt, with the Stationers arms on it; another salt, without a cover, weight 9 ounces; a spone, all gylt;" the Arms of England gravyn on stone, and set in a frame at the upper end of the Hall; and " a box with a patent given by Harolds to the Company of Stacyoners, concerninge their Armes, with Charges."-He was buried in St. Faith's church, where his tomb was thus inscribed: 66 "John Cawood, Citizen and Stationer of London, Printer to the most renowned Queen's Majesty, Elizabeth, married three wives, and had issue by Joane his first wife onely, as followeth, three sons and four daughters; John his eldest son being Bache, lor of Law, and Fellow in New College, in Oxenford, died 1570. Mary married to George Bischoppe, Stationer; Isabell married to Thomas Woodcock, Stationer. Gabrael, his second son, bestowed this dutifull remembrance of his deare parents, 1591, then churchwarden; Susanna married to Robert Bullok; Bárbara married to Mark Norton; Edmund, third son, died 1570. He died 1 of April, 1572, he being of age then 58" [Gabriel Cawood was Master in 1592 and 1599.] 1557 Mr. Henry Cooke, Warden. 1563 Mr. Thomas Dewyxsell 3. 1567 Mr. William Lambe 5. 'Mr. Cooke gave ten quires of Royal paper to make the two earliest accompt books, which were bound at the cost of Thomas Dewkswell (the value of the paper 11s. 8d.) 9 Mrs. Toye appears to have been a courteous dame, contributing to all the Company's collections for the establishment of their corporation, and their public dinners. She also paid for one of the glazed windows in the Hall. In 1560, she presented the Company with a new table-cloth, and a dozen of napkins. 3 Mr. Dewyxsell, in 1563, gave by will one fourth of the residue of his property to the Company, for the use of the poor. 4"A cup all gilt, with a cover, called a maudelen cuppe, weighing 11 ounces,' was given by Mr. May; and at the same time "a spone all gylt," with the arms of the house, the gift of Mr. Jugge; and another, the gift of Mr. Irelande. 5 Mr. William Lambe, Clothworker, gave this Company an annuity of 6l. 13s. 4d. charged on the chapel, or church, of St. James, lying near the Wall of the City of London, and within the gate of the same city called Crippelgate, and the churchyard to the said chapel, or church adjoining, confirmed by his last will, for perpetual relief of the poor in the parish of St. Faith under Paul's. Out of the annuity the Company undertook to pay 6s. 8d. for a Sermon at St. Faith's on the 6th of May; and also to give weekly to twelve poor men or women of that parish one penny in money, and one penny in bread; leaving to the Company 17. 2s. 8d. towards a dinner. The Sermon is still preached, agree ably to the will of Mr. Lambe, on the 6th of May, when the twelve pensioners are regularly required to attend. Mr. Lambe died (saith Stowe) in 1577; which must be a mistake; but Mr. Newcourt very properly suggests, that it was about two or three years before that time; for his will, proved in the Prerogative-office, bears date March 10, 1579, and a codicil annexed to it April 1, 1580, both which were proved June 2, 1580; so that it is plain he died between the first of April and the beginning of June, that year. Stowe likewise tells us, that then (1577) he gave this Chapel to the Clothworkers of London. He was buried in the church of St. Faith: and near his grave a brass plate on a pillar was thus inscribed: "As I was, so are ye; WILLIAN |