Their hall was built in 1730. It stands upon piazzas, having a grass plot in front, with gravel walks, adorned with statues.

The following are extracts from their old books :—

"Accounts 1691.-Disburst about the man that was given the company for dissection."

April 6th, 1711, four statues ordered to be bought, not to exceed fifteen pounds." April 9th, 1711, a skeleton ordered to be bought in London, not to exceed six guineas." “December 11th, 1711,

ordered by a full vote in the company that perrywigg-making be from thenceforth accounted as a part and branch of the company." “ June 14th, 1742, order that no brother shave John Robson, till he pays what he owes to Robert Shafto."

The society consists of 30 members.

ARMS.-First Shield. Quarterly: first and fourth, sable, a chevron between three fleams argent; second and third, per pale argent, and vert, a spatula in pale argent, surmounted of a rose gules, charged with another of the first; the first rose regally crowned proper. Between the four quarters, a cross of St George gules, charged with a lion passant gardant, or. CREST.—An opinicus, with wings indorsed, or, for the Barber-Chirurgeons. Second Shield. Per fess azure, and argent, a pale counter-changed, three doves of the last; each holding in the beak an olive branch, or. CREST.-A dish argent, glorified, or; thereon the head of St John the Baptist, proper, for the Tallow Chandlers. MOTTO.-De prescientia Dei.

Shipwrights.

THE ordinary of this society, dated August 8th, 1636, signed the day following by the judges of assize, who certify

their having perused and ratified the same, enjoins them to meet yearly on the 27th of December, to choose two wardens, and the like number of overseers; prohibiting them from working on Sundays and holidays observed by the church, giving them power to make by-laws, and restricting apprentices from working tide-work till they had served three years.

Another order of this society, dated August 6th, 1674, was also confirmed by the judges; as was another also, dated July 26th, 1689. Besides the above, this fraternity have since made many additional orders by their own authority.

The following curious entries occur in their old books :-"1613, Robart Harrigad, for a carvell, 1s.-1622, William Keisley, for working on a ketch on a holiday 7d.—Of two for working on a "flebote" on a holiday 7d.—1624, received for a pott "fower heates on a keele 21d.”—1651, about this time the company appear to have had ways at the Close-gate, where large ships were built.-27 December, 1622, pd. for betredging the towre 24s. 2d.-1630, mention occurs of Skis Thursday being our Lady-day in Lent.-June 24th, 1673, a brother fined for challenging another to fight, and giving him his glove.-Ten brethren fined for working on January 30th, 1651, being a thanksgivingedaye. December 27th, 1672, a brother fined for telling one of the twelve " he turned his cloake upon the other shoulder."

This society consists of 29 members. They have their hall in Wall-Knoll, or Carpenters' Tower, built in the year 1716,

ARMS.-Azure, an antique hulk, the stern terminating with the head of a dragon; in the hulk, the ark with three doors in the side;