There is no account nor appearance of interment in this chapel, except of Archbishop Parker, who died in 1575, aged seventy-two years, and desired by his will to be buried here. The spot where his body now rests is marked by the following words, cut on a slab immediately in front of the communion rails : Corpus Matthæi Archiepiscopi Tandem Hic Quiescit."

Queen Elizabeth reposed great confidence in Archbishop Parker, and frequently visited him in this palace. But the hospitality with which she was treated could not altogether restrain her from expressing her indignation at the prelate's breach of celibacy. She had never, indeed, been perfectly reconciled to that part of the Reformation which allowed the marriage of ecclesiastics, and Parker had

The bowels of Archbishop Parker were put into an urn and deposited in the Howard Chapel in Lambeth Church. His tomb, which is now in the vestibule of the palatial chapel, originally stood on the south side of the communion-table, near the spot where he had been accustomed to pray. But both that, and the body of the Archbishop, was removed whilst the palace was in the possession of Scot and Hardy. "It was the vile Matthew Hardy that caused Archbishop Parker to be dug up and buried beneath a dunghill, sold the lead wherein he was enclosed, and converted the tombstone to a table for the use of his own house. But in 1661 the said Hardy was obliged, by an order of the House of Lords, to find the body and reposit it near the place where it was before buried, and also erect a like monument at his own proper cost and charge." At one end of the tomb, on a small brass plate, is a Latin inscription by Archbishop Sancroft, narrating this flagrant violation of the sepulchre in strong terms of abhorrence.

not only written a treatise in support of it, but had absolutely entered the nuptial bonds, before the repeal of the statutes forbidding priests to marry. On one occasion, the haughty Queen, after having been entertained with extraordinary magnificence by the Archbishop and his lady, could not, at her departure, forbear intimating her sentiments in the following rude and uncourteous manner. After having thanked the Archbishop for his hospitality, she turned to his wife, and said, " And you-Madam, I may not call you, and Mistress I am ashamed to call you, so as I know not what to call you, yet, nevertheless, I thank you."

The Crypt, or Under-chapel, is generally thought to be the oldest part of the palace. It consists of a series of strong stone arches, supported in the centre by a short massy column, and is 36 feet long by 24 feet wide: the height of the roof from the ground is about 10 feet. These vaults are now converted into cellars, but might possibly be once used for divine worship, as there are two entrances to them from the cloisters.

The Steward's Parlour, or the Great Parlour as it was formerly called, which is situated in this part of the palace, is a noble room, as old as the time of Archbishop Cranmer, whose motto, Nosce teipsum,' is painted in various parts of the large bow window, together with the royal arms of England. The Servants'-hall, which nearly adjoins it, is an apartment of the same description, and is supposed to have been built or repaired by Archbishop Bancroft, as it contains his arms, and also his motto, Volente

deo.' The great Kitchen was built by Archbishop Sancroft, about the year 1685.

The Post-room, which has been so denominated from a large post or pillar, that supports the great timbers of that roof, is a part of the building called the Lollards' Tower, and forms a kind of vestibule, or western entrance to the chapel. It is lighted on the west side by three low pointed windows, which open towards the Thames. Opposite to these is the doorway of the chapel, a large circular stone arch, enclosing two pointed ones, and surmounted by the arms of Archbishop Laud. As a specimen of domestic architecture, this apartment claims the notice of the antiquary, being remarkable for the broad and massy character of its walls, and that certain gloomy air of remote ages which in these kind of buildings is so well calculated to recall the memory of other times. The flat pannelled ceiling of this room is ornamented at the intersections with a variety of grotesque forms, angels bearing shields of arms, scrolls, and other forms. One head is particularly remarkable, the face being an exact resemblance of that of Henry VIII. Whether this was the result of accident or design, it is not easy to determine; if the latter, it may serve to mark the date of this ceiling's erection.

The Lollards' Tower is a large pile of stone building, deriving its name from a small prison within it, that was anciently used for confining the religious sect called Lollards,* who were very much persecuted

* This portion of the palace was erected by Archbishop Chichely, and cost in the whole £278; 2: 114, each item of