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London And Middlesex Abchjsologrlcal Soc...
Bro . Edward Arnolde had a special commission from the Grand Master tocollect and assemble the various Brethren scattered throughout the counties of
Korthamptonshire , Huntingdonshire , and Bedfordshire , and to form them into a Lodge , and bring them to Hampton , to assist in building this Great Hall . Beside these Brethren , there was an Apprentices' Lodge , presided over by a Master-Carpenter , and his Warden ; arid a Lodge of Bricklayers , consisting of a Master , Warden , and seventy-eight Brethren . There were also other expert Master-Masons not joined to Lodges , whose names are given in full , and their special
work mentioned ^ thus : John Ellis , of Westminster , freemason , who was env ployed upon the stone-work of the great bay window ; John Whighte , of Win-Chester , Freemason , employed upon carving flowers in stone , for the hall ; John Wright , of South Mimms / Freemason , who carved the king ' s arms and supporters , arid badges , & c , & c ., also the fine lion which sits to this day so prominently on the top of the gable-end of ^
which he received only 16 s ., —and a dragon to match , at the other end of the roo £ of which no trace now remains . This Hall has lately undergone a thorough repair and redecoration ; and the greatest praise is due to that eminent artist in stained-glass , Mr . Willement , for his admirable skill in restoring the magni ficent windows which adorn this room ; they must be seen and studied to be appreciated .
From this Hall the Society of ArchaBologists entered the withdrawing-room , where is the fine oriel window of Bro . John Ellis , also a carved mantle-shelf of wood , stated to be Elizabethan , but pronounced by the learned in these matters to be of the time of James II . In the centre of this mantelpiece is a portrait of the lord cardinal , which the rev . chairman pronounced to be a bad copy , and we venture to back his opinion , notwithstanding the assertion of the attendant
custodian . In this room are some tapestries , which the lecturer stated were the positive property of the lord cardinal ; and we were informed , that in the inventory of the goods handed over by Wolsey to Henry , these identical arras are mentioned . The Hall is also hung with very fine tapestries , representing the life of Abraham . The rev . chairman called upon a Mr . Charles Bayley for a slight account of the arras , but met with no response , rather to the chagrin of the anxious members .
Passing from the Hall , the society wended their way through the Picture ^ Gallery , and the very fine Dutch looking-glasses came next under notice . They are formed of several sheets of glass , held together by a narrow border of engraved glass , pinned to the wooden back by pins or pegs , with large coloured-glass heads . "These glasses were the property of King William III ., who had them sent over from the Hague to furnish his rooms . We here take the liberty of calling the attention of the officers in power to the very bad state of repair in which these
splendid engraved glasses are ; and if suffered to continue in their present state , they will not last long to form a memento of their wise and clever , though unpopular possessor . Passing hurriedly through the room ( pictures not being the order of the day ) , the society came upon the Palace chapel > where attention was called to the arms and supporters carved in stone , coloured and gilt , on each side of the Chapel entrance . That on the dexter side represents the arms of Henry VIII ., supported by two angels , and his initials « H . R , ; " and on the sinister side the arms of Henry VIII .,
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London And Middlesex Abchjsologrlcal Soc...
Bro . Edward Arnolde had a special commission from the Grand Master tocollect and assemble the various Brethren scattered throughout the counties of
Korthamptonshire , Huntingdonshire , and Bedfordshire , and to form them into a Lodge , and bring them to Hampton , to assist in building this Great Hall . Beside these Brethren , there was an Apprentices' Lodge , presided over by a Master-Carpenter , and his Warden ; arid a Lodge of Bricklayers , consisting of a Master , Warden , and seventy-eight Brethren . There were also other expert Master-Masons not joined to Lodges , whose names are given in full , and their special
work mentioned ^ thus : John Ellis , of Westminster , freemason , who was env ployed upon the stone-work of the great bay window ; John Whighte , of Win-Chester , Freemason , employed upon carving flowers in stone , for the hall ; John Wright , of South Mimms / Freemason , who carved the king ' s arms and supporters , arid badges , & c , & c ., also the fine lion which sits to this day so prominently on the top of the gable-end of ^
which he received only 16 s ., —and a dragon to match , at the other end of the roo £ of which no trace now remains . This Hall has lately undergone a thorough repair and redecoration ; and the greatest praise is due to that eminent artist in stained-glass , Mr . Willement , for his admirable skill in restoring the magni ficent windows which adorn this room ; they must be seen and studied to be appreciated .
From this Hall the Society of ArchaBologists entered the withdrawing-room , where is the fine oriel window of Bro . John Ellis , also a carved mantle-shelf of wood , stated to be Elizabethan , but pronounced by the learned in these matters to be of the time of James II . In the centre of this mantelpiece is a portrait of the lord cardinal , which the rev . chairman pronounced to be a bad copy , and we venture to back his opinion , notwithstanding the assertion of the attendant
custodian . In this room are some tapestries , which the lecturer stated were the positive property of the lord cardinal ; and we were informed , that in the inventory of the goods handed over by Wolsey to Henry , these identical arras are mentioned . The Hall is also hung with very fine tapestries , representing the life of Abraham . The rev . chairman called upon a Mr . Charles Bayley for a slight account of the arras , but met with no response , rather to the chagrin of the anxious members .
Passing from the Hall , the society wended their way through the Picture ^ Gallery , and the very fine Dutch looking-glasses came next under notice . They are formed of several sheets of glass , held together by a narrow border of engraved glass , pinned to the wooden back by pins or pegs , with large coloured-glass heads . "These glasses were the property of King William III ., who had them sent over from the Hague to furnish his rooms . We here take the liberty of calling the attention of the officers in power to the very bad state of repair in which these
splendid engraved glasses are ; and if suffered to continue in their present state , they will not last long to form a memento of their wise and clever , though unpopular possessor . Passing hurriedly through the room ( pictures not being the order of the day ) , the society came upon the Palace chapel > where attention was called to the arms and supporters carved in stone , coloured and gilt , on each side of the Chapel entrance . That on the dexter side represents the arms of Henry VIII ., supported by two angels , and his initials « H . R , ; " and on the sinister side the arms of Henry VIII .,