It was bishop Warner's desire that his remains should be covered with a grave-stone, having on it no other inscription than "Hic jacet cadaver Johannis Warner, totos annos xxxix. Episcopi Roffensis, in spem resurrectionis." In this inftance, however, and in this only, his executors did not comply with his request; for, from the most respectful motives, they erected this monument with an epitaph too long to be here inserted. But the most honourable memorial entailed on the name of this prelate is his munificent endowment of Bromley college for the support of twenty widows of clergymen. Behind the west wall of this chapel, there were apartments that have long been ruinous; nearly opposite to the door of communication chimneys are to be seen, and on the side of one of them is part of an oven. To the west of these apartments are considerable remains of a tower, stiled, in a lease dated April 7, 1545, the three-bell steeple; and through it was a passage leading up to the great tower, which is stiled, in the same lease, the six-bell steeple. It retains to this day appellation of Gundulph's Tower, from a traditional notion of its having been built by him. Between this tower and the north aisle of the choir were the wax-chandler's chambers; marks of the floors are discernible. The person to whom these apartments were demised by the lease just cited, was to pay to the dean and chapter the rent of a taper of one pound of wax to be of fered on Good Friday to the sepulchre of our Lord. From this chapel is a descent into the north aisle, by several steps, which being much worn shew their antiquity, and are a proof of the great resort there formerly was to the shrine of St. William. Against the wall of the choir is an altar-tomb, placed under a light canopy arch; and within the arch, above the tomb, is a mutilated angel which holds a scroll. It has been assigned to bishop Haymo de Hethe, who died in 1352, and the stile of its architecture is of that age. It is the more likely that this prelate might himself fix upon this spot for the place of his sepulture; because, from its being in the way to St. William's chapel, in which VOL. V. No. 110. D d he he founded a chantry, pilgrims as they passed might be reminded to offer a pater-noster and an ave-maria for his soul. OTHER MONUMENTS, in the body of the cathedral. In the south part of the western transept, RICHARD WATTS, Esq. recorder and representative of Rochester in the second parliament of queen Elizabeth. He died in September, 1579. This monument was erected by the mayor and citizens, in 1736, and is remarkable for exhibiting a real bust of the deceased, executed during his life-time; and exhibits a bald head, short hair, and flowing beard. In the south are two elegant monuments in memory of the late lord and lady HENNIKER. Inscriptions in memory of WILLIAM STREATON, Esq. nine times mayor of Rochester; died in 1609. Dr. AUGUSTUS CASAR; died in 1683. Sir RICHARD HEAD, bart. died in 1689. Rev. JOHN DENNE, D. D. archdeacon and prebendary of Rochester, (compiler of the Registrum Roffense); died in 1767; and his son, the late rev. SAMUEL DENNE. When the north transept of the nave was building, it was termed the new work towards St. William's gate. This gate was placed opposite the north door; through it was an entrance into the High Street, where there was a cross erected in honour of the saint. The gate near the north door of the church, over which is a room belonging to the house of the third prebendary, was formerly called the Sacristry Gate. It was so denominated from its leading to the apartments and garden of the sacrist, and it might also lead to the prior's lodgings, as it does at present to the deanery. The bishopric of Rochester is esteemed the poorest and least in circumference of all the dioceses in England; so that usually some other benefice is held in commerdam, to support the incumbent in his dignity as a spiritual peer of the realm; this benefice has mostly been the deanery of Westminster. PRELATES PRELATES OF EMINENCE SINCE THE REFORMATION. NICHOLAS RIDLEY, afterwards bishop of London, and martyr. JOHN POYNET, translated to Winchester, died a Protestant exile, at Strasburgh. WILLIAM BARLOW, translated to Lincoln. RICHARD NEILE, afterwards archbishop of York. JOHN BUCKERIDGE, translated to Ely. WALTER CURLE, translated to Winchester. JOHN WARNER. JOHN DOLEEN, translated to York. FRANCIS TURNER, translated to Ely. THOMAS SPRAT. FRANCIS ATTERBURY. SAMUEL BRADFORD. JOSEPH WILCOCKS. ZACHARY PEARCE. JOHN THOMAS. SAMUEL HORSLEY, afterwards bishop of St. Asaph. Dr. DAMPIER, since translated to Carlisle. Dr. GOODENOUGH, the present bishop. At the dissolution of religious houses, when the priory of Rochester was surrendered to Henry VIII. in 1540, its annual revenues were valued at 4867. 11s. 5d. The last prior was Walter Phillips, surnamed de Boxley; who, for his ready compliance in surrendering the possessions of his priory, was appointed dean of this cathedral, under the new foundation charter, granted by the king, in June, 1542. By this charter the church, and part of the estates of the dissolved priory of St. Andrew, with other possessions, were vested for ever in a dean, six prebendaries, 'six minor canons, a deacon, and sub-deacon, six lay-clerks, a master of the choristers, eight choristers, one grammar master, twenty scholars, two sub-sacrists, and six poor bedesmen, with inferior officers. In the cemetery, called antiently LE GRENECHURCH HAW, on the north side of the cathedral, is the parish church of ST. NICHOLAS. For several centuries after the Conquest the inhabitants of this district used to offer their devotions at a parochial altar within the cathedral. But on account of the supposed disturbance the assembly of parishioners gave to the monks, about the beginning of the fourteenth century, the latter removed the altar, on the alledged pretext that it might interrupt the access of the pilgrims to the shrine of St. William. The prior and the chapter afterwards promised to accommodate the parishioners with a Dd 2 piece piece of ground, whereon they might build a separate place of worship; but, notwithstanding the inconvenience and trouble that must so frequently have arisen from the people's resorting to their parochial altar, so solicitous were the monks to retain the parishioners in a state of dependance on the mother church, that a hundred years passed before they could be induced to fulfil their engagement. The spirited conduct, however, of bishop Young, and the interposition of archbishop Chicheley, to whose arbitration all parties agreed to submit, at length prevailed over the pride and obstinacy of the members of the priory; and the parishioners were, by a composition, dated March 7, 1421, suffered to finish their church, the walls of which had been already raised. The church was consecrated by John bishop of Dromore, in Ireland, on Sunday December 18, 1423, in consequence of the absence of the bishop of Rochester. By the first article of the agreement, the parishioners were on no account, without leave of the convent, to enlarge the original fabric, except by the addition of a belfry at the north-west end, and the hours were specified when they were permitted to ring the bells. This belfry was not built before 1452, because Alicia Hunt bequeathed by her will, dated in that year, four marks to be paid by her executors "in inchoatione fabrice campanilis eccles. St. Nic. Roffen." A difference arose between the convent and the parishioners soon after the finishing of the church, in consequence of their attempting to erect a porch at the west end. And the monks were to be commended for putting a stop to the work, since it was not only a direct violation of the original composition, but must have obstructed the passage leading from the ccmetery gate to the cathedral, and to the entrance into the priory. This church becoming incapable of a thorough repair, was taken down in 1620, and the present fabric erected and dedicated September 20, 1624. The building extends in length from east to west one hundred feet, and from north to south sixty feet. It is a very substantial structure; the stone walls being of considerable thickness, and and supported on all sides by buttresses. It consists of a nave and two side aisles, which are separated from the nave by two ranges of lofty columns, from which spring the arches that support the roof. ROCHESTER is without gates; but the sites of three old gates are known. In the description of the outer bailey of the castle, the south gate was mentioned. There was another, called Cheldegate, which must have been in that part of the wall that crossed the bottom of the lane opposite the college gate, for Cheldegate was the antient appellation of that lane. Eastgate was the third gate; it stood at the east end of the High Street, and was the only gate in use in Leland's time, who mentions it to have been in most part remaining and marvellous strong. This city sends two members to parliament, who are elected by the freemen at large. Besides a charter fair on St. Dunstan's Day, is now held annually on the 30th of May, another fair has been held by prescription, long before any charter was granted, on St. Andrew's Day, but begins yearly on the 12th of December. Each of these fairs continues three days, but of old they were kept on the eve, on the day, and on the morrow, of the respective feasts. A market is kept every poultry and other arThere is also a plentiful Friday, and is well supplied with At the entrance into the High Street, next the bridge, at a small distance from the Town-key on the left, are the remains of St. Clement's church. Some of the walls are still visible at the entrance of the lane, which formerly bore the name of the saint to whom the church was dedicated. It is now converted into three dwelling-houses, in one of which are some pillars and an arch entire. The parish of St. Clement was united to that of St. Nicholas, by the statute of 2 and 3 of Edward VI. cap. 17. On the same side of the street is the TOWN HALL, erected in 1687. It is a handsome brick structure, supported by coupled columns of stone, of the Doric order; the |