occasional steeples, and particularly, in the foreground, the rural and delightful village of Hornsey, with its lately re-constructed neat and commodious parish-church. Respecting Lauderdale House, an armorial shield of John, Duke of Lauderdale and Anne, his first wife, daughter and co-heiress of Alexander, Earl of Hume, was discovered during the progress of some repairs there ;* the Duke died 24th August, 1682, and was buried at Hadington. At the same period was discovered an Epistle, of which the following is a literal copy, addressed to Lady Dorothy Hobart, who, in all probability, resided in 1626 at the House, previous to its becoming the seat of the Duke of Lauderdale. The allusion elsewhere made to the baptism, at Highgate, of Nathaniel, the son of Sir Henry Hobart, justifies this conclusion: To the honorable and my most noble and singular good Lady the Lady Dorothy Hobarte at Highgate. R “ MAY IT PLEASE Y LADISHIPP, "I received y' La: Ire wh Mr. Burtons Ire inclosed upon my retorne home from Westridghill about two of the clocke this afternoone, it being the * About 25 years since, by Mr. Gittins, to whom I am indebted for reference to a description of it, as well as for an inspection of the letter to Lady Dorothy Hobart. ch last day of the terme w occasioned the Judges to sitt somewhat the longer. "I presently wayted on my Lady Fraunces & prsented y' La. Love unto her & yo' earnest desire to heare to her health; She recommends her love to y' La: and gives y" very many thankes for sending to her and sayes she has not ben well theise three or fower dayes and had a very ill night this last night And this day she had taken some phisicke & is very ill all this day, but whether it be her disease or the operation of her phisicke that is the cause thereof she knowes not I found her sitting up in her chamber and wh Dr Hervey wh her who desired me to comend his humble service to y' La : "S-Richardson was this day sworne Chiefe Justice of the Comon Pleas : my Lord Keeper in his Speech tould him that he was now to succeed one in that place who was as noble just, upright honest and as worthy a Judge & as patient hearer as ever satt in that place and therefore he had a good example to follow wh many other good speeches wh were to longe to relate & to tedious for y' La: to read wherefre wh tendder of my humble duety and service to y' La. I take my leave & rest * "Yr La. most bounden Servant "St. Barthollomewes "28 Feb. 1626" "R. GLOVER. The Lady Dorothy Hobart (to whom this letter was addressed) was the daughter of Sir Robert Bell, of Beaupre Hall, Norfolk, Knt., Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer, and widow of Sir Henry Hobart, of Plomstead and Blickling, Norfolk, Bart., Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. And the Lady Frances alluded to was their youngest daughter, Mrs. Hewet, who died 21st May, 1632, and was buried at Highgate. Sir Henry Hobart was ancestor of the Hobarts, of Blickling, Earls of Buckinghamshire. The awful visitations of 1665 and 1666, and the uses to which a portion of this neighbourhood was applied form matter of some interest. The remarkable characters who at various times have resided upon and been connected with this spot shew it was formerly selected as a place of residence for many of the nobility, and men of learning and genius. In addition to those already noticed, are the following: "Thomas Westfield, born in 1513, was native and scholar of St. Mary's, in the Isle of Ely. His good virtues recommended him to Hornsey, near London, and his faithfulness and success opened his way to St. Bartholomew the Great, in London. "Thomas Westfield made not that wearisome which should be welcome, never keeping his glass, |