ustic tiles from the old building, and some more precious
relics in a case. These include a few broken pieces of stained glass,
the metal seal struck by Father Perrin for the Dominicans, a book of
"Spiritual Exercises" by the same Prior, and a charred fragment of
Rahere's coffin and sandal, which had been surreptitiously taken from
his tomb.

Before leaving the church, the visitor is recommended to look through
the scrap-book of old engravings in charge of the verger, showing the
buildings in various phases of their history since the Dissolution.
These interesting pictures were presented anonymously, but a note on the
fly-leaf by Dr. Norman Moore, dated 23rd May, 1885, informs us that the
donor was William Morrant Baker, F.R.C.S., Surgeon to St. Bartholomew's
Hospital, Lecturer on Physiology, and Warden of its College. There is a
tablet to his memory in the Church of St. Bartholomew-the-Less.

A special permit is required for an inspection of the church registers.
They date from 1616, and show an average death-rate of ten in each month
till the year 1665, when the Plague of London brought up the entries to
about eighteen on each day.

The interior of the church presents an interesting perspective from
almost any point. A good general view may be obtained from the
north-east or south-west corner, and another from the organ-gallery,
which is recommended as commanding features not well seen from below in
the scanty light.

FOOTNOTES:

[1] This altar is an interesting piece of (Jacobean?) woodwork
which has recently been uncovered. The low recess in which it
stands seems better suited for a tomb, or recumbent effigy,
while the more lofty recess against the eastern wall,
originally supposed to have been open to the Walden Chantry,
would hold the altar admirably, and give it the proper
orientation.

[2] There are two large canvases of his on the staircase of the
Hospital representing "The Pool of Bethesda" and "The Good
Samaritan," besides four smaller paintings, one of which gives
"Rahere's Dream," and another "The Building of the Priory."

[3] The manor of Canonbury, formerly included in the Priory
estates, is said to have been presented to the community by Sir
Ralph de Berners in the reign of Edward III. The Prior and
canons built themselves a mansion there as a country residence,
and there is no doubt that the place takes its name from their