at least, that such a visit was in contemplation. The following original memorandum of the arrangement for her reception, written by Mr. Bowyer, gentleman of the black rod, is bound up with a manuscript copy of the History of Croydon, deposited in the library at Lambeth: "Lodgings at Croydon, the busshope of Canterburye's house, bestowed as followeth the 19th of May, 1574. "The lord chamberlayne, his old lodgings. "The lord treasurer, where he was. The lady marques, at the nether end of the great chamber. "The lady of Warwicke, wher she was. "The lord admyral, at the nether end of the great chamber. "The lady Howard, wher she was. "The lord Honsdone, wher he was. Mr. Secretary Walsingham, wher Mr. Smith was. "The lady Stafford, wher she was. "Mr. Henedge, wher he was. "Ladies and gentilwoman of the privie chamber, ther olde. "Mrs. Abbington, her olde, and another small room added for the table. "The maydes of honour, wher they were. "Sir George Howard, wher he was. "The captain of the gard, wher my lord of Oxforde was. "The groomes of the privye chamber, ther olde. "The esquyers of the body, ther olde. The gentlemen hussers, ther olde. "The physysyons two chambers. The queens robes, wher they were. "The groome porter, wher he was. "The wardrobe of beds. "For the queens wayghters I cannot yet find any convenient roomes to place them in; but I will do the best I can, to place them elsewhere; but yf it plese you, Sir, that I doo remove them, the gromes of the privye chamber, nor Mr. Dreweye, have no other way to their chambers, but to pass throu that waye. Agayne if my lady of Oxforde should come, I cannot then tell wher to place Mr. Hatton; and for my lady Carewe, here here is no place with a chimney for her; but she must lay abrode with Mrs. Apparry, and the rest of the privye chamber; for Mrs. Skelton, here is no rome with chimneys. I shall staye one chamber without for her. Here is as mytche as I have been any ways able to do in this house from Croydon, this present Wensday morning. Your honours always most bounden," "S. BOWYER." "Archbishop Whitgift is said more than once to have entertained queen Elizabeth at his palace of Croydon. Upon the refusal of the archbishop to accept the high office of lord chancellor, Sir Christopher Hatton was in this place made lord high chancellor. It appears by a letter of Rowland White's, that the queen dined at the archbishop's at Croydon in 1600. His successor Abbot, was frequently there." "Being at Croydon when the proclamation for permitting sports and pastimes upon the Lord's day, was ordered to be read in churches, he peremptorily .orbad its being read there." "During the Civil Wars, the parliament seized on the possessions of the see of Canterbury, and leased the palace at Croydon to the earl of Nottingham. After archbishop Laud's death, it came into the hands of Sir William Brereton, "a notable man," says a pamphlet writer of that day at a thanksgiving dinner; having terrible long teeth and a prodigious stomach to turn the archbishops chapel at Croydon into a kitchen; also to swallow up that palace and lands at a morsel." "Archbishop Juxon repaired and fitted up the palace; restoring it to its former state. He and his successors resided there occasionally till archbishop Secker's time. "Of the present structure," says Lysons, "I think it seems sufficiently evident, that the Guard Chamber was built by archbishop Arundel, whose arms are placed there; and the hall by archbishop Stafford, the coats of arms, with which which it is ornamented, and its style of architecture, each adding support to the conjecture. There seems to be no satisfactory evidence to shew when the chapel was built. It appears to have been repaired and ornamented by archbishops Laud and Juxon. Several large sums of money have been expended on the palace by the succeeding prelates, particularly by archbishop Wake, who built the great gallery; and archbishop Herring, by whom the whole was completely fitted up and repaired. The materials in the survey of 1646, were valued at 12007. In the year 1780, the palace not having been inhabited for above twenty years, was become much out of repair, in consequence of which an act of parliament was obtained for. disposing of it by sale, and vesting the produce in the funds, towards building of a new palace upon Park Hill, about half a mile from the town. It was sold under this act October 10, 1780, to Sir Abraham Pitches, knt. for 25201. It is now let to tenants, who carry on the callico printing manufactory upon the spot; the garden is used as a bleaching ground. "The inhabitants of Croydon have obtained the use of the chapel as a Sunday school." Croydon CHURCH, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is esteemed one of the largest and most handsome structures in the county; it is built of stone and flint, and consists of a nave, two aisles, and three chancels; a handsome tower, containing eight fine bells, and ornamented with four pinnacles and crockets. The church appears to have been rebuilt in the time of archbishop Chichele; it suffered great injury by wind, in 1639, and by fire in 1735; but having lately undergone many repairs and improvements, it is at present a very spacious and commodious building. In the chancel are some antient stalls. Among the monuments are those of archbishop GRINDALL, who is represented lying at full length, in the habiliments of a doctor in divinity; archbishop WHITGIFT, in his robes; archbishop SHELDON, a fine piece of sculpture; archbishop |