. London . the father of Thomas aBecket, who lay buried there. Of such antiquity was thisbeautiful and venerable place. Neither its age nor its beautycould save it. Nor could the lesson concerning the presenceof death, in this lively portraiture, save it. Down it mustcome, and now there remains but two or three old men likemyself who can remember the Dance of Pauls. Well, thefigure of death is gone, but death himself we cannot driveaway. There is Pauls Cross, he pointed to an edifice at thenorth-east angle of the transept. I looked with curiosity at this historical edifice, which wassmaller, a
. London . the father of Thomas aBecket, who lay buried there. Of such antiquity was thisbeautiful and venerable place. Neither its age nor its beautycould save it. Nor could the lesson concerning the presenceof death, in this lively portraiture, save it. Down it mustcome, and now there remains but two or three old men likemyself who can remember the Dance of Pauls. Well, thefigure of death is gone, but death himself we cannot driveaway. There is Pauls Cross, he pointed to an edifice at thenorth-east angle of the transept. I looked with curiosity at this historical edifice, which wassmaller, as all historical things are, than one expected. Itwas made of timber, mounted upon steps of stone, andcovered with lead. There was room in it for three or fourpersons ; a low wall was built round it. A venerable man TUDOR 269 was preaching to a small congregation, who sat on woodenbenches to listen. What things have not been heard, said Stow, at PaulsCross ? Here were the folk motes of old, when the people. DR. SHAW PREACHING AT ST. PAULS CROSS were called by the great bell to attend their parliament, andtake counsel together. No Common Council then, mymasters, but every man his freedom of speech, and his vote. -27o LONDON Pauls Cross it was which made the Reformation. Here haveI hcanl Latimer, Ridley, Coverdale, Lever, and I know notwhom besides. Here I saw with my own eyes the BcxlcyRood shown, with all the tricks whereby it was made toopen its eyes and lips and seem to speak. All the Reforma-tion was accomplished from this Cross. For a king may setup a bishop, and proclaim a doctrine. But the peopleshearts must be moved before their minds are what a change was made in their minds in a few shortyears ! Masses for the dead, purgatory, intercession of saints,good works, submission to the Church—all gone ; all sweptaway. And to think that I survive, who was brought up inthe ancient faith, and have witnessed this great revolution inthe minds of men. For now they n
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