South London . riory. On any map maybe traced the extent of the Palace. On the north is ClinkStreet, the Clink Prison being at the west end of the street ;on the west is now Park Street, formerly Deadmans Place ;on the south is a continuation of Park Street; and on thecast is a street running south from St. Mary Overies House, which thus covered a large piece ofground, was, with its grounds, enclosed by a wall. Many of ST. MARY OVERIES I9S) the buildings, especially the great gate, remained standingalmost within the memory of man. The state and ceremonyof a Bishop demanded a
South London . riory. On any map maybe traced the extent of the Palace. On the north is ClinkStreet, the Clink Prison being at the west end of the street ;on the west is now Park Street, formerly Deadmans Place ;on the south is a continuation of Park Street; and on thecast is a street running south from St. Mary Overies House, which thus covered a large piece ofground, was, with its grounds, enclosed by a wall. Many of ST. MARY OVERIES I9S) the buildings, especially the great gate, remained standingalmost within the memory of man. The state and ceremonyof a Bishop demanded a large retinue, and the Bishops housemust therefore be provided with a sufficient number of rooms fortheir accommodation. The map must not be accepted aslaying down the exact site, the distances or the scale, or thearrangement of the courts and buildings. We have now to speak, but briefly, of the Marian Persecu-tions and of the Martyrs. With these the Church of St. Maryand Winchester House had a good deal to REMAINS OF THE OLD PRIORY, ST. MARV OVERIES On Monday, January 28, 1555, was seen the first of manymelancholy sights. On that day Gardiner, Bishop of Win-chester, presided at a Court held in St. Mary Overies Churchfor the trial of heretics. The court was actually held in theLadyc Chapel. Hither were brought Bishop Hooper andJohn Rogers : they were heard : they argued their case : theywere found obstinate : they were committed to the Clink-Prison hard by : on the next day, w ith Bradford, Dr. Crome,Dr. Saunders, Dr. Ferrar, Dr. Taylor, and several others,they were sentenced to be burned. Bradford wrote to ±66 SOUTH LONDON Cranmer after the trial: This day, I think, or to-morrowat the uttermost, hearty Hooper, sincere Saunders, and trustyTaylor, end their course and receive their crowne. Thenext am I, which hourly looke for the Porter to open me thegates after them, to enter into the desired rest So began those fires from which the cause of RomanCatholicism lonfj suffere
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