CHAPTER I.

ST. PAUL'S AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD.

The Roman Temple of Diana: the first Christian Church -- Old St. Paul's -- Inigo Jones's Portico -- Strange Usages of former Times -- Encroachments on the Fabric of the Cathedral -- Paul's Walkers -- Dining with Duke Humphrey -- Catholic Customs -- The Boy-Bishop The Children of the Revels -- Strange Ceremony on the Festivals of the Commemoration and Conversion of St. Paul -- Ancient Tombs in the Cathedral -- Scene between John of Gaunt and the Anti-Wickliffites -- Paul's Cross -- The Folkmote -- The Sermons -- Jane Shore -- See-Saw of Popery and Protestantism -- London House -- The Charnel -- The Lollards' Tower -- St. Paul's School -- Desecration of the Cathedral during the Commonwealth -- The present Cathedral -- Sir Christopher Wren -- Statue of Queen Anne 23