The Roman Catholics laid the scene in the tavern: the real consecration took place in the adjoining church of St. Mary-le-Bow. As the form then adopted has been the subject of much controversy, the following note, from a letter of Dr. Pusey, dated Dec. 4, 1865, may be quoted here: "The form adopted at the _confirmation_ of Archbishop Parker was carefully framed on the old form used in the _confirmations_ by Archbishop Chichele" (which was the point for which I examined the registers in the Lambeth library). The words used in the _consecrations_ of the bishops confirmed by Chichele do not occur in the registers. The words used by the consecrators of Parker, "_Accipe Spiritum Sanctum_," were used in the later Pontificals, as in that of Exeter, Lacy's (_Maskell, Monumenta Ritualia_, iii. 258). Roman Catholic writers admit that _that_ only is essential to consecration which the English service-book retained--prayer during the service, which should have reference to the office of bishops, and the imposition of hands. And in fact Cardinal Pole engaged to retain in their orders those who had been so ordained under Edward VI., and his act was confirmed by Paul IV. (_Sanders de Schism. Angl._, L. iii. 350). THE HUMMUMS, COVENT GARDEN. "Hammam" is the Arabic word for a bagnio, or bath, such as was originally "The Hummums," in Covent Garden, before it became an hotel. There is a marvellous ghost story connected with this house, where died Parson Ford, who makes so conspicuous a figure in Hogarth's _Midnight Modern Conversation_. The narrative is thus given in Boswell's _Johnson_ by Croker:-- "_Boswell._ Was there not a story of Parson Ford's ghost having appeared?