[160] His son Thomas was created Earl of Pomfret by George I., 1721; the title is extinct. [161] He appeared for the seven bishops on their trial, greatly angering King James thereby. He voted for William and Mary, and was by them created Earl of Bradford, 1694. [162] _Repertorium_, vol. i. p. 276. Newcourt. [163] Born 1437. Assisted Tindal in translating and printing the Bible. Died 1568. [164] _New View of London_, vol. i. p. 14. E. Hatton. [165] The steeple has been slightly lowered by Sir W. Staines in recent years: it was 234 feet high. When this was done, it was discovered that an old hawk had inhabited the two upper circles, the open arcades of which were filled with masses of bird's bones, chiefly those of the city pigeons upon which he had preyed. [166] There is a quantity of stone quarried for S. Paul's still lying at the back of the island, ready for transportation. [167] _Anecdotes of Distinguished Persons_, vol. ii. p. 310. Seward. It is supposed to have been part of the gravestone of Dr. John King, Bishop of London, 1611-21, called by King James 'the _King_ of preachers.' 'He was a most solid and profound divine of great gravity and piety, and a most excellent volubility of speech.'--_Repertorium_, vol. i. p. 29. Newcourt. Bishop King preached at S. Paul's Cross before King James I. and all his Court when James the First began the restoration of the Cathedral under Inigo Jones. A quaint print of this scene still exists.--_Three Cathedrals of S. Paul_, p. 20. Longman. [168] _Fast. Oxon._, vol. i. p. 139. Wood. [169] _Vide supra_, pp. 77, 78. [170] _Biographical History of England_, vol. iii. p. 327. Noble. [171] _Lives of the Gresham Professors_, p. 104. Ward. The church has been lately cleansed, but the disfiguring pews most unfortunately still encumber the area. [172] Thomas Tenison, Bishop of Lincoln and Archbishop of Canterbury; his endowments were munificent: died 1715. [173] _Diary_, February 15, 1684. The very valuable library which Dr. Tenison founded was, alas! sold by Act of Parliament, 1861, and the proceeds ordered to be applied to middle-class education, which was hardly what the donor intended. [174] Denys Papin, born at Blois, was an M.D. of Paris; came to England, and in 1680 was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. He died in 1710. [175] _Diary_, April 12, 1684. [176] _The New Digester, or Engine for the Softening of Bones_, 4to. A modification of Papin's 'digester kettle' still exists, and goes by his name, though used far less than it deserves.