Transcriber's Notes. Where no illustration caption appeared below the image, the corresponding wording from the list of illustrations has been included as a caption. Italics are surrounded with _ _. The oe ligature has been replaced in this version by the letters oe. Some words have been represented in the print version as the first three letters of the word followed by the last letter as a superscript and with a dot underneath. The superscripted letters have been represented in this version as ^[.x]. On p. 59 of the original book, a presumed printer's error has been corrected: "She seems 'em now!" (as printed in the original) has been changed to "She sees 'em now!" (in this version) On p. 201, the date 1543 has been changed to 1534. This can be fairly presumed to be the intended date based on historical occurrences referred to and based on the continuity of entries. THE HOUSEHOLD OF SIR THO^[.S] MORE By the same Author _In crown 8vo, cloth, gilt top, 6s._ Illustrated by JOHN JELLICOE and HERBERT RAILTON The Old Chelsea Bun-Shop: A Tale of the Last Century Cherry & Violet: A Tale of the Great Plague The Maiden and Married Life of Mary Powell, afterwards Mrs. Milton _The many other interesting works of this author will be published from time to time uniformly with the above._ [Illustration: The Household of SIR THO^[.S] MORE _Illvstrations by_ John Jellicoe & Herbert Railton _Introdvction by_ The Rev^[.d] W. H. Hutton LONDON John C. NIMMO MDCCCXCIX ] [Illustration: LIBELLUS A MARGARETA MORE QVINDECIM ANNOS NATA CHELSELÆ INCEPTVS _Nvlla dies sine linea_ ] [Illustration: "Anon we sit down to rest and talk"] THE HOUSEHOLD OF SIR THO^[.S] MORE WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY THE REV. W. H. HUTTON, B.D. FELLOW OF S. JOHN'S COLLEGE, OXFORD AND TWENTY-FIVE ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN JELLICOE AND HERBERT RAILTON LONDON JOHN C. NIMMO NEW YORK: CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS MDCCCXCIX Printed by BALLANTYNE, HANSON & CO. At the Ballantyne Press LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS _From Drawings by_ JOHN JELLICOE _and_ HERBERT RAILTON. "ANON WE SIT DOWN TO REST AND TALK." _Drawn by_ JOHN JELLICOE _and_ HERBERT RAILTON _Frontispiece_ PAGE TITLE-PAGE. _Designed by_ HERBERT RAILTON iii MOTTO OF MARGARET MORE. _Designed by_ HERBERT RAILTON iv SIR THOMAS MORE'S HOUSE. _Drawn by_ HERBERT RAILTON 1 ERASMUS AND THE PEACOCKS. _Drawn by_ JOHN JELLICOE _To face_ 6 JACK AND CECY. _Drawn by_ JOHN JELLICOE 26 MORE IN THE BARROW. _Drawn by_ JOHN JELLICOE 38 MARGARET IN THE TREE. _Drawn by_ JOHN JELLICOE _To face_ 44