THE INNS OF COURT UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME WESTMINSTER ABBEY PAINTED BY JOHN FULLEYLOVE, R.I. DESCRIBED BY MRS. A. MURRAY SMITH CONTAINING 21 FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR. SQ. DEMY 8VO., CLOTH, GILT TOP PRICE =7/6= NET (POST FREE, PRICE 7/11) “In general appearance, in wealth of illustration, and in trustworthy letterpress, it is a charming book.”--_Guardian._ THE TOWER OF LONDON PAINTED BY JOHN FULLEYLOVE, R.I. DESCRIBED BY ARTHUR POYSER CONTAINING 20 FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR. SQ. DEMY 8VO., CLOTH, GILT TOP PRICE =7/6= NET (POST FREE, PRICE 7/11) “Perhaps one of the best books of modern times on the great fortification.... The fine paintings by Mr. John Fulleylove give added charm to the book.”--_Globe._ A. & C. BLACK. SOHO SQUARE. LONDON, W. AGENTS =AMERICA= THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 64 & 66 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK =AUSTRALASIA= OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 205 FLINDERS LANE, MELBOURNE =CANADA= THE MACMILLAN COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD. 27 RICHMOND STREET WEST, TORONTO =INDIA= MACMILLAN & COMPANY, LTD. MACMILLAN BUILDING, BOMBAY 309 BOW BAZAAR STREET, CALCUTTA [Illustration: OLD HALL AND OLD SQUARE FROM THE TOWER OF THE NEW HALL, LINCOLN’S INN On the left is the Old Hall, dating from the reign of Edward VI. (_circa_ 1555), and the scene of the Chancery case of Jarndyce _v._ Jarndyce in ‘Bleak House.’ Beyond the Hall are the red roofs of Old Square, and in the distance the domes of the Central Criminal Court and St. Paul’s, the latter appearing over a portion of the buildings of the Record Office.] THE INNS OF COURT PAINTED BY·GORDON·HOME DESCRIBED BY·CECIL·HEADLAM [Illustration: colophon] LONDON ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK 1909 CONTENTS CHAPTER I PAGE ORIGIN OF THE INNS 1 CHAPTER II THE KNIGHTS TEMPLARS 27 CHAPTER III THE TEMPLE CHURCH 44 CHAPTER IV THE MIDDLE TEMPLE 54 CHAPTER V THE INNER TEMPLE 86 CHAPTER VI LINCOLN’S INN AND THE DEVIL’S OWN 106 CHAPTER VII