In the year 1665, that part of the ground now called _Bunhill_ (originally _Bonhill_) _Field_, was set apart as a common cemetery, for the interment of such bodies as could not have room in their parochial burial-grounds in that dreadful year of pestilence. However, not being made use of on that occasion, a Mr. Tindal took a lease thereof, and converted it into a burial-place for the use of Dissenters. It was long called _Tindal's Burial-place_. Over the west gate of it was the following inscription:--"This church-yard was inclosed with a brick wall at the sole charges of the city of London, in the mayoralty of Sir John Lawrence, Knt., Anno Domini 1665; and afterwards the gates thereof were built and finished in the mayoralty of Sir Thomas Bloudworth, Knt., Anno Domini, 1666." The fen or moor (in this neighbourhood), from whence the name Moorfields, reached from London-wall to Hoxton; the southern part of it, denominated _Windmill Hill_, began to be raised by above one-thousand cart-loads of human bones, brought from St. Paul's charnel-house in 1549, which being soon after covered with street dirt from the city, the ground became so elevated, that three windmills were erected on it; and the ground on the south side being also much raised, it obtained the name of _The Upper Moorfield_. The first monumental inscription in Bunhill-fields is, _Grace, daughter of T. Cloudesly, of Leeds. Feb. 1666.--Maitland's Hist. of London_, p. 775. Dr. Goodwin was buried there in 1679; Dr. Owen in 1683; and John Bunyan in 1688. _Park-place, Highbury Vale._ J. H. B. * * * * * SUPPOSED ORIGIN OF MEZZO-TINTO.[1]