an Apartment in the Tower of London. 89

Neither the State Papers, Rymer's Fasdera, Strype, Dod, nor Howe, mention this Thomas Bawdewin. I fnfpeel he has been imprifoned here for counterfeiting the queen's coin. " Thomas P ever el" Two infcriptions, both undated; round one a mutilated fentence " adoramus te Benedict" Plate VIII. on the other, a bleeding heart on a crucifix part of the figure of a fkeleton with words not to be made out beneath the firft is plainly " pars" Arms of Peverel, three wheat-fheaves a pomegranate. Edmondfon informs us that the arms of Peverell of Devonihire, are, " Az. three Garbs. ar. two and one." Plate VI. Fig. 4. I find no account whatever of this prifoner. ' " Thomas Willy mear, gold-fmythe. My hart is yours tel dethe" A bleeding heart, oak flip, with acorns growing out of it. On one fide his own initials, T.W. on the other P. A. probably thofe of his miftrefs. A figure of death, holding a dart in one hand, and an hour-glafs in the other. From the circumftance of his ftyling himfelf " Goldfmith" I mould fuf- pecT: this perfon to have been imprifoned for counterfeiting the cur- rent coin of the kingdom. There is no date.

" 1570. Jhon Store^ Doflor"

The curious information that has been tranfmitted concerning this prifoner muft atone for the very fcanty notices or filence of our annalifts concerning the preceding ones. J)od tells us (Vol. II. p. 164) that this John Story was " edu- cated in the univerfity of Oxford, chiefly in Henxey Hall, a moft noted houfe for civilians. He was admitted bachelor of the civil law, anno 1531, and appointed profeilbr of a new lecture, anno 1535, founded by king Henry VIII. VOL. XIII. N In