LOLLARDS PRISON.

Situated on the North side of Lambeth Palace.

A small stone Staircase leads to a Room, at the very top of the Tower commonly called Lollards
Prison. This Room, the windows of which are very small, & placed West & North, is 11½ in length,
9.6½ in breadth, and 5 in height, in it are eight large Iron Lings fastened through the wainscot,
which lines the Walls, in this order: three rings on the South side, four on the West side, and one on
the North side. The Wainscot is of Oak, above an Inch thick, and the Ceiling also is of Oak, it
has a small Chimney on the North part, upon the sides are various scratches, half sentences, and
letters, cut out with a knife by some of the unhappy Persons who are supposed to have been
confined here. The following Inscriptions are cut upon the Wainscot of the Room."

Deo fit gratiarum actio—Petit Louganham
The & John Fyocke Barbur and Scandelar
Hys cyppe me out of all el compete amen
Thomas Bacar—the elto morinens

Hic avit—Austin—John North
Chellam Doctor—Doſce te iſp'm
Farley—the—John Fyocke
Pierre Amackkt."

Built the 13 of Henry 6. A.S. 1434-1435 by Arch Bishop Chichley, who made great Improvements
at Lambeth, the expence of this Tower amounted to 278.2. 11¼.

See D. Ducarels History of Lambeth. N. 27. Bibliotheca Topographica Britannica, in which a Plan of the Prison is given. Published by J. Nichols, Fleet Street, Printer to the Society of Antiquaries. See Pennants, London.

Published Aug. 4, 1791 by N. Smith, Antient Printseller, Rembrandts Head, & Mays Buildings, St. Martin's Lane.