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completely concealed. The tower can
no where be seen to advantage, and can
scarce any where be seen at all, except on
the roofs of the neighbouring houses and
the opposite garret windows: a great deal
of expence has therefore been here thrown
away in ornaments, to very little pur-
pose.
The advowson of this church was in the
Prioress and Convent of St. Helen's in
Bishopsgate street, till at their dissolution
they fell to the Crown; when King Henry
VIII. granted it to Sir Martin Bowes, in
whose family it has ever since continued.
The Rector, besides casualties, receives
about 22l. a year in glebe, and 160l. per
annum, in lieu of tithes.
MASONS. This company had their arms
granted by Clarencieux, King at arms, in
the year 1477, though the members were
not incorporated by letters patent, till they
obtained them from King Charles II. in
1677. This fraternity is governed by a
Master, two Wardens, twenty-two Assist-
ants, and seventy Livery-men, whose fine
on admission is 5l. They have a small
convenient hall in Masons alley, Basing-
hall street. Maitland.
MASONS alley, Basinghall street; so called
from Masons hall within it.
MASONS arms yard, Madox street.
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MASON'S court, Brick lane, Spitalfields.
MASON'S stairs, Bankside.
MASON'S yard, North Audley street.
MAST yard, 1. Ratcliff highway. 2. Wap-
ping.
MASTER OF THE CEREMONIES, an officer
appointed by King James I. for the more
honourable reception of Ambassadors and
strangers of quality. As a badge of his
office he wears a gold chain, to which
hangs a medal that has on one side an em-
blem of Peace placed under the crown of
England, with King James's motto BEA-
TI PACIFICI, and on the other an em-
blem of War, with the words DIEU ET
MON DROIT. His salary is 300l. a year.
He has under him an Assistant and a
Marshal, the latter of whom has 6s. 8d.
a day. Chamberlain's Present State.
MASTERS IN CHANCERY. See the article
Masters in CHANCERY.
MASTER OF THE HORSE, the third great
officer of the King's court, has the ma-
nagement and disposal of all the King's
stables and breed of horses; he has autho-
rity over the equeries and pages, coach-
men, footmen, grooms, riders of the great
horse, farriers and smiths; he appoints all
the other tradesmen who work for the
King's stables, and by his warrant to the
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