demanded their money or their lives. The 'quo warranto' was hardly forgotten when more modern attacks began; royal commissions were threatened, and the guilds which had never done harm, and thought that merit enough, were perpetually asked why they did not do good, and those who obviously did good, why they did not do more.

"Thus assailed from time to time, but so far surviving assault, no wonder that the companies are a little suspicious of strangers and not too anxious to admit criticising historians."

Readers of The Brochure Series who are amateur photographers, as well as those who have made collections of architectural photographs, will be interested in our newly announced "Competition P," details of which are given, under that heading, in the advertising pages of this issue.

PLATE LXVI

STATIONER'S HALL: GREAT HALL