the backe lane upon the wayes under the Archdeacon Pykenham's wall, between the same and the townwall, and neere unto the old Barrgates, with a garden plott adjoyninge, late Drayes, at the weste end of the saide tente, lately inclosed out of the common lane under the saide Archdeacon's wall."

It appears from this that a portion of the ancient town-wall was standing whole at this date.

Although the history of Wolsey's college will be found in another portion of the volume, yet a gateway still remaining, claims description with the general enumeration of the antiquities of the town.

This interesting relic of the great Cardinal,-himself a native of Ipswich, is of brick, and stands abutting upon College Street, and near the east end of the church of St. Peter.* It is small, and most probably was not the chief place of egress attached to the building, which was undoubtedly built in a style of magnificence, and in accordance with the fine taste in architecture Wolsey is known to have possessed. Over the doorway are the arms of Henry, and on each side of the royal coat is a trefoil headed niche, though now containing no figures. The date of the erec

tion of the college is 1528.

Tradition says the house in which Wolsey was born stood on the site occupied by a residence on the left hand side of the alley leading from St. Nicholas street to the church-yard of St. Nicholas, and in this year (1846) tenanted by Mr. G. Cowell, surgeon. Upon what foundation this tradition exists, is now unknown. The building itself bears no external or internal evidence of antiquity. The wall however separating the garden from the before-mentioned alley,

* Although various representations of this gateway exist, none give so faithful a view as that published in The Picturesque Antiquities of Ipswich.