It was there that he had won his immense oratorical reputation.

He had preached there during the thirty years which preceded his elevation to the throne of Canterbury.

His eloquence had attracted to the heart of the City crowds of the learned and polite, from the Inns of Court and from the lordly mansions of Saint James's and Soho.

A considerable part of his congregation had generally consisted of young clergymen, who came to learn the art of preaching at the feet of him who was universally considered as the first of preachers.

To this church his remains were now carried through a mourning population.