by Rubens; the Pale of an Altar, with figures' larger than the life, by Corregio; two Half-lengths of Women, by Domenichino.

In the lower Room, alfo on the right-hand, is a Buft of General Guise over the door; and on the left is one of the Hon. and Rev. Dr. Trevor, late Bishop of Durham; and in the entrance to the ftaircafe are Bufts of the late eminent Phyficians Drs. Frewin and Lee. Fronting the ftair-cafe is an elegant Statue of Dr. Robinson, the prefent Primate of Ireland and upon a pedestal in the Recefs on the north fide of the upper apartment, is an admirable Statue of Mr. Locke, formerly Student of this houfe, by Roubillac.

Canterbury Court, once Canterbury College, is now moft elegantly rebuilt, from a plan fuitable to Peakwater, with a fuperb Gateway, under the direction of Mr. Wyatt, by the munificence of the prefent Primate of Ireland, and other Benefactors.

The Chaplain's Court is fituated fouth-eaft of the grand Quadrangle, on the north fide whereof is a large building of new chambers; the walls of which were the Hall or Refectory of St. Fridefwide's Priory.

The Court of the Grammar School is fouth of the great Quadrangle, having the Hall on the north fide of it: Under part of the Hall is the fpacious Common Room, in which over the chimney-piece is an excellent Buft, by Ryfbrack, of Dr. Busby, formerly Mafter of Weftminfter School, and a confiderable Benefactor to the College. Round the room are the Pictures of feveral of the Mafters of the fame School, and other eminent members of the Society. On the fouth fide is the new Anatomical Theatre, erected and endowed by the late Dr. Lee, Physician to King George II. at the expence of 20,000l. with a proper ftipend to the Lecturer, &c. In it is a fine collec

tion of Anatomical Preparations and Injections. The wide Gravel Walk, fhaded on each fide with elms, deferves our notice, being a quarter of a mile in length, and of a proportionable breadth. It commands a fight of Lord Harcourt's Seat, a pleasant profpect of the Meadows, the Thames, and fome adjacent Villages.

This College was founded by Cardinal Wolfey, upon the place where formerly ftood the Priory of St. Fridefwide, which, and feveral other religious foundations, were diffolved, in order to endow the new College intended by the Cardinal. The defign was far from being completed at the time of the Cardinal's difgrace, little more being built than the caft, fouth, and part of the weft fides of the great Qua drangle, and the Kitchen. And as to the foundation itself, whatever it might be at that time, 'tis certain it was afterwards leffened, and the form of it altered two or three times by the King. The dif grace of the Cardinal happened in the year, 1529,. when the King feized upon this college, as well as the other eftates belonging to the Cardinal. In the year 1532, at the inftance of Lord Cromwell, the King new modelled the foundation, and gave it the name of King Henry the Eighth's College. This was fuppreffed in 1545, and in the year following the Epifcopal See was removed from Ofeney to this Col , lege, and the Church of St. Fridefwide conftituted a Cathedral, by the name of Christ Church.

This foundation has continued in the fame form ever fince. It confifts of a Dean, eight Canons, 101 Students, part of which are elected annually from Westminster School, and the other vacancies, as they happen, are filled up by the Dean and Ca nons; eight Chaplains, eight Singing-men, and as many Choristers, a School-mafter, an Organist, &c. Since the time of Queen Elizabeth, this College has largely

largely experienced the bounty of feveral Benefactors, particularly Bifhop Fell, who left ten Exhibitions of iol. per ann. to Commoners, to be held for ten years from the time they were nominated to them. The 101ft Studentfhip was added by William Thurfton, Efq. 1663, and is now in the gift of the Vernon Family. Several Exhibitions were given by Lady Holford for Scholars educated at the Charter-House, and more by other Benefactors.

Vifitor. The KING.

PEMBROKE COLLEGE.

EMBROKE College, fo called from the Earl of Pembroke, Chancellor of the University at the time it was founded, is fituated near St. Aldate's Church, in a direct line from the grand Gate of Christ Church, and confifts of two fmall Courts. The Quadrangle is uniform, having the Hall at the north-weft angle, in which are Pictures of the Founders and fome Benefactors. The Chapel is a fmall,. elegant building, of the Ionic order, with a beautiful Altar-piece. In the Garden, which is weft of the Chapel, is a pleasant Common Room, and a Terrace-walk. The Mafter's Lodgings, which join to the College on the north, is a modern edifice.

This College, formerly Broadgate Hall, was founded an. 1620, by Tho. Tefdale, of Glympton, Efq.. and Richard Whitwick, S. T. B. Rector of Illey, Berks, for a Mafter, ten Fellows and ten Scholars. Four of Mr. Tefdale's Fellows to be chofen out of his relations, and the reft to come from Abingdon Free-School.

As to Mr. Whitwick's Benefaction, two of the Fellows and two Scholars to be of his kindred, and the reft from Abingdon School,