King Charles I. granted to this Society the perpetual advowson of St. Aldate's Church; and certain lands for the maintenance of one Fellow, to be chofen from Guernsey or Jersey.

Archbishop Abbot, Juliana Stafford, and Francis Rous, were the next Benefactors; and Dr. George Morley, Bishop of Winchester, founded five Scholarships for the natives of Guernsey and Jersey.

Queen Anne annexed a Prebend of Gloucefter to the Mastership. Lady Holford gave two Exhibitions of 201. a year each; Dr. Hall, Mafter of this College, and Bishop of Bristol, built the Mafter's Lodgings; Sir John Bennet, Lord Offulftone, endowed two Fellowships and Scholarships; Mr. Townshend gave eight Exhibitions to young Scholars from Gloucestershire; and Sir John Philips, Bart. in 1749, founded one Fellowship and one Scholarship.

The present members are, a Mafter, fourteen Fellows, thirty Scholars and Exhibitioners; the whole number of Students ufually about 70.

F

Vifitor. The Chancellor of the University.

HALL S.

IVE Halls or Academical Houses, not incorporated, are ftill remaining. Originally the Students lived chiefly in Halls or Hotels, where Profeffors and Tutors refided. But when the Colleges were founded, and ftill more, when the Reformation took place, the liberal education, now in ufe, brought the Students to the more convenient accommodation in Colleges. Thefe Societies are not endowed, though they have had confiderable Benefactions, which are difpenfed to the Students in Exhibitions, which they enjoy for a flated time. They are under the government of their refpective Principals, whofe incomes arife from the room

rent

rent of the Chambers. The Students take an oath to obey the statutes and cuftoms of the Hall, which ftatutes are made and altered by the Chancellor, who has the nomination of the Principals, and is Visitor of all the Halls, except St. Edmund Hall, which is dependant on Queen's College, and the Principal appointed by that Society..

ST. ALBAN HAL L.

I. ST. ALBAN HALL, which is in St. John's Parish, adjoins to Merton College on the eaft. It had its name from Robert de St. Alban, a Citizen of Oxford, who conveyed the premifes to the Abbey of Littlemore. Of this Hall were Archbishop Marth; Dr. Lamplugh, Archbishop of York; Benedict Barnham, Alderman of London, who built the Front of the Hall as it is at prefent; and William Lenthall, Speaker of the Long Parliament.

ST.

EDMUND HALL.

II. ST. EDMUND HALL is oppofite to the eaft fide of Queen's, to which College it is dependant, and has about forty Students. The Buildings were completed, and other confiderable improvements made while the late Dr. Shaw, that eminent Traveller, was Principal. Of this Hall were Dr. John Mill, who published the Greek Teftament, printed at the Theatre; and Thomas Hearne, M. A. that diligent Antiquary.

NEW INN HALL.

III. NEW-INN HALL ftands at the weft end of the City, near the Church of St. Peter in the Bailey. It was formerly called Trillock's Inn, from John Trillock, Bithop of Hereford, who built it in the year 1349. Oppofite this Hall is the Gateway of a College of Monks of the Auguftine Order, in which Erafmus refided two years. He left an elegant Latin Poem on his manner of living there. ST. MARY

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NEW COMPANION FOR OXFORD.

ST. MARY HALL.

IV. ST. MARY HALL is fituated north of Oriel College, near the High-Street. It confifts of one Quadrangle, formed by the Principal's Lodgings on the north, the Hall and Chapel on the fouth, and on the caft and weft by the Chambers of the Students.

This Hall was erected by King Edward II. Some Exhibitions have been given to affiit the Students in the profecution of their studies.

Several eminent men have refided and been educated here, viz. Cardinal Allen, Sir Thomas More, Lord Chancellor Hatton, Erafmus, Mr. Sandys the celebrated English Poet and Traveller, &c.

The buildings of this Society have received confi. derable improvements within the prefent century, the eaft fide having been entirely rebuilt by the contribu. tions of feveral noblemen and gentlemen educated here; and the fouth fide of the Quadrangle has been lately raifed and finished by Benefactions from the prefent Principal and other members of the Society. The number of Students is about go.

MAGDALEN HAL L.

V. MAGDALEN HALL is adjoining to the weft fide of Magdalen College, to which it is an appendant. The number of Exhibitions given to this Hall fupplies it with many members. It was erected by William Wain. fleet, the Founder of Magdalen College, and has a large Grammar Schocl joined to it, intended as a Nursery for Magdalen College. The number of Students is generally about 90.

OXFORD TERM S.

Hilary Term begins January 14.¡Sunday.

-Ends on Saturday before Palm

Eafter Term begins on Wednesday after Low Sunday--Ends on Thurfday before Whitfunday.

Act Term begins on Wednesday after Trinity Sunday

-Ends on

Saturday after Act Sunday.

Michaelmas Term begins Oct. 10.----

-Ends Dec. 17.

The

The Late and Prefent GOVERNORS

Of the refpective

COLLEGES and HALLS.

Late and prefent Prefidents of Magdalen College, 1768. George Horne, D. D.

1791. Martin Jof. Routh, D. D.

Late and present Masters of University College. 1744. John Browne, D. D.

1764. Nathan Wetherell, D. D.

Late and prefent Provofts of Queen's College. 1756. Jofeph Browne, D. D.

1767. Thomas Fothergill, D. D.

Late and prefent Wardens of All Souls College. 1767. Right Honourable Lord Tracy, D. D. 1793. Edmund Isham, D. D.

Late and prefent Principals of Brafenose College. 1777. Thomas Barker, D. D.

1785. William Cleaver, D. D.

Late and present Principals of Hertford College. 1757. David Durell, D. D.

1775. Bernard Hodgson, LL. D.

Late

Late and present Wardens of New College. 1768. John Oglander, D. D.

1794. Samuel Gauntlett, D. D.

Late and Prefent Wardens of Wadham College. 1777. James Gerard, D. D.

1783. John Wills, D. D.

Late and prefent Prefidents of Trinity College.

1731. George Huddesford, D.D.

1776. Jofeph Chapman, D. D.

Late and prefent Mafters of Balliol College.

1727. Theophilus Leigh, D. D.

1785. John Davey, D.D.

Late and prefent Presidents of St. John's College. 1772. Samuel Dennis, D. D.

1795. Michael Marlow, D.D.

Late and prefent Provosts of Worcester College.

1777. William Sheffield, D.D.

1795. Whittington Landon, D. D.

Late and present Rectors of Exeter College.

1772. Thomas Bray, D.D.

1785. Thomas Stinton, D. D.

Late and present Principals of Jesus College. 1763. Humphrey Owen, D. D.

1768. Jofeph Hoare, D.D.

Late and present Rectors of Lincoln College.

1784. John Horner, D. D.

1792. Edward Tatham, D.D.

Late