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with ftone. This is the entrance from Abingdon and various parts of Berkshire.

We must not here omit the many elegant and useful improvements that have taken place, in purfuance of an Act of Parliament obtained in the 11th year of his prefent Majesty.-The narrow and incommodious paflage at Eaft Gate has been opened, which renders this part equal to the magnificence of the HighStreet; and in the year 1779 a new Stone Bridge, at this entrance of the Town, was erected at the expenfe of upwards of Eight Thousand Pounds.

In pursuance alfo of the fame Act of Parliament, on the north fide of the High-Street, between St. Martin's and All-Saints' churches, was erected the New General Market, 347 feet long, and 112 wide, equal to any thing of the kind in the kingdom. The City of Oxford, with its fuburbs, and liberties, confifts of fourteen parishes.

1. St Mary's.

2. All Saints.

3. St. Martin's, or Carfax. 4. St. Aldate's, or St. Old's. 5. St. Ebb's.

8. St. Mary Magdalen's,

9. St. Peter's in the East. 10. Holywell.

11. St. Giles's.

12. St. Thomas's.

6. St. Peter's in the Bailey. 13. St. John's.

7. St. Michael's.

14. St. Clement's.

Only three of the churches belonging to thefe parifhes are worthy obfervation, viz. St. Mary's, AlfSaints, and St. Peter's in the Eaft.

St. Mary's ftands on the north fide of the HighStreet, and is the Church ufed by the University on Sunday's and Holydays. It is well proportioned and handfomely built in the Gothic ftyle. The Porch is in a more modern taste. The Church confifts of three ailes, and a large chancel, which is paved with black and white marble. The Vice-Chancellor fits at the weft end of the middle aile, on a throne elevated fome

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few steps; a little below which fit the two Proctors; on either hand the Heads of Houfes and Doctors; below these the young Noblemen; and in the Area, on benches, the Mafters of Arts. At the west end alfo, with a return to the north and fouth ailes, are galleries for the Bachelors and Under-graduats; and under the middle ones are feats for the Ladies. The Tower and Spire, which rifes to the perpendicular height of 180 feet, is a noble and beautiful structure, and contains a ring of fix large bells. The room on the north fide of the Chancel, lately repaired in the ftyle of the reft of the Church, is now the Common Law School, where the Vinerian Profeffor reads his Lectures.

The Church of All-Saints, fituated in the HighStreet, is an elegant modern ftructure, much in the ftyle of many of the new churches in London. It is beautified, both within and without, with Corinthian pilafters, and finished with an attic story and baluftrade. There is no pillar in the church, though it is 72 feet long, 42 wide, and 50 high. The ceiling, altar, pulpit, &c. are finely executed. The steeple is remarkable in the modern manner. Its architect was Dr. Aldrich, formerly Dean of Chrift Church.. The Church of St. Peter in the Eaft, ftanding near the High-Street, was partly built by St. Grymbald, 800 years ago; and is reported to be the first Church of ftone that appeared in this part of England. It was formerly the Univerfity Church; and even at prefent, with a view of afcertaining their original claim, the Univerfity attend their fermons in it every Sunday in the afternoon during Lent. The tower and eaft end are curious pieces of antiquity. In the year 1760 this Church was beautified and new pewed at the expenfe of the Parish; and in 1768 by a liberal fubfcription from the Inhabitants and fuch Heads

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of Houfes as live in the Parifh, the Organ was rebuilt by Meff. Green and Byfield of London.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS OF THE UNIVERSITY.

The PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with one fide of the Library on the weft, form a fquare of 105 feet: the principal front on the outfide is about 175 feet in. length; in the middle of it is a gate, with a magnificent tower. Three fides of the upper ftory of the Quadrangle are one entire room, called the PICTURE GALLERY, near the middle of which is a Statue in Brafs of PHILIP Earl of Pembroke, by the fame Artift who caft the equeftrian ftatue of Charles I. at Charing Cross: it is alfo furnished with the Portraits of moft of the Founders of the Colleges, many learned and famous men, feveral large Cabinets of Medals, and fome Cafes of Books, being intended as a continuation of the Bodleian Library. Dr. Tanner, Bishop of St. Asaph, gave his valuable Collection of Manufcripts to the University, together with a fum of money to erect proper Cafes for them: they are depofited near the entrance into the Gallery; as are Mr. Willis's and Mr. Godwyn's, together with other Collections of Books and Coins.

Dr. Butler, formerly Prefident of Magdalen College, and the late Duke of Beaufort, were at the Expense of new wainscotting the Gallery, fince which the Pictures have been cleaned and repaired, more advantageously difpofed, and their number greatly increased by late Benefactors.

The UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, usually called the Bodleian, from Sir Thomas Bodley, its principal Founder, is a large lofty structure, in the form of a Roman H, and is faid to contain the greatest number A 4.

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of Books of any Library in Europe (except that of the Vatican), a Catalogue whereof is printed in two folio volumes.

The ground, on which the Divinity School is built, was purchafed in the year 1427; the Building begun at the expenfe of the University, and, after fome intermiffion, carried on and completed by Humphrey Duke of Gloucefter. It is esteemed a moft excellent piece of Gothic architecture, being well proportioned, and finished in high tafte, especially its roof. Over the Divinity School the Duke erected the Library, which he furnished with many choice volumes procured from Italy in the years 1440 and 1443, befides confiderable additions bequeathed at his death three years after.

In the year 1597 Sir Thomas Bodley repaired the old Library of Humphrey Duke of Gloucester, and in 1599 fitted it for the reception of Books. An additional eastern gallery was begun by him in the year 1610, and another gallery on the weft, projected by him, was erected afterwards. He furnished the Library with a numerous collection of books, procured, with much care and expenfe, from all parts of the world.

Sir Thomas Bodley died Jan. 28. 1612, leaving an estate for the maintenance of a Librarian, &c. as well as for the necessary repairs of the Library: he added alfo a body of Statutes for the regulation of his new inftitution, which were afterwards confirmed in Convocation.

Many large and valuable collections of Greek and Oriental Manufcripts, as well as choice and useful Books, have been added to this Library by later Benefactors; particularly the Earl of Pembroke, Archbifhop Laud (to whom alone it is indebted for its ineftimable Oriental Manufcripts), Sir Thomas Roe, Sir Kenelm Digby, General Fairfax, Dr. Marshall,

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Dr. Barlow, Dr. Rawlinfon, Mr. Saint Amand, and Mr. Godwyn: confiderable purchases are likewife annually made at the expense of the University..

The Library and Picture Gallery may be feen in the Summer from eight to two o'clock; and in the afternoon from three to five. In the Winter only till three in the afternoon.

The ARUNDEL MARBLES are now placed to advantage in a large apartment on the north fide of the Schools.

In the Logic and Moral Philofophy School is the Collection of Marbles, Statues, Buftos, &c. which were many years at Eafton, the feat of the Earl of Pomfret, and were presented to the University by the late Countess of Pomfret.

A CATALOGUE OF THE

POMFRET STATUES, BUSTOS, MARBLES, &c. as they ftand numbered in their present Repository.

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2 A ditto of Archimedes, 7 feet 2 inches high, wants

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3 A ditto of a Roman Emperor, 7 feet high, wants one arm and the nofe. Perhaps modern. 4 A ditto of Minerva, 9. feet high.

5 A ditto of a Roman Emperor, 7 feet High, wants one arm. Perhaps modern.

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6 A ditto of Cicero in the proper habit, 6 feet 9 inches high. The Drapery very mafterly. He bas the Sudarium in the right, and the Scroll in the left hand. The Character of the Countenance Settled Indignation, in which he seems preparing to speak:

7 A ditto of a Grecian Lady, 7 feet high, wants arms. -The Drapery falling over the right leg is finely

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