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mented with a caft in Plafter of Paris of the Florentine Boar.

Robert Egglesfield, a native of Cumberland, Confeffor to Queen Philippa, and Bachelor of Divinity in this Univerfity, having purchased several tenements in the Parish of St. Peter's in the East, erected there a Collegiate Hall, probably by the encouragement of Queen Philippa, confort of King Edward III. giving it the name of Aula Scholarium Regina de Oxon; and on the 18th of January 1340, obtained the Royal Charter for incorporating the Society of this Hall or College; by virtue whereof he conftituted a Provost and twelve Fellows, ordering, that the Provoft fhould be chofen out of the Fellows, and be in Holy Orders; and that for the future the Fellows fhould be elected out of the counties of Cumberland and Weftmorland.

The principal Benefactors, befides the Founder, were King Edward III. and his Queen Philippa; King Charles I. who gave this College three Rectories and three Vicarages in Hampfhire; Sir Jofeph Williamfon, Knight, fometime Fellow, who rebuilt part of the College, and left 6000l. towards the finishing of it, befides a valuable Library of books; Dr. Barlow, Bishop of Lincoln, Dr. William Lancafter, and Dr. Timothy Halton, Provofts. Some valuable Exhibitions have been fince founded by Lady Margaret Hungerford, Sir Francis Bridgman, Mr. Tylney, Lady Elizabeth Haftings, and Dr. Holmes. Eight Fellowships, four Scholarships, and four Exhibitions have been established by the late Mr. Michell, of Richmond; and this Inftitution is called the New Foundation in Queen's College. Several very liberal donations were received by the Society about fifteen years ago, for the purpose of rebuilding the weft wing of the front quadrangle, which had been deftroyed by fire; and in particular the fum

of a thousand pounds from her present Majefty, Patronefs of the College.

The Members in this College are, a Provoft, fixteen Fellows, two Chaplains, eight Taberdars (fo called from Taberdam, a fhort gown which they formerly wore), fixteen Scholars, two Clerks, and forty Exhibitioners; together with Mr. Michell's Eftablishment, and a great number of Mafters, Bachelors, Gentlemen Commoners, Commoners and other Students; in all about 220.

They have here fome extraordinary customs. They are called to dinner by the found of a trumpet. On Christmas day a Boar's Head is ufhered very folemnly into the common Hall or Refectory, with a celebrated Monkish Song. And on New-Year'sday, the Burfar of the College gives to each Member a needle and thread, addreffing him in these terms, Take this, and be thrifty. This practice of diftributing the needle and thread, Aiguille & Fil, had, perhaps, in its origin, fome allufion to the name of the Founder, Eglesfield.

Vifitor. The Archbishop of York.

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE.

PPOSITE Queen's, on the fouth fide of the

High-freet, Hands Univerfity College. The magnificent front extends 260 feet. In it, at proper diftances, are two Portals, with a Tower over each. That on the weft leads into the old Court, which is a handsome Gothic Quadrangle, of 100 feet fquare. Over the Gate, at our entrance, on the outfide, is a Statue of Queen Anne, and within another of James II. Over the eastern entrance, on the outfide, is a Statue of Queen Mary, Daughter to James II. On the fouth of the western Quadrangle are the Cha

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pel and Hall. The Statue of St. Cuthbert is over. the door of the Chapel. The Altar Window was given by Dr. Radcliffe, as appears by its infcription, A. D. 1687: the other windows are of fine old painted Glafs, well worthy attention. The roof of the Chapel is a well-wrought frame of Norway oak. The Hall, at the entrance of which is a Statue of King Alfred, has been fitted up in a very beautiful Gothic ftyle, at the expense of many generous Contributors, and is a moft complete room of the kind.

From this Court, through a narrow paffage on the east, we are led into another area of three fides, 80 feet either way. It is opened to a Garden on the fouth. The eaft, and part of the north fide, is taken up by the lodgings of the Mafter, which are commodious and extenfive. In a niche over the Gate on the north, is a Statue of Dr. Radcliffe.

King Alfred in the year 872 erected certain Halls in Oxford, near, or on the fpot, where this College ftands; and gave the Students in them fmall Penfions iffuing from the Exchequer. But it is certain that thefe Halls were foon alienated to the Citizens, and that their Penfions were fuppreffed about the reign of the Conqueror. But the Founder of this College appears to be William Archdeacon of Durham, who purchafing A. D. 1219, one of the Halls which had been originally erected by King Alfred, and very probably ftyled Univerfity Hall, of the Citizens, endowed it with lands. A Society being thus established, many other Benefactors improved the revenues and buildings. Of these the most confiderable are Walter Skirlaw, Bishop of Durham, who founded three Fellowships: Henry Piercy, Earl of Northumberland, Lord of the Honour of Cockermouth, in 1442, added three Fellowships, to be elected from the counties of Durham, Carlifie and York: Sir

Simon Bennet established four Fellowships and four Scholarships.

As to the buildings, the prefent fpacious and uniform ftructure was begun to be erected, A. D. 1634, by the Benefaction of Charles Greenwood, formerly Fellow, and was foon carried on by Sir Simon Bennet. Nor were fucceeding Patrons wanting to continue fo noble a work; till it was finally completed by Dr. John Radcliffe, who erected the whole eaftern Quadrangle at his own expense. He fettled on the College бool. per Annum, for two travelling Fellowships, Students in Phyfic, to improve themfelves in the Medical Art.

The prefent Society confifts of a Master, twelve Fellows, feventeen Scholars, with many other Students, amounting in the whole to about 70.

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Vifitor. The KING.

ALL-SOULS

COLLEGE.

HIS College is fituated weft of Queen's, and confifts chiefly of two Courts. 1. The old Court is about 124 feet in length, and 72 in breadth, having the High-ftreet on the fouth, and the Chapel at the north end of it. In this old Quadrangle is a Dial, contrived by that ingenious Architect Sir Chriftopher Wren, when Fellow of the College, which, by the help of two half rays, and one whole one for every hour, fhews to a minute what is the time, the minutes being marked on the fides of the rays, fifteen on each fide, and divided in five by a different character.

2. Their grand Court, fituated behind the former, is a fpacious and beautiful Quadrangle, having the Library on the north, the Hall and Chapel on the

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