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This, with the beautiful arched roof of the gateway, is justly esteemed an elegant piece of workmanship. The building within chiefly confifts of a large quadrangle, formed by the Hall, the Chapel, the Rector's Lodgings, and the Chambers of the Fellows and Scholars, and is regular and uniform.

The Gardens are neatly difpofed, and, though within the Town, have an airy and pleafant opening to the east, and a terrace, from whence we have a view of fome of the fineft buildings in the Univerfity.

The Library is well furnished with books in the feveral arts and fciences; and a very valuable collection of Claffics, given by Edward Richards, Efq.

Walter Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter, Lord Treafurer of England, and Secretary of State to King Edward II. 1316, obtained a charter for founding a College where Hertford College now ftands; but wanting room for the buildings he defigned, he removed his Scholars to the prefent Houfe, and gave it the name of Stapledon-Hall, after his own name. He founded a Society confifting of thirteen, i. e. a Rector and twelve Fellows; one of whom, the Chaplain, to be appointed by the Dean and Chapter of Exeter; eight to be elected out of the Archdeaconries of Exeter, Totnes, and Barnstaple, in Devonshire, and four from the Archdeaconry of Cornwall.

Among the fubfequent Benefactors was Edmond Stafford, Bishop of Exeter, who obtained leave to alter the name of this House, and fettled two Fellowships for the diocefe of Sarum. Sir William Petre in Queen Elizabeth's time obtained a new Charter and Statutes, founded eight Fellowships for fuch counties wherever he then had, or his heirs at any time after fhould have eftates; which by this time comprehends

-comprehends most of the counties in England. King Charles I. added one Fellowship for the Iflands of Jersey and Guernsey. And by Mrs. Shiers's Benefaction, as completed and fettled by Dr. Hugh Shortrige, two other Fellowships were added, confined to the counties of Hertford and Surrey; befides confiderable augmentations to the revenues of the Society. The laft Benefactor was the learned Mr. Jofeph Sanford, of Balliol College, who gave this Society his very valuable Library; for the Reception of which they in the year 1781 erected a neat modern edifice in a part of their Garden near their former Library.

The prefent members are a Rector, twenty-five Fellows, one Scholar, who is Bible-Clerk, and two Exhibitioners. The whole number of members about 70 Vifitor. The Bishop of Exeter.

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JESUS COLLEGE.

HE front of this College is beautified and improved by a very handfome ruftic gateway, and other additions.

In the first court the Chapel on the north fide, and Hall on the weft, are neat well-proportioned rooms, the latter having within these few years been much improved by the addition of a ceiling and other ornaments, by Mr. Roberts.

The inner court has three fides uniformly and neatly built (the Hall before mentioned making the fourth fide of this quadrangle), and on the weft fide of it over the Common Room, &c. is a fpacious well-furnished Library.

In the Principal's Lodgings is a fine picture of King Charles I, at full length, by Vandyke; and in

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the Library a half-length of King Charles II. and fome original pieces of Dr. Hugh Price, by Holben, Dr. Manfell, Sir Leoline Jenkins, &c. Benefactors to this College.

Other curiofities in this College are, 1. A moft magnificent piece of plate, the gift of the late Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, Bart. for the ufe of the Fellows Common Room. And, 2. The Statutes of the College, beautifully written upon vellum, by the late Mr. Parry of Shipfton upon Stour, formerly Fellow of this College.

This College was founded by Queen Elizabeth, by charter bearing date the 27th of June, 1571, for a Principal, eight Fellows, and eight Scholars. The Queen, at the request of Hugh Price, LL. D. a native of Brecknock, and Treafurer of the Church of St. David's, granted her royal charter of foundation, and a certain religious Houfe or Cell, called Whitehall (which before the diffolution of Monafteries belonged to the Priory of St. Fridefwide), for the fcite of the College, together with fuch timber and other materials as fhould be wanting for the building of it, out of her Majefty's forefts of Shotover and Stowe.

The firft endowment of this College was by Dr. Hugh Price, above mentioned, who, by deed bearing date the laft day of the faid month of June, 1571, conveyed to the College by the ftyle and title of The Principal, Fellows and Scholars of Jefus College, within the City and Univerfity of Oxford, of Queen Elizabeth's Foundation, certain lands, meffuages, and tenements in the county of Brecknock, of the value of about 160l. per annum, for the maintenance and fupport of a Principal, eight Fellows, and eight Scholars, being the number limited in the original charter of foundation; though by charters

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fince granted at different times, and the munificence of fubfequent Benefactors, the number of Fellows and Scholars is now more than doubled.

The principal Benefactors after Dr. Hugh Price, who may in fome measure be called the Founder of this originally little Society, were, Sir Eubule Thel-, wal, Kt. Principal of the College, who, befides his contributions towards the buildings, carried on under his direction, increafed the number of Fellows from eight to fixteen; Dr. Francis Manfell, who was thrice Principal; Sir Leoline Jenkins; King Charles I. Dr. Griffith Lloyd, and many others.

The Society now confifts of a Principal, nineteen Fellows, and eighteen Scholars, befides a confiderable number of Exhibitioners; in all 80 or 90.

Vifitor. The Earl of Pembroke...

LINCOLN COLLEGE

S fituated between All-Saints Church and Exeter.

I College. It confifts of two courts. The first,

which we enter under a tower, is formed by the Rector's Lodgings on the fouth-eaft angle, the Library and Common-Room on the north, and Refectory on the eaft, the fides of which are 80 feet each. The inner or fouth court has also a gate into the street; and is a fquare likewise, but less than the other, being 70 feet each way.

The Hall is a handfome edifice, about 40 feet long, 25 broad, and of a proportionable height. It was new wainscotted in 1701, chiefly by the benefaction of the late Lord Crewe, Bishop of Durham, whose Arms are placed over the middle of the fcreen, as are thofe of the rest of the Contributors over other parts of the wainscot.

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The Library is a very neat room in the north fide of the outer court, over the Common Room. It has been new fitted up, fashed and wainscotted, at the expense of Sir Nathaniel Lloyd, Knt. fometime Commoner of this college, and afterwards Fellow of All-Souls. It is well furnished with books, and there are in it fome ancient and valuable manufcripts.

There is a good half-length picture of Bishop Crewe at the weft end of it, and another of Sir Nathaniel Lloyd.

But what is most taken notice of in this college, is their Chapel, which is fituated on the fouth fide of the inner court. The fcreen of it is of cedar, finely. carved, and is mentioned by Dr. Plott as a great curiofity. The windows are entirely of painted-glass, of which there is a large one over the Altar, and four leffer on each fide. In those of the fouth fide are the figures of the Twelve Apoftles, three in each window, as large as life. In the first window which is next the Altar, are Peter, Andrew, and James the Greater: In the 2d, John, Philip, and Bartholomew: In the 3d, Matthew, Thomas, and James the Lefs: In the 4th, Jude, Simon, and Matthias.

On the other fide over against these, are the figures of twelve of the Prophets. In the first window, or next to the Altar, are David, Daniel, and Elijah : In the 2d, Ifaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel: In the 3d, Amos, Zechariah, and Malachi: In the 4th, Elifha, Jonah, and Obadiah.

The east window, which is over the Altar, contains the Types and Anti-types of our Saviour. It is divided into fix partitions: In the firft, reckoning from the north, is the Creation of Man in Paradife; and over it the Nativity of our Saviour. In the 2d, the Paffing of the Ifraelites through the Red Sea; and over it, our Saviour's Baptifm:

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