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partments in the cornice, which are embellifhed with as many coats of arms carved and blazoned in their proper colours.

At the upper end of the Hall there is an afcent of three fteps which run through the whole breadth; near which is a beautiful Gothic window in a recefs, which demands the attention of the curious.

This fuperb Room is beautified, and improved, by completing and painting the wainscot and roof, and the addition of a great number of Portraits of eminent perfons, who were educated at the College,, which are difpofed in the following manner..

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Compton, Bishop of London.

Corbet, Bishop of Norwich

HENRY VIII. a Full-Length.

King, Bp. Duppa, Bp. Cardinal Fell, Bp. | Morley, Bp. of Lond. of Winton. Wolfey, of Oxon. of Winton.

Dr. Aldrich, Dean of Christ Church..

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Boulter, Abp. of Armagh. Dr. Atterbury, Dean of Chrift Church. On the North Side, beginning at the upper End.

A Buft of his
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On the South Side, beginning at the
Lower End.

Sir John Skinner, Chief Juftice of

the Court of Exchequer.
Agar, Archbishop of Cafhel,
Peter Martyr, Canon of Ch. Ch.
Clavering, Bp. of Peterborough.
Morton, Bp. of Meath.
Sir Gilbert Dolben.
King, Bishop of Chichester.
Right Hon. Geo. Grenville.
Tanner, Bishop of St. Afaph.
Robinfon, Abp. of Armagh.
Stone, Abp. of Armagh.
Efte, Bp. of Waterford.
Benfon, Bp. of Gloucester.
Barrington, Bp. of Salisbury.
A Buft of Geo. II. in Marble.
Wake, Abp. of Canterbury.
Potter, Abp. of Canterbury.
Trevor, Bp. of Durham.
Markham, Abp. of York.
Smalridge, Bp. of Bristol.

Over thefe.

Sanderfon, Bp. of Lincoln.
Weftfaling, Bp. of Hereford.
Piers, Abp. of York.
Heton, Bp. of Ely.
Howfon, Bp. of Durham.
Godwin,fen. Bp.of Bath and Wells.

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Delben, Abp. of York.
Sir J. Trelawney, Bp. of Winton.
Wood, Bp. of Litchfield and Cov.
Gilbert, Abp. of York.
Drummond, Ab. of York.
A Buft of Geo. I. in Marble.
Blackbourn, Abp. of York.
Cox, Abp. of Cafhel.
Hooper, Bp. of Bath and Wells.
Dr. Stratford, Canon of Ch. Ch,
John Freind, M. D.

Dr. Busby, Maft. of Weft. School.
Mr. Locke.

Fuller, Bishop of Lincoln.
King, Bp. of London, an Original.
Dr. Freind, Maft. of Weft. School.
Hickman, Bp. of Londonderry.
Dr. Nicol, Canon of Ch. Ch.
Gaftrel, Bp. of Chefter.

Dr. Sprat, Archdeacon of Rocheft.
Sir J. Dolben, Preb. of Durham
Dr. Thomas Burton.
Richard Frewin, M.D.
Mr. Alfop.

Dr. John Pelling.
Welbore Ellis, Efq.
Lord Vife. Stormont..
Over thefe.

Griffith, Bp. of St. Afaph..
Smith, Bp. of Gloucester.
James, Bp. of Durham.
Ravis, Bp. of London.
Bancroft, Bp. of Oxford..
Matthews, Abp. of York.
Godwin, jun. Bp. of Landaff,

Over the Screen, and on each Side, in the following Order.

Lord Arlington.

Ellis, Bp. of Kildare.
Harley, Earl of Oxford. Lord Mansfield,

Boyle, Earl of Orrery.
Sir Dudley Carleton.

The

NEW.COMPANION FOR OXFORD. 83

The Church of this College, which is the Cathe dral of the diocefe, is on the east of the grand Qua→ drangle, a venerable ftructure, originally the Church of St. Fridefwide's Monaftery. The roof of the Choir is a beautiful piece of ftone-work put up by Cardinal Wolfey, who alfo rebuilt the Steeple. The east window was painted by Mr. Price, fenior, of London, after a defign of Sir James Thornhill, reprefenting the Epiphany. In the Dormitory, which is an aisle on the north fide of the Choir, is the Tomb of St. Fridefwide, who died A. D. 739. At the north corner of the weft end, is a window curiously painted, representing St. Peter, delivered out of prifon by the Angel. Beside the principal figures, there are a confiderable number of Roman Soldiers in various fleeping attitudes, admirably well drawn: and, though. a very fmall portion of the glafs is ftained, the colours. are brilliant, and the whole appears very lively. It was painted by J. Oliver, in his eightieth year, and given by him to the College in the year 1700. In this and other parts of the Church are fome inonuments, no less remarkable for their elegant infcriptions than their beautiful structure. In the aisle, fouth of the choir, is a good Portrait, in the firft window, of Robert King, who was the laft Abbot of Ofeney, and the first Bithop of Oxford..

In the Tower are ten celebrated Bells, brought from Ofeney Abbey, as was the great Bell called Tom, above mentioned..

In this Church, choir fervice is performed every day at ten and five; except on Sundays and Holydays, when it is at eight in the morning.

Three fides of Peckwater Court are uniform, defigned by Dr. Aldrich, then Dean, as eminent for his fkill in Architecture as for his knowledge in moft other branches. Each fide contains fifteen windows in front. The lower-ftory is ruftic, in which are three

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