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three entrances. The fecond story, and the attic above it, are contained in the height of the Ionic order, which refts upon the ruftic. Over the five middle windows in each fide is a beautiful pediment, which projects, fupported by three-quarter columns of the fame order, as the entablature and baluftrade of the other parts are by pilafters.-On the fourth fide of this court is a magnificent LIBRARY, 141 feet long, built in the Corinthian order, the pillars of which are four feet in diameter. Underneath was intended a piazza opening to the fquare, with seven arches, and an afcent of three steps running the whole length of the building. This defign has been fince altered, for the more convenient reception of the great collection of books belonging to the college. The wainscotting, book-cafes, and ftucco-work, as well on the ftaircafe as in the rooms of the Library, are very highly finished, particularly the beautiful feftoons in ftucco, charged with fymbolical imagery, feverally reprefenting the particular branch of Literature contained beneath. At each end are marble Bufts, one of Dr. Boulter, late Primate of Ireland; the other of Dr. Freind, late Master of Westminster School. In the lower apartments, both to the right and left, is depofited the celebrated collection of Pictures given to the college by General Guife; among which are fome from the collection of King Charles I. A Portrait, by Titian; the Flight into Egypt, by Guido Reni; the Family of the Caracci's represented in a Butcher's Shop, the moft celebrated performance of Annibal Caraèci; two Nativities, by Titian; Jefus and St. John embracing, by Raphael; a Nativity, by Raphael; the Fable of Ericthonius delivered to the Nymphs to be educated, by Salvator Rofa; Venus and Cupid, by Titian; St. Francis in a Vision, fupported by Angels, by Annibal Caracci; an Ecce Homo, by Ludovico Caracci; a Medufa's Head,

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by Rubens; the Pale of an Altar, with figures larger than the life, by Corregio; two Half-lengths of Women, by Domenichino.

In the lower Room, alfo on the right-hand, is a Buft of General Guife over the door; and on the left is one of the Hon. and Rev. Dr. Trevor, late Bishop of Durham; and in the entrance to the ftaircafe are Bufts of the late eminent Physicians Drs. Frewin and Lec. Fronting the ftair-cafe is an elegant Statue of Dr. Robinson, the prefent Primate of Ireland and upon a pedestal in the Recefs on the north fide of the upper apartment, is an admirable Statue of Mr. Locke, formerly Student of this house, by Roubillac.

Canterbury Court, once Canterbury College, is now most elegantly rebuilt, from a plan fuitable to Peekwater, with a fuperb Gateway, under the direction of Mr. Wyatt, by the munificence of the prefent Primate of Ireland, and other Benefactors.

The Chaplain's Court is fituated fouth-east of the grand Quadrangle, on the north fide whereof is a large building of new chambers; the walls of which were the Hall or Refectory of St. Fridefwide's Priory.

The Court of the Grammar School is fouth of the great Quadrangle, having the Hall on the north fide of it: Under part of the Hall is the fpacious Common Room, in which over the chimney-piece is an excellent Buft, by Ryfbrack, of Dr..Bufby, formerly Master of Westminster School, and a confiderable Benefactor to the College. Round the room are the Pictures of feveral of the Mafters of the fame School, and other eminent members of the Society. On the fouth fide is the new Anatomical Theatre, erected and endowed by the late Dr. Lee, Phyfician to King George II. at the expence of 20,000l. with a proper ftipend to the Lecturer, &c. In it is a fine collec

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tion of Anatomical Preparations and Injections. The wide Gravel Walk, fhaded on each fide with elms, deserves our notice, being a quarter of a mile in length, and of a proportionable breadth. It commands a fight of Lord Harcourt's Seat, a pleafant profpect of the Meadows, the Thames, and fome adjacent Villages.

This College was founded by Cardinal Wolfey, upon the place where formerly ftood the Priory of St. Fridefwide, which, and feveral other religious foundations, were diffolved, in order to endow the new College intended by the Cardinal. The defign was far from being completed at the time of the Car dinal's difgrace, little more being built than the eat, fouth, and part of the weft fides of the great Quadrangle, and the Kitchen. And as to the foundation itself, whatever it might be at that time, 'tis certain it was afterwards leffened, and the form of it altered two or three times by the King. The difgrace of the Cardinal happened in the year 1529, when the King feized upon this college, as well as the other eftates belonging to the Cardinal. In the year 1532, at the inftance of Lord Cromwell, the King new-modelled the foundation, and gave it the name of King Henry the Eighth's College. This was fuppreffed in 1545, and in the year following the Epifcopal See was removed from Ofeney to this College, and the Church of St. Fridefwide conftituted a Cathedral, by the name of Chrift Church.

This foundation has continued in,the fame form ever fince. It confifts of a Dean, eight Canons, 101 Students, part of which are elected annually from Weftminster School, and the other vacancies, as they happen, are filled up by the Dean and Canons; eight Chaplains, eight Singing-men, and as many Chorifters, a School-inafter, an Organift, &c. Since the time of Queen Elizabeth, this College has largely

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