rinthian Order, an Attic Story and Balluftrade elegantly finishing it without, a curious fretwork Cieling, a neat Altar-Piece, and well finished throughout. This Church is 72 Feet long, 42 wide, and 50 high without a Pillar. The Steeple is built after the Manner of fome of the new Churches in London. The Architect, the Rev. Dr. Aldrich, formerly Dean of Chrift-Church.

St. Peter's in the Eaft, near Queen's-College, built by St. Grymbald, is 820 Years old; and was the firft Church of Stone in this Part of the Kingdom. It was formerly the University Church; and now the Univerfity go to it every Sunday in the Afternoon during Lent. This Parish has more to boaft of, perhaps, than any one in Europe befide: For it contains five Colleges; viz. Univerfity, Queens, New-College, Magdalen, and Hertford Colleges'; three Halls; viz. St, Edmund, Magdalen, and Alban Halls; Two Peals of Ten Bells, and one of Six; and three Organs: Two of which belong to College Chapels, where Cathedral Service is performed twice a Day, and the other to the ParishChurch.

The laft Church which deferves Attention, is that of St. John's; which is a handsome Gothic Building: But for further Particulars, we refer our Reader to Merton College to which it belongs.

There is little left of the Caftle except a square Tower, and fome broken Walls of immenfe Thicknefs.

Near the Caftle are the Ruins of the ancient Town-Hall, where, in 1577, was held the Black Affize, when the Lieutenant of the County, eight Efquires and Juftices, and almost all the Gentlemen of the grand Jury, died of the poisonous Smell from the Jail. Above One Hundred Scholars, befides Townfmen, were feized with the Distemper.

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It lasted about a Month, when the Infection ceased. On the Top of the artificial Hill, near the Caftle, is an Entry into a large arched Room, formerly used as a Magazine in Time of War.

The UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, ufually called the Bodleian, from Sir Thomas Rodley, its principal Founder, is a large, lofty Structure, in the Form of a Roman H, and is faid to contain the greatest Number of Books of any Library in Europe, (except that of the Vatican) a Catalogue whereof is printed, in two Folio Volumes.

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To give fome Account of the Foundation of the public Library from Campden. The Ground on which the Divinity School was built was purchafed by the University in the Year 1427, and upon feveral Contributions that Structure was foon after begun, but intermitted, till, by the Piety of Humphrey Duke of Glocefter, it was carried on and compleated.' This is esteemed a most elegant Piece of Gothic Architecture, furpaffing every Thing of the Kind in the University; being well proportioned, and finished in the highest Tafte; especially its Roof. The fame Duke, over the Divinity School, erected this Library, 'which he furnished with 129 choice Volumes he procured from Italy; befides which he gave 126 Volumes more in the Year 1440, and in the Year C 1443 a much greater Number, befides confiderable Additions at his Death, three Years after.' But these Books have been long fince loft.

In the Year 1597 Sir Thomas Bodley, Knight, repaired the old Library of Humphrey Duke of Glocefter, and in 1599 fitted it for the Reception of Books. An additional Eastern Gallery was be-gun by him in the Year 1610, and another Gallery, projected by him, was erected afterwards.

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furnished.

furnished the Library with the best Books he could procure from all Parts of the World. In Memory of which Benefaction, the Earl of Dorfet caused the Buft of Sir Thomas to be erected in the Library.

Sir Thomas Bodley died Jan. 28. 1612, having provided Salaries for the Officers, and keeping the Library in Repair. He also left Statutes for the Government of it, which were confirmed in Convocation; and he was declared by the Univerfity to be the Founder.

The Earl of Pembroke, by the Perfuafion of Archbishop Laud, gave almost all the Collection of Greek Manufcripts, which Francis Barroccio a Venetian had collected. Sir Thomas Roe added another choice Parcel of Greek Manufcripts.

Sir Kenelm Digby alfo prefented a great Number of Manuscripts, which he had gotten in his Travels; and Archbishop Laud having fent into the Eaft to buy Oriental Manuscripts, and to the Marts in Germany, procured thirteen hundred large Volumes. The Univerfity added another Building to Duke Humphrey's Library, which brought it into the Shape of a Roman H, where the excellent Library of the Learned John Selden is placed. Many other Benefactors have much increased this Library; General Fairfax, afterwards Lord Fairfax; Dr. Marfall, Rector of Lincoln College; Dr. Barlow, late Lord Bifhop of Lincoln; Mr. Saint Amand, and Dr. Rawlinfon's Manufcripts, &c. which, with certain Libraries purchafed by the University of Dr. Huntingdon, Mr. Greaves, and Dr. Pocock, have made it the largest University Library in Europe.

In the Logick and Moral Philofophy School is the • Collection of Marbles, Statues, Buftos, &c. which were many Years at Eafton, the Seat of the Earl of Pomfret, and were lately prefented to the Uni

verfity

versity by the Countess of Pomfret. They are at present kept there till a proper Building is erected to receive this valuable Treafure.

A List of fome of the principal Statues, &c. given to the Univerfity by the Countess of POMFRET and others, a more perfect and accurate account of which may be feen in the grand edi tion of the MARMORA OXONIENSIA, lately published;

Numbered as they are in that Book.

1. Jupiter fitting; with his thunderbolts in his left hand; and his right lifted up to dart them forth.

2. Minerva with her helmet and breaftplate; a fpear in her right hand; and in the other a fhield with the head of Medufa.

3. Another Minerva.

4. Venus naked; with a dolphin just by her. 5. Another Venus.

6. Another half naked.

7. Terpsichore.

8. Clio in deep meditation.

9. Diana in a hunting drefs; with her quiver on her fhoulders; and a dog fitting by her.

10. Flora.

II. Bacchus with a veffel of grapes in his right hand, and a cluster in his left.

12. Hercules with the lion's skin.

13. Hercules killing the lion.

14. Harpocrates the god of filence, with his finger upon his lip.

15. Hymen faft afleep, and leaning upon his torch inverted; with his bow and quiver.

16. The god Terminus, with a cloak over his his shoulders, and a flute in his right hand.

17. Camilla represented as an Amazon.

18. Leda with a swan,

19. Paris

20. Paris in the Phrygian drefs. 21. Antinous naked.

23. Marius in his gown.

24. Cicero in his gown; in the attitude of an Orator.

33. A very fine naked body of Venus.

34. The naked body of an Hermaphrodite.

48. Cupid fleeping, with his quiver on one fide of him filled with darts, and with his bow at a small distance on the other...

49. The God Somnus lying upon a lion's fkin and rofes, holding poppies in his left hand.

50. A head of Faunus.

51. A head of Fauna.

52. A beautiful head of Venus. 53. A head of Sappho.

54. A head of Niobe.

56. A head of Antinous,

62. and 63. Heads of Nero.

66. Ammon an Ægyptian idol.

79. A head of Silenus adorned with a chaplet of vine leaves and ivy.

IOI. Socrates.

102. Plato.

163. A marble pillar brought to England from the ruins of the temple of Apollo at Delphos.

167. The Sphinx after the manner of the Egyptians.

With many other Statues, &c. equally curious and

antient.

The PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which, with one Side of the Library on the Weft, form a fpacious Square of 105 Feet over either Way. The principal Front of the Schools on the Outfide is about 175 Feet in Length, in the Middle whereof is a great Gate, with a magnificent Tower over it, in which is Sir Henry Saville's Li

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