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of the Organ-loft, erected to the Memory of Two Brothers of the Name of Lyttleton, who were drowned in the River Cherwell, one by endeavouring to fave the other. The whole of the Ante-Chapel has been lately adorned in an elegant Manner with a new Pulpit, Lecturer's Seat, and new Paving.

The Weft Window, painted in Claro Obfcuro, was done after a Defign of Schwartz which he made and executed for the Princess of William Duke of Bavaria, as appears by a Print lately purchafed by the Society, engraved by Sadelar from the Original. It reprefents the Refurrection; and, by the Print, was certainly a grand Defign; but the Beauty of the Painting is much impaired. Till the Time of the Civil Wars, all the Windows were painted in the fame Manner. Those now in the Chapel were removed thither from the AnteChapel in 1741; but not being a fufficient Number to completely glaze the whole, two new ones have fince been added.

The Altar-Piece was painted by Ifaac Fuller, an English Hiftory-painter, about 120 Years ago; who having ftudied and admired the mufcular Manner of Michael Angelo, feems to have neglected the graceful Elegance of Raphael: For although many of the Figures may juftly be deemed excellent Anatomical or Academy Drawings; yet for want of that eafy and natural Difpofition, peculiar to the laft-mentioned great Master, and better Colouring, the whole appears crude and unpleafing. This Painting, however, gave occafion to the Writing of an excellent Latin Poem by Mr. Addifon, (fometime Fellow of this College) which may be feen in the Muje Anglicana.

Underneath this Picee of the Refurrection by Fuller, is an admirable Picture of our Saviour bearing his Cross, fuppofed to be painted by Guido. It was taken at Vigo, and brought into England by the late Duke of Ormond: But afterwards falling into the Hands of William Free

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man, Efq; of Hamels in Hertfordshire, he gave it to the College. To this Gentleman the College is likewise chiefly obliged for an excellent Organ, two additional Bells to the Peal of Eight, and other confiderable Benefactions. By his Will he bequeathed an Organ, which then flood at Hamels, to the Mufic-Room in Oxford, provided there fhould be no Inftrument of that Kind in it at the Time of his Death; otherwife to be erected in the Hall belonging to this College: But the former happening to be the Cafe, it accordingly went thither; for which the Public and Mufical Society are obliged to him.

The Altar has been built, in the prefent Manner, a few Years only; the Defign is elegant, and the Workmanship well performed: Befides the common Embellishments of the Corinthian Order, there are Feftoons over every Pannel (extremely well carved) which greatly enrich it.

Each Window contains fix Figures, nearly as large as the Life, reprefenting the Apostles, primitive Fathers, Saints and Martyrs. Many think this Room rather too dark at firft entering it, but afterwards are better reconciled: The Occafion of that Opinion is, undoubtedly, the Contraft between this and the AnteChapel, which they pass through to it, and which is extremely light. Cathedral Service is performed here every Day at Ten and Four, except Sundays and Holidays, and then the Morning Prayers begin at Eight, on Account of the Univerfity Sermon.,

From hence, on the Right, we pafs into the Cloyster which encompaffes the great Quadrangle, and remains in it's primitive State: The whole making the most venerable Appearance of any College in Oxford, having undergone the feweft Alterations of any fince it was founded. On the South Side are the Hall and Chapel; on the Weft the Library; and on the North and East, the Lodgings of the Fellows, Demies, &c. At the South

South-eaft Corner of the Cloyster, is the Way up to the Hall; which is a very fpacious Room, hand fomely fitted up, and adorned with four whole length Pourtraits, viz. of the Founder, Dr. Butler the late Prefident, William Freeman, Efq; and Prince Rupert; two Half-lengths, viz. Bishop Warner, a great Benefactor to the Library, and Dr. Hammond.

The interiour Part of this Quadrangle is ornamented with Hieroglyphics, of which, (though a celebrated Antiquary hath been pleafed to call them whimsical Figures, which ferve to amufe the Vulgar, but are only the licentious Inventions of the Mafon,) we shall here give a particular, and, we trust, a rational Account, from a Latin Manufcript in the Library of this College.

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Beginning, therefore, from the South-west Corner, the two firft Figures we meet with are the Lion, and the Pelican. The former of thefe is the Emblem of Courage and Vigilance, the latter of parental Tenderness, and Affection. Both of them together exprefs to us the complete Character of a good Governor of a ⚫ College. Accordingly they are placed under the • Window of thofe Lodgings, which, originally, belonged to the Prefident, as the Inftructions they convey ought particularly to regulate his Conduct.

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Going on to the right Hand, on the other Side of • the Gate-way, are four Figures, viz. the School-mafter, • the Lawyer, the Physician, and the Divine. These are ranged along the Outfide of the Library, and repre

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*See Dr. Stukeley's Itinerarium Curiofum, p. 42.

This Piece is intituled Oedipus Magdalenenfis: Explicatio viz. Imaginum, & Figurarum, quæ apud Magdalenenfes in interiori Collegii Quadrangulo Tibicinibus impofitæ vifuntur. It was written by Mr. William Reeks, fometime Fellow of this College, at the Request of Dr. Clark, who was President from the Year 1671, to 1687, and to whom it is infcribed. It is divided into two Parts. In the firft, the general Doctrine of Hieroglyphics is very learnedly difcuffed. In the latter, he defcends to a particular Confideration of the Hieroglyphics at Magdalen; and from this Part the Account here given is extracted. fent

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