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ALL-SOULS COLLEGE.

HIS College is fituated Weft of Queen's, and confifts chiefly of two Courts. 1. The old Court is about 124 Feet in Length, and 72 in Breadth, having the High-Street on the South, and the Chapel at the North End of it. In this old Quadrangle is a Dial, contrived by that ingenious Architect Sir Chriftopher Wren, when Fellow of the College, which, by the Help of two Half Rays, and one whole One for every Hour, fhews to a Minute what is the Time, the Minutes being mark'd on the Sides of the Rays, fifteen on each Side, and divided in five by a different Character.

2. Their grand Court, fituated behind the former, is a fpacious and beautiful Quadrangle, having the Library on the North, the Hall and Chapel on the South, the Cloifter on the Weft, and the Common Room, with other handfome Apartments, on the Eaft, adorned with two beautiful Gothic Towers. This Court is in Length from North to South about 172 Feet, and in Breadth 155. The Chapel of this College is about 70 Feet long, and 30 broad; the Ante-Chapel of the fame Dimenfions; the Altar-Piece is of a beautiful clouded Marble, and over it a fine Affumption-Piece of the Founder, painted by Sir James Thornhill. Here are alfo two elegant Vafes, One on each Side of the Altar, by the fame Hand; the Bas-relief of which represents the Inftitution of the Two Sacraments. The Compartment over the Communion Table is filled with a Picture painted at Rome in the Year 1771, by the celebrated Mr. Mengs. The Subject of this Piece is our Saviour's firft Appearance to Mary Magdalen after his Refurrection; which is called, by the Painters, a Noli me tangere, in Allufion to the firft Words of Chrift's Speech to her," Touch me not." The Colouring is exquifite; efpecially

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especially in the Body of our Saviour. There is fomething very amiable, mixed with dignity, in the Countenance and Character of this Figure; while the mild Composure of it is finely contrafted by that Extafy of Joy and Aftonifhment which appears on the Face of Mary.

The Roof of the Chapel is divided into Compartments, carved and gilded. The Screen, which divides the Chapel from the Ante-Chapel, is a neat Piece of Architecture by Sir Chriftopher Wren.

The New Library is a magnificent Gallery, 200 Feet long, and 30 broad, and about 40 Feet high, built of white hewn Stone, and finished at a great Expenfe. The Outfide is Gothic, in Conformity with the rest of the Quadrangle. The Infide confifts of two grand Ranges of Bookcafes, one above the other, fupported by Pilafters of the Doric and Ionic Orders. Over the Bookcafes are placed interchangeably Vafes and Buftoes of many eminent Perfons, formerly Fellows of this Society.

The following is an exact Lift of the Bufts, beginning on the South Side of the West Window, viz.

1. Sir Anthony Shirley, Knight, A. B. Count of the Empire, and Embassador from Schach Abbas Emperor of Perfia, to the Chriftian Princes; in the Reign of James I. admitted Fellow 1582.

2. Sir William Pere, Knight, LL. D. Secretary of State to Henry VIII. and Edward VI. and Privy Counfellor to Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth, 1523.

3. George Clarke, LL. D. Secretary of War, and afterwards, in the Reign of Queen Anne, one of the Lords of the Admiralty, Secretary to Prince of George of Denmark, and in five Parliaments Burgefs for the Univerfity, 1680.

4. Sir Daniel Dunn, Knight, LL. D. Dean of the Arches, and one of the firft Burgeffes in Parliament for the University. 1567.

5. Henry Coventry, Efq; LL. B. Embaffador at Paris, and Secretary of State in the Reign of Charles II. 1634.

6. Sir Robert Wefton, Knight, LL. D. Dean of the Arches, and Lord Chancellor of Ireland, 1536.

7. Sir William Trumbull, Knight, LL. D. Embassador to the French and Turkish Courts in the Reign of James II. Secretary of State to King William III, and Burgess of the University. 1657.

8. Charles Talbot, LL. D. Baron of Henfol, and Lord High Chancellor of England, 1704.

9. Sir Chriftopher Wren, Knight, the famous Architect, LL. D. and Savilian Profeffor of Aftronomy, 1653.

10. Richard Steward, LL. D. Dean of St. Paul's, Provost of Eton, Clerk of the Closet to Charles I. and Commiffioner for Ecclefiaftical Affairs at the Treaty at Uxbridge, 1613.

11. Thomas Tanner, D. D. Bishop of St. Afaph, 1696. 12. James Goldwell, LL. D. Bishop of Norwich, and Secretary of State to Edward IV. 1441.

13. Gilbert Sheldon, D. D. Archbishop of Canterbury, and Chancellor of the University, 1622.

14. Brian Dupta, D. D. Bishop of Winchester, Preceptor to Charles II. when Prince of Wales, and Lord Almoner, 1612.

15. David Pole, LL. D. Dean of the Arches and Bishop of Peterborough, 1520.

16. Jeremy Taylor, D. D. Bishop of Down and Connor, 1635.

17. John Norris, A. M. Rector of Bemerton, Wilts, 1680.

18. Thomas Sydenham, M. D. 1648.

19. Thomas Lynaker, M. D. Founder of the College of Phyficians, London, 1484.

20. Sir Clement Edmonds, Knight, A. M. Secretary of the Council, in the Reign of James I. and Burgess for the University, 1590.

21. Sir William Byrde, Knight, LL. D. Dean of the Arches and Burgefs for the University, 1578.

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22. Sir Nathaniel Lloyd, Knight, LL. D. Judge Advocate, and Mafter of Trinity Hall in Cambridge, 1689.

23. Robert Hovenden, D. D. Warden of All-Souls, 1565.

24. Sir John Mafon, Knight, M. B. Privy Counfellor to Henry VIII. Edward VI. Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth, and the firft Lay Chancellor of the Univerfity of Oxford, 1521.

Over the great Door is a very fine Buft of the Founder, Archbishop Chicheley, in white Marble, done by Mr. Roubiliac. The Elegance of the Room, and the Choiceness of the Collection, confifting greatly of scarce and foreign Books, make this esteemed one of the beft Libraries in Oxford.

The Statue of that generous Benefactor, Colonel Codrington, is erected in the Middle of the Library, on a Pedestal of veined Marble; this Part of the Building being twice the Breadth of the rest. It appears by an Infcription on the Pedestal, that the Colonel died Anno 1710, and that the Statue was erected in 1730. The Area, or wide Space in the Middle of the Building, divides it in a manner into two Rooms.

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The Hall is an elegant Room, in which are the Por traits of Archbishop Chicheley, Founder; Colonel Codrington, and Sir Nathaniel Lloyd. At the upper End of the Room, under the Founder's Picture, is a Piece of Sir James Thornhill's representing the Finding of the Law, and Jofiah renting his Cloaths, from 2 Kings xxii. 11. Over the Chimney-piece, which is a very neat one of Dove-coloured Marble, is a Buft of the Founder, and on one Side of him Lynaker, and on the other John Leland, the famous Antiquarian and Author of the Itinerary; who, as Mr. Hearne informs us, was a Member of this Society. This Room is ornamented with many other Bufts, which are chiefly Copies from antique Originals.

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