the Wings appear properly difplay'd, and the whole is feen at a convenient Distance. The Perfpective View annexed was taken from thence.

The laft Curiofity we fhall mention, is a beautiful elliptic Arch which is turned over a Lane, for the Convenience of the Warden to pass into his Garden without coming out at the College Gate. The Lane it is thrown over is without the College, and does not turn at Right-Angles from that leading to the College, but runs obliquely; which renders the Contrivance of it the more artful. A curious Obferver will, neverthelefs, if he examines the Ribs of the Arch, discover that they form ftraight Lines from the Abutments on one Side to thofe on the other, notwithstanding the Whole in a Front-view feems a-twist.

This College was founded by William Longe, a Native of Wykebam in Hampfire, from whence he obtained the Name of William of WYKEHAM. His extraordinary Integrity recommended him to the highest Trust and Favours of King Edward the Third. When young he was employed by that King in moft of the Buildings at that Time carried on by the Crown, particularly in the rebuilding Windfor Caftle in the magnificent Form in which it now appears. He was foon advanced to fome of the most confiderable Prefermer.ts in the Church, and in 1366 was confecrated Bishop of Winchefter, in the 43d Year of his Age. His Advancement in the State kept Pace with his Preferment in the Church. In 1364 the King granted him zos. per Day out of the Exchequer. He was made Keeper of the Privy Seal in 1364; and Chancellor of England, Sept. 17, 1367. Froiffart fays of Wykeham, that he was fo much in Favour with King Edward III. that every thing was done by him, and nothing was done without him. His Munificence proceeded always from a conftant generous Principle, a true spirit of Liberality. It was not owing to a cafual

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a cafual Impulse, or a fudden Emotion, but was the Effect of mature Deliberation and prudent Choice.

The Foundation Stone was laid March 5th, 1379, and it was finished on April 14, 1386, when the Warden and Fellows took Poffeffion of it. In the Year following, St. Mary's College near Winchester was begun, and was finished and inhabited in the Year 1393, by a Warden, ten Fellows, three Chaplains, three Clerks, and fixteen Chorifters; as alfo two Masters, and feventy Boys, out of whom a certain Number were to be annually elected as a Supply to New College. Both which Colleges this pious and munificent Founder faw compleated, making ample Provifion for the Support of each, and giving them fo regular and perfect a Body of Statutes, that many fucceeding Founders have compiled from them. And having furvived many Years, he enlarged his Will with coftly Legacies of Jewels, Plate, Money, and Books, to be diftributed throughout the feveral Dioceses in which he was preferred, or had temporal Poffeffions, at his Deceafe. He died Sept. 27, 1404, when he was 80 Years of Age.

The University Sermon is preached here every LadyDay and Trinity-Sunday in the Ante-Chapel. Another Custom is the peculiar Manner of calling the Fellows to Dinner and Supper, namely, by a Chorister's going from the Chapel Door to the Garden Gate at One and Seven, crying à Manger tous Seigneurs, i. e. To Dinner or Supper, Gentlemen all.

The prefent Members are the Warden, seventy Fellows, ten Chaplains, three Clerks, one Sexton, fixteen Chorifters; together with feveral Gentlemen Com

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Vifitor. The Bishop of Wischefter.

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HIS College is fituated North of the Public Schools and Printing-Houfe, its. Front facing the Gardens of Trinity College. It confifts chiefly of one large Quadrangle, about 130 Feet fquare.

The Portico, which leads to the Hall, is adorned with the Statues of King James I. and Nicholas and Dorothy Wadham the Founders. The Buildings of this College have not undergone any Alteration fince the Time of the Foundation; and, being built after almost all the others, it has a Regularity and Uniformity. above the rest.

The Hall is a fpacious Gothic Room at the Southeaft Angle of the Great Court; and the Library stands on the Eaft of the Hall.

The Chapel is a spacious Edifice, at the North-eaft Angle of the fame great Court, and has that venerable Appearance fo remarkable in the Chapels at New-ColLege and Magdalen, having the Ante-Chapel at right Angles with the Choir. What is moft admired here is a very large Window, at the Eaft End, of the Paffion of our Saviour, by Van Ling, wherein are a great Variety of Figures admirably done, which coft 1500 1. The Windows on the Sides feem to be of the fame Workmanship; but the greatest Curiofity in this Chapel is the Painted Cloth, if it may be fo called, at the lower Part of the Altar. It is the only Work of its Kind at prefent in Oxford; but the Altar-piece of Magdalen College, before the new Wainscoting of it, was done in the fame Manner. The Cloth itself, which is of an Afh Colour, is the Medium; the Lines and Shades are done with a brown Crayon, and the Lights with a white one: which being afterwards preffed with

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hot Irons, caufing the Damp of the Cloth to incorpo. rate with the Colours, has fo fixed them, as to be rendered Proof against a Brush when used to cleanse it from Duft: It was performed by Ifaac Fuller, who painted the Altar-piece at Magdalen College, and it is generally allowed to be mafterly Drawing. The Eaft reprefents the Lord's Supper; the North Abraham and Melchifedech; and the South the Children of Ifrael gathering Manna.

This College was defigned by Nicholas Wadham, Efq; and built, in Purfuance of his Will, by Dorothy his Widow, Anno 1613, who appointed a Warden, 15 Fellows, 15 Scholars, two Chaplains, and two Clerks; the Warden to be a Native of Great Britain, but to quit the College on his Marriage, or Advancement to a Bishopric. The Fellows, after having completed Eighteen Years from their Regency, to refign their Fellowships. The Scholars, out of whom the Fellows are to be chofen, to be taken three out of Somersetfhire, and three out of Effexs the rest out of any County in Great Britain.

The most confiderable Benefactor, fince the Founder, was John Goodridge, M. A. fometime Fellow of this College, who gave all his Eftate at Walthamstorve in Efex, to this Society. Dr. Hoddy added ten Exhibitions, four for Students in Hebrew, and fix for Greek, 10%. a Year to each. Lord Wyndham 2000 l. of which 1500l. to increase the Warden's Salary, and 500l. to beautify and repair the College. Bishop Lifle, the late Warden, gave two Exhibitions of 101. per Ann. each.

The present Members of this Society are the Warden, 15 Fellows, 2 Chaplains, 15 Scholars, two Clerks, and 16 Exhibitioners; the whole Number of Students being ufually about 80.

Vifitor. The Bishop of Bath and Wells.

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HE Avenue to Trinity College is fenced from the Street by an Iron Pallifade, with folding Gates, oppofite the Turl. The Front of the College confifts of the Chapel and Gateway, with its beautiful Tower. In the first Court are the Chapel, Hall, and Library. The great Elegance of the Chapel results from an Affemblage of high finished Ornaments. The Carvings of the Screen and Altar-piece, which are of Cedar, are very Masterly. The exquifite Festoons at the Altar fhew the Masterly Hand of that eminent Artist Mr. Guibbons. In the midft of the Cieling, which is covered with a beautiful Stucco, is an Afcenfion, which is executed in good Tafte, by Peter Berchett, an eminent French Painter.

The Hall is fpacious and well-proportioned, and adorned with Portraits of the Founder and his Lady; and of three Prefidents of the College, viz. Drs. Kettel, Bathurst, and Sykes.

In the Library is fhewn a valuable Manuscript of Euclid; being a Translation from the Arabic into Latin, before the Discovery of the original Greek. It is extremely fair, and contains all the Books. It was given by the Founder, together with feveral other Manufcripts; who likewife furnished this Library with many coftly Volumes, at that Time esteemed no mean Collection.

In the Library Windows are feveral Compartments of fine old Painted Glafs, much injured in former Times. The Painted Glafs in the original Chapel of this College, which is reported to have been remarkably beautiful, was entirely destroyed by that Spirit of facrilegious Zeal fo wantonly exercised by the Sons of Fanaticifm in the Time of the Ufurpation.

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