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the Reverend Mr. Parry of Shipfton upon Stour, formerly Fellow of this College.

This College was founded by Queen Elizabeth, by Charter bearing Date the 27th of June, 1571, in the 13th Year of her Reign, for a Principal, eight Fellows, and eight Scholars. The Queen, at the Request of Hugh Price, LL. D. a Native of Brecknock, and Treasurer of the Church of St. David's, granted her Royal Charter of Foundation, and a certain religious House or Cell called Whitehall, (which before the Dif folution of Monafteries belonged to the Priory of St. Fridefwide) for the Scite of the College, together with fuch Timber and other Materials as fhould be wanting for the building of it, out of her Majesty's Forefts of Shotover and Stowe.

The firft Endowment of this College was by Dr. Hugh Price abovementioned, who, by Deed bearing Date the laft Day of the faid Month of June, 1571, convey'd to the College by the Stile and Title of The Principal, Fellows and Scholars of Jesus College, within the City and University of Oxford, of Queen Elizabeth's Foundation, certain Lands, Meffuages and Tenements in the County of Brecknock, of the Value of about 160l. per Annum, for the Maintenance and Support of a Principal, eight Fellows, and eight Scholars, being the Number limited in the Original Charter of Foundation; though by Charters fince granted at different Times, and the Munificence of fubfequent Benefactors, the Number of Fellows and Scholars is now more than doubled.

The principal Benefactors after Dr. Hugh Price, who may in fome Measure be called the Founder of this originally little Society, were, Sir Eubule Thelwal, Kt. Principal of the College, who, befides his Contributions towards the Buildings carried on under his Direction, increased the Number of Fellows from eight to fixteen; Dr. Francis Manfell, who was thrice Prin

cipal; Sir Leoline Jenkins; King Charles I. Dr. Griffith Lloyd, and many others.

As there were two Fellowships and two Scholarships founded in Confequence of Sir Leoline Jenkins's Will, (one of which Fellowships he directed to be called the Fellowship of King Charles II. and the other the Fellowship of King James II. in grateful Remembrance of the Favours he had received under those two Princes, which enabled him to become a Benefactor to his College and Country ;) and one other Fellowship in Pursuance of a Decree in Chancery, directing the Ap. plication of the Remainder of his Perfonal Eftate. The Society now confifts of a Principal, 19 Fellows and 18 Scholars, befides a confiderable Number of Exhibiti

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Vifitor. The Earl of Pembroke.

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S fituated between All-Saints Church and Exeter College. It confifts of two Courts. The first, which we enter under a Tower, is formed by the Rector's Lodgings on the South-East Angle, the Library and Common Room on the North, and Refectory on the Eaft, the Sides of which are 80 Feet each. The Inner or South Court has also a Gate into the Street; and is a Square likewise, but lefs than the other, being 70 Feet each Way.

The Hall is a handfome Edifice about 40 Feet long, 25 broad, and of a proportionable Height. It was new wainscoted in 1701, chiefly by the Benefaction of the late Lord Crewe, Bishop of Durham, whofe Arms are placed over the Middle of the Screen, as are thofe of the rest of the Contributors over other Parts of the Wainscot.

The Library is a very neat Room in the North Side

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of the Outer Court, over the Common Room. It has been lately new fitted up, fashed and wainscoted at the Expense of Sir Nathaniel Lloyd, Knt. fometime Commoner of this College, and afterwards Fellow of AllSouls. It is well furnished. with Books, and there are in it fome antient and valuable Manufcripts.

There is a good Half-length Picture of Bishop Crewe at the Weft End of it, and another of Sir Nathaniel Lloyd.

But what is moft taken Notice of in this College, is their Chapel, which is fituated on the South Side of the Inner Court.

The Screen of it is of Cedar, finely carved, and is mentioned by Dr. Plott as a great Curiofity.

The Windows are entirely of Painted Glass, of which there is one large one over the Altar, and four leffer on each Side. In those of the South Side are the Figures of the Twelve Apoftles, three in each Window, as large as Life. In the firft Window which is is next the Altar, are Peter, Andrew, and James the Greater: In the 2d, John, Philip, and Bartholomew: In the 3d, Matthew, Thomas, and James the Lefs: In the 4th, Jude, Simon, and Matthias.

On the other Side, over against thefe, are the Figures of twelve of the Prophets. In the First Window, or next to the Altar, are David, Daniel, and Elijah : In the 2d, Ifaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel: In the 3d, Amos, Zechariah, and Malachi : In the 4th, Elisa, Jonah, and Obadiah.

The Eaft Window, which is over the Altar, contains the Types and Anti-types of our Saviour. It is divided into fix Partitions: In the first, reckoning from the North, is the Creation of Man in Paradife; and over it the Nativity of our Saviour. In the 2d, the Paffing of the Ifraelites through the Red Sea; and over it, our Saviour's Baptifm: In the 3d, the Jewish Pasføver; and over it, the Inftitution of the Lord's Sup

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per: In the 4th, the Elevation of the Brazen Serpent in the Wilderness; and over it, our Saviour's Crucifixion: In the 5th, Jonas delivered out of the Whale's Belly; and over it our Saviour's Refurrection: In the 6th, Elijah going to Heaven in the Fiery Chariot; and over it, our Saviour's Afcenfion.

The Cieling, which is Cedar, is embellished with the Arms of the Founders and the principal Benefac tors; intermixed with Cherubims, Palm-branches, Fef toons, &c. beautifully painted and gilt. The Lower Cedar Desks are terminated with eight well executed Figures of the fame Wood, viz. Mofes and Aaron, the Four Evangelifts, St. Peter and St. Paul.

This Chapel was built in 1630, by Dr. John Wil liams, at that Time Bishop of Lincoln, and afterwards Archbishop of York; of whom Memorials are to be feen in feveral Places.

This College was first founded by Richard Flemming, who was born of a good Family in Yorkshire. He was educated in this University, of which he was two Years Proctor, being then Fellow of University College.

In 1420, he was made Bishop of Lincoln by King Henry V. and died in 1431. He obtained the Charter of Incorporation of King Henry VI. in the fixth Year of his Reign; and in 1429 established a College, confifting of a Rector and feven Fellows, to whom he ap propriated the Income of the faid Churches.

In the Year 1478, Thomas Scott, alias Rotherham, then Bishop of Lincoln, confidering the Imperfe& State of this Foundation, obtained a new Charter of King Ed. ward IV. by Virtue whereof, he added five other Fellowships to the feven before founded, annexed to the College the Rectories of Long Combe in Oxfordshire, and Twyford in Buckinghamshire, and gave them a Body of Statutes, in which he limits the Choice of the Fellows to the Diocefes of Lincoln and York, all except one, whom he would have to be of the Diocese of Wells.

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But the greatest Benefactor to this College was the Right Honourable Nathaniel Lord Crewe, late Bishop of Durham, who being here in the Year 1717, after contributing liberally to the Buildings which were then carrying on at Chrift Church, Queen's, Worcester, and All Souls Colleges, and to the finishing of All-Saints Church, fettled by Way of a Rent Charge free from all Deductions whatsoever, iffuing out of his Manors in Northum berland and Durham, Twelve Exhibitions of 201. per Annum each, for Commoners of this College, whom he would have to be the Sons of Gentlemen; and made a confiderable Augmentation to the annual Stipends of the Rector, Fellows, Scholars, Bible Clerk, and the Chaplains of the four appropriated Churches. And what much enhanced the Merit of his Beneficence was, that his Benefaction took Place immediately; and they all received their refpective Shares of it half yearly, for feveral Years, while their Great Benefactor was living.

A little before the Time of the fecond Foundation, Thomas Beckington, Bishop of Bath and Wells, left a confiderable Sum of Money to this College, to erect an handfome Apartment for the Rector at the Sontheaft Corner of the Quadrangle. Upon feveral Parts of which Building is a Device cut in Stone, reprefenting a Beacon and Tun, alluding to the faid Benefactor's Name of Bokyntun.

After which, Thomas de Rotheram compleated the Quadrangle, by building up the Remainder of the South Side of it; on the Wall of which are his Arms curioufly carved in Stone in feveral Places.

The Members of this College are ufually between. fifty and fixty.

Vifitor. The Bishop of Lincoln.

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