the weft Side a beautiful opening is made into the Grove by removing the embattled Wall in that Part.

This College was founded by William Patten, called WILLIAM of WAINFLEET, from a Village of that name in Lincolnshire, where he was born. He was educated at Winchefter School, and was afterwards Fellow of New College. Having taken the Degree of Bachelor in Divinity, he was elected Master of Winchefter School, where he continued 12 years, and then was preferr❜d to be Provost of Eton College by King Henry VI. who advanced him to the Bishopric of Winchefter in the year 1447, and in 1449 he was conftituted Lord High Chancellor of England. In the year 1456 he obtained leave of King Henry VI. to convert St. John's Hospital into a College. He appointed a Prefident, forty Fellows, thirty Demies, a Divinity Lecturer, School-mafter and Ufher, four Chaplains, an Organift, eight Clerks, and fixteen Chorifters. The whole Number of Students, including Gentlemen Commoners, is about 120.

The lofty Tower was erected by the College under the direction of Cardinal Wolfey, who was Fellow, and at that time Burfar of this College. It is about 150 feet high, and by its folid substantial Bafis, number of Set-offs and gradual dimunition, is calculated for ftrength and duration. The most advantageous View of it, is from the Phyfic Garden. The Tower contains a very mufical Peal of Ten Bells.

Vifitor. The Bishop of Winchester. '

QUEEN'S

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N the North Side of the High-Street, oppofite Univerfity College, is Queen's College. The whole Area, on which this fine College is built, is an oblong Square, of 300 feet in length, and 220

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in breadth, which being divided by the Hall and Chapel forms two fpacious Courts.

The South End, which is the grand Front, abuts upon the High Street, in the Middle whereof is a magnificent Gate, and over it the Statue of Queen Caroline. under a Cupola fupported by Pillars; the rest of they Front being adorned with Niches; but no Chambers. on this Side, except at each End.

The firft, or South Court, is a handfome Quadrangle, 140 feet long, and 130 broad, having a lofty Cloifter, fupported by fquare Pillars, on the West, South, and East. Over the Weft Cloister are two Stories confifting of the Chambers of the Fellows and Students an elegant Gallery, and Common Room, and in that Cloyster is the Apartment of the Provost. Over the East Cloyfter are alfo Chambers for the Fellows and Students, and fome of those of the late Benefaction of Mr. Michell. The fecond, or North Court, has the Library over it on the Weft, and Chambers for the Fellows and Students on the North, East and South.

The Chapel is 100 Feet long, and 30 broad. In the arched Roof is a piece of painting by Sir James Thornhill. The Windows are admirably painted; the Subject of that over the Altar, by Mr. Price in 1717, is the Nativity of our Saviour. The Side Windows were removed thither from the old Chapel: two on the North Side are the last Judgment, and two other on the South, the Afcenfion. The reft are all of old Glafs, remarkable for the Livelinefs of the Colours.

There is a Paflage between the Chapel and the Hall from the South to the North Court, the Walls of which carry a handfome Cupola with eight Ionic Columns, and all the proper Ornaments of that Order. The Outfide of the whole is a Doric Building, and the Infide of the Hall beautified with the fame Order: But

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the Infide of the Chapel is entirely Corinthian, the Ceiling of which is not inferior to the rest.

The Hall is fixty feet long, and 30 broad, with an arched Roof of a fuitable Height. It is furnished with Portraits of the Founder and principal Benefactors; to which has lately been added a good Picture of her prefent Majefty Queen Charlotte. It is extremely well illuminated, and has a Chimney Piece of beautiful Marble; and there is an Opening from the Gallery over the Weft Cloyster, which feems defigned for Mufic; and hither Strangers are frequently brought, who defire to fee the Society at Dinner.

The Library on the Weft Side of the North Court, about 123 feet in Length, is a noble Building of the Corinthian Order with a spacious Cloyster to the East, and the tatue of the Founder, and principal Benefactors to the College, in Niches to the West, and is adorned with Stucco Work by the late Mr.Roberts. It has a fplendid Orrery, and is furnished with a valuable Col-lection of Books and Manufcripts in moft Languages and Sciences. It is alfo ornamented with a Castˇin. Plaister of Paris of the Florentine Boar.

Robert Egglesfield, a native of Cumberland, Confeffor, to Queen Philippa, and Bachelor of Divinity in this Univerfity, having purchased feveral Tenements in the Parish of St. Peter's in the Faft, erected there a Collegiate Hall, at the Inftance (and, probably by theEncouragement) of Queen Philippa, Confort of King Edward the III. giving it the Name of Aula Scholarium. Regina de Oxon; and on the 18th of January 1340,. obtained the Royal Charter for incorporating the: Society of this Hall or College; by virtue whereof he conftituted a Provoft and twelve Fellows, ordering, that the Provost should be chofen out of the Fellows, and be in Holy Orders; and that for the future the Fellows fhould be elected out of the Counties of Cumberland? and Westmorland.

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The principal Benefactors, befides the Founder, were King Edward III. and his Queen Philippa; King Charles I. who gave this College three Rectories and three Vicarages in Hampshire; Sir Jofeph Williamson, Knight, fometime Fellow, who rebuilt part of the College, and left 6000l. towards the finishing of it, befides a valuable Library of Books; Dr. Barlow, Bishop of Lincoln, Dr. Lancafter, the Provoft of this College, and Dr. Timothy Halton, were great Benefactors. Since which feveral very confiderable Exhibitions have been given by Sir Francis Bridgman Lady Elizabeth Haftings, and additional Fellowships and Scholarships by the late Mr. Michell of Richmond.

The Members in this College are a Provoft, fixteen Fellows, two Chaplains, eight Taberdars, (fo called from Taberdum, a fhort gown which they formerlywore) 16 Scholars, two Clerks, and forty Exhibitioners; Mr. Michell's eight Fellows, and four Scholars; befides a great Number of Mafters, Bachelors, Gentlemen Commoners, Commoners and other ftudents; in all about 110.

A Custom here is, that they are call'd to Dinner and Supper by the Sound of the Trumpet, and the Fellows, as the Founder's Statutes direct, place themselves on the further Side of the Table, the Taberdars on Sundays and Holidays difpute on fome of the most controverted Questions in Divinity; and on other Days render fome Parts of Ariftotle's Rhetoric,Poetics, or Ethics.

Another Custom is, that the Burfar of the College, on New-Year's Day, gives each Member a Needle and Thread, saying, Take this, and be thrifty, as a Rebus on the Founder's Name (Aiguile) in French, fignifying a Needle, and Fil, a Thread, Egglesfield. Another is, having a Boar's Head on Chriftmas Day, ufher'd in very folemnly with a celebrated Monkish Song.

Vifitor. The Archbishop of York.

UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE.

UNIVERSITY

PPOSITE Queen's, on the South Side of the

Ο High Street, ftands Univerfity College, The

magnificent Front extends 260 feet. In it, at proper Distances, are two Portals, with a Tower over each. That on the Weft leads into the old Court, which is a handfome Gothick Quadrangle, of 100 feet fquare. Over the Gate, at our Entrance, on the Outfide, is a Statue of Queen Anne, and within another of James II. Over the Eastern Entrance, on the Outfide, is a Statue of Queen Mary, Daughter to James II. On the South of the Western Quadrangle are the Chapel and Hall. The Statue of St. Cuthbert is over the door of the Chapel. The Altar Window was given by Dr. Radcliffe, as appears, by its Infcription, A. D. 1687, the other Windows are of fine old Painted Glass, well worthy Attention. The Roof of the Chapel is a wellwrought Frame of Norway oak. The Hall, at the Entrance of which is a Statue of King Alfred, has been fitted up in a very beautiful Gothic Style, at the Expense of many generous Contributors, and is a most complete Room of the Kind.

From this Court, through a narrow paffage on the Eaft, we are led into another Area of three Sides, 80 Feet either Way. It is opened to a Garden on the South. The Eaft, and part of the North fide, is taken up by the Lodgings of the Mafter, which are commodious and extenfive. In a Niche over the Gate on the North, is a Statue of Dr. Radcliffe.

King Alfred in the Year 872, erected certain Halls in Oxford, near, or on the Spot where this College ftands; and gave the Students in them fmall Penfions iffuing from the Exchequer. But it is certain that these Halls were foon alienated to the Citizens, and that their Penfions were fuppreffed about the reign of the Conqueror. But the Founder of this College appears to be B 6

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