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Queer's College towards the High Street.

and 220 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 reft of the 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 Weft, South, and Eaft. Over the Weft Cloifter are two Stories, confifting of the Chambers of the Fellows and Students, an elegant Gallery and common Room; and in that Cloifter is the Apartment of the Provost. Over the Eaft Cloifter are alfo Chambers for the Fellows and Students, and fome for 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, Eaft, 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 Chapal: two on the North Side are the last Judgment, and two others on the South, the Afcenfion. The reft are all of old Glafs, remarkable for the Livelinefs of the Colours.

There is a Paffage 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

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Order. The Outfide of the whole is a Doric Building, and the Infide of the Hall beautified with the fame Order: But the infide of the Chapel is entirely Corinthian, the Ceiling of which being Fretwork is not inferior to the rest.

The Hall is 60 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 ChimneyPiece of Beautiful Marble; and there is an Opening from the Gallery over the Weft Cloifter, 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 Cloifter to the Eaft, and the Statue of the Founder, and principal Benefactors to the College in Niches to the Weft, and is adorned with Stucco Work by the late Mr. Roberts. It has beautiful Claffes, and is furnished with a valuable Collection of Books and Manufcripts in moft Languages and Sciences.

Robert Egglesfield, a Native of Cumberland, Confeffor to Queen Philippa, and Batchelor of Divinity in this Univerity, having purchased several Tenements in the Parish of St. Peter's in the East, erected there a Collegiate Hall, at the Inftance (and, probably by the Encouragement) of Queen Philippa, Confort of King Edward III. giving it the Name of Aula Scholarium Regina de Oxon; and on the 18th of January 1340, obtained the Royal Charter for

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incorporating the Society of this Hall or College; by virtue whereof he conftituted a Provoft and twelve Fellows, ordering, that the Provost should be chosen 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 Weftmorland.

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 Williamfon, Knight, fometime Fellow, who rebuilt part of the College, and left 6000l. towards the finifhing of it, befides a moft valuable Library of Books; Dr. Barlow, Bishop of Lincoln; Dr. Lancafter, the Provoft of this College, and Dr. Timothy Halton, were great Benefactors. And of late feveral very confiderable Exhibitions have been given by Sir Francis Bridgman, Lady Elizabeth Haflings, and Mr. Michell of Richmond.

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

A Custom here is, that they are call'd to Dinner and Supper by Sound of the Trumpet, and when the Fellows, as the Founder's Statutes direct, have placed themselves on the further Side of the Table, the Taberdars kneel before them on the oppofite Side of the Table, and on Sundays and Holidays difpute on fome of the most controverted.

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