JESUS COLLEGE.

Tand improved, by a very handsome Ruftic

HE Front of this College is newly beautified

Gateway, and other Additions.

In the first Court the Chapel on the North Side, and Hall on the Weft, are neat well-proportioned Rooms, the latter having within these few Years been much improved by the Addition of a Cieling and other Ornaments done by Mr. Roberts.

The inner Court has three Sides uniformly and neatly built (the Hall beforementioned making the fourth Side of this Quadrangle), and on the West Side of it over the Common Room, &c. is a spacious well-furnished Library.

In the Principal's Lodgings is a fine Picture of King Charles I. at full Length, by Vandyke, and in the Library a half Length of King Charles II. and fome Original Pieces of Dr. Hugh Price by Holben, Dr. Manfell, Sir Leoline Jenkins, &c. Benefactors to the College.

Other Curiosities in this College are, 1. a mok magnificent Piece of Plate, the Gift of the late Sir Watkin Williams Wynne, Bart. for the Use of the Fellows Common Room, And 2. the Statutes of the College written upon Vellum, in the most exquifite Manner, by 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, tor a Principal,

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eight Fellows, and eight Scholars. The Queen, at the Requeft 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 Whiteball, (which before the Diffolution of Monaftries belonged to the Priory of St. Fridefwide) for the Scite of the College, together with fuch Timber and other Materials as thould be wanting for the building of it, out of her Majesty's Forefts of Shotover and Stow.

The first 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 Jefus 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, Knight, 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 Principal; Sir Leoline

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Jenkins; King Charles I. Dr. Griffith Lloyd, and others: For the Particulars of which we refer to Mr. Antony Wood's Hift. & Antiq. Univerfitatis Oxon.--- But befides thefe, there were a very great Number of worthy Benefactors, who, before the College could fubfift upon its own fettled Revenue, (at the Inftance of Dr. Manfell and other Friends and Favourers of the Defign) contributed largely by annual Subfcriptions to the Support of the Fellows and Scholars, and to the Advancement of the Buildings then carrying on, whofe Names and Benefactions are gratefully recorded in the College Books and Registers.

As there were two Fellowships and two SchoTarfhips 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 Application of the Remainder of his Perfonal Eftate; the Society now confifts of a Principal, 19 Fellows and 18 Scholars, befides a confiderable Number of Exhibitioners. Vifitor. The Earl of Pembroke.

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LINCOLN COLLEGE

S fituated between All Saints Church and Exeter College. It confists of two Courts. The firft, which we enter under a Tower, is formed by the Rector's

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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 likewife, 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 wainscotted 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 reft of the Contributors over other Parts of the Wainscot.

The Library is a very neat Room in the North Side of the Outer Court, over the Common Room. It has been lately new fitted up, sashed and wainfcotted at the Expence of Sir Nathaniel Lloyd, Knt. fometime Commoner of this College, and afterwards Fellow of All Souls. It is well furnished with Books, and there are in it fome antient and valuable Manuscripts.

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 thofe of the South Side are the Figures of the Twelve Apoftles, three in each Window, as large as Life. In the First Window, which is next the Altar, are Peter, An

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drew, 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, Elisha, 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 Firft, 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 Paffover; and over it, the Inftitution of the Lord's Supper: 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, Elijab 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 Benefactors; intermixed with Cherubims, Palm Branches, Feftoons, &c. beautifully painted and gilt. The Lower Cedar Defks 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 Williams, at that Time Bifhop of Lincoln, and af

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