Expenfe of above 5000l. (exclufive of 400%. for the Statues of the King and Queen) added the other three Sides. Archbishop Juxon, who gave 7000l. to this College; Dr. Gibbons, who bequeathed the perpetual Advowson of the Living of Baynton in Yorkshire, and 1000l. to buy Books; Dr. Holmes, the late worthy Prefident, with his Lady, who gave 15000l. to augment the Salaries of the Officers, and other Ufes; and Dr. Rawlinfon, who bequeathed the Reversion of an Eftate in Fee-farm Rents.

The Prefent Members are a Prefident, fifty Fellows, two Chaplains, an Organist, five Singing-men, fix Chorifters, and two Sextons. The Number of Students of all Sorts being ufually about seventy.

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ORCESTER College is pleasantly fituated on an Eminence, juft above the River Ifis and the Meadows, at the Extremity of the Western Suburb. At entering the College, we have the Chapel and Hall on each Side, both of which are 29 Feet in Breadth, and so in Length. The Library, which is a magnificent Ionic Edifice, on the Weft of the Chapel and Hall, is 100 Feet in Length, fupported by a fpacious Cloyer. It is furnished with a valuable Collection of Books, chiefly the Library of Dr. Clarke, late Fellow of AllSouls' College; in which is Inigo Jones's Palladio, with his own Manufcript Notes. According to the Plan propofed, this College is to confift of the Chambers of the Fellows and Scholars on the North and South, and the Gardens, which are to lie on a Defcent to the River, on the Weft. The Apartment of the Provoft is at the North-west Angle. From whence this College will enjay not only the pleafanteft Situation, but be one of the

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most elegant Structures in the University, especially if the Society carry their Defign into execution of opening an Avenue from the College to Magdalen Parish Church. The College was founded Anno 1714, by Sir Thomas Ccokes, for a Provoft, fix Fellows, and fix Scholars.

Dr. Finney farther endowed it with two Fellowships and two Scholarships for Students from Staffordshire. Dr. Clarke founded fix Fellowships and three Scholarfhips, with a Preference to Clergymen's Sons. And Mrs. Eaton, Daughter to Dr. Eaton, Principal of Glocefter Hall, founded fix Fellowships. Lady Holford gave two Exhibitions of 201. a Year each, for Charter-house Scholars, to be enjoyed Eight Years.

This Houfe was formerly called Glocefter College, being a Seminary for educating the Novices of Glocefter Monakry. It was founded A. D. 1283, by John Giffard, Baron of Brimsfield. When fuppreffed, at the Reformation, it was converted into a Palace for the Bishop of Oxford; but was soon afterwards erected into an Academical Hall, by Sir Thomas White, the Founder of St. John's College; in which State it continued, 'till it received a Charter of Incorporation and an Endowment from Sir Thomas Cookes.

Here are a Provost, twenty Fellows, eleven Scholars, &c. The whole Number about forty.

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EXETER COLLEGE.

HIS College is fituated oppofite Jefus College, the Front whereof is 220 Feet long; in the Center of which is a magnificent Gate and Tower over it. The Compofition of each Front (viz. that towards the Street and that towards the Quadrangle) is a Ruftic Bafement which forms the Gateway; a Plinth, whereupon are placed four Pilafters of the Ionic Order, fupporting a femicircular Pediment, in the Area of which F

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are the Founder's Arms on a Shield adorned with Fel toons, finishing with a Balustrade above all. This, with the beautiful arched Roof of the Gateway, is justly esteemed an elegant Piece of Workmanship. The Building within chiefly confifts of a large Quadrangle, formed by the Hall, the Chapel, the Rector's Lodgings, and the Chambers of the Fellows and Scholars, and is regular and uniform.

The Gardens are neatly difpofed, and though within the Town, have an airy and pleasant Opening to the Eaft; with a Terrace, from whence we have a View of fome of the fineft Buildings in the University.

The Library is well furnished with Books in the feveral Arts and Sciences; and a very valuable Collection of Claffics, given by Edward Richards, Efquire.

Walter Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter, Lord Treasurer of England, and Secretary of State to King Edward II. 1316, obtained a Charter for founding a College where Hertford College now ftands; but wanting room for the Buildings he defigned, he removed his Scholars to the prefent Houfe, and gave it the Name of Stapledon-Hall, after his own Name. He founded a Society confifting of Thirteen, i. e. A Rector and twelve Fellows; one of whom, the Chaplain, to be appointed by the Dean and Chapter of Exeter; eight to be elected out of the Archdeaconries of Exeter, Totnes, and Barnftaple in Devonshire, and four from the Archdeaconry of Cornwall.

Among the fubfequent Benefactors was Edmond Stafford, Bishop of Exeter, who obtained Leave to alter the Name of this House, and fettled two Fellowships for the Diocese of Sarum. Sir William Petre in Queen Elizabeth's Time obtained a new Charter and Statutes, founded eight Fellowships for fuch Counties wherever he then had, or his Heirs at any Time after should have Eftates; which by this Time comprehends moft of the Counties in England. King Charles I. added one Fellowship for the Iflands of Jerfey and Guernsey. And by Mrs. Shiers's Benefaction, as completed and fettled

fettled by Dr. Hugh Shortrige, two other Fellowships were added, confined to the Counties of Hertford and Surrey; befides confiderable Augmentations to the Revenues of the Society. The laft Benefactor was the learned Mr. Jofeph Sanford, of Balliol College, who gave this Society his very valuable Library; for the Reception of which they in the Year 1781, erected a neat modern Edifice in a Part of their Garden near their former Library.

The prefent Members are a Rector, 25 Fellows, one Scholar, who is Bible Clerk, two Exhibitioners. The whole Number of Members about eighty.

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HE Front of this College is newly beautified and improved by a very handsome Ruftic Gate-way, and other Additions.

In the firft 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 Ceiling and other Ornaments by Mr. Roberts.

The Inner Court has three Sides uniformlyand neatly Built (the Hall before-mentioned making the fourth Side of this Quadrangle) and on the Weft Side of it over the Common Room, &c. is a fpacious 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 this College.

Other Curiofities in this College are, 1. a moft magnificent Piece of Plate, the Gift of the late Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, Bart. for the Ufe of the Fellows Com

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mon Room. And 2. the Statutes of the College beautifully written upon Vellum, by the late 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, for a Principal, eight Fellows, and eight Scholars. The Queen, at the Request of Hugh Price, LL. 1). a Native of Brecknock, and Treafurer of the Church of St. David's, granted her Royal Charter of Foundation, and a certain religious Houfe or Cell called Whitehall, (which before the Diffolution of Monafteries belonged to the Priory of St. Fridefwide) for the Site of the College, together with fach Timber and other Materials as fhould be wanting for the building of it, out of her Majefty'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 Lay of the faid Month of June, 1571, conveyed to the College by the Stile and Title of The Principal, Fellows and Scholars of Fefur College, within the City and Univerfity 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 Foun dation; though by Charters fince granted at different Times, and the Munif ence of fubfequent Benefac tors, the Number of Fellows and Scholars is now more than doubled.

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The principal Benefactors after Dr. Hugh Price, who may in fome Meafure he 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, increafed the Number of Fellows from eight to fixteen; Dr. Francis Manfell, who was thrice Principal; Sir Leoline Jenkins; King Charles I. Dr. Griffith Lloyd, and many others.

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