The chaplain's court is fituated fouth-eaft of the grand quadrangle, on the north fide whereof is a large building of new chambers, the walls of which are formed from the hall or refectory of St. Fridefwide's priory.

The court of the grammar fchool is fouth of the great quadrangle, having the hall on the north fide of it: under part of the hall is the fpacious common room, in which is an excellentbuft by Ryfbrack, of Dr. Bufby, formerly mafter of Westminfter school, and a confiderable benefactor to the college. Round the room are the pictures of the feveral masters of the fame school, and other eminent members of the fociety.

On the fouth fide is the new Anatomical Theatre, erected and endowed by the late Dr. Lee, phyfician to George II. at the expence of 20,000l., with a proper ftipend to the lecturer, &c. In it is a fine collection of anatomical preparations and injec

tions.

The Foundation confifts of a dean, eight canons, 101 ftudents, part of which are elected annually from Weftminster school; and the other vacancies, as they happen, are filled up by the dean and canons; eight chaplains, eight finging men, and as many choristers, a fchool-mafter, an organift, &c.

Vifitor. The King.

TRINITY COLLEGE. This college was founded March 8, 1594, by Sir Thomas Pope, knight, of Tittlehanger in Hertfordfhire, privy counfellor to Queen Mary, and a fingular friend to Sir Thomas More, for the maintenance and education of a prefident, twelve fellows, and twelve fcholars. The founder directs, that the scholars, who fucceed to the fellowships, fhall be chofen from his manors: but, if no candidates appear under fuch qualifications on the day of election, that they fhall be fupplied from any county in England. He alfo appoints, that no more than two natives of the fame county fhall be fellows of his college at the fame time, Oxfordshire excepted, from which county five are admitted. The principal, and almoft only benefactor, was Dr. Ralph Bathurst, formerly prefident, who expended 1900/. in rebuilding the chapel.

This college ftands oppofite the Turl. A fpacious avenue, fenced from the street by a handfome iron palifade, with folding gates, leads to the front of the college, which confifts of the chapel and the gateway, with its tower.

In the first court are the chapel, hall, president's lodgings, and library.

The great elegance of the Chapel refults from an affemblage of highly finished ornaments. The carving of the fcreen and altar-piece, which are of cedar, is performed with exquifite taste, and the chapel in all parts is beautifully decorated.

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The Hall is fpacious and well proportioned, and adorned with a portrait of the founder. Over the chimney-piece are the arms of Queen Mary and King Philip, a rare inftance of the arms of England and Spain being quartered together.

In the Library windows are feveral compartments of fine old painted glafs, much injured in former times.

The fecond court, planned by Sir Chriftopher Wren, was one of the first pieces of modern architecture which appeared in the univerfity. It confifts of three fides. The opening to the gardens on the eaft has an agreeable effect.

The Gardens are extenfive, and laid out in two divifions. The College confifts of a prefident, twelve fellows, and twelve fcholars.

Vifitor. The bishop of Winchefter.

Sr. JOHN'S COLLEGE. This college was founded by Sir Thomas White, alderinan and merchant-tailor, of London, who afterwards, anno 1557, endowed it with feveral confiderable manors, and at his death bequeathed the fum of 3000l. to purchase lands to increase its revenues. He originally defigned Merchant Tailors' School in London as the only feminary for this college; but being of a more public fpirit than to confine himself to any one place, he allowed two fellowships to the city of Coventry, two to Bristol, two to the town of Reading, and one to Tunbridge, together with fix to the kin of the founder. The most confiderable benefactors fince have been Sir William Paddy, who founded and endowed the choir, and built that fide of the new quadrangle, of which the library is a part; Archbishop Laud, who at the expence of about 5000/ (exclufive of 400/. for the ftatues of the king and queen) added the other three fides; Archbishop Juxon, who gave 7000l. to this college; Dr. Gibbons who bequeathed the perpetual advowfon of the living of Baynton in Yorkshire, and 1000l. to buy books; Dr. Holmes, formerly prefident, with his lady, who gave 15,000l. to augment the falaries of the officers, and other uses; and Dr. Rawlinson, who bequeathed the reverfion of an estate in fee farm rents.

St. John's College is fituated north of Baliol and Trinity Colleges, having a terrace with a row of lofty elms before it, The buildings chiefly confift of two large quadrangles. The entrance to the firft is by a handfome old gateway with a tower over it. It is formed by the hall and chapel on the north, the prefident's lodgings on the east, and the chambers of the fellows, scholars, and other ftudents on the fouth and weft fides.

The Hall is elegant, being well proportioned, and handfomely wainscotted, with a beautiful arched roof, a fcreen of Portland ftone, and a grand variegated marble chimney-piece, containing a pic

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a picture of St. John the Baptift, by Guarini. It is likewise adorned with many other pictures.

The Chapel, which is adjoining to the hall, is in all respects neat and commodious. It is divided from the ante-chapel by a new and elegant fcreen, over which has been erected a very complete new organ. It has now an elegance which refults from feveral high finifhed, yet fimple ornaments. In particular the ftand on which the Bible is placed is adorned with masterly carving. The altar is of the Corinthian order, and very properly adapted. Over the communion table is a fine piece of tapestry, reprefenting out Saviour with the two difciples at Emmaus, copied from a painting of Titian. In this chapel cathedral fervice is performed twice a day, at eight and fix. In the Poft-chapel, the roof of which is of carved ftone and very elegant, are three monuments of deceased prefidents.

Through a paffage on the eaft fide of the firft quadrangle is the entrance to the second; on the caft and weft fides whereof are handsome piazzas in the Grecian tafte, each column confifting of one fingle bluish ftone, dug from a part of the college. eftate, near Fifield in Berkshire. In the centre of each piazza is a magnificent gateway, confifting principally of two orders. 1. The Doric, which forms the gateway itfelf, agreeable to that of the piazzas. 2. The Ionic, which fupports a femicircular pediment. Between four of these columns, viz. two on each fide, in a niche, is a brafs ftatue; that on the east of Charles I. and that on the weft of his Queen, caft by Fanelli of Florence. That neither of the Greek orders might be wanting, the third, viz. the Corinthian, is very artfully introduced in the conftruction of the niche. The whole is richly embellished, and is the defign of Inigo Jones.

The Library includes the upper ftory of the fouth and east fides. The fouth fide is well ftored with printed books in all faculties, regularly difpofed: the eaft with a most valuable collection of manuscripts, in which the bookcafes adhering to the fides form a fpacious gallery. Here are fome valuable curiofities confifting in pictures and books.

The Gardens are very extenfive, and laid out with all those graces which arife from a fucceffion of beauties fo difpofed as to ftrike gradually and unexpectedly. The celebrated Mr. Browne, by removing a few embarraffing overgrown chefnut trees, has fo changed the aspect of this garden, that few can at prefent vie with it.

The Members are, a prefident, fifty fellows, two chaplains, an organift, five finging-men, fix chorifters, and two fextons. Vifitor. The bishop of Winchester,

JESUS COLLEGE. This college was founded by Queen, Eli

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zabeth, by charter bearing date the 27th June 1571, for a principal, eight fellows, and eight scholars. The queen, at the requeft of Hugh Price, LL.D. 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 fite of the college, together with such timber and other materials as fhould be wanting for the building of it, out of her forests of Shotover and Stowe. The first endowment of this college was by Dr. Hugh Price, above mentioned, who, by deed bearing date the laft day of the faid month of June 1571, conveyed to the college, by the ftyle and title of The Principal, Fellows, and Scholars, of Jefus College, within the City and Univerfity of Oxford, of Queen Elizabeth's foundation, certain lands, meffuages and tenements in the county of Brecknock, in value about 160l. per ann. for the maintenance and fupport of a principal, eight fellows, and eight fcholars, being the number limited in the original charter of foundation; though by charters fince granted at different times, and the munificence of subsequent benefactors, the number of fellows and fcholars is more than doubled. The principal benefactors after Dr. Hugh Price, who may in fome meafure be called the founder of this originally little fociety, were, Sir Eubule Thelwal, knt. principal of the college, who, befide his contributions toward the buildings carried on under his direction, increased the number of fellows from eight to fixteen; Dr. Francis Manfel, who was thrice principal; Sir Leoline Jenkins; Charles I.; Dr. Griffith Lloyd, and many others.

In point of architecture, Jefus college contains nothing peculiarly deferving notice.

The Society is compofed of a principal, nineteen fellows, and eighteen scholars, befides a confiderable number of exhibi

tioners.

Vifitor. The earl of Pembroke.

WADHAM COLLEGE. This college was defigned by Nicholas Wadham, efq., and built in pursuance of his will, by Dorothy, his widow, in 1613, who appointed a warden, fifteen fellows, fifteen scholars, two chaplains, and two clerks; the warden to be a native of Great Britain. The fellows, after having completed eighteen years from their regency, to refign their fellowfhips. The fcholars, out of whom the fellows are to be chofen, to be taken three out of Somerfetfhire, and three out of Effex; the reft out of any county of Great Britain. The moft confiderable benefactor, fince the founder, was John Goodridge, M. A. fome time fellow of this college, who gave all his eftate at Walthamstow in Eflex to the fociety. Dr. Hody

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Hody added ten exhibitions, four for ftudents in Hebrew, and fix for Greek, 10. a year each. Lord Wyndham 2000. of which 1,500 to increase the warden's falary, and 500% to beautify and repair the college. Bishop Lifle, the late warden, gave two exhibitions of 10l. per annum each.

Wadham colicge is fituated north of the public schools and printing houfe; its front facing the gardens of Trinity college. It confifts chiefly of one large quadrangle, about 130 feet fquare.

The Hall is a fpacious Gothic room, at the fouth-east angle of the great court; and the Library ftands on the east of the hall.

The Chapel is a spacious edifice, at the north-eaft angle of the fame court, and has that venerable appearance so remarkable in the chapels at New college, and Magdalen, having the antechapel at right angles with the choir. What is moit admired here is a very large window at the east end, of the paffion of our Saviour, by Van Ling, wherein is a great variety of figures admirably done. The windows on the fides feem to be of the fame workmanship; but the greatest curiofity in this chapel is the painted cloth, if it may be so called, at the lower part of the altar. It is the only work of its kind at prefent in Oxford. The cloth, which is of an ash colour, is the medium; the lines and fhades are done with a brown crayon, and the lights with a white one; which being afterwards preffed with hot irons, caufing the damp of the cloth to incorporate with the colours, has fo fixed them, as to be rendered proof against a brush when used to cleanse it from duft; it was performed by Ifaac Fuller, who painted the altar piece at Magdalen college, and it is generally allowed to be a masterly drawing. The east represents the Lord's fupper; the north, Abraham and Melchifedeck; and the fouth, the children of Ifrael gathering manna.

The Members are, the warden, fifteen fellows, two chaplains, fifteen scholars, two clerks, and fixteen exhibitioners.

Vifitor. The bishop of Bath and Wells.

PEMBROKE COLLEGE. This college, formerly Broadgate Hall, was founded in 1620, by Thomas Tefdale of Glympton, efq., and Richard Whitwick, S. T. B. rector of Ilfley, Berks, for a master, ten fellows, and ten fcholars; four of Mr. Tefdale's fellows to be chofen out of his relations, and the reft to come from Abingdon free-school. As to Mr. Whitwick's benefaction, two of the fellows and two fcholars to be of his kindred, and the reft from Abingdon fchool. King Charles I. granted to this fociety the perpetual advowfon of St. Aldate's church, and certain lands for the maintenance of one fellow, to be chofen from Guernsey or Jerfey. Archbishop Abbot, Juliana Stafford, and Francis Rous,