is explained in some Latin verses at the side to be the allegory of a trusty servant.1 The COLLEGE LIBRARY was originally a chantry, founded by John Fromond, a man of great consideration, and a generous benefactor to both Wykeham's Colleges. By his will he made provision for the perpetual endowment of a chaplain to officiate here. Upon the suppression of chantries at the Reformation, this chapel ceased to be used in conformity with the intention of its founder, and for many years it remained void and neglected. In 1629, by the liberality of Dr. Pincke, at that time Warden of New College, Oxford, it was converted into a library. It contains not a few rare MSS. Missales, Graduales, Libri Sententiarum, and Processionales, Liber Vocatus, "Auriola Biblia, Libellus quidam de significatione quarundum dictionum Biblia," many Moralia Chronica, Antiphonaria, and the like curiosities of bibliography, purchased by the founder in his lifetime, or for the School by his executors soon after his decease. Most of these date very early in the fifteenth century, and all, or nearly all, before the introduction of printing into England. To these succeeding benefactors have added a large collection as well of ancient as of modern literature. The SCHOOL, which stands in a fourth court, used as a playground, is a comparatively modern structure, the ancient school, wherein Waynflete taught, and which the founder called "Magna illa domus," having been the room now named "The Seventh Chamber," and the adjoining passage. The first stone of the present structure was laid in 1683, and the building, 1 The descriptive lines have been Englished thus: "A trusty servant's picture would you see, ; a very handsome one, was finished in 1687, at a cost of 25927. 185. 3d., of which sum Warden Nicholas paid 14777.115.9d. Over the entrance, which faces the south side of the hall, is an excellent metal statue of Wykeham, by C. G. Cibber, with an inscription in Latin. The interior of the room is spacious and finely proportioned, being ninety feet by thirty-six, and of suitable height. The cornice is decorated with the armorial bearings of noblemen, prelates, and others who contributed funds for the erection of the building. On the right is a tier of seats, occupied at Commoners' Speaking by the Warden, Sub-Warden, and Head Master. At each side of the School are three tiers of fixed seats, where the boys sit when "up to books." Disposed along other parts of the room are ranges of oak benches, or tressels, upon which stand the boxes, or "scobs," that form a desk, and also a receptacle for keeping books and writing materials. On the west wall, upon a large tablet, are painted a mitre and crozier, to represent the rewards of clerical learning; a pen and inkhorn, and a sword, the insignia of civil and military pursuits, and a long Winton-rod, typifying the punishment of those too indolent to devote themselves either to study or to active life. Beneath each emblem is the appropriate legend, "AUT DISCE;" "AUT DISCEDE;" "MANET SORS TERTIA CÆDI." 1 At the north end of the School we see inscribed, after the style of the Duodecim Tabule, the rules for the conduct of the students, which, as having been drawn up probably by Wykeham himself, in conjunction with his admirable Statutes of the College, are very interesting: "Tabula legum Pædagogicorum. "IN TEMPLO.-Deus colitor. Preces cum pio animi affectu peraguntor. Oculi ne vagantor. Silentium esto. Nihil profanum legitor. "IN SCHOLA. ---Diligentiâ quisque utitor. Submissè loquitur secum. 1 "Either learn; or depart hence; the third choice is to be chastised." Or, as it has been jocosely rendered : "Study hard, or else be jogging, Or you'll get a plaguy flogging." Clarè ad Præceptorem. Nemini molestus esto. Orthographicè scribito. Arma Scholastica in promptu semper habeto. “IN AULÂ.—Qui mensas consecrat clarè pronunciato. Cæteri respondento. Recti interim omnes stanto. Recitationes intelligenter et apte distinguuntor. Ad mensas sedentibus omnia decora sunto. "IN ATRIO.-Ne quis fenestras saxis pilisve petito. Edificium neve inscribendo. Neve insculpando deformato. Neve operto capite, neve sine Socio coram magistris incedito. "IN CUBICULIS.-Munda omnia sunto. quies esto. Vespere studetor, Noctu "IN OPPIDO AD MONTEM.-Sociati omnes incedunto. Modestiam præ se ferunto. Magistris ac obviis Honestioribus Capita aperiuntor. Vultus gestus, incessus componuntor. Intra terminos apud Montem præscriptos, quisque se contineto. "IN OMNI LOCO ET TEMPORE.-Qui Plebeius est, Præfectis obtemperato. Qui Præfectus est, legitimè imperato. Is Ordo vitio careto: cateris specimen esto. Uterque à pravis omnibus verbisq: factisq: abstineto. "Hæc, aut his similia, qui contrà faxit, se quandò deferantur, Judicia damus. "Feriis exactis Nemo domi impunè moratur. Extrà Collegium absque veniâ exeuntes Tertiâ vice expellimus.” CHAPTER II. STATISTICAL AND MISCELLANEOUS. I. Constitution of the College.-Winchester College, as we have seen, was founded in 1387. The original constitution was a Warden, 10 Fellows, 70 Scholars, a Head Master (Informator), an Under Master (Ostiarius), 3 Chaplains, 3 Clerks (i.e. singing men), and 16 Choristers. The future constitution, as regulated by an Ordinance of the Oxford University Commission, which took effect in 1857, is to be a Warden, 6 Fellows, 100 Scholars, 20 Exhibitioners, a Head Master, an Under Master, 3 Chaplains, 3 Clerks, and 16 Choristers. II. Endowments, Revenues, &c.-The endowments of the College consist of divers manors, farms, lands, houses, tithes, manorial rights, and funded stock, producing on an average of seven recent years a gross annual income of 15,494/. 175. 6d. The College holds besides, on special trust for exhibitioners and other purposes, the sum of 60,1327. with land which produces a net income of 204l. 14s. 11d. College Livings.-The benefices in the gift of the College are thirteen : There is no statute regulating the distribution of the ecclesiastical patronage of the College. The livings are commonly given to the Fellows or others connected with the Foundation, |