ed) merits that Favour more than fome others which rarely escape their Notice. The Master's Lodgings, which joins to the College on the North, is a handfome modern Edifice.

This College, formerly Breadgate Hall, was founded An. 1620, by Tho. Tifdale, of Glymton, Esq; and Richard Whitwick, S. T. B. for the Study of Divinity, Civil and Canon Law, Phyfic, &c.

The Charter of Incorporation expreffes it to be of the Foundation of King James, at the Charge and Expence of Thomas Tifdale and Richard Whitmick. A Charter of Mortmain alfo was granted, empowering the College to purchase Lands of the Value of 700l. per Ann. Four of Tifdate's Fellows to be chofen out of his Relations, and the reft to come from Abingdon Free-School.

As to Whitwick's Benefaction, he founded three Fellowships and four Scholarships, two of the Fellows and two Scholars to be of his Name or Kindred, and the other three from Abingdon School.

King Charles I. granted to this Society the perpetual Advowfon of St. Aldate's Church, and cer→ tain Lands, for the Maintenance of one Fellow, to be chofen from Guernsey or Jersey.

Archbishop Abbot, Juliana Stafford, and Francis Rous, were the next Benefactors.

Dr. George Morley, Bishop of Winchester, founded five Scholarships for the Natives of Guernsey and Ferfey

Queen Anne annex'd a Prebend of Glocefter to the Mastership: Lady Holford gave two Exhibitions of 20 l. a Year each; Dr. Hall, Mafter of this College and Bishop of Bristol, built the Master's Lodgings; Sir John Bennet, Lord Offulftone, endowed two Fellowships and Scholarships; Mr. Townsend gave eight Exhibitions to young Scholars from Gloucefter, Cheltenham, Northleach, and Camden, Gloucefterfbire; and Sir John Phillips, Bart. in 1749, founded one Fellowship and one Scholarhip.

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The prefent Members are a Mafter, fourteen Fellows, 24 Scholars and Exhibitioners; the whole Number of Students usually about 70.

The Chancellor of Oxford is Vifitor.

WORCESTER COLLEGE.

Worcester College is pleafantly fituated on an Eminence, juft above the River Ifis, and the Meadows at the Extremity of the Western Suburb. This is now rebuilding, and the Library, which is a magnificent Edifice, 100 Feet in Length over a Cloifter, fupported by Pillars, is already finished ; and one Wing. According to the Plan proposed, this College is to confift of a fpacious Building. The Library on the Eaft, 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 to be at the North-Weft Angle; the Chapel and Hall to be in the Front of the College, the first on the Right, and the other on the Left, at the Entrance of the Gate, and to extend Weftward to the Library; the Dimenfions of the Chapel and Hall to be the fame, viz. each of them to be 50 Feet in Length, and 25 in Breadth; from whence it is eafy to forefee, that this College will enjoy not only the pleasanteft Situation, but be one of the moft elegant Structures in the University.

The College was founded Anno. 1714. by Sir Thomas Cookes, Bart. for a Provoft, fix Fellows, and fix Scholars.

It was anciently called Gloucester Hall, from the Benedictine Monks of Gloucefter, who educated their Novices here in Academical Learning. On the Suppreffion of Religious Houfes, this was vefted in King Henry VIII. who granted it to Dr. Robert

King, the firft Bishop of Oxford, for a Palace for him and his Succeffors, and the Bishop remained in Poffeffion thereof as long as the See was at Oufeney.

It was purchased afterwards by St. John's College, and called St. John Baptift's Hall, a Fellow of St. John's being Principal of it; and in 1714. was converted into a College, by a Charter obtained from Queen Anne.

Dr. Finney gave two Staffordshire Fellowships, and two Scholarships. Lady Holford gave two Exhibitions of 20%. a Year each, for Charter-Houfe Scholars, to be enjoy'd for eight Years.

In 1739, Mrs Eaton, Daughter of Dr. Byrom Eaton, late Principal of Gloucester Hall, founded fix Fellowships and fix Scholarships.

Dr. Clarke, late Fellow of All-Souls College, founded fix Fellowships and three Scholarships in 1736. with a Preference to Clergymen's Sons (cæteris paribus). He likewife gave 50l. a Year to buy Books, befides his valuable Library, which of itfelf was a large Collection, and being now deposited in this College Library renders it equal to moft.

The prefent Members are the Provoft, eight Fellows, eight Scholars, and two Exhibitioners; the whole Number between 40 and 50.

HERTFORD COLLEGE

S fituated oppofite to the great Gate of the Public Schools, confifting of one Court, which above thirty Years ago was begun to be rebuilt. The College is intended to be erected in the Form of a Quadrangle, to confift of four Angles, and four intermediate Buildings; each Angle to confift of three Stair-Cafes and fifteen fingle Apartments: ;; each Apartment to contain an outward Room, a Bed-Place, and a Study. Of thefe the

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Eaft Angle, and the Chapel in the South, the Principal's Lodging in the Eaft, the Hall in the North, and the Gateway (with the Library over it) in the Weft, are already finished.

Hertford or Hart-Hall, an ancient Houfe of Learning, fo first called in the Year 1284, after the Name of the original Proprietor of the Tenement (Elias Hertford) was purchased by Walter Stapledon, Bp of Exeter, Ann. 1314 (and from him called for a fhort Time Stapledon Hall, but it foon recovered its old Name) and was an Appendant to Exeter College. But having received an Endowment in Part, was, at the Request of Dr. Richard Newton, then Principal, who endowed the Senior Fellowfhips, incorporated, Sept. 8. 1740.

And, though it is now ftiled Hertford College, it may be called by the Name of any other Perfon who will compleat the Endowment of it, or become the principal Benefactor to it.

This College is intended chiefly for the Education of young Scholars defigned for Holy Orders, confifting of a Principal, four Senior Fel lows or Tutors, eight Junior Fellows or Affiftants, thirty-two Undergraduate-Students, and four Scholars.

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HALL S.

HERE are still five Halls remaining, which are Academical-Houfes not incor porated; for this it is which diftinguifhes, a Hall from a College in Oxford. The Students take an Oath to obey the Statutes and Customs of the Hall, which Statutes are made and altered by the Chancellor, who has the Nomination of all the Principals, and is Vifitor of all the Halls, except St. Edmund Hall; but that remaining dependant on Queen's College, the Principal of it is appointed by that Society.

J. ST. ALBAN HALL, which is in St. John's Parish, and adjoins to Merton College on the Eaft. It was founded by Robert de St. Alban, by a Grant from King Henry VIII. out of Part of the Lands belonging to the Abbey of Littlemore. Of this Hall were Archbishop Marf; Dr. Lamplugh, Archbishop of Tork; Benedict Barnham, Alderman of London who built the Front of the Hall as it is at prefent; and William Lenthall, Esq; Speaker of the Long Parliament.

II. ST. EDMUND HALL is oppofite the EaftGate of Queen's, to which College it is dependant, and has about 25 Students. The Buildings were compleated, and other confiderable Improvements made by the late Principal, Dr. Shaw. Hall were Dr. John Mill, who published the Greek Teftament, printed at the Theatre; and Thomas Hearne, M. A. that diligent Antiquarian.

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