pose, the remaining sum of £200 being provided by the College. It consists of two aisles. The windows are eight in number, on each of which is this inscription:-" Domus mea, Domus orationis." (My House is the House of prayer.) It displays various monumental inscriptions; and on the roof, as well as over the screens, are the arms of Dr. Hakewill.

The original Founder of this College was Walter de Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter, who early in the fourteenth century removed hither his scholars from Hart Hall. In 1404, Edmund Stafford, Bishop of Exeter, added two Fellowships, and obtained leave to give the College its present name. In 1565, Sir William Petre added eight Fellowships. Charles I. in 1636, annexed one; and Mrs. Shiers, who died in 1700, left certain rents for two additional Fellowships. The present Foundation consists of a Rector, 25 Fellows, and 12 Exhibitioners. Upwards of 220 members are generally on the College books. Opposite Exeter is

JESUS COLLEGE.

The Porter's Lodge is on the left of the entrance gateway,

We enter this College by a handsome rustic gateway. The first' quadrangle, 90 feet by 70, is formed by the Chapel on the north-side, the Hall on the west, and apartments for the mem

bers on the south and east. The second, or inner quadrangle, is a very handsome structure, 100 feet by 90, and was finished by Sir Leoline Jenkins, in 1676.

The CHAPEL, which is on the right hand of the first quadrangle, was consecrated May 28, 1621. It consists of an ante-chapel, divided by a screen from the body, which another screen divides from the chancel. Its style of architecture is of the mixed Gothic, with a roof finished in rich compartments. A copy of Guido's picture of St. Michael overcoming the Devil, presented by Viscount Bulkeley, decorates the altar. The principal monuments in this Chapel are those of Sir Eubule Thelwall, Dr. Mansell, Sir Leoline Jenkins, Bishop Lloyd, Dr. Jonathan Edwards, Dr. William Jones, and Dr. Hoare, Principals; and Dr. Henry Maurice, Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity.

The HALL is a handsome, well-proportioned room, repaired and improved in 1818. It contains the portraits of Queen Elizabeth; Charles I. by Vandyke; Charles II.; Sir Eubule Thelwall, when a child, with his Mother; Sir Leoline Jenkins, &c.

It con

The LIBRARY was erected in 1677. tains many scarce and curious printed books and manuscripts; among the latter are those of Lord Herbert of Cherbury; also a fine one of the Llyfr Coch, or Red Book, written about the end of the 14th century. This curious manuscript contains several very ancient Histories,

Poems, Romances, &c. all in the Welsh language. Among other curiosities of this College are shewn-The Statutes of the Society, most beautifully written on vellum; the text is a kind of Italian print; the heads of the statutes are in German text, and the beginning of each most curiously illuminated; the writer was the Rev. Mr. Parry, of Shipston-on-Stour, formerly a Fellow: a curious metal watch, presented by Charles I.; one of Queen Elizabeth's enormous stirrups: and a silver gilt bowl, that contains 10 gallons, and weighs 278 ounces, the gift of Sir Watkin Williams Wynne, in 1732.

The principal instrument in the foundation of this College was Hugh ap Rice, or Price, a Doctor of Civil Law. He petitioned Queen Elizabeth that she would be graciously pleased to found a College in Oxford, on which he might bestow his estate, for the maintenance of certain scholars of Wales. The Queen granted her charter in 1571, and gave a religious house, called Whitehall, for the site, and timber from her Majesty's forests of Shotover and Stowe. The foundation consists at present of a Principal, 19 Fellows, 18 Scholars, and several Exhibitioners. Number on the books usually about 140

On leaving Jesus College we go to the other side of the street, proceed towards the Highstreet, passing by Brasennose Lane, which is on

the left, and Jesus College Lane, leading to the New Market, on the right, and enter

LINCOLN COLLEGE.

Porter's Lodge-right hand of entrance gateway. The structure of this College preserves a large portion of its original character. It is situated between All Saints' Church, and Exeter College, and consists of two quadrangles. The first, the entrance to which is beneath a tower, forms a square of 80 feet: it contains the Rector's Lodgings on the south; the Library and Common Room on the north, the Hall on the east; and on the west lodgings for the members. The Rector's Lodgings were built at the expense of Beckynton, Bishop of Bath and Wells; and his rebus, a beacon over a tun, yet appears on the walls. The smaller court forms a square of 70 feet. Since the erection of these quadrangles, six sets of rooms were built, at the expense of the College.

The CHAPEL, situated on the south of the inner court, erected at the expense of Dr. John Williams, Bishop of Lincoln, and afterwards Archbishop of York, was consecrated in 1631. It is a well-proportioned and elegant Gothic edifice, of 62 feet in length, and 26 in breadth, fitted up with a richly ornamented cedar roof, and wainscot; the screen, the pulpit, and eight fine carved figures, are also of cedar, and very much admired. The windows, which are of