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THE HISTORY AND ANTICLUITIES
0 F T H E
COLLEGES AND HALLS
1 N T H E UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD:
BY ANTONY WOOD, M. A.
NOW FIRST PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH, FR0:M THE ORIGINAL MANUSCSIPT IN THE BODLEIAN LIBRARY;
W I T H A
CONTINUATION TO THE PRESENT TIME
BY THE EDITOR, JOHN GUTCH, M.A.
CHAPLAIN OF ALL SOULS' COLLEGE.
OXFORD,
AT THE CLARENDON PRESS: PRINTED FOR THE EDITOR.
M DCC LXXX VL
PREFACE.
ABOUT the year 1668, Antony Wood appears to have completed a long and elaborate work in Englifh, which he had been compiling for ten years, entitled T^he Hijiory and Anti- quities of the Univerfitie of Oxford. It was divided into two Parts. The Firft Part contained a Hiflory of the Univerfity in general, from its earlieft inftitution to the year 1649. The Second Part confifted of two articles, viz. I. A Hiftory of the Antient Schools, Prefent Schools, Theatre, Lefturefhips, Offices of Public Orator and Keeper of the Archives, and public Libraries. II. A Hiilory of the feveral Colleges and Halls, from their foundations to the year 1668. To the whole was fubjoined an Appendix, called " Fasti Oxonienses, or a Commentary on the fupreame Magif- " t rates of the Univerfitie of Oxford, namely of the Chanceilours, ** Co?nmi/farieSi Prochancellours or Vicechancellours, and FroSiors : " alfo of the High-Stewards, and Parliament arie Burgeffes of the ** Univerftie."
In 1670, the Delegates of the Oxford Prefs purchafed this va- luable work of the author for one hundred pounds, with a defign that it fhould be publifhed in a Latin tranflation. It was accord- ingly tranllated into Latin, under the aufpices, and at the expence, of dodor Fell, Dean of Chrift Church, and publiQied in 1674, w^ith this title, *' Historia et Antiquitates Universi- << TATis Oxon. Oxonii, e Theatro Sheldoniano, 1674." The tranllator was Richard Peers, Student of Chrift-Church 5 who
was
PREFACE.
was affifted by Richard Reeve, fometime of Trinity College, and then Mafter of Magdalen College School. But every fheet was fubmitted to the infpedlion of dodtor Fell, who made fuch cor- redtions and alterations as he thought necelTary. While the book was in the prefs, the author added to every College and Hall, a fuccind account of the lives and works of its refpedlive writers. Thefe additions were alfo tranflated and incorporated.
It appears, however, that our author was greatly difpleafed at the manner in which this Tranflation was conducted. He com- plained, that it was by no means either exadl or faithful : and that his Englifh text was in many places grofsly mifreprefented, not only by the miftakes of the tranflators, but by their frequent omiffi- ons and interpolations. He therefore, after a careful and delibe- rate revifal, began in Auguft, 1676, fairly to retranfcribe the whole of his Englifh copy; with a continuation of the general Hiftory, or Firfl Part, to the year 1660, and other new infertions and im- provements.. The Hiftory of the Colleges and Halls, in the Se- cond Part, was alfo enlarged, and continued down to almoft the year of the author's death, in 1695. Yet in this part, he omitted the account of the writers belonging to each College and Hall ; which never entered into his original plan, and was very properly referved for his other great work, the Athene Oxonienses. He certainly entertained hopes, that this manufcript, which he left with every preparation for the prefs, would one day fee the light. He bequeathed it on his death-bed to the Univerfity of Oxford, and it is now depofited in the Bodleian library. It confifts of two very ample volumes in folio.
The
PREFACE.
The fecond article of the Second Part of this manufcrlpt, or the Hiftory of the Colleges and Halls, is here given to the public. And as the editor, by the obliging affiftance of his friends in thefe focieties, has been enabled to continue their Hiftory down to the prefent times, and fometimes to corredt the author's miftakes, therefore many additions have been made, and much new matter is inferted. But all fuch additions are inclofed in crotchets, and never intermixed or confounded with Wood's text, which is ex:- hibited with all poflible fidelity.
By means of thefe continuations, which are more confiderable than the editor at firft expeded, yet not always fo full as he wifhed, the volume is increafed to a much larger fize than was ever in- tended. This circumftance has prevented the execution of a defign which he had formed, although not mentioned in the Propofals to his Subfcribers, of adding to the Hiflory of the Colleges and Halls, the Appendix abovementioned, called Fasti Oxonienses; and which in this manufcript is brought down, by the author, to the year 1695. But this Appendix, if the editor fhould be favoured with fuch communications as will complete its feries to the pre- fent time, ihall fpeedily be publifhed : together with a copious Index to this volume and to the Appendix.
The editor returns his grateful acknowledgements to his nume- rous and refpedtable Subfcribers ^ and to thofe who have fo kindly contributed to the Continuations. He thinks no apology neceff- ary, for beginning with the latter Part of Wood's manufcript. The Hiftory of the Colleges and Halls evidently forms an entire and independent work : and if this fpecimen fhould be favour- ably received, he propofes to publifh all that remains, confif-
tently with his health, and his frequent avocations.
Of
PREFACE.
Of this attempt, we apprehend, no better recommendation can
be given, than the following paflage in Mr. Warton's Life of
Bathurft. " 1 cannot omit this opportunity of lamenting, that Dr.
« Fell ever propofed a tranllation of Wood's Englifh work, which
* would have been infinitely more pleafmg in the plain natural
* drefs of its artlefs, but accurate, author. The tranflation in ge- ' neral, it is allowed, is full of miflakes; it is alfo ftiff and un-
* pleafing, perpetually difgufting the reader with the affedation of « phrafeology. Dr. Fell's reafon for procuring it to be tranflated, ' was, that a complete account of the Univerfity might be circu-
* lated abroad. But there are many particulars, unavoidably arif-
* inty from the fubjedl, which read ridiculous, and are fometimes
* unintelligible, in Latin. Befides, the circumftantial minutenefs
* of local defcription, with which the work abounds, fo interefl- ' ing and agreeable to an Englifh reader, and to perfons familiarly ' acquainted with the fpot, all appear fuperfluous, infignificant, ' and tedious, to foreigners. A more general and compendious de-
* tail might have been abfi:ra6led from it, and tranflated for the
* pnrpofe of foreign readers ; while the author's original Englifh
* fhould have been publifhed, in conformity to his firfl idea, not
* only for the univerfal convenience, but the more particular and critical information, of his countrymen."
All Souls College, T, (J,
St. John Bapdft's day, 1786. "^ '
CONTENTS.
INTRODUCTION TO THE COLLEGES Page i
COLLEGES.
I. MERTON 3
IL UNIVERSITY — 37
IIL BALLIOL 70
IV. EXETER — 104
V. ORIEL ■ 122
VI. QUEEN'S — 138
VII. NEW COLLEGE — 171
Vm. LINCOLN 234
IX. ALL SOULS 252
X. ST. MARY MAGDALEN 306
XL BRASENOSE — 353
XU. CORPUS CHRISTI 382
XIIL CHRIST CHURCH 414
XIV. TRINITY 517
XV. ST. JOHN BAPTIST'S -~ 535
XVI. JESUS 569
XVIL WADHAM 591
XVIII. PEMBROKE 614
XIX. WORCESTER 629
XX. HERTFORD 640
APPENDIX TO THE COLLEGES 650
INTRODUCTION
CONTENTS.
INTRODUCTION TO THE HALLS — — — Page 652
HALLS.
I. ST. ALBANS » — -~ ~ 654
n. EDMUND 660
m. ST. MARY'S —— — = — — 670
IV. NEW INN — — 676
V. ST. MARY MAGDALEN'S — 684
THE
HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES, &c
COLLEGES.
COLLEGIUM, according to the civil law expofitors, is fo called a colligendo, from a colleftion or gathering together of certain per- fons into a body, living comfortably together and unanimoufl.y. It is a Society of men fo contra6led (fay they) " ut ex pluribus perfonis, veluti perfona et unum corpus fiat." Omitting other expofitions, which are infinite in the juridical lexicons and elfewhere, I fhall malce fome obferva- tions of our Colleges, and perfons in them, as very proper for ftrangers to know i and that thofe matters, that follow concerning the faid Colleges, might the better be underftood.
I. Before any College or Colleges were built, the Scholars generally were educated and tutored in the houfes of Burghers, (called by the names of Hall and Inns) either by the exhibition of Bifhops, great and wealthy per- fons, or elfe by their own patrimony.
II. That fome, and thofe many, were as fecular Scholars educated in religious places, as in St. Fridefwyde's Priory, Ofney Abbey, &c. which places of education were much lelfened, as Colleges increafed.
III. That our ancient Colleges, as Merton, Univerfity, Balliol, Exeter, Oriel, &c. have had, in relation to building and room, but very fmall ori- ginals. For all, except Merton, have had their firft beings in one Tenement or Hall only. Afterward by degrees they enlarged themfelves to what they are now, as you may fee in my difcourfe of each.
IV. That they have anciently been written and called Halls, as Balliol Hall, Univerfity Hall, &c. Yet Merton was commonly written " Domus de Merton," and now and then in the reign of K. Edw. Ill, " Domus fife Aula," and " Domus five Collegium de Merton."
V. That each College hath a head or fuperior to govern it, to be chofen for the moft part from the Fellows of each place. But the Dean and Canons of Chrifi: Church are nominated and confirmed by the King's Diploma.
VI. That the members of each College, as aifo the head, are governed by Statutes, given either by Founders, or Benefaftors. Chrifi: Church has Statutes for the Dean and Canons, but none for the Students, for they proceed accordino; to cufl;om, and are regulated in an arbitrary way.
° A Vll. That
[ * ]
VII. That in the faid Colleges live not only fuch as receive fuftenancc by the charity of their Founders, and Benefadors, which we call Foun- dation-men, but others alfo, viz. Gentlemen-Commoners, Commoners, and Batlers, who live upon their own eftates, and do undergo the difcipline of their refpedlive Colleges, as others do. There be alfo befides thefe certain poor Scholars, called Servitors, who by their attending and ferving fuperiors, obtain a livelyhood, and fometimes become noted perfons either for learning, or preferment in the Church.
VIII. That all the Colleges are very fairly built of ftone, out of quarries near Oxford, (the worfl: of them is as good as fome Univerfities in foreign countries) and have belonging to them all conveniences that are fit for human life. If you except the Colleges and Halls, the City of Oxford, in relation to building, is a very inconfiderable place, and no better than an ordinary Market Town. And if fo be they were quite gone (which God forbid it fhould come to pafs) it would be one of the beggarlieft places in England, it being not accommodated with a public road through, traffick in, or an eminent river by, it. (i)
Thefe matters being thus delivered, I fliall fpeak of each College in order i of which, though I have formerly put Univerfity firft, and Balliol next, yet Merton College ought to be the firft, and the firlt now I have put it, becaufe it is the moft ancient endowed Houfe in Oxford, (fome fay in all the learned world) and the moft famous for the education of learned men.
(i) [In whatever light the City might ap- pear to the Author at the time of compiling his Hillory, it may now with great juftice be remarked, that it is very much improved by the ereftion of the new Church of AH Saints, a Town-hall, and new general Market, which have hand fome fronts to the ilreet : and in purfuance of fome late Afts of Parliament, a new Bridge has been conftrufted over the river Cherwell at the entrance from London, the ilreets paved, and the houfes embellifhed.
and many of them rebuilt. The Rivers Thame j and Ifis are rendered navigable for veffels of a large burthen, many miles above the City; and a Canal from the north is almoll com- pleated. By the greater convenience alfo of the public roads, and by means of fome new ones opened to the weft, the road through Oxford is become very confiderable. And though no particular Manufacture has been eftablifhed, its trade in general has been in- creafed by the improvements here mentioned.]
MERTON
[3 1
I. MERTON COLLEGE (i).
THIS College, as I faid before, according to the time of its endow- ment, craves the firft place of all Colleges in Oxford. The firft foundation of it was at Meaudon, (now called Maldon) in Surrey j laid and appointed (2) there by Walter de Merton, Clerk, (fometime Lord Chan- cellor of England, and afterward Bifhop of Rochefter) A. D. 1264 ; for the maintenance of which, and the Scholars therein, to the number of twenty, befides three Minifters of the altar, or Chaplains, he gave the faid manor of Meaudon, and that of Farleigh in the aforefaid county. Furthermore alfo, that the faid Scholars might be educated in liberal arts and fciences, he appointed for them an houfe in Oxford to which they might retire (as divers Religious places in England did to their refpedcive houfes there) and this he did, becaufe at that place, and no where elfe in England, ge- neral learning flourifhed : for the very truth is, as I have before told you, if general learning or ftudies had flourilhed at Cambridge, he would without doubt have appointed his faid Scholars to go there, having then or foon after a houfe and mannor at that place, and other lands feven and ten miles diftant. But little or nothing there favouring, as we may fuppofe, of ge- neral learning, he therefore appointed them to go to Oxford, and fludy there, " vel alibi ubi ftudium vigere contigerit." Afterward the Founder's mind being aliened from Maldon, chiefly upon a peace made between the King and his Barons, (though it lafted not long) which was the caufe that the Scholars of Oxford were called home from Northampton (who before had fided with the faid Barons) and again fettled •, he firft of all, in order to their tranflation to Oxford, purchafed (3) of the Abbey of Reading a tene- ment; viz. " totam placeam ex occidentali parte ecclelise S. Johannis Bap- tiftas Oxon, quondam aedificatam, tunc autem vacuam, ad quod quidem
(i) [With r«fpe<a to the Hiftory &c. of Ing this College; yet, from his avocation and
this College it may be proper to obferve, delay, he has failed even of this; and left
that it is a detached piece, apparently taken only (as here printed from) the beforemen-
from the Author's old copy, which was prior tioned moie contrafted, and Icfs ccmpleted
to the Latin Tranflation ; and for immediate account of it: and without the appearance
prefcrvation, and further ufe, put loofe into of any after-infertions, except of the very
the later and more improved Manufcript in few words in Italics, as above in this page.
Englifli ; and in which, in the place of Merton — To complete therefore the Author's inrcn-
College, are only found twenty-five vacant tion in fome degree, extrads have been made
pages, as left for a ftill more particular ac- from a few papers, moftly in his ov/n hand.
count of this than of the other Colleges: in Ballard's Colkaion in the Bodleian Libra-
thcir place in the MS, with Merton College ry; and alfo from his Athenas Ox'.n ; which
written as the title on the firft of them, be- here follow, with a few other communications,
ing after the IntroduAion, and before the as fupplements and corrcftions.]
other Colleges: and though the filling up of (2) Jn Th£saur. Coll. Mert. in pix. A.
this chafm would have been a great tailing i. i. [See Tanner's Not. Mqnast. under
off from the • particular Treatife' which the Meaudon or Maldon, p. 543. j
Author intended ihould be written concern- (3) Ibid. A. i. 17.
A 2 tene-
4 MERTON COLLEGE.
tenementum pertinebat advocatio ecclefL^ fupra did.cc:" Then three tene- ments at the eaft end of the church, viz. one of the priory (4) of St. Fridef- wide, another ot' |acob (5), the Ton of Mr. MoflVy, a Jew of London i and the third of one Rob. Flixthorpe(6) : which laft was not purchafed tiil the year after the hrft fettlement of the Mertonians at Oxford. But after the two firft were obtained, which, with the third, flood on the place where the chiefeft part of the forefront of the College now ftands, in St. John Baptift's Street, the pious Founder was pleafed to tranflate his Scholars to the faid tenements, which he had new built and beautified for their recep- tion, and by his foundation charter (7), dated in the month of January, 1267, to eftablifh it for ever " per nomen Domus Scholarium de Merton." Which charter, together with the flatutes contained therein, continuing in force till 1270, at what time others were given, and thofe till 1274, another (8), with ftatutes, which were the lafr, were then given by the Founder, and all matters of ceremony relating to fuch a worthy work quite determined. After fuch an excellent manner w^as this College founded and finifhed, that the King gave leave (9) to Hugh, Bifhop of Ely, to found Peter-Houfe (the ancientefl: place of learning in Cambridge) after the fame model and manner.
Thus you have with brevity a narrative of the foundation of this College, of which much more may be faid, but forafmuch as 'tis intended that a par- ticular treatife will be written concerning it, the Founder and worthies thereof, as alio of other matters of antiquity relating thereto, as far as record will permit, I iliall now fpare my labour in fpeaking more of it, only lb far as to give you the names of the Benefaftors, Wardens, and Bilhops •, and after the recital of them, an account of the monumental and feneitral In- fcriptions in the Church.
BENEFACTORS.
ElaLongspee, the good Countefs of Warwick (10), gave in the Founder's time feveral lands, from which certain moneys were to be paid to the Fellows to celebrate fervice for her, as appears in a compofition, 1295, between her and the faid Fellows, that was then (being a little before her death) made.
John Willyott, S.T.P. [fometime Fellow of this College] Chancellor of Exeter, and Chancellor of this Univerfity, gave lands and tenements in feveral
(4) Ibid. num. 21. et in lib. parvo S. fpee, earl of Salifbary, and married fecondly Frid. Cart. 278. to Philip Lord BafTet. (Vincent's Disc, of
(5) Ibid. num. 22. [He is called James Brooke's Errors, p. 571.) Shealfo had given in Notes, &c. at the end of Hearne's Tbxt. to the Univerfity 120 marks in 1293, to be RoFF. App. N°. xii ] lent to Scholars. And dying Feb. g, 1299,
(6) Ibid. num. 28. was buried in the abbey church of Ofeney
(7) [lb. A. I. num. 2.] in Oxford, before the high altar, under a flat (B) lb. num. 4, et 5. [Tanner's Not. marble, in the hajiit of a Vowefs, with her
MoNAST. Men. Coll. p. 433.] image on her grave- flone in brafs. (Willis's
(9) Pat. 9 Ed. I. m. 28. SuRV. of Oxford Cath. p. 406.)]
(10) [She was daughter of William Long.
counties.
MERTON COLLEGE. 5
counties, with all the moveables he did enjoy, for the finding and maintaining- as many Exhibitioners as the faid revenues could do, &c. circa an, 1380 : Which Exhibitioners were afterwards called Portioni{\^, Poftmafters, and were for the moft part twelve in number. (11) Their allowance was augmented by the benefadion of Dr. Thomas Jessop, phyfician, fometime Fellow, an. 1595, and their number to fourteen by Mr. Johx Chamber, Fellov/"of Eaton, (formerly Fellow of this) [and Canon of Windfor] who gave for that purpofe loool. to buy lands in the beginning of K. James. (12)
William Rede, Billiop of Chichefter, fometime Fellow, gave ti Chefl: with lool. in gold in it, to be borrowed by the Fellows for their relief, bond being firft given in by them to repay it at their departure from the College, or, in cafe they lliould die, to be paid by their executors, &c. 1376.* He alio built, about the fame time, a Library in the College, being the firfl that the Society enjoyed, and gave books thereunto.
Henry Sever, and Richard Fitzjames, fometime Wardens, were fo great Benefa6lors, that they v/ere accounted fecond Founders.
Mr. James Leche [fometime Fellow] gave 2co volumes of books to the Library, and 200I. to buy land in Chefliire, to the end that the natives of that county might be eligible into the Society, &c, 1589.
Griffyn Higgs, S. T. p. fometime Fellow, afterward Dean of Lich- field, gave his whole fludy of books, and monies withal to buy land for a flipend to be given to one that fhould keep the Library, &c. 1659.
Divers other Benefaftors there have been, but their gifts being fmall I fhall omit them, and proceed to give you the names of the Wardens, with the Time when they began to govern the College.
• (i i) [Of thisbenefadlion it may not Impro- died in 1732. And In particular the places
perly be noted, that the greatell part either of the Eton Poftmailers (Mr. Chambers two
not coming to, or not remaining with the being fent from Eton fchool) have been ftili
College, after-additions were the more further increafed, by a diftinft legacy of 300K
wanted. for them by George Vernon, Clerk, fome.
Thefe Exhibitioners were placed in a time M. A. of this College, and late Redlor
•Hall oppofite to the College, and for the and Patron of Bourton on the Water in
moft part given to it by Peter de Abindon Gloucefterfhire. He died in 1754. the firft Warden, and from them, as conti- And befides the Poftmailers, there are now
nuing therein till the latter End of Q^ Eli- four other Scholars of the foundation 0^ Henry
^abeth's reign (when they were taken into y^f^/tw, Clerk, fometime M. A. of this College,
the College) it obtained the name which it and afterward Minor Canon of St. raul's, Lon-
ftill bears of Aula Portioniftarum, or Poft- don. See his Epitaph following in the Chapel,
niafters' Hall.] One of this foundation, being in prieft's or-
(12) [Mr. Chamber^ two additional Poft- ders, is to be prefented to the Reftory of
matters were to have only the fame allow- RulTal in the county of Wilts, as it becomes
ances as the reft, the icool. being given not vacant; or in defedl of fuch, a fellow of
merely on their account. He died in Julyi6o4. Brafenofe College is to be prefented. This
The appointments of the whole number benefadlion took place in 1753] have been further increafed by the benefac- * [Sir Thomas Bodley, Kt. fometime Fel-
tions of Dr. Higges, after-mentioned. Sir low, and who died in 161 2, left 200 marks
John Sedley, Baronet, 1 664, and Ed-iuard for another like Cheft in the College, The
Worth, of the city of Dublin, M. D. v/ho coft of the Cheft to be 13I 6s 8d.J
WARDENS.
6
MERTON COLLEGE.
WARDENS.
I. Mr. Peter de Habendon, alias Lakyng, the firfl Warden (13).
II. Mr. Richard Warblysdon fucceeded i285.
III. Mr. John de la More, 1295(14).
IV. Mr. John Wanting, 1299.
V. Mr. Robert Treng, 1328.
VI. Mr. Will. Durant, 1351.
VII. Mr. John Bloxham, 1375(15).
VIII. Mr. John Wendover, 1387.
IX. Mr. Edm. Beckyngham, S. T. P. 1398.
X. Mr. Thomas Rudbourne, 1416(16).
XI. Mr. Robert Gilbert, 1417 (17).
(13) [Habinion probably was born at Ha- binton in Cambridgelhire, for the Founder had much land in that County; but he writes himfclf Abendon. Primus Cuftos Coll. de Merton : praeftabat iftud officium ab an. Reg. Hen. ]II ultimo ufque ad an. 14 Ed. I. (Au- thor's MSS in Bodl. Lib. Ballard, V. xlvi.)]
(14) [Je. de la More cuftos fuit ab an. 1295 u^l"^ ad an. 1303, fuit etiam Procu- rator, 1288. One Jo. de la More occurs Penitentiarius Papae 1323, in Reg. Will. Melton Archb. of York. (Ibid.)]
(15) [Joannes Bloxam regi Edvardo tertio charns et in arduis ejus negotiis ad Hibcrni- am et Scotiam legationem fepius obiens, vir uridequaque doftiflimus. (Ex vet. Cat ) {This Warden Bloxham was buried in the Chapel, and alfo the three preceding War- dens. See the Infcriptions there.]
(16) {Thomas Rodbourne [ Prodor, 1402, and Chancellor of the Univ. 1420,] was a man of great learning, and efpecially a good mathematician, and one fo much efieemed in thofe times, that K. Hen. V, (Ex MS Roffi de Rcgib.) while a young Man, and ftudied in Queen's College, felecled him (bting then but Fellow of this College) to be one of his familiar companions, and after admitted him to be one of his Chaplains at that time when he went over into France (an. 141 7, ex vet. Aim. cum aliis MSS compa(5lo: Bib. Merton in cod. Theol.) to the battle of Agincourt. (Auth. MS ut fupra) He was Preb. of Hor- ton in the church of Sarum June 18, 141 9. {Auth. MS Not. ad Godwin. Afhm. Muf. p. 612.) He was atur D. D. and admitted War-
den about the year 1420 ; then Archd. of Sudbury, and Bp of St. David's; [1433] from which place the King [Hen. VI] would have preferred him to be Bp oi Ely, {o great was his love towards him, but could not effeft it. (Auth. MS ut fupra.) [He died about the year 1442.]
(17) [Robert Gilbert, D. D, admitted War- den about the year 1416. By computation of time I find that he was Warden before Rod- burne, though in the Regifter it is otherwife. He was Dean of the Chapel to K. Hen. V, and attended him in voyage over to France at the battle of Agincourt. (ex vet. Aim.) Fuit vir doArina et pietate infignis de bonis Uteris optime meritus et in rebus Academi- cis multum negotiatus : nam legi (Antiq. Cant. p. 278.) quod A. D. 141 7 Hen. Cant. Archiep. Londini fynodum convocavit, in qua ifte Rob. Gylbert longa et diferta oratione egic ut fcholaribus, quorum in literarum ftu- dils induflria viguit, attribuantur et ad vic- tum interim neceflaria, et proponantur ma- turis praemia, &c. (v. Hill, et Antiq. Univ. Oxon.) Being preferred to the Deanery of York [1426] he left this charge, and after- ward 143[6] was confecrated Bp of Lon- don. (Auth. MS ut fupra.) In 1415 he had the Church of Alhallows, Lombard -ftreet, and the year following exchanged it for the reftory of Norburg, in the diocele of Lin- coln. In 1418 he exchanged the Preb. of Chermiftre and Bere, in the church of Sa- rum, for the Precentorihip of the fame church. He died July 27, 1448. (New- court's Rf PERT. LOND.)].
XII. Henry
MERTON COLLEGE.
XII. Mr. Henry Abendon, S. T. P. 1422 (18).
XIII. Mr. Elias Holcot, 1438 (19).
XIV. Mr. Hen. Sever, S. T. P. 1455(20).
XV. Mr. John Gygur, 1471(21).
XVI. Mr. Richard FiTzjAiViEs, S. T. P. 1482(22).
(i 8) {_Henry Abingdon, D. D. was a man e- Biinent for his life and converiaiion; a good preacher, and of a voluble and fluent tongue, as appears by his fpeech in the Council of Conftance, an. 1414; where he, being ap- pointed Syndicus Acad. Oxon. was to dif- cufs a queftion there rifen betwixt the En- glifh and Spanifh nations, whether of the two fhould give the word Placet vel nou placet firft to him that was fupreme in the Council, which he copiofe et graviter pro inclytae nationis fuae praerogativa perorabat, oftendebat quoque quantis privilegiis Sedes Apoftolica antiquiflimum Oxonienf. ftudium fupra Salamant. exornaffet, in Clementina- rum conftitutionibus praspofuiflet ; ex quo etiam totius Conftantienfis Confilii defini- tione, Anglicae nationis primatum ab Hiipa- nisobtinuit. He became a liberal benefadtor to the College, giving 20I. ad novas campa- nas faciendum, and bobks to the library. (Auth. MS ut fupra )]
(19) \_Helias Holcot cuftos fuit Collegii ab 24 die menfis Maii an. Reg. H. vi. fextodecimo (i. e. 1438) ufque ad 22 die menfis Decem- bris an. 1454. (Ibid.)]
(20) [^Hea, Server de genere Fundatoris, D. Th, Decanus Weftmonafterii, et fuccefTor Joh. Stanbery in Reiftoria Scols Etonenfis juxta Windelhoram, deinde Capellanus et Eleemo- fynarius Regis Hen. VI, Cuftos fuit hujus Coll. ab, 1 9 die menfis Feb. an. 1456 ufque ad vigiliam tranflationis Sanfti Thomae an. 1471. Turrim apud Capellam facra; fontis, vulgo Holywell, alias Sandae Crucis, extra mures Civit. Oxon. circa an. 1460 aedifica- vit, necnon Cubiculos aliquos in manerio Cuftodis (quorum unus hodie ab illo appel- latur) fuis fumptibus pofuit et ornavit. Vir fuit denique multis de caufis tarn bene me- ritus de Coll. ut pene alter Fundator haberi poterat. He was Proftor, 1427, and Chan- cellor of the Univ. 1443, and the firft Provoft of Eton CoU. See the foundation Charter in MoN. Angl. Vol. III. Godwin faith that this man was Bp of Durham ; it was Will. Spever, Dr. Jur. Civ. — fuit alius Severus hu- jus Coll. antenominatus Will. ep. Dunelip. q[ui fuit tantum focius et J)x. Jur. Civ. et
non Cuftos ut Godwinus habet. Hen. Sa- vile, in a letter to Camden, dated March II, 1617, fays * he was Provoft of Eton Col- lege from 19 Yien VI, the year of its foun- dation, .[i 440 ^ome two or three years at moft, when, as I do probably gaefs, the King, finding his Chaplain Mr. Will. Wain- fleet a fitter man for his purpofe of founding a double College, (for that Wainfleet had been brought up in Wickham's foundation^ as they fay Schoolmafter of Winchefter, which foundation it is plain our founder. Hen. VI, fet for his pattern) removed Se- ver to better livings, and yet no bi(hoprick, for he had thirteen or fourteen good bene- fices or livings bcfides ; and in the time of the foundation and building, as you may- think, the provoftfliip was a Ample benefice j and almoft twenty years after. Sever was made Warden of Merton College.' (Ibid.) Epift. 165, Oxonienfium ad Eugenium Pa- pam pro illius promotione in qua vaide lau- datur, dat. Oft. 21, 1443. (Vid. Not. ad Godwin. Afhmol. Muf p. 136,) He died 1471, and was buried in the Chapel. See the Infcriptions following.]
(21 ) [Joh. GjgurS. T. B. et quondam Pro- curator Acad. Oxon. [i447]vir in fpirituali- bus et temporalibus infignis, eleflus fuit Cuftos menfe Julii A. D. 1471, et refignavit iftud ofhcium 5'» die Martii 1482. (Auth. MS ut fupra.)]
(22) {^Richard Fitzjames was elefted Proba- tioner Fellow in 1465, took holy orders when he was ^.'lafter, and in 1473 ^^^s elefted one of the Prodors of the Univerfity. In 1474 ^^ became Preb. of Taunton in the Church of Wells ; and afterward, being conftituted Chaplain to K. Edward IV, he proceeded in Divinity. On March 12, 1482, he was elected Warden. In 1484-5 he «vas made Vicar of Minehead, and about that time Redor of Aller in Somerfet. On June 2, 1495, he was made Almoner to K. Hen. VII, and in 1497 Biftiop of Rochefter, from whence he was tranflated to the See of Chi- chefter in 1503, and of London in 1506. He foon after refigned his VVardenfliip, (Au- thor's Ath, Ox. Vol. I, 660.}
He
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XVII. Mr. Tho. Harpuji, S. T. P. 1507(23)-
XVIII. Richard Rawlyns, S. T. P. orD.D. 1508(24).
XIX. Mr. Rowland Philipps, 1521(25).
XX. John Chamber, M. D. 1525(2^)-
He gave divers MSS to the Library, wherein were painted in mod thefe arms, viz. blue, a dolphin naiant arg. between three mullets arg. pierced g. (Ayth. MS ut fupra.) Thefe arms, quartering thofe of Dniycot, are engraven on ftone over the north door leading from the School- llreet to the lower end (on the north fide) of St. Mary's Church, to the building and fi- nilhing of which he was a benefaftor. His arms aifo are at the bottom of the ftone pul- pit, and on the Roof of the old Library, (af- terward a Congregation Houfe) on the north fide of the fame Church. He alfo, with his brother Sir John Fitz-James, Ld. Ch. Juftice of England, were the chief Founders of the School-houfe at Brewton in Somerfetfhire, near which town (at Redlinch, as 'tis faid) they were both born. In 1522 he died, and was buried in his own Cathedral of St. Paul, (Ath. Ox. ut fupra.)]
(23) [Tho. Harpur, admitted Probationer 1476, D. D. and Vicar of St. Nicholas in Briftol, was (by the refignation of Dr. Fitz- James, Bp. of London) eledled Warden 16 i\pr. A. D. 1507, et Hen. .VI[ 22°. mori- tur apud Briftoliam Nov. u. an. fequente 1508. (Auth. MS ut fupra,)]
(24) [Ric&ard Razvli/u was admitted Fellow in 1480, and afterward proceeding in arts entered into the facred funftion. On Feb. 19, 1491, he was admitted to the reading of the fentences ; left the College foon after, being then beneficed, and in 1495 proceeded in Divinity. In 1504, 06t. i, he became Subdean of York, and in 1506 was made Canon of Windfor, and in the middle of June 1507 Archdeacon of Cliveland. (Ath. Ox. Vol. I, 670.) He was nominated by the Archbifhop of Canterbury to the War- denlliip of this College Dec. 19, and ele(5led the 23d thereof, an. 1508. ( Auth. MS ut fupra) He was then alfo Canon of St. Paul's Cathedral. In 1512 he went with the King [Hen. Vlll] into France, and was prefent at the fiege of Turwin and Tournay ; and in 1514, he was made Almoner to the faid Kiug in the place cf Tho. Wolfey, and Archdeacon of Hunt'
ingdon, in the room of Dr. Will. Atwater made Bp. of Lincoln. In 15 21 he was de- prived of his Wardenfliip by the Archbifhop of Canterbury, and in 1523 was made Bi- fhop of St. David's, and fate there till the time of his death, which happened about the beginning of 1536. (Ath Ox. ut fupra.) In his time, viz. an. 15 17, was the roof of the outward Chapel wainfcottcd, to which he was a great benefaiflor. (Auth MS ut fupra.) The following infcription is under the roof on the north fide of the faid chapel : ' Anno Salutis 1517, Ricardo Rawlyns-Cu- flode.']
(25) [Ro-jjlatid Phillips, (orc\Qt\mt Proftor of the Univ. [1496, being then of Oriel Coll.} elefted Warden in the Month of Dec. i3tl> of Hen. VIII, (i. e. 1522) and refigned the office Ap. 12, 1525. He was a ftranger and never Fellow/, and therefore I can fay little of him. (Auth. MS ut fupra. [Vica- rius Croydon, et Canonicus D. Pauli, Lon- dini. (ex vet. Cat.) ]
(26) [John Chamber, born in the county of Northumberland in the diocefe of Durham, was chofen Probationer in this Houfe 1492. After taking his Matter's degree, he got a traveller's place and went to Padua to lludy phyfic, an. 1502, where taking his DoiTtor's degree returned, and being famous in his art he became one of the phvficians to K. Hen. VIIL (Auth. MS ut 'fupra.) He was alfo ( with Lynacre and Vidloria ) Founder of the College of Phyficians at London. Being in holy orders, he be- came in 1510 Canon of Windfor, and in 1524 he was made Archdeacon of Bedford, being then Preb. of Ccmbe and Harnham in the Church of Sarum. In 1525 he was elefted Warden of this Houfe, and about the fame time was made Dean of the King's Chapel dedicated to the BlelTed Virgin Ma- ry and St. Stephen, within the palace of Weflminfterj the Cloifter of curious work- manfhip adjoining to which, he did not only build but did give to it, the faid Chapel, and the Canons belonging thereunto for ever, certain lands, (to the value of 1 1000 marks ; Willis's HiST. of Abbies, V. ii. p. 135.)
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XXI. Henry Tyndall, Bac.Div. 1544(27).
XXII. Thomas Raynolds, D. D. 1545(28).
XXIII. James Gervys, A.M. and LL. D. 1559(29).
XXIV. Mr. ToHN Man, [A.M.] 1562 (30).
XXV. Tho. Bickley, D. D. 1569(31).
which he afterward upon the difTolution, faw taken into the King's hands. He was the laft Dean. Afterward he was made Treafurer of Wells; was double beneficed in Somerfet- ihire and Yorkfhire, and without doubt had other dignities. 0<fl. 29, 1531, he was in- corporated Dodlor of Phyfic. He refigned his Treafurerfhipof Welis in May ii;43, and his Wardenfhip in 1545, and died in 1549. {Ath. Ox. Fasti, Vol. i. 50.) ]
(27) [//f«. Tindall, born in the diocefe of Durham, and admitted Probationer an. i 5 1 2 : he was the firft chaplain appointed by the "Warden, an. 1518, to celebrate Mafs at the altar of St. Catharine, for the foul then de- parted of Radulph Hamfterley, (fupra tumu- lum auftr. infula hujus Cap.) Mafter of Uni- verfity College, and fometime Fellow of this Houfe, and a good benefaflor thereof. Af- ter that I find the faid Henry Tindall to be Proftor of the Univerfity, [1521] and B. D. He was eleded Warden July 3, 1545. Sed eodem an. Dec. 12, mortuus eft in progreiTu apud Cantabrigiam circa Coll. negotia et fepelitur in ecclefia de Camlinghey eodem comitatu. (Auth. MSS, Ballard.) ]
(28) [Thomas Raynolds, born at Pinhaws com. Devon, in the Diocefe of Exon, ad- mitted Probationer an. 1526, the next year following Fellow. After that he was firft one of the Canons fecular of Cardinal Wolfey's Coll. (now Chrift Church) appointed thereto by the Cardinal himfelf ; and then, Henry Tindall aforefaid dying, was chofen into his place, and admitted Warden Dec. 30, 1545. He was one that gained much credit and re- pute by being often Vice-Chancellor of the Univerfity, efpecially from the Papifts, being then a ftrong one himfelf, and thereupon fa- voured by Q^ Mary, who made choice of him afterward to be one of her Chaplains, and D. of Exon, 1555 ; and not only fo, but when Rob. Parfew, [alias Warton] Bp. of Hereford died, an. 1557, ftie nominated him to that fee; but her death caufing religion to alter, ftopt him from that preferment. (Ibid. ) [He was deprived of his War- denfhip in I 559, and living obfcurely in the
weft, (in or near Exeter) died foon aftei. See Fafti at the end of this Hift.]
(29) YJacob. Ger'vafe^^\oz. Exon. et quon- dam Procurator Acad, (i 555) admiffus fuit in Cuftodem 0&., 30, 1559, et Dr. Juris Ci- vilis, 1560. (Auth. MSS, Ballard.) He was fometime Principal ofBroadgates Hall. (Ath. OxoN. Vol. I, Fasti 89) And refigned this Wardenfhip before Jan. 14, 1561. ( Lc Neve's Fasti Eccl. Angl )]
(30) [jfchn Man, born in the Parifti of La- cock in VViltfhire, was elected from Winchef- ter School Probationer of New College in 1529, and made perpetual Fellow two years after. In 1537 he proceeded in arts, and was the Southern Prodtor of the Univerfity three years after ; and being detedted of He- refy was expelled New College, but in 1547 he was made Principal of White Hall, fince involved into Jefus College. After Q^ Eli- zabeth was fettled in the Throne, he became Chaplain to Dr. Parker, Archbp. of Canter- terbury; who, having a refped for him, did put him in Warden of this College 1562, upon a diflent among the Fellows in an elec- tion of one for that office. [He was admit- ted May 27.] In i 565 he was made Dean of Gloucefter, and in Aug. 1567 he was fent by the Queen her ambafiador to the K. of Spain. While he continued at Madrid in the quality of an ambafiador, he was accufed to have fpoken fomewhat unreverently of the Pope. (Camd. in Reg Eliz. fub. an. 1569,) Where- upon he was excluded from the court, and af- terward thruft out of Madrid into a country village, his fervants compelled to be prefent at Mafs, and the exercife of his cwn reli- gion forbidden ; and this, whether in more hatred to the Queen of England, or to reli- gion, I cannot fay ; whereas flie in the mean time had Ihevved all kindnefs to Gofeman the Spanilh ambafiador, allowing him his own religion. He died March 18, 1568-9, and was buried in the church of St. Anne, near Alderfgate, London. (Ath. Oxon. Vol. i.
'57.)]
(31) {Thomas Bickhy, born at Stow in Bucks, and educated in the Free fchooi B joining'
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XXVI. Hen. Sa vile, [M. A. aftemard Kt.] 1585 (32).
XXVII. Nath. Brent, [LL. D. afterward Kt.] 1621 (33).
joining to Magd. College, afterwards defied Demy, and in 1540 admitted Probationer, and on July 26 in the year following, made perpetual Fellow of the faid Houfe. In the beginning of K. Edw. VI he became the King's Chaplain or Preacher at Windfor, to which he was elefted according to cuftom by the members of the Univerfity of Oxford. In the beginning of Q^ Mary's reign he was forced to leave the College, being then B. D. and going into France fpent moil of his time at Paris and Orleans during her reign. After Q^ Elizabeth came to the crown he returned, and became Chaplain to Dr. Parker, Archb. of Canterbury, Archd. of Stafford, and Refidentiary of the church of Lichfield. In the beginning of 1569, being one of the three perfons that was eledled Waiden of this College by the fellows thereof, he had that place conferred upon hira by the Archb. beforementioned, and Apr. 7 was admitted, and in the next year he proceeded Doiflor of Divinity. He re- figned the Wardenfliip Mar. 7, 1585; and in the fame year had the bilhoprick. of Chi- chefter conferred upon him. He died Apr. 30, 1596, and was buried in the north aile joining to the choir of his Cathedral ; where there was a monument ereded to his memory with an infcription on it. I find by his laft will and teftament that he gave to Magd. Coll. 40I. to be bellowed on the Grammar fchool joining to the faid College, for the cieling and paving it. To Merton College alfo he gave lool. to buy land, that the re- venue thereof be bellowed in exhibition on one of the Fellows thereof that profeiTeth Divinity, to preach one public fermon, &c. This exhibition was afterwards ordered td be given to that Fellow that fhould preach a fermon to the Univerfity on May day in the Chapel or Church belonging to this College, which yet continues. (Ath. Ox. Vol. i, 716.) While he was Warden he gave, an. 1579, decem libras, qujedam etiam ligna et lapides ad extruendum novum porticura in in- grefTu in magnam Aulara ex parte boreali. (Auth. MSS, Ballard.)]
(32) Henry Savile, bom at Over Bradley, near Halifax in Yorklhire, Nov. 30, i 549, (3 Edw. VI) was admitted into this College
.in the beginning of 1561, and B. A. 1565, and about that time elefted Fellow : In 1570 he proceeded In his faculty, and in 1575 was eledled Prodlor for two years together. He travelled foon after into France and other countries, and at his return was inflituted Tutor to Q^ Elizabeth for the Greek tongue; and admitted Warden May 18, 1585. la 1596 he was made Provoft of Eaton College, and K. James I. would have advanced him to a higher place either in church or ftate, but he refufed it, and only accepted the honour of knighthood from him at Windfor, Sept. 21, 1604. In 1619 he founded two Pro- feflbrlhips in this Univerfity, namely, of Geometry and Aftronomy. He died in Ea- ton College, Feb. 19, 1621-2, and was bu- ried in the chapel there. A black marble flone was laid over his grave ; and a moll fumptuous honorary monument erefted to his memory on the fouth wall at the upper end of the choir of this College. See the In- fcription that follows. (Ath. Ox.V. i,465.)] (33) Nathaniel Brent., born at Little Wol-. ford in Warwickfhire, became Portionill of this College in 1589, admitted Probationer Fellow in 1^94, being B. A. proceeded in that faculty four years after, entered himfelf on the law line, and became Proftor of the Univerfity in 1607. He afterward travelled into foreign parts ; and on his return mar- rying the neice of Dr. Abbot, Abp of Can- terbury, he was by the favour of the faid Abp made Commiffary of the dioceie of Canterbury, and Vicar general of England, being then Doflor of the Civil Law, and at length Judge of the Prerogative. [He was nominated Warden by the Fellows Feb. 21, 1621, defied by the Archb. Mar. 16, and admitted the 20th of the fame month.] In 1629 ^ ^v^s knighted at Woodftock, he bein^ then and after accounted a zealous man for the church and prelacy. But when he faw the prefbyterians begin to be domi- nant, he fided with them, and becaufe of a pique that had been between the Abbots and Bifhop Laud, he therefore became a frequent witnefs againll the laft at his trial, deferted Oxford and his College when K. Charles I. garrifoned the place for his ufe, took the Covenant, and ran altogether with
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XXVIII. William Harvey, M. D. 1645 (34)- Nathaniel Brent, LL. D. and Kt. again 1646 (^5).
XXIX. Jonathan Goddard, M.D. 1651 (2^),
XXX. Edward Reynolds, D.D. 1660 (37).
the rebellious rout. About the fame time he was ejeded his Wardenfhip by his Ma- jefty's command. (Ibid. Vol. ii. i6i.)]
(34) [J^illiam Harvey, born at Folkftonein Kent, Apr. 2, 1578, admitted at 14 years of age at Gonvil and Caius Coll. in Camb. At 19 he travelled into France, Germany and Italy, and ftudied Medicine at the Univer- fity of Padua, where at 24 he became Doc- ter of Phyfic and Chirurgery ; and return- ing into England foon after, became Dodlor of Phyfic of Cambridge, and pratStifed Phy- fic in London, and married. At 25 or thereabouts he was made Fellow of the CoU lege of Phyficians at London, and at 37 Lefturer of the Anatomy and Surgery Lec- ture, founded by Dr Richard Caldwall. About which time (161 5) he difcovered the wonderful fecret of the blood's circular mo- tion. At 54 he was made Phyfician to K. Charles I, (having, as it is faid by fome, been Phyfician to K. James I) and adhering to him in the beginning of the troubles, he attended him at Edghill battle. Thence coming with him to this Univerfity, he was incorporated Doftor of Phyfic, Dec. 7, 1642. In 1645 he was elefted Warden of this Col- lege by virtue of the King's letters fent to the Society of this houfe for that purpofe; but io the year following, when the city was furrendered for the ufe of the Parliament, he left this office and retired to London. In 1654 he Vifas chofen Prefident of the College of Phyficians, but lefufed to accept of that honourable office on account of his age and weaknefs. But he foon after fettled his pa- ternal eftate in Kent upon the College; hav- ing before built them a Combination room, a Library, and a Mufxum ; and having com- pleted thel'e munificent benefaftions upon the verge of his eightieth year, he refigned his Lefturer's place, and dying in June 1657, was buried at Hempiled in Hertfordfhire. (Ath. Ox. Vol. ii, Fasti, 6. and the Re- gister of the College of Phyficians.)]
(35) i^albamel Brent was reflored in 1 646, when Oxford garrifon was furrendered for the Parliament's ufe. In the two next years hfi^ was appointed Arch-vifitorof the Univer- fity, and what he did there to promote the
prefbyterian caufe is related in the Annals. When an order was made againft pluralities he was forced to leave this College in 1650. At length, after he had lived 79 years, he died in London Nov. 6, 1652, and was buried in the Church of Little St Bartholomew in that city. (Ibid. Vol. ii. 161.)]
(36) [jfonalhan Goddard, born at Green- wich in Kent about 161 7, became a Com- moner of Magdalen Hall in the beginning of 1632, aged 15 years, where he continued until he was of Handing for the degree of Bach, of Arts, and then left that Houfe, and went, as I prefume, beyond the feas. After his return, having taken the degree of Ba- chelor of Phyfic at Ch. Coll. in Cambridge, upon Jan. 20, 1642, he proceeded Doftor of Phyfic at Catharine Hall in Cambridge, at which time he was a praflitioner of that fa- culty in London, Fellow of the College of Phyficians, and Reader of the Anatomy Lec- ture there, and afterward Phyfician to Oliver Cromwell. In 1651 he, by the faid Oliver's power, became Warden of this College, and in Jan. the fame year was incorporated Dr. of his faculty in this Univerfity. After- ward he was eledled Burgefs for the Univer- fity to ferve in the Little Parliament, 1653, and alfo one of the Council of State in the fame year. In 1655 he was elefled Profef- for of Phyfic in Grelham College. In 1660 he was ejected his Wardenfliip of this Col- lege, and afrerward lived moilly in that of Grefiiam. He was continued a Fellow of the College of Phyficians by their new char- ter in 1663, and was likewife nominated one of the firft council of the Royal Society in their charter in the fame year. He died fuddenly. Mar. 24, 1674-5, and was buried on the north fide of the Chancel of Great St Helen's Church in London. (Ibid. 537 — Fasti Ox. Vol. ii. 97 — Ward's Livrs of Grelh. Prof. p. 270 — Goodall's Roy. Coll. OK Phys. p. 70 — Bp Sprat's Hist, of the Royal Society, p. 137}]
(37) {Ed'ward Reynolds y admitted Portion- ift in 1 61 5, and elefted Probationer Fellovr in 1620, and proceeded M. A. 1624. He afterward became Preacher of Lincoln's-Inn, and Redlor of Braunllon, Northampton/hire; B 2 and
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XXXI. Sir Tho. Clavton, [M. D.] Kt. 1661. (38)
[XXXII. Richard Lydall, M. D. admitted Nov. 27, 1693. He died Mar. 5, 1 704, and was buried in the Chapel. See his epitaph following.
XXXIII. Edmund Marten, M. D. admitted in 1704. He died June 21, 1709, at Mapperton in Dorfetfhire, and was buried in the Coll. Chapel.
XXXIV. John Holland, D. D. admitted in 1709. He was Prodlor in 1 700, Rector of Eaft Hendred, Berks, King's Chaplain, Preb. of Wor- cefter 1723, and dying at Worcefter, May 28, 1734, was buried in the Chapel. See his epitaph following.
XXXV. Robert Wyntle, M. D. admitted July 18, 1734. He was one of the firft perlbns chofen into Dr. Radcliffe's travelling Fellowlhips, to- gether with Dr. Broxholme. He died Aug. 22, 1750, and was buried in the Chapel. See the Infcriptions following.
XXXVI. John Robinson, M. A. afterward D. D. admitted Sept. 20, 1750. He died March 18, 1759, and was buried in the Chapel. See the In- fcriptions following.
XXXVII. Henry Barton, M. A. afterward D. D. admitted April 17, 1759. He was made King's Chaplain in 1765, prefented to one of the three portions of the Vicarage of Bampton in this county 1766, and is the prefent Warden, 1784.]
BISHOPS C39).
[I. Thomas de Beke, or Beak, Bifhop of St. David's, 1280, Lincoln 1319 — ob. 1320.
and 1648 was made Dean of Chriftchurch by the authority of Parliament, and created D. D. but being forced to leave his Deanery in the latter end of 1650, becaufe he reful'ed to take the Independent Engagement, he re- tired to his Living in Northamtonfhire for a time; afterward he lived moflly in London, being then Vicar of St. Lawrence in the Jewry. When the fecluded Members were reftored to fit in Parliament, they rellored him to the Deanery, March 11, 1659. ^" May 26 following (1660) when his Majefty was at Canterbury in order to his Reftora- tion, he was admitted one of his Chaplains, and in the latter end of June following be- ing defired to leave his Deanery, he was in the next month elefted Warden of this Col- lege. In 1 66 1 he had the bifhoprick of Norwich betftowed on him ; when he re- figned this Wardenfhip, He died in 1676, July 28, [aged 75] and was buried at the upper end of the Chapel (built by him in
1662) joining to the Bilhop's palace In Norwich. (Ath. Oxon. Vol. ii, 568.)]
(38) [Sir Thomas Clayton, Kt. was M. D. of Pembroke College, and fon of Thomas Clayton, M. D. King's ProfefTor of Phyfic, and Reader of the Anatomy lefture, the laft Principal of Rroadgate Hall, and the firft Mailer of Pembroke College; in which Pro- fefforfhips he fucceeded his father in 1647; the latter he refigned in 1650, and the for- mer in 1665. He was alfo elecled one of the BurgelTes for the Univerfity in 1660; and died Oft. 4, 1693. (Ibid. Vol.i, Fasti, 280. Vol. ii, 807)].
(39) [Maid/lone, Bp of Hereford, and Peck- ham, Archb. oi Canter bury, hMX. more efpecially the iaft, are mentioned in various places as of this College, but they appear too early in their refpedtive promotions, to be the fame as the perfons of their names in the old Ca- talogues of Fellows, from whence they have been reported the fame. — A Walterde Se-
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II. Anthony Beke, Durham, 1283, and Patriarch of Jerusalem.
ob. 131 1 (40).
III. Robert de Winchelsev, Archbifliop of Canterbury, 1294.
ob. 1313 (41).
IV. John DE Monmouth, Land aff, "1296. — ob. 1323 (41 j]
gra've is alfo mentioned by Sir Hen. Savile (with fome Merton and other worthies, in his Preface to Bradwardin) as Bp of Chiche- Jler. There are two indeed of this name in the Author's MS Catalogue of Fellows, one in 1 291, and the other in 1320: and he queries of each, Whether the fame as Sir H. Savile fpeaks of; as he does alfo in his MS Notes on Godwin ; and in other Catalogues there is the bare iirname of Segrwve, temp. Ed. I. But the Editor cannot find the name in any lifts of the Bifhops of Chichefter. A Gilbert de Segrave occMvs Bifhop of London, I 31 3, and is faid to have been educated in this Univerfity, and a very learned man ; but of what houfe no mention is m^ade.
There are alfo two other names in the Author's MS Catalogue of Fellows, of whom he notes as follows.
* Ed. I, 1296. Will, de Luda, One Will de Luda was Bifhop of Ely 1 290, before this WiU. was Bach.'
* Ed. III. 1356. jfoh. de Bokyngham or Buckingham. If not Fellow yet a Student in the Houfe about this time, and a perfon eminent for School divinity ; but not the fame with Jo. de Bokyngham B. of Lync. 1363.'
Godwin indeed fuppofes him to be the fame learned Dodtor of this Univerfity.
Bp Bokyngham was a great Benefaftor to New Coll. and is placed by the Author among the Biihops there. — Of Sever Bp of Durh. fee before, p. 7, N. 205 and Ath. Ox. V. i , 648.]
(40) [It muft now be noted, that in a certain charter, (In Thes. Coll. Mert. in pixide cui tit. eft Oxon, A. i. 22.) dated on Monday next going before the Feaft of St. Mathias the Apoftle, 51 Hen. Ill Dom. 1 266, I find that one Jacob, the fon of Ma- tter Mofey, a Jew of London, by Henna his wife, conveyed to Walter de Merton, fome- time Chancellor to the King, his houfes in St. John Baptift's parifh in Oxon, for the building of an Hall or College for his Scho- lars, that he had lately fettled at Meaudon in Surrey. But becaufe Mr. Anthony Beke, and his Brother Thomas Beke, did then live and abide in the faid houfes, he therefore
made this condition -.virh the faid Walter de Merton, that he fliould fufFer the faid An- thony and Thomas to inhabit in the faid houfes from the feaft of St. Michael follow- ing till three years after were expired, by paying to his Warden and Scholars, that he was then about to fettle in thole, and other, houfes adjoining, an hundred Ihillings year- ly, &-c. [the exaft allowance, it may be ob- ferved, for Commons amongft the Fellows.]
Thus the effecl of the faid charter, which I thougkt fit to mention here, be- caufe the faid Anthony and Thomas (who were the fons of Walter Beke, Baron of Krelby in Lincolnfaire, did continue ftudy- ing in the faid houfes, during the term of the laid three years, among the Mcrtonians. So that though they cannot be numbered among the Fellows, yet may they be among thofe who lived on their own patrimony, fuch as we now call Commoners ; and I believe- they were the firft that [this Society] had of perlons of that condition. They were relations to the Founder. — Anthony de Beke was well acquainted with the Founder; for in his will, dated on tuefday next going before the feaft of St. Simon and St. Jude, 1277, he does make this bequeft to him — ' Item lego Dno Antonio Beck unum de annulis meis, fell, meliorem, et domos meas apud Sarum, fi has habere voluerit, alioquin habeat eas Mr. Will, de Ewell nepos meus, et eas fu- ftentari faciat, ita tamen quod predidlus Dnus Antonius earum ufum quando et quo- cies fibi placuerit.' He became afterward the great and potent Biftiop of Durham, 1283, and at length Patriarch of Jerufalem. — Thomas Beke, his brother, was Chancellor of this Univerfity 1269, afterward Bp of St, David's, Lord Treafurer of England, and in 1319 was tranflated to Lincoln. (Auth. MS Ballard.)]
(41) [Rob. de Winchel/ey and John de Moun- moiv or Mcunmouth, were of the Coll. in the time of Hen. Ill, the latter as Fellow, Dr of Divinity, and Chancellor of the Univer- fity, 1290 ; and the former, if not as Fellow, 'tis likely he ftudied in the College. (Ibid.)] V. William
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XXXI. SirTHO. Clayton, [M. D.] Kt. 1661. (38 [XXXII. Richard Lvdall, M. D. admitted Nov
Mar. 5, 1704, and was buried in the Chapel. Sd XXXIIl. Edmund Marten, M. D. admitted in 17
1709, at Mapperton in Dorfetfliire, and was buried XXXIV^. John Holland, D. D. admitted in 170^
1 700, Rector of Eaft Hendred, Berks, King's CJ
celler 1723, and dying at Worcefter, May 28, i
Chapel. Sec his epitaph following.
XXXV. Robert Wyntle, M. D. admitted July il of the firft perfons chofen into Dr. Radcliffe's trav- gether with Dr. Broxholme. He died Aug. 22, i the Chapel. See the Infcriptions following.
XXXVI. John Robinson, M. A. afterward D. D. ac He died March 18, 1759, and was buried in th fcriptions following.
XXXVII. Henry Barton, M. A. afterward D. I 1759. ^^ ^^^ made King's Chaplain in 1765, pr three portions of the Vicarage of Bampton in this c prefent V^arden, 1784.]
27, 1693. He died iiis epitaph following. 4. He died June 21, n the Coll. Chapel.
He was Pro6tor in plain, Preb. of Wor- :4, was buried in the
1734. He was one ing Fellowfhips, to- ;o, and was buried in
itted Sept. 20, 1750. Chapel. See the In- admitted April 17, •nted to one of the mty 1766, and is the
B I S H O
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[I. Thomas deBEKE, or Beak, Bifhop of St. Da d's, 1280, Lincoln 1319 — ob. 1320.
and 1648 was made Dean of Chriftchurch by the authority of Parliament, and created D. D. but being forced to leave his Deanery in the latter end of 1650, becaufe he refufed to take the Independent Engagement, he re- tired to his Living in Northamtonlhire for a time; afterward he lived moftly in London, being then Vicar of St. Lawrence in the Jewry. When the fecluded Members were rellored to fit in Parliament, they reftored him to the Deanery, March 11, 1659. ^n May 26 following (1660) when his Majefty was at Canterbury in order to his Reftora- tion, he was admitted one of his Chaplains, and in the latter end of June following be- ing defired to leave his Deanery, he w'as in the next month elefted Warden of this Col- lege. In 1661 he had the bilhoprick of Norwich betftowed on him 5 when he re- signed this Wardenfhip. He died in 1676, July 28, [aged 75] and was buried at the upper end of the Chapel (built by him in
1662) joining t the Bi/hop's palace in Norwich. (Ath. <on. Vol. ii, 568.)]
(38) [Sir ThoT> ClnytoTiy Kt. was M. D. of Pembroke Co ge, and fon of Thomas Claytoti, M. D. 1 ig's ProfefTor of Phyfic, and Reader of th< Anatomy lefture, the lall Principal of Rro; ^ate Hall, and the firft Mailer of Pembro! College ; in which Pro- fefibrfhips he fuci ded his father in 1647; the latter he refip d in 1650, and the for- mer in 1665. Ht vas alfo elefled one of the Burgeffes for e Univerfity in 1660; and died Oft. 4, i- 3. (Ibid. Vol.i, Fasti, 280. Vol ii, 807)
(39) [Maidjione, p of Hereford, and Peck- hamyhxc\ib. of Can ^«ri, but more efpecially the laft, are menti ed in various places as ot thi> College, bu:hey appear too early in their refpeftive pr lotions, to be the fame as the perfons of t ir names in the old Ca- talogues of Fellow from whence they have been reported the ame.— A Walterde Se-
grave
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II. Anthony Bi e, Durham, 1283, and Patriarch of Jerusalem.—
ob. 131 1 (40
III. Robert de ^inchelsev, Archbifhop of Canterbury, 1294. — ob. 13 1 3 wi
IV. John DE Mo ^outh, Landaff,~^i296. — ob. 132? (4iy]
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grave is alfo mention< by Sir Hen. Savile (with fome Merton a other worthies, in his Preface to Brsdwaj n) as Bp of Chiche- Jler. There are tv, o i eed of this name in the Author's MS Li,tt ^ue of Fellows, one in X 291, and tiie : in 1320: and he queries of each, Witt the fame as Sir H. Savile fpeaks of; as \. does alfo in his MS Notes on Godwin ; ar in other Catalogues there is the bare in a. e of Segraue, temp. Ed. I. But the L .to annot find the name in any lifts of the Bifh s of Chichefter. A Gilbert de Segrnve QQC\i Bifliop of London, I 313, and is faid to Y e been educated in this Univerfity, and very learned man ; but of what houfe no r ntion is made.
There are alfo twc -iher names in tlie Author's MS CataiogL )f Fellows, of whom he notes as follo\-.
* Ed I, 1296. >> // Luda was Biiho]j WiU. was Bach.'
*Ed. III. 1356. Buckingham. If not in the Houfe about x} eminent for School div with Jo. de Bok} lh
Godwin indeed lu) fame learned Doftor o his Univerfity.
Bp Bokyngham was great Benefadlor to New Coll. and is pLe y the Author among the Biftiops there. — O' x^^r Bp of Durh. fee before, p. 7,N. 2c an> vTh. Ox. V. 1,648.]
(40) [It murt :\ e noted, that in a certain charter, (L. . es. Coll. Mert. in pixide cui tit. eft Oxoi A. i. 22.) dated on Monday next going bore the Feaft of St. Mathias the Apoftle, i Hen. Ill Dom. 1266, I find that one cob, the fon of Ma- tter Mofey, a Jew of ladon, by Henna his wife, conveyed to Wal r de Merton, fome- time Chancellor to tl King, his houfes in St. John Baptift's pan in Oxon, for the building of an Hall oj College for his Scho- lars, that he had lateK ;ttled at Meaudon Surrey. But becaui-- At. Anthony Be and his Brother Th^ Beke, did and abide in the houfes, he
Luda. One Ulll. de ' 1 290, before this
';. de Bokyngham or llow yet a Student time, and a perfon ty ; but not the fame B. of Lync. 1363.' :)fes him to be the
made this condition vvith the faid Walter dc Merton, that he fhou-ld fufFer the faid An- thony and Thomas to inhabit in the faid houfes from the feaft of St. Michael follow- ing till three years after were expired, by paying to his Warden and Scholars, that he was then about to fettle in thofe, and other, houfes adjoining, an hundred /hillings year- ly, &.C. [the exaft allowance, it may be ob- ferved, for Commons araongft the Fellows.]
Thus the eftecl of the faid charter, which 1 thought fit to mention here, be- caufe the faid Anthony and Thomas (who were the fons of Walter Beke, Baron of ELreftsy in Lincolnfiiire, did continue ftudy- ing in the faid houfes, during the term of the laid three years, among the Mcrtonians. So that though they cannot be numbered among the Fellows, yet may they be among thole who lived on their own patrimony, fuch as we now call Commoners; and I believe they were the firft that [this Society] had of peribns of that condition They were relations to the Founder — Anthony de Beke was well acquainted with the Founder; for in hi% will, dated on tuefday next going before the feaft of St. Simon and St. Jude, 1277, ie does make this bequeft to him — ' Item Jero Dno Antonio Beck unum de annulis meis, fcil. meliorem, et domos meas apud Sarum, fi has habere voluerit, alioquin habeat eas Mr. Will, de Ewell nepos meus, et eas fu^. ftentari faciat, ita tamen quod prediftu« Dnus Antonius earum ui'um quando et quo- cies fibi placuerit.' He became afterward the great and potent Bifliop of Durh; 1283, and at length Patriarch " " — Thomas Beke, his brother, of this Univerfity i 269. David's, - - ^
Balla
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V. William de Hothum, [Archbiiliop of] Dublin, [i297.^ob. in the
fame year.] (42)
VI. [Ralph de Baldoc, London, 1304— ob. 13 13 (43)-
VII. John de Langton, Chichester-, 1305— ob. 1337 (44).
VIII. Roger de Martivall, or Mortival, Salisbury, 1315
ob. 1329 (45)-
IX. Stephen de Gravesend, London, 1318— ob. 1338. (46)
X. John de Stratford, Winchester, 1323, Archbifhop of Canter-
bury, 1333. — ob. 1348 (47).
XI. Henry GowER, St. David's, 1328 — ob. 1347 (48).
XII. Simon Mepham, Archb. of Canterbury, 1328 — ob. 1333 (49).
XIII. Robert de Stratford, Chichester, 1337 — ob. 1362 (50).]
(42) [William Maklesfielde, Cardi- nal of St. Sabine 1303] [Regn. Edv. I ad- fcit. in Coll. Gulielmus Maklesfielde fui teniporis non infimus Roma rediens perafto nefcio quo negotio port mortem faftus eft Cardinalis [1303.] Gulielmus Grifannte medi- cus peritiflimus ; quern Conradus Gefnerus magica qusdam edidifle credit ; vir multis nominibus per totam Galliam et Italiam clarus. Filium habuit Gilbertum [vel Guliel- mum] Grifannte qui Maflilije Abbas, poftea Romanus Pontifex eft creatus et didlus Ur- banus quintus. Claruit anno Domini 1350. (ex vet. Catal. Soc.) [Filius Pontifex con- lecrat. 1362, ob. 1370. Vid. Godw. de Prsful.]
(43) [.R'ilpb ^^ Baldoc is marked in the old Catalogue of Fellows as Bifhop of London, and rpoken of as fuch in Humfr. Vita Juelli 1573, and fo in Godwin and Newcourt; but the Author had a doubt of the Chriftian name. (Auth. MS, Ballard.)]
(44) [Vid. Not. ad Godw. p. 555 — whereit partly appears that he was educated in Merton College, temp. Ed. I. (lb.) Ob. 1 7 Jun. Mifla pro Joh. de Langton quondam Ciceftriens. Epo cum Diacono et Subdiac. Ita in quo- dam antiquo Univerf. Oxon. Calendario. Ifte dedit nobis ciftam de Langton, viz. lool. vid. Hist. Oxon. Et fuit in vivis 1336 ut patet in inftrumento ordinationis ciftse de Langeton per Magiftros Oxon. in lib. jun. Proc. C fol. 43 : et in lib. Vicec. A fol. 76 ct 77. Credo eum fuifle Coll. Merton. A- lumnum, eo quod inter caeteros Aularum Cu- ftodes et Praspofitos quibus pecuniam fuam mutuo dari vult, primo meminit Cuftodis Aulx de Merton. (Not. ad Godwin. Afhm. Muf.)]
(45) [Roger de Martivall, Son of Anketinc de Martivall, Lord of Nowefley in Leicefter- fliire, where perhaps this Roger was born, and where he founded a chapel annexed to the church about 31 Edw. I[!302] Preb. of Netherhaven in the church of Sarum 8 Id. Feb. 1 297 ; Dr of D. Archd. of Flunting- don, [1288] Chancellor of this Univerfity, 1293, Dean of Lincoln, 13 10. Roger de Mortivaus reftor ecclefiae de Arnalo com. Ebor. habet licentiam ad ftudiendum per tri- ennium, Aug. 1 280 j ita Reg. Wickwani Ar- chiep. Ebor. York Notes A p. 28. (Auth, MS Bodl. lib. ut fupra, et MS Not. ad God- win. Aftim. Muf) He founded a College at Nowefley. (Burton's HrsT. of Leic. p. 21 t.)
(46) [Stephen de Grave/end was about this time (1289) either Fellow or Student of this College, and Canon of St. Paul's, 13 13.} (Auth. MS Ballard.)]
(47) [1295. John de Stratford, whofe name occurs feveral times among the Fellows, in the Burfars' accounts, feems to have been Fellow ; (born at Stratford on Avon, and ion of Rob. de Stratford and Ifabel his wife) af- terward Dodor of the Civil law, about 1 3 1 2, (See the Annals) Dean of the Arches, Secre- tary to K. Ed. 11, &c. (Auth. MS, Ballard.)]
(48) [Author's MS.]
(49) [Simon de Mepham may be brought in here, 1290, or 1296 — he is not in the old Catalogue, but in the fecond, temp. Ed. IIT. (Auth. MS, Ballard.)]
(50) [Robert Stratford, brother to John, aforefaid, was alfo of this College, but whe- ther Fellow it appears not; afterward Archd. of Canterbury, Chancellor of the Univerfity 1336, and Chancellor of England. Ralph de Stratfordi Poftor of Divinity and Decrees,
who
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XIV. John de Ufford, or Offord, Archbifhop of Canterbury, 1348^-^ ob. in the fame Year (51).]
XV. Thomas Bradwardine, Archbifhop of Canterbury, 1348.
[ob. 1349.]
XVI. Simon Islip, Archbifhop of Canterbury, 13,49 — [ob. 1366.]
XVII. William Rede, Chichester, J369 — [ob. 1385.]
XVIII. Robert Wickford, Archbifhop of Dublin, 1375 — [ob. 1390.]
XIX. [Thomas de Cranley, Archbifhop of Dublin, 1397 — ob. I4i7-] (52)
XX. John Kemp, [Rochester, 1419, Chichester, 1420, Lonix»n, 1422, Archbifhop of York, 1425, and] Canterburv, 1452, and Cardinal of St. Albine, 1439, l^^^ afterward of St. Rufine, 1452 — ob. 1 453-4-]
XXI. Thomas Rodeborne, [St. David's, 1433 — ^b. 1442.] (5^)
XXII. Robert Gilbert, London, I43[6— ob. 1448.] (54)
XXIII. [Thomas Brown, Rochester, 1435, Norwich, 1436.— ob.
1445 {55)'
XXIV. William de Wainfleet, Winchefler, 1447 — ob. i486 (56).
XXV. Thomas Kemp, London, 1449 — ob. 1489.] {§y)
XXVI. John Chadworth, Lincoln, 1452 — [ob. 1471.] (58)
who became Bp. of London, 1339, was bred up in Oxon, but whether in this College I cannot yet find. He was Canon of Paul's when he was made Bp of London. (Ibid.)]
(51) [1314. John de Ufford or Offord, the fame, I prefume, who was of the lamily of Ufford, E. of Suffolk, and at length Archb. of Canterbury ; to which being elefted, had reflitution made to him of the Temporalities belonging thereto, 14 Dec. 22, Ed. III. Dom. 1348. (Auth. MS ) Befides other pre- ferments he had the Deanery of Lincoln, 1344, and was Chancellor of England 1345, and at the earneft deiire of the King (not- withflanding Thomas Bradwardine was una- nimoufly chofen by the Chapter) was by the bulls of Pope Clem. VI, dated 8 Kal. Nov. 1348, preferred to the Archbifhopric of Cant, but before he was confecrated, died at Totenhall, (of which place he was Preb. in the church of St. Paul's) in the time of the great plague, which then raged in England. (Godwin, Somner, Newcourt, and Harris.)]
(52) [Thomas Cranley is in the College ca- talogue, and the Author thought him Fellow of the College. See among his Wardens of New College.]
(53) [Thomas Rudlume, though called Bi- lliop of Chichefter, 1420, in both the Latin and Englilh M, yet is rightly placed Bp of
St. David's by the Author in his MS Cata- logue of Fellows — Ballard : and fo likewife in the Latin Tranilation, Vol. ii. p. 50.]
(54) [Robert Gilbert, though left out a- mong the Bifhops in the Latin Tranflation, is mentioned a« fuch amongft the Wardens.]
(55) [Temp. Ric. II, 1390. Tho. Broivn occurs Mafter this year. — Tho. Brown Dec. Sarum, 1431 — Ep. RofF. 1434; tranflatcd to Norwich. (Auth. MS.)]
(56) [William Wainjket is fpoken of by the Author himfelfas traditionally of New College, and inferted in his lift of Bifliops of that College : but according to others^- (Harrifon in Chron. fuo, L. ii, c. 3 ) as of this College, either Chaplain or Poftmafter. Bp Lovvth in his Life of Wykeham, p. 203, fays with affurance that he never had been of New College ; the Editor therefore has placed him here, as this Houfe appears to have the beft claim to him.]
(57) [Thomas Kemp, was bred in this Houfe, but not in the condition of Fellow. (Auth. MS.) He was of the College, as well as his uncle the Cardinal, and a great Benefac- tor to it. For both fee the College Cata- logues, and Regifter, and after authorities.]
(58) [John Chadworth was firft of ihis College, and afterward Fellow and then Pro- voft of King's College, Cambridge. ]
XXVII. John
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XXVII. JoHM Marshall, Landaff, i478---[ob. I495-]
XXVIII. Richard Fitzjames, [Rochester, 1497, Chichester, 1503.] London, 1506 — [ob. 1521-2.]
XXIX. Richard Rawlyns, St. David's, 1523— fob. 1535-6,] (59)
XXX. John Jewell, Salisbury, 1559— [ot>. i57i-] (60)
XXXI. [Jo^iN Hoper or Hooper, Gloucester, 1550, Worcester, in commendam, 1552 — deprived 1553, by Q. Mary, and burnt
1554-5 (61).] ^ r ,
XXXII. John Parkhurst, Norwich, i56o--rob. 1574-5.] XXXUI. [Thomas Bickley, Chichester, 1584-5 — ob. 1596. (62)
XXXIV. Richard Deane, Ossory in Ireland, 1609 — ob. 1612] (63).
XXXV. George Carlton, [Landaff, 1618,] Chichester, 1619— [ob. 1628.]
XXXVI. Edward Reynolds, Norwich, 1660 — [ob. 1676.]
XXXVII. John Karle, [Worcester, 1662,] Salisbury, 1663 — [ob. 1665.]
XXXVIII. [John Lloyd, St. David's, 1686 — ob. the latter end of the fame year (64).
XXXIX. Robert Huntington, Raphoe in Ireland, 1701 — ob, in the fame year.
XL. John Gilbert, Landaff, 1740, Salisbury, 1748, Archbifhop of
York, 1757 — ob. 1761. XLI. Robert Downes, Ferns and Leighlin, 1744, Down and Connor,
1752, Raphoe, in Ireland, 1753 — ob. 1763 (65). XLII. John Hume, Bristol, 1758, Oxford, 1758, Salisbury, 1766
— ob. 1782 (66). XLIIl. Shute Barrington, Landaff, 1769, Salisbury, 1782. XLIV. James Cornwallis, Lichfield and Coventry, 1781.]
(59) John Chambers, Peterborough, and Fellow of Corpus Chrifti, Coll. (Ath, 1 541. — [ob. .15156. Though he appears both Ox. V. i. 700 )]
in the Englifh lift, and the Latin Tranda- (61) ['Jo/:>n Hoofer is faid to have been of
tion, yet he is not the fame Perfon as this College by fome Writers ; and from the
yoJb» Chamber, M. D. the Warden of this mention made of him by the Author in his
College, and laft Dean of the Chapel Royal, Ath. Oxon. Vol. I. 91, and 678, and in
within the palace of St. Stephen, Weftminfter, the College Catalogues, he was moft probably
but confounded with him by Godwin, as the educated here.]
Author him!elf afterward fhews, in his A- (62) [Thomas Bickley, though left out in THEN^ Ox. Vol. i, 683, et Fasti, 50 — the Latin Tranflation, is mentioned as Bl- and there is no other Chamber of that time fhop amongft the Wardens.] in the Catalogue, but John Chamber who was (63) [Richard Deane was of the Poftmafler Warden, and King's Phyfician, as there feen, foundation only.]
and who died in 1549, when that Chambers (64) [John Lloyd, took the degree of B.A.
who was the firft Bp of Peterborough was of this, and was afterward chofen Fellow and
^ill living. (Auth. MS Not. ad Godwin. then Principal of Jefus Coll. (lb. V.ii. 1 170.] Alhm. Muf.) The Author has alfo drawn a (65) [Robert Do^viies was never Fellow of
line acrofs his name in his copy of the Latin this College,] Trandation in Alhm. Muf.] (66) [John Hume was of the Poftmafter
(60) [John Je-well was firft of the Poft- foundation, and afterward Scholar and FeU inaJler ix)undation of this, afterward Scholar low of Corpus Chrifti College.]
BUILDINGS.
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BUILDINGS.
TO let pafs other confiderable matters of this College, I fhould proceed to fpeak of the increafe and enlargement of this College in feveral ages, and the benefadors to the buildings thereof, {6y) but time being requirable for
{67) [The College confifts now, as it ori- ginally did, of three Courts, and a very large and handfome Gothic Church or Chapel.
The front of the firft or outer Court to the ftreet, which is the lodging or chamber part, was rebuilt by the College in 15S9, all but the Tower and Gate, which is of earlier date, and as an embattle Tower, or Tower with battlements, was erefted under licenfe from the Crown by Bp Rudburne, (Thes. Coll. pix. A 1 , 3 3) Warden of the Coll. in 1 4 1 6, and Chancellor of the Univ. in 1420. The Warden's Lodgings, on the eaft fide of this court, are, in feme part of them, taken to be as old as the foundation of the College, but in the chief or dwelling part were built by Wardens Sever and Fitzjames,
The larger or inner Court, and fouth of the firft, is a better building, and better fi- tuated, with very good and pleafant apart- ments to the fields and gardens. It is about 1 10 feet long, and 100 broad, and was com- pleated at the College expence in 1610.
The third or fmall court, is fouth of the. Chapel, and in the way to it from the two other Courts. Its date or time of building may be referred to that of the Library (about 1376) which makes fo great a part of it; as fee in what follows of the Library. Dr. Plot in his Natural Hiftory of Oxfordfhire (c. 9. par. 137.) takes notice of the roof of a building in this cou-t, called the Treafury, as a very o4d and particular piece of ftonework.
The Hall is between the firft and inner courts, which open into each other, by a very wide and handfome arch adjoining to the Hall, and connecting it with the War- den's Lodgings. In the roof of this arch- way are reprefented the twelve figns of the zodiac, with the arms of the King in the centre. The Hall is a large and plain building, erefted as it lliould feem before the chapel, and at the common expence.
It was repaired in 1540, as appears by the date on the wainfcot, at the upper end of it, where are likewife cut an4 pointed the arms
of the College, and of the then King, Henry , VIII. And in the windows, though very lately new glazed, feme of the ancient arms are ftill preferved : and fo in the principal rooms in the Warden's Lodgings.
The Library, as before noted, is in the ■ fmall old court, or quadrangle, and forms in a great degree the fouth and weft fides of it. It was the benefaction of William Rede, Fellow of the College in 1349, and Bifhop of Chichefter in 1369, as before mentioned. The time confidered, as before the invention Oi printing, it was a great and noble repofi- tory, for Manufcripts only ; it being now no inconfiderable one, as a College Library, for them and printed books, with each of which, by various beneficence, it is now handfomely provided.
The Chapel is at the weft end of the firft court, and is likewife the parifh church. The Author himfelf gives the following account of it. * The parilh church of St. John Baptift, fituated in the ftreet called St. John's ftreet, was a church of an ancient erection, and be- longed in old time to ths Abbey of Reading ; who, for the great refpeft they bore to Wal- ter de Merton, and his foundation going on- \yard at Oxon, freely by their charter (ex Archiv. Coll. Mert. in pix. A. i, 17. X. 598. M p. 6.) gave and granted it to him (Rich, being then Abbat) A. D. 1265; together with a void plot of ground, lying at the weft end of it, whereon before was an an- cient; fdi^e, and to which the advowfon of the faid church did belong : fo that the fame being thus given, was confirmed to him and his afligns by Henry III, to the end that his Scholars might celebrate divine fervicc therein, and confirmed alfo by the bilhop and chapter of Lyncoln. (utinpix. A i, 59. M. p 6. 14.) Afterward when the incum- bent or redor thereof, Wil. de Chetyngdon was dead, 'twas then, (as I find) viz. 1292, appropriated by Oliver, BiQiop of Lyncoln, (Ibid. A I, 63, 64) to the Scholars of Mer- ton College, and alfo made a Collegiate parifli church, which to this day fo continueth, C being
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fuch a work, I (hall pafs them by alfo, and only take a view of thofe monu- mental (with fome feneftral) inlcriptions, that now are, and have been, in the Church belonging to this College.
being from that time ftiled in ancient e- vidences Ecdelia Parochialis fanfti Joannis de Merton, in others Ecclefia S. Johis de Merton, and de Merton Hall. So that they occupying it as their parifli church on fefli- val and Lord's days for the celebration of God's fervice, they having a Chapel on the ibuth fide of their College, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, (where the Kitchen now is) to celebrate on weekly days; all the parochial care, that before relied on the Reftor thereof, was now tranilated to them ; who, accord- ing to the injunftions fpecified at the time of its appropriation, : were to find a Chaplain, who was to perform all thofe church offices to the parifh as the Redor before ufedto do, viz. in baptizing, marrying, burying the dead, and the like, as it is to thefe times orderly continued.
This church in procefs of time being ru- inous, or rather too little to contain the number of Students and parifhioners, was by the College pulled down to the ground, and by them on the fame place was erefled this comely and decent church, now Handing, confining of a fair choir or chancel, with an outward church, and a ftateiy well built tower; half of which church, containing the north ifle, was allotted for the parifli for the fepultnre of their deceafes. After its to- tal ereftion, 'twas rededicated (Ibid, in A r^72, M. 6.) to the fame faint as before, A. 1424'. (Auth. MS Papers concerning the City of Oxford, f. 308. a. 8491. F, 29, Aflim. Muf )
Alexander Fifher, fometime fenior Fellow of this College, and who died fuddenly in his new houfe in Holiwell, Od. 23, 1671, paved the Chapel with black and white marble at his own charge, a Ihort time be- fore his death. (Wood's Life, p. 246.) See his epitaph in the Chapel. He alfo wainfcotted and feated it with oak in 1671 j and when he died left money for adorning the eaft window in it with painted glafs. He made Dr. Lydall, Phyfician, and afterward Warden, one of his executors ; who was not only faithful to the truft, but alfo generoufly contributed to the expenfe of the window.
in which are reprefented the chief parts of our Saviour's hiftory in fix compartments. It coft 260I. (Pointer's Oxon. Acad, MS Bod. Lib.) At the bottom is the following infcription : W.Price pinxit — 'ExpenfisMri Alexand. Fisher hujus Coll. quondam Socii A°. D"'. MDCCII. Cuftode Ricardo Lydall, M.D.' and in the upper par: of the window the following Arms : In the centre the arms of the College: on the right Mr. Filher's — Quarterly, firft and fourth Arg. on a chief Gul.a Dolphin embowed of the firft — fccond Or two Billets between two Flanches Gul. Fryar — third Arg. a Fefs dancettee betv/een ten Billets Sab. Deyncourt. On the left Dr Lydall's — Az. a Saltier Or; overall, on a Fefs of the laft, three Pellets. Over the fcreen alfoare placed the arms of Fifher.
The public buildings of this College, though fome of the oldeft, are ftill feen to be fome of the largeft . And of the build- ings which preceded, our Author has in ge- neral intimated; that they exceeded thofe of the other five moll early Colleges ; a matter of which there can be no doubt, with thofe who know the difference of the numbers contained in them. — The Hall for inftance, to judge by this difference, may be prefumed rot only to have exceeded the other HalJs, but not to have been in itfelf a fmall one. The Lihary, before the pref^fnt vtry ancient one, we know no more of, than that it was a Room, at firft with one Cheit for books, and afterward, as books increafed, with more Chells in it. And of all thefe places, there are fome notices ftill lemaining, in the wills and gifts, and other memorials of mem- bers and benefadlors.
No certain number of Scholars were ap- pointed by the Founder, only that it fhould be according to the revenues of the Houfe, (Auth. MSS Ballard ) And hence there has been no fmall variation in this refpeft. It now confifls of a Warden, 24 Fellows, 2 Chaplains, 14 Poft»-mafters, 4 Scholars, and 2 Clerks. The endowment was valued 26 Hen. VIII, at353l. 12s. 2d.ob. (Br.Twyne.) or at 354!- 2s. 6d. (Bp. Tanner.) The Arch- bifhop of Canterbury is the Vifitor.]
INSCRIPTIONS.
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INSCRIPTIONS.
I.
IN THE CHOIR OR CHANCEL.
At the upper end is this Infcription following, on a monument of black and white marble, fet up in the north-eaft corner of the wall,
** Amice, ii quis hie fepaltus eft roges; ,
Ille, qui nee meruit unquam. Nee quod majus eft, habuit inimicum ; Eartb''
Qui potuit in aula vivere et mundum fpernere, *
Concionator educatus inter Principes, Et ipfe facile Princeps inter Concionatores, Evangelifta indefefTus, Epifcopus pientiffimus ; llle qui una cum facratiflimoRege, Cujus et juvenilium ftudiorum, Et animae Deo charse Curam a beatiffimo Patre demandatam geffit, Nobile ac religiofum exilium eft palTus ; Ille qui Hookeri ingentis Politiam Ecdefiafticam,
Ille qui Caroli Martyris EiKatx. Bcia-i>,ni/ivy
( Volumen quo port Apocalypfin divinius nullum)
Legavit orbi fic Latine redditas,
Ut uterque unius Fidel Defenfor
Patriam adhuc retineat majeftatem.
SI nomen ejus necdum tibi fuboleat, Leftor j
Nomen ejus unguenta pretiofa :
Johannes Earle Eboracenfis,
Sereniffimo Carolo Secundo regii Oratorii Clericuj,
raliquando Weftmonafteriends Decanus
Ecclefis < '^^'"'^^ Wigornienfis "J
J tandem Sariftiurienfis > Angeltrs,
(^et nunc triumphantis J
Obilt Oxonii, Novemb. 17. Anno | ^"'^^j^^f/^' g^.
Volultque in hoc, ubi olim floruerat Colleglo, Ex JEde Chrifti hue in Socium afcitus, Ver magnum ut reflprefcat expe^are."
[Arms — Az. our Lady crowned, holding in her dexter arm the Infant Jefus, in her finifter a Sceptre, all Or ; round both the heads, circles of glory of the laft — See of Saliibury— impaling Ermine, on a chief dancettee Sab. three celeftial crowns, Or.]
A little below the former, againft the north wall, is a rich monument, compofed of black and white marble, on which is carved the proportion of Q man in a gown to the middle, with books round about him, and at the corners of the faid monument, the pi(5tures of Grammar, Rhetorick, Mufick, and Arithmetick, all which are between two Angels : that on his left hand,
C 2 holding
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holding out a crown to the perfon there reprefented, and the other on the right, 1 book opened, in which is written this : " Non delebo nomen ejus de libro vitas." Under all this infcription :
11. '• Memoriae
BoDLBY, TnoMi^ BoDLEY, Miliris, publicae
Bibliothecs Fundatoris, facrum. Obiit 28 Jan. 161 2."
Under which is the pi(5ture of a woman fitting before the old flairs of the publick Library, holding a key in one hand, and a book in the other, wherein is tiie chief part of the alphabet. Behind her are three books fhur, on the leaves whereof are thefe three names written ; Prifcianus, Diomedes, Donatus. --^
[Arms — Quarterly, firft and foarth Arg. five Martlets in faltier Sab. on a chief Az. three
Hone. ducal coronets, Or. — fecond and third Arg. two Bars undee between three Billets bar-ways,
Sable. Crell, on a ball (rather clouds) Az. encircled with rays Or, a ducal coronet of the
fecond.
C/ire^M. Bodley Arms as above. — Impal. — Or three lions paffant in pale Sab. armed and langued, Gu.]
[Set upright againfl: the fame wall, and removed from] under Sir Henry Savile's Cenotaph, or honorary monument, is a grave-ftone of black marble,, inlaid with white, and this following thereon :
*' Si cupias viator, quis et quantus hie jacet,.
Alibi quasras oportet dicere fatis nequeo ;
Britannia tota viri famam non capit;
Ne caetera tamen ignores, in rem tuam pauca haec accipc.
Johannes Bainbridgius,
Vir famas integerrimae, et dodlrinse incomparabilis j
Medicinae Profeflbr et Mathefeos,
Morborum tarn felix expugnator novorum,
Quam fagax indagator fyderum ;
Quern primum Aftronomiae Profeflbrem
ct dignum Savilio Collegam,
In Mathematicis Praeledluris quas magnifice erexerat
Prudens hominum et librorum aeftimator elegit
Savilius
Quern Cantabrigiae educatum
Academia Oxonienfis benigne fovit ut fuum,
Defundum publice deflevit ut par utriufque ornamentum.
Qui Scaligerum felicius correxit,
quam Scaliger emendavit
Tempora.
In non levem literarum jaduram immaturus pbiit»
MDCXLIII.
Abi jam, caetera quaere vel ab exterls" (68).
(68) [This epitaph is faid to have been com- luftr. viror. Lend. 1708,410.) (ells us he is,
pofed by John Greaves, M. A. Fellow of this not certain it was written by Mr. Greaves,
College, .ind his immediate fucceflbr in the though many aHert it was ; and that he had
Profeflbrfhip. (Rawlinfon's MS Bodl. Lib.) tranfcribed the following epitaph from a ma-'
Dr Smith (Comment, de vit. et ftud. nufcriptof that gentleman's. •' Quod fupereft:
J.B. p, 13, apud ViT. quorund, erudit. et il- dariifimi viri D. johannis Bainbridge, ia
Academia
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[Over It, a globe betwixt two Qtiadrants, on each of them a rule with a pair of CompafTes. His Arms are upon a fquare piece of marble, viz. Arg. a Chevron crenelle between three Poleaxes Sable : the Creft two Pole- axes, in faitier. Above it on each fide fundry Mathematical figures and inftruments.]
On a black marble, fixed on the north wall, over the lower flep leading up to the high altar, is this following.
*• Temporibus iniquiffimi belli
RiCARDUs Spencer Spenger
De Orpington in agro Cantiano Armiger, filius natu minor Domini Robert! Baronis Spencer de Wormleighton, Regi fideliflimus una cum uxore Maria Edwyni Sandis, de Northborne in agro prsEdifto"Equitis Aurati iilia, in hanc Civitatem venit, ubi ilia peperit duos infantes Robertum et Johannem hie fepultos. Obiit ilia xiv Martii mdcxlui, et ille obiitxxviii, Feb. MDcxLiv.
Qaas caafa tarn cltae fvtgx a nobis foit ? Infaufta vobis non placebat Anglia,
Polluta casdibus fuorum civium ?
An vos fefellit clangor infuetae tuba:,
Venifle nunc diem putantes ultimum ?
An horruiftis Anglican3e Ecclefia^
Vere ruinam militantes cernere^
Et ad triumphantem capeffitis fugam?
Ab imminente vos malo placet Deo
Auferre, pace in fecula ut fruamini.
Felices animae facio baptifmate Iotas,
Quas Deus e terris ad fua regna vocat.
rErPA<fE KAI TEGEIKE P. S. HATHP TEXNHN AIAASKAAOH, innO- TilN HENTAKOSIAPXHS, KAI EN XflPA KANTIANH TOT BASIAEflS TOnoN EXilN OIKOTMENIKOS.'*
[Arms — Quarterly Ar. Gu. on the fecond and third a Fret Or. over all a Bend Sable,
charged with three Efcallops of the firll, with a Crefcent for diff. — impaling Or a FeiTe Sand/* dancettee between three Crofs croflets fiichee Gules.]
[On a monument of black and white marble in the fouth-ea£|: corner ,o£ the wall is the following.
** Sacrum Memorise
Alexandri Fisher, Hujus CoUegii nuper Socii, ©..«*
Qui Theologiam Scholafticorum fpinis exarmatam
Humanioribus Uteris affuefecit.
Yir in Annalibus verfatiffimus, cujus gratia,
Saeculorum volumina videntur fe replicuifle }
Academia Oxonienfipublici Aftronomias Pro- cui vivus animo cogitationeque incubuit, feflbris, fub hoc marmore clauditur. Quod receptum eft. Cbiit A. D. cio. loc. xliu. vero amavimusy quod fufpeximus, quod maefti ixbris iii, seiaiis fuje LXH. hora fexta matu- defideramus, frullra hie quaeras : illud coelo, tina'.J,
Nee
FlSHSit.
11 MERTON COLLEGE.
Nee quid celatum habuIfTe Luftra vel Olympiades.
Ut prudentia rebus gerendis matura
Florem aetatis pncverterat ;
Ita ingenii venuftatem ne ipfa quidem canities
Potuit extinguere:
li interea mores, ut nefcias plus hinc Gratiis,
An inde Mufis debuerit.
Quo minus rara eflent exempla non parcae pletatis.
Centum fupra mille libras CoHegio legavit,
Ad Templum hoc reftituendum et ornandum:
Quod lateritium acceperat, efFecit marmoreum.
De casteris Ledor, Famam confulas:
Quae cum memoria nominis etiam virtutis imaglnem
Pofteris tranfmittet;
Ut olim fatis fuerit ad b^jie vivendum,
Hunc vixifle.
rf>i •• Tr 1 TVT U 5 iEtatis LXXVI.
Obnt IX Kal. Novemb. | galutis, mdclxxx." Arms — •See before on the eaft window.]
A littlebelow Fiflier*s, and juft oppofite to Bodley's monument, is a fair and ftately honorary monument ofmarble, with the proportion or figure of a man in a gown to the middle, reprefented in lively colours, having his left hand placed upon a book Ihut. On either fide of the effigies is a-pillar of black marble, and on either fide of them the proportions of two men in white marble. Over the firft man, with a book in his hand, is this written : D. Chrifofto- mus. Over the other, holding in his hand a rod pointing down to the fphere, Ptolomaeus. Over the firft of the other two men, (on the left hand) holding a rod in one hand, and a pair of compaffes in the other, Euclides. Over the other, with a book in his hand. C. Tacitus. And over all two Angels fitting-, the one beholding the face of the party reprefented in a glafs; the otlier writing his name in the book of life, and over them the pidlure of Fame, with a trumpet at his mouth, leaning on the Atchievcment of the Saviles. Under all which is this written :
M. S.
Savil£ tt e^ n/iM /-i 11 •• 5 Merton^nfis Cuftos
^*^'^^- ^ Henricus Savile Miles, Collegu I Etoneufis Pr^pofitus
Fui
Exuvias corporis fruftra fit qui hie quaerat,
Servat praenobile depofitum Etona,
Perennem virtutum ac Benefaftorum memoriam
Quibus Collegium utrumque, Academiam imprimis
Oxonienfem complexus eft, ipfumque adeo
Mundum habet fibi debendi reum.
Affedus infuper pientiflimae uxoris
Poffidet ifte lapis.
B. M. P. Margareta Conjux obfequentlffima ;
In hoc uno quod pofuitpie immorigera, Obiit A°. D"'. C13I0CXX1. februar, xix.'*
Underneath
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Underneath is depided the fouthern Hemlfphere, and on one fide of the infcription is the plot or pidlure of Merton College, [with the arms above it— Or, three Chevrons parted per pale Az. and Gii. counterchanged •,] and on the other fide the pidure of Eton [College, with the arms above it — Sable, three Lilies Argent, on a chief per pale Az. and Gu. on the dexter fide afieur de lis, on the finiller a Lion pafiant gardant Or. Behind the head of his effigies his coat of arms— Argent, on a Bend Sable three Owls of the firft on a Canton finifter a Mullet — impaling Gules three Efcallops Argent. Towards the jyacreu one fide of this, his own arms alone ; towards the other, the impaled Coat as before. At the top of the monument his own arms with Creft ; viz. an Owl Argent.]
At the bottom of the fl:eps, which lead up to the altar, are foiir large ftones of greyifh marble, laying at the head of each other, put fometime over the graves of four Wardens of this College (69 \
The firft of them, next to the fteps, which hath nothing of writing (fome- time in a Saxon chara6ler round the verge thereof) left thereon, is, as I have always fuppofed, the monument of John Wantyng, the fourth Warden.
vrr.
Want-
TNG,
The fecond, which is in a Saxon chara6ler round the verge alfo, is the ftone of Robert de Treng his fuccefiTor, as the writing thereon lately Tren Ihewed.
VIII.
TON.
The third in an old Englifli charader, is the monument of William ,x; DuRANT the fixth Warden. Duraht
The fourth, which is in the middle of the choir, and the greateft, belongs to John Bloxham, [the feventh Warden] as this infcription following. fhews (70).
^k jacent tpaiilf ♦ Sfogc^ IBIoygam Bat ulan0 facte tSeoToste quontiam Ciiffo0 ^l^ox Suj0 CoUegit, tc Blofif^ SSgptton Ucaov Ccclic t3t momttsn, tt f)m CoUegii ham.' ^tmfmovy tiui Japiti* ittu, ittit fuisi ppr«0 fumptibji ortJinari quorum atabs and ppititu 055* ^mtiu Whyt
[At the bottom of the ftone, under thepi6ture of the holy Lamb with the crofs and banner :
3[o8anne0 UBIoxSantt Bfofiannc^ mbpttoti.]
On the right hand of John Wanting's monument are two ancient marble ftones ; the firft, which hath its infcription in Saxon letters, is the monument
(69) [Thefe and other graveftones were (70) [This is the only one of thefe four
removed into the outer Chapel (or below now remaining with the plate on; and the
the fcreen) to make the pavement of the in- infcription 15 under the pifture of two men,
ner more uniform, %Then it was paved and ilanding with hands ere<f\ under arches,] otherwife adorned about 1671, as mentioned before.} q£
24 M E R T O N COLLEGE,
of Mr. Richard Cams ale, ProfcfTor of divinity, and fometime Fellow of this Houfe, as alfo CommilTary of the Univerficy in the latter end of Edward II.
X,. [" £)ratc pro anima i^agilfri l^icartrt tie Camfale facre patjine ^Dioieffoc Cam- Ut jam tm\mlatm\V\
«ALE.
Upon the ftone a crofs erefted.]
The other on the right hand of damfale's hath only this left thereon in old Englilh letters :
XII. *' !^tc iaret ipagiffa* faci*e 'EStoI ; . ,
|3rofcIIori0 .... quiobtit . . . menagi ji^obcmbvi^
On the left hand of John Warning's monument is another large ftone with this following, written in a Saxon letter on the verge thereof :
XIII. " ^ic lacet ipagiff* 5Ilicait>ii0 tie ^afeefaourne quontiam Ultrtor dDctlef* t>e Hake- IfiFolforti^ Cujufi amme ^t'\
BOURNE.
He was one of the firft Fellows of the College, and the laft Reflor of Wolford, in the County of Warwick, before it was made a Vicarage.
XIV. On the left hand of R. Treng's monument is another with a Saxon infcrip- HoRK- on thereon, which belongs to Walter de Horkstow, Fellow of this Houfe ''■°'^- in the reign of Edw. 11 and III. He is there ftiled
" ^acre '2i:SeoIogie ^lofelTor et ^otiu0 tffiust 2Domu0»*'
Near to John Bloxham*s monument, on the right hand, is this following on brafs plates faftened to a marble ftone :
XV. •* HERE LIETH BURIED THE BODY OF NICHOLAS MARSHE MAISTER OF Marshe. art and SOMETIMES FELLOWE OF THIS COLLEDGE, WHO
DECEASED THE 12 DAY OF JULY ANNO DNI 161 2.
HIC TIBI DUM JUVENI MORES PLACUERE SENILES MERTONICO FUERAT VITA PROBATA CHORO :
NUNC MORUM MERCES ^TERNO DUCITUR '^VO MARSHE TIBI ANGELICO VITA BEATA CHORO.'*
On another joining to the former, on the right hand, is this :
XVI. " HIC JACET ROBERTUS BESELEY ARTIUM MAGISTER NUPER HUJUS BfiSELEY COLLEGII CAPELLANUS, QUI OBIIT DIE 11 APRILIS AN. DNI 1623-
QUOD
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QUOD VIVUS FUERAS SOLITUS CELEBRARE SACELLUM NUNC LETHO FACTUS FIRMIOR HOSPES HABES.
OSSA COLUNT TEMPLUM DUM MENS SACRARIA CCELI AMBIAT ANGELICIS ADDITA MYSTA CHORIS.
Near to the entrance into the choir, on the right hand, is a very fair marble ftone with the pifture of a man from head to foot, cut on a large plate of brafs, with canonical robes, and the facing thereof wrought with Saints pi6lures.
^tc facet t'pagiff* ^enritii^ &etjer, §>atre 'Sl^ScoIogie pfcttor, tt quonUain xvn. Cuffo0 tlfiu0 Collegii, tt tie progenie i^untiatoi'td ciufDem Conegii, et m Sever. i^untiator, et prectpuu0 3i5cnefaaor ittiu0 Collegit, qui obitt fcno tie menasi lulti, anno SDom* i|)iUeamo ttttlnt turn anime propicietiic a)eu0» ^men*
His arras thereon are a FeiTe nebule between three annulets.
In the [fouth] part or ifle of the Church are thefe following cut on brafs plates fixed to marble ftones. Near to the door this :
^tc jacet 'Cgomas ilee, artium £p)agiffer, lie genere j^untiatom, quontiam xvin. sfcoctu0 CoUegiitie iperton, quioUiit tDibusi ^artii, 0mio 2?om» j^iUe- Leb. Cmo V^ prtmo, mjm anime ^c*
At the foot of the former is a large fair ftone, and round the verge thereof this :
53tt retontiitur Cotpm ^pagilfri Z.f)on\t SDolling, &ocu quontJam f)um xix.: CoUegti et He genere #unliaton0 etuftjein Collegti -, qiiitifauttite . . . . Dolling menQ0 .... anno 2Dom> ^illeCmo tccc tncefftmo. £)rate ergo ut anima tiu^ in €t\i& collocata, perpetua pace quicfcat^
Over the faid DoUing's head are two angels hovering, with thefe two verfes in fcrolls coming from their mouths;
Celfi0 Qgi CSrilfe qnoti noti jatet Sic Iapi0 iffe
from the other :
Corpus ut ornetur feti fpiritugl m memorctur. At the bottom of the faid ftone, under the pi<5lure of the holy Lamb, this ; €n %f)mm^ tjiau^ iDoUing jatet ftit nece iyian^.
On the left hand of T. DolHng's monument is this following, under the pi6tur€ of a man in brafs.
J0rap for tSe foHe of ^alfer ^^oUonU )15at§eier tif HDitjinitu anO J^ello of sx.
iparten College anti laptt i?ptar of ^pntt ^etree in t\)t elf, toticFie §p0 Mol-
tieparteo t^ pere of otore ilortJ a» mccccc %r:^ *'°*'°°
D At
24 M e; R T O N C O L L E G E;
At the head of the f;>rmer is this following :
xxT. £)rare pro aia 3Iofii3 jl^orps, artiiim #agilf* et f)um Collestt qiiouDam NoRvs. ^ocii tiui obiit xji Oie menfigi • . . a»» nDni mcccccjorit ^u
XXII. Near to the feet of the former, on the left fide, is the fair monument of LoRYNo. one Will. Lor^ng, fometime Fellow of this Houfe, who left divers books to the Library thereof, and Exhibitions to feveral Scholars in Oxford ; on which were fometime ihefe verfes :
(^j: inftilo faau0 utittusj turn plurima nartujJ,
^MQti fuEra0 fumu0 atitja ^Imit fiumiijl 2Doctorali0 apej:, tiitjusi me titt letjaUit
(BttMt qutttt grejc teaorcm more totatjit !^ic tiuEium precart tollegi^ jura fatjore, ^Bert^ue meum tempu0 prolJiit ttfuti opu0» 1415. amtisi c quater mytJ tjomuii miSt flurit,
, ; . ^etJ twcimo ^arti0 nono luy ultima Ijijcit*
Underneath which verfes is this written :
Canontcu0 ^arum* C^taiRcdortie^euelep* (70)
On the left hand of the former is this :
XXill. •
Killing iptc jatet 3[oSefi l^jnuigtoortg ^agift. in 2rtibu0 qui obtit j:m tm #ai/, WORTH. an. 0m mccccxltj* cut, aie ppciett UDeuis* ^mtiu
Over the faid infcription, and the effigies of the party dcfunft, are thefe arms; Three Cinquefoyles — Impal. a Fefle, between three Stags' heads cabofTed.
Next to the former on the left is this under the effigies of two. men in
brafs :
XXIV. £)rate pro animabuss ^gome ^arper, Bat)&onen(i0 IDtotcQ^, ^atrt 'JZLJBeos Harper |og,e 40rofeaori0, et quondam Suiu0 CoUegu Culloot0, et pro auima
Ham- ^a^i'ipJii f^amfferlcp IDunelmcnajs SDidtcQ0, S>ocu ittim Collegii et sTERLEY. P*>ttf « CoUcgii mnitjeratatiiJ ipasillrt, qui ambo fueruut Omul eleai m ittut) Collcgmm*
(70) [Preb. of Bigglefwade in ihe Church of Lincoln, 1383 and 1388. (Willis's Suit- VBY, App, 10 3d Vol. p. 544.)]
[this
ME R T O N CO L LEGB.<
*^
[This infcriptioii being defaced, the following is cut iii the (lone underneath.
** Hie jacet RaduLphus Hamsterlev Dunelmcnfis quondam hujus Collegii Socius :
Et poftea Coll. Univerfit. Magifter *
Obdormivit in Dmno 4Non. Aug. I5i8."](7i)
Next to which, on the left hand, is the monument of Will. Browne xkv. fellow, who died 19 Aug, 1558 ; but defaced with the former by the fall Brownb. of the roof of this part of the church, 1655 (72).
Next to Browne's monument is this :
Cn Clttt W^alttm^ facet hit qui itttttt €ltxu4 **vi.
Jffe ipagiffrotum bolutt miniare ftiorum Cl^rk.
ipotibu0 omatu0 fuit tt iiatu Ueneratu?
Brigitia ptv &atra> ijocat jbunc ati gauUta data.
S^, Ut0 )f pott U J!, if pf u quatet atiDe ,^gj^
©uefo precejs fumme pro me Clerfe clerite funtie*
Under the tower thele following :
l^it Jatet SDomtnu^ S2iUnieImu0 &f)tt(tilli in Sivtihm BatcaiareusJr tt shVfJ , jenere i^uuDatonjJ iHiiw loct, qui obiit nix twe ipait, 2i, ID* milleCnw feixd. tcctljtrxjrn €u\u^ amme ^t, ' '.
( On a little ftone this : [on a brafs plate.J
£)rfltc pro ata i^q ^KHilKm lopffe, quonOam confoit Suit CoUccju, quiobitt xxvcn. yyijp tiie ine0 Blanuani, 3* tim* 1510 cuj. ate ppitiet* tieugf* Bysse.
On another near the foot of the former this : [under the pifture of a man ifl brafs j the head broken off, with hands ere<5l.J
^r0 rapit ecte feroj? rege0 protere^ populumque, PERsoi;
^jr mfeliti germitie pcogenitog. '
' (71) [Fuit Procurator, et dedit exhibltio- laying on the floor, of which fonie were mo-
nem de fuo nomine diftam. Vet. Cat. Soc] numental ftones. Afterward, when the ruins
(72) [1655, ^^' ^7> On the vigil of St. were taken away, A. W. retrieved the brafs
X^uke, part or half of the roof of the fouth plates that were fixed on them, and tran.cribed
part of this College outer Chapel, joining to and faved the infcriptions on them. (Auth.
the Tower, fell within the church about 9 of Life, p. 84.)} the clock at night, and broke all the ftones
D 2 jaam
XXX. £0UK£.
xxir.
Brigcs.
a8 ME R TON COLLEGE.
315am pott pmamm rurgeti0 in origine mimtit,
Corniit atque pent omitio ubiquc caro* £Utium Quonbam fueraut iiobi0 tunc tcmpora fiya,
^ue nunquam potuit uWm abitc i)omiimm»
&nb fjoc tunuilo contiuntur oKa loDamtid ptvfou, quontiam ^ocit j|)UjU0 DomniEf, fe>atce %f)to\(iQit Battalani, oc iRtdom tjt CuetUon, (73) obiitciue r tic angulfi, ;3nno falutt^i miHcQmo qninoeuteamo, tn|u0 aie propittmir 2DCU0 Bnicn,
[Nigh the entrance into the inner Chapel under thepi(5bure of a man in brafs, witli hands eredt :
'• Quum fuerim captus facro defonte Johannes
Nuncupor aft Bowcus matre ego natus eram Ipfe magiftratus celebrem fumptivus honorem
Refpondi reliquo pro grege ftante meo Edibus inde licet tempus breve fpedlo trabenis
Prelum quern interea mors truculenta rapit Quid precor Os, quid honor, quid denique gloria prodeft
Quando fub exiguo claudere faxeolo Dudus magniHcus Cefar qui Crefus dives ufque.
Manes hancque debes tendere quifquis eris .... erne igitur fecli nimis indulgere caducis
. . . animam fuperis fac habitare locis Obiit XI die Aprilis A". D"'. 1519."] (74)
Thus far for the monuments in this church (the brafs and writing of moft of which was facrilegioufly pilfered by certain perfons employed in the whiting and painting of the Church 1659) (75).
[Near the entrance into the choir on a graveflone — HenricusBriggius(76.)
(73) In dioc. Lyncoln. — ' Jan, 26, 1630. Obiit apud nos Com-
(74) [Tranfcribed out of Hutton's Epi- menfalis, Magifter Henricus Brigges^ vir qui- taphs, A:c. MS. in Bodl. Lib.]) dem moribus ac vita integerrimus ; quern in
(75) [^^'^^'■^ ^""^ o"'y ^'x brafs plates now re- rebus geometricis, quarum ftudiis primum maining, viz. Bloxham and Whytton, Marfhe, Cantabrigia» in focietate Coll.S. Johannis fefe Befeley, Sever, Killingworth, and Byfle.] a juventutefua addixerat, dein publicusPrae-
(76) [Under the honorary monument of leftor Londini in Coll. Grefham. multos per Sir Henry Savile, was buried Henry Briggs, annos fuftinuerat, omnium fui temporis era- M, A. the firft Geometry Reader in Grefham ditiffimum,. D. Henricus Savilius, ut primo College, London, and the firft Savilian Pro- ex fundatione fua Geometriae ProfefToris mu- fcflbr of Geometry in this Univerfity ; a plain nere fungeretur, Oxonium evocavit : cujus ftone being laid over him, with his name exequias 29 die proxime fequente, concione only inferibed upon it; which ftone was re- habita a Magiftro Sellar, et oratione funebri moved upon the new paving of the choir, a Magiftro Crefly, una cum primoribus Aca- [1671, and is now placed at the entrance demiae cekbravinius.' (Ath. Oxon. Vol. f, into it] and therefore inftead of an epitaph 550, and Ward's Lives of the Prof, of Grelh. you may take this charafter of him as it Coll. p. 126.) — See more of him among the ftands in the public Rcgitter of this College. Profeflbrs.]
On
MERTON COLLEGE.
29
On the Pillar on the right fide of the Pulpit, or the fouth-eaft Pillar under the Tower :
*• Jefu Chrifto Refurreftioni et vitae credcntium facrum hoc xxxii.
Ann/e Wyntle corpus fub hoc loco depofitum eft Wtntle
menfis Augufti die vicefimo nono Anno Salutis millefimo feptingentefimo quadragefimo fexto
Juftorum Animae in nianu Dei funt.
RoBERTUs Wyntle, M. D. Collegii Mertonenfis Cuftos
Frater mceiens
hoc monumentum frori optima:
et fibi vivens pofuit.
Corpus RoBERTi Wyntle M. D,
hujufce Collegii Cuftodis
in eodem fepulcro, cum Sorore, depofitum eft
Die menfis Augufti 28,
Annoque Domini mdccl."
Arms. Quarterly — FIrft and fourth Sab. a bordure Arg. Pellettee — Second and third, party „ , per pale Or and Vert : a Crofs patonce counterchanged ; on a Chief quartered firft and ^'^^^^^fi^* fourth, Or a Lion paflant Vert — fecond and third. Vert three Bezants.
On the oppofite fide of the fame pillar next the pulpit.
Johannes Whitfeld, Whit*
A. M. Collegii Mertonenfis quondam Socius, eeld».
generosa profapia de BuGBROOK
in agro Northamptonienfi oriundus :
Vir vera erga Deum pietate, erga Principem fide,
erga Proximos humanitate, erga omnes urbanitate,
admodum infignis :
Vir omni Gr^corum et Romanorum eruditione
excultiffimus,
Vir omnibus ingenuis, praefertim Poesis, Artibus inftruftifSmus :
uni tantum Vircilio fecundus et pcene par;
non tam Musis Anglicanis quam Europ^is
probe notus,
Necnon univerfi Orbi literato Decus et ornamentum
Deceflit defideratiflimum
10 die Auguft Anno Dom. 1694, ^tat. 33.
Samuel, Mercator Alleppenfis,
Frater illius amantiffimus fepulchrale hoc marmor
obfervantis ergo pofuit."
Arm J— Arg. a Bend between two cotifes engr. Sab. Creft— oat of a palifadoed coronet Arg. a
Stag's head, Or.
Oa
so
MERTONCtJLtEOBi
On a white marble tablet againft the fouth weft pillar under the Tower.
« S. M.
-**^'^* RiCHARDI LYDALt, M. D.
Lydall.
ex antiqua familia de Liddefdale prope Curobriae confinia oriundi : Qui Academiae vix prius nomen dedit qaam Militiae, Miles ut Regi, Medicus ut Patrias infervlret, Willifio comes, par Scientia ; et fi ipfe voluifTet, fami : Teftamento Fifteri fui plufquam obfecutus, Templo huic adornando opes aeque impendit fibi in fidem commifTas ac dono datas ; pari fide ac munificentia Curator idem et Patronus. Longa interpofita annorum ferie in Cuftodiam banc a Sociis bis eleftus ; ut mireris tanta exceptum fuifle veneratione juvenum, tanto amore fenem. Ad dignitatem diu meritam tandem eveftus, tanta adminiftravit prudentia, ut ihvidia ragaciflime malevoU quod infimulet fruftra qugerat. Obiit Mar. 5. - C ^tatis 84.
^'^'^^ I Salutis 1703-4."
Arms— Az, a Saltier Or ; over all on a Fe/Te of the laft, three Pellets.
On large black gravcftones.
" Hie ^'^* una cum cbarifiimo conjuge jacet
-^^'"'^ Sara,
^^°*''^' Filia Richardi Zouch, LL. D.
Uxor Richardi Lydall, M. D.
hujus Collegii nuper Cuftodis ;
cui
denam peperit fobolem,
quinque £lios, et totidem iilias,
quorum
Johannes et Alanus,
Sara et Catharina
hie juxta requiefcunt.
Obiit Feb. xxiii,.
A-««. J E>Q.mi*i» Mpccxii. ^''"^ I iEtatis Lxxii."
Here
M E)R(T;ON C p L L E G Ei
31
•* Here J2
Near the Remains of his firft Wife
Catherine Daughter of Dr. Lydall
who died Dec. y^ 16, A. D. 1705
Lieth
The Body of T H 0 M A s W E s T, M. D.
Fellow pf the College of Phyficians,
4nd formerly Fellow of this College,
who departed this Life
the Seventeenth Day of Auguft
in the year of our Lord
1738,
aged feventy years.
Without a Pang tranflated ftrait to Heav'n,
And fcarceiy feeling when the ftroke was giv'n.
As if well fkill'd in every lenient Art,
Thyfelf hadft fmooth'd Deftruftion's painful dart,
Didft thou difcover where this tranfient Span
Was ended f where immortal Life began ?
But foon the wondrous Change thou ftialt perceive.
No longer call'd the wretched to relieve.
Thy Science ufelefs, and tliy Worth approv'd,
Shall tell thee th^t from Earth thou art remov'd.**
XXXVI.
West,
On large white graveftones.
*• Hie jacet Eliz. Lydali. ob. Jul. 31, 1673."
" GvL. Lewis M.D, Ob. 4 Ap.
1772. ^t. 58.*'
XXZTItv
Eliz. Lydall, XXXVIII. Lewis*
On fmall white marble graveftones.
•' Barbara Charlotte Nevi
died
Oa. 27, 1777
aged
5 years and 9 months.
Of fuch is the Kingdom of
God.**
" H. J.
Joannes Lydall, M.B.
bujus Coll. Soc. Hlius natus lecundo^
Ric. Lydall i.uper Cuftbdis,
Obiit Nov. 29,
A""° i Sal. 1711,"
•'M. S.
JoHANNlS LUFFE
Medicinae Profeflbris Regii. Obiit 7° Sept.
Anno
{ Salut. 1698 I ^tat. 53."
*' In Memory of
Mrs. Elinor. Beaver
(Relia of Mr. Edw^. Beaver
late Reftor of Wickham
in Harapfhire).
who died
April y* 7''' 1721
aged 62."
XXXIX.
Nevi.
XL.
Lyffe.
XL p. JOH.
Lydall;
XL I I.
Beaveiu
Oa
M
M i. ^^ r ^> M C O L ju E
Oh U^^ld\tiek p^fHiCUiiM.
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non nalla^ etur. i:-
quin bre
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M
TON COLLEGE.
33
Near the Tc ;h door, on an oval tablet agalnft the wall.
" M. S.
Imitare quem legis, Viator,
virum doflum, modeilum, probum
Deo hominibufque charum,
Nathanaelem Wight. i Dllegium Portionifta primum, dein Soclus,
XLVIl. WlOHT.
\ iemiam Procurator, Ecclefiam Prefbyter, egregie adornavit ; fqu€ triftiflimutn dcfiderium reliquit, Julii 22 -^tatis fuae 41, Domini 1682 ''
Anno ■<
Arms— Sable on a C r^ Or, between three Flagons wiih fpouts Arg. as many Martlets of the Field. Cr— Demi-Savage, on his left (houldcr a Club proper, holding in his right an Oak- branch V' .
On a fmall black graveftone : ' >Jath. Wight Julii zz A, D. 1682. '*
On a lar black graveftone near the fouth door.
c fitus eft josEPHUs Watk/nson, a. M.
ex antiqua familia apud Wakefield
in comitatu Eborancenfi oriundus j
a Schola Weftmonafterienfi
Collegii h'jjufce Portionifta,
deinde Socius afcitus :
ir ad normam a Mertono ftatutara
probus, humiiis, pacificus ;
omnium Virtutum choro Societatem
recreavit domi,
foras honeftavit.
i humanioribus Uteris varius et e'egans,
in Theologia doftus et difertus,
quas a Deo dotes feliciter expendit
in inftituenda juventute
affiduus aliquando Tutor,
in Parcchice cura
Paftor ad extremum vigilantiflirous.
( ■ • nno Domini mdccxx. ^tatis fua; xxxvii."
Arms— a Cher between three Garbs. Creft— on a wreath a Mullet.
On the ' ift fide of the north aile, againft the wall. " H. J. S. Henricus Jackson, A. M. qui ^ iis Chrifti Chorista p.rimas literas haufit, in hac eafdem auxit Clericus, CoUegio Novoperfecit Capellanus, Londini in Templarios utriufque Hofpitii in Sacris LetSlor, Et Ecclef; Cath. D. Pauli Canonicus duodecimus Minor, ar liorem dignitatem merendo folum ambiit. ^ Divina: Har mix quam optime calluit, voce plurimum corft
E
XLVIII,
Watkis
SOH,
32
MERTON COLLEGE.
On large black graveftones.
XL I II.
Rob. Skinner.
XLIV.
Tho. Skinner
" H. S. E.
RoBERTus Skinner,
Filius Math^i Skinner
Servientis ad Legem,
et hujufce.Civitatis
Recordatoris.
Obiit quarto die Ap:ilis A D. 1728
Anno ^tatis feptimo
Qui fpe quam annis proveftior
optimae indolis indicia
tanquam tenera: plantulae folia
ubertim edidit,
non nullas etiam tulit propagines
quin brevi decerptus
id fuis folum reliquit
ominari
qoam dulcis foret maturior meffis
tales cum fuerint primitiae.
Hie etiam cum Fratris cineribus fuos mifcet
Georgius Filius alter Marth^i Skinner
qui obiit 1°'. dieNovembiis, A. D. 1728.
Anno aetaiis fecundo."
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Maria |
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una cum Filio ejus |
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'** Hie juxta fratram cineres deponit fuos
Thomas Skinner,
MATHiEi Skinner, unius Servientium
Domini Regis ad Legem,
Et Comitatus Palatini Ceftriae
Capitalis Juftitiarii
Filius.
Mira in Parentes Pietate, in Amicos Amorc,
in omnes Benevolentia irifignitus.
Qui Puer apud Weftmonafterienfes
fub optimo Magiftro liberaliter inftitutus.
In Collegium divi johannis Baptiftae
fe tranftulit ;
ubiScientiammultiplicemfeliciterconfecutus
Annum vicefimum vix expleverat,
cum fuis luftuofe, graviter omnibus,
Febrii vi confumptus eft.
Odobris die 28, Anno Domini 1743.
Juvenis,
Quicunque hunc lapidem intueris,
Ne quod breves, huic labores credas irritos,"
Nee cedas idcirco tuis ;
Finem Studiorum optimum libi
Proponentibus, vita non eripitur,
fed Mors donatur praemium."
Arms — Az. a Lion rampant guardant Arg between ten plates all within a bordure of the fecond. — Holland.
Sepulchrum
Johannis Robinson, S. T. P.
hujus Collegii Cuftodis
Viri
Integritate vitae, candore morum,
Ambitionis faftidio, honeftae famae ftudio
Speftabilis ;
Qui juvenilibus pene annis,
Concordibus Sociorum vctis expetltus,
Rara felicitate privatam gratiam,
Principali in loco, et folieita difciplinae cura
lUcbatam retinebat ;
Spem nunquam mentitus, nifi praemature moriens
Annos Natus xlv, A. D. mdcclix.
Fratri
Unanimi et bene mercnti
Thomas Robinson S. T. P.
Collegii quondam Socius.
P."
Near
MERTON COLLEGE. 33
Near the fouth door, on an oval tablet againft the wall,
" M. S.
Imitare quem legis, Viator, XLVii,
virum dodlum, modellum, probum Wiqht.
Deo hominibufque charum,
Nathanaelem Wight.
Qui Collegium Portionifta primum, dein Soclus,
Academiam Procurator, Ecclefiam Prefbyter,
egregie adornavit ;
lifque triftiffimum dcfiderium reliquit,
Julii 22
. ( ^tatis (ax 4.1,
Anno < r\ ■ ■ ^o >.
I Domini 1682 '
Arms— Sable on a Chevron Or, between three Flagons with fpouts Arg. as nr-.any Martlets of the Field, Creft — A Demi-Savage, on his left (houlder a Club proper, holding in hii right an Oak- branch Vert.
-On a fmall black graveftone : *' Nath. Wight Julii 22 A. D. 1682.'*
On a large black graveftone near the fouth door. xlvih:
° " Watkir
*' HJc fitus eft josEPHUs Watkinson, A. M. sow.
ex antiqua familia apud Wakefield in comitatu Eborancenfi oriundus j a Schola W^eftmonafterienii Collegii hujufce Fortionifta, deinde Socias afcitus i Vir ad normam a Mertono ftatutam probus, humiiis, pacificus ; omnium Virtutum choro Societatem recreavit domi, foras honeftavit. In bumanioribus Uteris varius et e'egans, in Theologia dodus et difertus, quas a Deo dotes feliciter expendit in inftituenda juventute alfiduus aliquando Tutor, in Parochi^ cura Paftor ad extremum vigilantiflimus, Obiit Anno Domini mdccxx. ^tatis fuse xxxvii."
Arms — a Chevron between three Garbs. Creft— on a wreath a Mullet,
A.CK- SON,
On the weft fide of the north aile, againft the wall.
*• H. J. S. T
Henricus Jackson, A. M. *' ^^„
qui ^dis Chrifti Chorista priraas literas haufit,
in hac eafdem auxit Clericus,
in CoUegio Novoperfecit Capellanus,
Londini inter Templarios utriufque Hofpitii in Sacris Le£lor,
Et Ecclefias Cath. D. Pauli Canon icus duodecimus Minor,
ampllorem dignitatem merendo folum ambiit.
Divinae Harmoniae quam optime calluit, voce plurimum contulit
E Noil
• LD.
34 MERTON COLLEGE.
Non minus muJtifaria eruditione fpccTlabilis,
Fide purus, Ingenio admodum feftivus,
Principibus i'a'i a;vi Theologis ct Legum.peritis charui,
Ad alendos quatuor Scholares, Oxoni.L- natos,
vicina prxdia apud Littlemore et Yarnto^ Mertonenfibus legavlt.
Obiit V Kal. Nov. An. Dom. mpcc.xxv 1 1. ./£t. liu."
Arms—Gules, a FefTe between three ShoveHers Arg.
On a large black graveftone.
I. •« Hic jacet ** Hie etiam fita eft
Hen. tj t AA/f MariaJackson
*""• Henricus Jackson A. M. i\/r lj • •
Jackson •' Mater Henna
and Qiji obiit Oa. xxrtt° mdccxxvii. Obiit April xu°. mdccxi.
Mar. ^tat. liu." ^tat. lvi."
Jackson
Againft the wall on the weft fide of the north atle, on a brafs plate.
X.J. •• FR«co ; YARNOLDO : IN : ARTIBUS : Mro;
Yarn. COLLEGII : MERTONENSIS : SACELLANO;
COLLEGA : Th: Pius SACR^ ; THEOLOGI^: BACCALAVREVS: POSVIT.
flfE P IV S MORIEREPIVS
UD^i'^rh Sji; -t3NQ:3 -it
ONHEKE : TAP : APN0AA02 : ©NHTON AIDE : SHMATI : S^MA :
znsAN : AEi : a' apethn : etma0ihisite AinE.
AST : ANIMA : EX : VNDIS -. RECTO : PETIT : ^THERA : CVRSV: SIC : MELIORE : SVI : PARTE : SYPERSTES : ERIT.
Moritur in flumine vulgo (ISubpe locfee) Jun. 18° 1587." On a large white marble graveftone.
** Here licth the Body
Of Elizabeth Clayton y= Wife of James Clayton Efq"",
and Daughter of S'. Richard Grobham Howe
of Wifhford in the County of Wilts Baronet
who died April y^^ 1681."
[Arms — Sable an Owl Arg, on a chief dancettee of the fecond a Label Gu. Impal. Er-
Hotut* mine a Fefle between three Wolves heads couped Sab. Crell — on a wreath an Eagle's head couped, party per fefle dancettee Arg. and Sab.
On
MERTON COLLEGE,
15
On fmall white gravcftones.
*' Here lieth the Body Of Ann Clayton
Daughter of James Clayton Efc[;
who dyed April v= i j
1680."
" Here
lie the Bodyes
of Mary Luffe the elder
who died y' 28 of June 1678
"Ann Martin decef. June y* 9, 1669."
"WittiAM Martin decef. March y' 9 1665."
"William Martin decef. May y' 23, 1669."
and Mary Luffe the younger
who died June y' 30, 1680
the Daughters of John Luffb
Dr in Phyfick
and Anne his Wife.''
Againft the wall on one fide of the north door.
" H. S. E.
Antonius Wood
Antiquarius.
Ob. 28 Nov. A°. 1695 act. 64."
Arms — Or a Wolf pafTant Sab. ung. and lang. Gu. and a chief of the fecond. Crert — Out of a Mural Coronet Gules a Wolf's head Sable, collared Arg.
Ei>MUND Martin, M. D. fometime Warden, who was interr-ed in this Church July 7, 1709, ordered by his laft will no monument or memorial to be ereded for him— a rare exemplar of modefty ! (77) ]
" M. s.
Tho. Francisci Bullock
hujus CoUegii Commenfalis
nat. Jan. xxii A. D. mdcclix
obiit die viii Apr.
A. D. MDCCLXXVI.
Abftulit atra dies, et funere merjtt acerbo".
Liir.
Anh
Clay-
TOK, LIV.
1. W.
Martik.
LV.
2. W.
Martik.
LVI.
Ann Martin,"
LVII.
Luffe."
LVIII.
BvL.
LOCK, LIX.
Wood,'
As for the monuments that remain, which are in the north part of the church, and belong to thofe that died in the parifh, I fhall remember in my Survey of Oxford, when I come to fpeak of this Church as a Parifh Church j and in the mean while take notice of thofe few Arms and feneftral Infcrip- tions, that have been lately remaining.
In the weft window of the fouth part of the Church, (which was put up [141 7] at the charges of John Kempe, Archbiihop of Canterbury, as the in- fcription therein did once Ihew) is the pidure of the Founder of this Col- lege, and under him this written :
j©rate jiro anima m^lmi tit ipertoti, dpiktip, 5Roff* f untrator iHiiijj CoUegii tt CanceHarii quonoam aitglie*
The fame was written in all the windows of the Church, or outward Chapel (as they call it) except the north and fouth windows. In the fouth window thefe arm* :
Quarterly— [Firft and fourth] Gul. a Lion ramp. Or, [armed and langued Az.— Thomas Arundel. Fitz Alan of] Arundell, Abp of Cant. [Second and third] Checq. Or, and Az. [the Warren* whole encompalTed with a bordure engr. Arg,]
(77) [Rawlinfon's MS in Bodl. Lib.]
E z Quarterly
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Fr.\3En. Quarterly— France and England. , ., , , r>
Courtney. Or, three Torteuxes, a label of three points Gu. each charged with three plates. Courtney^
Clan, Or, three Ci:evronsGuI. Clare (78).
In the firfl: window, that looketh toward the eaft, in the faid Ibuth part or aile of the Church, was fometime the pifture of a man in a gown, kneel- ing, with a hood on his Ihoulders, and his crown fhaved, with this written in a fcroll over his head :
il>rate pro bono Ifatu lHogm (IDan0 m J)anc fcneffiam (78)
He was Fellow of this houfe in the reign of Hen. IV, and afterward Chap- lain to Hen. V and VI. (79)
The fecond window was put up, as I fuppofe, by John Ford, another Fellow in the reign of Hen. iV ; where bis piflure was in the fame pofture as that in the firft window.
The firft window, that looketh to the eaft, in the north part of the Church, was put up by Rich. Baron (80) and Rob. Stoneham, Fellows here in the reigns of Rich. II, and Hen. IV. Over the head of the firft, . who is kneeling with his formalities on him, was this in a fcroll : Orate pro bono ffatu tpagiffri K* ^» quontiam S>of* —
The fecond window there, which is next to the Tower, was put up by John Mahu, in which were the pidlures of two men kneeling j the firft in a garment worn in the reign of Hen. IV ; the other in a habit of a Mafter of Arts, with his crown fhaved j and thefe in fcrolls over their heads. £)rate pro 3o§anne .^a§u patre £pagiffri |o6amn0 ^agu» Ct pro eotiem i^agillro Biobannc ^ocio Sutu0 CoUegii t^ox gant U^ iielfram Qcri fcttt (8i)*
The weft window, in the north part of the Church, was given by Vin- cent Wyking, fometime Fellow, but then, or about that time. Vicar of St. Peter's church in the eaft, as the inlcription did alfo fometime ftiew (82).
(78) [Of this Houfe, after fome fmall time Az. and fjr the great refpeft the College
of the endowment of it, there was one Bogs owed to that family did fet up their arms in
di Clare (kin to the earls of Glocefter) v.-ho many places of the College, befides in the
gave to it the Church of St. Peter's in the Chancel of St. Peter's in the eaft, the cha-
eaft, Oxon, the CKapel of Wolvercote, pels of Wolvercote and Holywell. (Aath,
and the Chapel and LordOiip of St. Crofs, MSS in Bodl. Lib. Ballard.)]
(now known by the name of Holyweli) with (79) {Roger Gatis admiff. Soc. regn. Ric,
all the appurtenances and liberties there- II. (ex vet. Catal )]
unto belonging, which he held of the gift of (80) {Richardut Barcn deditCqlL-duo Can-
K. Hen. Ill, and were valued yearly at 40!. delabra argentea. (Ibid.)]
per an. — The faid Bogo de Clare, and others (81) {Johannes Mayhiie, adfcit in CoIL
of that name, were fo great Benefaftors to this regn. Hen. IV, dedit xxl. ad ufum Ecclefiae.
Houfe, that it is fuppofed the College imi- (Ibid )]
tated them in bearing of their Arms: for (82) [1433 ^/»rf»/ ^/i/w^ fet up and gave
whereas the Clares bare Or, three Chevrons the north window in the noith aile joining to
Gu. the College bore the fame, only coun- the Chancel of St. Peter's in the eaft. (Auth,
terchanging the Chevrons per pale Gu. and MSS Bodl. Lib. Ballard.)
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I HAVE obferved in my reading, that thofe printed authors that occafion- ally make mention of the UnivciTity of Oxford, and the feveral Houfes of learning therein, do attribute t!ie Foundation of this to the piety of King Alfred, and fome alfo the Reftoration, making thereby the place more ancient than its time. So that feveral having been pofTeft with a belief of it, have been fo fledfafb in, as to maintain a public controverfy about it. But at length, after my curious fearch into obfcure fcripts to fatisfy myfelf in this matter, (having been carried away alfo with the like perfuafion) I find that the origin of this report, that hath fo much deluded authors, is no ancienter than the time of K. Richard II : for then it was that this Hall or Collese being much entangled in law fuits with one Edmund Frauncis, a citizen of London, concerning divers lands and tenements in and near Oxford, the members thereof did (as 'tis faid) put up a petition (i) in French to the parliament, fitting in the feventh year of the faid King, to the end, as I fuppofe, that they might find mercy and relief. And that they might ef- feftually bring their defigns to pafs, they tell the members of parliament in their petition, that forafmuch that St. John of Beverley, St. Bede, Ri- chardus Armachanus, and many other famous Dodlors and Clerks, had been Students or Scholars of the fame Hall, of which their petitioners were, they would for that reafon favour them and the flate of their Houfe the more ; &c.
The copy of this petition, which is in the Tower of London,^ I have not yet ken, but another, written in parchment, remaining in this College Treafury, I have, and feems to me to be authentical •, I mean, to be written in the faid King's reign •, but for the truth of that pafiage therein, that St. John of Beverley, St. Bede, &c. had been Scholars of this Houfe, I altoge- ther deem it to be a fable, knowing very well (as I have elfewhere told you) that no part of the fite or precin6ls of this College now in being, was bought in for the ufe of the Scholars of Mafter William of Durham, or any elfe, till the reign of K. Edward III, and that the Univerfity had no intereft within the faid precindts, only fo far as to put in or out certain Principals of Halls or Townfmens' houfes that flood therein.
This then being the report of this imagined piece of antiquity, (which was by many, not knowing in Hiftories, received for a truth) it followed, that when this College v/as built quadrangular, in the time of K. Henry VI, that order fhould be taken to fet up in fome of the windows thereof the picture of St. John of Beverley, with an infcription under him to fhew that he was of this Houfe : Alfo that the pidure of K. Alfred Ihould be placed in them, and an infcription under him, to Ihew that he was either the Founder or Reftorer thereof.
(i) In fafcic. Pbtitiomvm Parliam, 7 Rich. 11, in Turri Lond^
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So that in after times tliefe monuments being obferved by ftrangers, gave occafion to authors to fpeak, in the fcveral books that they publifhed, of the great antiquity of this place -, namely, among the reft, William Harrifon in his *'Dercription of England,' (2) in the beginning of (^ Elizabeth, Thomas Key in his * Aflertion of Oxford's Antiquity' (3), Brian Twyne in his ' Apologie' (4), and others; and withal to make them conclude, that if St. John of Beverley had ftudied here, it muft needs follow that K. Alfred did rather reftore than found this Houfe. Nay, and to carry them and others away with a belief, that after K. Alfred's time, this Houfe, fuffering great mifery by the often incurfions of the Danes, laid in a manner defolate till it was recovered with the benefaflion of Mr. William of Durham.
It muft alfo be remembered, that thefe opinions having been fettled in. the minds of fome men, it pleafed the Univerfity (probably upon the fame account) in an Epiftle (5) to Pope Eugenius IV, written in commendation of Mr. Richard Wytton, lately Mafter of this Houfe, about the year 1441, to ftile it ' Collegium antiquius Univerfitatis Oxon,' and in two or three more (6) to other perfons, their 'Senior Filia,' but whether upon an opinion of its great antiquity beforementiorred, or that it was the firft endowed houfe among them, (which is alfo falfe) I cannot at prefent refolve.
But all thefe matters, with many more, being not able to convince a cu- rious fearcher into venerable antiquity, efpecially one that decides all memo- rabies by time and chronology, whereby he difcovers authors to trip in their connexion of things, we muft proceed to Record that lies not, from which I do not doubt but that we ftiall eafily find, that this Houfe had its origin from the benefa(5lion of William of Durham, (7) and that the prefent fite of this place was moftly bought in, when Edward III reigned.
However, before I proceed to make mention of thefe matters, I muft firft tell you that John Stow and Ralph Holinftied are pleafed to fay in their refpedtive Chronicles, (8) that one William Caerliph, Bifhop of Durham, was the original Founder of this place, about the middle of the reign of William the Conqueror, which perhaps may be the reafon why fome have written that it was frequented by Scholars about the Conqueft timej of which matter I having feen nothing elfewhere, either in public authors or private writings (notwithftanding the former of the faid authors faith that he had feen it written in a manufcript containing the Ads of the Biftiops of Durham •, which book (9) alfo (I know not whether the very fame) I have perufed, but cannot find any fuch matter) I ftiall not aver it for a truth.
Secondly, that we have had divers authors, and thofe of good repute
^2) Lib. ii, cap. 3. ing Will, of Durham the true Founder; and
(5) Edit. Lend. 1568, et 1574. anfwering all their arguments who afcribe it
(4) Apol. pro Antiq. Univerf.^ Oxon. to King Alfred. By William Smith, Rcftor lib. ii, Se(5t. 139. of Malfonby, and above twelve years Senior
(5) In Lib. Epistolar. Univers. Ox- Fellow of that Society. Newcallle upon ON. F. fol. 58, b, Epift. 150. Tyne, 1728, 8vo.]
(6) Ibid. Epift. 160, i6(, 162, Stc. (8) In Will. Conq. &c.
<7) £See Annals of Univ. College, prov- (9) MS. inter Cot, Laud In Bib. Bodl.
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among fome, that have attributed the Endowment or Reftoration of this place to two Perfons -, that is to fay, to William of Durham, Archdeacon of Durham, and to William Shirwoode, Chancellor of Lincoln, which breedeth no fmall confufion among hiftorians ; as for example, firft, John Roufe the Warwick Antiquary, who fai[h(io) that: the faid William of Durham or Deorham, Archdeacon of Durham, fometime Fellow of this Hall, endowed it ; which William, according to Matthew Parys, (as he further faith) who names him Williamus de Dunelm, died in his return from Rome an. 1249: Secondly, John Leland, who attributes (1 1 ) this work to the charity of William Shirwoode, and that after he had fpent a certain time in foreign ftudies, as at Paris and elfewhe.e, was after his return into England, made Chancellor of Lincoln, but yet miftrulling fomcwhat of his firname, doth apologize for himfelf, by telling us that ancient wri- ters were moft negligent in delivering the firnames of men, by writing either the chriflian name only, or the dignity they enjoyed, confounding thereby pofterity in the enquiry after the hiltory of men. In which part (as he fur- ther adds) Roger Bacon hath erred, (12) who applauding the worth of the faid Shirwoode by faying that he was wifer than Albertus magnus, and that nobody was greater in philofophy than he, ftiles him William, Chancellor of Lyncoln. He alfo further fhews unto us that Matthew Parys tells us, in the reign of Hen. Ill, that William of Durham (Re6tor af Weeremude) was at Rome, and that he was cleded to the Archbifhoprick of Rouen, but in his return thence died an. 1249, and was buried in the church of his fee* But him our author is not fo bold as to affirm the fame with William Shir- woode i for the refpeftive year of their deceafe meeting together caufeth him to believe (though but upon a naked conjefture) that Matt. Parys mutually took (though Icfs proper) his firname from Durham, of which he was Archdeacon.
Thus in effedt Leland. John Bale (13) faith nothing of this work in the life of William Shirwoode, only that he fhewed great piety by endeavouring to recall the Scholars of Oxford, that were excommunicated and difperfed upon the outrage committed againft Otho the Pope's Legate •, neither alfo doth Jo. Pitfeus, becaufe Bale is filent ia it, for whatfoever Bale doth deli- ver, he hath unreafonably ftolen, without any acknowledgement (but rather fcorn) to the author. However this I muft note, that in his Appendix (14) to his book ' De illuftribus Anglise fcriptoribus,' he doth fay fomething of William of Durham, but nothing of his benefadlion to this place, being the fame that he writes (if equally viewed and compared) with that which he de- livers of William Shirwoode in the body of his work, making them thereby one and the fame perfon.
Thus you have briefly the minds of feveral authors concerning the perfoni
(10) InHisT.fuadeRegibusjMS.p. n6. (13) Cent. 4. nu. 9.
(iiyin torn. 4. Collect, MS p, 199. (14) Csnt 2^
(12) In opere teriio ad Clem. Pap. iv. MS cap. 2.
before
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beforementioned, and more in all probability you might have, if the lealt fearch were made -, but, omitting tliem at this time, I fhall proceed to that which is found recorded among the Muniments of this Houfe, which ge- nerally ftile this perfon, that we have mentioned, William of Durham, and William, Archdeacon of Durham, without the leafl: hint of Shirwood, or any other name.
The faid William therefore deceafing an. 1249, left in the hands of his executors three hundred and ten marks, to the end that with the revenues ifluino- thence ten or eleven or twelve Mafters, or more, fhould be fuftained and relieved (15) in the Schools of Oxford. The executors delivered the faid fum thereupon to the Chancellor and Mafters of the Univerfity, that they might difpofe of it according to his will ; the which, after they had received, they lent it out to Scholars upon pledges given in, and ufe paid at the return thereof, to the end that with the intereil the faid number of Ma- fters might be fuftained.
This way of improving continued feveral years, as divers fcripts (hew. One is an Epiftle (16) of Adam de Marifco, Archdeacon of Oxford, to Richard de S. Agatha, Chancellor of this Univerfity, about the year 1256, whereby the faid Adam intreateth him, that he would lend forty pounds of the money of Mr. William of Durham, bequeathed by him for charitable ufes, to Mr. Simon de Valencinis, or Valentinis, Canon of the cathedral church of Lincoln ; which, as 'tis probable, they did, and received intereft for it, as they did from other perfons.
But in the mean time they, the Chancellor and Mafters, purchafed, as op- portunity ferved, certain tenements in Oxford, efpecially fuch that were inhabited by Clerks, becaufe the rent proceeding from them was far larger than that from ordinary houfmg. They were not wanting alfo to advance the revenue of the faid money, and though fometimes the fum that they lent was fmall, yet they never abated one farthing for the intereft.
The firft tenements that they purchafed with the faid money were Little Univerfity Hall, Brafenofe Hall, Drowda Hall, and fifteen ftiillings; an- nual rent iffuing from two tenements in the parifti of St. Peter in the eaft, and no other, that I can yet find, till after the 7th of Edw. I, Dom. ii79> as an inquifition (17) then taken, concerning the giving and fale of lands and tenements in and near Oxford ftieweth. j.i.yiL.ir t'.. • ii i cj
At length the Chancellor and Mafters of the Univerfity, being defiroiis to have the will of the faid benefa6tor fettled, and they and their fuccefiors freed from the care which was incumbent upon them, and likely To to. be till a fettlement was made, refolved out of hand to put a conclufion there* unto. Wherefore certain Mafters, deputed by the venerable. Regents, (18) meeting together, an. 1280, (8 Ed. L) or thereabouts, being the year when
: , ; • •• i'l.v ..0.
(ig) Ut In quadam veteri membrana in (17) Rot. geo. inqiuirj't..6 ae/i^fEd- I«itt Thes. hujus Coil, fub figillo Univeif. Oxon. Turk<i Lond. ,; ;,i;' .1 '
(16) Inter Epistolas Adamide Marifco .(18) Ut in eadera membrana utfupra. MS in 3iB. Bod. et Cotton.
Mr.
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Mr. Henry de Stanton was Chancellor, to make inquifition into the will of the laid Mr. William, Archdeacon of Durham, how the money was be- llowed, and what was become of the remainder (for it was thirty years fince the faid William died) ; they found, that he had left the aforefaid money for the number which is before mentioned towards their reliefj that the Univer- fity had borrowed part of the remainder, being then an hundred pounds and ten marks, for their own affairs, and the other part let out to certain perfons, of which nothing was then reftored.
Thefe matters the deputed Matters (or Delegates) taking into their confi-" deration, ordered, that of the goods or revenues which had been already bought of the aforefaid 310 marks, four Matters of good learning and man- ners, who had ruled in arts, ttiould be ele(5ted under this form following : (19)
" The Chancellor, with the Matters in Divinity called to him, fhall, after they have firft confented together, call certain Matters of other faculties, whom they think fit to be called; and thofe Matters, with the Chancel- lor, fhall by the faith and truth that they are obliged to the Univerfity, choofe, from thofe that ttiall offer to live by the revenues aforefaid, four Matters whom they think mott apt, according to their confciences, to pro- fit in the holy church, and fuch that have not, from elfewhere, wherewith they might live honeftly in the ttate of Matterfhip -, and for the future the fame way of eleftion fhall be obferved, unlefs the faid four, who are futt^ained, be called from the faid charity to eledion with the aforefaid Matters. Of which fourj one fliall be a priett at the leatt, and each ttiall receive annually for their futtenance fifty fhillings of the revenues that are already bought. One of the faid four alfo, together with a Matter ruling in arts aflifting him, fhall keep and overfee the revenues already bought, and procure the buying of others, and order the affairs, advance and execute them, and fhall be a Procurator, and fhall receive fifty ttiillings yearly, more than the fifty ttiil- lings allowed him, if the faid revenues can by his good hufbandry arife to fo much."
" The faid four Matters alfo inhabiting together, fhall hear Divinity, and if they can, or it feemeth expedient to them, the Decrees or Decretals. * Qiii etiam quantum ad modum vivendi et addifcendi fe gerenr, ficut eis per ali- quos idoneos et expertos viros (fo goes on the form) a Cancellario deputatos dicetur. Si vero aliquem a prastata perceptione amoveri debere contingat ; fuper hoc Cancellarius cum Magiftris Theologize habeat potettatem.' The faid Procurator, with his aflittant the Regent Matter, fhall with the faith and truth aforefaid, take care about the reparation of the faid Matters' houfes, and give all diligence he can that the money not rettored, viz. the locl. and ten marks, be colleded, which he fliall caufe to be put into one chett ap- pointed for the keeping of the faid money ; of which chett the Chancellor Ihall have one key, the faid Procurator another, and the third a Matter which the Prodors of the Univerfity fhould decree mott fit. And the money
(19) Ut in ead. membrana ut fupra,
F b^ing
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beinn- colkfled, it lliall not be lawful for any to depute it to other ufes than to th^at which was in the laft will of the teftator •, and as foon as other rents fliould be bought, the number and exhibition of IMafters fhould be encreafed. And this moreover the faid deputed Matters ordained, that the houfes be- longing to the faid four Matters, fliould not become Schools, unlefs with their confents.".
Thus far in effefi: the faid form or orders (under the Univerfity feal of crreen wax) which for feveral years were carefully obferved, till mixed with, and remitted chiefly into certain ftatutes or orders afterwards given to them.
This then being the firft fettlement that was made for the Exhibitioners of Mr. Will, of Durham, who before lived in feveral halls, and received the faid benefaction, as an accidental exhibition, to encourage them in their ttudies ; the Univerfity about that time (namely 1280) did appoint for them a place' to live in and inhabit together-, but where it was, or by what name it w^as called, I find not as yet, or whether they lived in Little Univerfity Hall in School-ftreet, Brafenofe, or Drowda^-Hall, or in a private tenement hired at a cheap rate.
But wherefoever this place was, it matters not much, for their revenues were not only increafed within a few years after the faid orders were publilhed, by the purchafing of other rents in Oxford, and the fuburbs thereof, bnt alVo with the benefaftion of one Gilbert Yngleberd, who, as a memoir (20) in the Statutes of this College now in ufe faith, endowed the College with certain pofiTeflions about the year 1290, whofe charge and ordination doth not bind the College to eled Graduats Fellows, as from the charter alfo of his benefaftion is evident.
Two years . after that gift, namely an. 1292, the Univerfity gave to the faid Matters or Scholars formal (21) Statutes, whereby they fhould be go- verned, which continuing in ufe till an. 131 1, the Univerfity then gave to them others (22) under their common feal (this little Society having not a feal of their own, nor had they as I guefs, till about the 40th Edw. Ill, they obtained the feal of the Dean of Chriftianity, or the Court Chrittian (23), of Oxford to be put to them) which Statutes, with certain ordinations, (24) made about 3 Rich. 11, continuing in force till the year 1475 •, (by which time the number of Fellows and Scholars was increafed) the Univerfity then, and three years after, (25) added more j moft of all which continue in force to this day.
In the year 13 19, which was about eight years after the fecond Statutes were given to them, one Philip Beverley, S. T. P. Redor of Kangham or
(20) Lib. Statut. p. 24. (23) Dean of Chriftianity. v. Somner
(21) In Lib. Sen. Proc. B. fol. 87. b. et Notes on the X fcript.
JuN. D. fol. 76. et in Lib. Statut. hujus V. Antiq^ Cant. Court Chriftlan.
Coll. p. 6. [V. Kennec's Paroch. AntiQ; Gloss.]
(22) In BetD ut fupra, et Lib. Statut, (24) In Lib. Statut. hujus Coll. p. J. p. 4. et in TuRRE Scholarum in pyx. II. (25) Ibid. p. 31, 39.
nu. 10.
Cayng-
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Cayngham, (fometlmes (26) written Phil. Yngleberd) gave to this Society- lands in Paghel in Holdernefs, one Rood in Kangham, and lands in other places, for the maintenance of two Fellows more, who were to be of the town of Beverley, or of Holdernefs, or of the towns adjoining the faid places. And if there were none thence capable, then were they to be chofen according to the difcretion of the Society. This perfon feems to have been one that did formerly partake of the charity of Mr. William of Durham, and to be tiie fame that was in his time accounted the moft fubtle Ariftotelian in the Univerfity. (27)
The King's mortmain, with liberty given to Ph. de Beverley to give lands to the College, bears date 11 Edw. Ill, 7 Feb. 1336. (28}
In the 7 Edw. Ill, one Robert de Replyngham, Chancellor of York, gave 3C0I to purchafe lands for the maintenance of other Fellows, who were to receive fix marks annually for their diet, and the reft for clcathing and fhoes. But thefe gifts have been long fmce loft, eipecially this laft, which one Peter de Langton undertook to recover but could not.
As for the beftowing the remainder of the money, of which certain fums were yet left, the Procurator was not wanting to obtain advantageous pur- chafes for the faid Mafters or Scholars. The chiefeft of which (after the faid Statutes in 13 11 were given) was that large tenement of Richard de Tekene, and others, (29) purchafed in the 6th of Edw. Ill, Dom. 1332, being then called Selverne Hall, before (and fometimes about that time) Spycer's Hall, and in the reign of Hen. Ill, called Durham hall, fituate and being, in the Great Street in St. Mary's parilh. This tenement, the reader muft underftand, to be the firft of thofe that the Society took, to make and enlarge a manfion for them to live in ; which being pur- chafed, and they fettled therein, 'twas called the Great Univerfity Hall, be- caufe the Univerfity were patrons of it, and bigger than the little Univer- fity Hall, which they had before bought, and fometimes the Great Hall of Mr. William of Durham, becaufe purchafed with his benefaftion, and at length the Great Hall of K. Alfred, upon a fuppofal of fome extravagant and ambitious perfons that he had fettled there in his time a Society of Clerks, Not long after, this College purchafing other tenements joyning to this, called Selverne Hall, did at length pull them down, and built their College quadrangular, which ftood for the moft part till an. 1668.
Now therefore feeing that thefe things are fo, from infallible record, con- cerning Mr. William of Durham, and the endowment of the faid Mafters
(26) In Vet. Calendario huic Coll. Edw. lid's as appears by the feal. Witnefs pertinent. my hand Nov. 30, 1696, Wm. Smith, Fel-
(27) Vid. In Baleo Cent. 12. nu. 14. et low of Univ. Coll. The feal is ftill fair and in Pitf. in Append. alraoft entire.']
(28) So the original which Mr. Walker (29) In Fasc. Chartarum de tenemen- fhevs^ed me. Vid. York notes A. p. 28. tis in Farochia B. Marise et S. Joh. in py.v.
['Note, that this obfervation is a mif- Oxon, in Thesaur. hujus Coll. take, for the Charter is not Edw. Jlld's but
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or Scholars, I cannot but call to mind (for without guilt of conceal- ment can I omit it) that matter which hath mifled divers antiquaries and hiftorians, relating unto us the donation of this place by the faid Mr. Wil- liam. The thing that I mean isj that' fpurious charter kept to this day in the IVeafury of this houfc, (a copy of which is alfo among the Statutes {^o) ) which makcth the faid Mr. William to have been dead before the year 1220 ; and that in the fame year and before, this College or Hall had purchafcd all the revenues, which the Scholars thereof now enjoy by his benefadtion •, whereas a memoir (31) in the faid book of ftatutes belonging thereunto tells us, that the faid Mr. William was Archdeacon of Durham (32) an. 1280, and did then endow it with pofleiTions.
The charter begins, ' Omnibus Chrifli fidelibus ad quos prefens fcriptum pervenerit Magifter Lodovicus de Chapyrnay, Do6lor S. Theologias, Can- cellarius Univerfitatis Oxon' &:c. and dated 10 July, 4 Hen. Ill, which Is the year of our Lord 1220. The former and latter part of which you may fee in our Antiquary's Apology (33) for the antiquity of the Univerfity of Oxford : but how falfc it is may not only appear from the premilTes, but by the charter itfelf, and the matter therein contained.
Firft for the charter, which I have feveral times feen and perufed ; the hand- writing therein is not older than the time of Richard II at farthell, and I doubt not but that it was written fmce his time. Second, that the feal to it, which is that of the Univerfity, is of red wax, whereas at the time when this was dated and after, the feals to charters were generally of white pafte thickened, or of green wax. Third, that the membrane on which the char- ter is written, feemeth not to have been worked and wrought in thofe times ; my reafon for this is, becaufe it is coarfe, thick, and greafy, whereas in the reign of Hen. Ill parchment was not fo, but fine and clear. Fourth, that the ink wherewith it is written is whitifh, and feemeth to have been made after printing was invented (which then the true way of making it began to be loft) for whatfoever was written in the reign of Hen. Ill, and be- fore, feems generally, efpecially charters and evidences, to have been writ- ten of late, lo good and well made was ink in , thofe days. Fifth, that it is dated, which plainly fhews it to be in a manner falfe, for moft, if not all, charters, efpecially of fiefment, were not from the Conqueft time till about the beginning of Edw. II dated, as Sir Edw. Coke doth in fome book of his, as I remember, note.
As for the matter the faid Charter contains, [it] is altogether repugnant to the time when dated, and nothing therein m.entioned (either of the Chancellor of the Univerfity, or Mafter of this Houfe, or the feveral Halls therein re- membered) was fcarce then in being. Firft, for the Chancellor, and Mafter, Dr. Lewis Chapyrnay, and Mr. Roger de Caldwell, neither the writer hereof, or any elfe in Oxford, that he knows, ever law their natTies in any
(30) pag. 46. (32) [vVilliamof Durham was never Arch-
{31) lb, p. 24,. deacon of Durham. (Smith ut fupra,p. 179)]
. (33)Lib.U, fea. 319.
fcript
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fcript belonging to the Univerfity or this College, or the name of Dodor of Divinity in books, or evidences, of thofe times, and therefore may well be fuppofed to have been devifed. Second, that none of the faid melTuages were then purchafed, as you may partly fee before in Vv'hat I have faid in Univer- fity College fchools, where mention is made of Brafenofe, and Little Uni- verfity Hall, and alfo in what I have delivered before of this place. Nei- ther were the Halls of Staunton, St. Thomas, Ludlow, &c. purchafed for the ufe of thefe fcholars till many years after, as it fliall be fully fhewed in my Survey of the antiquity of the Town of Oxford.
But fome may fay, notwithftanding thefe allegations, that there might be a miftake in its date ; which fuppofe there had been, either for the 4th of Rich. II, or the 4th of Hen. IV, or of fome other King, why then have not the names of the faid Chancellor and Mafter occurred in the writings of the Univerfity, or this College ? And why is it faid that the executors of William of Durham did then give the faid fum of money beforementioned to the faid Chancellor and Mailers, when they had been dead an hundred years and more before the time of Rich. II ? Again alfo, fome may fay, why ihould the auchenticalnefs of the faid Charter be fcrupled, feeino-that the public feal of the Univerfity is hanging to it .? To this I make anfwer, that in the time of John Wycleve, and atter, nay in the reign of Hen. VIII, the feal being not carefully kept, as now it is, 'twas no difficult matter for any officer or perfon of account of the Univerfity to make ufe of it, as Peter Payne had done in relation to the Tellimony of Wycleve, and certain Doc- tors in the reign of Hen. VIII, as to the divorce from his Qiieen Katharine,, as you may fee in the Annals.
Truly I fear that there have been fome perfons that have been too igno- rantly bufy in driving up the antiquity of this place as to K. Alfred,%nd efpecially as to the endowment thereof by William of Durham, thinking thereby to make it the moft ancient Houfe, and the firft that hath been en*^ dowcd in the Univerfity ; yer> methinks, had they well confidcred with, themfelves, they would never have attempted fuch an abfurd matter, feed- ing that their defign might in time be difcovered, either from their own or other writings, (as now it is) notwithftanding a confiderable number con- cerning William of Durham, and of other matters, which w^uld not unlikely have fpoken truth concerning the bufinefs now in hand, have been long fince (perhaps purpofely) conveyed away and loft.
I muft here let the reader underftand that that writing which I have men- tioned in Univerfity College Schools, wherein 'tis faid that Andrew, fon of Andrew of Durham, being in pofleflion of Brafenofe Hall, was put out of it by Mr. Adam Bilet and his Scholars, feems to be forged ; for in that which I take to be true (written about 1270) 'tis faid that the beforemen- tioned Andrew held that hall or tenement of the Chancellor and Mafters of the Univerfity i but in that which I fuppofe to be forged, which is writ- ten on parchment alfo, I think that " Cancellarius et Magiftri Univerfitatis" is fcratched out, and " de Magiftro ec Sociis Collegii vocati Magna Aula
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Univerfitatis Oxon." put into its place; which Hall was then called Durham Hall, and not known by the name of Magna Aula till many years after.
The next matters alfo that the reader muft know are, i. that in many writings, belonging to this college, and to other places, written 46th Edw. Ill, and after, the Mafter and Fellows write themfelves "de Aula vel Col- legio Willielmi de Dunelm." 2. That in the old Calender or Rationale of this College, Mr. William of Durham is ftiled the Founder thus : " Ifto die" (meaning the 2d of the ides of January) " fiat mifla pro anima M''. WilHelmi de Dunelm. fundatoris hujus Collegii, et eodem die legantur Sta- t'uta, &c." and at the 8th of the ides of 06lober thus, " Ifto die fiat mifTa pro anima M". Will, de Dunelm. Fundatoris hujus Collegii, et eodem die, &;c." 3. That not a word in the faid Calender is mention made of King Alfred, but what Mr. B. Twyne wrote at or againft the 4th of the ides of Nov. being the vigil of St. Martin, Bilhop and ConfefTor, fignifying, that there (hould then be a commemoration for the faid King, founder of the Univerfity, and of this College. See more in the Annals, an. 900.
BENEFACTORS.
BUT to omit thefe .and other matters relating to the antiquity of this place, I fhall proceed to fpeak of other Benefa6bors that have given either Fellowfliips or Scholarlhips, and then to others of fmaller account, as they occur in various writings.
Walter Sicirlaw, Bifhop of Durham, procured to be given (34) to the College the Manor of Rothyng Margaret (35) in the county of EiTex, 5th Hen. IV, Dom. 1403, for the maintenance of three Fellows, always to abide and to be educated in the faid College. In the ele(5lion of whom the Society is not bound to have a regard only to Graduates, (as the ftatutes command them in the eledlion of W. of Durham's Fellows) but Undergra- duates, whom they know to be of honeft and virtuous reputation, and fuch alfo that have been born in the diocefe of York or Durham. Befides this he gave (36) feveral Manufcripts for the common ufe of the Students, ^7■z. the three volumes of Dodtor de Lyra, and the three volumes called ' Dic- tionarium,' together with (as I conceive) his book of his own compofition, intituled (37) ' De generatione et corruptione,* as alfo many other books of good efteem in his time. He died the ninth of the cal. of April 1406, and had a folemn mafs yearly celebrated in this College Chapel for the health of his foul, by a deacon and fubdeacon on the feventh of the cal. of March. It does appear by a certain note (38) that I have feen, that this Walter Skir- law was born at Skirlaw, or Skirley, in Yorklhire, and the fon of a Sevier
(34) Pat. 5 Hen. IV, part 2. EtinTnES. p. 218, &c.] hujus Coll. et inLiB. STATUT.ejufd. p. 20. (36) Ut in Vet. Calendario, ut fupra.
[Pat. I Hen. IV, p. 3. m 19, Licent. per- (37) MS in Bib, Ecclef. Dunelm. quirendi xl». per ann.] (38) Inter Collect. Rog. Dodfyvorth in
(3i) [OJ" Mads Hall. Smith, ut fupra p. lib, M.
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there, but being very untoward, ran away from his father's houfe, and went to the Univerfity ; where, being received by Tome good fcholar, arrived to fuch learning, that he became noted for it, and through various prefer- ments was made Bifhop of Lichfield and Coventry, then of Wells, and at length of Durham. At which lad place being fettled, he fent his fteward to enquire at Skirlaw, whether his father and mother (who had given him over for a loft fon) were living-, and having received notice that they were alive, fent for them, and fupplied their wants. Soon after, in mem.ory of his being born at Skirlaw, he built a fair Chapel at Swine, within the limits or proceffion of Skirlaw, where in every window he fet up his arms, viz, Arg. a crofs of three Spells of a Sieve, or Riddle, Sable, in memory and ac- SHr/an knowledgment from whence he carre.
Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland, and lord of the honour of Cock- ermouth did, at the requeft (39) of the Univerfity, (after this College had fuffcred fo great impoverifhment that the chief revenues of the Mafterfliip and Society, while Dr. Burton was Mafter, were (40) allotted by the Chan- cellor of the Univerfity to pay its debts, and repair the houfes belonging thereunto) give (41) them three acres of Jand in, and the advowfon of the Reflory of, Arncliffe in Craven in the county of York, 21 Hen. VI, Dom. 1442 •, to the end that they the faid Fellows fnould always have in, and choofe into their College three Bachelors, or Mafters of Art, of the Diocefe of Durham, CarliQe, and York, to make proficiency in divinity among ' them, and be accounted as Fellows, and enjoy all privileges as they do. About the fame time the College entertained thoughts of having the faid Redory appropriated, that thereby the gift might be improved, and the faid College, and its ruinated houfes, might be enriched and repaired. The faid thoughts of theirs being imparted to the Univerfity, and approved, the members thereof wrote two epiftles the fame year, that is to fay, one to the Archbifhop, (Joh. Kempe (42) ) and another to the Dean and Chapter of York, (43) that they would give leave for its appropriation. Which being by them granted, was the fame year brought to pafs according to their de- fires, and a referve of twenty marks per an. iffuing thence to be paid to the Vicar that fhould ferve there. This great Earl died in, or juft after, the battle at St. Alban's, on the eleventh of the cal. of June 1455, (44) and had afterwards a mafs called Salus populi celebrated yearly in the chapel by the Fellows and Scholars, for the health of him, his Countefs, and for his children, on the Feaft of Corpus Chrifti, (as alfo for Maude (45) the wife of his fon Henry) as the obligation of the College (45) to perform the faid fervice, dated 28 Nov. 13 Edw. IV, doth in fome part fhew. There was alfo a mafs performed for them on the feaft of the holy Trinity, as in the old Calender is manifeft. So that by this appropriation, and forty marks, which the
(39) Reg. Epist. F. fol. 64 b Ep. i6i. (42) F. Epist. 162.
(4c) Reg. Chichleypart 2, fol. 344. (43) Ibid. Ep. 163.
(41) In Thes. hujus Coll. in pyx. Arn- (44) Vet. Cal. ut fupra.
cLiFF,etin Lib. Statut. p. z6. [EtPAT, (45) [Eleanor. SeeDug. Ba. T. i, p. 282.]
21 Hen. vi, p. 2, m 19.] In (^uadam Cup. in Thes. hujus Coll.
College
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College received about the fame time by the (46) gift of Henry Beau- FORT, Billiop of Winchefter, (as appears under the College feal) it recruited fo much, that within few years following, the Society adorned their manfion with a new Refcflory, and other edifices adjoining.
Joan Daws, wife of Roger Hewet, a Citizen of Oxford, gave (47) cer- tain tenements, lands, meads, and paftures, Iituate and being in the parifhes of St. Martin and St. Thomas in Oxford ; conditionally, that the College would pay yearly for ever, out of the revenues iffuing from them, forty fliillinr/s a-piece to two Logick Ledlurers, or to one of Logick and another of PhiTofophy. Alfo 5/ lOi towards the increafe of the diet of the Mafter and Fellows, and lOJ to be laid out for a refection on the obital days of the faid Roger and Joan. Two Shillings and four-pence alio to be given yearly to the prifoners in the Cadle on the feaft of the Nativity and Paflb- ver, and to the prifoners in Bocardo one fhilling at the fame feads. The faid Joan had, before her marriage with Hewet, been a widow, and was born at Burgh under Staynfmore in the county of Weftmoreland, and in her lall years fettled this gift, 2 Jan. 9 Eliz. Dom. 1566.
Francis Russel, Earl of Bedford, gave twenty pounds per an. to be bellowed on two poor Students in Divinity, to be called the ' Earl of Bed- ford's Scholars,' and to be named, and appointed by his heirs for ever, &c. by will dated 7 Apr. 26 Eliz. Dom. 1584.
Robert Dudley, Earl of Lycefter, gave lands in Montgomeryfliire for the maintenance of two Scholars, each to have 20/ a-piece yearly, to be in the nomination of the Lady Lettice (his wife as 'tis faid) during her life, and afterwards by her heirs for ever, &c. 1 5S7.
Otho Hunt, fometimc Fellow, afterward parfon of Metheley in York- iliire, gave all his free and copyhold lands in the faid town for the finding of one Scholar, to be chofen from Swinton in the parifli of Wath, or from any places in the faid Parifli, or in the parifhes of Metheley or Kirkburcon, or in any place within the county of York , or, in default of all thefc, then from the next places adjoining to the faid county, &c. an. 1590.
John Freyston, of Altofts in the faid County, Efq. gave lands in Pon- tefrafl for the maintenance of one Fellow or Exhibitioner, to receive 10/. per an. with his chamber and decrements free, and for two Scholars alfo, who fliould receive 5/. a-piece annually with the like emoluments, condi- tionally they be all Yorkfliire men, $cc. 1592. Befides which he gave mo- ney to buy an houfe on the weft fide of the College, to be employed as chambers for Scholars, as alfo money for the reparation of it. But the faid houfe was pulled down about the year 1633, and on part of its fite, and back part belonging thereunto, was built fome of the fore-front, and the weft part of the quadrangle now ftanding. The other part was left for a paflage to convey carts and drays behind the College. This John Freyfton
(46^ Vbt. Cai.. at fupra. (47) Staxut, hujus Coll p. 55^
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alfo founded a free fchool at Normanton in Yorkdiire, and gave icl. yearly for ever, for the teaching of thirty poor children of the parifhes of Norman- ton, Snithall, and two or three more adjoining, &c. fettled about 1592.
John Browne, B. D. and Vicar of Bafingftoke in Hampfhire, fometime Fellow of Balliol, but afterward Fellow of this College, gave an Exhibition an. 1607.
Robert Gunslev, fometime a Student in this Houfe, and after- ward Re6tor of Tittefley in Surry, gave the impropriation of Flamfted in Hertfordfhire, out of which was, and is to be always, paid threefcore pounds yearly to a Curate, and as much to four Scholars, to be chofen into this Houfe from his name or kindred, and in defett of fuch, from the fchools of Rochefter and Maidftone, &c. 1618.
The fame year Mr. Charles Greenwood, fometime Fellow, afterward Reftor of Thornhill in Yorklhire, gave by his will lool. per an. (to be pur- chafed with monies raifed from, his eftate, valued then to be worth 400I. yearly) for the maintenance and finding of certain Fellows and Scholars 5
but a certain perfon called Foxcroft, one of his executors, (from whofe
blood, as I have been informed, the faid Fellows and Scholars were in the firft place to be chofen, if any fuch, but if not, then from others, as in his will he had appointed) hath a6ted fuch foul play in the matter, that liitle or nothing, after divers fuits of law, hath been obtained of it. All that the College hath yet been improved by Mr. Greenwood's benevolence, is fifteen hundred pounds, which by his appointment was to be paid towards the raifing of the College new buildings. However, though his will hath not been performed, yet by his example, one that was fometime his pupil in this College, hath become the greatefl benefactor fmce the foundation of Mr. W. of Durham. His name is
Sir Simon Bennet, Baronet, who, in an. 1631, bequeathed lands in the county of Northampton, for the maintenance of eight Fellows and eight Scholars, to be refpedively admitted into all privileges, profits, and prefer- ments, which any Fellow or Scholar of this Houfe ought to enjoy. But thofe lands alfo falling fhorter than was expedled, are therewith now main- > tained but four Fellows, and four Scholars. So that at this time there are in the College twelve Fellows, that is to fay, two of W. of Durham, (the other two make the Mafter, as it was feveral ages fince fo ordered) three of Walter Skirlaw, three of Henry Percy Earl of Northumberland, and four of Sir Simon Bennet, befides the Scholars beforementioned, which are in number ten, or more.
As for thofe benefadors of lefler note, who have beftowed their gifts for the moft part before the alteration of Religion, I find many •, but their libe- rality was to no other end than to have their obits or anniverfaries obferved. Of thefe have been
Mr. Adam Radford, or Radyfurth, and Mr. John Caldwell, both (I am fure the former) Fellows in the reign of Hen. IV, which Mr. Adam gave (48) feveral revenues in Oxford, and the fuburbs thereof.
(48) Vet. Cal. ut fupra.
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John Crosby, Treafurer of the church of Lincoln, gave 40I. in the 2 2d year of Edw. IV.
Mrs. Alice Bellacys feveral tepements in Newcaftle upon Tyne,
25th Hen. VI.
Mr. Ralph Hamsterley, Mafter of this Houfe, gave an Exhibition, befides feveral reparations that he made on tiie buildings, &c. about 8th Henry VIII.
George Staveley, of Bignell in the county of Oxford, gave fifty pounds to purchafe fifty Ihillings yearly, to be partly beftowed on a prieft that is a fellow, to fay mafs at the fouth altar in the chapel for the foul of him, Ifabell his wife, John Staveley, and other of his friends. For his la- bour he was to receive of the laid fifty Ihillings four nobles per an. and the reft was to be divided on the day of his obit (on which certain fervice was to be performed) thus, viz. three (hillings and four-pence to the Mafter and Fellows for the increafe of their commons, two pence to the manciple, two- pence to the cook, a penny to the under coolc, and four- pence to the bible- clerk. The refidue was to be divided by the Mafter and Fellows that were then prefent. All fettled by a compofition 16 Hen. VIII.
Since the Reformation hath been, Mr. Simon Perrot, fometime Fellow of Mao-dalen College, who gave an houfe and land in Oxfordftiire, to the end that with the revenues arifing from them a fermon fliould be preached every year by a Fellow, or in default of fuch, by a Commoner, of this Col- lege ; or, in default of both, by a Fellow of Magdalene College, on the day of St. Simon and Jude in the morning, in the church of St. Peter in the eaft in Oxford, &c. 26 Elizab.
Several other benefadlors have been regiftered in the Records of this Houfe, but their names I ftiall at prefent omit, as being of no great account. In the next place (according to the method that I defign to take) muft follow a catalogue of the Heads or Mafters, to commence from the time that the Scholars of Mr. W. of Durham have lived within the precindls of the fite of this Houfe, for before that time I have not feen the leaft mention of one, unkfa of Mr. Roger de Caldwell beforementioned.
MASTERS.
I. Mr. Roger de Aswardby, the firft Cuftos or Mafter that yet appeareth after the Year 1332, much about which time the firft part of the fite of this Hall or College came into the pofteflion of Mr. W. of Durham's Scholar:, The author (49) of the Aflertion of the antiquity of the Univerfity of Oxford (50) tells us, that there was a learned perfon fometime of this Houfe called John Afwardby, but altogether miftaken, for he was not
(49) Thorn. Key. (50) Edit.Lond. 1574, p. 26,
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of this, but of Oriel, College, as I have told you eliewhere. It is alfo to be obferved, that if any governed this place as Mailer before Mr. Af- wardby, it was either Mr. William Nadale, or Mr. Robert Patringcon, or both, for thofe that preceded, being no other it feems than Procura* tors, were only annual or biennial.
II. Mr. John Pocklyngton began to be Mafter 36 Edw. Ill, Dom. 1362,
being the fame, I fuppofe, that had been Principal of Balliol Hall.
III. Mr. William Kexby, S. T. Bac. fucceeded about the latter end of Edw. III. He was made Archdeacon of Cleveland in Nov. 1379, and in the fame year and month, Chantor of York.
IV. Mr. Thomas Foston eledled and confirmed in the month of March, 4 0f P. BonifkcelX. (51)
V. Mr. Thomas Duffield occurs Mafter in a writing dated 20 Rich.
II, Dom. 1396.
VI. Mr. Edmund Lacy began about 22 Rich. II, Dom. 1398. He was afterwards Bifhop of Hereford, and at length of Exeter.
VII. Mr. John Appleton fucceeded about the year 1403.
VIII. Mr. JoHNT Castle about the year 141 3. He was Chancellor of the Univerfity of Oxon, Prebendary of Wetwange in, and Chantor of, the church of York. He died in the latter end of the year 1456.
IX. Robert Burton, Bachelor of Divinity, confirmed Mafter by the Chan- cellor and Mafters of the Univerfity, 7 May 1420.
X. Richard Wytton, Bach, of Div. began about the year 1426. Af-
terward Dean of the church of Derlyngton, in the diocefe of Durham. XL Mr. Thomas Benwell, or Benyngwell, fucceeded an 1430.
XII. John Marton, Bach, of Div. eledled about 1441.
XIII. Mr. William Gregford, an. 1474. He died about the middle ot March, 1487-8, and was buried in St. Mary's church.
XIV. Mr. John Rokysburg, or Rokesborough, fucceeded Mr. Greg- ford about the beginning of the year 1488. He died 23 Sept. 1509, and was buried in St. Mary's church.
XV. Mr. Ralf Hamsterley, M. of A. fometime Fellow of Merton Col- lege, eledted 3 06t. 1509. He had been of this Houfe ( if I miftake not) before he was elefted to be a member of the Mcrtonian Society; and fo Mr. Pocklyngton, beforementioned, before he had been of Bal- liol, and whether any of the Mafters hitherto mentioned had been mere ftrangers to this Houfe I cannot yet find. Mr. Hamfterley died (after he had governed with great care and prudence) on the fourth of the nones of Aug. 151 8, and was buried, as it feems, in the chancel of the church of Oddington, or Addington, near Bifter in Oxfordftiire, of which church he had been Re(5lor ; for though there was a monument to his memory laid in the old chapel belonging to this College, another
(51} * He was chofen Mafter 1 392. (being IX was elefled 1 389) But I believe this is a Barfar of the College an. 1391, and Boniface miftake.' [Note in Mr. Smith's hand in the
margin.]
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in that of Durham, now Trinity, College, and a third which was a large ftone in the outer chapel of Merton College, yet I take him to be buried in the faid chancel at Oddingcon, becaufe that on a large marble ftone there, which he caufed to be laid while he was living (as he did the relt) containing his proportion cut on a large brafs plate faftened thereunto, is at the end of his epitaph (to which his execu- tor did not add the day and year of his death) two verfes of his own compofition, beginning thus :
mtvxnihm 6tc Doiior &:c.
XVI. Leonard Hutchinson, ele6ted 1 6 Sept. 1518, afterward Doctor of Div. and Reftor of Croulton, alias Crolton, in Northamptonfhire (52). He died in the beginning of 06t. 1554, and was buried in the chancel of his church of Crolton.
XVIL John Craypord, firft of Queen's College in Cambridge, fron^ whence, being ejefted, came to Oxford, and was eledled Fellow of this Houfe an. 1519, and incorporated Mafter of Arts of this Univerfity 152 1. But leaving Oxford the fame year he went to Cambridge again, of which Univerfity he became Prodlor, 13 Hen. VIII, [1522] and Vice-chancellor in the 27th of the faid King's reign. (53) At length coming to Oxford again, he was incorporated Dodor of Divinity, an. 1546, and the fame year on the 13th Sept. was ele6led Mafter of this Houfe, being then or foon after Prebendary of Winchefter, and Canon Refidentiary of Salifbury. It is to be obferved, that there was another John Crayford that was Dodor of Divinity, and a Minorite Fryer of Cambridge, incorporated at Oxford in the fame faculty, an. 1536.
XVJK. Richard Salveyn, M. of A. ele6led upon the death of Dr. Cray- ford, on the kalends of Sept. 1547. He refigned 29 Od. 1551.
XIX. George Ellison, M. of A. eleded and confirmed on the laft of Nov. 1551 (54).
XX. Anthony Salveyn, Bac. of Div. eleded i June, an. 1557.
XXI. James Dugdale, Mafter of Arts, eleded 10 Dec. 1558, ejeded by Q; Elizabeth's Vilitors three years after.
XXII. Thomas Key, M. of A. lately Fellow of All Souls College, eleded Nov. 17, 1561 (55).
XXIII. William James, Bach, of Divinity, and reader of that faculty in Magdalen College, elefted June 12, 1572; refigned Sept. 14, 1554,
(52) [Leonard Hufchinfon retired from the (54) [George EUi/cn died May 30, 1557.
Coll. to Crolton. (Smith's Annals, utfupra (Smith's Annals ut fupra, p. 280 )]
P- 170)] (55) [Thomas Key was made Preb. of Strat-
^ (53) \.Ji>hnCrnyford was Canon of Card. ton in the church of Sarum, 1559, and Rec-
Coll. 1525: Chancellor of the Ch. of Sa- tor of Tredington, 1563. and dying about the
lifbury, and Archd. of Berks 1545, (Ath. middle of May was buried 20th of the fame
Ox. V^ I. Fast. p. 70.)]. month 1572, in St Peter's church in the call.
(Ath. Oxon. Vol. I. 173 )]
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being that year made Dean of Chrift Church, wherein he had received his firft breeding (56).
XXIV. Anthony Gate, M. of A. eledled Sept. 15, 1584. He died in the month of Aug. 1597.
XXV. George Abbot, D. of D. Fellow of Balliol College, elefled Sept. 6, 1597. Afterward through fome preferments he became Archbifliop of Canterbury (57)
XXVI. John Bancroft, D. of D. fometime Student of Chrift Church, elected March 2, 1609 •, refigned Aug. 23, 1632, being then Bifhop of Oxford (58).
XXVII. Thomas Walker, Bach, (afterward Dr.) of D. fometime Fellow of St. John's College in Oxon, elefted Aug. 31, 1632 i ejeded by the Parliamentarian Vifitors, July 10, 1648 (59).
Jofhua Hoyle, Z). of D. fometime a Student in Magd. Hall^ afterward [Fellow of Trinity Coll. and] Profejfor of Divinity in Dublin, put in Majler by the faid Vifitors on the fame day of Dr. JValker*s ejeciion {bo). After his death the Society chofe one Mr. Thomas Thorneton, one of their number^ in Feb. an. 1654, and again ^ if I mifiake not., on the 24.th of May following, but his eleBion being nulled by the power then in being, the following perfon fucceeded :
Francis Johnfon, M. of Arts and Fellow of All Souls College, was put in Majter by Oliver Cromwell, known by the title of Lord Protestor, an. 1655-
Thomas Walker, D. of D. reftored by his Majefly's Vifitors on the laft day of July, an. 1660. He died Dec. 5, 1665, and was buried in the north aile joining to the chancel of St. Peter's Church in theeaft, Oxon.
XXVIII. Richard Clayton, Bach, (afterward Dr.) of D.. and Canon Re- fid. of Salifbury, was elefted Dec. 19, 1665. He died at Salifbury, June 10. 1676, and was buried in the cathedral there.
(56) [/^///Mz^Ja;:^^/ was fometime Student ley, Middlefex, in 1601, and Preb. of St. of Ch. Ch, and was made Archd. of Coven- Paul's Cath. London 1609. (Newcourt^s try, 1577, Dean of Durham, 1596, and Bp of Repert, Vol I, p. 176, 605.) He died in the fame church, 1606. He died Ma/ 12, his lodgings at Wellminfter in 164; ,ai,d was 161 7, and was buried in the choir there, buried at Cuddeiden in his own diocefe, (Ibid. 420.] (Ath. Oxon, Vol. T, 739 )]
(57) [George Abhot was made Dean of (59) \^'kotn.>s Wi iker wa:? alfo Canon Re- Winchefter 1 599 ; which dignity he kept fid. and Preb of Hirton in the church of till 1609, when h was confecrated Bp of Wells, from which he was ejecled. (Wjlker^s Lichfield and Coventry. The next ycir he Suff. of the Clergy, P. II, p 134.)]
was ttanflated to London, and in 161 1 to (60) [Jofhua Hoyle returned ;ntu Englatid
the fee of Canterbury. He died at his upon the break<ng out cf the Rebellion in Irdr.iid
palace at Croyden, Aug. 4, 1633, aged 71, hi '6/ i, (he. ting al^ay^ been a noted Puriian)
and was buried, according to his defire, iu and retiring to Lon.on became tricar f Sn-p^
the chapel of our Lady, within Trinity ney He luas afi made Regius Prof cf Dhjt-
church in Guildford; where there was foon niiy i/t ;hiiXJniv, by the V'ijitors. He died Dec.
after erefted a monument with large infcrip- 6, 163-4, and -ivai bur-ed in the little old Lha}.tl
tions thereon. (Ibid. 584.)] of this Call pulled donjun in 1668. (Ath.
(58) [Jc/^s ^flwf/'o// was Redor of Finch- Oxon, Vol II, 185,)]
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XXIX. Obadiah Walker, M. of Arts, and fenior Fellow of this.Houfe, was elefted June 22, 1676 (61).
XXX. Edward Ferrar, M. of A. and fen. Fellow of this Houfe, [after- ward D. D.] was eleded Feb. 15, 1688-9. [He died Feb. 13, 1690.
XXXI. Thomas Bennett, B. D. was eleded March 3, 1690* He died May 12, 1692.
XXXII. Arthur Charlet, D. D. fometime Fellow of Trinity College was eleded 1692. He died Nov. 18, 1722.
XXXIII. Thomas Cockman, M. A. afterward D. D. was eleded
1722.
XXXIV. John Browne, D. D. was elefted 1744. He was Arch- deacon of Northampton, Preb. of Peterborough, and Vicar of Long Compton in Warwicklhire.
XXXV Nathan Wetherell, M. A. afterward D. D. was eleded Aug. 28, 1764. He was made Dean of Hereford in 1771, and foon after Preb. of Weftminfter, and is the preient Mafter, 1784.]
BISHOPS.
I. Richard, thefonof Ralph or Fitzrauf, Archbllhop of Armagh in
Ireland, an. 1347 — [ob. 1360.] (62)
II. V^alter Skirlaw, Biihop of [Coventry and Lichfield, 1385,
Bath and Wells, 1386, and] Durham, 1388, who as it appears, partaked of the Exhibition of Will, of Durham. [ — ob. 1405.]
III. Thomas Langley, Bifhop of Durham, 1406, [and afterwards Cardinal 1411 — ob, 1437.]
IV. Edmund Lacy, [Hereford, 1417,] Exeter, 1420. [ob. 1455.]
V. Richard Flemming, Lincoln 1420. [ob. 1430-1.J (63)
VI. [Robert Fitzhugh, London, 1431 — ob. 1435-6.] (64)
VII. John Chadworth, Lincoln, 1451-2. — [ob. 1471.] He was firfl a Student here, afterward Fellow of Merton College. [See p. 15, N. 58.]
{6i)- [Oiadiah IFalier wzi dedzred Non- General in this Univcrfity about the year
Mafter, for being a papift, Feb. 4, it88 9, 1333- See more of him in the Fasti at the
by the Vice Chancellor, and Dodors, fitting end of this Hiftory under that year]
in the common Refeftoryof this Houfe. (Ath. (63) [Ric, Flemming anno 1 424 ad Archie-
Ox3N. Vol II, 613, &c. where fee more of pifcopatum Eboracenfem tranflatusefta Ponti-
hira,and alio ia BiOG. Brit. Art. Walker.) fice. (Godw de Prjes. V. I, p. 297.) Tranf-
He (lied at London, Jan. 21, 1699, ^g^^ ^^» '^'"^ ^^ Bulla Martini, Rege vero irato, tem-
and wss buried in St. Fancras church yard.] poralia non potuit obtinere j ideoque iterum
(62) {RicharJ Fiixraipbv/zs fometime Fel- tranflatus ell ad Lincolniam bulla dat. 13 kal.
low of Baliiol, aod afterward of thi-s College. Aug. Po::tif. an. 8. (Registr. Chichi, f. 39.)
Mr. Twine ftiles him Radulphus Radyn ; but et temporalia rcftituta funt 3 Aug. (z Pat.
in Dr. Hutton's N:,tes out of the Regifter of 4 Hen. VI, m 10. (Ibid. N. t. )]
Lincoln, Mr. Richardus Radi, which when {6^) {Robert Fit%hugh wsl^ (on to zhord oi
cngiifheil is Richard Fitz Ralph. (Smith's that name, and had his education here trom
Ak.nals, &c. p. 124.) Ke was ComnuITary his firil coming to Oxford, till he proceeded
regularly
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VIII. William Dudley, Durham, 1476— [ob. 14S3.]
IX. John Shirewode [or Sherwood,] Durham, I48[5 — ob. i493-4.](^5)
X. William James, Durham, 1606— ob. 1617. {66)
XI. ToBiE Mathew, Abp. of York, 1606 — ob. 1628.
XII. Giles Tomson, Gloucester, 1611, — [ob. 1612.] He was firft a Student here, afterward Fellow of All Souls.
XIII. [George Abbot, Coventry and Lichfield, 1608-9, London', 1609, Abp. of Canterbury. 1610 — ob. 16;^^.] (67)
XIV. George Webbe, Limerick in Ireland, 1634. — [ob. 1641.] He was fometimc.of this Houfe, but afterward Fellow of C. C. ColJ. in Oxon.
XV. [John Bancroft, Oxford, 1632 — ob. 1640.] (68)
XVI. Henry Tilson, Elphin in Ireland. 1639 [ob. 1655.] (%) XVIi. William Annaud, Dumblane, in Scotland, March — 1681-2.
XVIII. [John Potter, Oxford, 1715, Abp. of Canterbury, 1736-7 — ob. 1747. (70)
XIX. Robert Clavering, Landaff, 1724, Peterborough, 1728-9.— ob. 1747 (71).
XX. Charles Lyttleton, Carlile, 1762— ob. 1768.
XXI. John Butler, Oxford, 1777.]
regularly Mafter of Arts, and removed to Cambridge, where he was Chancellor of that Uuiverfity ; except itfhould prove that about the fame time there fhould have happened to be two Robert Fitzhughs, and both of them Doftors and that we fhould never hear any mere of one of them, which is hardly ima- ginable." (Smith ut fupra p. 171.)
(65) Nicholas Ridley, BiOiop of Lon- don, 1549, [who fuffered in Q^Mary's reign, and was burnt at Oxford 1555, follows next in this lift; and •' Thomas Kay in his Afiertio Antiouit. Oxon. Acad, has thefe words of this Bifhop, * Quern pro noflro jure optimo vendicare pofTumus;' v.^hich is no farther true than that being bred in Cambridge, and fo- journing fome time for his improvement in Oxford, he was elefted a SJcir!aw Fellow, which fhewi he was then in orders ; but be- ing either provided already of a Fellowfhip in Cambridge, or expefting one there very ihortly, he declined accepting it, and removed back to his former place of education; his own merits, and being born near Durham, was the caufe of the College's making him that offer." (Smith ut fupra, p. 170) ♦' Col- legii Univerfiiads Oxon. Sec— hoc fieri non
pofTe e fequentibus apparebit : eleftus efl So- cius Aulae Pembrochianas, 1524, turn A. B. anno 1526, A. M. ejufdem Collegii : Anno 1534, S. T. B. et anno 1 540 S. T. P. In- terea vero, anno nimirum 1533 Academiae Cant, fuit Procurator fenior : et anno 1547 Reftor fit Ecclefias de Soham ex prefentatione Collegii." (Godw. de Pr^esul. Vol. i, p, 192, Not.)]
(66) [William James v,'z<, fometime Student of Chrjfl Church, and afterward Mafter of this College. (Ath. Oxon. Vol. I, 420.)]
(67) [George Abbot was firft a Fellow of Balliol, afterward Mafter of this College.]
(68) \^Jahn Bancroft was fometime a Stu- dent of Chrift-Church, afterward Mafter of this Houfe.]
(69) [Henry Til/on was firft of Balliol, where he became B. A. and afterward wa& elefted Fellow of this College. (Ath. Oxon, Vol.11, 1 1 43.)]
(70} [jobn Potter was firft of this College, and alfo B. A. here, and afterward had a Fellowfhip in Lincoln Coll.]
(71) [Robert Clavering was firft ofLincola College, where he proceeded M. A. and af- terward was chofen FelloW of this College.}
BUILDINGS.
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THE original of this College was, as I have told you, no more, than a tenement, or an ordinary Hall for the reception of Clerks, which continii- ing no other for fome years, was added unto it Whyte Hall, fituate and being on the fouth fide of it, and whofe front abutted on Kybaldltreet ; and this the Society thought at that time convenient, becaufe it (hould be a place for the reception of their commoners or fupernumerary (tudents. At length other tenements near to their faid Hall (which from the name of Selverne came to be called the Hall of the fcholars of Mr. Will, of Durham, and after- ward Great Univerfity Hall) being by the faid Society purchafed, and particu-- larly that belonging to Stodeley Nunnery in this county, which laid on the welt fide thereof, they began, in hopes of benefadors, to pull down their building*;, which flood without any mjethod, and to reduce them, about the beginning of Hen. VI. into a quadrangular pile. The names of thofe that contributed to its erection were divers, efpecially fuch that had been Students of this Hall, as many arms and rebufies formerly in the windows thereof did (hew. The faid fabrick built of free flone, though it vv^as low according to the mode of thofe times, yet it was not uniform in its windows ; which fhews that the quadrangle was not built all at one time, but at fevera), as they could procure benefadors. The chiefeft were Henry Percy, Karl of JNoRTHUMBERLAND, JoHN Chadworth, Bifhop of Lyncoln, and fome of the noble family of the Hungerfords, v/ith others. Which building was afterward, with the help alio of fome charitable perfons, adorned with a Tower over ihe public gate thereof by Mr. Ralph Hamsterley, about the beginning of K. Hen. VIII, and afrerward. repaired by Mr. Key one of his fucccflbrs in the Mafterlhip.
But the forefront and moft part of the weft fide of the quadrangle, which were the ancienteft buildings in the College, being fallen into decay, (and the pitching or pavement of the Highftreet raifed by often reparations much higher than that of the College, for thereunto the paffenger went down fe- veral fteps) thoughts were had of beginning another quadrangular pile. Wherefore upon the receipt of the moneys of Mr. Charles Greenwood, betorementioned, the Society began the weft fide, now ftanding, 14 Apr. 1634, not on the ruins of the old weft part, but on the weft fide thereof at fome diftance. Which being finiftit about two years after, the forefront next to the faid ftreet was pulled down alfo, and this now ftanding was erected with the monies chiefly of Sir Simon Bennet in the year 1638. The ealt fide of the College, wherein was the old Refedory, and fome chambers adjoining, was partly pulled down 1 669, and the reft five years after j which being fo done this new eaft fide was built anfwerable to the reft of the College an. 4675, partly upon the limits of the old quadrangle, and partly on the foun- dation
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dationof the faid refeflory and chambers. Towards which work, as alfo the finifhing of the new Hall and Chapel, and for the making of a new kitchen, with a Library over it, veiy many benefactors beflowed various fums of money ; the chiefeft of which (not that 1 fhall name all, for a page will hardly contain them) were. Sir Orlando Bridgman, (afterward Lord Keeper of the great Seal) who in the year 1657 gave fifty pounds ; Dr. G. Sheldon, Archbifhop of Canterbury, 50/; Mrs. Katherine Read, daughter of Giles Read of Mitton in Worceflerfhire, bequeathed about the year 1663, 200/; Leonard Bilson, of Mapledurham in Hampfhire, Efq. ibmetime a Commoner of this houfe, fon of Sir Tho. Bilfon of the faid place, Kt. gave 40/. Dr. John Dolben, Bifhop of Rochefter, 20/. Tho- mas Thynne of Drayton BafTet, Efq. one of the Burgefles of the Univer- fity, 20/. Thomas Willis, Dr. of Phyfic, 20/. Dr. Richard Clayton, Mafter of this Houfe, and Redlor of Shillingford in Berkfhire, 40/. Thomas
Lawrence, Mafter of Arts and Fellow, 20/. Mrs Bennet, a
widow of Cambridgefhire, 20/. John Wolveridge, of Odyham in Hamp- fhire, Efq. 20/. Thomas Radcliffe, fometime Fellow, 20/. James Hern, of Oxford, Gent, a tenant to this Coll. 40/. Robert Packer of Shillingford in Berks, Efq. 20/. at leaft ^ Philip Packer his brother, of Gromebridge in Kent, Gent. 20/. both fometime of this Houfe, and fons of John Packer of Weftminfter, Efq. formerly fecretary to Geo. D. of Buckingham, the father.
In moft of the chamber windows of the little old quadrangle, which was pulled down to make room for this that is fo uniform, were divers infcriptions, arms, and rebufes, put up in memory of the benefa6lors thereunto, but moft of them having been long before my time quite broken or taken away, I could never (though much I have endeavoured) retrieve more than what follows.
In a chamber, fometime on the weft fide of the faid quadrangle, in a win- dow therein, looking towards the v.'eft, were the pidures of K. Alfred kneel- ing, and St. Cuthbert fitting ■, the former with a crown on his head, the other with a mitre, and the King thus befpeaking the Saint in a Pentameter, hold- ing the pifture of the College in his hand ;
^it \\\ gonore tut CoUcgium Si;\Xw\^
to whom the Saint made anfwer in a fcroU coming from his mouth : ^ue ffaniiUi \\\ co pertiemmc^ malcdtco.
Dr. Clayton, fometime Mafter of this Houfe, hath told me, that the faid pictures and infcriptions were reprefented in the windows of the little old Library, but fuch in my time I could never fee. Others have told me, which is moft true, that they were in a chamber in the fouth eaft corner of the quadrangle, but the reprefentations of the figures were not altogether like the former.
In another chamber, at the eaft end of the old Chapel, was in the window there, the picture of St. John of Beverley, in his Archiepilcopal robes with this infcription under him ;
H ^anaugJ
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§QaMu& 3!ofianne0 te )I5eberIato .... €hox, £iuonoam kotiuii ittm Conmfaermi*
In another chamber pulled down to make room for the building of the forefront, was in a window there, the pidure of K. Alfred fitting, holding the picture of the College in his hand, with this infcription coming out of his mouth ;
010 fre mafee 31 tfie
Z& gert map tjiinfee
£>t tpt map fe.
In a lower chamber window next to the old Chapel door were thefe arms : Durham ^^* ^ ^^"^ ^^ ^^^* ^^' ^^^^ ^^^^ charged with a mullet Gul.
{^i up for the Arms of Mr. William of Durham, and are the proper Arms belonging to this College.
Percy, p* 5 ^^' ^ '^^^ rampant, Az. Percy E. of Northumberland.
Lucit. * C Gul. three [Lucies] hauriant, Arg. Lucie.
Paly wavy of twelve, Ar. and Sab. on a chief .... a Saltier, Or.
In the Windows alfo of the Chamber of Mr. Phil. Wafhington were fe- veral Arms and Rebufes, but what I could neve^ learn •, only that the cham- ber itfelf was hung about with pi6ture-work of the hiftory of the palTion of St. Alban, Protomartyr of England, very ancient work, and good piflures.
In a window of another chamber was this coat :
Craken- j j C Or, Chevron between three Mullets [Az.]
thorpe. C Arg. fretty Gu. a chief, Az,
In the Mailer's Lodgings, which flood on the eall fide, and beyond the faid old quadrangle, were, and are yet, thefe arms : In the fouth window of the dining room:
Fr l^En. •^'■"^^ of France and England quartered.
W of D ' ^^' ^ Fleur de lis, &c. as before. W, of Durham.
Chichln'- Or, a Chevron between three Cinquefoiles pierced Gul. Which are the arms of All
^' Souls College,
j^^y^ Argent, two Bendlets, Sab. Key, or Kay.
Har court. • Gules, two Bars Or. Harcourt.
And in the faid window is this written :
MAGISTRATUS INDICAT VIRUM: THO. KEY, MAGI3TER. AN. DOM. 1564.
Which Mr. Key having found the faid Lodgings ruined, (which were before repaired, and had new additions put to them by Mr. Hamfterley) he reftored and beautified them.
In the faid window are alfo thefe Arms, wz.
Or,
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Or, on a Bend between fix crofs Croflets, Azure, three wheatnieaves of die firfl. The Bancroft, Creft a Wheatfheaf between two wings. Or.
fet up by the owner of it, John Bancroft, D. of D. then Mafter of this Houfe. His pidure alfo hangs in the faid dining room with a draught of the new houfe on his right hand, which he buih at Cuddefdon near Oxford for himfelf, when he was Bifhop of this Diocefe, and his fucceffors in the fame fee for ever.
Some of the faid arms are alfo in the Matter's Hall, under the dining room, fet up by the beforementioned Mr. Key.
On the old common Gate, leading from the ftreet into the College, were thefe Arms :
Cheveron between three Mullets : Impaling a Saltier wavy, quartering a crofs Moline,
voided. A Crofs fleury between four Lions rampant.
Arms of Skirlaw before mentioned, with a Mitre on the top of the Crofs. Sklrlaiu.
A Dolphin naiant, with a Mitre on the back of it : Fitzjames, Bifhop of London. Fiizjame/, A Fefs between a Rofe and Back's head double attired.
Arms of William of Durham. W. of D.
Percy and Lucy quartered. Per.i£Lu.
Hall or Refedory, being no other at firfl than what was in Selverne Hall, was pulled down, and that fometime (landing on the eaft fide of the old Quadrangle, was built about the year 1450, (72) partly at the College charge, and partly by the benevolence of well-difpofed people. In the win- dows of which hall, plucked moftly down, an. 1669, (and the reft in 1675) have been thefe infcriptions and arms following.
In one of the weft windows is this, fpoken (as I conceive) of Bifhop Chadworth, or Ralph Hamfterley :
%t ^crton lauDat fociigf cum fumma rogatttcis, fit no0 cum noffri0 Jiic oeme0 Qnt reprobamcgf*
In another light of the fame window, under the picture of a Bifliop (Sr, Cuthbert I took it to be) were thefe verfes :
51^unc 2DCU0 almtficu0 tr \\i\ tiui cumta crcatit ^IfceJjum falljet, Soc manfum t\i\i rtparatjtn
At the bottom of which window was this verfe written :
^m fecit fieri iBrixfieti fic lumine largo*
In another on the fame fide next to the Buttery, (which was at the north or upper end of the hall) were thefe verfes under the pidure of St. Lawrence ;
(72) Rot, Comp. procuratorum hujusColl.
H 2 &um
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6>uin prior in tcrri0, fcli tc fiiicm torruit nrtjor, uHt mcrear tcli0 tirprccor cffe prior. In another light of the faid window, where were certain piflures that were broken, confufed, and mifplaced, wt?re thefe verfes : 0ti patriam furfum fac CSomam fcanliere ^iltou Ut Ualeam fummi «mpla tjitierc ^tU
In another window of the faid hall was this.
£)ratc pro liono If atu ipagilfri BloSi^ CD^titoortl) iDci gra. ^Ipitr* (tpu be* wfaaori0 guiu0 CoWtqiu
At the upper end of the Hall hung a large table, (now it hangs in the new Hall) on which were depided K. Alfred's arms, and under them this infcription following, fet up, if I miftake not, in the time of Dr. Bancroft.
Nobilis Alfredi funt \\xc infignia cujus
Primum conftruiTla eft haec pietate domus.
Fundatum fuit hoc Collegium per Alfred um Saxonlcum Regem,
circa an. Dom, 872, et poftea reftauratum
per Gulielmum Archidiaconum Dunelm.
An. Dom. 1219.
The arms that have been in the windows of the faid Hall were thefe :
In the upper window on the eafl fide ;
Quarterly — Firft and fourth, Sable, two Bars Arg. three plates m chief. — Second and third, Party per pale indented Vert, and Gules a Chevron Or.
Over it is written Walterus de Hungerford, and about it is a garter, where- on is written Honifoit, &c. (73)
{Firft and fourth, Sab. two Bars Arg. three plates in chief. Second, Barwaies of fix, Erm. and Gu. Third Azure, three garbs Arg. a chief Or. Impaling— Arg. a Griffin fegreant Gul. langued and ungued Az.
Under which is written, Robertus (74) Dominus de Hungerford.
Hungerf» Quarterly — Sab. two Bars Arg. a file with three Labels Gul.
Molynes. Gul. three pales wavy Or.
Under which is alfo written Rob. D. de Hungerford. In the next window on the fame fide. Arms of the Biftioprick, or See of Lincoln.
Lincoln, r ^^^ °^ Lincoln.
Chad- ' Impaling— < Azure a Chevron between three Wolves or Foxes heads erafed, Or.
ivortb. ' Chadworth, Bifliop of Lincoln.
Under which is the Orate for him before mentioned.
(73) [This Hungerford was the 28th tion of that Order, and was inftalled in the Knight of the Garter, viz. from the iaftitu- reign of Hen. V.]
(74) He was alfo Lord Molyns,
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In the third or lower window on the fame fide:
r Parted C Or, a Lyon ramp. Az. Percie.
Impaling \ per Fefs.t Gules, three I.ucies, or Fiflies, hauriant, Arg. Lucie.
(. Gules, a Saltier, Arg. Nevile.
In the upper window on the weft fide : Arms of Percy quartering Lucie. Quarterly per fefle indented. Gules and Or, a bend of the fecond. Bendlow. Q^ In the next window on the fame fide :
C Az, a crofs patonce between five Martlets, Or. Impaling— I Pr^nce and England quartered.
Percy,
Lucy.
Nevtle.
Pe. Sff Z«.
SJiv. the
Confejfor. Fr.l5Eng.
Or, a Fleur de lis, Az. each leaf charged with a Mullet Gules. Will, of Durham IV, of D. as before.
In the third window on the fame fide.
Baker. Kynnel' march. Made/on. Cur^ven, Knelley,
Az. three Swans heads erafed, Arg.
Party per fefs Erm. and ermines, a Lion ramp, countcrchanged.
Arg. Chev. Gul. between three Martlets, Sab.
Arg. fretty, Gul. a chief Az.
Arg. on a Chev. Sab. three Mullets of the firft.
Gul. two Lions pafT. Or, a chief Az. a Fleur de lis [of the fecond.]
Barry of fix, kr%^. and Az. three lozenges in Chief, Gules. Flemming Bilhop ai f lemming,
Lincoln. Arg. a Chev. Sab. between three Pyes proper.
But this old Hall being ufed by the Society till about the time of the reftoration of K. Charles II, was then deferted, becaufe the new Hall now ftanding on the fouth fide of the quadrangle, (began to be built an. 1640, but intermitted for the fpace of 17 years, by reafon of the civil diftradions of the nation) was mLich about that time finifhed by the benefadions of well difpofed perfons, of whom feme I have before mentioned.
Library. At firft the Society kept thofe books they had (which were "but few) in chefts, and once, fometimes twice in a year, made choice for the borrowing of fuch as they liked, by giving a certificate under their hands for the reftoring of them again to their proper place. At length when their firft quadrangle was built, they appointed a place of ftowage for them in an upper room at the weft end of their Chapel, and what they procured afterwards, whether MSS or printed books, they added to the former. The benefadlors to it having been of no great account I fiiall pafs them by, and only tell you that Dr. George Abbot, fometime Mafter of this College, did, about the year 1632, give an hundred pounds for the ufe of this place; with which divers books were bought, others repaired, and the Library itfelf adorned. In one of the fouth windows was fometime this infcription :
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j©rate pro antma ipagiUri 22i^iUicIim S>ljarpe quonliam rotii ct bemfarton^ ^111110 Coilcgii.
In other windows were thefe arms :
Or, a Chevron, Gules, within a bordure, Az. charged with Mitres of the firft. Staf- Stafford. Fo R D, Bifliop of Exeter.
Argent, a crois of fix Spells of a Sieve, or Riddle, Sable. Skirl aw, Bifliop of Skirlaw, Durham (75).
But this Library being plucked down at what time the old Chapel ad- joining was demolilhed, the books were for a time tranflated to another place. At length the new Library over the Kitchen, on the fouth fide, and beyond the quadrangle, being finifhed, an. 1669, by the benefaftion of feveral perfons, of whom fome 1 have named before, the faid books were put there, and had then, and foon after, many added to them by the gift of feveral Students of this College.
Chapel. The places wherein the Society have celebrated fervice have been divers. The firft was in the Church of St. Mary, or St. Peter in the eaft J in the former of which parifhes Sclv/ern Hali was (ituated. The fe- cond was within an Oratory or Chapel fituated within their own houfe •, in which, after it was erefted, (whether in a lower or upper ftory it appeareth not) the Society obtained licenfe (76) of the Diocefan, about the year 1369, to perform fervice, and had afterward, 1390, an altar confecratcd therein(77). The third was in the Chapel fometime itanding on the fouth fide of the old quadrangle -, which being by the College, and feveral benefadors, finifhed, was conlecrated to the memory of St, Cuthbert on the fecond of the calends of April, 1476, which was the 16th of Edw. IV. (78) But the faid Chapel being too fmall for the number of Students in this Houfe, a lower chamber joining to the weft end thereof, and under the Library, was added to it to make the outer Chapel larger.
In the middle, on a fmall marble flone, was the efRgies of a man in a gown with this infcription under him, engraven on a plate of brafs :
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In the outer Chapel on the fouth wall was the effigies of a man kneeling before a defk, with this epitaph under him, all engraven on a brafs plate :
(75); [The blazon of Skirlaw, Bp of Dar- proper than what is given here, or before in ham, \vhich the Author gives in his account page 47.3
of BaUicl' College Library, viz. ' Arg.aCrofs ^76) In Thesaur. hujus Coll.
of fix Batunes ia true love Sable', is vaost xJj) Ibid, in quadam coppa.
.478) Ut JA V»t.Cai»£nd. ut fupra.
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