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OXFORDSHIRE.

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a n c ie n t d e ed s r e la t in g to th e c o lle g e p r o p e r ty , p re s e rv e d
in th e m u n im e n t ro o m , a re a lso v en * n u m e r o u s : a n d th e
lib r a r y co n tain s b e s id e s tir o an c ie n t p o r t ra it s on g la s s
of H e n ry V . a n d C a r d in a l B e a u fo r t : in th e b u t t e r y of
t h e c o lle g e is a d r in k in g h o rn , sa id to h a v e been p r e ­
se n te d to th e s o c ie ty b y Q u e e n P h ilip p a , a n d re m a rk a b le
lx>Th for its a n t iq u it y a n d b e a u t y : it is r ic h ly m o u n ted
in s ilv e r g i l t a n d h a s th e w o rd ‘ W a c c e y l " in s crib e d
t h r e e tim e s on e a c h hoop. T h e m e m b e r s of t h is c o lleg e
a re c a lle d to d in n e r every- d a y b y th e so u n d of a t r u m p e t,
a c u s to m c o e v a l -with th e f o u n d a tio n : a n o th er cu sto m
s t il l o b se rv e d w ith m u c h c e re m o n y , an d a lw a y s a t tr a c t in g
a la r g e n u m b e r o f s p e c ta to r s , ta k e s p la c e every- C h r i s t ­
m a s d a y , w h en a h u g e b o a r s h e a d , cro w n an d “ b ed eck ed
w ith b a y s a n d r o s e m a r y ,” is c a r r ie d in p ro ce ssio n in to
th e h a ll, p re c e d e d b y th e C o lle g e C h o ir, sin g in g th e
w e ll-k n o w n c a r o l
C a p u t a p ri d e f e r o ; ” on X e w T e a r 's
<iay. d in n e r b e in g en d ed , th e b u r s a r g o e s in su ccessio n
to e a ch fe llo w at t a b le a n d p re s e n ts h im -with a n eed le
and th r e a d , s a y in g . " T a k e t h is an d b e t h r if t y ,” as a
m e m o r ia l of t h e ir fo u n d e r, th e w o rd s " A ig u ille e t fil “
n eed le and t h r e a d ', fro m w h ic h th e c u sto m is su p p o sed
to h a v e b ee n derived., fo rm in g a re b u s on th e nam e
*• E g le s f ie ld ." T h is c o lle g e w as o r ig in a lly an e s s e n tia lly
X o r t h C o u n tr y c o lle g e , an d w a s fo u n d e d e s p e c ia lly for
t h e p u rp o s e of th e o lo g ic a l s t u d y as w e ll as to e n s u re a
s u c c e s s io n of m a s s e s fo r th e s o u ls of th e fo u n d e r and
h is f a m ily , E d w a rd I I I . , Q u e e n P h ilip p a an d a ll b e n e ­
fa c to r s : it s s t a t u t e s w e re in so m e m e a s u re m o d e lled on
th o se of M erto n an d O rie l, b u t a re fu ll of m in u te d ir e c ­
tio n s re la tin g to q u a in t and triflin g o b se rv a n ce s , m a n y of
w h ic h h a v e lo n g been o b so lete. I n 1736 th e fo u n d a tio n
re c e iv e d an im p o r ta n t a d d itio n b y th e d e v ise of la n d in
t h e c o u n tie s of K e n t a n d B e r k s , fo r th e e n d o w m e n t of
e i g h t f e llo w s h ip s , fo u r s c h o la rs h ip s a n d fo u r e x h ib i­
tio n e r s . T h e M ic h e l fo u n d a tio n , h o w e v e r, as t h is a d d i­
tio n to th e o r ig in a l s o c ie ty w a s c a lle d , fro m th e n a m e of
it s fo u n d e r, J o h n M ich el esq . a ll b u t d is a p p e a re d b y co n ­
so lid a tio n w u h th e o rig in a l fo u n d a tio n , u n d e r an o rdina a c e fra m e d b y th e U n iv e r s it y C o m m issio n e rs in 1838.
B y t h e n e w s t a t u t e s o f 1882 th e c o n s titu tio n of th e co l­
le g e w a s a g a in re - m o d e lle d , a n d c o n s is ts of a P r o v o s t,
fr o m fo u rte e n to six te e n fello w s, of w h o m nin e o r ten are
o ff ic ia l; and fro m tw e n ty to tw e n ty -fiv e s c h o la rs, e ig h t of
th e se r e t a in in g t h e an cie n t n a m e o f “ T a b e r d a r s ,” and
fo u r or ñ v e b e in g c a lle d “ E g le s fie ld s c h o la rs.” n a tiv e s
of C u m b e r la n d o r W e s tm o rla n d b e in g p r e f e r r e d ; th e re
a re b e s id e s , tw o B ib le c le r k s , a la r g e n u m b e r of e x h ib i­
tio n e r s a n d t h e u s u a l c o lle g e o ffic ers. T h e sc h o la rsh ip s
.have bee n in c re a s e d in n u m b e r b y th e b e n e fa ctio n of S ir
E d w a r d R e p p s J o d r e ll, b a r t . M .A . (d. 12 K o v . 1882),
w h o d u r in g h is life an d b y h is w ill fou n d e d five a d d i­
t io n a l sc h o la rs h ip s , n o w b e a r in g h is n a m e. On th e iS th
D e c . 1778 . a fire b ro k e o u t in t h e a t tic s to r e y of th e w e st
w in g of th e b u ild in g s o f th e g r e a t q u a d r a n g le , d e s tro y in g
t h e w h o le of th e ro o f. In 1887 a p o rtio n of t h e ro o m s on
t h e sa m e sid e o f th e q u a d r a n g le w a s a g a in d e stro y e d b y
f ir e , b u t h a s sin ce b ee n r e b u ilt.
I n 1900 a la b o ra to ry
fo r th e t e a c h in g of c h e m is tr y v a s c o n s tr u c te d in r e a r
uf th e c o lle g e . Q u e e n 's la n e. T h e c o lle g e p re s e n ts to
26 b en e fices, a n d h a s an e s tim a te d y e a r ly in c o m e of
a b o u t £ 12,000.
T h e R e v . J o h n R ic h a r d M a g r a th D .D . p r o v o s t; electe d
in 1878.
E d w a r d A r m s t r o n g M .A . p r o -p ro v o s t a n d le c t u r e r .
R e v . A r c h ib a ld H e n r y S a y c e M .A . h o n . D .L i t t . fello w .
R e v . E d w a r d M e w b u rn W a lk e r M .A . se n io r tu iO T ,
lib r a r ia n a n d ch a p la in .
T h o m a s W illia m A lle n M .A . tu to r.
B e r n a r d P y n e G re n fe ll M .A ., D .L i t t . fe llo w .
C h a r le s H e n ry T h o m p so n M .A . t u t o r .
R*-v. G e o r g e B e r n a r d C ro n sh a w M .A . b u r s a r , sc ie n c e
le c t u r e r , c h a p la in a n d p r e c e n to r .
R o b e r t H o w a rd H o d g k in M .A . t u t o r .
R e v . B u r n e t t H illm a n S t r e e t e r M .A . d ean an d le c tu r e r .
A r t h u r S u r r id g e H u n t M .A ., D .L i t t . fe llo w & p ro fe sso r
of p a p y r o lo g y .
F r e d e r ic k B e rn a rd P id d u c k M .A . fe llo w .
H e r b e r t J a m e s P a to n M .A . le c t u r e r in p h ilo s o p h y .
J o h n B e ll B .A . l e c t u r e r in c la s s ic s .
X e w C o lle g e.
V is ito r , T h e B ish o p of W in c h e s te r.
N e w C o lle g e , p la c e d in a s e clu d e d p o sitio n betw een
H o ly w e ll s tr e e t an d Q u e e n ’ s lane, w a s fo u n d e d 5 M a rch ,
1380. u n d e r le tt e r s p a te n t of R ic h a r d H . is su e d 30 J u n e ,
in th e p r e c e d in g y e a r, b y W illia m of W y k e h a m , B ish o p of
W in c h e s t e r and L o r d C h a n ce llo r, and th e s o c ie ty so lem n ly
e n te re d in to p o sse ssion of th e b u ild in g s 14 A p r il, 1386.
W y k e h a m also fo u n d e d a co lle g e a t W in c h e ste r in 1387,
w h e n c e , on it s co m p letio n in 1393, th e v a c a n c ie s in th e

fello w sh ip s in th is co lle g e w ir e to b e filled
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fo u n d a tio n co n s iste d o rig in a lly of a Warden,
fello w s an d sch o la rs, ten c h a p la in s, three c l é r L ^ '
six te e n c h o ris te r s . O f th e s e v e n ty d e scrib td as - p ^
an d S c h o la r s " all w ere e lec te d fro m th e foundat,
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W in c h e ste r C o lle g e : th o se of th e fou n d e r’ s kin beQ*'* 01
a c tu a l fello w s at o n ce and o th e rs b e in g elected Ww?
a fte r b e in g s c h o la rs for tw o y e a rs. B y the new sk t^ s
fra m e d b y th e C o m m issio n e rs of th e Universitv
of "T
Oxford in 1881, and ap p ro v e d b y th e Q u een in Goan
M ay, 1882, p ro v isio n is m a d e fo r a W arden, fellows j
s c h o la r s : th e fello w sh ip s b e in g of th ree classed •
“ P r o fe s s o r-F e llo w s h ip s ,”
“ T utorial-Fellow ships^ ***’
O rd in a ry -F c llo w s h ip s ,” an d th e Scholarships of t
cla sses. W in c h e s te r and O pen ' Sch o la rsh ip s. * The I v
fe sso r-F e llo w sh ip s a re to b e five in n u m b e r ; ihe Tutort
F ello w sh ip s are n o t to ex ce e d ten in n u m b er; andtf
O rd in a ry -F e llo w sh ip s are to b e not less than' fonrt^f
n o r m o re th a n w ill m a k e u p th e w h o le num ber of fel>^
sh ip s to t h ir t y -s ix . T h e W in c h e s te r Scholarships are •'
be filled b y th e ele c tio n o f b o y s re c e iv in g education
th e school o f W in c h e s te r C o lle g e , no distinction beiT
m ade b e tw e e n m e m b e rs of th e fou n datio n and boyn^
m e m b e rs th e r e o f. T h e W in c h e s t e r Scholarships are •
be as m a n y as w ill en a b le s ix s c h o la rs to be elected h
e a c h y e a r . T h e O p en S c h o la r s h ip s are to be open f
g e n e ra l c o m p e titio n , a n d to b e so m a n y in number &ua llo w fo u r S c h o la r s h ip s a n d no m o re "to be filled up q
e a c li y e a r . T h e b u ild in g s co n sist ch iefly of three quaí
ra n g le s , in th e fir s t o f w h ic h , i
b y 129 feet squi**,
en te re d b y th e p r in c ip a l g a t e w a y in K e w College la&
are th e h a ll, ch ap el, lib r a r y , and w ard en 's lodgings, A
th ir d sto re y w as ad d ed to th e b u ild in g of this quadrangk
in 1675 : a sh o rt v a u lt e d p a ssa g e , on th e left of the
w ay, lead s to th e a n te -ch a p e l, 80 feet b y 36 feeFsri
d iv id e d in to th re e aisle s, su p p o rte d b y lo fty pillars: the
g r e a t w e s t w in d o w of seven lig h t s contains paintings of
T h e X a t i v i t y ,” w it h th e fo u r c a rd in a l and three Chris­
tia n v ir tu e s , b y J e rv a is , fro m d e sig n s b y S ir Joshua Rej.
n o ld s : an d som e o f th e s u rro u n d in g window s stHl retain
the g la ss p laced in th e m b y th e f o u n d e r : besides Taritmi
m u ra l m o n u m e n ts , t h e r e a re on th e floor of the anfech a p el not le ss th a n tw e n ty -fiv e b ra sses, including a ten
fine b ra s s, w ith e ffig y , fu ll v e ste d , to T hom as de Cranle ig h , W ard e n , 1389-95, and A rc h b ish o p of Dublin, 1397.
T h e c h o ir, o r ch a p el p ro p er, 100 feet lo n g b y 35 feet ride
and 65 fe e t h ig h , is se p a ra te d fro m the ante-chapel by j
screen , above w h ic h is p laced a m agnificent organ, re­
b u ilt, w it h a d d itio n s b y W illis , in 1875, and containing
33 sto p s and n e a rly 3,000 p ip e s : th e v ery fine stained
w in d ow s on th e s o u th sid e are F le m ish , and are supposed
to h a v e bee n e x e c u te d b y p u p ils of R u b e n s : the window
on th e n o rth sid e, r e p r e s e n tin g p ro p h e ts and apostles,«
b y P e c k itt , of T o r k , an d w e re p laced in 1765 and 1774:
th e e a s t en d , o rig in a lly filled b y a magnificent taber­
n a c le d sc re e n , ad o rn ed w ith sta tu e s , w as defaced pi
b u ilt u p in th e ea rly p a rt of th e re ig n of Qneen Eliob e th , b y d ire c tio n of R o b e rt H orne, Bishop of Winchester,
b u t in J u n e , 1789, th e tie rs of canopied niches vere re­
sto re d in p la ste r, u n d e r th e d irectio n of S ir Joshua Beynolds and J a m e s W y a t t , the a rc h ite c t, and so remained
u n til 18 76, w h en th e re s to ra tio n of the interior of the
ch a p el w as b e g u n b y th e la t e S ir G ilb e rt Scot: B-A.;
th is in c lu d e d th e co m p le te re n e w a l of th e roof, the
stru c tio n o f a n ew and ela b o ra te organ case, and u*
re s to ra tio n o f th e ta b e rn a c le w o rk of the screen in done,
th e g ro u p s and fig u re s , w ith w h ic h , so far as coa^",
a s c e rta in e d , it w as o n ce ad o rn ed , b ein g fully replaced,
th is im p o rta n t w o rk , b y t h e lib e r a l contributions^
m em b ers of th e co lle g e , w as co m p leted in 1892, bom 2*
d e sig n s of M r. J . L.~ P ea rso n F . .A . architect, and *
w hofe n o w p re s e n ts , fro m th e a p ex of the roof 0
w ard s, a co m p le te illu s t r a t io n o f th e “ T e Denm.
th e p e rio d 1899-1902 v e r y e x te n siv e restorations ^
ca rrie d o u t on th e e x te r io r of th e chapel, dining a- ”
m u n im e n t to w e r , u n d e r th e d irectio n of Mr.
C h a m p n e y s, a r c h ite c t, o f L o n d o n . In a recess in •
w a ll on th e n o rth side of th e ch apel is preserv
p a sto ra l s t a S of th e fo u n d e r, elab o ra tely worked m
f
2 ilt an d e n a m e lle d , an d n e a r ly 7 fe e t h i g h : wes
th e ch a p el a r e th e c lo is te rs , su rro u n d in g an area.
feet b y 85 fe e t, c o n s e cra te d as a burial-place
co lle g e 9 O c t. 1400, b y R o b e r t C ald er, B:shop
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h e ld : th e se h a v e a s in g u la r rib b e d roof of
co n tain n u m e ro u s m u r a l m o n u m e n ts : ha ^ 88
ro o fs w e re e x te n s iv e ly re -co v e re d w ith stones
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T h e h a ll a d jo in s th e ch ap el on the east and ,/ V ^
lo n g b y 33 feet w id e , w ith a h e ig h t of 50 *eet •
if
and w a in sc o tin g w e re th e g if t of A rch bishop
, vjtb
15 0 4 ; and b o th t h is an d th e w in d ow s are a
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sh ield s of a r m s . T h e o r ig in a l ro o f, construe .
fist
w a s t a k e n d o w n a b o u t 1795 a n d replaced

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