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•ta n d s an a n c ie n t t im b e r fra m e d h o u se, w ith a d o u b le
f a b l e d sto re y r is in g fro m th e ro o f, an d w h ic h once
se rve d as offices b e lo n g in g t o th e M o rre ll fa m ily , b u t
is n o w o c c u p ie d b y s tu d e n ts . I t p re s e n ts to 13 b e n e ­
fice s, an d h a s an a n n u a l in c o m e of a b o u t ^5,00 0.
O n th e d e a th of th e R e v . H e n ry H u b e rt C o rn is h D .D .
p rin c ip a l, of N e w In n H a ll, w h ic h o c c u rre d q J u n e , 1887,
»his H a ll, b y v ir t u e of a s t a t u t e fra m ed b y th e U n iv e rsity
ef O x fo rd C o m m issio n e rs in 1881, w as u n ite d to B a llio l
C o lle g e , and su ch m e m b e rs of N ew In n H a ll as d e sire d to
fce tra n sfe rre d are n o w in c lu d e d in th e lis t of m e m b e rs of
th a t co lleg e. T h e p rin c ip a l p o rtio n of th e b u ild in g s w as
so ld b y B a llio l C o lle g e , a b o u t 1897, to t h e H a n n in g to n
tru s te e s , and th e r e m a in in g b u ild in g s h a v e now been
p u lle d d o w n . T h e s t a t u t e of in c o rp o ra tio n p ro v id e s
t h a t th e c o lle g e sh a ll y e a r ly a p p ly o u t of it s c o rp o ra te
re v e n u e s , ,£150 to en a b le s t u d e n t s , b e in g m e m b e r s of
t h e c o lle g e , to liv e a t a d im in is h e d co s t, or g r a n t a lik e
su m to m e m b e r s o f th e c o lle g e in n e e d of a s sista n c e
at th e U n iv e r s it y ; an d t h is a r r a n g e m e n t h a s been
a d o p te d a n d f u r t h e r e x te n d e d to po o r s tu d e n ts .
J am e s L e ig h S tfa c h a n -D a v id s o n M .A . m a s t e r ; electe d
in 1907.
A r t h u r L io n e l S m it h M .A . J o w e tt fe llo w , t u t o r in
m o d e rn h is to r y an d sen io r d ean .
A r t h u r A n th o n y M acd o n ell M .A ., P h .D . Bod en p ro fesso r
o f S a n sk rit.
F ra n c is F o r te s c u e U r q u h a r t M .A . m o d e rn h is to r y le c t u r e r
an d d o m e s tic b u rs a r .
A r t h u r W a lla c e P ic k a r d - C a m b r id g e M .A . c la s s ic a l tu t o r ,
J o w e tt le c t u r e r in G re e k la n g u a g e a n d lit e r a t u r e an d
lib r a r ia n .
H a ro ld B r e w e r H a r tle y M .A . sc ien c e t u t o r a n d B e d fo rd
le c t u r e r in p h y s ic a l c h e m is tr y a n d ju n io r b u r s a r .
C y r il B a y le y M .A . c la s s ic a l t u t o r , t u t o r fo r a d m iss io n s
an d d e a n of e x a m in a tio n s .
H e n r y W illia m C a rle ss D a v is M .A . c la s s ic a l tu t o r .
E d w a r d H illia r d M .A . t u t o r in law a n d se n io r b u rs a r .
A le x a n d e r D u n lo p L in d s a y M .A . c la s s ic a l t u t o r , ju n io r
d e an an d J o w e tt le c t u r e r in p h ilo so p h y .
R e v . H e n ry H e n sm a n G ib b o n M .A . th e o lo g ic a l an d
c la s s ic a l c a te c h e tic a l le c t u r e r a n d ch a p la in .
R o b e r t G ib so n M .A . c la s s ic a l tu to r .
A rn o ld J o sep h T o y n b e e B .A . c la s s ic a l tu t o r .
C h a rle s G ra h a m S to n e B .A . c la s s ic a l tu t o r .
E r n e s t W a lk e r D .M u s ., M .A . d ir e c to r of m u s ic .
T h e r e a re also f o u r t u t o r s and le c t u r e r s n o t on th e
fo u n d a tio n .
M e rto n C o lle g e .
V is it o r , T h e A rc h b is h o p of C a n te rb u ry .
M e rto n C a lle g e w a s o r ig in a lly fo u n d e d as a h o u s e of
• u p p o r t an d m a in te n a n c e fo r “ 20 s c h o la rs d w e llin g in
th e sc h o o ls o f O x fo rd , or w h e r e s o e v e r else le a r n in g sh a ll
happen to flo u r is h ,” at M ald en , in S u r r e y , in 1264, b y
W a lte r d e M erto n , B ish o p of R o c h e s te r an d L o r d C h a n ­
c e llo r of E n g la n d , an d ten y e a r s a fte r w a r d s w a s tra n s ­
fe r r e d to O x fo rd . I t s s t a t u t e s a re of p e c u lia r in t e r e s t
an d im p o r ta n c e , h a v in g fo rm e d a m o d e l fo r th o se
fra m e d b y a ll s u c c e e d in g fo u n d e rs of C o lle g ia t e b o d ies,
bo th in th is a n d th e s is te r U n iv e r s it y of C a m b r id g e ;
an d p o rtio n s o f it s b u ild in g s a r e c e r ta in ly a m o n g th e
m o s t a n c ie n t in O x fo rd . T h e c o lleg e is p le a s a n tly s itu ­
a te d in t h e s o u th - e a s t p a rt o f th e c ity in th e s tr e e t
©f th e sa m e n a m e , th e p rin c ip a l fro n t, re - fa c e d in 1838
b y M r. B lo re , b e in g to w a rd s th e n o r t h : in th e ce n tre
is an e m b a ttle d to w e r, w it h s ta t u e s o f H e n r y m . and
th e F o u n d e r, a n d a n e la b o ra te re p re se n ta tio n of Jo h n
th e B a p tis t p re a c h in g in th e W ild e rn e ss, a b o v e th e g a t e ­
w a y : t h e in te rio r c o n s ists o f fo u r q u a d ra n g le s , e re cte d
a t d iffe r e n t p erio d s, th e first of w h ic h co n ta in s, on th e
le ft, t h e w a rd e n ’ s l o d g in g s ; on th e r ig h t , th e ch a p e l,
w ith it s m a g n ific e n t e a s t w in d o w , a n d on th e so u th sid e
th e h a ll, b u ilt in th e e a r ly p a rt o f th e 14 th c e n tu r y ,
r e fitte d an d d is fig u re d in 1800 b y M r. W y a t t , b u t r e ■tered as fa r as p o ssib le to it s an c ie n t ch a ra c te r in 1872,
u n d e r th e c a re of t h e la t e S ir G ilb e r t S c o t t R .A . at
a c o s t of £ 6 ,0 0 0 ; i t co n ta in s, a m o n g o th e r p o r tra its ,
one of th e fo u n d e r, a n d a n o th e r o f W illia m H a r v e y ,
»he d is c o v e r e r o f th e c ir c u la tio n o f th e b lo od , w h o w as
so m e tim e w a rd e n (16 4 5 -6 ). T h e in n e r o r p rin cip a l
q u a d ra n g le is n o fe e t b y 100 an d is a g o o d e x a m p le
of th e d e b a s e d s ty le w h ic h p re v a ile d in th e re ig n of
J a m e s I. ; on t h e s o u th sid e is a to w e r d is p la y in g
fo u r of th e five o rd e rs of a r c h it e c t u r e ; th is q u a d ra n g le
g iv e s a c c e ss to th e g a r d e n s , in c lo s e d on th e so u th and
ea st b y p a rt o f th e old c i t y w a ll, b e s id e w h ic h is a
ra is e d te r r a c e , c o m m a n d in g a r e m a r k a b ly p le a s a n t p r o s ­
p e c t o v er th e m ea d o w s on t h e b a n k s of th e C h e rw e ll.
D u r in g th e a u tu m n an d w in te r of 1643 Q u e e n H e n ­
r ie t t a M a r ia re s id e d a t t h is c o lle g e , in th e w a rd e n ’ s

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lo d g in g s , an d th e s a m e ro o m s w e re occupied by th
E m p e r o r o f R u ssia a n d h is sis te r w h en visiting tjj*
U n iv e r s ity in 1 8 1 4 ; w e s tw a rd of th is h a ll is the third
q u a d ra n g le , p o p u la rly k n o w n as “ M o b Q u ad ,” and conta in in g on th e w e s t an d so u th t h e u n iq u e library, be.
lie v e d to b e n o w th e m o s t a n c ie n t o rig in a l library
e x is t in g in t h is c o u n t r y ; i t w a s b u ilt a b o u t 1376, anJ
r e ta in s th e e n c a u s tic flo o r t ilin g a n d m u ch of the
s ta in e d g la s s th e n p la c e d ; t h e in t e r io r colouring da(es
fro m a b o u t 1473. A b lo c k c o n ta in in g sixteen additional
s e ts of ro o m s w a s e r e c te d in 1864 in th e rear of %
ch a p e l, on th e e a st sid e of th e g r o v e lead in g through
to th e m ea d o w , fro m d e sig n s b y M r. B u tterfield, and
in 1893 o ak sc re e n s w ith d o o rs w e re erected on the
sta irc a s e s in t h is b u ild in g ; in 1892 t h e stone roof of
th e m u n im e n t ro o m w a s r e s to r e d u n d e r th e direction
o f T . G . J a c k so n esq. M .A ., F .S .A . a rc h ite c t, and various
o th e r re p a irs e ffe c te d . T h e m u n im e n t ro o m , or “ Trea­
s u r y ,” is p ro b a b ly u n iq u e as h a v in g co ntained for 6co
y e a rs th e a n c ie n t t it l e d e e d s of th e college, with a
c a ta lo g u e , it s e lf 600 y e a r s o ld , of th e docum ents then
in p o sse ssion of th e W a r d e n a n d F ello w s. In the
ch a p e l, fo rm e rly u s e d a s th e p a ris h c h u rc h of St. John
th e B a p tis t u n til t h e u n io n of t h a t p a ris h in 1891 with
th e p a ris h of S t . P e t e r ’ s - in -th e - E a s t, is a m ural monom en t w ith b u s t an d in s c rip tio n to S ir T hom as Bodley
k n t. fo u n d e r o f th e B o d le ia n lib r a r y , d . 28 Jan. 1612;
also a m a r b le m u r a l m o n u m en t t o A n th o n y a Wood,
a u th o r of “ A t h e n a O x o n ie n se s,” d. 28 N o v. 1695; and
a n o th er m a r b le m o n u m e n t to th e la t e John Coleridge
P a tte so n D .D . B ish o p o f M ela n esia (18 6 1-71), and a
fello w o f th e c o lle g e , w h o w as k ille d b y the natives at
N u k a p u , 20 S e p t. 18 71.
I n 1889 th e roofs of the
b u ild in g s in th e F e llo w s ’ Q u a d w e re p a rtia lly restored,
an d d u r in g 1893 s e v e ra l ch im n e y sta c k s w ere rebuilt.
T h e s t a t u t e s g iv e n b y th e fo u n d e r in 1274 were in force
t ill th e c o m m issio n of 1854, w h en th e y w ere in a great
m ea su re su p e rs e d e d b y an o rd in a n c e w h ic h swept away
v e r y m a n y of t h e ir p ro v isio n s , b u t t h is has now given
p lac e to th e n e w s ta t u t e s sa n ctio n e d b y Parliament in
M a y , 1882, u n d e r w h ic h th e fo u n d a tio n consists of a
W ard e n , a n u m b e r o f F e llo w s, w h ic h shall not be less
th a n n in e te en , a n d m a y b e r a is e d to tw enty-six, two
C h a p la in s , e ig h te e n or m o re P o s tm a s te r s and four Lxh ib itio n e r s ; t h e r e is also an E x h ib itio n fund, for the
p u rp o se of a s s is tin g poor stu d e n ts a n d prom oting study
am o n g th e u n d e r g r a d u a te m e m b e rs of th e college.
A m o n g th e b e n e fa cto rs of t h is c o lle g e have been John
W y lly o t t D .D . c h a n ce llo r of E x e t e r , w h o endowed the
“ po rtio n istae ” or p o s tm a s te r s in 1380, an d John Cham­
b e r, fe llo w of E to n C o lle g e 1582, an d can o n of Windsor,
w h o ad d e d one fe llo w s h ip a n d tw o postm asterships for
sc h o la rs a t E to n . T h e c o lle g e p re s e n ts to nineteen
b en e fices.
I ts g ro ss a n n u a l in c o m e is estimated
^ 2S t.°°A ib a n H a ll, s itu a te d in M e rto n street,
,d n o w fo r m in g p a rt of M e rto n C o l eg e , derived i
rnie fro m R o b e r t d e S t . A lb a n , a citizen of Oxford,
10 c o n v e y e d i t to th e n u n s of L ittle m o re in 1250 Or
e d isso lu tio n of th e re lig io u s b o u s e s it w as given »T
en rv V I I I . to G e o r g e O w en M .D . fellow ofMeirt
,d r o y a l p h y sic ia n , w h o c o n v e y e d i t to S ir John Wilil ^
fte r w a r d s L o r d W illia m s of T h a m e ) and Sir
r e s h a m ; b y t h e m it w a s a s sig n e d to JohnJoU a
,d R o b e r t P e r r o t esq rs. in 15 4 7 , an d finally by ■
th e W a rd e n an d F e llo w s of M erton College,
ta b lis h e d it as a h a ll o f th e U n iv e r s ity . T he or gin
u ld in g s c o n s iste d ch ie fly of one q u adran gle, witn
ja il e r c o u r t c o n ta in in g a s in g u la r b elld o w er. olf
ie r a b le a n t iq u it y , a t th e n o r th -w e s t a n g le ; t ie P
pal f ro n t w as r e b u ilt in 1600, a t th e cost 0
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irn h a m , ald erm an , of L o n d o n , w ho se arm s a
sto n e o v e r t h e e n tra n c e . I n 1865 i t
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m o d e lle d b y J o h n G ib b s esq. of S t M a ry Hall, arcm
ct, u n d e r t h e a u s p ic e s of th e la t e P rin c ip a l,
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la in t an d lo ft y b e ll- t u r r e t w a s also restored an
lap el ad d e d on th e s o u th - w e s t o f t h e quadTangie.
ie r e s ig n a tio n , in O c to b e r, 1882, of th e R e .
h a rles S a lt e r M .A . la t e p r in c ip a l, th e hall, rnn,mi«a s t a tu te m a d e b y th e O x fo rd U niversity
o n ers in 1881,
c a m e in to t h e possession ° ,
o lleg e a n d w as
a n n e x e d to it, t h e resig n in g
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c e iv in g a p en sio n fro m t h a t s o c ie ty . I t in .
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r c u m sta n c e s, to it s o r ig in a l m a s t e r s ; in(^ea ’
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p r o p e r ty of M erto n C ollege,
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rin c ip a l w a s. in fa c t, t e n a n t o f t h a t college.
gie q u a d r a n g le of S t. A lb a n H a ll w as connec e .
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