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It is to be regretted that Wood's great Biographical performance is much debased by prejudice and party-feeling; but many particulars of explanation may be expected from "A new edition of the work, with additions, and a continuation, by Philip Bliss, Fellow of St. John's College, Oxford." The first Volume is already before the public.

"The ancient and present state of the University of Oxford, &e. &c." by John Ayliffe, LL.D. and Fellow of New College, is chiefly compiled from Wood; but Dr. Ayliffe unfortunately added some remarks of his own, with congenial acerbity, for which he was degraded, and expelled the University.

Gutch, likewise, published a compilation from Wood.

Salmon, author of the Modern History, printed, in 1744. an octavo Volume, containing an "account of the present state of the Univer sity of Oxford," together with some notice of several places in the county.

A more satisfactory work has appeared, under the title of "A History of the Colleges, Halls, and Public Buildings attached to the University of Oxford, including the lives of the Founders, by Alexander Chalmers, F. S. A. illustrated by a series of Engravings."

Five numbers have appeared of an extensive work, by Ackermann, intituled "The History of the University of Oxford, illustrated by upwards of eighty highly finished and coloured Engravings, fac similes of the drawings, representing exterior and interior views of the Colleges, Halls, Public Buildings, and Costume, as well as of the more striking parts of the City." The work is to be completed in twenty numbers.

Oxoniana, published by Phillips, in Four Volumes, contains many curious circumstances relating to the University and City, partly extracted from MSS. in the public libraries, and partly copied from scarce books.

There are several Guides, or Pocket Companions, to the University; the last of which was published in 1812.

A University Calendar, which contains lists of the public officers; the Principals and Fellows of the respective Colleges; and a variety of satisfactory particulars connected with the University, is published annually.

"Balliofergus, or a Commentary upon the Foundation, Founders, and Affaires, of Balliol College, gathered out of the records thereof, and other antiquities, with a brief description of eminent persons, who have been formerly of the same house. Whereunto is added an exact catalogue of all the heads of the same Colledge never yet exhibited by

any;

In ridicule of such works, Warton published "A Companion to the Guide, and a Guide to the Companion: being a complete supplement to all the accounts of Oxford hitherto published," &c.-This little tract contains some humourous remarks, but appears, on the whole, to be unworthy the time bestowed on it by so elegant a scholar.

any; together with two tables, one of endowments, the other of miscellanies. By Henry Savage, master of the said Colledge. Oxf. 1668.” 4to.

A catalogue of the pictures in Christ Church library, the benefaction of the late General Guise.

Notes concerning the foundation of Merton College are at the end of Hearne's Textus Roffensis, p. 408.

Some account of the effects of a storm of Lightning and Thunder, in Pembroke College, June 3, 1765, is in the Philosophical Transactions, Vol. LV. art. 30.

"The Annals of University College, proving William of Durham the true founder and answering all their arguments who ascribe it to King Alfred. By William Smith, rector of Melsonby, and above twelve years Senior Fellow of that Society. Newcastle, 1728,"

8vo.

The case of Worcester College, or Gloucester Hall changed into Worcester College, was printed in a broad sheet, Lond. 1702. A second edition in octavo was intituled "The Case of Worcester College, as it was presented to the Members of the House of Commons." Both were written by Benjamin Woodroffe, D. D. principal of Gloucester Hall.

"The case of Gloucester Hall, in Oxford, rectifying the false stating thereof by Dr. Woodroffe, Oxon." 4to. This was written by Dr. Baron, master of Balliol College.

The Body of Statutes was drawn up by Bryan Twyne, and translated into Latin by Dr. Peter Turner, Savilian Professor. This translation, with large additions, and a preface by the Professor, was first printed at Oxford, 1634. folio.-An abstract, for the use of the members, delivered to them on their matriculation, has been several times reprinted.

PRINTS AND MAPS.

Views of several buildings are inserted in Kennet's Parochial Antiquities; and there are a few Prints, relating to buildings, among the illustrations of Plot's Natural History,

In Stukeley's Itin. Cur. II. Plates 5, 6, 7, 8, represent Alchester (Alauna) Thame (Tamese) and Banbury (Branavis) 1724.

Ditchley, drawn and engraved by Sullivan.

Messrs. Buck engraved W. view of Godstow Nunnery, 1729; E. view of Eynsham Abbey; S. W. Cold Norton; S. W. Clattercot; N. Minster Lovel; Priories: and N. E. of Broughton Castle.

Three Plans, and three Fronts, of Blenheim House, Vitr. Brit. 1. 55-62.

N. and N. W. views of the House and High Lodge, by Boydell. "The oldest view of Oxford extant is, probably, that by Hoefnagel, in Braunii civitates, 1572."*

2 N 4 'Gough.

A view

A view by Buck, 1731.

A good view of the High Street, by Turner.
One set, six views, of Oxford, by Malton.
Magdalen College, Bridge, and Tower.

Magdalen College old quadrangle, drawn and published by Buckler.

Buckler has, likewise, published, The Front of Magdalen College Chapel; The Front of Christ Church; Christ Church Cathedral; The Front of New College Chapel.

Bibliotheca Radcliviana; Plans, with explanations, &c, by Gibbs. A View and Plan of All Saints' Church, by Burghers.

A View connected with Oxford is regularly given in the Oxford Almanac.

The oldest Plan of the City of Oxford extant, is that included in Ralph Aggas's Plan of the University, 1578, or 1579.

Saxton's Map of this County, including Bucks and Berkshire, was made 1574, but wants the Hundreds, which are supplied, with a Plan of the City, and Arms of the Colleges, in Speed's Map, 1610.

A new actual survey was published 1715. by Overton, with views of the Public Schools, Stonesfield Pavement, the City from the E, and Blenheim House and Bridge.

Thomas Jeffereys engraved, 1769. A new Map of this county, from a scale of one inch to a mile.

But the most satisfactory Map is that by Richard Davis, Topographer to His Majesty, published in 1797, on the scale of two inches to a mile. An attentive examination of the county has proved to us the value of this publication, and we are pleased to find that fresh copies, with corrections, as to the change of proprietors and occupiers, may be speedily expected.

INDEX

INDEX

TO

OXFORDSHIRE.

A.

ADDERBURY, Village, 520;

gave title of Baron to Earl of Rochester, 521; decayed mansion of Cobb Family, ib.; former seat of licentious Earl of Rochester, ib.; lines by Pope, 522; supposed unique portraits, ib.; church, 522, 523; free-school, and a literary native, 523.

Adwell Cop, 320.

Akeman Street, its traces in this county, 11, 12.

Albans (St.) Hall, account of, 228, 229.

Alchester, Roman station, 536; story of Carausius and Allectus, ib.; probably constructed by Plautius, 537; Roman coins, &c. found, ib. Aldrich, Dean, principal architect of Peckwater square, 137. Alkerton, 514; Timothy Lydiat,

native, ib.; buried in church, ib. All Souls' College, notice of, 108115; general character of buildings, 108, 109; chapel, 109, 110; hall, 110, 111; library, 111, 112; biographical notice of founder, 112, 113; eminent scholars, 114; curious custom, 114, 115; society, how constituted, 115. Anecdotes of John de Vere, Earl of

Oxford, 54; James II. 102, 103;

Sir Richard Sutton, 123; Queen
Elizabeth, 132; Catharine Mar-
tyr, 141, 142; Sir William Petre,
149; Dr. Prideaux, 151; Dr.
Price, 153; Sir Leoline Jenkins,
156, 157; Thomas Rotheram, bi-
shop of Lincoln, 158, 159; Sir W.
D'Avenant, 161, 162, 257, and
258; Walter de Merton, 172, 173;
Adam de Brom, 183; Thomas Tes-
dale, 191, 19; Robert Eglesfeld,
194, 195; William of Durham,
213; Walter Skirlaw, bishop of
Durham, 215; Sir Thomas Bod-
ley, 233; Thomas Howard, Earl
of Arundel, 235, 236; Dr. Rad-
cliffe, 239; Thomas Harriot, 256;
W. Chillingworth, 257; Dr. Ed-
ward Pocock, 258; Anthony à
Wood, 258, 259; Charles Croke,
262; George Etherydge, 299; A.
Scrope, 308; Longland, bishop of
Lincoln, 331; Granger, 337; De
la Field, 365, 366; Sarah, Du-
chess of Marlborough, 409, 410;
Dr. John Rogers, 439, 440; Lo-
dowick Grevile, 517; Camden,
529; Earl of Banbury, 530;
Arundelian marbles, notice of, 235,
Queen Editha, 541.

Arundel, Thomas Howard, Earl of,
236.
Ashmolean Museum, notice of, 239,
anecdotes, 235, 236.
240.
Assendon,

Assendon, curious land spring there,

322, 323; almshouse, 322. Assize, Black, notice of, 96. Astal, Barrow, 10.

Astall, 491; decayed mansion, 491, 492; stone coffin opened, 492. Asterley, manor, 456.

Astronomical observatory, Oxford, notice of, 240, 241.

B.

Badgmoor, seat, 344, 345, Baldon, seat, 286. Balliol College, general notice of, 115-121; some account of the founder, 115, 116; benefactors, 117, 118; character of buildings, 118, 119; chapel, 120; hall, ib.; library, ib. eminent men educated, 120, 121; society, how constituted, 121.

Balliol, John de, some account of, 115.

Bampton hundred, 471-492; parishes in, 471, 472.

Bampton town, 480; appears from Domesday to have been formerly a place of consequence, ib.; first mention of in history, ib. ; manor, ib.; market, 481; church, ib.; tithes, how divided, ib.; castle, ib.; supposed prophetical noises heard, ib.

Banbury hundred, 524-553; parishes in, 524.

| Bayard's Green, 542, 543. Beacon hill, 307. Beaumont palace, 252. Bell hatch, residence, 339. Bensington, village, 356; antient embankment, ib.; church, 357; stone coffin found, ib. Bicester, town, 533; aspect of, 584; derivation of name, ib.; priory formerly here, 535; St. Edburg's well, ib.; Edburg-Balk, ib.; market, ib.; antient oblations, 585, 536; population, 536.

Banbury town, 525; the branavis of the Romans, ib. ; battle near, ib. ; Roman altar discovered, ib. ; suffered in the civil war of the seventeenth century, 526; present aspect, ib.; town hall, ib.; church, 526, 527; charity school, 527; former religious houses, ib.; remains of castle, 527, 528; castle besieged and reduced in civil war, 528, 529; bear garden, 530; internal government, &c. ib.; conferred title of Earl, ib.; population, 531.

Banbury, Earl of, his monument,

344; anecdotes of, 530. Barford, St. John's, chapel of, 523. Barford, St. Michael, parish, 464; singular inequality of surface in church yard, 465.

Binfield hundred, 323-345; parishes in, 323.

Binfield heath, oak trees found at the

bottom of a pond there, 338; a swallow, or natural drain, there, ib. Binsey, village, 436; church, ib.;

well of St. Margaret, ib. Black Bourton, church, 479, Blandford Park, seat, 532. Blandy, Miss, executed for the mur

der of her father, account of, 328. Blenheim, description of, 395-425; the honour of Woodstock, how granted to the Marlborough family, 395; remarks on the architectural character of the palace, £97-400; hall, 400, 401; bow window room, 401; Duke's dressing room, ib., east drawing room, 401, 402; grand cabinet, 402, 403; winter drawing room, 404; dining room, 404, 405; saloon, 405, 406; green drawing room, 406, 407; state drawing room, 407, 408; library, 408-410; chapel, 410, 411; theatre, 411; Titian room, 411, 412, extent and division of park, 412; gardens, 412-414; park, 414, 415; water, 415, 416; grand bridge, 416, 417; column and inscription, 417-423; Akeman street, its progress through the park, 423; meteorological phenomenon, 423, 424; China gallery, 424; high lodge, 425; curious echo, ib. Bletchingdon, parish, 539; a native, ib.

Blount's court, oaks found beneath a pond there, 342, 343. Bloxham hundred, 511-524, parishes in, 511. Bloxham, village, 511; church, 511, 512; statute fair, 512.

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