given to this fociety by archbishop Parker. This college maintains a mafter, twelve fellows, and forty scholars. TRINITY HALL was founded in the year 1353, by William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich. It is an handfome edifice, having been lately faced with ftone, both within and without. The chapel is fmall, but very neat, and the gardens are extremely pleafant. This Hall was originally defigned for the ftudy of the civil law, and confifts of a mafter, twelve fellows, and fourteen scholars. GONVILLE and CAIUS COLLEGE confifts of three courts, with three remarkable gites, one of which is called the gate of virtue, and esteemed a fine piece of architecture. The first foundation of this fociety, though not on the fame fpot, was begun in the year 1348, by Edmund de Gonville, rector of Ferrington, in Norfolk; but as he died before his defign was accomplished, he left a fum of money to Bateman, Bishop of Norwich, for the completion of it. However, the learned Dr. John Caius, an eminent phyfician, made fuch large additions to it afterwards, not only in regard to its buildings, but its revenues, that he is juftly confidered as its principal founder. Dr. Caius was fucceffively phyfician to King Edward VI. Queen Mary I. and Queen Elizabeth; and was a great friend to the College of Phyficians, of which for feven years he held the office of prefident. He added at his own expence to Gonville-hall a new square, called Caius's Court, all of durable freeftone, and uniform in every refpect; the charge of which amounted to 18341. which at that time was a large fum. He also endowed his foundation with confiderable eftates, for the maintenance of three fellows, twenty fcholars, and a porter, and gave them a new body of ftatutes. And that this fociety might the better flourish under his immediate care and infpection, he accepted himself of the mastership of it, in 1559, and retained it almost as long as he lived, But fome little time before his decease, he caufed Dr. Thomas Legge of Norwich to be placed in his room, he remaining as a fellow commoner in his own college, affifting daily at divine fervice in a private feat in the chapel, which he had built for himself. He died in 1573, and was buried in a grave which he had made before his decease, in the chapel of his own college. His monument, when the chapel was rebuilt fome years fince, was raifed from the floor, and placed in the wall, and then his body was found whole and perfect. This college maintains at prefent twenty-fix fellows, and feventy-four scholars. VOL. II. B KING'S KING'S COLLEGE is on many accounts deemed the moft magnificent college in Europe. The chapel is one of the finest pieces of Gothic architecture in the world, three hundred and four feet long, feventy-three broad, and ninety-one in height to the battlements, and yet not a fingle pillar to fuftain the roofs, of which there are two; the firft of ftone finely wrought, the other of timber covered with lead, between which a man may walk upright. It is adorned with twenty-fix beautiful pinnacles, of which the four principal ones are one hundred and fifty feet high, and are feen at twenty miles diftance. The carving is inimitably fine; and the windows of the chapel are ornamented with painted glafs. This college owes its foundation to King Henry VI. in the year 1441, but it was afterwards enlarged by, King Henry VII. and King Henry VIII. It maintains a provoft, fifty fellows, and twenty fcholars. QUEEN'S COLLEGE was firft founded by Margaret, confort of King Henry VI. but was finished by Elizabeth, Queen to King Edward IV. It contains two courts, befides other buildings. The first court is ninety-fix feet long, and eighty-four broad, and the second is three hundred and thirty feet in circumference. The chapel is a fine piece of Gothic architecture ;but the greatest beauties of this college are its gardens and rura! groves, which are laid out in the most curious manner along both fides of the river, and connected with the college and each other by two wooden bridges, one of which is confidered as extremely curious. When Erafmus was at Cambridge, he chofe this college as his place of refidence. Here is a prefident, nineteen fellows, and forty-four scholars. CATHERINE HALL was founded by Richard Woodlark, the provost of King's college, in the year 1475, and was dedicated to St. Catherine. It is fituated on the east of Queen's college. The front is towards the weft, and is one of the most regulár and extenfive in this univerity. It has lately had several confiderable improvements and additions, particularly that part which fronts the eaft, where there is a noble quadrangle of one! hundred and eighty feet long, and one hundred and twenty feet broad. In the middle is a grafs plat, and the entrance from the eaft is by an handfome pair of iron gates. Great art has been ufed to make the walks and avenues of this college as agreeable. as poffible; for which purpose a row of young clms have been planted within thefe few years, oppofite Trumpington-ftreet, and a new brick wall ere&ed, which adds greatly to the beauty of the place. The chapel here is reckoned a fine piece of architecThis Hall maintains a mafter, fix fellows, and thirty JESUS fcholars. |