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Page 48 - This seems to have been the reason of his dedicating to her his two colleges, and calling them by her name; over all the principal gates of which he has been careful to have himself represented as her votary, in the act of adoration to the Blessed Virgin, as his and their common guardian.
Page 99 - ... or fifh of a better fort ; and on the eves of thofe holidays, and that of the founder's obit, they had an extraordinary allowance of four gallons of ale among them. The hundred cafual poor were fed in a place called Hundred-meneihall ; each of them had a loaf of inferior bread of five marks...
Page 22 - Edyngdon undertook to repair it in the latter part of his time, and by his will ordered his executors to finifh what he had begun. And, whether in purfuance of his defign, and by his benefaction, or...
Page 66 - ... only: in the year 1382, it was placed under the fuperior government of a warden. This was the whole fociety that made their formal entrance into it as above-mentioned. Till the college was erefted, they were provided with lodgings in the pariih of St.
Page 27 - Wykeham's known tafte in architecture, and from the ftyle and manner of his other works in this kind ; of which we have evident examples in the Chapels of both his Colleges, efpecially in the weftern part of that of New College in Oxford, which is remarkably beautiful. To the farther difadvantage of its prefent appearance, an alteration, which could not then be forefeen, has fmce happened.
Page 33 - On the 16th of December 1642, the soldiers, under Sir William Waller, entered the church, where they broke in pieces the carved work of the choir, containing the story of the Old and New Testament, in admirable imagery. They destroyed the organ, seized the rich tapestry, cushions and vestments of the choir, with the vessels of the altar, threw down the communion-table, and carrying off the rails which encompassed it, they burnt them in their quarters.
Page 5 - However, it is of higher antiquity than it is commonly fupppfed to be ; for Paulus Jovius, who wrote above two hundred years ago, relates, that it was fhewn to the emperor Charles...
Page 98 - Hofpital, and many others, to have been, at that time, above 400 1. per annum. The whole Revenues of the Hofpital were free from all Taxes both to the King and Pope, as being wholly appropriated to the Poor ; except 7!.
Page 96 - ... and have each a loaf of coarser bread, one mess, and a proper allowance of beer, with leave to carry away with them whatever remained of their meat and drink after dinner.
Page 25 - ... of all obligation to it, and acknowledge it as proceeding from his mere liberality and zeal for the honour of God. They agree to find the whole scaffolding...