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chapter with his Erecting of four Scholarships at 

 Christ's College in Cambridge, and endowing them 

 with ten pound per annum, which in that 

 University is a considerable allowance, the scholar- 

 ships there being generally inferior to those at 

 Oxford, as the Fellowships better. He had desired 

 to have placed this his Benefaction at Sidney 

 College, but upon some disgust altered his 

 intention, tho' it is not improbable but that that 

 College might refuse his proffer upon very good 

 reasons : For at Oxford no College will accept a 

 Benefaction which only increases the number of 

 Fellows, or Scholars, for thereby the Society is 

 rather injured, than profited, unless the Bene- 

 factor also builds Chambers for their reception, 

 for taking away so many Chambers, takes away 

 from the Fellows so many pupils, but on the 

 contrary, a Benefactor who will increase the 

 stipends of the members of the Society, will always 

 be very gratefully embraced." 



SAMUEL WOODFORD 



(1636-1700). 



'* On the choice of friends 

 Our good or evil name depends." — Gay. 



He was born in London, and educated at St 

 Paul's School, and at Wadham College, Oxford. 



