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broke,^ the idea was submitted to the University and 

 the offer was accepted. The preface, which is to be 

 prefixed to the first volume of Lectures, gives the 

 founder's ideas. 



Founder's Preface. 



The primary object of this Lectureship is to 

 secure a perpetual series of discourses in the University 

 of Oxford under the conditions laid down in the fore- 

 going Statute. But seeing that these conditions are 

 necessarily of a general character, I add the following 

 suggestions with regard to certain matters of detail, 

 in order that, as far as from time to time may seem 

 expedient, the proceedings may be conducted in 

 accordance with my wishes. 



(1) I desire that the selection of lecturers be 

 irrespective of nationality, and determined with refer- 

 ence either {a) to general eminence in art, literature, 

 or science, or (h) to special claims for discussing any 

 particular subject of high interest at the time. 



(2) I deem it desirable that foreigners, otherwise 

 eligible, should not be disqualified from receiving invi- 

 tations to lecture merely because they may not be 

 able to do so in English. And, in order to meet such 

 cases, I suggest that the translated addresses should 

 be delivered before the University by some competent 

 reader (to be selected by the Yice-Chancellor) in the 

 presence of their authors. 



(3) I further suggest that the same method of 

 delivery should be adopted in cases where age or 

 infirmity would render the voice of the lecturer 



1 The Eev. Bartholomew Price, D.D., F.E.S. 



