OXFORD. 
The Regius piofefforfhips of divinity, civil law, medicine, - 
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Hebrew, and Greek, founded, about the year 1535 
Henry VIII. and endowed b with a yearly ooo a 
40. oa which has fince been augmented by additional en- 
dowments. 
he Margaret profefforfhip of divinity, founded by ieee 
garet, countefs of Richmond, mother of Henry VII., 
1497. 
‘The profefforfhip of natural philofophy, founded by the 
res Sof fir William Sedley, of Aylesford, in Kent, who 
left 20,000). by will, for that purpofe. 
e ized profelforhhis of geometry and aftronomy, 
founded, in 1 by fir eek Bailie ba Thefe pro- 
fefforfhips are ne to men o 
he Camden profefforfhip of. ene ‘hiltory, founded by 
William Camden, Clarencieux king at Arms, in 1622. It 
is fingular that our valuable chorographer did not inftitute a 
profefforfhip of topography or antiquities. 
e anatomical lecture, founded by Richard Tomlins, 
- a 1623, is annexed to the Regius profefforfhip of medi- 
"The a of mufic, founded in 1626, by William 
Heather, Muf. Dod. 
e Laudian profefforfhip of Arabic, founded and en- 
ieee by archbifhop Laud, in 1636. 
he profeflorfhips of botany, one of which was founded 
by D. W. Sherard in 1728, and the other by his prefent ma- 
jefty, in 1793: The botanic garden was founded by the earl 
of Danby, in 1632. 
The protons of poetry, founded by Dr. Henry Birk- 
head, in 170 
The Regius profefforfhip of apes hiftory and modern 
ee founded by George 24. 
e Anglo- ae prot ahs, on ded by Richard 
Rawlinfon, LL.D. in 1750, though the endowment did not 
take effec till aan as ordered by his will, dated June 2, 
1752. 
The Vinerian profefforfhip of common law, founded, in 
1758, by the univerfity, in conformity to the will of Charles 
Viner, efq. who bequeathed 12.000/. for that purpofe. 
eed fir Willtam Blackftone was the firk profeffor on 
this — and gave it ae diftin@tion by his admirabie 
omme ?? which were read here, and have fince 
pafe tiecek feveral editions 
he Clinical ean a ‘founded in 1772, with funds 
left by the earl of Lichfield, then chancellor of the uni- 
verfity. The le€tures are delivered in the Radcliffe in- 
firmary. 
The lord — 8 reader, who is paid out of the 
almonry bou 
The pres profefforthip of anatomy, of the practice 
ef medicine, and of chemiftry, founded in 1803, under the 
will of Dr. Aldrich. The firft is annexed to the praletor- 
fhip of anatom 
The Bampton Je&tures on certain fubjedts in divinity, 
founded by John Bampton M.A., canon of Salifbury, in 
780. The office is annual, and the fame perfon cannot 
officiate tw 
The Cas of the Theatre are two officers appointed by 
convocation to take charge of the building fo called, in 
which the public meetings of the univerfity are held on great 
occafions 
= Clerks of the Markets were inftituted for the better 
e and government of the es a heir duty is to re- 
ee the affife of bread, to ob the weights and mea- 
fures, the prices ~ ay of peat and to fine fore- 
ftallers, regraters, 
The Bodleian Librarian is eleted by convocation, and the 
office muft be fupplied within three se after it has become 
vacant, except during the long vacation, when three weeks 
are pps The Rev, John Price fas ‘inherited this office 
ae 
w r. Ra 
tions, * oe the keeper fhould be a la 
C.L. only, unmarried, and neither F.R. 
acy he whole bufinefs of the univerfity, in its corporate ca- 
pacity, : conduéted in two feparate affemblies, called the 
—- of Congregation,” and the ** Houfe of Convoca- 
nThe Houfe a Congregation is conflituted entirely of re- 
gents; either of neceflary regents, or regents ad placitum. 
thefe, nine leaft, befides the vice-chancellor and proc- 
10ns. f 
The Houfe of Convocation, which is compofed of regents 
and non-regents alike, but with certain limitations, is pri- 
vileged to invettigate and doen every fubjet, in which 
the intereft of the univerfity is concerned. In this affembly, 
laws are enacted, altered, or explained, without reftriCtion, 
colleges and halls, and pro€tors, who are empowered to 
deliberate on all matters relating to the privileges, ftatutes, 
and cuftoms of the univerfity, and report on them in con- 
vocation, or congregatign. 
The feveral degrees conferred by the univerfity of Oxford 
are thofe of doors of divinity, civil law, medicine, a 
mufic; of bachelors in thefe fciences, and of mafters and 
bachelors of arts. For the attainment of each of thefe de- 
grees, a a for a certain number of terms is required 
See DeGRreEE. 
Colleges and Halls.— Having thus given a general view of 
the univerfity and of its officers, we proceed to notice its 
feveral foundations feparately. Of thefe, twenty are dif- 
rporations, and are termed colleges; and 
buildings appropriated for is refidence of 
pal, who re- 
a lift o 
celves rent for the 
Colleges. 
1. Merton College, founded - A.D. 1264 
2. Univerfity College - 128 
3. Balliol College - - - 1281 
4. Exeter College - - - - 1314 
5: Oriel College - - - - 1326 
6. Queen’s College - - - 1340 
