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with two handfome towers ; on the fouth the chapel and hall ; 
moor, and chiefly executed under his dire€tion. 
Magdalen College was founded by William of Waynflete, 
bifhop of Winchetter, under the authority of a licence, dated 
July 18, 14575 for a prefident, forty fellows, thirty {cho- 
lars called demies, a divinity le€turer, a {choo -maiter, an 
ufher, four chaplains, an organift, eight clerks, and fixteen 
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chorifters. The fellows were dire¢ted to ftudy divinity, 
medicine, and the canon law, and the demies to be ‘ con- 
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other donations, added to the endowments of 
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VI., St. John the Baptilt, and St. Mary Magdalen, 
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Befides the two courts above-mentioned there are a tower, 
and feveral other ranges of buildings belonging to Magdalen 
college, which have been erected at different periods, and 
were not included in Waynflete’s defign. The tower is a 
{tru&ture of very fine proportion, and is fuppofed to have 
been defigned by the celebrated Wolfey, while he was burfar 
of this college. It was commenced in 1492, and finifhed in 
498. A few years afterwards tle chaplain’s court was 
built ; and fome further rooms, towards the eaft, were added 
in 1635. At the beginning of the laft century, a plan was pro- 
pofed, and agreed to, for the building of a new quadrangle, 
but only one fide of it has yet been finifhed. By this a i 
three fides of the old quadrangle were to have been demolifhed, 
leaving only the hall, chapel, and fouth cloifter. 
Magdalen college being bound by its ftatutes to entertain 
the kings of England and their fons when at Oxford, the 
vity. Edward IV 
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Brazen-Nofe College.—This noble inflitution was founded 
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friend fr Richard Sutton. 
in the tenement called Brazen-Nofe hall, whence the new 
foundation derived its name. By the charter of incorpora- 
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the furviving founder, fir Robert Sutton, the members es 
limited to a principal and twelve fellows. They were foon, 
owever, augmented by the munificence of fucceedin bene- 
faétors, fome of whom added fellowfhips, others fholar- 
le&turefhips in philofophy, in 
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d by fir John Port, John Barnefton, D.D., 
Richard Harper, a judge of the common pleas, and Thomas 
Welton, rector of 
contributors are too numerous to be mentioned; fo that 
we fhall only obferve, that by their conjun& donations, the 
fociety now confifts of a principal, twenty fellows, thirty- 
two fcholars, and fifteen exhibitioners, befides a great num- 
ber of independent members. The bithop of Lincoln is 
hall and chambers for the fociety; and has 
fuffered little alteration fince it was originally built, except 
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tenfive range, forming the welt fidé of Radcliffe-fquare, 
with a {quare tower in the centre decorated with architec- 
tural ornaments. ‘The court is occupied by the 
Corp College was founded and endowed by 
Righard Fox, bifhop of Winchetter. This prelate had de- 
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