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a Cylinder of fione^ is an ingenious contrivance. 
142. There are many lofty fpires about the Country as well as 
City^ built all of Free-fione^ and of exquifite workmanfliip, fuch 
as thofe of Bampton, Witney ^ Burford^Bloxham^ Sfekbury^ KUling- 
ton, isrc but that which excels all the reft is the jpire of St, Mary\ 
in Oxford^ the Vniverfity Church, the Battlements whereof were 
repaired, and thus thick fet with Pinnacles as it now ftands, by 
\ Dr. ifi;zg Dean of Chrift Churchy then Vice-Chancellor of the Vni- 
verfity^ afterwards Biftiop of London, 
143. For Towers, that of Merton College is a large well built 
thing ; and fo is that of the Schools^ but more remarkable, for 
that it is adorned on the inner fide next the Quadrangle^ wnth all 
the ordtrs of Pillars, But for a neat plain piece of work, that 
of Magdalen College excells all I have yetfeen, adorned on the top 
with well proportioned Pinnacles^ and within with a moft tunable 
fweet ring of bells, 
Miraris Turrim egregiam facro Mre fcnantem, 
1 44. Amongft curiofities in Timher-vrork. we may reckon fe- 
vcral fcreens in College Chappels ; fuch as that of Magdalen College, 
that of Cedar zt Lincoln College^ and another at Corfu6 Chrifii now 
erefting. There is zn^ltar rail 2.Z ^11 Souls College of curious 
workmandiip, and to this place belongs the Tomb of St. Fridef- 
vpide^ Hill remaining at Chri§i Churchy the top whereof is wood, 
and a fine old piece of work : But not comparable to the Tomb 
of fair Rofamund at Godjlow^ in the Chapter-houfe of the Nuns 
there, which according to the defcription of Ranulph Higden 
feem.s to have been alfo of vpood^ and of wonderful contrivance, 
cifiaejufdempuelU (fays he, having fpoken before of her death and 
Epitafh^znd of the Amoufs between her and K. Henry the fecond) 
vix bipedalk menfura^fedmirabilps archite^iur^e ibidem cernitur^ isrc\ 
i, e. That her chejl coffin or tomb was there to be (een, not above 
two foot or perhaps rather fquare, but a ftupendous piece 
of workmanfliip, in qua (fays the fame Author at the fame place) 
confli^u6 Pugilum-i gefim animalium^ volatu^ avium, faltm pifcium 
abfque homini6 impulfu confj)iciuntur, i. e, where in might be feen 
the confiiSis of champions, the geftures of animals^tht flights of birds^ 
with fifies leaping, and all done without the affiftance of man, 
' Ramlphi Higden Tolychron. Lib. 7 . in Hen. 2 , MS .fo/. in Bib. "Bod- 
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