The Statural Hi jlory 
three attending Genii ; having Arithmetick. in the fquare on one 
hand, with a paper of figures^ Optick with the Fer/peSJive-glafs ; 
Geometry with a pair of compffes in her left, and a Table with Geo- 
metrical figures in it, in her right hand : And in the fquare on the 
other hand, Archite^ure embracing the cafitel of a column^ with 
compares ^ and the wcm^f or fquare lying by her ; and a workman 
holding anothery^M^^re in one hand and 2 plumb-line in the other. 
1 6 1. In the midft of thefe fquares and triangles (as defcending 
from above) is the figure of Truth fiting on a cloui^ in one hand 
holding a P^jM- branch (the emblem of Vi^orji') in the other the i'w;/, 
whofe brightnefs enlightens the whole circ/e of figures^ andisfo 
bright, that it feenis to hide the face of her [elf to che ffe^ators be- 
low. 
162. Owt'c t\\Q entrance of the front of the Theater zrt three 
figures tumbling down ; firft Envy with htrfnaky hairs^fquint eyes^ 
h agsbrea^s^ pale venomous complexion^ fir on g but ugly limbs^ and ri- 
veVd skin^ frighted from above by the fight of the fliield of Pal- 
las^ with the corgons head in it, againft which ftie oppofes her 
fija ky trefes ^hut her fall is fo precipitous, that (lie has no command 
of her arms. 
163. Then Rapine with her fiery eyes^grinning teeth Jharp twangs ^ 
her hands imbrewed in bloody holding a bloody dagger in one hand, 
in the other a burning Flambeau^ with thefe Inftruments threatning 
the deftruftion of Learnings and all its habitations^ but is over- 
come and fo prevented by a Herculean Genius ^ or Power, Next that 
is reprefented brutifli fcoffing ^«ord!/?ce,endeavoring to vilifie and 
contemn what (lie underftands not, which is charmed by a Mer- 
curial Genius with his Caduceus, Which is the fum of what is 
defigned by the painting of the Theater^ for the moft part thus de- 
i^cnhed by William SoperM.. A. of If adham College-, after of Hart 
Hall, only with fome few additions and neceffary alterations. 
164. Befide the pa in ting oi the Theater^ there are other fine 
pieces perhaps as well worthy notice, fuch are the Refiirre^ions at 
Magdalen znd All-fouls Colleges^ both of Fullers work; though 
the latter indeed be fomwhat defaced. The written Figure of his 
Majeily King Charles the firft, in St. 7ohns College Library, taking 
up the whole Book of Pfalms in the Englifij tongue ; and the writ- 
ten Picture of King James, and the Arms of England (as now 
born) raking up the whole Book of Pfalms in the Latin, in the 
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