[465] Organs.  Just back from France, Lauder uses the French words
        fougue and orgue.

From this we went to Christs Church, the greatest and richest Colledge of them all, founded by Henry the 8’t, or rather Cardinal Wolsie, who had wast designes had they not bein chookt.  Their belonged to this Colledge by his gift lands thorough all England so that the students [’fellows’][466] ware as good as Lairds.  The King took this from them and gave them pensions for it.  Heir I went in to the Chappel with Mr. Lo, who is their organist, and hard their evening prayers, not unlike the Popish:  saw the Bischop of Oxford and Vice Chancelor (for Hyde is Chancelor) of the University.

    [466] Interlined.

By the means of that young student Mr. Lo recommended to me saw their Library, considerable for a private one.  They have all the Counsels in 6 brave gilded tomes.  They have a flint stone wery big in the one syde wheirof ye sie your face but it magnifies; a great stone congealed of water, another of wood.

From that he led me to their kitchin; wheir ware 3 spits full of meat rosting (sometymes they have 7 when the Colledge is full).  Then he took me up to the dining hall, a large roome with a great many tables all covered with clean napry.  Heir we stayed a while; then the butler did come, from whom he got a flaggon of beir, some bread, apple tarts and fleck pies,[467] with which he entertained me wery courteously.  Then came in a great many students, some calling for on thing and some for another.  Their are a 102 students in this Colledge besydes Canons and others.

    [467] Suet puddings.—­Murray’s New English Dict.

At the back of Christs Colledge is Oriel Colledge.  Its a great building built by King Edward the 2’d, even when Ballioll was built.  Above the inner gate stands King Charles the I. on horseback; then towards the broad street is the University Colledge, the oldest of all thesse in Oxford, founded by Alfred, a Saxon King, and long efterwards repaired, or rather erected (for the first buildings be like to fall about ones ears), by Percy of Northumberland.  Over forgainst it is All Souls, wheir is a pretty chappell with a rare picture of the resurrection.

From that to Queans Colledge, built long ago by on of their queans.  Whiles they ware a laying the foundation they found a great horne (they know not weill of what beast), which since they have enchassed in silver and propine to strangers to drink out of.  Their chappell is remarkable for its windows; in them ye have represented all the actions of our Saviour from his birth to his aschension.

I saw Brazennose Colledge and Marlan[468] Colledge, also Balliols Colledge, which is not so pittiful and contemptible as many would have it.  Before the utter gate is a pretty pallisade of tries.  Within the building is tolerable; in their dining roome be battered[469] up Theses Moral, political, and out of all the others sciences.  Nixt to it be Trinity Colledge.  It hath 2 courtes:  the inner is a new building.  Not far from this are they building the stately Theater of cut stone for their Comoedyes.