merely ufeful art, abfolutely unconnected with the decoration or with the pleasures of human life, nothing could ever be done in it. Inftead of really and actively attempting to accomplith what I have aimed at. if it had been my good fortune to have been able to prefent fuch a series of labours in tolerable colours by means of the pallet, or compofed good mufic, the tatte of the age would have convinced me of the propriety of my choice. Arts fo agreeable fecure patronage and fortune; but to do what others only defcribe is the road to neglect and indigence. But much better than all this, had I been born and educated behind the counter of fome grocer or draper in a borough town, where legiflators are elected by a few votes, my merit would then have been confpicuous and acknowledged, and the fair gate of profperity would have blown fteadily in my ftern." At a future time we fhall prefent our Readers with a lift of Mr. Young's Works. To the EDITOR of the EUROPEAN MAGAZINE. SIR, To the account of Dr. OWEN inferted in your last Magazine, may be added the following particulars. He was the fon of a gentleman of genteel cftate, whofe houfe was fituated at the foot of Mount Caddareddris, near Dolgelley, in the county of Merioneth, where his fon Henry was born, in the year 1716. He was brought up at Ruthen School, Denbighshire, and entered Jefus College, Oxford, at the age of 19. He practifed as a Physician three years, when neither his feelings nor his health wouid fuffer him to continue the profeffion. He was early in life Chaplain to Sir Matthew Featherstonehaugh, by whom he was prefented to the Living of Terling in Effex, which he refigned in 1760, upon obtaining the Rectory of St. Olave, Hart-freet; foon after which period he became Chaplain to the Bishop of Landaff, now Bishop of Durham, from whom he received, in 1775, the Vicarage of Edmorton. He died October 15, 1795, leaving one fon, Henry Butts Owen, to whom he had refigned the Living of St. Olave's, April 1794, and five daughters. I am, &c. G. H. To this Correfpondent's letter we fhall add, that it is intended to publish by fubfcription, Three Volumes of Dr. Owen's Sermons, for the benefit of his family: A fubfcription, we doubt not, which will be liberally patronized bott by the friends of the deceafed, and the public at large. THE SEAT or LORD DAER AT BLACKHEATH. [WITH A VIEW. 1 No part of the Environs of London exhibit more beauties than Blackheath, where the Seat of which we have given a VIEW is fituated. It partakes of the advantages bo h of population and folitude; and at the fame time that its vicinity to Greenwich affords it the conveniences of a town, the Park and the Heath prefent the fcenes of rural life in great perfection. Blackheath has the great Kent road to France running through it, and difplays a con tinual fucceffion of pleafant objects to the attentive obferver from various parts of it. The MANOR that the UNIVERSITIE of OXFORD used in Creating the Right Honorable Sr. CHRISTOPHER HATTON, Kt. of the Honorable Order of the GARTER, LORDE CHAUNCELLOUR of ENGLAND, Maifter of Arte, and fo CHAUNCELLOUR of the faid UNIVERSITIE, 1588. By R. BANCROFT. (NOW FIRST PUBLISHED.) UPON Thurfdaye, the 3d of October, in the afternoone, about two of the clocke, the Vice Chancellour, with divers of the Heads of Oxford, the Proc tors, and other Regents, to the number of 24, came into Mr. Flower's lodging, within Ely Place, in Holbourne, my Lorde then walkyng in his gallerye. After After they had there made them redie, the Vice Chancellor, in his fearlet gowne, with three Bedells before hymn cam forth, accompanied with 8 Doctors in fearlet gownes lykewife: the two Proctors in their regent-hoods, Mr. Cafe likewyf in his regent-hoode, and divers other Graduates, fome with Bachelers of Divinities hoods calt over them as in tyme of difputation, and fome with Matters of Arts hoods, worne after the ufual manor. Thus furnished, the Bedells, the Doctors, the Proctors, and the rest of the Graduats paffed thorough bothe the Courts to the Bi fhop's Hall, all of them bare-headed, my Lorde beholding them at his gal. lerie widowe. When they cain into the gallerye about 20 foote (my Ld. being walkyng with Mr. Whoolley, and turned toward them at the farther end,) they food ftyll: His Lorathip, when he cam within 6 or 7 yards of them, putt off his hat, and tooke the Vice Chancellor, the Doctors, the Proctors, and Mr. Cafe by the hands one after another in verye kynde forte, bidding them welcome. Then his Lordship turned backe, and placed hymfelfe in his chaire, where ufually he fytteth, by the fyde, about the myddet of the length of the gallerye, whereunto they all approaching, Mr. Cafe made an ora tion in Latine. The effect of it was, howe the Universitie of Oxford had chofyn his Lordfhip Mr. of Are; and in the ende thereof he defyred my Lorde to gyve hym his hande, and prefented hym to the Vice Chan, and the rest, reprefenting the ftate of the Univerfitie as one woorthie for his wifdome, honour, and other virtues, to receive that degree. My Lord fat all the while that Mr. Cafe did fo prefent hym, and then the two Proctors, speakyng both together, ufed thefe woords: "Dabis fidem te "obfervaturum privilegia et confue"tudines Academiæ Oxonien." My Lorde made no anfwere hereunto, but his filence being taken for his confent, the Vice Chancellor beganne his oration, wherein, hirft, in the ordinarye terms (his Lordship fitting ftyll in his chaire without any further ceremony) "Ego "authoritate mihi conceffa ab Aca"demia Oxenien. &c." he admytted hym Maiter of Arte. Then he pros ceeded to fignifie how the Universitie had chefen his Lordship for their Chauncellour, with the reafons tirat moved them thereunto, wch. being verye well amplified, he fignifyed that the Universitie had fent their choice and election, comprehended in a pub. lique inftrument which he thewed in his hande, and gave it to the Orator to be redd. Here the Vice Chan. ftayed the cours of his fpeache, and the Orator redd the graunte and choice of his Lordhip to that office, being written in parchment, and fealed with the Univerutic feal; wch, redd, he, killing the fame, gave it unto my Lord. Then the Vice Chan. proceeded with his oration, and declared howe the Universitie most humblie befeeched his Lordshipe to accept of their choice, fignifying, that, in that poynte, he would not use manye woordes, for that the whole Universitie had joyntlie written a letter unto bym to that effecte, which he having in his hand kissed and gave it to his Lordship, defiring him to redd it. Here my Lord opened the letter, and redd it to himself, and the Vice Chan. ftayed agayne the courfe of his fpeache. The letter being redd, the Vice Chan. goeth forward, and declared that the office whereunto thei had chofen his Lordfp. being duly executed, comprehended in it fome fourefpecial points, Faythfullnefs, Juftice, Wyfedome, Authoritie, wch. he affirmed to be fygnityed by foure things there prefent (appointing to a stoole before covered with damaske, whereupon did iye a bounche of keys, a book, two feals, and one of the Bedel's faves.)-The three firit poyuts being principall vertucs, he fayd, they affured themicives to fynde them in his Lordfp. and therefore he gave hym, Firft,The keys of all the treafure, and evidences of the Universitie, upon the affurance of his fayth. Secondlie, The ftatute-booke, in affurance of his juftice. Thirdly, Their feales (one of which they ufe in paffing of leafes, one other used for matters of learning), in affurance of his wyfedome, alluding to the place in the Epistle, "Ad Quintum fratrem fit annulus tuus non minifter alienæ voluntatis, fed "teftis tuæ." Then he turned hymfelf to his com panie, as to the Univerfitie, fignifyinge that fyth they had found a man unto whom they had committed, for his fayth, the keys; for his juftice, the ftatutes; and for his wifdome, the feals; now it was fit the thould gyve hym au thorie, and therewithall he tooke up one one of the Bedel's faves, which laye upon a ftoole before hym, and delyvered it as virgam, or fimbolum authoritatis. He fayd, there was wrytten about the rounde ball of it two woords which comprehended the effect of his charge, "Scientia mores;" whereupon he briefie dilated howe his Lordfp. was to mayntaine learning, and punithe diforders, and fo delvvered the staffe unto him; wch. done, he drew towards an ende. He gave his Lordfp. great thanks for acceptance of the decree of office, and pronouncinge hym the High Chancellor of Oxford, he finished his oration. My Lord looked not for fuch folemnitie, but fecing howe the cafe ftoode, he framed himself to anfivere the effecte of all that had been faid. His fpeache was in Englyfhe, and he beganne with debafeying hymnfelfe, howe he was unlerned, and nothing worthie of the great commendation or credit which they had mentioned and bestowed upon hyn, notwithstanding he rendered moft heartie thanks to the whole Univerfitie for their great good wyll and favour towards hym, and to everye one of them whoe were prefent for the great paynes and kyndnes thewed by to learn ed and grave a discourse of speach, and promifed, that what he wanted in refpect of abilitie he would fupplie by the employment of all his authoritie to doe them good, and by his good will and fayour towards them. He fignified, that if there were any let herein, it fhould proceede rather from ignorance of their fate then of any want in hym. Here he beganne to take already like a Chancellour upon hym, and faid he could not choose but with greiff declare upon them, that if reports were trewe, their Univerfitie was fallen veray greatly thorough many great abufes from the olde and honourable reputation which heretofore it hath had. His Lordship mentioned howe Colledges made ha vocke, and decayed their ancient revenues, as though they imagined ther hould never any men of their deferts fucceed; then howe ther was great contempt among them in the Bachelors of Divinity, of the Doctors, of the Mafters of Arte, in the Schollers of the Bachelors, and there by (the abufe being knowen) in the Commonwealth when they came abrode, almoft of them all in general; howe in his tyme there was knowen by his habite appropriated noe fuch abuse; howe everye man was unto his degree, &c.; howe he undertoode of manye other diforders not for there to be mentioned: all which enormities, he protested, that fyth they thought had layd that charge upon hym, he hymfeife, in confcience, bound to fee redreffed. He defired them to let hym know from tyme to amongst them, affuring them, that as tyme what abufes beganne to grow he would be most careful to encourage, defende, and preferre the good and di. ligent Student, fo he would be fevere therebye he fhould offence fome, yet to the contrarye; hopving, that altho' ing therein in verave good parte. He the best forte would accepte his dealy. fhewed that the quiet eftate of the whole realme did greatlie depende upon fities. This was amplified to the ende the good government of the Univer Majeftie having made hym a man of his Lord hip might conclude, that his ftate, whereby he found divers incon veniences of our Universities factions, and they now having chofen bym their approbation, be careful for their good Chauncellor, he might, with the better reformation. In the code he redilyvered to the Vice Chauncellour, even in the fame termes, the keys to his fayth, the booke juftice, the feales to his difcretion, and for his inftruction in the execution of the ftaffe as an enlign of his authoritie. ed all back againe which he had receyThen, forafmuch as he had delyverved, faving the letters parent of his office, he defired them that he might have a copie of their fatutes, and far ther information from them hereafter upon a general confultation to be had amongst them, the Heads and Mafters, of fuch imperfections, diferders, and declynations as they thould fynde to have drawn them from their suntiers, laudable, and fourithing eftate. And fo, howe, notwithstanding his great troubles with many thanks, and divers promifes by reafon he was Lord Chauncellor, he' woulde accommodate hymfelfe unto fpache unto them. and bid them all their affayres, he made an ende of his very lovinglie farewell. R. BANCROFT. |