all over Europe; and fuppofed to be the largest in England. It was for many ages the burial-place of many English, Saxon, Danish, and Norman Kings, whose bones being disturbed by the rebels in the civil wars, Bifhop Richard Fox collected them as well as he could, and depofited them in fix little gilded coffins, in the wall at the upper end of the choir, with the infcriptions of their feveral names, viz. Egbert, King of the Weft-Saxons, and first monarch of England; King Ethelwolfe, his fon; King Alfred, and his Queen Alfrith; King Edmund, and his two fons; King Eldred and King Edwy; and King Canute the Dane, and Emma, his Queen.

Here alfo lies under the communiontable the fon of William the Conqueror, fuppofed to be King William Rufus: and we are particularly told, that Lucius the first chriftian King in Britain, who died in 180, and, as is pretended, founded a church where the cathedral now stands, lies here under a grey marble. But, according to the best authorities, this noble building was thus erected: Kenelwach, King of the Weft-Saxons, after the college of monks in the Roman age was deftroyed, built here a church, as Malmbury writes, very fpendid for thofe times,in the track whereof was afterwards erected a cathedral church of the fame model, tho' more ftately,which has fince been beautified and enlarged by feveral of the Bishops of this fee, at a great charge, particularly Walkelin and Edendon; but,above all, by William of Wickham, who, with incredible coft, built the weft part of the church from the choir. It has been dedicated to feveral patrons, as Amphibalus, St. Peter, St. Savithin, and, laftly, to the holy Trinity, which name it bears at this day. It is 87 feet broad.

To defcribe the curious works and ornaments of this church would require a greater length than can be allowed; yet fome things very remarkable must not be paffed over in filence:

viz.

1. The font, of very ancient erection, at least, as old as the Saxon times: it is of large fquare black marble,

fupported by a plain stone pedestal, and the fides fet off with bafs reliefs, reprefenting the miracles of fome Saint belonging to this church.

2. The Bishop's throne, of which the pediment is adorned with a mitre, and the arms of the See, and fupported with fluted columns of the Corinthian order.

3. The feats or stalls of the Dean and Prebendaries, very neat, but ancient, adorned with fpire-work, gilded; before which stands an eagle, with expanded wings, on a pedestal, all of brafs, where the leffons are read.

4. The afcent to the altar is by marble fteps, and the pavement is very curious, being inlaid with different coloured marble, in various figures. The altar-piece is a lofty canopy of wood work, projecting over the communiontable, with vaft feftoons hanging over it, and all over beautified with exquifite foliage.

5. The magnificent tomb of William Wainfleet, Bishop of this See, and founder of Magdalen College in Qxford, who is reprefented in his pontificals.

6. The great eaft window, which is very remarkable for the antiquities and fineness of its painted glafs, which contains the portraitures of feveral Saints and Bifhops of this church, and is still whole and entire,as is alfo the west window, tho' much inferior to the former.

7. The monument of Bishop Fox, founder of Corpus Chrifti College, Oxon, and a great benefactor to this church.

8. The very fine monument of the famous Lord Treasurer Wefton, Earl of Portland, Lord High Treafurer of Eng land, in the reign of King Charles I. whofe effigies in copper armour at full length, with his head raised on three cufhions of the fame, is a very magnificent work.

9. A very fine monument alfo of Cardinal Beaufort, in his Cardinal's robes and hat.

10.But none deferves our notice more than the monument of Bishop William of Wickham, which ftands between two pillars in the middle of the choir. He was a Courtier before a Bishop, and, tho' he is not famous for his own deep

learning,

learning, he was a great encourager of it. His natural genius must be allowed to have much exceeded his acquired parts; and his fkill in politicks was much beyond his ecclefiaftical knowledge. While he was Secretary of State to King Edward III, he advised him to fet up and profecute with his whole power his claim to the crown of France; in which war that Prince gathered fo many laurels. And he perfuaded him to inftitute the order of the Garter, in which he obtained the honour for the Bishops of Winchefter, to be always Prelates of the order, as an appendix to the Bishoprick; and, he being the firft Prelate fo dignified, the enfigns of that honour are added to his epifcopal ornaments in the robing of his effigies on his monument. Befides this cathedral, this Bishop founded a college in this city also for a public school and feminary to New College in Oxford, fettling on it fuch revenues, as genteely maintain one warden, ten fellows, two mafters, feventy scholars, three chaplains, three clerks, one organift, fixteen chorifters, and other ftatutable fervants; over the door of which is an excellent ftatue of the founder, made by Mr. Cibber, father of the poet laureat. Till this college was built, he maintained fifty poor scholars at the University.

The Clergy here live elegantly in the clofe belonging to the cathedral, where befides the Bishop's palace are very good houfes, and very handfomely built for the Prebendaries, Canons, and other Dignitaries of this church. The Deanry is a very pleasant dwelling, the gardens are large, and the river runs thro' them.

The Cemetary of the cathedral is moft elegantly planted with trees, which afford both a beautiful vifto, and great conveniency for walking in the fhade. On the fide of the long walk next the city is a college for Clergymen's widows, well endowed and regulated; of a modern foundation..

Here are feveral other public edifices in this city, and parts adjacent, too numerous for my defcription; as the

hofpitals and building adjoining to the eaft gate, and Hyde-house towards the north, which is a piece of an old monaftery undemolished, in which it is faid fome Roman CatholicGentlemen refide, and live ftill according to the rules of St. Benedict, the founder of the Benedictine monks.

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Beyond the river eastward, is a high hill, called St. Giles's, from an hofpital, whofe ruins only are now visible and a church-yard feeming to have been a camp, befides the marks of baftions, and works of fortification, in a modern ftyle.

Befides other foundations for the relief of the poor in this city, Doctor Alured Clark, its late worthy Dean, has established an infirmary here by voluntary fubfcriptions. In praife of which inftitution, we can't fay enough.

Here are alfo many well built modern houses, efpecially one built by Bifhop Morley, for the refidence of its Bifhops; but it is almost neglected; tho' here is a great deal of good company, abundance of Gentry in the neighbourhood, and a very numerous, and, generally speaking, a rich Clergy.

This city is governed by a Mayor, Aldermen, Burgeffes, Recorder, and Common-council. The Citizens had formerly the privilege of overfeeing the King or Queen's kitchen, and laundry, at the Coronation, as the Citizens of London had the care of the wine-cellar, as Holinfhead's and other Chronicles relate. Here are weekly two plentiful markets, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and three fairs annually; one and on July 22, another on October 13, a third on the first Monday in Lent. It gave title of Earl to Clito, a noble Saxon before the Conqueft, who was deprived of both his honour and estate by the Conqueror; and that of Marquis in the reign of Edward VI. to Sir William Powlet, firft created Baron of St. John, then Earl of Wiltshire; and, laftly, Marquis of Winchester, which title is ftill retained by the Duke of Bolton's eldest fon.

It chufes and fends two Reprefentatives to Parliament, who at present are

the

the Honourable George Bridges of Avington, near this city, Efq; and Henry Penton of Eaft-gate-boufe in this city, letter-carrier to his Majefty's palaces. The EXPLANATION of the Copper

Plate.

1. The College,

2. The Bishop's Palace,
3. Remains of Wolfey Palace,
4. St. Michael's Church,
5. St. Peter's Church,
6. South Gate,
7. The Cathedral,
8. The Bowling Green,

9. St. James's Burial Ground,
to. The King's Palace,
11. St. Thomas's Church,
12. East Gate,
13. St. John's House,
14. Widows College,
15. St. Maurice's Church,
16. St. Laurence's Church,
17. The County Hall,
18. The Weft Gate.
19. The North Gate,
20. The Bowling Green,
21. Hide House,

22. St. Bartholomew's Church, 23. St. John's Church in the Soke. In the road from Wincheffer to London, the next market-town is Alrefford, which was burnt down by a fire that broke out in feveral places at once on May-day, 1610. But it is reftored again with much handfomer buildings, and a good market-houfe of brick. It is governed by a Bailiff and eight Burgeffes, and has a good market on Thurf days, and two fairs; one on Holy Thurfday, the other on Midfummer-day yearly.

From this place to Alton, goes a Roman high-way, part of which ferves for an head or ftank to a great pond, or a little lake in this town. And, be

tween this town and the head of the Itching, are three noble feats; one at Chilton Candover, another called the Grange, built for Sir Robert Henly, by Inigo Jones, and Abbotfione, or Abbeflon, the feat of the Duke of Bolton.

Still keeping the great road to London, we come to Alton, a little markettown, but very ancient; for it was a royal demefne, and left by King Alfred, by will, to the keeper of Lecdré. It gave birth to the famous Dominican Friar, William de Alton, who, in the reign of Edward II, oppofed the doctrine of the Virgin Mary's immaculate conception, which had been lately introduced, and has fince exercised the pens of many eminent men in the Church of Rome, down to our times. Here alfo was born Friar Pitts, so noted in foreign parts in the reign of King James the First.

Here is a fmall market kept on Saturdays, and a fair on August 10.

Hence we turn off from the Winchefter to the Portsmouth road from London, and, travelling direct fouth, we país through Petersfield, a borough and market-town, a great thorough-fare, well provided with inns and accommodations for travellers; is very populous, and pleasantly fituated in a fruitful foil. The market is kept on Saturdays weekly; the fairs on June 29th, and November the 30th, annually; and the Members which now reprefent it in Parliament, are John Jolliffe, of this borough, Efq; Receiver General of the Duchy of Lancaster; and the Right Honourable William Conolly of Strattonball, near Wolverhampton, Staffordfire, Efq; and Privy-counsellor in Ireland.

(To be continued. )

<fice; but the Lords of Venice, to prevent difputes, have found an expedient never to leave the See vacant, by giving to every Patriarch a coadjutor; which hath made an uninterrupted chain of fucceffion on the fide of the Venetians. The court of Auftria, thinking its right ftruck at by this difpofition, made remonftrances to the Pope, to induce him to oppofe thofe regulations, and to eftablifh others, agreeable to the spirit of the conventions fubfifting between the two powers, by which the nomination to that Patriarchate ought to be alternative. A tedious negociation enfued, till at length the Holy Father, from his inclination to preferve a harmony between his common children, propofed, that he would nominate an apoftolic Vicar, who fhould have the ecclefiaftical jurifdiction in thofe eftates of the House of Auftria, which are fubject in fpirituals to the Patriarch of Aquileia, and that the nomination of the latter fhould be vefted for ever in the Republic of Venice.

We flattered ourselves, that the Senate • would have highly approved of this propofal; but we were miftaken: They difcovered the greatest diflike to it, and fent instructions to their Ambaffador to oppofe it vigorously; and, the Pope appearing unmoved by his reprefentations, Cardinal Querini was fent in a little time after, to make fresh efforts against it. This able Prelate, in conjunction with Cardinal Rezzonico, and the Ambaffador in ordinary, neglected nothing to answer the ⚫ expectations of the Senate; but did not meet ⚫ with all the compliance wherewith they flattered themselves. His Holinefs feemed fixed in his refolution, and it was faid the apoftolic Vicar would be named in the firft con6 fiftory. The Venetians, being determined to leave nothing unattempted to avert the blow, ordered Cardinal Querini to declare, That, if the Pope actually proceeded to the nomination in queftion, he would immediately leave Rome, and take with him Cardinal Rezzonico, the Ambaffador, and the other fubjects of the Republic. Whether this declaration alone had weight enough with the Pope, not to expofe himself to an open rupture, or that other confiderations influenced him, the affair of the nomination of the apoftolic Vicar was not mentioned in the confiftory.

The difpute beginning now to engrofs all converfation, and the French and Sardinian Minifters interpofing, his Holinefs, proceed ing with all the precaution and prudence which have diftinguifhed the Pontificate of Clement VIII. in fuch thorny matters, commiffioned ten Cardinals to examine thoroughly into the affair, and each to make his report to him feparately. After having had the advice of thefe pillars of the church, the Pope hath pronounced, That for the future an apoftolic Vicar have the fpiritual jurifdiction of the cftates of the House of Austria

fubject to the Patriarch of Aquileia.” The 'Senate of Venice being made acquainted with this refolution, an exprefs was fent to their Ambaffador, to give in a proteft in the 'ftrongeft terms against the whole proceedings

in this affair; and it was not till after the minifters of the Vatican had refufed to re'ceive this proteft, that their refentment rofe fo high, to fend inftructions to their Ambaffador, by a fecond courier, to leave Rome directly; and to order M. de Carraciola, Archbishop of Chalcedon, the Pope's Nuncio, to quit their territories in ten days, which he has accordingly done.' And it is faid, that the States of Venice will confifcate all the eftates, &c. in their power, belonging to the fubjects of the Roman See.

Aug. 2.

London. Letters from Madrid take notice, that one of the means whereby the Spanish court propofes to prevent effectually all illicit trade with their fettlements in America, is, not only to keep a greater number of guardcoafts than formerly, but alfo frequently to change the officers of thofe fhips, to the end. that the English, Dutch, and other interlopers, may not fo eafily fettle a private intelligence with them.

John the Fifth King of Portugal died (aged 61, anno reg. 44) at his palace in Lisbon, on the 31st of July, N. S. and is fucceeded by his fon Jofeph, born the 6th of June, 1714; married to Mary Anne Victoria, Infanta of Spaing has four daughters only.

Gloucefler, July 28. Mr. Lyfon, who lately died here, has left an eftate, which now lets at 300l. per ann. in truft to three clergymen and two laymen, for nine clergymen's widows, to be paid each 201. a year by half yearly payments, fo long as they continue unmarried, and receive no other benefaction," which shall be deemed a maintenance: And it is further provided, That their husbands must have been educated at Oxford or Cambridge, ordained minifters of the church of England, and to have been a rector, vicar, or perpetual curate, and to have died poffeffed of fome church or chapel within fuch part of the diocefe of Gloucefter, as is not within the foreft divifion. Aug. 3.

Algiers, July 1. Having been for several months paft in expectation of a vifit from the Spaniards, we have taken the necessary precautions, in order to be prepared against all events. The three Beys, who are charged with the government of the provinces, have received orders to form magazines in their refpective diftricts, fufficient for the fubfiftance of a confiderable body of troops. The fort at the light-houfe, which is defended by three batteries of brafs cannon, is put in a much better fituation than it used to be, as are alfo the forts at the entrance of the port and near the fea. The military eftablishment of the Republic is augmented from 12000 to 15000

men,