of money, and considerable yearly Revenues given by
the said Doctor White, to pious and charitable Uses
in divers places) he gave 3000 l. to purchase and
build this Colledge; and for the maintenance of those
Poor, he setled 120 l. a year for ever, and 40 l. a
year for four plentiful Dinners for the Clergy that
shall meet there, who are to have four Latin Ser∣mons,
one at the beginning of every quarter.
In this Colledge is a fair spacious Library built
by John Sympson Rector of St. Olaves Hart-street,
London, and one of the said Doctor White's Execu∣tors,
who fitted it with Wainscot, Stalls, Desks, Seats,
and other necessary and useful Ornaments, befitting
the place, at his own charge. This Library is well
furnished with choice Books of all sorts, but chiefly
such as are useful for Divines, and that by the bounty
of several Benefactors. This Colledge felt the Rage
of the great Fire, anno 1666. but it is very handsom∣ly
repaired; and the damage of the Library, which
was very great, made up, It receives increase every
year, by the Legacies or Gifts of worthy Persons, and
the Piety of good Authors, who commonly bestow
one Book of what they publish, especially of Sub∣jects
that are Voluminously handled, upon this Col∣ledge,
where they are Chain'd up, and kept very well;
which is a very good work, much tending to the ad∣vancement
of Learning. Here any Student may re∣pair
at seasonable hours, morning and afternoon, and
may study six hours in a day without interruption, and
may enter himself a Member, if he pleases, paying
Half a Crown to the Library-Keeper, and Twelve-pence
to the Person that sweeps and keeps it clean.
To conclude, it is extraordinary useful, especially for
the poorer sort of Students, who cannot purchase a
necessary store of Books for their own use. And I
could heartily wish, that some of our learned men
who are of brave, publick, and generous minds, would
examine wherein it is deficient, and set on foot some