There are in Oxford 18 Colledges and Six halls viz. New Colledge, Christ Church, Martin Colledge, Corpus Christy Colledge, Magdalen Colledge, University Coll, Pembroke Colledge, Linghorn Colledge, which is overlook’t by the Devil, Brasen-nose Colledge, Wadham Colledge, Queens Colledge, Belial Colledge, Orrel Colledge, Trinity Colledge, Exetter Colledge, All-souls Colledge, Jesus Colledge, S^t Johns Colledge,—halls 7 viz Alben hall, Maudlin hall, Newin hall, Hart Hall, Glocester hall, S^t Mary hall, and Edmond hall. There is a very odd Custom In Queen Coll. for every new-years-day, there is a Certain Sum Laid out In Needles and thread w^{ch} was Left by y^e founder and every Gentleman of that Colledge has one given him w^{th} these words: Take this and be thrifty. In New Colledge Garden in y^e plott there is y^e Colledg Armes Cutt in box and y^e 24 Letters round it. Next plott a sun-dial cutt in box and true-Lovers knotts; att y^e entrance of y^e Colledge over y^e gate is the ffiennes’s and y^e Wickhams Arms Cutt in stone Sett up there by my Nephew Say when he was at y^e Colledge before his travels. There is a large stone statue in the Middle of y^e first quadrangle of William of Wickhams y^e ffounder, railed in w^{th} Iron Grates. In y^e Library are y^e pictures of some of y^e learned men w^{ch} belonged formerly to the University. From Oxford I went to Abington and Cross’d y^e River Thames on a bridge att y^e end of y^e town and so Entered into Barkshire and rode along by y^e thames side a good way, w^{ch} was full of Barges and Lighters—its 6 mile to Abington. Before I proceed will Insert y^e names of y^e ffounders of y^e halls and Colledges in Oxford. University Colledge was founded by King Alfred. Baliol Coll. was founded by John and David Baliol, Merton Coll. by Walter de Mert, Exetter Coll. by Walter Stapleton, Oriel Colledge by King Edward the second, Queen Coll. by Robert Egglesfield, New Colledge by W^m of Wickham, Lincoln Colledge by Richard Fleming, All souls Coll. by Henry Chicklay Magdalin Coll. by W^m Wainfleet, Brason-nose Coll. by W^m Smith, and Rich^d Sutton, Corpus-Christy Coll. by Rich^d fox, Christ-Church Coll. by Henry y^e eight, Trinity Colledge by Tho. Pope, S^t Johns Coll. Thomas white, Jesus Colledge by Queen Elizabeth, Wadham Coll. by Nicholas and Dorothy Wadham, Pembrooke Coll. by Thomas Feisdale and Rich^d Whitewick, Hart Hall by Walter Stapleton, S^t Mary Hall by King Edward the 2^d, Newin Hall by W^m of Wickham, Magdalen Hall by W^m of Wainfleet, Gloster Hall by thomas White, Alton Hall by y^e abbess of Alban, St Edmond Hall by y^e arch Bishop of Canterbury.