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To this liberal charter only one condition was added. The college authorities were to pay to us and our successors zi ' o copies of Latin verse yearly on the fifth day of November at the house of the Governor or Lieu- tenant-Governor for the time being ; and in the Virginia Gazette for Novem- ber 1 2th. 1736, nearly fifty years after, the following appears: On this day s ' en night, being the fifth day of November, the president, masters, and scholars of William and lary College went, according to their annual custom, in a body to present his Honor in obedience to their charter. Mr. President delivered the verses to his Honor, and two of the young gentlemen spoke them. PEYTON RANDOLPH. First President of the Continental Congress. Studeni about 1730. By act of the House of Burgesses, the royal endowment of the col- lege was considerably strengthened. .Also this college, together with Har- vard, fell heir to the estate of Hon. Robert Boyle, who died in England in 1691. I-rom these funds the lirafferton estate in Yorkshire, England, was bought, and the Brafferton building was erected on the campus at William and ] Iary College in ' irginia for the purpose of accommodating Indian youths, who continued to come down to the Revolution. The Tlouse of Burgesses, after much deliberation, decided that Middle I ' lantation ' (afterwards known as Williamsburg) should be the site of the college. The buildings, ])lanned by Sir Christopher Wren, were erected between 1692 and 1700, when the first commencement exercises were held. Beginning with a President, Grammar Master, Usher and Writing Master, 21
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the college bid fair to gratify the most sanguine hopes of its advocates ; but in 1705 a tire broke out, and completely destroyed the building, with the laboratory and other apparatus. Steps were immetliately taken for rebuild- ing, but owing to the lack of funds, the work was not entirel)- completed until 1723. soon after which a full corps of six professors was selected, and the college entered upon a career of usefulness unparalleletl by anv other institution in the countr . Opposite the Urafferton on the college campus stands the I ' resi- dent ' s house, the foundation of which was laid in 1732. During the Revo- lution this building was accidently burned w-hile occupied h - French troops before the siege of Yorktown. Louis X ' l kindly rebuilt it. and ])rc- scnted the college library with six hundred volumes of great value. -About this time the famous old chapel which forms the southwestern wing of the college building, was opened. It was concerning this that I ' .ishop Meade, in his Old Churchk.s . nd F. mii,ies of Virgixia. sairl : ■■ Williamsburg was once the miniature copy of the Court of St. James, r ' COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY. Ax it nppiared unf ' d ihe Jire of 1S59. somewhat aping the manners of that royal palace while the Old Church and its graveyard and the college chapel were — si licet citin magna componcrc l arva — the ' estminster Abbey and tlie St. I ' aul ' s of London, where the great ones were interred. The remains of Sir John Randolph, his sons. I ' cyton Randolph. Presi- dent of the first American Congress, and John Randolph. Attorney of the Crown for the Colony of irginia. Lord Botetourt. I ' .ishop iladison. and Chancellor Xelson sleep in vaults beneath the tloor. riiere are two notable things embodied in the charter of William an(. Marv. and demonstrated by its subsequent history: the pious spirit with which it began and continued its career, and the close connection it has alwavs had with the State. The motives for founding the colle.ge were the amein 1693 as in i6iy. to educate ministers and to propagate the Christian faith. The first words in the oldest record-book of the faculty are. In nomine Dei Patris.Filii ef Spiritits Sancti. Amen. The religious character was shown bv the selection of oilficers. Rev. James Blair was the first president, and the P.ishop of London and .Archbishop of Canterbury were the holders 22
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