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THE MAS 11,R c)l nil. rAGI.ANr,

Mr. Frank Lascelles, the organiser and producer of the Pageant, is himself an Oxford man. As a leading member of the Oxford

University Dramatic Society he made a great success as Romeo when an undergraduate. He went on the stage on leaving Oxford some

six years ago, and has played many leading romantic parts on tour and in London. During Mr. Tree's absence he made a tremendous hit as

;Vero at His Majesty's Theatre, and since then has spent every hour of the day in the arrangement of the Pageant.

Souvenir of

The Oxford Historical Pageant/// aid of the T^uidiffc Infirmary^ Oxford Eye Hospital^ &c.

Commemoration, 1907

June 27th, 28th, 29th, and July ist, 2nd and 3rd,

Held, bv kind permission of the Atthorities of Christ CHURt'ii anti of

Magdalen College School, where the River Cherwell passes near the end

of the Broad Walk. :::•::•.• .•*".:"

Printed and Published, under the authority of the Pageant Committee, by

CHENEY & SONS, BANBURY.

The Scenes, &c., reproduced from Photographs by GILLMAX iK: CO., Oxford,

Sole Ollicial I'hotographers to the Pageant.

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WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE VICE-CHANCELLOR

T-'atrons :—

THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES

H.R.H. THE PRINCESS ROYAL AND THE DUKE OF FIFE, K.G.

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H.R.H. PRINCESS LOUISE AND THE DUKE OF ARGYLL

H.R.H. THE DUCHESS OF ALBANY

:

'; cj c'j t'.'ic < Lbadi'n.g Members of the University, Citv, a.nd County.

High Street, Oxford

I>10^ CLAYTON C'AI.THROP, ESq.

Master of the Robes.

rK'ANKl.ASCELLliS.r.SQ.^\AM nR OF THE PAOt-A>T

t1.KALLEM.n5Q..M.A..D.>\L:S.^\astkk of the Mijiie.

-JOHN UOUCiUASS.ESq.Stage Manaoer.

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eOOMeiLLOR G.e.DRUeE. HO/1 M AMom, Secretary,

CAPTA

Officers of the Pageant and ^T^emhers of Committees.

blaster of the T^ageanl .-—Frank Lascelles, Esq.

Stage Manager: John Douglass, Esq. Assistant Stage Managers: Messrs. A. E. Court, B. Barton, and C. \'ernon

^Caster of the r^Cusic :—H. P. Allen, Esq., M.A., D.IVIus.

Miisii Committee: J.\'arley Roberts, Esq., D.Mus. ; .\. W'iblin, Esq.: H. IS. W'ilsdon, Esq.

'blaster of the 'T^obes :—Dion Clayton Calthrop, Esq.

Artists: Messrs. J.Byam Shaw, R.I., C. Ricketts, J. R. Skelton, G. A. Pownall ; Misses Eleanor Fortescl'e Brickdale

Maude Tindal Atkinson, Margaret Fletcher, Evelyn Lomax

'Dramatic Jluthors :—

Laurence Housman, Esq. C. Oman, Esq., M.A., F.S.A., F.B.A. James B. Fagan, Esq. [Lady Margaret Hall

Robert Bridges, Esq., M.A., M.B. A. D. Godley, Esq., M.A. Miss Elizabeth Wordsworth, Principal of

Laurence Binyon, Esq.. B.A. W. A. Raleigh, lisc]., M.A., D.Litt. Stanley W'eyman, Esq., B.A.

Sf>ecial Jidvisers :—

Dramatic: H. Beerhohm Tree, Esq.: .\rthur Bourchier, Esq., M.A. : H. 1>. Irving, Esq., M.A.

:

W. J. Morris, Esq., M.A.

Musical: Sir Hubert Parry, Bart.. M.A., D.Mus., Hon. D.C.L., CA'.O.

Heraldry: Sir A. S. Scott-Gatty, F'.S.A., C.\'.0., Garter I'rincipal King-at-.^rms

Armour: The Rt. Hon. Viscount Dillon, M.A., F.S.A.

Ecclesiastical Vestments: Rev. F. E. Brightman, I\LA., \'ice-President of Magdalen College

Academic &= Civic Robes: F. Madan, Esq., M.A.. l-'.S.A. : Joseph Wells, Esq., M.A.

Honorary Secretaries:— Captain Coulson, J.P. : Councillor G. Ci.aridge Druce, Hon. M..\., Ex-Mayor of Oxford.

Finance Lowmiltee :—

The Rk.ht Worshipful the Mayor of Oxford (Councillor E. J. Brooks), Chairman

The Deputy-Mayor of Oxford (Councillor Francis Twining), Treasurer

The Sheriff' of Oxford (Councillor S. Hutchins), Vice-Chairinan

cJltos/ers of C eremonies :-

W. F. Cooper, Esq. (Chairman), S3, High Street, OxfordStephen M. Bl'rrovv.s, Esq., M A., Norham Gardens, O.Nford

Desmonu Coke, Esq., University CollegeH. E. COUNSELL, Esq , FR.C.S., 37, Broad Street. OxfordSir Roger Curtis, Bart., Keble College

J. M. Eldridge, Esq., Bank Chambers, OxfordW. P. Ellis, Esq., M.D., Kidlington, Oxon.H. G. Farmer, Esq., New College

Councillor \V. E. Favers, 12, Queen Street, OxfordG. Garuinek, Esq., 32, Beaumont Street, Oxford.\. D. GoDLEV, Esq., M.A., 4, Crick Road, OxfordRev. J. Stuart Hav, B.A. (Hoii. Sec), 10, Oriel Street, OxfordR. HiTCHiNGS, Esq., M.R.C.S., 37, Holvwell Street, OxfordH. F. Riley, Esq., 5, Chalfont Road, OxfordCaptain R. S. Rowell, 115, High Street, OxfordRev. E. F. Smith, M.A., 151, Banbury Road, Oxford

Consultative Committee :—

ofC. Oman, Esq., M.A., F S.A., F.B.A. {Clniiymni:), Chichele ProfesModern Historv

F. Madan, Esq., M.A., F.S.A., Sub-Librarian of the Bodleian {Hon. Sec.)

The Rt. Hon. Viscount Dillon. M.A., F.S.A , Curator of the Tower.Armouries, Trustee of the British Museum, and of the NationalPortrait Gallery

CvKiL Bailey, Esq., M.A., Fellow and Tutor of Balliol

C. Raymond Beazlev, Esq., M.A., F.R.G.S., Sub-Warden of MertonRev. F. E. Brightman, M..A.., Vice-President of MagdalenRev. Andrew Clark, M.A., LL.D., Hon. Fellow of LincolnArthur ]. Evans, Esq , M.A., D.Litt., LL.D., FR.S., F S A., F H A.,

Keeper of the .\shmoleanC. H. Firth. Esq , MA, LL 1) .

! H A . Regius Professor of ModernHistory

A. D GoDLEV, Esq., M..\ , Fellow and Tutor of MagdalenRev. \V H. Hutton, MA, B.D., Fellow and Tutor of St John's

J. A. R. Marriott, Esq., M.A., Sec. Oxford University Extension DelegacyJohn L. Myres, Esq., M.A., F.S.A. , Student and Tutor of Christ Church"R. Lane Poole, Esq., M.A., F.B.A.. Fellow of MagdalenR. S. Rait, Esq., MA, Fellow of New College, Secretary of the Oxford

Historical SocietyW .\ Raleigh, Esq., M..\., D.Litt., Professor of English LiteratureRev. Hastings Rashdall, M.A., D.Litt., Fellow and Tutor of New CollegeC. Grant Robertson, Esq., M.A., Fellow of All SoulsE. OE Selincourt, Escj., M.A., D.Litt , University Lecturer in Modern

English LiteratureRev. E. M. Walker, M..\ , Fellow- and Tutor of Queen'sJoseph Wells, Es(|., MA, Fellow and Tutor of Wadham

Ladies Qeneral Committee :—

Including Leaders of Episodes and Secretaries

The Countess of Jersey

jjudit Committee

E R. Bridson, Esq., 104, Woodstock Road, Oxford

Stephen M. Burrows, Esq., M.A., Norliam Gardens, Oxford

M. N, CoATES, Esq., London & County Bank. 121, Higli Street,

\V. Margetts, Esq., Southfield House, Cowley Road, Oxlord

F I' MnRKELL, Esq, M.A, J P., Black Hall, Oxford

.\lderman J. H, Salter, J P , Boar's Hill, Oxford

Alderman Jason Saunders. J P., The Cedars, Park Town, Oxford

ISIoNTAGUE W. WooTTEN-WooTTEN, Esq , J P. , Headington, Oxon,

W. P. Ellis, Esq , M.D. (Chaiyman). Kidlington, Oxon

Councillor S. M. Acott, 124, High Street, Oxford

,\lderman F. W. Ansell, 99, Banbury Road, Oxford

G E. Baker, Esq., M.A., 74, Banbury Road, Oxford

Councillor Surgeon-General Bradshaw, Hon. M.A., C.l

III, Banburv Road. Oxford

J.T. Filsell, Esq., 48, Banbury Road, Oxford

G. Gardiner, Esq., 32, Beaumont Street, Oxford

yjmphitheaire Committee :—

The Sheriff (Councillor S, Hutchins), 157, Woodstock Road, Oxford

Councillor H. S, Kingerlee, 102, Woodstock Road, Oxford

E. Knowles, Esq., 36, Holywell Street, Oxford

C. RiPPON, Esq., Editor Oxford Times, 11, New Road, Oxford

5., K.H.P., Councillor C. M. Taphouse. 3, Magdalen Street, Oxford

R. Thomas, Esq., 32, Lonsdale Road, Oxford

V. H. Veley, Esq., M.A., D.Sc, F.R S., 20, Bradmore Road, Oxford

Colonel S. Waller, C.V.O., 2S, Bardwell Road, Oxford

T'erformers

Councillor S. M. AcoTi (Chairman). 124, High Street, Oxford

Captain A. A. Bridgewater, Drill Hall, St. Cross Road, Oxford

W. F. Cooper, Esq., 83, High Street, Oxford

Captain B. V. Darbishire, M.A., 202, Iffley Road, Oxford

F. Dearle, Esq., c/o Messrs. Goold. 3, Queen Street, Oxford

R. Evans, Esq., 11, Warnborough Road, Oxford

Councillor W. E. Payers, 12, Queen Street, Oxford

C. W. Floriday, Esq., 162, Walton Street, Oxford

T. E. FooRT. Esq., 266, Iffley Road, Oxford

J. GvNES, Esq., 16, Cowley Road, Oxford

W. Harris, Esq., (Messrs Acott & Co.). 124, High Street. Oxford

G. H. Heath, Esq., 5 Parks Road, OxfordAlderman H. W. W. Woodwa

Committee :—

Lieutenant-Colonel Aylmer Jones. 252. Iffley Road, Oxford

Councillor H. Lewis, 125, Woodstock Road, Oxford

E. Linaker, Esq , Editor Oxford Chronicle, 119, High Street, Oxford

Councillor J. B. Lucas, Sunnyside, 65, Botley Road, Oxford

Claude Moore, Esq., Bairdown, Woodstock Road, Oxford

H. Parsons, Esq., 3, Church Villas, Cowley Road, Oxford

H. S. PuTTiCK, Esq., 223, Cowley Road, Oxford

Captain R. S. Rowell, 115, High Street, Oxford

Councillor W. Turrill, Oakthorpe, Woodstock Road. Oxford

E. Twining. Esq., 4. Lonsdale Road, Oxford

Councillor C. Vincent. 3. Polstead Road. Oxford

Councillor F. F. Vincent. 94. High Street, Oxford

RP. 51. Cornmarket Street. Oxford

Horse Committee

Councillor J.Hastings (Chairman). 14. Polstead Road. Oxford

H. J.Fletcher, Esq. (Master of the Horse). Wolvercote, Oxon

W. Brain, Esq., Kidlington, Oxon.

Captain A. A. Bridgewater, Drill Hall, St. Cross Road, Oxford

R. Butterfield, Esq., 12, New Road, Oxford

W. F. Cooper, Esq., 83, High Street, Oxford

Roy Downing, Esq., 10, Park Crescent, Oxford

F. M. Gask, Esq., Northleigh, Oxon.

F. Gillard, Esq., George Hotel, Cornmarket Street, Oxford

Sergt.-Major J.L. Goldie, St. Thomas's House, Paradise Street,

G. T. Jones. Esii.. 35. St. Margaret's Road. Oxford

S(iuadron Sergt. -Major A. E. Puttick, Woodstock

IRhodes, Esq., Lamb and Flag Hotel, St. Giles's, Oxford

Captain R. S. Rowell, 115, High Street, Oxford

F, Ryman-Hall, Esq., J.P., Summerhill, Sumraertown, Oxlord

Alderman Jason Saunders, J.P., The Cedars, Park Town. Oxford

Dr. M. Sherwood, 17, Beaumont Street, Oxford

A. E. Simmons, Esq., Sandford, Oxon.

Rev. E. F. Smith, M.A., 151, Banbury Road, Oxford

C. Taylor, Esq., Ascot Manor, Wallingford

H. M. Turner, Esq., 4, The Turl, Oxford

R J Vernev, Esq ,M.RC.V.S., 23, Beaumont Street, Oxford

"Press Committee :

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Arthur Eckersley, Esq., St. John's College J G. Radcl.ffe Esq., St. Aldate's Oxford

C. W. Floridav, Esq.. 162, Walton Street. Oxford H. M, Turner, Esq., 4, The Turl Oxfoul

Claude Moore, Esq., B.A., Bairdown, Woodstock Road, Oxford A Tyler, Esq Leopold Stree,Oxford

W ]. Morris, Esq., MA., Farthinghoe, Brackley Councilor C. \incent, 3 Polstead Road. Oxford

H S Puttick, Esq., 223. Cowley Road, Oxf<,rd W <; W.ckham, Es,,., University College

Foreword'Bjy the blaster of the 'Pageant

I have been asl^ed lo write a few words by way of Preface to the 'Photographic Scenes of the Pageant

and the "Portraits of those talking pari in the Scenes. In years to come they will be hunted up and gazed

upon with interest, even as nore we look on the portraits of those who have gone before us. The following 'Pictures

sheje us vivid scenes of a production which has tal^en many months in the making, they give us portraits of palriolic

sons and daughters of Oxford, of the Ci7u and of the University. But they cannot give us the life, the colour

and the music, the clang of the bells, the flash of the sword, the movement of the dance, the green of the

trees, and the singing of the birds— these can only be remembered and recalled by those who have had the

privilege of being present on the banlfs of the Cherwell lohile this story of a thousand years has been

unfolded.

S^owhere could more difficulty be found in dealing with local hislorv than in Oxford. But the 'Pageant of

1907, if it has done nothing else but lend to a belter and more friendly understanding between what once were

rival factions, has not been in vain. Those of the University and of the City have joined hands in the production,

and play side by side for a few brief summer hours in an effort to show as realistically as circumstances will

permit some of the picturesque scenes of their common history.

With certain notable exceptions the great life and history of Oxford has been enacted in men's

minds and brains, and these things do not lend themselves lo dramatic treatment, so that we have been able the

more easily lo ^eep within the legitimate bounds of a "Pageant, and give a series of pictures, rather than a

series of stage plays.

ror any help I have been able to give I have been repaid again and again by many wcehs of happy

work, which have been an honour and a delight.

FliANK L.ASCELLES.O.U.D.S.. June, 1907.

The Scenes of the Pageant.

The Legend of St. Fridesvvide.

Circa A.D. 727.

The Beginnings of the City.

TH1-:Pageant opens with the romantic Legend of St. ! rideswide, pictured as

nearly as possible in accordance with the traditions handed down from the

dimly lighted past. A wattled hut stands by the river bank, and a flock ot

sheep is seen driven across to the pens in the further field. Fishermen on the

river bank are busily mending their nets, while the song of birds is heard m the

trees and everything tells of the primitive peace of life in the country side.

Suddenly one of the shepherds catches sight of a boat coming (luickly round

a bend of the river, and calls the attention of his companions to it. All watch

it in keen excitement, perceiving by the hurried stroke of the oars that the occupants

are pursued. The fact that they are women increases the interest, and the fishermen

run to pull the boat ashore as it makes for the bank. It carries Frideswide, daughter

of Didan, King of the Mercians, an overlord of the district, who, with a company of

maidens, is flying from the pursuit of a neighbouring prince, whose addresses she has

rejected. 'l"he lady, overcome with fatigue, is given shelter by the kindly peasants,

while her old retainer relates to them the cause of her flight. Soon one of Frideswide's

rowers announces the approach of two galleys, manned with armed warriors, and Algar,

ICarl of Leicester, who, haxinf,' been refused the hand of Frideswide, has made up

his mind to carry iicr away by force, lands in pursuit. The fishermen do their best

to repulse him, but in \ain, and the enraged Algar forces his way into the hut.

I'rideswide, at her wits' end and in utter despair, falls on her knees and implores the

protection of Heaven. Her appeal receives instant answer, a Hash of lightning falls

from the heavens and .\lgar is struck blind. 'i"he reckless soldier overwhelmed by this

terrible judgment, in his turn falls on his knees in humble penitence, and pleads with

the lady that she who has brought the blow upon him will aid in its remmal.

hVideswide forgives at once and joins her prayer to his in asking Heaven's forgive-

ness. His sight having been restored, he lays his sword, his crown, and his jewels

on his shield, which the armour bearer carries beside him, and makes a solemn vow

to build upon the spot a convent for the safe housing of the princess. Frideswide

foretells the future glory of Oxford, and prophesies of its greatness

And l>y these streamsOld men see visions

.And young men dream dreams. ''''*"

Then, carried in a wagon drawn by a train of o-\en, accompanied by nuns who already had a house in the

neighbourhood, she departs on her way in peace. Algar and his warriors take to their boats again, and he looks back

with mingled feelings of awe and reverence and love at the departing princess. St. Frideswide was buried within

the walls of the convent, round which the hamlet grew that formed the beginnings of the City of Oxford.

To this day her tomb and the watching shrine inside it may be seen a few yards away in the cathedral, built on the

convent's old foundation.

The Coronation of Harold Harefoot.

A.D. 1036.

Harold Harefoot was the only King to be crowned at Oxford. We hear the sound of an ancient chant, sung

as it was more than a thousand years ago, and soon the choir is followed by a procession of acolytes, carrying

flaming candles and swinging fragrant censers of incense. Tlien follow the Bishops

in their copes with croziers in their hands, and last the aged Archbishop of Canterbury, an

imposing figure, whose hand is raised in blessing as he passes through the courtiers.

All the ecclesiastics are clad in the simple vestments and surrounded by the ceremonial of

the early Church. And last of all Harold himself appears, carried high on a shield above

the shoulders of his most trusted thanes. A roar of acclamations rises from each side

in turn, as Harold, descending, is led by the Archbishop and presented to his people.

Before the altar he kneels and is solemnly anointed, and in\ested with the sword, the

sceptre, and the virge. Then the venerable Archbishop takes in his trembling hand the

crown, and places it on Harold's head, and lastly places on his shoulders the regal pallium

of purple. When he is led back to the throne, the nobles come forward to pay him

homage and finallv Harold passes away beneath an arch formed of their gleaming

swords. Four years later Harold died in (Jxford, and was buried in W estminster Abbey,

the first of our monarchs whose remains found sepulchre there.

The Beginnings of the University.

Circa A.D. iiio.

To an Oxford now populous and flourishing comes Theobaldus Stampensis, a

priest from Caen, with a band of poor scholars. Already on account of its religious

foundations the citv has acquired a degree of reputation as a place of learning.

Theobald and his pupils attracted great attention, and soon the novelty of his teaching

impressed the younger generation so deeply that he became the centre of a new

school of thought, and as other scholars followed, a teaching guild was formed, degrees

were granted, and gradually there gathered in the centre of the city a learned body

which became the nucleus of the University of to-day. So in the dawn of the 12th

century we have the first Master of Arts in Oxford.

Thk Akchbishcjp

Henry II. gives a Charter to the City of Oxford.

Circa A.D. i 160.

The King and Fair Rosamund.

Beneath the trees on the bank of the river near the weir at .Medley, fair

Kosamund is seen, while on the other bank nuns are passing by in a long procession.

Suddenly horsemen come in sight and the King and Becket ride up. Dismountingfrom his horse, Henry breaks out with a passionate appeal to dissuade her from her

intention of retiring to the convent at Godstow, but the Queen approaches, borne in aiiorse litter with knights and ladies in attendance, the Mayor and Corporation of

Oxford come in sight, and the King presents to them their charter of rights andprivileges.

By this time Rosamund has reached the further bank and has been received by the

waitmg nuns, and Henry, when the Queen's procession has passed on, sees Rosamunddisappear for ever from his life.

She entered the convent and remained there until her death, when she was buried

before the High .^Itar in the magnificent Cloistral Church of the nunnery. But whenstern Hugh of Lincoln came and found the simple minded nuns praying by the tombof their frail sister, he ordered its instant removal. The nuns obeyed the letter but not the

spirit, for they removed the coffin and had it re-buried in their own private chapel, in the

opposite corner of the nunnery precincts.

The charter which the King gave the city was afterwards ratified by King |olm.

and this charter is still preserved in the city archives.

QUEEX Elea.\or

Now enters the renowned

Friar Bacon, one of Oxford's first

and most famous students of

science. Science being in those

days much mixed up with mystery

and occultism, the enterprising

Franciscan quickly became a

magician in the eyes of his

fellows. Amongst his wonderful

inventions was gunpowder, and he

was the first to find out the laws

of acoustics and to understand the

rules of perspecti\e in drawing.

Friar Bacon.

Circa A.D. 1270. One of his most wonderful inven-

tions however in the estimation of

the public, was a likeness of a

human head in brass, which he

solemnly assured them would

answer any question put to it.

We see the ingenious Friar ex-

hibiting the wonderful powers of

his Brazen Head, and finally, to

the amazement of the onlookers,

he mounts a niedireval forerunner

of a motor car which breaks down

and is finally pushed off by the

delighted townspeople.

St. Scholastica's Day.

A.D. 1354.

This scene gives us a picture of what in less peaceful days was one of the frequent town and gown riots at

Oxford. That of St. Scholastica's Day was the most serious which ever rent the peace of the community. It

arose out of a tavern brawl on a religious festival, when there was a greatly increased going and coming in the

streets. The actual beginning of it was a resented sneer at the quality of the wine served out in a tavern known

as " Swyndlestock," situated near Carfax. The hasty scholar who made the remark, wounds the drawer or waiter

who resented it, and this is too much for the townsmen on such an occasion. They join in the fray, the scholars

rush to the help of their comrades, and as the blood rises on either side, the struggle becomes still more serious

—

until the townsmen, headed by a leader bearing a black flag, sweep the scholars from the field.

The Chancellor of the University, attended by a body of armed men, after ordering

tlif leading townsmen to appear before him, pronounces sentence upon them—not his own,but the penance ordered by the King; and in token of deepest penitence the humbledtownsmen kneel before the Chancellor and meekly accept their punishment, which makes the

city subject to the University for many hundreds of years.

Masque of the Mediaeval Curriculum.

A mas(]ue of the Arts and Faculties serves to give an allegorical ending to the

Mtdi:tval Scenes. A student goes out in search of Good Learning and after holding

converse with the Seven Liberal Arts and the Three Philosophies, feels somewhat equally

attracted by Theology, Law and Medicine, but finally, with reluctance, chooses Theology.

His companion, on the other hand, fascinated by the pleasure and joy of life, is over-

whelmed with the Temptations which beset the path of Youth.

Wolsey receives Henry VIII. at Oxford.

A.D. 15 1 8.

There now enters a stately procession of dignitaries and ecclesiastics, in the

centre of which is Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal Archbishop of York, come out to do

honour to his sovereign, Henry VHL, who, with his Queen, Catherine of Aragonand the Court are seen in 0.\ford hearing from the Cardinal the details of his scheme

for suppressing some of the smaller monasteries and establishing with their endow-

ments a foundation to be called after himself " Cardinal College." Preceded by

archers, heralds and trumpeters, the King and Queen arrive from Abingdon on

horseback, and enter preceded by a brilliant train of courtiers on foot. After

the formal reception and a merry scene in which the Court is entertained with a

fantastic conceit of the period, the two processions pass away northwards amidst

the enthusiastic cheers of the populace.

The Funeral ot Amy Robsart.

A.D. ,556.'

Most impressive in its mournfulness is the

next scene. It strikes a very different note in

the mind of the spectators. To the solemn

chanting of the choir a long and stately process-

ion, garbed in solemn black, comes to do honour

to the mortal remains of a lady who but for the

mystery of her early death might hardly have

been known to historj' at all. It is the funeral

procession of Amy Robsart, wife of Robert

Lord Dudley, afterwards Earl of Leicester, on

its way to St. ^Ir.ry's Church. As everybody

knows, Dudley's neglected wife was found

dead at the foot of a stone staircase at Cum-

nor Place, on a day when all the servants

of the household were away at Abingdon

Fair. The mystery of her death has not

yet been solved, but the fact that she lived

in seclusion, while her husband disported

himself at Court and had recently become

the principal favourite of the Queen, led to

many sinister conjectures. Dudley gave

orders for his wife's obsequies to be carried

out with the dignity due to the lady's rank,

but he did not himself attend the funeral.

The State Progress ot Qiiee

A.D. !;6o.

n EHzabeth.

Hardly have the mournful sounds of Amy Robsart's

funeral passed from hearing, when a fanfare from trumpets not

yet in sight prepares the spectators for the approach of Queen

Elizabeth on a state progress. Meeting his Royal Mistress and

offering courtly welcome, is the Earl of Leicester, the Chan-

cellor of the University. Before him walk the Esquire Bedels

carrying their gold staves, and beside him walk the Doctors of

the University in their scarlet robes. Eight bearers carry the

Royal Lady, shoulder high, in a litter covered with Cloth of

Gold, and round the litter surges a brilliant laughing crowii

of courtiers. The Chancellor salutes the Queen on bendeii

knee and kisses the hand held out to him. The

civic authorities come forward, the mace is

delivered up to Her Majest)' and she is presented

with a handsome lo\-ing cup in finely

\vr Uiiht silver, double gilt and filled with

)ins. The brief ceremony

i....^.,. u.e Royal procession p>asses on

to the Cathedral through an avenue of

kneeling scholars, who shout " \'ivat

Regina" with the full force of their

lungs, the gratified Elizabeth responding

graciously in her turn with "Gratiasago,

Gratias ago." As the procession passes

out of sight the sounds are heard of the

chanting of the Te Deum.

4^ Visit of James I.

Piii-.;t „. Wa..,.a, So:. Oi J-^its 1. A.D. 1605.

In anticipation of a \Tsit from the new king of the Stuart line

with his Danish Queen, Oxford is in a state of keen excitement.

Lord Bacon and Sir Thomas Bodley are talking together in the

street, where, outside St. John's College, a temporary stage has been

erected, in order to amuse the Royal party with the performance of

the Witches Scene from Macbeth, the stage-management being in the hands of one

Master William Shakespeare. The Royal party makes its apf)earance on horseback,

escorted by a detachment of cavalry and suppwrted by a brilliant court. A halt is

made to watch the progress of Master Shakespeare's play.

Charles I. at Oxford.

The Happy Days A.D. 1636

On a summer day ladies and courtiers are sitting and laughing by the river

bank. Strains of music are heard in the distance, then there comes slowly into sight

a state barge, with a keel of gold, having minstrels on its deck, bearing up the river

King Charles I., Henrietta Maria, his Queen, and their children the Princes Charles

and James, and Princess Mary. The barge is brought up to the shore, and they are

received by Archbishop Laud, then President of St. John's College, and the other Heads

of Houses and officials of the University. A pavane is danced before the royal visitors

to the music of the band of niusicians half hidden beneath

the shade of the trees, while the barge is rowed away

until it is lost to view in the windings of the river.

The Early Days of the Civil War.

A.D. 1643.

The King and his Court are already in residence at Oxford, and the King

rides out to meet his Queen on her arrival from the North in her coach of state.

She is met by her consort on horseback, and the joyful news of the Royalist victory

on Roundway Down having just arrived, the scene, in spite of the peril of the times,

is a cheerful one. The King dismounts and enters the coach ; the respective escorts,

the heralds and trumpeters, the pikemen and musketeers, mingling into a united

procession, and the cavalcade, with flags flying, and the beating of drums, make

a triumphal progress into the City.

The Surrender of Oxford.

A.D. 1646.

To the chant of a I'sahii, sung by the victorious Puritan soldiers, the

Royal troops in battle array and in perfect order, are seen under the leadership

of Sir Thomas Glenhani making their departure from Oxford. They have

surrendered rather than allow the beautiful city to suffer further siege, but they

go out with all the honours of war. and to the irrepressible grief of Oxford's

loyal sons, whose scarcely concealed antipathy to the followers of Cromwell was

never overcome. To the end the sympathies of Oxford were with the cavaliers.

Tlie Expulsion of the

Fellows of Magdalen by James II.

HEXKun-TA AN,> Pk.nc: A.D. 1667.

The King, who arrives with only a small escort of cavalry, is received with diplomatic

courtesy by the City and Cniversity. White robed maidens scatter flowers before him and

his soldiers, and the Waits of the City make their best efforts to do him honour. The

Constables of the various parishes are present with their staves of office, and representatives

of the various city Guilds, the Glovers, the Cordwainers, the Tailors and the Mercers, some

on foot, some on horseback, each group preceded by ensigns bearing the arms of its Company.

The crowd presses round, and the King is seen touching poor sufferers for the cure of the

disease known as the King's e\il. The I*"ellows of Magdalen are summoned and bidden to

send away the President they have chosen for themselves, the Protestant Dr. Hough, and

accept in his place the Royal nominee, Mr. Farmer, a Roman Catholic. With due respect,

but firmly, the Fellows stand by their constitutional rights, ami the King's command of

expulsion is carried into effect.

Scene in the Eighteenth Century,

Circa A.D. 1785.

The Pac'eant ends with a reaHstic sketch of St. Giles

eighteenth century. It is a busy moving picture, and

of the County gentry and the

sedan chairs of the townspeople

are there, together with stalls

and shows. The river flows

beside the broad open space

on which the fair is held, and

in the midst of the gaiety

King George III. comes by

water in the Royal Barge.

The strains of Handel's Water

Fair in the

the coaches

Music are heard as the barge approaches, and all eyes are turned towards

the river. The King alights with his Queen and family, and with simple

unostentation they pass through the crowds of their loyal subjects. When

the Fair is again at its height, away in the distance is heard the chant

of the early Frideswide Scene, and one after another assemble the figures

of a thousand years.

The Landing ot Algar

1 he Departui e of Frideswide

The Departure ol ItideswicJc

The Coronation of Harold Harefool

The Coronation of Harold Harefoot

Theobaldus Stampensis (The Beginnings of the University)

Arrival ot Queen Eleanor

The Mayor of Oxford receiving the Charter from Henry II.

t-n.u li.iron ,irid Iru Brazen 1 Icud

St. Scholasfica s Dav 1 own and Go

St. Scliolastica's Day— Ecclesiastical Procession

Masque of the Mediaeval Cuiriculum

Masque of the Mediaeval Curncuium

Masque of the Mediaeval Curriculum

M.iMUK- ..I ll,r \i.->l,„N,„ C unui

Henrv V'ill. and Cardinal Wolsey

Henry VIII. at Oxford—The Allegory

Henry Vlll. at Oxford—The Allegory

.Stale l''iogress ol Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth and Ladies of the Court

Arrival ol James I.

The Witches Scene from " Macbeth, " played before James I.

The Happy Days of Charles 1.

The Happy Days of Charles 1.

Arrival of Queen Henrietta Maria

I lie Surrender of Oxford, A.D. 1646

Arrival of James 11.

Expulsion of the Fellows of Mdgdalen by James II.

St. Giles's Fair in the Eighteenth Century

Finale

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@0 etaxB wM e^orm ^^e eR^ on (^ufumn nig^^e.

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