On the third of September he dined in great state at the palace of Woodstock, an ancient and renowned mansion, of which not a stone is now to be seen, but of which the site is still marked on the turf of Blenheim Park by two sycamores which grow near the stately bridge.

In the evening he reached Oxford.

He was received there with the wonted honours.

The students in their academical garb were ranged to welcome him on the right hand and on the left, from the entrance of the city to the great gate of Christ Church.

He lodged at the deanery, where, among other accommodations, he found a chapel fitted up for the celebration of the Mass.