[The History of England from the Accession of James II. by Thomas Babington Macaulay]@TWC D-Link bookThe History of England from the Accession of James II. CHAPTER IX 162/372
The Bishop of Winchester announced that, in obedience to the royal commands, he designed to restore the ejected members of Magdalene College. He fixed the twenty-first of October for this ceremony, and on the twentieth went down to Oxford.
The whole University was in expectation. The expelled Fellows had arrived from all parts of the kingdom, eager to take possession of their beloved home.
Three hundred gentlemen on horseback escorted the Visitor to his lodgings.
As he passed, the bells rang, and the High Street was crowded with shouting spectators.
He retired to rest.
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