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 150 BRITISH PHYSICIANS. Eadcliffe's body lay in state at the house where he died, till the 27th of November; it was then removed to an undertaker's in the Strand, and thence escorted to his favourite city, Oxford. The following is the programme of the ceremony to be observed at his funeral. Heads of Houses, and Proctors of the Uni- versity of Oxford, at the Apodyterium (Ves- try) of the Convocation- House, on Saturday^ Novr. 27, 1714, neral rites of the late Worshipful Doctor John Radchflfe, our most munificent benefactor, it is agreed and ordered as follows : "I. That upon ringing St. Mary's great bell on Wednesday next, at one of the clock in the afternoon, all members of the Convocation do re- pair to the publick schools, in their common gowns and caps, there, together with the vice-chancellor and proctors, to receive the corpse at the great gate, and to attend the same to the Divinity School, where it is to be deposited, and to lie for public view till eleven of the clock on Friday morning. "II. That on Friday, at twelve of the clock, upon tolling St. Mary's great bell, all members of the Convocation aforesaid, (as also the noblemen,) do meet in the Convocation House, in such their several habits and hoods as are usually worn at the holding a Convocation ; there to abide in their proper seats, whilst the public orator makes a Latin oration over the body, which on that occa-
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