Sir Matthew Hale was an influential English barrister, judge and jurist most noted for his treatise Historia Placitorum Coronæ, or The History of the Pleas of the Crown.
Portrait of Hale by John Michael Wright, 1670
William Noy, whom Hale served as a pupil
Hale as Chief Justice of the King's Bench
James Fitzjames Stephen, who praised Hale's Historia Placitorum Coronæ
Hertford College, previously known as Magdalen Hall, is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. It is located on Catte Street in the centre of Oxford, directly opposite the main gate to the Bodleian Library. The college is known for its iconic bridge, the Bridge of Sighs. There are around 600 students at the college at any one time, comprising undergraduates, graduates and visiting students from overseas.
Hertford College, Oxford
The drinking hart with motto as above the modern main gate of Hertford College
The Catte Street gate, before 1820
The Old Grammar Hall, Magdalen College, part of the original Magdalen Hall site