BOYLE LECTURES

BOYLE LECTURES
   the lectureship founded by the Hon. Robert Boyle in 1691, and held for a tenure of three years, the endowment being £50 per annum; the lecturer must deliver eight lectures in defence of Christianity, and some of the most eminent men have held the post.

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. . 1907.

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