Cambridge. Scholars are eligible for these exhibitions after having been four consecutive years at least at the school on the foundation. The value of these exhibitions is £40 a year, and they are tenable for four years, if the exhibitioner keep his terms and conduct himself with propriety. DORCHESTER. THE FREE GRAMMAR-SCHOOL. FOUNDED 1579, A.D. THE Free-school of Dorchester was built by Edward Hardy, of Wyke, near Weymouth; his endowment bearing date the 30th of August, in the twenty-first year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth. 1657. John Hill, by will bequeathed the sum of £100, to be laid out by his executors in the purchase of lands, to be conveyed to the mayor and aldermen of Dorchester, upon trust, that the yearly rents of such lands should, as a yearly exhibition, be paid towards the maintenance of a poor scholar, "born of poorish parents," inhabitants of Dorchester, educated and brought up in the school there, and thence sent to one of the universities, from his admittance till he should commence Bachelor of Arts. Dr Gower, master of this school, and afterwards of St Paul's School, London, founded two Exhibitions each of the value of £7. 10s. per annum, for sons of clergymen, scholars from this school or St Paul's, at St John's College, Cambridge. 1847. The feoffees of the school established two Exhibitions, each of the value of £30 a year, for three years, at either University. COUNTY OF DURHAM. DURHAM. THE GRAMMAR-SCHOOL. FOUNDED 1541, A.D. THE Grammar-school at Durham is coeval with the foundation of the Cathedral Church by King Henry VIII. and is under the control of the dean and chapter. By the statutes, it is ordained, that the master be required to teach the eighteen boys on the foundation, and all others that shall resort to the school. 1537. Hugh Ashton, Archdeacon of York, founded at St John's College, four Fellowships and four Scholarships, and provided that one fellow and one scholar should be elected of persons born in the diocese of Durham. (See p. 309.) 1544. Thomas Patynson founded a Scholarship at Christ's College, for a student, a native of Northumberland or of the diocese of Durham, to be nominated by the dean and chapter of Durham. (See p. 295.) 1699. John Cosin, D.D. Bishop of Durham, founded five Scholarships at Peterhouse, Cambridge, each of the value of £10 a year for students from this school. (See p. 210.) 1724. William Hartwell, B.D. by his will devised property for various charitable uses, and directed that out of the rents, £20 per annum should be applied towards the maintenance of two Exhibitioners at either University from that school or that of Newcastle-on-Tyne, who were to receive £10 per annum, tenable for four years. These exhibitions are now each £15 a year. 1773. Rev. Michael Smith, D.D. founded one Scholarship at Emmanuel College, of £16 a year, for a scholar educated at this school or Newcastle school. (See p. 368.) Nathaniel, Lord Crewe, Bishop of Durham, left a bequest for various uses, one of which was, that exhibitions of £20 a year should be given to young men proceeding from the grammar-school at Durham to either of the Universities of Oxford or Cambridge. HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING. THE GRAMMAR-SCHOOL. FOUNDED 1574, a.D. THE Grammar-school and alms-house of Kepyer in Houghtonle-Spring owe their origin to the Rev. Bernard Gilpin, rector of Houghton-le-Spring, who on account of his excellent character and usefulness was called "the Apostle of the North.” This good man, observing the scarcity of learned men able to preach the Word of God, conceived the thought of a seminary of good literature, and erected a school-house, allowing a maintenance for a master and usher. The foundation charter bears the date of April 2nd, 1575, and appoints governors with power to make, revise, and from time to time, alter the statutes of the school. The first governors probably never exercised their power of enacting statutes. Mr Gilpin during his life directed the whole administration of the school; and having it continually in contemplation to increase the foundation according to his pecuniary circumstances, left it at his death with no other regulations than such as were contained in the original charter. There are six boys on the foundation of the school. An Exhibition has lately been founded tenable for three years at Oxford, Cambridge, or Durham, by a student who has been on the foundation. COUNTY OF ESSEX. COLCHESTER. THE FREE GRAMMAR-SCHOOL. FOUNDED 1539, A.D. THIS school was partially endowed in the 31st year of King Henry VIII. and more amply endowed in the 26th year of Queen Elizabeth. In this year her majesty re-granted by letters patent to the corporation, the chantries in the Chapel of St Helen, and in the Church of St Mary, with all the revenues thereto belonging, upon the condition that they should apply a part of the said revenues in erecting and endowing a free-school. The school is now governed by new statutes which were framed in 1844, by the Bishop of London and the Dean of St Paul's, pursuant to the letters patent of Queen Elizabeth. 1620. Rev. Robert Lewis founded a Scholarship at St John's College of £7 per annum, for a student the son of a free burgess, educated at Colchester school. (See p. 314.) 1642. The Rev. Ambrose Gilbert founded two Scholarships at St John's College, each of the value of £18 per annum, for which a second preference is reserved in favour of scholars from this school. (See p. 318.) CHELMSFORD. THE FREE GRAMMAR-SCHOOL. FOUNDED 1552. THIS school was founded and endowed by King Edward VI. by letters patent, at the humble request of Sir William Petre, Knt. one of his principal secretaries of state, Sir Walter Mildmay, Knt. one of the general supervisors of the Court of Augmentations, Sir Henry Tirrell, Knt. and Thomas Mildmay, Esq. and the inhabitants of Moulsham and the adjacent parts, for the instruction of youth in grammar learning. 1704. For a scholar educated at this school there is a second preference to a Scholarship of £6 a year at Christ's College, Cambridge, founded by the Rev. Dr Plume. (See p. 300.) BRENTWOOD. THE FREE GRAMMAR-SCHOOL. FOUNDED 1557, A.D. THIS school was founded and endowed by Sir Anthony Browne, Knight, serjeant-at-law, of Weald Hall, by letters patent of King Philip and Queen Mary. 1704. There is a second preference at Christ's College, Cambridge for an Exhibition of £6 a year, founded by Dr Thomas Plume, in favour of a scholar from this school. (See p. 330.) DEDHAM. THE FREE GRAMMAR-SCHOOL. ENDOWED 1571, A.D. WILLIAM LITTLEBURY, Esq. of Dedham, by his will, devised property for the endowment of this school, which had been built, as well as a house for the master, by Dame Joan Clarke. By letters patent of Queen Elizabeth in the 17th year of her reign, it was granted that there should be for ever a free grammar-school to be called the Free Grammar-school of Queen Elizabeth in Dedham. Mr Littlebury also bequeathed £200 to purchase land of the yearly rent of £10, and willed that that sum should be given to any scholar from Dedham school who should be sufficiently taught, and be preferred to the University, and to find him in Christ's College or St John's College, so long and till such time as the said scholar should come to other preferment. (See p. 310.) 1595. William Cardwell, Esq. of Egmanton, in the county of Nottingham, but a native of this town, devised lands for the maintenance of two poor scholars from Dedham school at St John's College, Cambridge. (See p. 312.) A new scheme for the management of the school is now (Jan. 1855) under the consideration of the Court of Chancery. MALDON. THE GRAMMAR-SCHOOL. FOUNDED 1608, A.D. MR RALPH BREDER, one of the aldermen of the corporation, bequeathed £300 to be laid out for the endowment of a grammar-school, the master of which was to be nominated by his feoffees while they lived, and afterwards by the corporation. In consequence of the corporation of Maldon (in which the appointment of the master was vested) having been dissolved about 1778, no master was appointed to the school until 1810, when the charter was restored. 1704. Thomas Plume, D.D. by his will gave £100 to Christ's College, Cambridge, on condition that they allowed £6 a year towards the maintenance of a scholar educated at this school. (See p. 300.) NEWPORT. THE FREE GRAMMAR-SCHOOL. FOUNDED 1588, A.D. THIS school was founded for fifty boys by Joyce Frankland, widow, daughter of Robert Trappes, goldsmith of London, and William Saxie, her son, all of whom were benefactors to Gonville and Caius College and the Master of Gonville and Caius College was appointed governor of the school. It is stated in Mrs Frankland's will that the school was founded that "youth might be well brought up and instructed in the fear of God, learning, and good manners, whereby they may become good members of the commonwealth.” At every visitation, the scholars may be examined in their learning, and three or four who are competent may be removed to Gonville and Caius College, or more of them, if the scholars and the parents consent; and these may be admitted and preferred, "according to their anncyentrye," unto the next scholarship that then or at any time shall fall void, being of the foundation of Mrs Frankland and her son, in the said college, before any other. |