The schools of medieval England . -THO^^^ii, »*tj sa/toK fis-o-« fa;?MV^ « llAtilfi ^^nui ^,mu 0(«((ttt^..v-t<:u«n «Ut« !tt<|) ?^uHut tvv ^««mi«H vqfii<^C^v LORDS AND COMMONS PETITIONING FOR ACT TO CONFIRM ETONC0LLE(;E CHARTERS. 1447 THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY AND HUMANISM 259 sertiveness and boastfulness of this language, contrasted with thesomewhat pettifogging conclusion of the establishment of alegal monopoly for ten miles round, as if this lady, mother andmistress of all grammar schools, with the largest endowmentin the kingdom, could not maintain its superiority without theforcibl


The schools of medieval England . -THO^^^ii, »*tj sa/toK fis-o-« fa;?MV^ « llAtilfi ^^nui ^,mu 0(«((ttt^..v-t<:u«n «Ut« !tt<|) ?^uHut tvv ^««mi«H vqfii<^C^v LORDS AND COMMONS PETITIONING FOR ACT TO CONFIRM ETONC0LLE(;E CHARTERS. 1447 THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY AND HUMANISM 259 sertiveness and boastfulness of this language, contrasted with thesomewhat pettifogging conclusion of the establishment of alegal monopoly for ten miles round, as if this lady, mother andmistress of all grammar schools, with the largest endowmentin the kingdom, could not maintain its superiority without theforcible extinction of rivals; the remarkable invasion of ecclesi-astical jurisdiction, to which alone the grants and still morethe enforcement of the monopoly of endowed schools belonged,surely show that Henry was already suffering from megalo-mania. The curious thing is that this bill, though deliveredto the chancellor in the usual way for execution, that isfor issue as letters patent, does not appear on


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