. Boston, Mass. A brief description of ye ancient town, and also of the best way to get there. Together with an account of the foundation of the publick schools. Illustrated with artiftick engravings . eer in this place; under him the grammar fchoolof Bofton attained the rank of the principalfchool of the Britifh Colonies, if not in allAmerica. Several perfons have been licenfed to keep pri-vate fchools to teach children to write and keepaccounts ; but there is no reafon to fuppofe thatthere had been more than one publick fchool, priorto 1684. In April, 1683, the town voted to providetwo fchoo
. Boston, Mass. A brief description of ye ancient town, and also of the best way to get there. Together with an account of the foundation of the publick schools. Illustrated with artiftick engravings . eer in this place; under him the grammar fchoolof Bofton attained the rank of the principalfchool of the Britifh Colonies, if not in allAmerica. Several perfons have been licenfed to keep pri-vate fchools to teach children to write and keepaccounts ; but there is no reafon to fuppofe thatthere had been more than one publick fchool, priorto 1684. In April, 1683, the town voted to providetwo fchools, and to allow ;^25 per ann. for the fup-port of each, with the underftanding that fuchperfons as fend their children to the fchool, thatare able, fhould pay fomething to the mafter forhis better encouragement. The original Latin fchool-houfe was located onthe north fide of School-ftreet, at the foutheaftcorner of the Chapel burying-ground, nearly oppo-fite to the prefent fchool-houfe. One of the writ-ing fchools was kept in Court-ftreet, and the other,we fuppofe, at the north part of the town. In the Hutchinfon MS. we find the followingorder of Gov. Andros, dated Bofton, the 24th of13 L^^ay,. The New State lluule. May, 1687 : By his command. Upon thepetition of Jofhua Natftock, and recommendationof many of the inh. of the N. part of the town ofB., I do hereby appoint the faid Jofhua to bemafter of the publick fchool there, and to have andenjoy fuch profits and benefits and advantages, ashave been heretofore paid and allowed to his pred-eceffors. It was a favorite object with CouncilorRandolph to have all the fchools fupplied withmafters of the perfuafion of the C. of Androfs power ceafed, the town loft no timein voting (1689) that the cuftom and practice ofmanaging free fchools be reftored and continued. 14
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