The schools of medieval England . upie hymself inbrynginge uppe yonge children in leamynge ; at Bradford,Hortons chantry, valued at ;£io 12s. jd. a year, wzis foundedpurposely for the maintenance of a Free School and no otherintent, and kept accordingly; at Dorchester, St Johns freechapel, worth ;f 10 4s. 6d. a year, was held by Edward Weldenby grant from Henry VIII of 3 August, 1540, towards hisexibicion at the Universitie of Oxford ; at Trowbridge, thepriest of Terumberes chantry, Robert Whetacre, a veryhonest man, and well learned, occupied himself in teaching aschool ever since he came fir
The schools of medieval England . upie hymself inbrynginge uppe yonge children in leamynge ; at Bradford,Hortons chantry, valued at ;£io 12s. jd. a year, wzis foundedpurposely for the maintenance of a Free School and no otherintent, and kept accordingly; at Dorchester, St Johns freechapel, worth ;f 10 4s. 6d. a year, was held by Edward Weldenby grant from Henry VIII of 3 August, 1540, towards hisexibicion at the Universitie of Oxford ; at Trowbridge, thepriest of Terumberes chantry, Robert Whetacre, a veryhonest man, and well learned, occupied himself in teaching aschool ever since he came first thither; at Endford was achantry, founded by John Westley, who gave looo sheep tofind a priest to sing for ever; but 692 died, so one parsonBurde gave 578 sheep to increase the stock, which in 1548numbered 886, priced at 6d. each, let to divers persons for£7 14s. 6d. The Incumbent hathe alwayes occupyed hym-selfe in teaching of children. Four free chapels and chantriesin this county founded for priests were held by laymen as. H-1 ooau < < o o o zwoPS H- w H HENRY VIII AND THE SCHOOLS 327 exhibitions for educational purposes; Cryours chantry inFisherton Anger worth £$ 15 s. 2|d. a year was given toJohn Powell, age thirty-six, a very honest man, for and to hisexibytyon to scole, albeit he is no preeste; the chapel ofAsserton in the parish of Berwick St. John was held by GylesChestellthwayte, age twenty-six, a layman, who also had it forhis exhibition at school, and had sold a chalice and vestmentsbelonging to it; the priory or free chapel of St. John in Colne,worth £4. 4s. I id. a year, was held by Robert Blake, agedtwenty-six, to fynde hym to scole; a chantry in NorthWraxall, worth £2 4s. 8d., was held by William Spenon, agetwenty, a student in Oxforde but no prieste, and furthermorea very poore man, havyng no parentes or any other lyvinge tokepe hym to scole ; while the free chapel of Backhampton inAvebury, worth £4. 5 s. a year, was held by John Warner, agedfort
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