The antiquities of England and Wales . CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 23 PYTHAGORASS SCHOOL. if OR the folbwing very Ingenious diflertatiou and defciiptionof this ancient building, I am obliged to a clergynnan in theneighbourhood of Can>bndge, well verfed in Englidi auticj^uities^ajid particularly iu thofe of the county wherein he reiides. Before I attempt to dive into tl^ very obfcure origin of thisancient ftruflure, it may be ufeful to trace its transfer from itsremotefl owners down to its prefent proprietors; and this fromauthentic documents iu the archieves of Merton college, to whomit now beIone;s. T
The antiquities of England and Wales . CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 23 PYTHAGORASS SCHOOL. if OR the folbwing very Ingenious diflertatiou and defciiptionof this ancient building, I am obliged to a clergynnan in theneighbourhood of Can>bndge, well verfed in Englidi auticj^uities^ajid particularly iu thofe of the county wherein he reiides. Before I attempt to dive into tl^ very obfcure origin of thisancient ftruflure, it may be ufeful to trace its transfer from itsremotefl owners down to its prefent proprietors; and this fromauthentic documents iu the archieves of Merton college, to whomit now beIone;s. The priory of St, Giless, in Cambridge, was founded aboutlopz, by Picot, baron of Brunne, with Hugolina, his v/ife, nearthe place where the church of St. Giles now ftands ; but the fitu-ation being found to be too ftrait and confined, it was removed,feme twenty years after, to a place called Bernewelle, on theother fide of the river. Whether this building was any part ofthat foundation, I believe is more than can be afcertained : certa
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