Thomas Cave founded two Scholarships at Clare Hall, appropriated

to this school. (See p. 215.)

1607. John Freestone left property, from which were founded a Fellowship and two Scholarships at Sidney Sussex College, with a preference to his own kin, and then to scholars from the schools of Normanton, Wakefield, Pontefract, and Rotherham. (See p. 374.)

YORK.

ST PETER'S CATHEDRAL-SCHOOL.

FOUNDED 1546, A.D.

THIS free grammar-school within the close of the cathedral church was erected under the authority of letters patent of king Henry VIII. by Robert Holgate, D.D. archbishop of York, and endowed by him for a master to attend daily "to read and teach grammar, and other good authors and works, generally to all scholars thither resorting to learn the same."

Archbishop Holgate ordained that the schoolmaster should be called "master of the free-school of Robert Holgate," and that he and his successors should be a body corporate: that the archbishop of York should be the patron of the school for ever, and appoint the schoolmaster, and sede vacante, the dean and chapter; if they do not present within 20 days, then the lord mayor and aldermen; and if they do not present in the same time, the patronage is left to the archdeacon of York, and twelve of the most substantial housekeepers in the parish of St John Baptist, to present as they please.

The dean and chapter act as the trustees of the school and apply the revenues of it according to their discretion. At present they set apart £150 a year for exhibitions, giving annually one Exhibition of £50 a year, for three years, tenable at any college or hall of Oxford, Cambridge, or Durham.

1597. Thomas Cartwright, by his will, reciting that he had made a testament by deed indented to five trustees therein named, of his manor of Scawsby and other estates, to hold for certain purposes, one of which was, "that as well his executors and the heirs male of his brother Robert, and every other person to whom the premises were entailed by the said indentures, should yearly distribute and pay out of the sum of £30, £10 to one of his blood and kin, towards his education and maintenance in learning in the University of Cambridge

or Oxford, the poorest to be preferred before the rich, by the and chapter of the cathedral church of St Peter of York, and by t to be changed at every ten years' end successively for ever."

WALES.

COUNTY OF ANGLESEY.

BEAUMARIS. •

THE FREE GRAMMAR-SCHOOL.

FOUNDED 1609, A.D.

THIS school was founded by David Hughes, Esq. of Woodrisi in Norfolk, who gave his house at Beaumaris for a schoolhouse, endowed it with estates in the county of Anglesey for the payment the salaries of the master and usher, &c., and directed his trustees apply the surplus in placing one or two of the scholars from the sch in the University of Oxford or Cambridge.

1620. Dame Joanna Wood founded two Scholarships at Jei College, one of which is required to be held by a native of the coun of Anglesey or Merioneth. (See p. 287.)

1671. Tobias Rustat founded Scholarships at Jesus College f the orphans of clergymen of England and Wales. (See p. 288.)

1681. William Lewis, D.D. by his will, devised property in tru to found eight Exhibitions, of which four were to be given to studen at Trinity College, Cambridge, "special regard being had to poor be born in Anglesey." (See p. 351.)

CAERMARTHENSHIRE.

CAERMARTHEN.

THE FREE GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

FOUNDED 1576, A.D.

THIS school was founded by letters patent of Queen Elizabeth, it the eighteenth year of her reign, at the petition of Walter, Earl of Essex, Richard Davis, bishop of St David's, and others.

1690. Thomas Edwards, LL.D. left a rent-charge on certain

• In the Report of the Charity Commissioners it is stated that "The Exhibition mentioned in Dr Edwards's will has been claimed and refused, and has not been enjoyed within the memory or knowledge of the master of the school." If the claim was made by a person not duly qualified in learning, a claim was refused of one who was not a poor scholar in the true sense of the words. This exhibition has been lost for some years, but the college will probably soon take steps for its reco very. (March, 1855.)

property in Caermarthenshire for an Exhibition at Queens' College, Cambridge, to a poor scholar educated at this school. (See p. 272.)

1713. Griffith Lloyd, Esq. founded a Scholarship at Queens' College for a Caermarthen scholar. (See p. 272.)

CAERNARVONSHIRE.

BANGOR.

THE FREE GRAMMAR-SCHOOL.

FOUNDED 1561, A.D.

THIS school was founded under the authority of letters patent granted by Queen Elizabeth in the third year of her reign, which recite that "Geoffery Glynne, LL.D. by his will, left a house called The Friar House, in Bangor, and all his lands, tenements, and hereditaments in North Wales, or elsewhere, to Maurice, bishop of Rochester, and William, bishop of Bangor, their heirs and assigns for ever; to the intent, that the said bishops, or the survivor of them, or their surviving heirs, within half a year after his decease, should cause the same to be assured, in due form of law, to the use and behoof of a grammar-school, having continuance for ever in the town of Bangor, for the better government and instruction of boys."

1574. Rev. John Gwynne, LL.D. founded three Scholarships at St John's College for scholars from the grammar-school of Bangor or Ruthin. (See p. 311.)

1618. George Mountaigne, D.D. founded two Scholarships at Queens' College, with a preference to natives of Bangor, St Asaph, St David's, or Llandaff. (See p. 271.)

1624. John Williams, bishop of Lincoln, founded four Scholarships at St John's College, two of which are required to be held by natives of Wales. (See p. 316.)

THE grammar-school of Ruthin was founded and endowed by Gabriel Goodman, D.D. a native of the town, who died in 1601,

having held the deanery of Westminster for upwards of forty yea Dr Goodman drew up a code of statutes for the government of school, which forbad the admission of any scholar above sixteen ye of age, and the continuance of any one in the school after nineteen.

The bishop of Bangor is the president or visitor of the school a appoints the head master; but if he fails to do so within a month af a vacancy, then the warden of Ruthin makes the appointment.

1574. John Gwynne, D.D. left a rent-charge for founding t Fellowships and three Scholarships at St John's College, for natives certain districts in North Wales. His will being found impracticab an indenture was made between his heirs and the college in 1660, a in consequence of an application to the Court of Chancery, it was agre that the college should always elect three Scholars, out of the scho of Bangor or Ruthin, being natives of the districts expressed in t will. (See p. 311.)

1740. Rev. Edward Lloyd, of Ripple, in the county of Kent, I will, devised to seven trustees the residue of his property, (after the had executed the specific directions of his will,) in trust, that the should apply the same for the benefit of the school of Ruthin, as the should judge in their discretion most fitting and convenient.

In the year 1745, a scheme was proposed and confirmed by the Court of Chancery, for the administration of the trust, and it was de creed, that "the clear rents and profits of the premises which had bee purchased with the bequest, after a deduction of all costs attending th trusts, should be yearly distributed for the benefit and encouragemen of the said school, to such poor boys or young men who shall be edu cated there for five years at least, as the said relators, or their successor in the said trust, or any four or more of them, for the time being, shall appoint, not exceeding £12 yearly to any one person, having a pri. mary regard to the relations of the benefactor of the said charity, if any offer; and in the next place, to poorest boys or young men, and best scholars, as and for exhibitions towards the education of such young men at either of the Universities of Oxford or Cambridge, for so long as the trustees for the time being shall think fit, but not longer than they shall have respectively arrived at the standing of bachelor of arts."

By another decree of the Court of Chancery in 1823, the trustees were allowed to raise the value of the exhibitions, and they have since varied in value from £20 to £25 per annum.

MONMOUTHSHIRE.

MONMOUTH.

THE FREE GRAMMAR-SCHOOL.

FOUNDED 1614, A.D.

THE free grammar-school of Monmouth was founded by Walter William Jones, haberdasher and Hamburgh merchant, of London.

On the 19th March, 1614, in the eleventh year of James I., his Majesty granted his licence for this foundation, and for the purchase of lands not exceeding £200 per annum.

On the 24th March, 1616, statutes were ordained by the Haberdashers' Company, for the government of the school, which were more generally exemplified and extended to the whole establishment of the founder in a series of regulations drawn up the same year.

The school is open for a free education of 100 scholars who are required to be natives of Monmouthshire, Gloucestershire, or Herefordshire.

From the increased revenue of the estates, two Exhibitions have been established, each of the value of £30 per annum, and tenable for three or four years, by students proceeding from this school to Oxford, Cambridge, Durham, Lampeter, or St Bees.

**The tradition of the town (of Monmouth) gives a singular story of its establishment. He was a native of Newland, in the County of Gloucester, but passed the early part of his life in a menial capacity at Monmouth. From this situation he became shop-boy to a merchant in London, where his acuteness procured his admismon to the counting-house, and he performed the office of clerk with such diligence, akill, and fidelity, that he was employed by his master as a factor abroad, and afterwards taken into partnership.

Having raised an ample fortune, he quitted London, and returned to Newland under the appearance of great poverty, and made an application to the parish; being tauntingly advised to seek relief at Monmouth, where he lived at service, and would find persons disposed to assist him, had he conducted himself with propriety, he repaired thither and experienced the charity of several inhabitants.

In gratitude for this reception, he founded the free-school upon a liberal establishment, according to the table of benefactions within the church, where it appears that by his will, anno 1613, he bequeathed £9000 to found and erect a Free Grammarschool, Lecture, and Almshouse for the poor in this town, and appointed the master and four wardens of the Company of Haberdashers in London, trustees of the said Charity; who received the full £9000, and therewith built the Free-school, Master's, Lecturer's and Usher's Houses, with an Almshouse for 20 poor people, and also purchased the Manor of Hatcham Barns, and land in Lewisham, in the counties of Kent and Surrey, now [1818] of the value of £546. 10s. per annum, both which manors are, as appears by a decree in Chancery, made anno 1703, appropriated solely to the use, support, and maintenance of the said Mr William Jones' Charity."Carlisle on Endowed Schools, Vol. II. pp. 171, 172.

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