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This is the book of the accounts of William Emmersonne, Thomas Cure, Thomas Powlter, Thomas Etheridge, Christopher Cambell, and William Brooker of all the receipts of money, and payments of the same, as hereafter followeth.
1571
Imprimis received of the churchwardens of the parish of St Olaves for the gift of Henry Leke unto the free school of St Saviours, due at Our Lady Day Anno Anno 1571 £4
Item received of John Peycoke for one whole years rent due at Our Lady Day in Lent Anno 1571 £4
Item received of the steward of the hospital for the gift of Mr Cure, due at Michaelmas 1571 39s
Item received of Thomas Howse one of the churchwardens in ready money £14
Sum £26 5s 8d

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                                  1571
Item paid unto Mr Crowley [Crowley was appointed schoolmaster in 1569 - AHN] for reparations of the school by the commandment of Mr Ryall as appeareth by his bill £4 2s 2d
Item paid for quit rent to Matthew Smythe due at Michaelmas Anno 1571 18d
Item paid out to George Gibbes one of the wardens for the poor, for the gift of Mr Cure for one whole year 19s 6d
Item paid for the dinner the second day of September at the schoolhouse for the disputation day for the children Anno 1571 £3 8s
Item for 7 books for the children the same day 7s
Item paid for boat hire to Westminster 12d
Item paid for building of the kitchen £10 18s 8d
Item paid for two half tubs for mortar 12d
Item paid for the carrying away of six loads of rubbish 12d
Item paid for half a load of loam 6d
Item paid for paper 3s
Sum £20 3s 4d

                                  1572
Item received to the churchwardens of St Olaves for the gift of Henry Leke, for one year due at Our Lady Day in Lent Anno 1572 £4
Item received of John Peycoke for one whole years rent for his house at Our Lady Day in Lent Anno 1572 £5
Item received of the steward of the hospital for the gift of Mr Cure for half a year due at Easter Anno 1572 19s 6d
Item received more for the land in Chequer Alley given by Mr Cure for half a year due at Michaelmas Anno 1572 42s
Sum £12 18d

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                                  1572
Item paid for the writing of three books 45s
Item paid for writing of the book for the orders of the free school 5s
Item given to master recorder for counsel 10s
Item paid to the masters of the hospital for the lease of the land in Chequer [+Alley] £4
Item paid to John Emerson for the poor out of the land in Chequer Alley 20s
Item paid the 2nd day of September for the dinner of the school Anno 1572 £3 8s 6d
Item paid for paper the same day 3s
Item paid to Mr Kytchen for counsel for to lay the land unto our school 6s 8d
Item paid for quit rent at Michaelmas 1572 18d
Item paid to William Danbye for his pains 3s 4d
Sum £12 3s
For cleaning of the privy
Item paid for four men digging of the pit in the garden, for two days at 10d the day a piece 3s 4d
Item paid to John Aman, for three days and a half in the privy at 20d the day 5s 10d
Item paid to John Arnold at the privy for three days and a half at 12d the day 3s 6d
Item paid unto Thomas Grigge for three days and a half at 12d the day 3s 6d
Item paid to Michael Hulett for three days and a half 3s 6d
Item paid to his wife for three days and a half at 10d the day 2s 11d
Item paid unto another woman for three days and a half at 10d the day 2s 11d
Item paid to the carpenter for a plate 5d
Item paid for five single quarters 15d
Item paid for my double quarters 20d
Item paid for 35 foot of inch board 21d

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Item paid for one hundredth of nails 6d
Item paid for three penny nails 3d
Item paid for half a days work for the carpenter 8d
Item paid for a bundle of lath 11d
Item paid for a load of loam 16d
Item paid for lath nail 8d
Item paid to George Johnson for a days work 14d
Item paid to John Hawnce for one day 10d
Item paid for three pounds of candle 9d
Item paid for brooms 3d
Item paid for a link 4d
Item there is owing unto Atkinson the carpenter for a horse of wood for the boxes in the school, that Mr Byll did speak for and is not yet paid 6s 8d
Sum 44s 11d
The receipts for the two years past cometh to £38 7s 2d
The payments paid in the said two years cometh to £34 11s 3d
So there remaineth unto the school of the same two years £3 15s 11d

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1573
Item received of the churchwardens of St Olaves for the gift of Henry Leke to our school due at Our Lady Day in Lent 1573 £4
Item received of John Peycoke for one years rent of his house, due at Our Lady Day in Lent 1573 £5
Item received of John Phillpott for the gift of Thomas Dove for one whole year due at Michaelmas 1573 13s 4d
Item received of Henry Smythe for half a years rent of his house due at Our Lady Day in Lent 1573 14s
Item received of the woman that dwelt over Wyat's house for half the year due at Our Lady Day in Lent 1573 8s
Item received of John Powlter for one quarter of his house due at Our Lady Day in Lent 1573 5s
Item received the brewer for half a years rent of his house due at Our Lady Day in Lent Anno 1573 10s
Sum £11 10s 4d

                                  1573
Item paid for a book for the account 16d
Item paid to the usher for his quarters wages due at Easter 1573 50s
Item paid to the usher for his quarters wages due at Midsummer 1573 50s
Item paid to the usher for his quarters wages due at Michaelmas 1573 50s
Item paid to the usher for his quarters wages due at Christmas 50s
Item paid for our seal to Mr Roydonne 6s 8d
Item paid unto Matthew Smythe for one years quit rent for the schoolhouse due at Our Lady Day in Lent 1573 18d
Item paid unto Godfrey Hayes one of the collectors for the poor, for the gift of Mr Cure for one whole year the 8th of August 1573 20s

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                                  1573
For making the pale in the garden
Imprimis for 100 and a half [=150] of board 8s
Item for three double quarters 18d
Item for 200 and a half [=250] of six penny nails 15d
Item 100 of single 10 penny nails 8d
Item 200 of six penny nails 12d
Item paid to Cooke the carpenter for three days work 3s 6d
Item paid to Hawnce for three days to help him 2s
Item for a box to put in our deeds 6d
Item for carrying away of eight loads of rubbish out of Chequer Alley 2s 8d
Item paid for six loads of gravel in Chequer Alley 6s
Item for caring thither a load of stones 4d
Item paid to Vaughan for paving in Chequer Alley against all the tenants 6s 4d
Item paid to Hawnce for carrying gravel and stones 8d
Sum £13 3s 11d

                                  Anno 1574
Item received of John Peycoke for one years rent of his house due at Our Lady Day in Lent 1574 £5
Item received of the churchwardens of St Olaves for the gift of Henry Leke £4
Item received of John Phillpott for the gift of Thomas Dove at Christmas 1574 13s 4d
Sum £11 13s 4d

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                                  1574
Item paid to Godfrey Swayne our usher for his quarters wages at Easter 1574 50s
Item paid to him at Midsummer 1574 for his quarters wages 50s
Item paid to him at Michaelmas 1574 for his quarters wages 50s
Item paid to him at Christmas 1574 for his quarters wages 50s
Item for a desk in the school for the schoolmaster 8s
Item paid for a seat in the school for the usher 5s
Item paid unto John a Wood the 10th of July 1575 for the poor out of the land in Chequer Alley which was due for the year 40s
Item paid to Bennett's wife for coming into Chequer Alley for to give evidence who dwelt in the houses in Chequer Alley before they were pulled down 20d
Item paid for three wainscots 8s
Item paid for quit rent 1574 18d
Item for sawing of them 2s
Item for a quarter of clapboard 6s
Item for two dozen of single quarters 6s
Item for 18 foot of quarter board 14d
Item paid to the smythe in the hospital for a pair of lambs heads 8d
Item paid for a lock of a chest in the school house 10d
Item paid for nails and glue 16d
Item paid to James Connye and Arnold for 15 days work at [original: as] 2s a day for making the settles about the schoolhouse 30s
Sum £13 12s 6d

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                                  1575
Item received of John Peycoke for one years rent for his house due at Our Lady Day in Lent Anno 1575 £5.
Item received of the churchwardens of St Olaves for the gift of Henry Leke £4
Item received of John Phillpott for the gift of Thomas Dove at Christmas 1575 14s 4d
Item received of Mr Powlter out of the land of Chequer Alley given by Mr Cure 40d
Sum £11 13s 4d

                                  1575
Item paid to Godfrey Swayne for his quarters wages due at Easter 1575 50s
Item paid to him at Midsummer 1575 50s
Item paid to him at Michaelmas 1575 50s
Item paid to him at Christmas 1575 50s
Item paid to Frosell the plumber for a new lead for the children of the school which was laid in the wall in Foul Lane as appears by his bill 10s
Item paid for a load of lime 14d
Item paid for sand 12d
Item paid to James Boultonne for breaking down the wall and setting it up again 16d
Item paid to Hawnce to help him 8d
Item paid to Thomas Burson the 16th of April 1576 out of the land in Chequer Alley for the poor 40s
Item paid to John a Wood the 10th of July 1575 for the poor going out of the land in Chequer Alley 40s
Item paid to Matthew Smythe for half years rent due at Michaelmas 1575 9d
Sum £12 14s 11d

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Item received of John Peycoke for one years rent for his house due at Our Lady Day in Lent Anno 1575 £5.
Item received of the churchwardens of St Olaves for the gift of Henry Leke £4
Item received of John Phillpott for the gift of Thomas Dove at Christmas 1575 14s 4d
Item received of Mr Powlter out of the land of Chequer Alley given by Mr Cure 40d
Sum £11 13s 4d

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Money received by me William Brooker for certain of the scholars of the free school as follows
Imprimis received of William Edwardes of Barmesey [=Bermondsey] for one quarter due at Christmas Anno 1575 and for one quarter due at Our [+Lady] Day 1576 then next following 4s
Item received of Thomas Gallyarde of the hospital and John de Courte of the same place for one quarter due at Our Lady Day 1576 5s
Item received of Robert Poole of St Georges parish for one quarter due at Our Lady day 1576 2s 6d
Item received of Thomas Dennys of Wallworth for one quarter due at Midsummer 1576 2s
Item received more of the abovenamed Thomas Gallyarde for one quarter due at Midsummer Anno 1576 2s 6d
Item received of [blank] Harrisonne the glasier in the Spittle for one whole year due at Easter 1576 10s
Summa Totalis 26s
This is the account of William Brooker of all such receipts and payments made by him as within written more at large appeareth.

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                                  The receipts of school rents being in Chequer Alley in Anno 1573
Imprimis received of Edward Haywarde who entered at Christmas and oweth for half a years rent, one featherbed in pawn for 26s 8d
Item Raphe Atkinson entered on the 20th of January 1573
Our Lady Day quarter 1574
  Item received of Raphe Atkinsonne 13s 4d
Midsummer Quarter
  Item received of Raphe Atkinsonne 10s
Michaelmas Quarter
  Item received of Raphe Atkinsonne 10s
  Item received of Dixssie 10s
  Item received of John Powlter 10s
  Item received of John Lie 10s
Christmas quarter
  Item received of John Powlter 10s
  Item received of Raphe Atkinsonne 10s
  Item received of Dixssie 10s
  Item received of John Lie 10s
Our Lady Day quarter 1575
  Item received of John Powlter 10s
  Item received of Raphe Atkinsonne 10s
  Item received of Dixssie 10s
  Item received of John Lie 10s
Midsomer Quarter
  Item received of John Powlter 10s
  Item received of Raphe Atkinsonne 10s
  Item received of Dixssie 10s
  Item received of John Lie 10s
Michaelmas quarter
  Item received of John Lie 10s
  Item received of John Powlter 10s
  Item received of Raphe Atkinsonne 10s
  Item received of Dixssie 10s
Christmas quarter
  Item received of John Powlter 10s
  Item received of John Lie 10s
  Item received of Dixssie 10s
  Item received of Raphe Atkinsonne 10s
Our Lady Day quarter 1576
  Item received of John Powlter 10s
  Item received of John Lie 10s
  Item received of Dixssie 10s
  Item received of Raphe Atkinsonne 10s
  Item received of John Lie for Midsommer quarter 1576 10s
  Item received of Mr Gardner's sons the 10 of April 1576 5s
Summa Totalis £17 8s 4d
Item we find more owing unto the free school by Edward Bristowe for half a years rent due at Midsummer 1574 which is to be accounted as desperate 26s 8d

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The payments out of the same [torn] from the 26 day of March 1574
Imprimis paid to Mr Brooker and 23 day of September Anno 1574 50s
Item paid to Mr French 6s 8d
Item paid at the Red Bull the 14 of March 36s
Item paid to Mr Allensonne 8d
Item paid to Mr Brooker 29 December 1575 20s
Item paid or laid out for translating the hethermust [?] house 10s
Item for the glass window 5s
Item for a great pair of hinges 3s
Item paid to Mr Brooker 27 of March 1576 20s
Item paid to Mr Brooker 20s
Item paid to Mr John Russell for a book for the school 12d
Summa Totalis £9 13s 4d
The accounts of Thomas Powlter of all such receipts and payments as was made by him

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The account of the free school of St Saviours in Southwark from the 25th of March 1571 unto this present day being the 9th of July Anno 1576 is for all manner of receipts and payments as by the said book appeareth brought in and given up by us Thomas Howse, John Savage, William Bobbitt, and Richard Dodson auditors appointed for the same as hereunder more plainly appeareth.

                                  Here followeth the receipts
Item we find received by the hands of William Brooker as by his account appeareth £82 5s 2d I say £82 5s 2d
Item we find received by the hands of Thomas Powlter in money the sum of £16 1s 8d. And he hath a featherbed in pawn for 26s 8d owing by Edward Heawarde for half a years rent all is £17 8s 4d I say £17 8s 4d
Item we find received by the hands of Brian Pattisone of the churchwardens of St Olaves of the bequest of Henry Leeke the sum of £4 I say £4
Sum of all the receipts is £103 13s 6d

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                                  Here followeth the payments
Item paid by the hands of the said William Brooker as by the particulars appeareth £81 3s 4d £81 3s 4d
Item paid by the hands of Thomas Powlter as by the particulars appeareth £9 13s 4d I say £9 13s 4d
Sum of all the payments is £90 16s 8d
We find rest due to the school in the hands of William Brooker £1 1s 10d is £1 1s 10d
We find rest due to the school in the hands of Thomas Powlter in money £6 9s 4d and the
featherbed of Edward Heyward's 26s 8d ye both £7 16s I say £7 16s
We find rest due to the school in the hands of Brian Pattisone £4 I say £4
So we find the whole sum that doth rest due to the school is £12 16s 10d I say £12 16s 10d

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Item paid for a frame for a small mat for the school by Mr Cambell 12d
More paid for a card 2s
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                                  Primo Octobris Anno 1576
Received by me Richard Collet usher of the free school of St Saviours in Southwark do acknowledge myself who have had and received of Thomas Howse the sum of 50s due to be paid to me the foresaid Richard Collett for my quarters wages at the feast of St Michael the Archangel in the year above written. In witness whereof I have subscribed my name.
[signed] Richard Collett

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                                  9 of July 1576
Midsummer quarter for Chequer Alley
Received of Richard Wyllyamson for a quarters rent 5s
Received of John Pulter for a quarters rent 5s
Received of Raphe Atkynson for a quarters rent 10s
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Received of John Barnes for Midsummer quarter for his son's school William Barnes of the free grammar school of St Saviours in Southwark entered after Our Lady 1576 the sum of 2s 6d
Received of John Barnes for Midsummer quarter for a boy entered named William Ynglyshe the 16 of July 1576 the sume of [2s 6d] the same day entered as scholar 2s 6d
Received of George Wade for the entering of a boy the 12th of August 1576 his name Austen Rycards and for his quarter learning 2s 6d

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[In left margin:]  Mr Clarke
Memorandum the 1st of June Anno 1579 in the presence of these whose names [+are] here under written Richard Clarke was chosen to be one of the governors of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark by the consent of the said parties as is under written according to our order and came in in the room and place of William Broker lately deceased.
[List of Names]

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[In left margin:]  Mr Wall Schoolmaster
Memorandum the 24 of December 1582 Mr George Wall was stalled master of our free grammar school by us the governors whose names are under written in the presence of Mr Thomas Gattacre, Mr Thomas Bucke, and Mr Hugh Smythe mynysters, and our orders read, which the said Mr George Wall did promise to keep and fulfill.
[List of Names]

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This note made the 9 of January 1581 witnesseth that where Thomas Rawlyngs now master of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark did pay to Thomas Brassbridge late master of the said free school the sum of £5 4s 6d for certain things as is underwritten without knowledge or consent of any of the governors of the said free grammar school, where in truth the said Thomas Brassbridge late master of the said [+free grammar school] ought not to ask or demand anything for the same of the said Thomas Rawlyngs, neither of the said governors of the said free grammar school, notwithstanding the said governors of their goodwill [+that is] to say Mr Thomas Cewer, Thomas Howse, Christopher Cambell, William Jefferson, Richard Clarke, and Brian Pattynson condescended, agreed, and paid to the said Thomas Rawlyngs now master of the said free grammar school the sum of £3 money of England, for the which £3 the said Mr Thomas Rawlyngs doth promise that whensoever he shall depart and go from hence to leave all the said parcels in good order to the use of the said free grammar school without asking of any such allowance for a thing to be done about the same and in witness of the truth the said Mr Thomas Rawlyngs hath here unto subscribed his name the day above written.
Item the shelves in the buttery, study, and the little chamber with a desk which we have paid for 3s 4d
more for a bar of iron in the kitchen to hang the pots on we have paid for it 2s 6d
more for the portal to the hall we have paid 13s 4d
more for a wainscot door at the stair foot paid 3s 4d
more he paid to Mr Brassbridge for amending of 2 locks and a key we have allowed 8d
more where he paid to Mr Brassbridge for the pump 40s we have allowed him 20s
more for the pale about the garden, paving of the kitchen, turning of a spout of lead, and for other things that he paid to Mr Brassbridge 32s for it, we have allowed him sum is £3
[signed] Per me Thomas Raulings

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[In left margin:]  Treene
The last of February Anno 1582 was John Tryen chosen to be one of the governors of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark in the place of William Jefferson according to our order by the consent of those whose names are underwritten:
[List of Names]
[In left margin:]  Mr John Emerson
Have in mind that the 20 day of may 1586 in the presence of those whose names is underwritten and by the consent of the most part of them John Emerson was chosen to be one of the governors of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark in the room and place of Christopher Cambell deceased:
[List of Names]

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[In left margin:]  Mr John Emerson
Have in mind that the 20 day of may 1586 in the presence of those whose names is underwritten and by the consent of the most part of them John Emerson was chosen to be one of the governors of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark in the room and place of Christopher Cambell deceased:
[List of Names]
[In left margin:]  Rent
Received by me Richard Tomkyns citizen and cordwainer of London the 16 of June Anno 1591 of Thomas Howse one of the governors of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark for three years rent for the said school house due to me at Our Lady Day in Lent last after 18d a year, the sum of 4s 6d. In witness hereof [+I] the said Richard have put to my hand the day and year above written 4s 6d
[signed] By me Richard Tompkyns

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[In left margin:]  Dodson
Have in mind that the 12 of September Anno 1588 in the presence of those whose names is here underwritten and by the consent of the most part of them Richard Dodson was chosen to be one of the governors of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark in the place and room of Mr Thomas Cewer deceased:
[List of Names]
[Receipt of 4s 6d by Richard Tompkins (p.27) repeated here and cancelled.]

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[In left margin:]  Mr Bromfeilde
Have in mind that the 24 of September Anno [torn] in the presence of those whose names is here underwritten and by the consent of the most part of them Thomas Bromfield was chosen to be one of the governors of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark in the place and room of Richard Dodson deceased:
[List of Names]
[In left margin:]  Rent
Received by me Richard Tomkyns cordwainer of Thomas Howse one of the governors of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark for two years rent for the said school house after 18d a year, due at Our Lady Day last past 1593 and in witness of the truth I the said Richard hath hereunto set my hand the 12 of April 1593 I say received 3s 3s
[signed] By me Richard Tompkyns
[signed] By me John Tompkyns for my father abovesaid
[In left margin:]  Mr Broker
Have in mind the last of February Anno 1593 in the presence of those people whose names is here underwritten and by the consent of all [+of] them Mr Hugh Broukere was chosen to be one of the governors of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark and in the place and room of John Tryen deceased:
[List of Names]

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                                  Anno 1595
Received by me Richard Tomkens cordwainer of Thomas Howse one of the governors of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark for two years and [a half] rent for the said school due at Our Lady Day last after 18d a year is 3s 19d and in witness of the truth I have hereunto set my hand the day and year above written 3s 3s
[Above entry crossed out]
[In left margin:]  Rents
Received by me Richard Tomkens cordwainer of Thomas Howse one of the governors of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark for three years rent for the said school now due at Our Lady Day last 4s 6d [+that is] to say 18d a year and in witness of the truth I have hereunto set my hand the 29 of March Anno 1596 I say 4s 6d
[signed] Per me Gregory Andrews for the use of my master Richard Thompkins
Mr Younge [error for Yemans] the schoolmaster his wages mended and a benevolence
Have in mind that on Monday the 10 day of January Anno 1596 it was agreed in the school house by us the governors of the said school whose names is here underwritten, that Mr Yemans master of the said school should be given to him on money towards his housekeeping and great charge this hard year past £3 6s 8d, and further that his wages shall be hereafter £26 13s 4d [+that is] to say quarterly to have £6 13s 4d *during the hard years*
[List of Names]
Received by me Richard Yerewod of Thomas Howse one of the governors of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark the 5th of January 1597 the sum of 3s money of England for two years rent for the same school house due at Our Lady Day next coming the date hereof and in witness of the truth hereof I have set my hand the day and year above written 3s
[signed] Per me Richard Yearwood

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[In left margin:]  Mr Garland
Have in mind the 28 of June Anno 1597 in the presence and by the consent of these persons whose names is here underwritten Thomas Garland was chosen to be one of the governors of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark in the room and place of John Emerson deceased:
[List of Names]
[In left margin:]  Mr Fell a schoolmaster
Memorandum the 5 of September Anno 1597 we the governors of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark whose names is here underwritten did place in the school house Mr George Fell M.A. to be master of the same school who my lord bishop of Winchester had licensed thereunto.
[List of Names]
[In left margin:]  Rent
Received by me Richard Yerewod of Thomas Howse one of the governors of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark the 26 of March 1600 3s money of England for two years rent for the same school house due at Our Lady Day last and in witness of the truth I have set my hand the day and year above written 3s
[signed] Per me Richard Yearwood

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A inventory taken the 20 of September Anno 1597
What implements doth belong or appertain to the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark bought by the governors as is here underwritten
School house goods
in the hall as followeth
In the hall a cupboard with a screen
a table with a frame, and two forms
a long settle of wainscot from the chimney to the window and so to the buttery door
all the shelves in the buttery
a wainscot door going up to the school
a great wainscot portal
in the parlor as followeth
Item all the joined work in the parlor
a table with a frame and two forms
six cushions of green to sit on
a pair of iron creepers with round knobs
in the kitchen as followeth
Item a bar of iron thwart the chimney to bear the hangers for the pots
all the shelves in the kitchen
in the schoolhouse as followeth
Item desk of wainscot with a wainscot door
a small table and a wainscot door
another wainscot door at the stair head
the desk and seats that the children sit on

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Have in mind this Monday being the 6 of February in Anno 1597 Peter Watson of London grocer doth promise to pay or cause to be paid to the governors of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark the sum of £4 money of England and is for rent owing due to them at Christmas last by Abram Parson for the Cross House in Chequer Alley by 5s a quarter to begin at Our Lady Day next and so every quarter next one after another till £4 be full paid and in witness of the truth I the said Peter Watson have here set my hand the day and year above written.
[signed] Peter Watson
in the presence of us
[List of Names]
[In left margin:]  Mr Fausett schoolmaster
Have in mind the 28 of August Anno 1598 John Favsett was placed master of the free grammar school by the governors of the same school and licensed by my Lord of Winchester [+that is] to say the master was brought to his place in the school by
[List of Names]
Received by me Edward Fell citizen and vintner of London and administrator of the goods and chattels of my brother George Fell deceased have received and had of Thomas Howse one of the governors of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark the 11 day of October Anno 1598 the sum of 33s 4d money of England in full payment of my brother's wages that he served after Midsummer last in Anno 1598 and in witness of the truth I have here unto set my hand the day above written.
[signed] By me Edward Fell

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Have in mind the 8 of December Anno 1598 in the presence and by the consent of these persons whose names is here under written Humphrey Emerson was chosen to be one of the governors of the free school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark in the room of Brian Pattenson deceased.
[List of Names]
Received by me Richard Yerwood of Thomas Howse one of the governors of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark the 30th of March 1600 18s money of England for a years rent for the said school due at Our Lady Day last and in witness of the truth hereof I have here unto set my hand the day above written I say received 18s
[signed] By Richard Yearwood
[In left margin:]  Mr Hayes
Have in mind the 16 of December 1601 in the presence and by the consent of these [+persons] whose names is here under written Humphrey Heys was chosen to be one of the governors of the free school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark in the room of Mr Thomas Brovmfyld who is departed out of this parish.
[List of Names]

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[In left margin:]  Rents
Received by me Richard Yerewood of Thomas Howse one of the governors of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark the 1st of April Anno 1602 18d money of England for a years rent for the said school due at Our Lady Day last and in witness of the truth I have here unto set my hand the day and year above written 18s
[signed] Per me Richard Yearwood
Received by me Richard Yerwood of Thomas Howse one of the governors of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark the last of March Anno 1603 18d money of England for a years rent for the school due at Our Lady Day last and in witness of the truth I have here unto set my hand the day and year above written 18s
[signed] Per me Richard Yearwood
Received by me Richard Yerwood of Thomas Howse one of the governors of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark the 28 of March 1604 18d money of England for a years rent for the school due at Our Lady Day last and in witness of the truth I have here unto set my hand the day and year above written 18s
[signed] Per me Richard Yearwood
[In left margin:]  Mr John Payne
Memorandum the 4th day of June Anno 1604 in the presence and by the consent of these whose names is here under written John Payne was chosen to be one of the governors of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark in the room and place of Humphrey Emerson deceased.
[List of Names]
Received by me Richard Yerwood one of the governors of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark [whole entry crossed out]

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[In left margin:]  School rent
Received by me Richard Yerwood of Thomas Howse one of the governors of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark the 5 of April 1605 the sum of 18d money of England for a years rent for the said school due at Our Lady Day last and in witness of the truth I have here unto set my hand the day and year above written I say 18s
[signed] Per me Richard Yearwood
[In left margin:]  Scilicet
Received by me Richard Yerwood of Thomas Howse one of the governors of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark the 2nd of May 1606 the sum of 18d money of England for a years rent for the said school due at Our Lady Day last and in witness of the truth I have here unto set my hand the day and year above written I say 18s
[signed] Per me Richard Yearwood
[In left margin:]  Scilicet
Received by me Richard Yerwood of Thomas Howse one of the governors of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark the 28 of May 1607 the sum of 18d money of England for a years rent for the said school due at Our Lady Day last and in witness of the truth I have here unto set my hand the day and year above written I say 18s
[signed] Per me Richard Yearwood
[In left margin:]  Cuer
Have in mind the 21 day of August 1607 in [+the presence of] those whose names is here under written and by their consent Thomas Cewer was chosen to be one of the governors of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark in the stead and place of Richard Clarke deceased.
[List of Names]

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[In left margin:]  Mr Bingham
Have in mind the 21 day of August 1607 [+in the presence of] those whose names is under written and by their consent John Byngham was chosen to be one of the governors of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark in the stead and place of Godfrey Hays departed and gone out of the parish to dwell.
[List of Names]
[In left margin:]  Cownden
Have in mind the 23 of January anno 1607 by those whose names is under written and by their consents was chosen to be a governor of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark William Covnden in the place and room of Mr Hugh Brooker deceased.
[List of Names]

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[In left margin:]  Mr Payne
Have in mind the 6 of September Anno 1608 by those whose names is here under written and by their consents was chosen to be a governor of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark George Payn in the room and place of John Payne the elder deceased.
[List of Names]
[In left margin:]  Mr Trayherne
Have in mind the 6 of September Anno 1608 by those whose names is under written and by their consents was chosen to be a governor of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark John Treherne in the room and place of Thomas Ewer the younger.
[List of Names]

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[In left margin:]  Mr Carter
Memorandum the 22th day of January 1609 by these whose names are here under written and by their consents was chosen to be a governor of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark Mr Randall Carter in the room and place of Mr Thomas House being departed out of the said parish with his family.
[List of Names]
[In left margin:]  Mr Henslowe
Memorandum the 22th day of January 1609 by these whose names are here under written and by their consents, was chosen to be a governor of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark Mr Philip Henslow in the room and place of Mr Thomas Garlan being departed out of the said parish with his family.
[List of Names]

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[In left margin:]  Mr Yearwoode
Memorandum the 22th day of January 1609 by these whose names are here under written and by their consents was chosen to be a governor of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark Mr Richard Yearwod in the room and place of Mr William Counden deceased.
[List of Names]
[In left margin:]  June 25 1611
[In left margin:]  Mr Knight the usher, sick considered
It is ordered the day and year above said that that whereas Mr Knight the usher of the school is at this time sick in the country and so has long been, but now in good hope of his recovery, that he shall have his quarters wages, being 50s, and 10s for a benevolence due at Midsummer last that is £3.

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                                  The 4th day of April 1612
[In left margin:]  Brayborn the usher chosen
Memorandum that the day and year above said in the presence, and with the approbation and consent of us whose names be subscribed, Robert Brayborne was chosen and admitted to be usher, and undermaster of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark and agreed with him for £10 per annum wages at which time he hath promised if at any time he shall be warned by the governors to provide himself and avoid the place he shall so do within one half year after such warning given: and if at any time, he shall be minded to depart, that then he shall give to the said governors half a years warning to provide another (to execute his place) before he depart from his said charge.
[signed] By me Robert Braboury

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                                  The 4th of April 1612
[In left margin:]  Mr Brayborne usher
Memorandum that we the governors of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark whose names be subscribed, with the approbation and consent of Mr William Simmons and Mr William Tikner ministers of the said parish, have nominated, appointed, and admitted Robert Braborne to the place of the usher, and undermaster of the said school, who is contented to accept of the same place and to execute the place belonging to the usher thereof for £10 per annum wages. And if at any time hereafter he shall have reasonable warning by the said governors, he is to depart from his said place, and if he shall at any time be minded to depart and leave his said place, that he shall give to the said governors half a years warning, to provide themselves of another usher.
[List of Names]

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                                  The 23rd day of August Anno Domini 1615
[In left margin:]  Mr Davidge the usher
Memorandum on the day and year aforesaid John Davidge B.A. of Oriel College in Oxford was chosen and admitted by the governors of the free grammar school of the parish of St Savior in Southwark to be usher and undermaster of the same school. And it is agreed he shall have £15 per annum wages for which he promiseth that he will diligently and honestly with good conscience and in the fear of God execute the place as is required by the orders of this school. Neither shall he leave or depart from the place before he hath given to the said governors six months warning without their consent. But if the governors by their own knowledge and experience or information of the high master of the said school shall judge him unfit for the place, that he shall upon six months warning given him by the said governors or most part of them depart quietly without any molestation or resistance of the governors or any of them, so that they may proceed to the election and admission of another in his place.
[signed] John Davidge
[In left margin:]  Cure
GET LATIN
Ex libri Ratlund fo. 43
I give and bequeath unto the wardens of the free grammar school within the parish of St Saviours in Southwark aforesaid and to their successors wardens or keepers of the same school £100 in money to purchase some piece of land for and towards the maintenance of the same school forever, to be added to the land in Chequer Alley after my decease, so long as the same shall continue and be a free school in such sort as Hugh Broker my son-in-law and John White of the Middle Temple Esquire shall appoint, or else to the next of my blood, for maintenance of such school etc.
Item I will that George Cure my son should make such assurance for the payment of £3 9s 8d yearly for evermore one of the two houses and Southwark in the occupation of Francis Govers and Nicholas Cowston unto the use and behoof of the poor of the new erected college in Southwark, as by Hugh Broker my said son-in-law and the said Mr White shall advise.

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[In left margin:]  Mr Marshall
[In left margin:]  Mr Cole
Memorandum that the 20th day of February 1615 by the persons hereunder named and with their consents was chosen to be governors of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark John Marshall in the place of Randall Carter deceased, and Roger Cole in the place of Philip Hinslowe deceased.
[List of Names]

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                                  18 February 1617
The names of such as were suitors to the governors of the free school upon the death of Mr Watkins to be schoolmaster there, viz.
Mr Frank
Mr Picket
M.A.s
Mr Davidge
Mr Rowe
Mr Simonds
Mr Eyues
Mr Billings a scotchman
B.A.s
[In left margin:]  Mr Francke
This day we the governors of the free school whose names are here underwritten have of these eight above written that made suit for the schoolmaster's place of the free school chosen Mr Francke M.A. for our schoolmaster.
[List of Names]
Memorandum that this matter of election was so done upon an information given by some one of the governors to the rest, that if prevention were not made by choosing a schoolmaster there would come a mandamus from some high power to the governors and thereby a schoolmaster thrust upon them whether they would or no, and also it was done with reservation in the governors, that if no such mandamus did come then they to be at liberty to the elect according to the orders of the school, which said election was made with these cautions following viz.
That if within a month after the day of this choice we shall either by information, approbation, or otherwise find cause to alter our good opinions now conceived of him either for his sufficiency, method of teaching, life, or conversation, or that he shall refuse to enter a bond to the governors according to the orders of the said free school for the observing or performing either the said orders, that then this our choice and election to be void and a new election of a schoolmaster to be now chosen again, the premises notwithstanding.
[List of Names]

                                  The 23th of February 1617
[In left margin:]  Mr Francke his going to the Lord Bishop
The aforesaid governors went to Westminster to the Lord Bishop, and Mr Frank with them, and conferred with the bishop who saw the book orders of the school, and they did insist upon his advice, who told them he would examine the man that should be chosen schoolmaster, for that he was only to be a schoolmaster, and not to supply any other place, or course of living viz. by way of executing a ministerial function and that he was to expect sufficient certification of life, manners, and conversation of him that should be schoolmaster, and Mr Francke being tendered, his Lordship approved Mr Francke for an honest man when he knew him in the university, which was some 18 years since, but said he had not seen him nor heard of him since that time, his Lordship told them he must not to look to be schoolmaster and execute ministerial duties by any means, whereat Mr Francke was somewhat troubled and desired consideration, yet at his request he was admitted, and afterwards the said governors with Mr Sutton who had private conference in the vestry some half hour and more with Mr Francke about the place of schoolmastership went all of them sending for Mr Davidge the usher and dined at the Three Pigeons.

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                                  31 October 1617 [Ultimo die Octobris 1617]
[In left margin:]  A chest to be bought
At a meeting on this day in the schoolhouse by the governors it was agreed and ordered that Mr Pavie shall buy a convenient chest to put the evidences of writings in belonging to the school, which shall be kept in the vestry.
[In left margin:]  Mr Hatton 3 times
Memorandum Mr Hatton came into the schoolhouse and became a suitor to the governors to have his lease renewed, and 20 years more to be added to the term granted in his lease. And this he desired in regard of his great charge bestowed in new building the house which was leased to him, which his suit and request he referred to the consideration of the governors will accordingly consider thereof, and do what they shall think fitting.
[In left margin:]  Glass windows
Item it is agreed that all the glass windows about the school shall be repaired, and amended where need is.
[In left margin:]  Leases of Mr Bingham's land to be granted
Item on this day it was agreed that leases shall be granted to the tenants of the houses in Kent Street which are Mr Bingham's gift to the school, except one house, late in occupation of widow Rocke, whereof Robert Loward shall or may have a lease. All which leases shall be granted for 31 years from Our Lady Day next for 40s fine, and 40s rent per annum for each house.

                                  10 March 1617/18 [Decimo die Martij 1617]
[In left margin:]  Kent Street leases. Rands.
Memorandum on this day leases were sealed to the tenants in Kent Street of the houses which are Mr Bingham's gift to the school, viz. a lease to William Rands of two tenants with the backsides late in the occupation of the said William Rands, and of one Thomas Fosse, and now in the tenure of the said William Rands or his assigns for 31 years from the feast of the Annunciation next, for the fine he hath paid 20s in hand, and is to pay £52 more to the schoolhouse in form following viz. at Midsummer next 10s, and so 10s quarterly donec &c ['donec', meaning 'until', is evidently the initial word of a Latin legal formula.]. Rent £4 per annum to be paid at the schoolhouse quarterly, with covenants to repair as often as need requireth, and so leave the premises at the end or other determination, and that the governors may enter and view &c. Proviso that if the fine or rent be unpaid 14 days after any quarter day, or if the reparations be not done within six months after warning, that then the governors may reenter. &c.

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[In left margin:]  A covenant for quiet enjoying with special warranty under the rent, and covenants.
[In left margin:]  Fosse
A lease to Gertrude Fosse of one tenement and backside late in the occupation of Lewis Fruterell and now in her occupation for the like term ut supra, fine 10s in hand, and 30s to be paid by 5s a quarter ut supra, rent 40s quarterly with like covenants, and proviso ut supra.
[In left margin:]  Burton
A lease to Francis Burton of a house and backside in his occupation for such fine, term, and rent and covenant (as in Gertrude Fosse her lease).
[In left margin:]  Davie
A lease to Philip Davie of a house and backside in his occupation pro similibus fine, termino, et reditu, et sub similibus convencionibus ut ante [see immediately below for the same formula in English].
[In left margin:]  Lowarde
A lease to Robert Loward of a tenement and backside late in the occupation of Joan Rocke widow for the like term of years, rent 50s quarterly, with like covenants and proviso, but he payeth no fine.

                                  25 die Martij 1618
[In left margin:]  Usher to have the master's pay that died.
[In left margin:]  Mr Watkins the schoolmaster died
It is agreed by the governors of the free school that Mr Davidge the usher shall have for the quarter past, beside his own stipend, the stipend also belonging to the master, because he hath that quarter supplied the master's place in teaching all the scholars by reason of Mr Watkins the late master his sickness and death, who was buried the 7 day of February last past.

                                  15 Aprilis 1618
[In left margin:]  Mr Frank the schoolmaster his choice.
[In left margin:]  A bond.
On this day Mr Humphrey Francke M.A. late vicar of Little Brickhill in the County of Bucks. was admitted by the governors of the free school with the advice and approbation of the Reverend Father in God James Lord Bishop of Winton', and Dean of his majesties Chapel, to be schoolmaster of the said school in place of Mr Watkins deceased who was late master there. At the time of which admittance the said Mr Francke sealed an obligation in the school to the governors according to the orders of the school of £100 penalty with conditions to this effect, viz. that he shall for his part observe and keep the statutes and

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orders of the school, and leave and depart from the school within such time as the governors according to the ordinances of the school shall warn him to be gone, and shall give place to another to be elected and admitted in his room without contradiction or appeal to any judge of any civil or ecclesiastical court, and shall at such his departure leave the library and implements [of household] belonging to the school to the governors. And that his wife and family shall depart within a month after vacation of the said place of schoolmastership by death, privation, warning given, or otherwise.

                                  9th of May 1618
[In left margin:]  Mr Bingham's tenement in Kent Street measured
Memorandum that on the 9th day of May 1618 the tenements with their backsides in Kent Street to be given by Mr Bingham towards the maintenance of two scholars of the university to be chosen out of our school, were measured by John Browne bricklayer in the presence and by the appointment of the said Mr Bingham and Mr George Paine, two of the governors, and were found to contain as is expressed in an indenture of feoffment thereof made by and from Henry Sayer gent. to Mr Bingham dat' 2 August in Anno Domini 1611 or very little more or less.
CENTER Upon the 15th of September 1618
[List of Names]
[In left margin:]  Agreement for a visitation
The governors met together and on this day it was agreed that the visitation and probation day for the scholars of our free school shall be upon Wednesday the last day of the month of September, and that pens, and pen and ink horns, and paper should be provided for the scholars as hath been used, in the discretion of the governors that buyeth them, and some of the ancient of the vestry to be present at the probation.

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Also it is agreed that a carpenter shall come and see the floor of the chamber, and either to take up the old floor, or lay a new floor of deal as he shall best advise therein.

                                  The last of June 1619
[In left margin:]  Allowance to schoolmaster and usher
The governors met in the vestry, and agreed upon some causes that moved them thereunto, to allow to the schoolmaster and usher £3 apiece a year more towards their better maintenance, this £3 apiece to continue so long as the governors shall think fit, and no longer.

                                  Upon the 28th of October 1619
[In left margin:]  Agreement for choice of a governor
[List of Names]
the governors of the free school did meet and agree that
[List of Names]
should be in choice for the next governor and that said assistants should be these viz.
departed away before the choice

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                                  The 30th of October 1619
[In left margin:]  Mr Francklyn
[List of Names]
Were in choice for a governor
Had eleven hands and
Six hands
Soe that Mr Francklin was chosen a governor and soe it standeth.

                                  19 January 1619
[In left margin:]  Whitfield
This day the governors called William Whitfield one of their tenants in Chequer Alley about his rent and arrearages, viz. 50s due at Christmas last, the tenant and his daughter came, and after much speeches and persuasions, it was promised by the tenant that he would pay 20s at Our Lady.

                                  29 March 1620 [29^o Martij 1620]
[In left margin:]  Things taken out of the chest
Mr Bingham took out viz.
Mr Todd's bond
A letter from Mr Langford
A copy of a letter from Bishop Billson
The copy of the charter of the school
The book of the new orders
29 January 1622 Mr Bingham brought in all these five writings

                                  27 May 1620
[In left margin:]  Schoolmaster and usher differences
The controversy between the schoolmaster and usher, about the breaking up of the school, and about foreigners [i.e., pupils from outside the parish], was by the governors ended to both their contents viz.
Of the breaking up, the schoolmaster to have two parts and the usher one part, and to be gathered up

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by one of the ancientest scholars, and delivered to the schoolmaster, to be divided accordingly.
Of the foreigners, the schoolmaster to have the benefit of those he teach himself, and the moiety of those the usher teacheth.
And touching that which is behind to be ordered accordingly, and upon this their agreement and their mutual continuance in love and peace, they had each of them their quarterly benevolence behind delivered them, over and above their salary to continue during the governors' pleasure, and no longer.

                                  3\o/ September 1621
[In left margin:]  Mr Tod's demands of five of the governors sitting in the vestry.
[In left margin:]  Mr Todd
1 A bond of his that he entered at his first coming to be schoolmaster, £20 that was promised him as he saith by the governors in avoiding the place according to the time he was appointed, which she should have had the day after his departing away.
And that some of the governors at several times, and especially at one time in the presence of Mr Robert Bromfield did confess that they promised him so much as he now demanded viz. £20.
2 He saith upon the agreement between the governors and him, to leave the school he was made a promise of 20 and he did accordingly leave the school. And after that there came an inhibition against him.
3 A quarters wages behind for himself as schoolmaster viz. £5.
4 More money viz. 40s that he laid out to the usher one Oldham].
5 And for the building of a chimney and other reparations in setting up the lead by the corner.
6 For five months teaching in Mr Knights sickness, and after his death viz. a fortnight after 20 marks per annum.

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20 marks charges in travel about coming to the place of schoolmastership, he had 20s 8d allowed him for his journey to the Bishop in Anno 1607.
[In left margin:]  Whitfeilde
William Whitfield the free school's tenant was sent for before the governors for the rent he owed for his house in Chequer Alley, viz. £4 10s due at Christmas 1620, he came, and was willed either to pay, or to take order for the payment of the rent.
It is thought fit that William Whitfeild shall leave the house and go and live with one [blank] Perry in Bermondsey Street, and then a course to be taken to avoid the inmate Henry Whitfeild his wife and children, and being void, a charitable course to be taken for good of old William Whitfeild.
[In left margin:]  Waterforde
Richard Waterford that married the widow Nott was called about his rent behind for 40s his wife came, and promised payment a fortnight after Our Lady Fair next.
[In left margin:]  Schoolmaster and usher
Mr Francke the schoolmaster and Mr John Davidge the usher were sent for about Mr Dauadge's duties, who desired the last order set down by the governors between them and with their consents to be performed viz. in not paying the money of the strangers or farmers, the usher teacheth as was agreed upon.
Mr Davidge delivered a note under his hand, that the schoolmaster did owe him £1 8s in all.
Which was delivered back to Mr Davidge to make Mr Francke a copy to see if he can control it, and he hath 14 days given so to do, which if he cannot it is ordered that he shall pay Mr Dauidge the said sum of £4 8s within 14 days after.

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                                  20th of December 1621
[In left margin:]  An order between the schoolmaster and usher
This day the governors and schoolmaster and the usher did meet together in the vestry about the differences between them, as at the first order was questioned and agreed upon, and now it is ordered that from the day of the said first order Mr Francis shall allow Mr Davadge a half part of the form as Mr Davidge doth teach, Mr Frank and himself to take up the duties and also the thirds [?] of potamus and breaking up of all the school. And so long as there is an agreement between them the governors are contented to allow the schoolmaster £30 a year, and to the usher after £20 a year.
It is agreed that such scholars as be fit for the usher to teach, the schoolmaster shall not teach.
[signed] Humfrey Franck
[signed] John Davidge

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                                  February 25th 1621
[In left margin:]  Waterford
It is ordered with the consent of Richard Waterfall [Note uncertainty: Waterford/Waterfall] tenant to the school in Chequer Alley, that if he do pay £4 which is due for one whole year ending at Christmas last, that then he shall continue tenant at will in the said house, but if he fail in payment thereof on or before the 24th of March next, then he is to avoid the house and deliver it into the hands of the governors to be disposed of at their pleasure, and to pay the rent notwithstanding.
[signed] Richard Waterfall
[List of Names]
[In left margin:]  Mr Todd
This day it is agreed by the governors that Mr Todd after he had made his demands to the governors of what he would possibly call to mind or make challenge was belonging unto him and them; That if he doth make a several [?] release to the said governors of all matters, demands, controversies &c. from the beginning of the world &c. Then he shall have £20 delivered unto him.

                                  2 March 1621 [2 Martij 1621]
This day a bond wherein Mr Shirley and Mr Stapley stand bound to Mr Yarwood and Mr Cole for payment of £80 the 12 of November 1622, being the money of one Barber his Children, was put into the chest.

                                  19 March 1621 [19 Martij 1621]
[In left margin:]  Basley
The governors met at the free school and before them Thomas Basely a grammar scholar aged 16 made an oration unto them, and upon their good warrant of his proficiency and hope of his [better] further diligence therein, the governors did name and elect him for one of Mr Bingham's scholars, and upon his departing the free school they did agree to bestow upon him 40s for his better conversing [?] out of Mr Bingham's gift.

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                                  21 of March 1621
[In left margin:]  Basley
[In left margin:]  This was paid out of Mr Bingham's money
Thomas Basely one of their scholars [? undeciphered] before the governors and signified unto them that he was to go to Cambridge to Emmanuel College tomorrow vizt. [?] and therefore the governors bestowed upon him 40s
Present
[List of Names]

                                  29 June 1622 [29 Junij 1622]
[In left margin:]  Wages paid schoolmaster and usher
This day the governors met about the payment of the schoolmaster and usher their quarters wages due at midsummer last past being sent for and not at home, the governors did agree, that if the schoolmaster and usher be agreed between themselves for matters of account ['accompte'] between them, and so have satisfied one another that then they shall be paid these wages and after the sum of £10 apiece per annum for their better maintenance, otherwise abatement to be made out of his part that shall appear to the governors to be averse to the orders according to the sum that shall be due.

                                  17 July 1622
[In left margin:]  Schoolmaster and usher differ
This day the governors, viz. Mr Payne, Mr Yarwood, Mr Cole, and Mr Francklen met together with the schoolmaster and usher about the payment of them for Midsummer quarters wages; and Mr Davidge delivered in to the governors a note under his hand of some arrearages that Mr Francke did owe unto him viz. of two [?] quarters, the money of foreigners, and a third part of breaking up at Easter 1621, and a sum of 5s that Mr Stone gave him as by his bill appeareth, which being examined with Mr Davadg his quarter book of the scholars' payments did justly agree and found [?] to amount in all to the sum of 42s 11d as is set down in the bill, and the governors thought fit to allow the same 42s 11d to the usher out of the scholar benevolence that they allowed him over and above his salary of £20, and accordingly the governors paid the schoolmaster £5 for midsummer quarter and the usher 50s for his quarteridge and also paid him 50s quarterly benevolence to continue during pleasure and so we paid the usher the said 42s 11d out of the schoolmaster's quarters benevolence and offered Mr.

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Francke the rest which he refused to accept fearing he would wage law [?] with the usher for it and so we rested / but afterward upon some doubt that the governors upon an order made 27 May 1620 Mr Davadge repaid 10s 6d, so that 17s 7d remains for the schoolmaster['s] part of this [for his?] Midsummer quarters benevolence, which he denied to accept.
20th of December 1622
Schoolmaster his wages and gratuity
This day the governors met and paid the schoolmaster his quarters wages due at Christmas now coming, viz. £5.
And for his painful and careful care in the bringing up of his scholars under him for a gratuity given him by the governors for this quarter 50s
Vsher the like
Also paid the usher his Christmas quarter 1622 15s
And for his pains taken about his scholars for this quarter given him by the governors more the sum of 50s more

                                  21st of April 1623
[In left margin:]  Parvishe
This day all the governors met together, and did choose one John Parvish born in this parish and a free school scholar there [shall] to have Mr Bingham's allowance for his maintenance in the University, viz. £6 per annum if he continue so long there. And according to Mr Bingham's gift.

                                  The 14 of November 1623
[In left margin:]  Mr Carter
[In left margin:]  Lawrence
John Lawrence scholar of the free grammar school of St Saviours was by some of the governors there chosen to have the benefit of Mr Randall Carter's gift viz. £7 per annum to begin at Michaelmas last past and so to continue five years in Magdalen College in Oxford.

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                                  23 June 1624 [23^o Junij 1624]
[In left margin:]  Schoolmaster and usher
[In left margin:]  Usher's departure
Paid the schoolmaster Mr Francke his quarters wages and his quarters benevolence for Midsummer quarter 1624
Also paid Mr Davidge the usher his quarters wages and quarteridge benevolence
And the said usher upon his receipt did voluntarily resign into the governors hands his place of being usher of the free school, certifying them that his friends had provided for him a benefice in and about Somersetshire, whereof he had taken institution and induction, and so with weeping tears took his leave and had the governors good words, and so parted.
[In left margin:]  Choice of an usher in hand
[In left margin:]  Mr Chamberlyn
After whose departure the same time one Mr Young Chamberlain, a minister, and a preacher and M.A. of Exeter College in Oxford, came to the governors, and made request for the said usher's place, he confessed he was newly married to a gentlewoman, that he was born in London and was a curate, and had but 35s a quarter, and had some few scholars to teach, the governors promised to take notice of him, when they went to choice.
[In left margin:]  Mr Coningham
One James Coningham M.A. and a schoolmaster in the Close was (upon the report of the usher's going away) a suitor for the place, and made an epistle in Latin to the governors, and procured Mr Archer and Mr Williams in the Close to speak for him.
[In left margin:]  Mr Dyke
Joseph Dyke M.A. of Trinity College in Cambridge, was likewise suitor for the place, and procured some of my lord's [My Lord: probably Bishop of Winchester] gentlemen to speak for him.

                                  25 June 1624 [25^o Junij 1624]
[In left margin:]  Mr Chamberlyn
The Lord Bishop sent for Roger Cole one of the governors and showed him an epistle in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin, made to his Lordship by Mr Chamberlyn and did commend him for a sufficient man for to be usher, but withall would not have him to execute but ushers place, and ministerial function together, and so referred it to the governors.
Mr Chamberlain procured a letter from one Mr Bill, one of his Majesty's printers, to Mr Green my lords secretary on his behalf for the place, which letter Mr Green commended to my hands, he procured Mr Awsten's letter to Mr Bingham, he likewide promised Capt. John Bingham, an ancient gentleman, his letter unto Mr Bingham, and a second letter from Mr Awsten to Mr Yarwood.

                                  4^o Julij 1624
Some of the governors met again, and conferred about the choice.

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[In left margin:]  Mr Chamberlyn
All six governors met again and conferred severally, first with Mr Chamberleyn, who gave them good satisfaction for sufficiency, but stood upon the use of his ministry to preach once in a month such sermons as he had studied, and with pains collected, being questioned of some undutifulness shown by him to his father, he confessed it, and in good sort qualified both fact and oversight. The abuse was, as the governors were informed, in taking his father, being an old man and sexton of St Anne and Agnes Aldersgate where Mr Chambers curate under Dr. Chuatt, by the beard, and telling him, he was a better man than his father was. And it was also informed the governors that the minister of another place, under whom he served being at some difference with him, he went about to draw articles, or did draw articles, against him.
[In left margin:]  Mr Dyke
Mr Dike came likewise before the governors, and told them he was M.A. of Trinity College in Cambridge, and a bachelor, and a mere layman, and for want of maintenance and no hope of a fellowship in the University, he left it, and hath spent about a year with his kindred and friends some space with one, and so with another, expecting some good blessing of God towards his maintenance, he showed a certificate of his life and sufficiency [ an did ] \to/ teach a school, under Dr Whitehead Dean of Carlisle, Dr. Featly, and other divines' hands, and promised all conformity, and bond with sureties if the place did fall upon him, and brought Mr Parker & Mr Cotten, my Lord Bishop's gentlemen, to speak for him.
[In left margin:]  Mr Conningham
Mr Cunningham afterwards came in, and showed that he was M.A. of Sydney College in Cambridge, and pupil to the Lord President, a schoolmaster in the Close, a preacher, married, and one child, he had little maintenance, he would be painful, and study to give the governors content.
The governors were before informed of him, and did defer them all until the election time, and agreed to go to the Lord Bishop, and acquaint him of the vacancy of the place.
[In left margin:]  Park Gate
After dinner about five of the clock, all six governors went to the Bishop, acquainted him accordingly, and had much conference both of schoolmaster and usher, and so fell to conference about great annoyance of the dock, and Rochester Yard, and at last of the land [land?] by the Park Gate, which spent a great deal of time.

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                                  22 July 1624 [22^o Julij 1624]
[In left margin:]  Mr Dyke
Five of the governors met in the vestry and they considering the schoolmaster's pains with all the scholars, and that the want of an usher might be [+a] hindrance to the scholars, did agree amongst themselves (having first sent unto Mr Bingham and received his answer of consent) to that which they should do, that Joseph Dike should, upon trial, and his hope of his good behavior in life and manners, supply the ushers place during the governors' pleasures, and until the Lord Bishop should be conferred withall for his advice &c. And if Mr Dike did leave off, then to be considered [i.e., compensated] for his pains, and the place to be otherwise provided for.
In Testamento Randalli Carter parochiae Sancti Salvatoris in Southwark defuncti continetur ut sequitur:
[In left margin:]  Mr Carter's gift
Item I give, will, and bequeath to John Marshall of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark aforesaid, baker, and Richard Yarwood of the parish of St Saviours aforesaid, grocer, their heirs and assigns, as feofees in trust towards the maintenance of an usher in the free school of Lancaster in the County of Lancaster, one annuity of £10 per annum to be issuing out of my land, tenements, and hereditaments in White Croft Street [sic for White Cross Street] in the parish of St Giles without Cripplegate in the County of Middlesex during so long time as the said free school shall be maintained, and the said annuity so employed.
Item I give, will, and bequeath unto the feofees aforesaid, their heirs and assigns, towards the maintenance of a poor scholar from time to time to be chosen out of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark aforesaid into Magdalen Hall in Oxford, by the governors of the said free grammar school, and eight other ancients of the vestry of the said parish of St Saviours, for five years next after such scholar shall be so chosen, and there continued, and so to such other as shall be from time to time chosen into the said place forever, one annuity of £7 per annum forever to be issuing out of my lands, tenements, and hereditaments in White Croft Street, provided that no one such scholar shall enjoy the said annuity above five years at the most;

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which said two annuities of £10 and £7 shall be paid to the said feofees, their heirs or assigns, yearly at four feasts or terms in the year, that is to say at the feasts of the Nativity of St John the Baptist, St Michael the Archangel, the Birth of our Lord, and the Annunciation of Our Lady the Virgin Mary, or within 28 days next after any of the said feasts, by even portions, the first payment thereof to begin at the feast of the feasts aforesaid which shall next happen and be after my decease, or within 28 day next after the same feast, and my will and meaning is, that if it shall happen these said two annuities, or either of them, to be behind and unpaid in part, or in all, by the said space of 28 days next after any of the feasts aforesaid, that then it shall and may be lawful to and for the said feofees, their heirs and assigns, into the said lands, tenements, and hereditaments in White Croft Street aforesaid, and every or any of them, to enter and distrain, and the distress or distresses there found from thence lawfully to take, bear, carry, and convey away, and the same with them to detain until of the said annuities and the arrearages thereof, if any shall be, fully satisfied and paid. And my will and meaning is, that my feofees aforesaid shall have power in them to convey the state and power to them yearly given to other feofees in trust, or do such further or other act for the assurance and continuing of the said annuities to the use aforesaid, as by the said governors of the said free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours aforesaid or their learned counsel shall be devised or advised.

                                  29^o December 1624
The governors met about the choice of a sixth governor, but for want of a full number that should be, this meeting was left and deferred of until Monday next at eight of the clock.
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                                  The 3rd of January 1624
[In left margin:]  Mr Hayman
This day the governors hereunder named met again about the choice of a sixth governor in place of Mr Franklin deceased.
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And Mr Hammond had the choice by having ten beans and Mr Stapley had five so that Mr Heymond is governor and had a key delivered him.
[In left margin:]  Mr Carter
This day a motion was made that Mr Carter's feoffees should make a deed of feoffment of his gift to the free school, and it was agreed that young Mr John Nedham [?] should draw the deed, and the four governors of the vestry to be witnesses [?], viz.
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These to be feofees &c. And all the rest of the vestry

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[In left margin:]  Whitefeilde
Upon Thursday 20th of January 1624 Mr Bingham, Mr Payne, Mr Marshall, Mr Cole, and Mr Heyman, governors, met about Henry Whitfeild, the tenant that was laid in prison by arrest for rent L11-16-0: his wife came and her daughter and Stephen Sparrow on his behalf. After many speeches, it was agreed that if he would bring in the moiety of the rent it should be accepted for all.
And that if security were given for the future rent quarterly to be paid 10s a quarter he should dwell there still, otherwise not. Or if he would give security to leave the house and let the governors quietly enjoy it at Our Lady Day next, he should be discharged of all the rent he owed, and afterwards [?] should be had toward his charges in the prison.

                                  The 12th day of February 1624
This day Mr Bingham, Mr Payne, Mr Yarwood, Mr Marshall, Mr Cole, Mr Heyman, governors, being present, a lease was sealed to Henry Whitfeild of a tenement in Chequer Alley for two years from Christmas last, paying 40s a year, and whereas Mr Whitfeild had acknowledged a judgment of £20 debt and 20s damages, a defeasance was sealed to him that if he shall pay £5 15s by 12d a week, and perform the covenants of the lease, then the judgment should be void. He hath 21 days after every quarter to pay his rent; the first weekly payment is due the 26th day of this instant February.

                                  20 August 1625 [Vicesimo die Augusti 1625]
[In left margin:]  Mr Carter
This day a counterpane of feoffment was sealed by many of the vestrymen unto Mr Richard Yarwood, who promised to likewise seal a deed of feoffment unto the parishioners of Mr Carter's gift for a poor scholar out of the free grammar school to be maintained in the university in Magdalen College in Oxford, but he came not, yet the last of September he came and sealed the deed in Roger Cole his office in presence of Tilbury Strange, Thomas Tuckey, and Peter Barnett, and Nicholas Shepherd was present also, both at sealing and delivery.

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CHECK FORMATTING OF THIS PAGE
The names of the feofees
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                                  Upon Tuesday the 22nd of November 1625
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At the schoolhouse about the choosing of the other governors in place of
Mr Bingham deceased
Mr Payne
Mr Marshall
And according to the letters patents twelve of the said parish vestrymen did meet and made choice, viz.
Mr Staple
Mr Overman
Mr Robert Bromfeild
All these were present at the choice
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                                  Wednesday 20 September 1626
The day and year above written the governors of the free grammar school met together about the providing of an usher, the place being void. And did agree that John Bird B.A. that, was a suiter for the place, should have the exercising of the said place him until such time as they shall be satisfied of his sufficiency. And that if it fall out that he shall not prove a fit man for it, that then he is to surcease the exercising of the place, and to be considered for the pains he shall have taken in the meantime as if he had been chosen usher into the place.

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                                  November the 3rd 1626
[In left margin:]  Mr Bird usher
Memorandum that the day and year above said in the presence and with the consent and approbation of James Archer, Paul Mickelthwait, and of us the governors of the free grammar school of St Savior in Southwark, John Bird B.A. is chosen and admitted to be usher and undermaster of the same school, and is contented to accept the same place, and to perform the place of the usher there according to the orders of the said school and is to have for his wages and salary for the service of the said place £10 per annum yearly so long as he shall well and sufficiently serve in the said place, and no longer. And that if at any time he shall be warned by the said governors or the greater number of them to provide for himself and leave the place, that he shall then provide for himself, and shall avoid the place within six months after such warning given, so that they [+the] said governors may choose and appoint another in the said place. And if at any time the said John Bird be minded to depart and leave the place that then he shall give the said governors six months warning to provide themselves another, and in the meantime the said John Bird is to perform the place of the usher in both the cases aforesaid. And for performing hereof the said John Bird hath hereunto set his hand.
[signed] Paul Micklethwaite
[signed] James Archer Minister
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                                  7 November 1626
Memorandum that the day and year above said John Bird B.A. of Martyn [=Merton] College in Oxford being chosen to be usher on the 3 day of November aforesaid by the governors of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark was admitted to the said place accordingly, it being likewise agreed that he shall have £10 per annum for his wages. And thereupon he promiseth hereby under his hand that he will diligently and honestly with good conscience and in the fear of God execute the place as is required by the orders of the said school. And that he shall not leave or part from the place before he hath given the said governors six months warning without their consent. But if the governors by their own knowledge and experience or information of the high master of the said school shall think him unfit for the place, then he shall upon six months warning given him by the governors or the most part of them depart quietly without any molestation or resistance of the governors or any of them, so that they may proceed to the election and admission of another in his place.
[signed] John Bird

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[In left margin:]  The election of Mark Frank to be Mr Bingham's scholar and to receive his pension at Michaelmas past.
Whereas John Bingham Esquire late deceased, one of the governors of the free grammar school of St Saviours in Southwark, did in his lifetime by his deed in writing, under his hand and seal, settle upon feoffees certain lands and tenements to the yearly value of £12 per annum, to be given unto two poor scholars to be chosen out of the said free school to go to one of the universities, that is to say £6 apiece to each of them, for and during such time and times as in the said deed is expressed. And that upon the vacancy of any such place or pension, the governors of the said free school for the time being should within a certain time after elect one other poor scholar out of the said school fit for the university to receive such void pension as aforesaid. And there being at this present a place void for one of the said pensioners, we, the present governors of the said school whose names are hereunder written, taking to us a learned man according to the directions of the said founder, repaired to the said free school to make choice of such poor scholar accordingly. And there, perusing the founder's deed, we find in the body thereof that the pensions given thereby ought to be disposed of to two poor scholars to be chosen out of the said free school fit for the university that had been there by the space of four or three years at the least. And we likewise find endorsed on the back of the said deed to which are the hands of the said Mr Bingham and of the feoffees upon whom the lands are settled to the uses aforesaid, that it is the meaning of the said Mr Bingham that the foresaid choice of poor scholars to the aforesaid pensions ought to be made of such poor scholar or scholars fit for the university as had been born within the said parish of St Saviours or to that effect. And thereupon we did endeavor to have pursued the meaning of the founder declared in the said endorsement. But not finding anyone in the said school fit for the university that was born within the said parish, nor any that would be ready within a year after, and we being tied by the founder to make our choice within three months after the vacancy of a pension, we were then forced to advise and deliberate both upon the deed and endorsement. And after long debate, considered deliberation, and advice of counsel upon both, we did all agree, and did and do make choice of Mark Frank the son of Humphrey Frank, a youth that hath been brought up in the said school from his infancy by the space of eight or nine years, a very toward, industrious, youth, and most able and fit for the university, and one whom the founder in his lifetime did in general words make choice of to have the said pension, for he did many times say when he was living that young Frank, meaning the said Mark Frank, should be his next poor scholar, or to that effect. And we have been and are the more desirous to make the entry of this election somewhat the larger, first for that this is the first election sithence [=since] the death of the founder; and next for that it might appear to those that shall succeed us that we did not in this our election digress from our founder's meaning endorsed as aforesaid, out of any error, or for any outward or sinister respect, but merely and only because we had not at the time of this election any town-born child capable of the same. And to testify the truth of this election in the particulars thereof, we the said governors together with Mr Archer, whom we entreated to assist us according to the founder's direction, have here unto set our names this 11th day of December 1627 anno Regni Carolj nostri tertio,
[signed] James Archer Minister
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                                  July 4 1628
[List of Names]
This day
Mr John Watts
Mr William Austen
being in choice
Mr Austen had [ 10 ] 11 beans
Mr Watts had [ 8 ] 7 beans
And so according to the orders Mr William Austin is chosen a governor in place of Mr Roger Cole deceased.

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                                  November 17 1628
Memorandum the day and year above said in the presence and with the consent of Mr James Archer and of us the governors of the free grammar school of St Saviours in Southwark, we the said governors of the said grammar school have chosen and elected John Goodbarne B.A. to be usher and under master of the same school, which he is contented to accept of, and to perform the place of usher according to the orders of the said school. And he is to have for his salary and wages for such his service £10 per annum yearly, so long as he shall continue the said place of service well and honestly and no longer. And that if at any time he shall be warned by the said governors or the greater number of them to provide for himself and leave the place, that he shall then avoid the place within six months after, so that the said governors may go to a new choice to supply the place again. And if the said Goodbarne be minded to depart and leave the place, that then he shall give warning six months before his departure to the governors of the said school, to provide themselves of another usher. And in the meantime the said Mr Goodbarne to perform the place as aforesaid. And for performance thereof the said Mr Goodbarne hath hereunto set his hand the day and year above written.
[signed] John Goodbarne
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Forasmuch as at the election of the usher there were three poor scholars of this free school born and bred within this parish [+that] were all suitors for the place, whose names were John Goodbarne, Sampson Cawll, and John Lawrence, all B.A., and that the election falling upon Mr Goodbarne, it was thought fit by the governors then present that there should be 30s given to Lawrence and 20s to Caroll in respect of their poverty and wants, and better encouragement hereafter.

                                  19 January 1628
This day Henry Caroll, son of Alice Caroll, widow, a poor scholar of the free grammar school of St Saviours in Southwark in the county of Surrey, is chosen to have the benefit of the gift of Mr Randall Carter deceased, viz. £7 per annum for five years to commence from the feast of St Michael the Archangel last past, and shall enjoy the same so long as he shall continue himself a scholar in Magdalen Hall in Oxford, and with all carry and behave himself , civilly, studiously, and honestly there, and no longer, according to the will of the donor aforesaid.
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                                  December 9th 1629
This day at the humble request of John Parvish, a scholar of Mr Bingham's that went out M.A. in Pembroke College this last act, there was given to him by the governors the sum of 40s out of some overplus of Mr Bingham's rent, in respect of his charge in proceeding, and his father's inability: and for his better encouragement to go on in his study, his diligence therein, and good behavior to all, having been commended by Dr. Cleyton master of his said college.
It is also ordered that Mr Frank the schoolmaster shall receive from Mr Hayman the present accountant 50s for teaching all the scholars from Our Lady Day last to Midsummer last alone in the absence and vacancy of an usher.
Also this day, and the presence of Mr James Archer and Mr Nicholas Morton, and us the governors of the school, we chose and elected William Widows B.A. of Queens College in Cambridge, who hath been probationer and taught here ever since Midsummer last, to be usher and under master of this free school of St Saviours in Southwark. And he is to have for his salary and wages for his service £10 per annum so long as he shall continue to do the said service well and honestly and no longer. And if at any time hereafter he shall be warned by the governors or the greater part of them to depart from the said place and service, that he shall then avoid the place within six months following, so that the governors may elect another in his room. And if the said William Widows be minded at any time to depart himself from the said place and employment; that he shall give warning six months before to the said governors, for them to provide another in his place, and in the meantime supply the same himself diligently as aforesaid. For performance all which the said William Widdowes hath set his hand the day and year above written.
[signed] William Widowes.
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                                  21 October 1630
This day in the presence of Mr James Archer and Mr Nicholas Moreton and the governors of the school, we the said governors do choose and elect Thomas Audly B.A. to be usher and under master of this free school of St Saviours in Southwark. And he is to have for his salary and wages for his service £10 per annum so long as he shall continue to do the said service well and honestly, and no longer. And if any time hereafter he shall be warned by the governors or the greater part of them to depart from the said place or service, that he shall then avoid the place within six months following, so that the governors may elect another in his room. And if the said Thomas Audlie be minded in any time to depart himself from the said place and employment, that he shall give warning six months before to the said governors for them to provide another in his place, and in the meantime supply the place himself diligently as aforesaid. For performance of all which the said Thomas Audlie hath hereunto set his hand the day and year above written.
[signed] Thomas Audley
This order and election was made as aforesaid in the presence of us whose names are hereunto subscribed.
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                                  30 July 1631
Memorandum the day and year above said the governors of the free school met upon the choice of one of Mr Bingham's scholars in the room of John Parvis, and did make choice of William Hawkes a free scholar of the said school to receive the pension that the said Parvis had, and for so long time and upon such conditions and reservations as are expressed in and by the gift of the said Mr John Bingham founder of the said scholarship, in the presence of Mr James Archer minister and the six governors hereunder subscribed.
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Memorandum that the 17th day of June 1633 by us whose names are hereunder written and by their consents was chosen to be a governor of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark in the County of Surrey Mr John Watts in the room and place of Mr Richard Yearwood deceased.
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                                  28 December 1633
The governors of the free school, namely Mr Hayman, Mr Stapley, Mr Bromfyld, and Mr Watts, met, and sent for Henry Whitfeild to come before them to show cause [+why] he neither paid his present rent nor performed his former agreement with the then governors, but he refusing to come, it was then and is concluded and ordered that Mr Heyman shall take a speedy course to eject the said Henry Whitfeild by an ejection firm, and so dispossess him of the said house and tenement he detaineth from the free school.
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Memorandum that the 11 day of February 1633 by those whose names are here under written and by their consents was chosen to be a governor of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark, Mr Thomas Wycherly in the stead of Mr William Austin deceased.
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The same day after the choice of a governor Ferdinando Archer a scholar of the said school was chosen to receive the scholars' gift given by Mr Carter in the room and place of Henry Carell, who last had the same pension. And there was present at the said election the persons whose names are hereunder written.
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                                  3 February 1635
Memorandum that the day above written, we the governors of the free school met together about the election of a scholar in the place of [ Humphrey ] Mark Frank, whose time is expired, for the receipt of Mr Bingham's gift, and by the advice of Mr Archer and Moreton the said governors have made choice of John Heaver a free scholar of the said grammar school to be admitted a scholar to receive the gift of the said Mr Bingham in the room of the said Mark Franck to begin at Michaelmas last.
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                                  19 August 1637 [Decimo nono die Augusti 1637]
The names of such as were suitors to the governors of the free school to be schoolmaster there in the place of Mr Humphrey Frank deceased.
Mr Death
Mr Audley
Mr Wagner
M.A.s
This day we the governors of the said free school whose names are hereunder written, according to the statutes and ordinances of the said school have with the advice of Mr Alexander Blackhall M.A. and now schoolmaster of the free school in the parish of St Olaves in Southwark, in the absence of the Lord Bishop of Winton, made choice of the above named Mr Audley to be schoolmaster of the said school, being M.A. and otherwise qualified as is required by the statutes and ordinances aforesaid, and the rather for that he was born in this parish and brought up in the said school, and that such a one is to be preferred before a stranger in the said statutes and ordinances thereof.
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I Thomas Audley, being in manner abovesaid chosen to be master of the free grammar school of St Saviour in Southwark, do hereby faithfully promise according to the care and charge committed unto me by the governors of the said school, to discharge the said place of schoolmaster in my own person according to my best skill, and daily to labor to increase my ability by study and conference with schoolmasters of the best note for education of youth, and that I will bring hither what good order of teaching or government I can learn to be most convenient for this place, and will honestly, religiously, and in the fear of God personally take pains with all faithfulness to teach and direct for the benefit of the children of the said school in good literature and manners, for the comfort and satisfaction of their parents, and for the credit of the said school, the governors thereof, and myself. Also that I will not expulse or reject any scholar once admitted by the governors without their consent, neither will I accept of any other school, benefice, cure, or function whatsoever, before I have appointed the governors therewith, and have obtained their consent, which if I do, it shall be counted as a resignation and giving up of my place here in this school. That at

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all times when the governors by themselves or accompanied with such good learned men as they shall think fit, do come and visit this school, I will absolutely and willingly submit myself, my usher, and scholars, and all my orders of discipline, government, manner of teaching, and direction of the said scholars and school unto them. That at all times when they please to make any probation of any scholar in particular or of many or all in general, I will also submit all to the discretion of the said governors. That in my teaching and government I will observe the good orders and wholesome statutes made by the right reverend father God the Lord Bishop of Winton, and by the governors of the school according to the late Queen's majesty's letters patents. I will not depart away before I have given the governors six months warning, nor hold this place but upon my good deserving. And if the governors or the greatest part of them find in their judgment that I do not from time to time well and sufficiently discharge the said office of a schoolmaster according as is required by the statutes and orders of the said school, that then upon six months warning I will depart willingly, without any contradiction or molestation of the governors by appeal to any person civil or ecclesiastical, and will give way to the election and admission of another in my place.
Witness my hand hereto subscribed as is required by the statutes and ordinances of the said school the day and year aforesaid.
[signed] Thomas Audley

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Memorandum that the 6th day of December 1637 by these whose names are here under written, and by their consents, was chosen to be a governor of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviour in Southwark in the county of Surrey, Mr Richard Wright in the room and place of Mr Drew Stapley deceased.
[List of Names]
[In left margin:]  Schoolmaster
This same day we the governors of the said school whose names are subscribed according to the statutes and ordinances thereof, have with the advice of Mr Nicholas Morton of this parish M.A. in the absence of the Lord Bishop of Winton', made choice of Mr Caroll to be schoolmaster of the said school in the place of Mr Thomas Audley, the said Mr Caroll being M.A. and otherwise qualified according to the statutes of the said school, and the rather for that he was brought up a scholar there.
Also this day Mr George Harison B.A. was chosen to be usher or under master of the said school with the like advice of the said Mr Morton.

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                                  17 April 1638
This day the governors of the school did meet to take the audit account of Mr John Hamond for the last years account of the school where the same was allowed by the then governors and by them subscribed the day above said.
The same day came Erasmus Snelling and did petition the governors for the renewing of a lease he had of certain houses in Chequer Alley belonging to the free school, and upon long debate it was like agreed that for £25 to be paid at the sealing of the lease he should have a lease for 31 years in reversion of his old lease. And that he should have a lease in his own name of a certain house there that he had from Mr Hamond in regard that he made it appear to the governors that he had dispersed and was out of purse above £80 about repairing and making fit the said houses for habitation.
This day likewise put into the schoolhouse chest the deed of feoffment from Mr Stapley of the tenants in Kent Street the gift of Mr Bingham.
6 December 1637 mentioned on the other side of this lease.
This day in the presence of Mr Nicholas Morton and the governors of this school we the said governors did choose and elect Mr George Harrison B.A. to be usher and under master of this free school, and he is to have for his salary and wages for his service £10 per annum so long as he shall continue to do the said service well and honestly and no longer. And if at any time hereafter he shall be warned by the governors or the greater part of them from the said school or service, that he shall then avoid the place within six months following, so that the governors may elect another in his room. And if the said George be minded at any time to depart himself from the said place of employment, that then he shall give warning six months before to the said governors for them to provide another in his place, and in the meantime supply the place diligently as aforesaid. For performance of all which the said George Harrison hath hereunto set his hand the day and year above written.
[signed] George Harrison
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                                  19 June 1638 [Decimo nono die Junij 1638]
The names of such as were in choice to be schoolmaster of the free school of St Saviours in Southwark in the place of Mr Caroll disallowed by the Lord Bishop of Winchester.
Mr Pendlebery
Mr Phillips
M.A.
This day we the governors of the said school whose names are hereunder written met together about the choice of a new schoolmaster in the place of Mr Carol who was disallowed by the Lord Bishop of Winchester, and the election being between this said Mr Pendlebery and Mr Phillips, the lot fell on Mr Phillips, and he was chosen in the place of the said Mr Caroll, and the said six governors taking the said Lord Bishop's advice for the choice of the said new schoolmaster, his Lordship was pleased and did affirm unto us that if we did make choice of either of those two above-mentioned, he would allow of him to be chosen. And thereupon we the said governors the 25th day of June above said did admit the said Mr Phillips to be schoolmaster and gave him the charge appointed by the statutes and orders of the said school.
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Memorandum that the said 25th day of June 1638 the said six governors considering the cost of Mr Caroll who was removed from his place by the direction of the said Lord Bishop, did agree and consent that Mr Hayman now treasurer for the said school should give unto the said Mr Caroll £4 for his better relief, being then destitute of any place or means for his present maintenance.
I John Phillips being in manner above said chosen and admitted to be master of the said free school of St Saviours in Southwark, do hereby faithfully promise, according to the care and charge committed unto me by the governors of the said school, to discharge the said place of schoolmaster in mine own person according to my best skill and daily to labor to

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increase my ability by study and conference with schoolmasters of the best note for education of youth, and that I will bring hither what good order of teaching or government I can learn to be most convenient for this place, and will honestly, religiously, and in the fear of God personally to [sic] take pains with all faithfulness to teach and direct for the benefit of the children of the said school in good literature and manners, for the comfort and satisfaction of their parents, and for the credit of the said school, and the governors thereof, and myself. Also that I will not expulse or reject any scholar once admitted by the governors without their consent, neither will I accept of any other school, benefice, cure, or function whatsoever, before I have acquainted the governors therewith, and have obtained their consent, which if I do, it shall be counted as a resignation and giving up of my place here in this school. That at all times when the governors either by themselves (or accompanied with such good learned men as they shall think fit) do come and visit this school, I will absolutely and willingly submit myself, my usher, and scholars, and all my orders of discipline, government, manner of teaching, and direction of the said scholars and school unto them. That at all times when they please to make any probation of any scholar in particular or of many or all in general, I will also submit all to the discretion of the said governors. That in my teaching and government I will observe the good orders and wholesome statutes made by the right reverend father God the Lord Bishop of Winton', and by the governors of the school according to the late Queen's majesty's letters patents. I will not depart away before I have given the governors six months warning, nor hold this place but upon my good deserving. And if the governors or the greatest part of them find in their judgment that I do not from time to time well and sufficiently discharge the said office of a schoolmaster according as is required by the statutes and orders of the said school, that then upon six months warning I will depart willingly, without any contradiction or molestation by appeal to any person civil or ecclesiastical, and will give way to the election and admission of another in my place.
Witness my hand hereto subscribed as is required by the statutes and ordinances of the said school the 25th day of June aforesaid.
[signed] John Phillips [signature cancelled]
Mr Phillips hath likewise entered a bond of £100 with condition according to orders of the said school, which bond is in the school chest in the vestry.

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Memorandum that the 7th day of May 1639, by these whose names are hereunder written, and by their consents, was chosen to be a governor of the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviour in Southwark in the County of Surrey, Mr Robert Buckland in the room and place of Mr Thomas Witcherly deceased.
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This day being the 11th day of May 1640 the governors, being four in number, met at the school house to make choice of two governors in the stead and place of Mr Robert Bromefeild and Mr Robert Buckland, which Mr Bromefeild hath departed out of this parish, and Mr Buckland hath refused the place. And so they calling unto them 12 or more of the ancients of the vestry and the parish according to order and custom, whose names hereafter followeth, did elect and choose Mr John Crowder in the place of Mr Robert Bromefeild, and in the place of Mr Robert Buckland, Mr William Madox.
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                                  May 17th 1641
Joseph Matthews a scholar of the said school, the day and year first above written the governors of the said school met upon the choice of Mr Carter's scholar in the room and place of Ferdinando Archer, who last had the pension, and made choice of the said Joseph Matthews to receive the scholars' gift given by Mr Randall Carter, to receive the first payment at Michaelmas next, the gift being £7 per annum for five years, there was present at the said election these persons whose names are here underwritten.
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Memorandum the day and year first above written, the governors of the said school met upon the choice of one of Mr John Bingham's scholars in the room and place of William Hawkes, and did make choice of Benjamin Archer, a free scholar of the said school, to receive the pension of the said William Hawkes, to begin at Michaelmas the first payment, for so long time and upon such conditions and reservations above expressed in and by the gift of the said Mr John Bingham, founder of the said scholarship, in the presence of these governors whose names are hereunder written.
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This day the 3 day of August 1642 the governors being five in number met at the school house to make choice of a governor in the place of Mr John Watts deceased; they calling to them 12 or more of the parish hath chosen and elected Mr William Madox in the room and place of Mr Watts.
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January the 4th 1643. This day we the governors of the free school met, whose names are here underwritten, for the choice of a schoolmaster, and had the consent of both our preachers and most of our vestrymen, and there stood in competition Mr Hezekiah Woodward and Mr Richard Downes, and the choice fell by lot to Mr Hezekiah Woodward, who by God's providence is our new schoolmaster.
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Item in the school at this time 9 books: [Identifications attempted - AHN]
nysoryes neckticom       [Pasor, George, Lexico-Græco-Latinum (1621+: STC 19444+)]
scapula nec cicon       [Scapula, Johannes, Lexicon Græcolatinum novum (1619+: STC 21805.9+)]
Callepines dickcionary of the worst sort       [Calepino, Ambrogio, Sex linguarum … dictionarius (1537+: STC 6832.1+)]
Cooper his dickcionary and 4 more       [Cooper, Thomas, Thesaurus linguae Romanæ & Britannicæ (1565+: STC 5686+)]
Ryder his dicktionary       [Rider, John, Dictionary (1606+: STC 21032+)]
Textor his epitaph       [Ravisius, Johannes (Textor), Epithetorum Joann. Rauisii Textoris epitome (1579: STC 20762.5)]
With irons for the chimney in the school in the hall, 1 table with benches round about
in the parlor 1 table with benches, backs, and partitioner.

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I Hezekiah Woodward being in manner aforesaid chosen and admitted to be master of the said free school of St Saviours in Southwark, do hereby faithfully promise, according to the care and charge committed unto me by the governors of the said school, to discharge the said place of schoolmaster in mine own person according to my best skill, and daily to labor to increase my ability by study and conference with schoolmasters of the best note for education of youth, and that I will bring hither what good order of teaching or government I can learn to be most convenient for this place, and will honestly, religiously, and in the fear of God personally to take pains with all faithfulness to teach and direct for the benefit of the children of the said school in good literature and manners, for the comfort and satisfaction of their parents, and for the credit of the said school, and the governors thereof, and myself. Also that I will not expulse or reject any scholar once admitted by the governors without their consent, neither will I accept of any other school, benefice, cure, or function whatsoever, before I have acquainted the governors therewith and have obtained their consent, which if I do, it shall be counted as a resignation and giving up of my place here in this school. That at all times when the governors either by themselves (or accompanied with such good learned men as they shall think fit) do come and visit this school, I will absolutely and willingly submit myself, my usher, and scholars, and all my orders of discipline, government, manner of teaching, and direction of the said scholars and school unto them. That at all times when they please to make any probation of any scholar in particular or of many or all in general, I will also submit all to the discretion of the said governors. That in my teaching and government I will observe the good orders and wholesome statutes made by the right reverend father God the Lord Bishop of Winton', and by the governors of this school according to the late Queen's majesty's Letters Patents. I will not depart away before I have given the governors six

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months warning, nor hold this place but upon my good deserving. Or if the governors or the greatest part of them find in their judgment that I do not from time to time well and sufficiently discharge the said office of a schoolmaster according as is required by the statutes and orders of the said school, that then upon six months warning I will depart willingly, without any contradiction or molestation by appeal to any person civil or ecclesiastical, and will give way to the election and admission of another in my place.
Witness my hand hereto subscribed as is required by the statutes and ordinances of the said school the [blank] day of [blank]
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January 13 1643. This day was chosen to be usher Mr [blank] Archer or under master and formerly a scholar in the school, with the approbation of Mr Hezekiah Woodward our new master, and Mr Bolton and Mr Butler, and all we the governors whose names are under set.
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This day in the presence of [blank] and the governors of this school, we the said governors did choose and elect Mr [blank] Archer B.A. to be usher and under master of this free school, and he is to have for his salary and wages for his service [blank] per annum so long as he shall continue to do the said service well and honestly and no longer. And if at any time hereafter he shall be warned by the governors or the greater part of them from the said school or service, that he shall then avoid the place within six months following, so that the governors may elect another in his room. And if the said [blank] Archer be minded at any time to depart himself from the said place and employment, that then he shall give warning six months before to the said governors for them to provide another in his place, and in the meantime supply the place diligently as aforesaid. For performance of all which the said [blank] Archer hath hereunto set his hand the day and year above written.
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This day in the presence of us whose names [+are] set below 17th May 1644 the governors being but three in number met to make choice of three governors in the room of Mr Overman, of Mr Buckland, and Mr William Madox, and there was chose[+n] in their room Mr Thomas Butler, Mr Joseph Collier, Leftenant Colonel John Hardwick, to be governors for the time to come.
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                                  August 27th 1644
This day the governors of the free school met about the choice of one of Mr John Bingham's scholars in the room and place of Benjamin Archer, and did make choice of John Boulton, a free scholar of the said school, being most capable of any in the parish for the present, being of a toward disposition and forward in learning, to receive the gift of the said Mr Bingham in the room and place of the said Benjamin Archer, his first payment to begin at Michaelmas next.
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This day being the 12th day of December 1646 the governors, being four in number, met at the school house to make choice of two governors in the stead and place of John Hayman and John Crowder, lately deceased. And so they calling unto them 13 or more of the ancients of the vestry and the parish according to order and custom, whose names hereafter followeth, did elect and choose Mr Harvard in the place of Mr John Hayman, and Mr John Crowder was chosen Mr John Humferies.
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                                  May 13 1647
This day the governors of the free school met to choose two scholars for to receive exhibitions, being one the gift of Mr Randall Carter last paid to Joseph Matthews, and the other the gift of Mr John Bingham last paid to Ben Archer [blank] Heaver, towards their maintenance to bring them up at one of the universities, and this day there was chosen in the room of Joseph Mathews, John Sandon, and in the room of [blank] Heaver, John Crofts, both [undeciphered] in this parish, and so it was done in regard there was none poorer in the parish fit for the University. But with this proviso, that if it shall happen, then, if there shall be any poor child born in this parish and bred up a scholar in this school that shall be fit to go to the university as a scholar before such time as the aforesaid exhibitions shall fall void and [+go] to an [sic] new election, the one being £7 continuing for five years, and the other £6 continuing for six years (the first payment to begin at Midsummer next), that then the said John Sandon and John Crofts are to surcease the receipt of the same, and it is to be paid to such poor scholar as is afore named.
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                                  September 18th 1647
Memorandum the day and year above written we the governors of the free school did meet to consider of business for the said free school. And whereas it hath pleased God to move the heart of our loving friend and parishioner Mr Gregory Franklin to give by his last will and testament forever one moiety or half part of certain tenements and gardens situate and being on the backside of the Queen's Head in Southwark: for and towards the maintenance of some one child or youth, born in the said parish of St Saviours, and which hath been taught and instructed in the said free school: now we the present governors, to perform the trust in us reposed, have made choice of Thomas Wadsworth, son of Thomas Wadsworth of this parish: who was taught and instructed in our said free school. And is now sent to Christ College in Cambridge to have the benefit of the said gift for the term of eight years according to the will of the said Gregory Franklin if he so long continue in the said university. And to begin from and at the feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary now last past.
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                                  November 1 1649 [November the prime 1649]
This day the governors for the free school, being four in number, met at the school house to make choice of two governors in the place and stead Mr Joseph Collyer deceased, and Mr  John Humphrys who hath left the parish and place, and the governors whose names are subscribed, calling to them 12 of the inhabitants of [+St] Saviours Southwark according to order and custom, whose names underwritten. Then was chosen in the room of Mr Joseph Collyer, Mr William Crofts, and in the room of Mr John Humphrys, Mr William Furnace.
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The Prime [=first] of November 1649. The governors for the free school, meeting together about the choice of two governors in the room and place of Mr Joseph Collyer and Mr John Humphrys, as may appear on the back of this leaf, that choice being made as is therein expressed, the governors, being together by themselves afterwards the same day, a desire was made by Mr Thomas Wadsworth in the behalf of his son, a scholar in Christ College in Cambridge, who formerly had an exhibition of £4 per annum, being the gift of Mr Gregory Franklin, and that now an exhibition of £7 per annum fell void, being the gift of Mr Randolph Carter, by the death of John Sandon, who deceased in the said college, that the said exhibition of £7 might be exchanged to his son for the said £4 during the time granted to the aforesaid Sandon, if he continue at the university so long, to which request of the aforesaid Wadsworth the governors gave consent to grant.
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Mr Nicholas Auger was chosen and admitted master of the free school of St Saviours in Southwark the [blank] of January 1647; and did enter into a bond to depart upon warning to be given him by the governors of the said school. And did promise to use his best care and skill in discharge of the said place, according to the trust reposed in him by the said governors, during the time that he did continue master there; both for the good of the scholars and improvement of the said school &c.
He is M.A. and very well approved for his way of teaching and diligence therein &c.
Mr John Keyes of Newington was then also chosen usher or undermaster of the said school, by the consent and approbation of Mr Nicholas Auger: who did likewise promise to be careful, faithful, and diligent in the said place of usher during the time of his continuance there.
In March 1649 Mr Keyes left the said place in hope of his better preferment: not being put out of the place, but by his own free will &c.
In March 1649 by the consent and approbation of Mr Nicholas Auger one William Howell was chosen usher or undermaster of the said school: and did promise to be faithful and diligent in the said place during the time of his continuance in the said place.

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                                  September the 28th 1650
This day the governors of the free school met together about the choice of a poor scholar to be admitted for an exhibition out of the gift of Mr John Bingham in the place of John Bolton, and finding no scholar born in the parish fit to go to the university, we have thought fit to make choice of John Brooks sometime a scholar in Dulwich College alias God's Gift College once a scholar in this school into the said place of the aforesaid John Bolton to continue the benefit thereof, being £6 per annum for the space of 6 years according to ancient precedent, provided always that if it shall happen that there shall be any poor scholar born in this parish and bred in this school to be fit for to send to the university as a scholar before the expiration of the aforesaid 6 years; that then it is ordered that the aforesaid John Brooks his time for the receipt of the aforesaid £6 shall determine[-d] & surcease.
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                                  September 23, 1651
This day and year above written the governors of the free school met together about the affairs of the said school, at which time there was a request made unto the said governors by Mr William Crofts one of the present governors, that an exhibition of £6 per annum, part of the gift of Mr John Bingham, it being then void, might be granted to Clement Hobson his wife's son, bred a scholar in the school, he being then a scholar resident in Christ College in Cambridge, toward towards his maintenance at the university, the governors taking into consideration the desire of the said Mr Crofts, did agree and order, that the said exhibition of £6 should be given and paid yearly to the said Clement Hobson during the full space of six years if he continue so long at the university, there being no poor scholar ready to go out of this school, with this proviso, that if any poor scholar shall happen to be fit to go to the university out of the school that have more need before the expiration of the said six years, that then the said exhibition shall no longer be paid to the said Clement Hobson, but shall cease and determine, the first payment at Michaelmas next.
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                                  January 5th 1652
The day and year above written the governors of the free grammar school met together about the choice of a governor in the room and place of William Furnace, and they with twelve of the parishioners called unto them [+those] whose names are underwritten [+and] made choice of Mr Peter Delanoy.
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                                  January the 14th 1653
This day and year above written, the governors of the free grammar school met together about the choice of a poor scholar to be sent out of the school to the university, and there being then one fit to be presented, namely Michael Stamford son of [blank] Stamford of the Upper Ground in Old Parish Garden Liberty, who was forthwith to go to Christ College in Cambridge, his tutor present[+ly] provided for (Mr George Rust fellow in that college), the said governors have thought fit to allow unto him an exhibition of £6 a year for the space of six years if he so long continue in the university, it being the gift of Mr John Bingham, and he is to be called Mr John Bingham's scholar. And forasmuch as the parents of the said Michael Stamford are poor and not able to provide for his entrance and presentation to the said college, the said governors have thought fit to allow the said Michael Stamford the sum of £5 for his clothes and other accommodations to send him to the said university.
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This 25th of August 1654 the governors of the free school, being four in number, met together to choose a governor in the room of Mr Richard Wright deceased. And calling to their assistants here under named, there was chosen in the room of the said Mr Wright, Mr George Ewer.
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                                  This 19th of June 1655
The governors of the free grammar school, being met together, did take in consideration the condition of Michael Stanford, a poor man's son of this parish and a hopeful scholar lately sent to Cambridge, now, for his better maintenance and further encouragement, have settled upon him the gift of Mr Randall Carter, until they have one fit to receive this exhibition in the University of Oxford. And this to continue for 5 years if he so long live in the university, and no other presents [i.e., presented?] in the interim for Magdalen Hall in Oxford.
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