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Ex. p. me Henrici Leke, Deput. Audit.

29 die Marcii anno E. VI. quarto. The Kinges maiestie by thadvise of his privy Counsaill is pleased and contented that a free Grammer Scole shalbe erected and established in Shirbone in the Countie of Dors. Landes to the yerely value of 20 li. to be geven and assured by his highness to the mayntenennce thereof, And that there shalbe a Corporacon of 20 of the Inhabytants of the Towne and Parishe of Shirbone aforesaid to be inhabled to have ppetuall succession as Gouernours of the possessions revenues and goodes of the same scoole, and to have powre to receyve the lands to be appoynted for the said scoole goods and gouernnce thereof. Wherefore there must be a bill therof devysed accordingly, and a graunte to be made of the lands aboue rehersed wth the Issues and proffitss therof from the Annunciation of our Lady last to the Gouernours of the possessions revenues and goodes of the said Scoole and to their Successours wth a Licence also that they may take and receyve by way of purchase or gifte other landes and heredytaments hereafter to the yerely value of £20.

From the foregoing document it will be seen that the following Chantry Lands were allocated to the foundation of Sherborne Grammar School, viz. :—

(1) The lands belonging to a Chantry in Martock, co. Somerset, which lands were all in the county of Dorset, amounting to, nett

(2) The lands belonging to the Chantry of St. Katherine in Gillingham, nett

(2) The lands belonging to Gibbons Chantry in Lytchet Maltravers, nett

(4) The lands of the Free Chapel of Thorneton in Marnhull, nett

(5) Lands in Symondsbury, part of the Chantry of St. Katherine in the Church of Ilminster, co. Somerset, nett

7 7 0

600

200

2 14 0

1 19 0

£20 0 0

The Charter is given in full in Hutchins Vol. IV. 292, but the details of the lands, &c., are not given there. Further information about the School will be found in Vol. IV., 284.

The Grammar School in Netherbury, Lands in Swanwich for the Maintenance of the Sea Walls and the Grammar School in Wimborne Minster.

Augmentation Office, Foundations of Schools. Edward VI. Roll No. 13. No. 23

20 July 2 Edw. VI. 1548 Wee for Walter Myldway knight and Robert Keylwey esquier Comyssioners appoynted by the Kinges Maiesties Comysson under the greate seale of England bering date the XXth daie of June last past touching order to be taken for the contynuance and mayntenance of Scholes and preachers and of priests and of Curates of necessitie for serving of Cures and Mynystracon of Sacraments and for money and other things to be continued and paid to the poore and for dyverse other things appoynted to be done and executed by vertue of the same Comyssion.

To the Auditor and Receyvour of the revenues of the Courte of Thaugmentacons and revenues of the Kings

Maiesties Crowne in the Countie of Dors and to either of them greeting.

For as moche as it apperith by the certificats of the pticler surveys of lands of the said Courte in the said

Countie that a Grammer Schole hath been contynuallie kept in Netherbury (Chantry Roll 40 (57) in the said Countie wt the revenues of the late Chauntrie of Netherbury And that the Scolemaster hath had for his stipende and wages yerelie Cvis viiid which Scole is very mete and necessarie to be contynued And that xs xid yerelie hath been paid out of certeyn lands wthin the parishe of Sanwyche (Chantry Roll 90) in the said Countie to the mayntenennce of See bankes there And that a Fre Grammer Scole hath been kept in Wymborne (Chantry Roll 28, 106) in the said Countie and that the Scolemaster there hath had for his stipende and wags yerely xli iis xid, wch Scole is very mete and necessarie to be contynued And that it is nedefull and necessarie to have foure Curates for serving of the Cures in the Churche of Wymbone and in three Chapells belonging to the same being farre distant from the thens.

We therefore the said Comyssionars by vertue and aucthoritie of the said Comyssion have assigned and appoynted that the said Grammer Scole in Netherbury aforesaid shall contynue And that Martyne Smythe Scolemaster there shall have and enjoye the rome of Scolemaster there and shall have for his wages yerelie Cvis viiid And that the said x8. xid shalbe paid yerelie to the maynetenannce of the Sea Bankes in Sanwiche aforesaid as heretofore it hath been accustomed. And that the said Gramer Scole in Wymborne aforesaid shall contynue And that the Scolemaster there shall have for his stipende and wages yerelie xli iis xid. And that Joh Dooe (?) late Vicar of the first prebende in 'he said Coledge of Wymborne, John Clerke late Vicar of the second prebende in the same Col edge, Walter Mathewe late Vicar of the thirde prebende in the same College and John Goddyng late Vicar of the fourth prebende in the same Colledge shalbe Curates of the parishe Churche of Wymborne aforesaid and of the three Chapells annexed and belonging to the same and that evy of the same Curates shall have wages yerelie xili xiiis iiiid.

And we the said Comyssioners on the Kings Maiesties behalf by vertue of the said Comyssion do require you the said Receyvor that of suche the Kings money and revenues as from tyme to tyme shalbe and remayne in your hands ye do content and paie yerelie from Ester last furthwarde the said severall somes of money before mencõned to the psones before rehersed and to suche other psone and psones as shall have and enjoye the romes and places of the same psones to be paid wekely

or quarterly or otherwise as necessitie shal require untill suche tyme as further or other order shalbe taken for the same. And this warraunte shalbe to you the said Receyvor and Audytor sufficient discharge for the payment and allowaunce of the same accordinglye.

Youen the xxth daie of Julye in the seconde yere of the reigne of our souereign lorde Edwarde the Sixt by the grace of God King of England Fraunce and Ireland defendor of the faith and of the Churche of Englande and also of Ireland in eairth the supreme hedd.

WA. MILDMAY.
ROBT. KEYLWEY.

From the foregoing document it will be seen that the income belonging to the Chantry founded by Thomas Powlett, at Netherbury (see Chantry Roll No. 40, 57) was given by Edward VI. to the Free Grammar School in that town. Unfortunately, however, no details are given; but it would seem that the amount £5 6s. 8d. was paid by the Paulett family for an obit, and there may have been no lands specifically applied for the purpose. More as to this school will be found in Hutchins, Vol. II., 108.

The lands from which 10s. 11d. were yearly paid for maintaining the sea banks at Swanwich (Chantry Roll No. 90) also are not enumerated, but the rent was to be continued to be used for the purpose stated. Hutchins does not seem to mention this endowment.

The property of the Chantry founded by Margaret, Countess of Richmond and Derby (Chantry Roll No. 28, 106) was granted to the Free School in Wimborne Minster, but the details are not given. Hutchins gives a lengthy account of this School in Vol. III. 191, and quotes in full on p. 270 the deed or Charter dated 12 March 2 Henry VIII. 1511, and on p. 273A the Letter of Attorney to take livery and seisin, 21 May 3 Henry VIII., 1511, of certain lands specified in Somerset. These may very likely be the lands from which the income of £11 2s. Od. came.

THE END.

The Normans in Dorset.

By the Rev. C. W. H. DICKER.

(Read March 2nd, 1910.)

BRANCH of that wonderful race of North-men, to whom the world owes the making of England in the seventh and eighth centuries, and its re-making in the eleventh and twelfth, wrested about the year 918 from the Frankish king the province which still bears their name, Normandy. Amongst the qualities which distinguished that common stock whence English and Normans descended, were a remarkable capacity for acquiring and assimilating new forms of civilisation, and also the power of impressing their national characteristics upon races with which they came into contact.

These qualities are strikingly illustrated by the divergent lines of development which followed their conquests respectively in Britain and France. The English quickly adopted the Christian religion; but were not tempted to adopt the degenerate forms of town-life of the Welsh, and established

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