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my Back upon them: in the space of near 5 years most of these are gone off to Business, & as I took in very few to supply their Places our School must be much impair'd. We have still however more Boarders than any School in yᵉ County, nor will I ever slacken my Diligence as long as I have yᵉ Honour to serve my Patrons. This favour I hope will not be deny'd, That I may still reduce my number of Boarders, and take in no new ones. I have been their Schoolmaster here more than 22 years, & have follow'd the laborious Employment more than 30, wᵗʰ some success. About 13 months since 3 of my Boarders went off together to Oxford, another young Gentleman of very great Fortune follow'd them in May last, several others too are likely gone off to Business. However the following Catalogue of Boarders in the House when our school broke up for Christmas will convince you that our School is in credit.
Pearson, Staffordshire—Ashwood, Shropshire—Lane, Shrop.—Holland, Herefordshire—Foley, Worcestershire—Conyngham, Dublin—Mason, Staff.—Elcock, Cheshire—Wood, Stafford—Lea, Shrop.—Lovatt, Staff.—Wood, Staff.—Cartwright, London—Stubbs, Shrop.—Dicken, Shrop.[1]
Mr. Dickenson (the Ussher) gives me an account of 8 Boarders, 6 of whom are day Scholars to me, besides these we have a good number of Boarders in the Town, the greatest Part of 'em are under the immediate Care of yᵉ Ussher, few of these attain to the Upper End of yᵉ School unless they are design'd for yᵉ Law, University, &c.
Will you be pleas'd Sʳ to send us Directions to hold a Visitation, to elect Scholars for yᵉ University, I would humbly recommend to my Worshipful Patrons, Charles Cotes, Esqʳ M.D.[2] Robt. Pigott Esqʳ.[3] The Reverᵈ Mʳ Binrell, yᵉ Revᵈ Mʳ Saunders, and yᵉ Reverᵈ Mʳ Hughs to fill up the number of Visitors in yᵉ Room of those deceased. Pardon me Sʳ for giving you the Trouble of this very long letter, my humble Duty waits upon my Patrons, & I am
My Wife desires you will accept a little Ham wᶜʰ will be at yᵉ George & White Hart Inn in Aldersgate Street on Saturday yᵉ 16ᵗʰ Instant Car. pᵈ.
It will be noticed in this letter that Lea states he has been a schoolmaster for over thirty years, which carries us back to 1717 or earlier. On 6 June, 1716, one Thomas Whitaker, a native of Bucknall, afterwards Rector of Ashton-upon-Mersey, was admitted to St. John's College, Cambridge, the register stating that he had been bred at Stoke, under "Mr. Lea," for four years (R. F. Scott's 'Admissions to St. John's College,' pt. iii. pp. 5, 302). There can be scarcely a doubt that "Mr. Lea" was the Rev. Samuel Lea, who, as Grazebrook's notes on the pedigree already referred to show, was described as "of Bucknall," which is in Stoke parish. Samuel Lea, as I mentioned in my book (p. 248), was curate of Bucknall in 1718, and his son Samuel was born at Stoke about 1725. Three of Lea's Newport pupils entered St. John's College, Cambridge: Robert Moreton in 1733, Thomas Gough in 1738, and Samuel Dickinson (as mentioned before) in 1749. Evidently Newport scholars went to Oxford rather than Cambridge. Aleyn Lyell Reade.
Park Corner, Blundellsands, near Liverpool.
(To be concluded.)
The Parry Family and the 'D.N.B.'—The following misstatements seem worth notice.
The 'D.N.B.' says of Edward Parry, Bishop of Killaloe that "his father's name has not been ascertained." The bishop was the son of Rees Parry of Newry and Anglesea, whose will was proved in 1618.
Of Sir Thomas Parry, alias Vaughan, the 'D.N.B.' says: "From him were descended the poets Henry and Thomas Vaughan." There is no foundation whatever for this statement. Though it would be difficult to trace the Vaughans, they in all probability belonged to the elder and legitimate branch of that family. Sir Thomas had only one son, who died unmarried, and two daughters, who married Knyvett and Abrahall. The Dictionary says that "Henry Parry, Bishop of Worcester, was never married." By his will he makes his wife Elizabeth executrix, and gives legacies to three sons and a daughter Pascha. The widow proved it P.C.C. 31 May, 1617.
Of William Parry of Shipston-on-Stour it is said that he "probably died about 1756." A. C. gives the exact date in Gent. Mag., 1807, p. 1191:—
"I have been favoured with a transcript from the register; it is exactly as follows: 'a.d. 1756. The Rev. William Parry, B.D., 30 years rector of Shipston, died universally lamented as he lived beloved on the 14ᵗʰ and was buried the 16ᵗʰ Sept.'"
Sir Lewis Pollard.—Prof. Pollard, writing of Sir Lewis Pollard in 'D.N.B.' (vol. xlvi. p. 60), gives his date of death as 1540, although he makes him "retire from the Bench after February, 1526." There can be no doubt that Pollard died in 1526. His will was proved 2 Nov., 1526 (P.C.C.
