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344 THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL. sowle w*in the paroche churche of Saynte Marye weke aforesayde, But also that he, the sayde pryste, do teache chylderne freelye in a scole founded by the sayde Dame Percyvall, not farr distant from the sayde churche, And he to perceyve for his yerely stipend or salarye xij H vi 8 , to be levyed of the lands gyven, amonge other uses, to that entent & purpose ; To fynde a manciple, also, to instructe & teache children under the sayde scolemaster, and he to have for the mayntenaunce of his lyving yerelye xxvj 8 viij d : To gyve to a Laundresse to wasshe the clothes of the aforesayde scolemayster and manciple for her rewarde yerelye xiij 8 iiij d ; And the remayne of the sayde lands the above named Foundresse wylled (all charges of reparacons as well of the ten t8 houses, as also of the chalys, and ornaments belonging to the sayd Chauntrye being firste susteyned and allowed) shuld be expendyd in the keepinge of an obytt yerelye for herr, w'in the paryshe churche aforesayde. The yerelye value of all the lands and possessions belonging or appertaynyng to the chauntrye aforesayde xv 11 xiiij 8 viij d defalked. For rents resolute yerely owt of the sayde landes to dyvrse and sondry persons xxj 8 vij d . For the yerelye stipende of Will m Chalwell, now Incombent <fe Scolemayster there, xij u vi s . For the yerelye salarye of now mancyple there xxvi 8 xiij d . For the rewarde of the Laundresse by the yere xiij 8 iiij d . And so remayne clere the x 11 . In this value not reprysed, vii 8 i d , the said Foundress wylled to be expendyd yerelye in the celebrating of an Obit as is before declared. . . . Mem a that ye sayde Chauntrye is a great comfort to all ye countrie, for y l they y* lyst may sett their children to borde there and have them taught freely, for ye w ch purpose there is an house and offices appointed by ye foundacon accordynglye. This last mentioned certificate of King Henry VIII. is recited in the aforesaid certificate of 2 Edward VI. as follows : The pishe off Weke bte Marie in the said countie [of Cornwall] where are howselynge people cl fci [150] A chauntrie at the awlter of Seynt John Baptyst, in the northe yelde in the same church, off the foundacon of Dame Tompsen Pcivall, wyff of Syr John Pcyvall, Knyght & alderman of London, to celebrate there for ev r . And the Incomb* thereof to teache chylderne frely in a scole nott far frome the churche. The said scole in decay, by