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SCHOOLS under Reddall were the Rev. William Standish, an old Uppinghamite, school exhibitioner in 1712,6. A. of Sidney-Sussex College in 1716, who was appointed in 172 1 ; and John Running, one of Wright's pupils at Oakham, admitted to St. John's 4 July 1719,"" B.A. 1722, who succeeded Standish in 1725. At the next vacancy in the mastership in 1734, the trustees went to Oakham for a suc- cessor, choosing William Hubbard (also Hubbert in St. John's registers) of Clare Hall, B.A. 1718, M.A. 1 722, whose fifteen years' experience under Wright and Adcock was a sufficient guarantee that he understood the secret of their success, and with its help could restore the prosperity of Uppingham. If this was the expectation it was doomed to disappointment ; the fortunes of the school sank to a lower and lower ebb both under Hubbard and under Henry Leybourn, the next master, appointed in 1747. It transpires, from a decree of the governors made soon after Hubbard's election, that it was customary for a newly-appointed master to provide an entertain- ment at his own expense. In this instance, by special favour, Hubbard received assistance from the trust to the extent of ^4, but only in ' con- sideration of his allowing the widow of Mr. Reddal [his predecessor] the quarter's salary from Lady day to Midsummer 1734.' Henry Leybourn was probably the person of that name who on 24 March 17 14-15 was admitted to St. John's College from Pocklington School, and took his B.A. degree in 1 7 18 and his M.A. in 1722, and who later on, as vicar of Everingham, York- shire, in succession to his father, sent another Henry to St. John's on 13 October 1744.'" Two pupils of Hubbard entered at St. John's College, one in 1739, and in 1746 Henry Green, who had also been at Leicester Gram- mar School, afterwards a Prebendary of St. Paul's (1772-97). Another pupil of his, John Willey of Christ's College, school exhibitioner in 1737, B.A. 1740, M.A. 1744, became a fellow on that foundation.'" No Uppingham boy entered St. John's in Leybourn's time, and it is doubtful whether more than one of the four exhibitioners educated in his time went to the university. We know the names of two ushers " Admissions to St. 'John's, pt. iii, 20. '° Ibid. pt. ii, 217, and pt. iii, 114. " Ibid. pt. iii, 120 and note. " — Kerchevall and — Pomfret are given as school «xhibitioners in The Uppingham School Roll in 1737 and 1747. A John Kerchevall, from Oakham, entered St. John's on 5 May 1737, and a Robert Pomfret, son of Benjamin, _/am consulttis, from the same school on 4 Nov. 1745 {Admissions, &c. iii, 86, 117). These two Oakhamiaus must have been awarded Uppingham exhibitions under the decree of the governors of 1726 {supra, p. 274). So also John Lettice is given as an Uppingham exhibitioner under Leybourn (see jupra, p. 275). under Hubbard, Francis Drake," who succeeded Bunning in 1737, probably the person who took his B.A. from St. John's in 1 71 7, and his M.A. in 1722 ; and William Belgrave, who followed next year, an old boy, school exhibitioner in 1 73 1, B.A. of Clare Hall in 1735, and M.A. in 1757? who, if he took his master's degree to improve his chance of succeeding Leybourn, must have been disappointed. The choice of the governors fell upon Henry Knapp, fellow of King's College, B.A. 1753, M.A. 1757. No doubt an Etonian, he must have been responsible for introducing the ' Eton plan of Classical Education ' '■• at Uppingham, which Carlisle found in force in 18 15 in both schools, though perhaps this may have meant little more than the use of the Eton Latin and Greek grammars. In Knapp there is no doubt that the trustees had made an excellent appointment. During his stay of fourteen years 18 school exhibitions were gained, and of the holders eight secured fellowships at Cambridge. William Becher, school exhibitioner in 1760, and George Belgrave in 1766, became fellows of St. John's. Becher was forced to resign his fellowship in 1767, on marriage, after successfully concealing the happy event for six weeks ; afterwards he held various livings in the Midlands, and was a prebendary at Southwell from 1778.'^ Bel- grave, in 1788, also forfeited his fellowship through marriage, and like Becher, took up clerical work, as vicar of Cockfield from 1788 and of Stebbing from 1802 till his death in 1 83 1.'* No fewer than five were elected fellows of Clare. The earliest, John Torkington, ex- hibitioner in 1763, junior optime in 1766, B.A. 1766, M.A. 1769, B.D. 1778, D.D. by royal licence 1785, was master of his college from 1 78 1 to 1815. Charles Woolsey Johnson, B.A. 1770, M.A. 1773, fellow of the same college, must have been — Johnson, who appears in the list as school exhibitioner in 1766, and was most certainly of founder's kin." The other fellows of Clare were John Hopkinson, exhibitioner in 1769, John Mirehouse, exhibi- tioner in 1770, and Robert Middleton, exhibi- tioner in 177 1. William Pochin, exhibitioner in 1769, became a fellow of Emmanuel. A new usher was appointed towards the end of Knapp's reign, a Mr. Parker, whose provenance remains to be determined. Knapp, after ruling Uppingham for fourteen years (1757— 71), resigned on accepting the head- mastership of Stamford School, which he retained until his death in 1780. The governors again ^ See supra, p. 278. ii, 158 and 669. " Admissions, &c. pt. ii, 213. " Admissions to St. Johns, pt. '^ Ibid. 171 and 710. " The Rev. Woolsey Johnson was patron from 1729 to 1756. '* This may be added to the account of Stamford School in V.C.H. Lines, ii, 477. 285