they should think fit; upon further trust, to pay and apply the yearly sum of 40s. to and for four poor children of the township of North Allerton, such as the trustees, together with the minister and churchwardens of North Allerton, for the time being, should think most deserving (that is to say) 10s. for each of such poor children, five thereof for teaching such to read and write, and the other five for and towards the providing of him with clothes, the same to be paid and applied as aforesaid for each of such poor children for three years together, and no longer; and then or upon the death or removal of any such children sooner, others were to be appointed in like manner, to have the benefit of the said yearly sum of 40s.: upon further trust, to pay to the minister and churchwardens of North Allerton, at Michaelmas in each year, the yearly sum of £6 4s. 6d., to be by them laid out and applied as follows, viz. :30s. thereof to be laid out in loaves of bread of such a size, according to the number of poor families of North Allerton, as that a loaf might be given and distributed by the said minister and churchwardens to each poor family on Christmas-eve; 15s. to be laid out in loaves of bread, and distributed in like manner on Easter-eve; and 15s. more on Whitsun-eve; and 52s., further part of the said sum of £6 4s. 6d. to be laid out in bread, and distributed by the said minister and churchwardens, twelve pennyworth thereof on every Sunday in the year, amongst such poor people of North Allerton and Romanby, as should duly attend divine service in the parish church there the same day; and 12s. 6d. the remainder of the said sum of £6 4s. 6d., to be laid out in gloves for the minister and churchwardens, 5s. for the minister, and 2s. 6d. for each of the three churchwardens of North Allerton, for their care and trouble in the several distributions thereby directed: and upon further trust, that if at any time there should be a surplus of the rents and profits of the said premises, after payment of the said charities, to pay such surplus to the minister and churchwardens of North Allerton, who should distribute the same, in such proportions as

they should think fit, amongst such poor deserving housekeepers of the township of North Allerton, as were no way burdensome to the said town; with power of distress to the minister and churchwardens for the time being, for neglect of payment by the said parties of the second part, their heirs and assigns.

The closes called Yarn Closes, which by admeasurement contain only 8 acres or thereabouts, are let at the annual rent of £21, the full value. The rents, after deducting £1 6s. 6d. for a fee-farm rent, to which the land is subject, is applied as follows:

Twenty shillings a year, as directed by the deed, is paid to the churchwardens and overseers of Romanby, and the amount is distributed by them among ten poor persons of that township, chiefly to widows, in sums of 2s. to each, at Christmas. The payments to the minister and churchwardens of the parish, amounting to 12s. 6d., are also duly paid. £4 4s. a year is applied to the support of the National School, and £1 is equally divided between the parents of poor children, to be laid out by them in articles of clothing. The children are selected by the trustees from such whose parents reside in North Allerton, and continue under instruction for three years together. The sum of £11 4s. further part of the rents, is laid out in bread every year, of which £3 worth is distributed at Christmas by the churchwardens; 30s. worth more is distributed, in like manner, at each of the festivals of Easter and Whitsuntide; and there is also a regular distribution of 2s. worth of bread on each Sunday in the year, at the church, which is given to all such poor persons of the parish as attend divine service.

The residue of the rents, after providing for incidental expenses of the trust, is disposed of in occasional distributions of money amongst poor householders of North Allerton. An account of the receipts and disbursements of the charity is kept by the trustees.

ARCHBISHOP PALLISER.

By an entry in the register book of charities, it appears that the sum of £100, being the amount of

several charitable benefactions from archbishop Palliser* and others, to the poor of this parish, after being laid. out in a turnpike security, was, by a resolution of the select vestry in 1788, again called in, and expended in re-building the hospital called Maison Dieu.

* Memorandum.-Wee the minister, churchwardens, and overseers of the poore of the parish of North Allerton, in the North Riding of the county of Yorke doe hereby acknowledge that wee have the day and yeare above mentioned, received from the hands of Mr. James Whiston, of Beedall in the said riding, the sum of Twenty pounds, being the guift of Dr. William Palliser, now the most Reverend Father in God his Grace the Lord archbishop of Cassell, in the kingdome of Ireland, to the poore of the parish of North Allerton, which had the honour to have the said archbishop instructed in his first school education in it, whose wil and pleasure is that the said sume of Twenty pounds should be putt out to interest in a safe hand, and the persons who borrows the sume to finde two sullicient bondsmen for the greater security of the said money till it can be secured upon land, which the said archbishop desires may be done as soone as conveniently it can by the said minister, churchwardens, and overseers of the poore, or their successors, who are also to receive the interest of the said Twenty pounds yearly, and every year; and to distribute the same every Christmas Day to the most needfull poore of the said parish, according to their discressions. The said sum of Twenty pounds to remain a fund for the use of the said poore for ever.

And we beseech Allmighty God who takes such charity as done unto himselfe to recompense it an hundred fold into the donors bosome.—Church Books.

Schools, Register Office, and House of

Correction.

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THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

HIS is an ancient school, endowed with a stipend from the crown of £5 1s. 8d. per annum, payable by the receiver of crown rents for the county of York, who deducts 5s. for poundage, 2s. 6d. for debenture money, and 8d. for acquittance.*

We have not been able to meet with any copy of the grant or endowment from the crown, or any deeds relating to the commencement of the charity; but it is understood to be a Free Grammar School, open to the reception of four free-scholars, being children of poor parents belonging to the parish of North Allerton.

The property belonging to the school, including the house and garden, consists of a small close or parcel of ground, containing 3a. 3r., situate in the township of North Allerton, of the acquisition of which nothing is known; and the land at Catto, of John Eshall, is subject by his will (dated 1612) to the payment of 20s. yearly.

The earliest document relating to this school, is in 1327, when William the third, of Cowton, prior of Durham, presented John Podsay to be master :

* Carlisle's Endowed Schools, i. 860.

Præsentatio Joannis Podsay per Priorem Eccl. Dunelmensis ad Scolas Grammat. et Cantuales in Alverton.

Ex Libro Præsentationem et Literarum Prioris et Conventus Eccl. Dunelm. in Bibl. Cotton. Faust. a. vi. fol. 81.

Willielmus Prior Ecclesiæ Cathedralis Dunelmensis Ordinarius Spiritualitatis Sancti Cuthberti in diocesi Ebor. dilecto nobis in Christo Domino Joannis Podsay Capellano, salutem in amplexibus salvatoris. Te ad informandos pueros tam in Cantu quam in Grammatica ex laudabili testimonio fide dignorum sufficientem et jdoneum reputantes, scholas nostras de Alverton tam Cantuales quam Grammaticales, prout hactenus conferri consueverunt, tibi conferimus per præsentes, monitu charitatis, habendas et regendas, a dat. præsentium usque ad terminum trium annorum proxime sequentium, dummodo te bene et honeste habueris, et circa pueros informandos personaliter diligentiam adhibueris efficacem. In cujus rei testimonium, sigillum nostrum præsentibus est appensum.

Dat. v die mens. Octbr. ac Domini 1327.

The university advantages belonging to the school are five scholarships at Peter-house, Cambridge, of £10 a year each, founded by John Cosins, D.D., bishop of Durham, who gave such scholars as had been educated. in this school a right to them, failing of applicants from the school of Durham; and also contingent interests in twelve exhibitions of £20 per annum, at Lincoln college, Oxford, founded by lord Crewe, of Stene, bishop of Durham, who died in 1721.

In the year 1290, prior Horton, with the aid of the convent of Durham, first instituted a house at Oxford for eight Benedictine monks, and dedicated the same to St. Cuthbert. Wood says, bishop Bury finished this college, and bishop Hatfield enlarged the endowment, and made it permanent, appointing the eight monks to be chosen out of Durham priory, by the prior and convent, the senior of them to be custos, where they were to study philosophy and divinity. The eight students were called scholares seculares, and were to study