THIRD REPORT. MINUTES OF EVIDENCE Taken before the SELECT COMMITTEE appointed to inquire into the EDUCATION Of the Lower Orders of the Metropolis. Ordered, by the House of Commons, to be Printed, 19 June, 1816. Jovis, 6o die Junii, 1816. HENRY BROUGHAM, Esq. in the Chair. JOHN RICKMAN, Esquire, delivered in a paper, entitled, "Amount of Charitable Donations for the maintenance of Schools in England and Wales," extracted from the Returns, made by the Ministers and Churchwardens, of Charitable Donations for the benefit of Poor Persons, pursuant to the Act 26 Geo. 3. BY whom and for what purpose was this abstract prepared? It was prepared by me in the latter end of the year 1807, at the desire of The Speaker, in consequence of a Bill which had been brought into Parliament by Mr. Whitbread in the preceding Session. Up to what date were those returns?-They were the returns for the year 1785. By an Act of the last Session, the 55th of the King, cap. 47, still further information was directed to be procured on the same subject. The Rev. JOHN SLEATH, D. D. and Mr. WILLIAM HENRY LANE, called in, and Examined. (To Dr. Sleath.) You are high master of St. Paul's school? -Yes, I am. How long have you been in that situation?-Nearly two years. (To Mr. Lane.) What are you?-Accountant to the Mercers' Company. Upon what foundation is the school?-The foundation of Dr. John Colet, dean of St. Paul's in the year 1511. Was it founded by charter?-By the warrant of Henry the 8th, on the supplication of the dean. Have you got the copies of that warrant and supplication? -I have. [They were delivered in, and read, as follows:] SUPPLICATIO ad Regiam Maiestatem In the moste humble wyse shewith and besechith youre mooste gracious highnesse youre contynuall oratour John Colet deane of the cathedrall churche of Seynt Paule win your citie of London, That where youre said oratour to the pleasur of God and for and in agmentation and encrease as well of connyng as of vertuouse lyving win this yor realme hathe nowe of late edifyed within the cimitory of the saide cathedrall churche a ecole house (wherein he purposith that children as well borne and to be borne w'yn youre said citie as elsewhere) to the same repayring shall not oonely in conty nuance be substancially taughte and lernyd in laten tung, but also instructe & informed in vertuouse condiciouns, which by Goddes grace shall largely extende and habunde to the comon well of the people of this youre realme, and to the grete coumfort and comoditie of your grace and to youre heires, to have yong childern of youre realme both in conyng and vertue graciously brought up in avoydyng many folde vices which these dayes for lake of suche instruccion in youth been gretly rooted and contynued in yong people, to the grete displeasur of God And for the ppetuall cotynuance of the charges of the same, for ever to be borne paied and susteyned according to such ordre and direccion as youre saide orator by spčall favour and licence of your highnesse purposith to make and ordeyne, he intendith to geve and mortyse landis and tenementis of the clere yerely valew of fifty and three poundis in the countie of Buk, to som body corporat at his denomynacion In consideracion whereof it may please yo' hignesse of yo' most habudat grace & goodnesse, by your gracious tres patent und' your grete seale in due forme to be made, to graunt & licence your said orato to geve & graunt mans sone and tenements in the said countie of the clere yerely valour of fyfty and three poundis above all charges to som body corporate, and licence to the same body corporat the same landes and tenements to receyve and take to thentent beforesaid, eny statute of landes and tents to mortmayne not to be putt notw'standing, and that w'oute fyn fee or other charges therfore to be paide or borne to youre grace And youre said oratour shall daiely pray to God for the prosperitie of your moste noble and royall estate long to endure. WARANT cum ñram Regia assignat. To the King oure Sovaryne Lorde, PLEASETH you hignesse of yo' mooste noble and habundant grace to graunt unto your feithfull chapeleyn John Colet deane of the cathedrall church of Seynte Paule win yo' citie of London, your gracious Ires patent in due forme to be made according to the tenour ensuyng Rex Omnibus ad quos &c. Galtin Eciatis qd nos considerates pui ppositu dilecti nobis magn Johis Colet facre theologie doctoris decam ecctie Cath Sancti Pauli Londoñ |