Proceedings and Account Book.

RYE/114/1

Proceedings and Account Book.

1719-1813

Large volume in stiff vellum cover, entitled: 'Rye. Articles for the Qualifications of and Government of a Charity School founded by the will of Mr. James Sanders Dec'd Agreed upon the 24th Day of March 1720. And also a Register of the Names of the ... Children sent to the said School.' The contents do not include a list of children other than the formal order of the court directing admittance. There are also some proceedings of Peacocke's School trustees entered in the reverse, 1724-1812.

fo. 1 Note that this volume was produced in Chancery, Attorney General v. RYE corporation, 1812.

fos. 2-5r 'Articles of Qualifications for a Candidate to be Master of the Charity School .... Founded by James Sanders ... Agreed upon' 19 March 1721. 4 articles. (See Holloway, p. 409.)

'Articles, Orders and Directions ....' as in title above. 14 articles. (Ibid, pp. 410-13.)

fos. 5r-14 Orders for admission of scholars, passing of accounts and election of master in the town courts, with statements of accounts commencing May 1719 by the borough treasurer and receipts of salary signed by the master, 1721-30.

fos. 15-17 Receipts only, 1730-46.

fos. 17v-26 Orders at courts including reference to delivery of school lists, 1727-47.

fos. 27-31r Orders and receipts, 1747-54.

fos. 31v-32r Orders only, 1754-58.

fos. 32v-33r Receipts 1755-65, 1768.

fos. 33v-40 blank.

fos. 41-42 Receipts of interest on £50 lent by Peacocke's School to Sanders' School, 1762-79, 1801-13.

fos. 43-45 blank.

fos. 46-47r. Receipts of interest on £250 on mortgage of a farm, 1760-83.

fos. 47v-53 blank

fo. 54 Order of the governors revoking the article disallowing the master from being a freeman of Rye, 20 August 1760.

fos. 55-59r Orders of governors' meetings, 1763-1810.

fo. 59v blank.

fos. 60-63r Treasurer's accounts, receipts and disbursements, 1727-32, ending with receipt for the balance then due to trustees, 2 August 1757.

fos. 63v-71r blank.

fos. 71v-72 Treasurer's accounts, 1734-38.

fos. 73v-75r blank.

fos. 75v-112r Accounts, 1738-1813, including receipts of salary etc. by William Jackson pasted in, 1800-13.

fos. 112v-128 blank.

fos. 129-141 Orders etc., 1758-1813.

fos. 142-331r blank

fos. 331v-332r Account of receipt of premium of £75 for the lease of the school farm and payments made.

fos. 332v-344 blank.

fo. 345 onwards written and numbered in reverse.

In reverse:

fo. 1 Minutes of meeting of Peacocke's School governors, appointing Lewis Jones master on resignation of Nicholas Mannooch, 18 December 1724.

fo. 2 Minutes of meeting etc. on letting the school farm, 18 September 1723.

fos. 3-4 blank.

fos. 5-11 Orders of the governors of Peacocke's School, including visitation, report and proceedings, 1741, 1746, 1747, 1754, 1760 (when Peter Collett was appointed master in the place of Lewis Jones, clerk, dec'd), 1763, 1791 (William Jackson in place of Peter Collett, dec'd), 1809.

fos. 12-16r blank

fos. 16v-17r Accounts of receipts and disbursements for Peacocke's School, 1747-52.

fo. 17v blank

fos. 18-22 Receipts for stipends by masters of Peacocke's School and occasional notes of other payments, 1756-1812.

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