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George Austen's 'historical discourse' on the Free Grammar School, recording the...
Catalogue reference: 1775/17/2
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- George Austen's 'historical discourse' on the Free Grammar School, recording the charters, donations, privileges and rights of the school conveyed by the founder and benefactors, and other matters collected by the author. Indexed. 233pp. Includes history of foundation of school; transcript of charters, pp9-12; Act of Parliament, 1563, pp17-22; surveys of school lands, pp30-33, 110-111; founders of the school, pp34-40; list of books donated by the Bishop of Norwich, pp51-53; names of subscribers, pp40-45, 55-56; will of William Hammond, pp47-49; books donated to school, p56; will of Alice Polsted, pp59-64; rental of school lands, pp72-73; advowson of Stoke, pp77-88; ordinances for Mr Baker's school, pp94-98; statutes and ordinances of the Free Grammar School, pp98-109; survey of lands belonging to Holy Trinity church, Guildford, pp111-112; survey of lands belonging to the town, pp112-114; transcript of deeds of lands belonging to the school, pp115-129, including the purchase of the George Inn, Guildford, pp129-132; titles of 'two great books given to the library of the said school by John Austen my brother', p135; extract from the will of Nicholas Stoughton relating to the annuity bequeathed to the school, will dated 28 Feb 1647, pp179-180; abstract from Henry Smith's charity deed, 1636, pp181-183; rental of school properties, 1671, pp186-188 et al. The volume also contains 'principal matters' from 'an old book, called the black book' updated annually by various officers of the town and recording accounts of rents, forfeits, profits of courts, fairs, et al by the bailiff's, hallwardens and other officers; ancient customs observed by sundry persons for admittance by general consent into the liberty and freedom of Guildford, c1327-c1500, pp136-170. The 'black book' of Guildford has since been lost. A memorandum at the beginning of the volume states that this transcript has been examined against the original manuscript book given by George Austen to the town of Guildford, and was made because the two original copies, one of which was to left to the school and the other kept in Austen's family, were lost or mislaid. The entry is signed by John Shotter, Town Clerk, 6 Sep 1754
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- (1607) copy 1754
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- Surrey History Centre
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- English
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George Austen's 'historical discourse' on the Free Grammar School, recording the charters, donations, privileges and rights of the school conveyed by the founder and benefactors, and other matters collected by the author. Indexed. 233pp. Includes history of foundation of school; transcript of charters, pp9-12; Act of Parliament, 1563, pp17-22; surveys of school lands, pp30-33, 110-111; founders of the school, pp34-40; list of books donated by the Bishop of Norwich, pp51-53; names of subscribers, pp40-45, 55-56; will of William Hammond, pp47-49; books donated to school, p56; will of Alice Polsted, pp59-64; rental of school lands, pp72-73; advowson of Stoke, pp77-88; ordinances for Mr Baker's school, pp94-98; statutes and ordinances of the Free Grammar School, pp98-109; survey of lands belonging to Holy Trinity church, Guildford, pp111-112; survey of lands belonging to the town, pp112-114; transcript of deeds of lands belonging to the school, pp115-129, including the purchase of the George Inn, Guildford, pp129-132; titles of 'two great books given to the library of the said school by John Austen my brother', p135; extract from the will of Nicholas Stoughton relating to the annuity bequeathed to the school, will dated 28 Feb 1647, pp179-180; abstract from Henry Smith's charity deed, 1636, pp181-183; rental of school properties, 1671, pp186-188 et al. The volume also contains 'principal matters' from 'an old book, called the black book' updated annually by various officers of the town and recording accounts of rents, forfeits, profits of courts, fairs, et al by the bailiff's, hallwardens and other officers; ancient customs observed by sundry persons for admittance by general consent into the liberty and freedom of Guildford, c1327-c1500, pp136-170. The 'black book' of Guildford has since been lost. A memorandum at the beginning of the volume states that this transcript has been examined against the original manuscript book given by George Austen to the town of Guildford, and was made because the two original copies, one of which was to left to the school and the other kept in Austen's family, were lost or mislaid. The entry is signed by John Shotter, Town Clerk, 6 Sep 1754