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well, (if possible it may bee,) which poore brother appointed to that 
office, and quallified and placed as afore, shall have for his lodginge 
and dwellinge place, during the time that he contineweth school- 
master, that howse which I have builded for that purpose, adioininge 
to the saide Hospitall,.... 
. The wardein from time to time, so often as the place shalbe voide, 
shalbe one of the poore brethren of the said Hospitall, and shalbe 
appointed by me the founder during my life; and after my deathe, 
and the deathe of suche wardeine as is allreadye appointed by myself, 
suche one of the poore brethrene shalbe chosen after moreninge 
prayere, in the chappell of the saide Hospitall, within seaven days 
after every suche vacation, as the greater parte of all, that is to saye of 
the schoole-master (if that place be then full) and of the other poore 
brethrene recconed together, and then present, shall chose to be 
wardein. 
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The office of the wardeine shalbe to keepe one of the keyes of the 
comon chests and dore of the evidence-howse; to procure that the 
gates be locked and opened at due times appointed; and that the 
keyes on nightes be broughte unto him ; to be present at all admissions 
and payinge of wages; to see that all enteries be duly made in the 
lidger booke, and the evidence well and safelye laide up and kepte; to 
keepe the keyes of the voide lodgings, and to deliver them to the next 
brother or sister newlye appointed; to looke in time to reparations, 
and to all other good husbandry of the Hospitall; to foresee that, fire 
and candells be not daungerously kepte; to require and exacte of each 
one of the poore brethren and sisters the observation of the ordinaunces 
and statuts; and suche as be necligente and faultye gentlye to ad- 
monishe them, or, if the qualitie of the faulte so require, to complaine 
of the delinquents unto the Archbishopp of Canterburye, or the see 
archiepiscopall being voide, unto the Custos Spiritualitatis of the see 
of Canterbury for the time beinge, to whome I give authoritie to 
redress the same, accordinge to his discretion. 
CAP. VII. 
Off the office of the poore brother that is appointed to be 
schoolemaster. 
The schoolemaster shall freelye teache suche of the children of the 
parishe of Croydon, without exactinge any thinge for theire teachinge, 
as are of the poorer sorte, suche as shalbe so accounted by the vicar or 
curate of Croydon, and two of the better sorte of the inhabitants in 
Croydon. 
CAP, VIII. 
Of the yearely proportion of allowance of the members of 
the Hospitall. 
Firste, the custos or wardeine shall have yerely six pounds extra- 
ordinary allowance; the schoolmaster beinge a member of the saide 
Hospitall, shall have yerely twenty poundes; and every other poore 
brother and sistere of the saide Hospitall shall have yerely five pounds 
apece allowance, over and beside such wood, corne, and other pro- 
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