Four Letters written by the Rev. George Millard. 41 
 Calston) together with y* young People, upon the same Exercise: As I likewise 
- did about y* same time at Marshfield, a Town near me, (lying in Glo’stershire,) 
where is a charity-school for 24 children (all Boys) taught and cloath’d by a 
subscription of some of the chief Inhabitants, w‘., by the way, may serve to 
correct one mistake in your printed account of the schools, w*" takes notice 
but of 12 in that Place. The Children and young People of both these Places 
have already made a very good Progress in their Singing: and I am in good 
_ hopes that the Influence of these our Examples will soon extend to a great 
‘ many other Parishes. I have been lately inform’d y‘ 2 or 3 more at a small 
- distance from me are going upon it, and I shall be ready to forward it as much 
: [as] lies in my Power, having experimentally found it to be such an excellent 
: means of promoting X“" Knowledge. 
You'll doe me the Favour, I hope, to give my most humble Service to the 
- Honourable Society, upon whose most worthy Labours I shall always continue 
to begg the Divine Blessing. Iam likewise with much Sincerity and Respect, 
Dear Sir, 
Your most oblig’d Friend 
and humble Servant 
o 
Geo: Millard. 
[The letter is addressed —] 
For 
M'. Newman at the Rever'. 
Mr". Shute’s in London-house 
in 
Aldersgate-Street 
London. 
[It is endorsed :—] 
Wiltshire 
Box. May 30%. 1718 
5618. Geo. Millard 
Refer‘. to y® Com. 
Report on Box CHARITY, 
[Printed in “ Sessional Papers,” 18834, vol. xxii., 1.] 
} Dame Rachel Speke, of Haslebury, in the parish of Box, by her will,’ dated 
26th Oct., 1710, gave the interest of £100 for the use and better advancement 
of such Charity Schools as then were and thereafter should be in the parish 
of Box, for instructing poor children of the said parish, and for furnishing 
them with books. It appears by a Table of Benefactions in the parish Church, 
1This will cannot be found at Doctors’ Commons or in the Registry at 
Salisbury. 
