42 Four Letters written by the Rev. George Millard. 
that George Speke Petty, of Haslebury, esq., in 1719 gave to the Charity 
School the interest of £100 for ever. 
By deeds of lease and release, dated 234 and 24" December 1719 Thomas 
Speke, in order that a convenient house might be provided for the School- 
master of the Charity School for ever to dwel! in, and for the commodiousness 
of the said school and poor children to be taught therein, conveyed his messuage 
or tenement, and garden thereunto belonging, with the small piece of void 
ground thereunto adjoining, on the north side of the said messuage, and 
abutting against Box Church-yard, on the east end or side thereof; and also 
sufficient ground in the garden then in the possession of John Ford, not 
exceeding two feet in breadth and 42 feet in length, whereon to erect the south 
wall of the messuage when the same should be rebuilt; to hold to G. Millard! 
and others, upon trust for the only benefit of the said charity school, and for 
books for the children, and for instructing them according to the judgment 
and discretion of the Vicar of Box for the time being, and other trustees, or 
any two or more of them, thereof the Vicar of Box to be always one; and 
upon further trust, to permit the said messuage, garden, and premises to be 
occupied, and the profits received and taken by the poor children, or else that 
the same should be applied for their benefit and for defraying the charges of 
books. 
By indentures of lease and release, dated 2° and 3". September 1728, 
Christopher Eyre, for better maintaining and continuing of the charity 
school in Box, and instructing poor children therein, conveyed his messuage 
or cottage, garden and appurtenances, containing half an acre, situate at 
Henley, in the parish of Box; also his other messuage or cottage, garden, 
orchard and appurtenances, containing in the whole half an acre situate at 
Henley; and also his other messuage or cottage garden and appurtenances 
situate at Henley? aforesaid; to hold to the said Millard and others, to the 
end that the said Millard® and others might, as they should think fit, 
make sale of the premises, and employ the monies so raised, as well as 
any rents thereof, in trust for the only benefit and better support of the said 
charity school, and of the poor children, from time to time therein taught, and 
for books for the poor children, instructing them according to the judgment 
and discretion of the Vicar of Box for the time being and other trustees, any 
two or more of them, whereof the Vicar of Box to be always one for ever. 
It appears by the same table of Benefactions, that Thomas Speke‘ of 
Haslebury, esquire, gave to the charity school 100/ in 1726; that Mrs. Anne 
Speke, relict of Thomas Speke, gave another 1007 for the same purpose in 
1 Rev. George Millard, and his successors, Vicars of Box, Giles Hyre, 
Ambrose Goddard, and Samuel Webb, and their heirs. 
2The land at Henley belonging to Box Charity is described in the Tithe 
apportionment, 1838, as only 2r. 17p., and only two cottages are mentioned. 
3 Rey. G. Millard and his successors, Thomas Speke, Giles Eyre, and Samuel 
’ Webb. 
4No will can be found either at Doctors’ Commons or in the Registry at 
Salisbury. 
