: Four Letters written by the Rev. George Millard. 43 
1726; and that Mr. Pauncefoot Miller, merchant in Jamaica, gave another 
1002 in 1727. 
It also appears by the Benefaction table above mentioned, that the five 
several sums of 1007 given by Dame Rachel Speke, George Speke Petty, 
Thomas Speke, Mrs. Anne Speke, and Mr. Pancefoot Miller, had been laid 
_ out by the trustees in the purchase of lands, and in building a barn at Foggam. 
The lands purchased are specified in the following coaveyance : 
By Indentures of lease and release, dated 26" and 27" October, 1727, 
William Northey, in consideration of 2977 14s paid him by the Rev. George 
Miller or Millard, then Vicar of Box, granted and sold unto the said G. Miller, 
his heirs and assigns for ever, a Messuage, Tenement or cottage, at Foggam, 
with the Gardens, orchard and appurtenances adjoining, near the north side 
of the Ground called Foggam Ground; also that other messuage, tenement or 
cottage, with the gardens, orchards, and appurtenances thereto belonging, 
adjoining to the tenement aforesaid; also a field of arable ground called 
Foggam Ground, containing by estimation 10 acres, bounded by closes of 
ground called the Craw Leaze, and near the north part by ground then late 
of William Basset on the south, by a paddock then late of William Sorill and 
James Baker on the east, and by Foggam Mead on the west ; also the meadow 
or pasture ground called Foggam Mead, containing by estimation six acres, 
bounded by the river there near the north and western part, by ground called 
Hemming pool on the south, and by Foggam Ground on the east; to hold to 
the said George Miller, his heirs and assigns for ever. 
A further donation of 1007 appears by the same Table of Benefactions to 
have been made by the trustees of Henry Hoare,! of Stourton, esquire towards 
building a room in the Workhouse for the Charity School, and that the same 
was completed and fitted up by other gifts in 1728. 
A further small purchase was made by Mr. Miller, on account of the school, 
in 1732, as appears by the following conveyance: 
By Indentures of lease and release, dated 19th and 20th December, 1732, 
the release being made between Arthur Lewis of Box, yeoman, of the one 
part, and the Rev. George Miller, of Box, of the other part, the said Lewis 
in consideration of 43/7 5s. paid by the said Miller, granted and sold to the 
said Miller, and his heirs and assigns, a little close of meadow or pasture 
ground called Foggam Ham alias Symsion’s Close, containing by estimation 
one acre situate in the parish cf Box; to hold to the use of the said George 
Miller, his heirs and assigns for ever. 
Though neither in this conveyance nor in the preceding one of 1727, is 
any mention made of the trusts on which the premises conveyed were held, 
the following items found in an account book of Mr. Miller’s, now in the 
a ae ree ery 
1 By 1st codicil to the will of Henry Hoare proved in Prerogative Court of 
_ Canterbury 13th March, 1724, £2000 was bequeathed to trustees for ‘ erecting 
and encouraging of Charity Schools or Workhouses for the poor or for the 
benefit of such Charity Schools or Workhouses which are or shall be erected 
and in such manner as my said Trustees or the major part of them,” &c. 
The same table also mentions a further £100 as given by Mr. Hoare’s 
trustees in 1728 ‘‘ towards building the workhouse.” 
