SCHOOLS 



school and an elementary school in one lowered the grammar school, as 

 in the case of St. Olave's, Southwark, which ^ never flourished throughout 

 its career until it got rid of its elementary adjunct in the latter half of 

 the nineteenth century. 



The settlement of the new conveyance seems to have taken two 

 years, as it was not until 9 April, i 599, that the first account was presented, 

 when Henry Spencer accounted for the first and Mr. Thomas Mulshoe 

 for the second half of the year ending Lady Day, 1598-9. Spencer 

 received ^z\ \s. 4^/., and Mulshoe ^Tii 13J. ; but they significantly 

 record ' A greate parte of the lands which the collectors cannott gett, as 

 they affirme.' From this account it appears that Mr. Robert Law, 

 ' presbyter Eboracensis ' as he signs himself in one of the parish books, 

 was the schoolmaster at the time of the decree, and of an elementary kind 

 only, as he was paid ^^9 1 4J. ' at diverse payments ' by Spencer, ' in parte 

 of his wages,' and £^\ on 2 August by Mulshoe ; but that he was super- 

 seded under the new order at Christmas, 1598. For Mr. Crosley, who 

 signs the account as ' Alexander Crosley, Scholemaister,' was paid 

 ^3 6j. 8^. for a quarter's wages, while on 10 April, 1599, Mr. Lawe 

 {sic) was described as 'the Usher' and was paid £^1 ioj. Crosley was a 

 person of some academical distinction, having been elected a Fellow of 

 Exeter College, Oxford, 29 June, 1583, the day after he took his B.A. 

 degree. He took his M.A. degree on 11 July, 1586, and resigned his 

 fellowship on 17 November, 1597, apparently to take this appointment. 

 In 1599 Crosley was duly paid ^h 13J. \d. and Mr. Robert Lawe 

 ;(^3 6j. ^d. for the first half-year ; but at the day of the account on Easter 

 Tuesday, 1600, 'both the Scholemaisters desyre theyre stipends for one 

 hole yeare and do confesse they have received for one half yeare, which 

 is £^\o, but behind for the other half yeare, which is jCio; and no 

 collectors either newe or old to make theyre appearance, but the Schole- 

 maisters unpayed.' Nevertheless the feoffees and the ' publique officers ' 

 of the parish, viz., four ' thirdbarowes,' four churchwardens, a ' brig- 

 reeve ' and three overseers of bridges and highways, the high or chief 

 (he is called both) constable, another constable, the ' feldsmen,' a victuall 

 taster, and two ' overseers of leather ' — one-third of whom sadly wanted 

 the schoolmaster's services, as they could not write but had to make their 

 marks — declared on Easter Monday how the surplus income after paying 

 the unpaid schoolmasters was to go. They did, indeed, allow, though 

 only in the second place, £^1 for repairs to the school ; but even so the 

 true reason peeps out, that it was not so much because it was a school, 

 but because it was also a town hall, * being with the late greate wynde 

 unpaved [sic], and the schollers not able to learne there, neyther no 

 persons of worshipp resorting aboute the Queen's affayres there usually 

 to assemble, neyther the inhabitants of the towne there to remayne at 

 tymes for conference ; And convenyent tables and seates wanting for 

 the Schoolemaisters and theyre schollers to sett in, write, and other 

 neccessaries.' 



' V.C.H. Surrey, ii, 186. 

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