SCHOOLS 



Song and descant. And that the same Prests or 

 either of theym, shall not have, nor take, or require 

 to have, or take for his or theyr techyng any thyng, 

 oneless yt be frely and liberally gyven unto theym 

 by the Frendys of the Scolers, or by the same 

 Scooters, by way of Rewarde, without any former 

 Covenant or Promyse, except yt be for teching to 

 play at the Organs. 



In other words, there was to be a free grammar 

 school and a free song school. Of the 18 the 

 grammar schoolmaster was to have jiO a year 

 and the song schoolmaster 8. ' Which two 

 prests shalbe at Newarke aforesaide contynually 

 abydyng there to teche childer and scolers.' The 

 * continual abiding ' was however to be tempered 

 by both holy days and holidays. ' And that the 

 saide two Prests and either of theym, for mayn- 

 tenyng of dyvyne service, shalbe every Sunday, 

 festyvall Daye and other Holyday, in the whiche 

 worldly Occupation ys prohibited to be usyd, in 

 the Parisshe Churche of Newarke aforsaide, at 

 Evensong, Matens, Messe and Processyon, . . . 

 and there to helpe to the Celebracion of the 

 Solempne dyvyne Servyce.' They were also 

 daily to pray for the souls of Henry VII and 

 Queen Elizabeth, Henry VIII, the queen's grace 

 (i.e. Katherine Howard), and my lord prince 

 (Edward VI), Magnus himself, John and Alice 

 Magnus, his father and mother, his three sisters, 

 *and for all his other benefactours, famyliers 

 and for the estate of the inhabitantys,' and of the 

 feoffees, present and future. So much for the 

 holy days. As for holidays : ' And forsomuche 

 as yt ys tedyous and grevous for the saide two 

 Prests, for the tyme beyng, contynually to re- 

 mayne and tary at Newark, as ys aforsaid, with- 

 out some convenyent tyme for solace and recrea- 

 tion to be had to theym, and for other theyr 

 necessary and nedefull Busynes ; the said 

 Thomas Magnus convenanteth and graunteth 

 by thys Presents, that the said two Prests, and 

 eyther of theym, shall have yerely 30 daies for 

 their Recreation and to do their Busyness.' 



The reforming view then coming into the 

 ascendant that it was not necessary that school- 

 masters should be parsons then finds expres- 

 sion, 



And yf yt shall or may soe happen or chaunce 

 hereafter, upon any resonable consideration, as the 

 Case and Tyme shall requyre, that yt shal be thought 

 moore convenyent and rather [easier], to make and 

 ordeyne two temporall and Lay-men School-maisters 

 of the said Scooles, or aither of theym, then two 

 Prests : the said Thomas Magnus covenanteth, agreeth, 

 and graunteth, that like Order be taken with theym, 

 and to the same temporall or laye-men, or oone of 

 theym, as afore is mencyoned, for the saide Prests, 

 and either of theym. Alweys provyded that if Prests 

 can or may be had, doyng their dutie, as ys abovesaide, 

 that they be suffered to have the Use, Occupation and 

 exercysyng of the said two Roomes, devysed for the 

 said two Scoolemaisters, before any temporall or laye 

 Persones. 



The ' said two roomes ' does not of course mean 

 the schoolrooms, but the rooms or offices of 

 schoolmaster. The difference between the 

 scholars attending the two schools is plainly 

 marked. There were to be 



sex Chylder chosen apte and mete to lerne to syng, 

 and they to be thaught by the said Maister of the Song 

 Scoole their playn Song, pryk Song, descant and to 

 play the organs. So that their Maister and the sex 

 childer, every Sonday and other Festyvall or Holy- 

 day, be present and do mayntayn dyvyne service in 

 the high querre of the Churche of Newark aforsaid 

 with syngyng and playing at the Organs. And the 

 same Childer syx dayes in every wooke, that ys to 

 saye, every Sondaye, Monday, Tuesday, Wennesday, 

 Thursday and Saterday, shall kepe our Ladyes Masse 

 at the Alter dedycate in the Honour of our Lady in 

 the said Churche of Newarke ; and every Fryday 

 Masse of Jhesus in the Place accustumed there. And 

 that the said Masses and every of theym shalbe 

 solemply song with Note and Organs 



except on Tuesday in Whitsun week and the 

 Wednesday to Saturday after Palm Sunday. 



Moreover the Song Schoolmaster and the 

 6 children were to 



nyghtly kepe our Ladyes antyme [anthem] ... in 

 the place accustumed ; and fbrthwitth . . . another 

 antempne of Jhesus . . . afore the roode in the 

 bodye of the churche (i.e. the nave) ; the same 

 Schoolmaister and chylder knelyng in the manner and 

 forme as ... hath and ys usyd before the Roode of the 

 North Dore in ... Seynt Paule in London and in 

 the college of Wyndesore, with lyke prostracions and 

 devout maner. 



On the other hand the grammar schoolmaster 

 and his scholars were only bound to attend 

 church on one week day, Friday, and on saints 

 days. 



And that every Frydaye the said Gramer Scoole 

 maister and his Scoolers, two and two together, shall 

 come to Jhesus Masse in the Parishe Churche of 

 Newarke aforsaid and ther to be exercysyd in Prayers, 

 Contemplacyons, Redyng upon Bookes, or otherwyse 

 vertuously occupyed as the Tyme and Place requyryth. 

 And also the same Maister and Scoolers of the said 

 Gramer Scoole every holy daye shall kepe, and be 

 present at Processyons and helpe in the said querre to 

 mayntayne dyvyne Servyce as they convenyently 

 canne and may. 



Even the little ones attended at a side chapel 

 of St. Nicholas, the patron saint of schoolboys 

 and the original of the boy-bishop. ' And that 

 the said maisters shall see that suche childer as 

 cannot well syng and rede nor be convenyent to 

 come into the Querre doe say their matens and 

 evensong two and two of theym together, and 

 after the same doon, otherwyse to be vertuously 

 occupyed, and to contynue and be every hooly- 

 day in the chapell called Seynt Nicholas chapell 

 or Seynt Nicholas quere.' 



The six song-school children were to receive 

 each ,1 6s. 8d. a year ' towardys their mete 



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