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was to be in the English tongue ; and children 

 were to be superannuated when considered by 

 the trustees sufficiently instructed therein. In 

 1828 the 5 was paid to a mistress for teaching 

 reading to four children from Bilborough and 

 eight from Strelley, nominated by the ministers. 42 

 The endowment is now received by the Bil- 

 borough and Strelley Church School (mixed), 

 which in 1907 had an average attendance of 49 

 children. 



AWSWORTH. The chapelry of Awsworth 

 benefited to the extent of 5 a year from 

 Richard Smedley's gift, mentioned under Bil- 

 borough and Strelley. In 1828 this sum was 

 paid to a mistress who taught reading to all 

 children of the chapelry presenting themselves. 43 

 Smedley's gift is now distributed among the 

 most regular attendants at the Awsworth Council 

 School, which in 1907 had an average attendance 

 of 216 in the mixed and of 163 in the infants' 

 department. 



NEWTHORPE. This hamlet in Greasley parish, 

 like Bilborough and Awsworth (supra), received 

 ^5 a year from Richard Smedley's gift. In 

 1828 a mistress, on account of it, instructed 12 

 poor children in reading. 44 The Newthorpe 

 School was closed in 1876. Smedley's gift is 

 now applied to the education of children, bona 

 fide inhabitants of Newthorpe, who attend or 

 have attended Public Elementary Schools. 



SOUTHWELL. The endowments for elemen- 

 tary education recorded by the Commissioners for 

 inquiry concerning Charities and Education 

 were : (i) A house and lands, given by Thomas 

 Brailesford, of Easthorpe, by will 13 July 1744, 

 for teaching 10 poor children to read, knit, and 

 sew, in 1828 worth ^25 a year, and occupied 

 by an aged dame ; (2) an earlier legacy by 

 another Thomas Brailesford, 23 November 1721, 

 for teaching poor children of Easthorpe and 

 Southwell, which was non-operative ; (3) ^150 

 given by Richard Stenton, by will 9 August 

 1771, for teaching 10 poor boys or girls to read, 

 the interest on which (about j ids.) was paid 

 in 1828 to a mistress ; (4) certain property given 

 by a former vicar, the Rev. John Laverack, by 

 will 5 June 1775, for educating and clothing 

 poor children, the income of which (^6) was in 

 1828 spent in clothing poor girls ; (5) and ^400 

 given by Thomas Spoffbrth, by will 19 Septem- 

 ber 1823, for educating and clothing children of 

 the parish, and in the first instance his kindred 

 and namesakes, the interest on which ( 1 8) was 

 employed in 1828 for clothing six boys and for 

 providing instruction for them in the three R's, 

 under two masters. The last three legacies 

 were bequeathed to the vicar and parish of 

 Southwell. 45 The Southwell Church of England 

 School had in 1907 an average attendance of 87, 



" Char. Com. Rep. xvii, 188 ; xxi, 402-4. 

 Ibid. xxi, 413. "Ibid. 409. 



" Ibid, xx, 538-40. 



99, and 41 in the boys', girls', and infants' de- 

 partments respectively. 



HICKLING. The Parliamentary Return of 

 1786 states that Joseph Westby at some date 

 unknown gave land, producing los. a year, for 

 teaching poor children ; and that Henry James 

 in 1746 gave ^100 for the same purpose. The 

 latter legacy was said in 1828 to have been lost ; 

 while the income of the former was paid to a 

 schoolmaster for teaching one child. 46 The 

 Hickling Council School had in 1907 an average 

 attendance of 58 children in the mixed and of 

 17 in the infants' department. The schoolmaster 

 still receives Westby's legacy. 



GREASLEY. Lancelot Rolleston, by will 5 

 November 1748, gave 300, and his sister 

 Frances later gave I oo, to be invested in lands, 

 the rents to support a schoolmaster to teach 

 reading and writing and to buy books. The 

 money was at first invested in stock ; but lands 

 were bought in 1755. The school was built 

 by Rosamond Rolleston in pursuance of an agree- 

 ment entered into by her on I July 1752 when 

 conveying the site to the trustees. The rents 

 in 1828 amounted to ^45, and the schoolmaster 

 instructed free of charge 22 boys appointed by a 

 representative of the founder's family, and the 

 vicar in the three R's. There were no paying 

 scholars. 47 In 1866 the gross income from en- 

 dowment was ^27. Besides the 22 free scholars 

 there were in 1867 others at fees of from 2d. to 

 6d. a week ; altogether, 40 boys and 7 girls. 

 The school was not under government inspec- 

 tion. The endowed school was closed under a 

 scheme of the Charity Commissioners of 1887. 

 The funds were placed in the hands of trustees, 

 and are used in part to provide prizes for chil- 

 dren attending elementary schools. 



FARNDON. 6 a year from two houses, the 

 proceeds of a gift for such a purpose by Mrs. 

 Draper some time previous to 1764, was paid 

 in 1828 to a mistress for teaching 8 to 10 

 poor children of the parish to read and say the 

 Church Catechism. 48 The endowment is now 

 represented by ^40 consols, the interest on 

 which is expended on providing instruction in 

 the Catechism at the school. The existing 

 buildings were erected by subscription in 1858. 

 The Farndon Church School had in 1907 an 

 average attendance of 70 in the mixed and of 

 35 in the infants' department. 



NORMANTON-ON-TRENT. Henry Jackson 

 built a house in Normanton, placed a schoolmaster 

 therein, and paid him ^4 a year for teaching 

 poor children of the place to read and write. 

 His daughter, Elizabeth Hall, in fulfilment of 

 an intention of her uncle, the Rev. Richard 

 Jackson, whose bequest was void, permanently en- 

 dowed the school with 4^ acres of meadow in 

 Normanton producing that amount, by indentures 

 of lease and release 2O and 21 December 1781, 



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48 Ibid, xxi, 393, 394. " Ibid. 404-6. 48 Ibid. 433. 



